Castleisland Community College received a National Highly Commended Award in the Tidy Towns Circular Economy Category. The efforts by both students and teachers to promote a sustainable lifestyle were certainly rewarded with this acknowledgement along with 500 euros prize money. The school had undertaken various projects to win this award. A bicycle collection was organised…
During Castleisland Community College teacher, Annette Steinborn’s daily commute from her home in Tralee, she observed large numbers of women walking from the Earl of Desmond Hotel towards Tralee town. She noticed this on a daily basis and it didn’t take her long to realise that these were Ukrainian refugee women. Unused Student Bikes A…
The annual Christmas Team Hope Shoe Box Appeal returned to Castleisland Community College this year following its cancellation in 2020. The students from the school responded with great enthusiasm to this very worthy cause. The Shoe Box Appeal was incorporated into Civic, Social and Political Education classes in third year and it was part of…
The Christmas spirit is truly alive and well in Castleisland Community College and the school has a well established and recognised history of altruism. In the run-up to Christmas 2019, the students put together a whopping 164 shoe boxes full of toys and goodies for deprived children in various areas of the world. 2020 On-Line…
Castleisland Community College will put the final touch to its 30th anniversary 1987 – 2017 celebrations on Friday evening May 19th. It was decided earlier this year to mark the occasion of the establishment of the college in its present location in 1987 by holding three events to celebrate the three decades at Tonbwee. Tractor…
