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IT’S Debs Ball week at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and last night it was the turn of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students to have fun during the mid-term break. Over 90 guests were in attendance for a night of food, fashion and dancing until the small hours, a chance for the sixth […]

A GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí student has won the Broadcom Masters International Award at SciFest for her project on Japanese knotweed. Grace Ni Ifearnáin has now been selected by SciFest to represent Ireland at the Broadcom Masters International programme in Atlanta, Georgia, from May 8-13 2022. Grace is currently in second year […]

IT’S been a fantastic afternoon for Tralee schools, but especially for Mercy Mounthawk at the BT Young Scientists and Technology Exhibition as the award results were announced. Dara Newsome, David Hughes and Conor Bradshaw’s project ‘Specs – A Wearable Smart Device for Dementia Patients’ was Overall Runner-up in the competition, […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns welcomed students from the Gaelcholáiste Chíarraí last Friday to plant 78 native Hawthorn trees on Bracker O’Regan Road. This builds on the trees already planted by Kerry Group staff last month. Anne Marie Fuller of Tralee Tidy Towns said: “Tralee Tidy Towns is delighted to work with the students […]

KERRY Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were delighted to welcome the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, TD, to turn the sod for the construction of a new school building for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Friday. The new 75,000 sq. ft. building with a capacity to cater for […]

STUDENTS from Tralee schools were among the winners of a national journalism and writing competition. The result of ‘Press Pass’ run by NewsBrands Ireland were announced yesterday and Caylin Murray, Mercy Secondary School was deemed winner of the ‘Opinion’ category, while Cian Ó Grifín of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí was second in the ‘Photojournalism’ […]

THE entire student body at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were joined by their teachers for a 5k fun run during the school’s Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations. While some wore green to mark the upcoming national holiday, they had to cover up with jackets as the heavens opened while they made their way […]

INCOMING Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the Department of Education to review the tendering process for the new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí school, so that local builders would not be excluded from the process. A contractor has yet to be appointed to the project, located on a […]

THEY’RE a very creative bunch in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and students there always make a huge effort for an annual competition to highlight environmental issues. Junk Kouture is a fashion competition using recycled materials, which challenges young people to design, create and model high-end couture from everyday junk. Teacher Deirdre Ní Shíocháin […]

WE’RE in festive debs season and after the glamour of the CBS Tralee students ball on Monday, it was the turn of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students to glam up on Thursday night. Again, the venue was the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and over 90 students enjoyed a three course meal with entertainment […]

STUDENTS at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí showed their generosity just before Christmas with a shoebox collection for a homeless shelter. Elma O’Sullivan’s Transitiion Year class co-ordinated with the whole school to put together shoeboxes and fundraise for Arlington Lodge. “We felt it was a very worthy cause especially at Christmas time and […]

GAELCHOLAISTE Chiarraí celebrated their annual Wellbeing Week earlier this month which saw a variety of events in the school. One such event was a cake sale run by the student’s council and wellbeing team to collect money for Southwest counselling services. On Monday, the students presented, with their teachers, a cheque […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí hosted a very pleasant event on Friday informing the Tralee public about the process involved in putting together the Tralee Language Plan. Tralee has been named as a Gaeltacht Service Town, resulting in funding being made available by the Department of the Gaeltacht and Foras na Gaeilge for […]

THE Parents Council of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will present ‘A Christmas Cookery Demonstration’ by chef Mark Doe at The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee on Wednesday, November 27, at 8.00pm. In addition to the cookery demonstration there will be a door raffle, spot prizes and a raffle for the various meal courses prepared […]

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí celebrated their annual Wellbeing Week from November 4-8 which saw a variety of events in the school with all year groups getting involved. This year’s events focused on the five indicators of wellbeing (Active, Connected, Resilient, Aware and Responsible) with collaboration across all departments in the school getting […]

ON Friday last, the students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí joined in solidarity with their fellow students all over the world with a practical response to Greta Thunberg’s call for immediate and substantial action to deal with environmental degradation. Teaming up with An Taisce on its greencoasts.org campaign, the Coiste Glas, a group of 21 environmentally conscious students, descended on […]

THREE Kerry schools Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Colaiste Íde and Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne can once again proudly fly the Gaelbhratach flag awarded to them recently in recognition of their work in promoting the Irish language. Students accepted the flags at a presentation ceremony held in the Pavilion at Leopardstown Racecourse on Tuesday, May 21. […]

STUDENTS from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí enjoyed the annual awards and graduation night  at Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday night. The special guest speakers for the evening were Fitness expert Joe O’Connor and Jonathan Deane, a past pupil of the school. Awards were given out for sports, academic and cultural achievements with the […]

THE annual Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Transition Year Fashion Show was another great success last night at The Rose Hotel. It’s been going on now for several years as the students take to the catwalk in fashions from numerous local businesses. Mentored by teacher Michelle D’Altúin, the students organise every aspect of […]

KERRY Education and Training Board and the staff and students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were delighted to welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, to turn the sod for the site enabling works at the site of the Gaelcholaiste Chairraí’s Campas Nua in Ballymullen in Tralee on Thursday. […]

AROUND 360 pupils were joined by their teachers from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and a few special guests for a 5k fun run to bring the school’s Seachtain na Gaeilge events to a close. Well known Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and fitness guru Aidan O’Mahony were on hand to lend their support […]

THE all-singing, all-dancing Young Americans were in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí during the week and on Thursday night they took to the stage with local students for a highly entertaining show at The Rose Hotel. The Young Americans is a charitable organisation dedicated to the promotion of understanding and goodwill among people […]

AFTER the success of one of their entries last year, it’s no wonder the students at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí have gone all out again this year for the Junk Kouture competition. ‘Fear Leighis Na Mara Plaisteach’ from Lennox Beaujouan, Peadar Toibin and Seán Ó Loingsigh won the ‘Most Unusual Material Award’ for […]

AFTER CBS and Mercy Mounthawk students enjoyed their debs during the week, it was time for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students to have some fun on Saturday night. Again, the venue was the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and 74 students enjoyed a three course meal with entertainment from DJ Big Jim. They were joined […]

WITH the holidays in sight, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí kids got festive for a great cause last week. Transition year class 4Y at the school in Moyderwell ran a small fundraiser for Bumbleance. They sold personalised Christmas candy canes at break time during the week to students. Santa Claus then distributed the […]

OVER 120 people braved the wind and heavy showers on Thursday night to support the Festive Cookery Evening by Chef Frank Moynihan, organised by the Parents Council of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí. Taking place at The Meadowlands Hotel, Frank gave some great tips for creating a feast for Christmas. In addition to […]

TWO Teams from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Tralee have qualified for the national final of this year’s Feachtas Tráth na gCeist Boird. Following a tough battle between 15 teams in the Regional Finals at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Thursday night, Gaelcholáiste emerged victorious. Teams from Coláiste Íde Dingle, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne and St […]

THE Parents Council of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will present an evening of Festive Cookery by Chef Frank Moynihan at The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee on Thursday, November 29, at 8.00pm. The evening will commence at 7.15 pm with music performed by students from the school. In addition to the cookery demonstration there […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students took part in Stand Up Week where they showed the inclusive nature of the school. They ran a Lá Bród/Pride Day on Friday were students were asked to dress up as a colour of the rainbow flag. “Such a small gesture can be incredibly meaningful in creating […]

AROUND 12o students at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí took their work home with them, so to speak, when they took part in the #Gaeilge24 event yesterday. The students spoke Irish from 9am on Tuesday to 9am on Wednesday as part of the Conradh Na Gaeilge organised challenge as teacher Máire Ní Laocha […]