SCHOOLS

STUDENTS and staff at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí celebrated a busy and very successful school year at their annual awards ceremony held in the school in Moyderwell on Thursday afternoon. The academic, artistic and sporting achievements of the students were celebrated and awards were presented to over 30 students. Príomhoide Ruairí Ó […]

THE 6th year students of Coláiste Gleann Lí bade farewell to their fellow students and teachers at a heartfelt and emotional Graduation Ceremony held at the school on Friday. The ceremony marked the completion of five years post-primary schooling for the class of 2022 and was opened with the musical […]

GLORIOUS sunshine greeted guests to Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh on Friday for the official opening of the new extension at the school. Minister for Education Norma Foley performed the cutting of the ribbon and unveiling of a plaque to mark the occasion. Watching on were Bishop Ray, Browne, former Minister Jimmy […]

WITH less than two weeks to go before the start of the Leaving Cert exams, the sixth year students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí gathered for a graduation ceremony in The Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday night. “We had 74 Leaving Cert students this year, the most we’ve had so far in the […]

THE ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ will return this Sunday and there’s a fantastic day in prospect for all the family. This hugely popular event was first held in 2014 and has become a firm favourite on the community calendar in the Spa. Unfortunately, it was not possible to host […]

TWO pupils from Presenatation Secondary School have won top prizes in this year’s 68th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. They were Lucy Warszawska (15) and Clodagh McCluskey (16) who joined fellow Kerry winners, Roibeard O’Lubhaing (7), from Scoil an Fhirtearaigh and Ella De Mórdha (6), from Scoil Dhún Chaoin, as Special Merit Awards […]

ST John’s Church was packed on Wednesday afternoon as nearly 220 Leaving Cert students from Mercy Mounthawk, joined by their families, attended their graduation ceremony. It’s the first time since 2019 that the ceremony was held and a change of venue from St Brendan’s Church to accommodate the large numbers […]

TEACHERS from Presentation Secondary School finally had a chance to officially mark the retirement of four colleagues, who left the school over the past three years, at a function in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. With COVID restrictions over the past two years, it was difficult to find the […]

HUGE crowds attended a special 20th birthday celebration for Mercy Mounthawk on Sunday as they held a Garden Fete. The whole school community, present and past,  gathered to mark the milestone on the school grounds with many stands set up in the sports hall and marquees outside with a range […]

SATURDAY morning saw beautifully dressed boys and girls from Presentation Primary arrive at St John’s Church (with their similarly sartorially-elegant families) for their First Holy Communion Day. Fifteen of Ms O’Shea’s second class pupils were well prepared for the ceremony, with Fr Bernard Healy celebrating Mass. They were joined by […]

THANKFULLY, the weather stayed dry as families arrived at St John’s Church on Saturday afternoon for a special occasion for young boys and girls. It was First Holy Communion Day for St Brendan’s NS Blennerville second class pupils and Ms Lawlor had her charges well prepared for the ceremony, with […]

STUDENTS from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí joined schools from all over the country at the Gaelbhratach presentation on DCU St Patrick’s Campus in Dublin on Tuesday. The flags were presented to students and teachers in recognition of the work they carried out throughout the year to promote the Irish language in their schools. […]

THE sixth years of Presentation Secondary gathered with their families on Thursday to enjoy graduation day. It was the first time since 2019 that the traditional graduation day — a Mass in St John’s followed by families going back to the school to enjoy refreshments — could take place. There […]

PRESENTATION Primary School hosted a fun-filled Teddy Bears’ Picnic for incoming Junior Infants on Thursday morning. Mindful of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on pre-schooling schedules these past two years, the school arranged the two-hour event to give the young children an opportunity to experience a fun day in ‘big’ […]

WITH the school year almost at an end, it was time to honour the achievements of Mercy Mounthawk students at their annual awards on Tuesday evening. For the first time since 2019, families could once again gather in the Sports Hall with the students, who received awards for academic, sporting, […]

MERCY Mounthawk Parents’ Council has launched a ‘Mega Raffle’ to kick off the fundraising for an Astro Turf pitch for the school. The school believes the time is right to install an all-weather AstroTurf pitch so the students of Mounthawk can reap the benefits of being able to play regardless […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D. Norma Foley today confirmed the design and build for the new multi-million euro building project for Educate Together National School, Tralee (ETNS) has been devolved to Kerry ETB for delivery and a design team will be appointed to progress this project into the architectural […]

EXCITED children from Listellick National School’s second class arrived to Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church in the fine weather on Saturday for their First Holy Communion. They were joined by two children from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s on what was a lovely occasion for all with the mass celebrated […]

THE Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass was the intimate setting on Saturday for a momentous occasion for young boys and girls in Caherleaheen National School. The second class pupils were there to receive First Holy Communion in a lovely service celebrated by Fr Sean Jones. Families arrived in […]

IT was a special day for the pupils from the second classes at CBS Primary School on Saturday as they made their First Holy Communion. They arrived with their families at St John’s Church in the fine weather and were excited to receive the sacrament and enjoy the celebrations afterwards. […]

A SPECTACULAR extravaganza of music and song entertained audiences at Presentation Secondary School on Wednesday as students showed their talent in ‘Magic of the Musicals’. It was the first time in 25 years that the school put on a musical and the Sports Hall was completely transformed with a large […]

Principal Gerard Pierce on the school’s exciting developments regarding the new ASD class at Scoil Naomh Erc, Glenderry, Ballyheigue, a mainstream primary school with special classes for children with autism…  In 2021, we opened an ASD class. An ASD class is a class for children who have autism where their […]

SCOIL Eoin pupils and their families basked in the sunshine as they arrived for First Holy Communion Day on Saturday. There were 54 boys and girls receiving the sacrament in three separate ceremonies and we were there to take photos of families as they arrived to Our Lady and St […]

FAMILIES arrived to Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Saturday morning for a very special occasion for young boys and girls. It was First Holy Communion Day for the second class pupils from Scoil Eoin Balloonagh and teachers Fiona Sheehan, Nora O’Sullivan and Siobhan Daly had them well prepared […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee students and their families gathered at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday evening for an awards night. There were numerous awards presented for academic, artistic and sporting achievements as well as for some students contribution to the school community. Teacher Margaret Barry was MC for the evening […]

KERRY International Film Festival (KIFF) is delighted to announce that they are hosting ‘An Evening With Bronagh Gallagher’ sponsored by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland on May 19  in St. John’s Church of Ireland, Tralee. The evening will feature a screening of Ms. Gallagher’s 2019 film ‘A Bump Along The Way’ at 7pm followed […]

STUDENTS from creative arts courses at Kerry College gathered at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday for the official launch of an exhibition of work. Kerry College learners on the QQI Level 5 Art, Craft & Design; Animation; Games Design and Digital Design with Visual Communication courses are exhibiting their work until […]

TRALEE schools were well represented on Wednesday in the Kerry Colleges Track And Field Championships at Riocht Athletic Track, Castleisland. Over 400 secondary school athletes from Kerry and West Limerick competed on the day; with a minute’s silence being observed in memory of the late Tom Joe O’Donoghue. The winners […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School students were treated to a special guided biodiversity and wildflower walk in Tralee Town Park on Wednesday, led by biodiversity expert Niamh Ní Dhúill. The walk, which was organised by GLAN Tralee and Tralee Chamber Alliance, was funded by the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund. GLAN […]

REHEARSALS are in full swing for a hilarious comedy to be performed by Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students near the end of the month. ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ is an original comedy drama written by Mary Quirke of Qwerkreation Productions. Mary Quirke has worked with the Transition year students in the […]