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THREE Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students have been selected to represent Ireland in the Junk Kouture World Final. Isabel Jensen and twin sisters Isla and Faye Nic Mhuiris were one of the 12 Irish teams selected at the National Finals held at the Helix in Dublin last week. Their remarkable ‘Net-Zero’ entry […]
THREE Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students will head to Dublin this May to compete in the Junk Kouture National Finals. Diarmuid Mac Donnacha, Nathan Horan and Jamie Ó Muircheartaigh created the fabulous ‘Fatal Fashion’ made out of a vacuum cleaner tube, aluminium cans and leather bags. The students said the entry highlights […]
GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students will have their fashion creation feature in a number of Junk Kouture events and premieres in September and October in New York and London. Nia Ní Chiarba, Roisin Ní Mhathúna, Iseult Ní Bhriain and Nicole Arefjeva created ‘Hauticouture’ which featured in the Junkkouture Final last May. The organisers […]
THE talents of local students have gone on display at Kerry County Museum which hosts a Junk Kouture exhibition for the next two weeks. Students from five Kerry schools – Mercy Mounthawk, Presentation Tralee, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra and Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne — designed and upcycled fashions from recycled […]
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 […]
TWO entries from Tralee have been selected to go forward to represent their schools in the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture taking place in March. ‘Climate Calamity’ from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and ‘Keeping Up With The Khristmas Kouture’ from Mercy Mounthawk join the other Southern finalists in the competition. […]
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 […]
GAELCHOLAISTE Chiarraí students were among the prize winners at the national final of the Junk Kouture competition at the 3 Arena last night. With thousands attending the event, the Tralee school was represented by ‘Fear Leighis Na Mara Plaisteach’ from Lennox Beaujouan, Peadar Toibin and Seán Ó Loingsigh. They won […]
WHILE earlier this week we told you about Mercy Mounthawk’s entry in the Regional finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture competition (click here), there are three other entries from Tralee schools vying to win. Over in Presentation Secondary School, Edel Campion, Zainab Lawall and Niamh Rahilly created a […]
STUDENTS at Mercy Mounthawk are hoping a design inspired by their grannies sees them through to the Junk Kouture national finals. Transition Years Louise O’Sullivan from Gort na Gréine, Isabelle Crowe from Doon and Clodagh O’Sullivan from Leith are in the Regional Finals of the competition but they need public […]
