News, SCHOOLS

PHOTOS: Hundreds Attend Kerry ETB Schools 1916 Commemoration Event

Credit Union Loans

From Coláiste na Ríochta, Listowel, Michael Hennesey, Michael Falvey, Tara Downey, Amy O'Connor and Neil Loughlin at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Coláiste na Ríochta, Listowel, Michael Hennesey, Michael Falvey, Tara Downey, Amy O’Connor and Neil Loughlin at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

OVER 250 second level students attended the Kerry Education and Training Board 1916 Commemoration Event on Tuesday April 12 in The Rose Hotel, Tralee.

The event was co-hosted by Kerry Music Education Partnership, a music education initiative led by Kerry ETB, in partnership with Kerry County Council, the Institute of Technology Tralee, Ealaín na Gaeltachta Teo, Kerry Diocesan Youth Service and a number of local youth organisations and music educators.

The day-long event opened with a short screening of a section from the Gael Linn film Mise Eire, which provided Kerry ETB students with a background to the historical events of the Easter Rising.

Students then moved to a number of parallel performance spaces throughout the hotel, to partake in a series of competitions commemorating 1916.

Continued below…

NKC Insert
.

Students presented their original work in creative writing, public speaking, film, music composition, drama, poetry and visual art. Categories were judged by a panel of experts, who awarded prizes at junior and senior level.

The afternoon event comprised a celebration of 2016 through performances in music and the arts by students from Castleisland Community College, Causeway Comprehensive School, Coláiste Gleann Lí, Coláiste na Ríochta, Coláiste na Sceilge, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Killarney Community College and Killorglin Community College.

The Take Note Music project, managed by Kerry Music Education Partnership, was also represented by students, many of whom had never performed in public before.

An audio visual installation, by students from IT Tralee, highlighted the ongoing work of this exciting initiative.

Colm Mc Evoy, CEO of Kerry ETB, closed the event and emphasised that; “this is a remarkable time for students in the history of the Irish State. The 1916 Commemoration has provided an opportunity for our students to become immersed in Irish history in a way that will probably not happen again for another 100 years. Our teachers and students have embraced this experience with enthusiasm, creativity and passion. We in Kerry ETB are immensely proud of the talent and creativity which was on show today and we know they will treasure this experience.”

According to Education Officer, Ann O’Dwyer; “Our students and their teachers are an excellent example of what the 1916 patriots envisioned for a new Ireland in 1916. Our schools pride themselves on being inclusive, caring and innovative, committed to nurturing critical thinking, quality standards and a love of Irish culture and the arts. We have 8 post primary schools throughout the county and today was an opportunity to give expression to the ongoing achievements of the schools. I’m certain that all students participating today will remember this very special occasion long into the future.”

In September, Kerry ETB is looking forward to hosting the national Education and Training Boards (ETBI) Conference in Killarney, where winners from this event will again perform in front of a national audience of representatives from ETBs across the country. Scroll down for photos…

from Causeway Comprehensive, front row: Jack Leen, Liam Flaherty, Daniel Kennelly and Gavin Leen. Back: Cody Griffin, Dara O'Connell and Ethan O'Connor at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Causeway Comprehensive, front row: Jack Leen, Liam Flaherty, Daniel Kennelly and Gavin Leen. Back: Cody Griffin, Dara O’Connell and Ethan O’Connor at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.

blasket insert new

From Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Sean O Galbháin, Ger De Róiste, Padraig Macionnrachaigh, Ronán Ó Foghú and Ryan O'Neil at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Sean Ó Galbháin, Ger De Róiste, Padraig MacIonnrachtaigh, Ronán Ó Foghú and Ryan O’Neill at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
CH Estee Lauder insert
.
Cian Ó Cianáin, Jack Macginneá and Seán Ó Háinle at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
Cian Ó Cianáin, Jeaic MacGinneá and Seán Ó Háinle at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Lee Strand Insert
.
From Causeway Comprehensive, front row: Chloe Boyle, Cora O'Connor and Maggie Lynch. Back: Michaela Barrett, Clodagh Henry, Valerie Kiely, Lauren Costello at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Causeway Comprehensive, front row: Chloe Boyle, Cora O’Connor and Maggie Lynch. Back: Michaela Barrett, Clodagh Henry, Valerie Kiely, Lauren Costello at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Amy Pullman, Elana Eviston, Imogen Ní Chonchúir, Ellen Debhailis and Leah Ní Sheancháin at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Amy Pullman, Elana Eviston, Imogen Ní Chonchúir, Ellen Debhailis and Leah Ní Sheanacháin at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Kerry ETB Insert
.
From Killarney Community Collage, Brian Kelliher, Lauren O'Neil, Patrick Dineen, Aoife O'Brien, Kathlyn Nolan and Leah Dickinson at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Killarney Community Collage, Brian Kelliher, Lauren O’Neill, Patrick Dineen, Aoife O’Brien, Kathlyn Nolan and Leah Dickinson at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Coláiste Gleann Lí, Daniel Burke, Emma Byrne, Snjezana Herbsts, Melanie Smyth and Gavin Mulivihill at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Coláiste Gleann Lí, Daniel Burke, Emma Byrne, Snjezana Herbsts, Melanie Smyth and Gavin Mulvihill at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Coláiste na Sceilge, Clodagh O'Donoghue, Jane Kelligan, Janet Fitzgerald, Sarah Jane O'Shea and Grace O'Connor at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Coláiste na Sceilge, Clodagh O’Donoghue, Jane Kelligan, Janet Fitzgerald, Sarah Jane O’Shea and Grace O’Connor at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Ursellla Mhochóir, Janine Ní Chonchúir and Loraine De Nais at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai, Ursula Ní Mhochóir, Janine Ní Chonchúir and Lorraine De Nais at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Killarney Community Colleg, Leanne Hurlihy, Laura Courtney, Laura Daly, Breda Kelliher and Laura Daly at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Killarney Community College, Leanne Herlihy, Laura Courtney, Laura Daly, Breda Kelliher and Laura Daly at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Killarney Community Collage, Paul Brosnan, Sean Kelliher, Ross Brannan and Gareth Burke at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Killarney Community Collage, Paul Brosnan, Sean Kelliher, Ross Brannan and Gareth Burke at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
From Killorglin Community College, Kayleigh Doyle, Leanne Francis and Emily Doyle at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.
From Killorglin Community College, Kayleigh Doyle, Leanne Francis and Emily Doyle at the Kerry ETB 1916 commemoration event in The Rose Hotel. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.