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IT’S been a long wait, but hundreds of Tralee students who sat their Junior Certificate exams back in June finally got their results on Wednesday. Thankfully there were plenty of smiling faces when we visited a few of the schools this morning as they eagerly tore open the envelopes to […]
MERCY Mounthawk student Aoibheann Daly, winner of the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (YSTE), has been awarded a core prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2026. Aoibheann’s award continues Ireland’s remarkable record of success at Europe’s leading competition for young scientists. At the closing […]
THURSDAY saw a celebration for the 25th anniversary of Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School welcoming students through its doors. To mark this special milestone, the school celebrated Mercy Day, with students taking part in a Mass and a prayer service followed by a special celebration for staff at the end of […]
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School, Tralee, have become the latest schools to join the award-winning STEM Passport for Inclusion programme. From September, transition year students at the schools will receive mentoring from STEM professionals, access accredited learning opportunities and take part in practical career development activities. STEM Passport […]
THANKFULLY, there were far more smiles than frowns on a sunny Friday morning as students from the five secondary schools received their Leaving Certificate results. While many look at the results online, more like to return to their schools to meet friends and get the envelope in person. There was […]
THE academic year is coming to an end so naturally it’s time for schools to look back on the last nine months and honour students’ achievements. On Thursday night, the Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Sports Hall was packed with students and their families to do just that. The annual awards […]
STUDENTS at Mercy Mounthawk have raised funds for a breast cancer charity by hosting an event, inspired by a former pupil who was diagnosed with the disease at the age of just 21. The Transition Year students were taking part in a barista course at the school and decided to […]
STUDENTS from a Tralee school are set to represent their region at the national finals of the ESERO Ireland CanSat competition, a European Space Agency initiative that challenges secondary school students to design, build and launch their own mini-satellite. Team ‘The ARC’ from Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School secured their place […]
THE Presentation Secondary School sports hall was the venue on Thursday for the Kerry final of the Team Maths Quiz hosted by the Kerry branch of the Irish Maths Teachers Association (IMTA). Team Maths is a table quiz for teams of four students from Leaving Certificate years with questions based […]
IT was a fantastic night for Mercy Mounthawk at the All-Ireland Secondary School Theatre Awards held at the Bonnington in Dublin on Tuesday, March 3. The play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” ran in Siamsa Tíre in January and the students and teachers were nominated […]
