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IT’S been just over a month since the Kerry Ladies won the All-Ireland final, but the excitement was still fresh in the minds of Tralee schoolchildren today. Members of the team, Aisling O’Connell, Aoife Dillane and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, along with managers Darragh Long and Declan Quill paid a visit […]

Mary Lucey of Career Ahead has some advice for pupils and their parents for the transition from primary to secondary school life… I deal with many school students who encounter a variety of problems both with the initial transition into secondary school and during their first academic year. I feel […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D. Norma Foley has announced that initial project approval has been given for four new secondary school extensions in Kerry. The schools to benefit are Coláiste na Sceilge in Caherciveen, Castleisland Community College, Causeway Comprehensive School and Meanscoil Nua an Leith Triuigh in Castlegregory. All […]

KERRY County Council and the Mayor of Tralee invited local national schools and vacant shopfront business owners in this initiative in the lead up to the Easter period. The initiative involved school students designing and decorating their Easter theme on vacant shopfronts around the town. Using the Easter theme, children […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Ossian Smyth TD today launched the next phase of the school retrofitting pathfinder programme. Up to 14 schools will be retrofitted and upgraded to a Building Energy Rating (BER) of B with renewable heating to reduce their CO2 emissions […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley has welcomed the inclusion of 43 Kerry primary schools in the Hot School Meals Programme from April 2024. The schools have been included as part of a list of 900 additional primary schools across the country who will receive Hot School Meals from April 2024. […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD has announced the delivery of €19,825 in funding for sustainable development projects in County Kerry schools. The successful projects in Kerry were an outdoor classroom and garden update for Ardfert Central N.S. (€5,000), wildlife pond and outdoor study equipment for Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh (€5,000), Installation of Water Filters and plastic […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley has urged schools in Kerry to apply for solar panel grants to reduce their energy costs and their emissions. The Solar For Schools scheme will provide eligible schools with 6 kilowatts of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. Kerry is one of the […]

MINISTER for Education and Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry, Norma Foley has announced official project approval for a multi-million euro building project for Tarbert Comprehensive. The project brief will deliver a suite of mainstream classrooms, as well as a new science lab and preparation area, a design and communication graphics […]

Billy Ryle says college is very costly so students are advised to apply to SUSI for college grants by the closing date of July 6th… It’s not easy to integrate into college life if you’re making a daily return commute from Kerry to Limerick or Cork. But that’s the only […]

THE Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) held its annual Student Awards Ceremony at the Rose Hotel Tralee last Thursday to celebrate the exceptional achievements of the post-primary school and Youthreach Centre students during the 2021/22 academic year. The ceremony, a key event in the ETB’s annual calendar, was […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D Norma Foley today announced payment of €1m in minor works grants for primary and special schools in Kerry. Schools will have the autonomy to use this funding for maintenance and small-scale improvements to school buildings and grounds. Minor works funding may also be used […]

MERCY Mounthawk Secondary School hosted its second annual Kerry Group’Schools Camogie Blitz on Thursday at Caherslee GAA grounds. Organised by school staff Olivia Dineen, Stephanie Foley and Martina Lawless, seven secondary schools from around Kerry competed under glorious sunshine in what was a very competitive, yet fun day as local club […]

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Tralee have brightened up the experience for shoppers in the town centre by placing seasonal artwork in the windows of vacant shopfronts. The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Mikey Sheehy, in conjunction with Tralee Municipal District, had invited pupils from four local primary schools to participate in an initiative […]

THERE are currently 1,373 Ukrainian children enrolled in Kerry schools. The Department of Education has confirmed that, as of December 22, there are 13,753 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in the 26 counties. Out of that figure, 8,823 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 4,930 pupils have […]

IT’S been a long wait, but students who sat their exams in Tralee schools back in June finally received their Leaving Certificate results on Friday morning. While the results can be accessed online and mailed out to students, some schools in town invited them in to meet with former classmates […]

While starting secondary is an exciting new adventure, many students (and parents!) are terrified at the prospective. Mary Lucey of Career Ahead has some tips which she believes will ease the transition… 1. Normalise the transition setting over the summer — Discuss concerns openly and honestly, but do not overemphasise […]

PRIMARY schools in Tralee and Listowel received a visit from some fun guests before they broke up for the summer holidays at the end of June. Elysia McMullen and Luisa Schmitz perform as Bill and Fred – a clown duo who merge dance, clowning, circus and theatre and they were […]

A STUDENT from a Kerry school won the top prize at the National  Broadband Ireland ‘Imagine the Future’ national final. DJ Poff from Boheshill National School in Glencar was named the overall winner of the competition while a schoolmate, Colin O’Shea, was also among the prizes getting third in the […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD announced a major expansion of the DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme that will see the programme extended to an additional 15 schools across Kerry, including some in Tralee. The DEIS programme is being significantly expanded and eligible schools will now […]

SCHOOLS in Kerry will close tomorrow as a result of the Status Red Storm Warning on Friday morning. The National Emergency Coordination Committee met this morning to consider the response to Storm Eunice. It has been decided schools in Kerry and Cork under a Red Warning and schools in counties […]

THE Mayor of Tralee presented prizes to students from Tralee schools  on Friday morning after they got creative for Christmas. Tralee Municipal District in collaboration with Kerry County Museum invited students from local primary schools to participate in an initiative in the lead up to the Christmas period. This Christmas-themed […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has today €1.5m ICT funding for schools across Kerry to support the use of digital technologies within the classroom. This funding will issue to primary and secondary schools around the county in the form of grant payments, allowing schools flexibility in the […]

A LOCAL councillor said something has to be done about the traffic bottlenecks outside some Tralee schools during drop-off and collection times. Sinn Féin Cllr. Cathal Foley had a motion before the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday, that the Council carry out a traffic […]

THREE young entrepreneurs from the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht are aiming to put Europe under their spell next week using Irish mythology to create a winning magic formula at the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition. ‘Cártaí Feasa’ was established by Sibéal Ní Ógáin, Aoife Feirtéar and Caoimhe Ní Bheaglaoich […]

A NUMBER of Tralee schools are among the 170  nationally which have been notified that they have been selected for inclusion in the first round of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme to support walking and cycling infrastructure for primary and post-primary schools. Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Moyderwell Mercy Primary […]

FOUR local Secondary Schools have participated in an initiative developed by the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien to design and decorate Christmas themed vacant shopfronts in the town centre. The Mayor said the initiative has greatly contributed to the enhancement of the aesthetics and character of vacant buildings for […]

MINISTER for Education, Norma Foley TD, has today announced €1.6 million in funding for Kerry schools under the 2021 Summer Works Scheme. This funding will facilitate a number of important projects to proceed in the county, including roof works in Holy Family NS in Tralee and Caherleaheen NS. Minister Foley […]

  A NUMBER of primary schools in Tralee and north Kerry, in collaboration with IT Tralee, have secured funding under the Department of Education and Skills’ School Excellence Fund, to implement an innovative virtual reality teaching programme. The four participating schools are Ardfert National School, Abbeydorney National School, Tralee Educate […]

MERCY Mounthawk hosted a camogie blitz for secondary schools on Thursday in a bid to promote the game among girls. Ten teams from seven schools took part, drawn mainly from Tralee and north Kerry. The schools were Mercy Mountawk, Presentation Tralee, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Castleisland Community College, Presentation Listowel, St Joseph’s […]