Brookview Childcare, which runs impressive after-school facilities around the county, will host an open night and presentation event on this Thursday, July 20th, at 8pm in Scoil Mhuire, Knocknagoshel National School. The open night is being organised with a view to opening an after-school facility which will cater for all the children in the area…
Kerry charities were the real winners at Castleisland’s second Drive-In-Bingo session this month as both, St. Mary of the Angels, Beaufort and Comfort for Chemo benefitted to the tune of €3,010 each. The two nominated beneficiaries shared the €6,020 profits from Sunday’s afternoon session on the crowded Castleisland Co-Op Mart yard as players from all…
Excitement is mounting all this week for all involved with Kilmurry National School as they prepare for the final of the 4/5 teacher Allianz Cumann na mBunscol football competition which will take place on this Thursday evening, November 14th. at 6:15pm. The final will be played in Austin Stack Park, Tralee against Scoil Iognáid Rís,…
Scoil Mhuire, Knocknagoshel National School launched its website on Tuesday morning and it has been described as ‘unique’ by those closest to its creation. Teacher and site mentor, Kate McSweeney and Principal Máire Collins were on hand with their vibrant, village school committee and community to do the honours. Hours of…
Knocknagoshel National School is one of only eight schools in the country to be awarded a special five-year achievement award by the Blue Star Programme. This programme is run by European Movement Ireland. Fourth, fifth and sixth classes were invited to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on Europe Day, Wednesday, May 9th. Display for Invited…
Hazel Byrne has taken up the manager’s position at An Ríocht Health and Leisure Club The Co. Wicklow native has taken up the position which became vacant when Kate McSweeney took up a full-time teaching post at Scoil Mhuire in Knocknagoshel Village last month. Graduate of I.T. Tralee. Ms. Byrne, who moved to Kerry in…
Knocknagoshel 1-7 Scartaglen 0-11 In a keenly contested district derby played at Willie Walsh Park Knocknagoshel, Scartaglen edged out Knocknagoshel by the slimmest of margins to qualify for the semi finals of this year’s novice championship. Niall Barrett opened the scoring in the second minute with a pointed free after a foul on Michael Walsh.…
It was a busy weekend for credit unions and for over 25,000 primary school children under the age of 13 years of age. They were competing in their local credit union schools quiz throughout the 32 counties, in over 300 venues. The questions, compiled nationally, by primary school teachers, covered such general topics as: geography;…
Scoil Mhuire, Kilmurry National School is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its opening with the launch of a special issue, commemorative calendar. The calendars, which are in great demand, are flying out of their boxes and over 200 were sold just after arriving at the school earlier this week. “As there were only a limited…
There was a couple of wonderful shows at the Ivy leaf as part of the recent ‘Féile Drámaíochta’ for national schools. Scoil Mhuire of Cordal presented Mrs Brown and this provided a brilliant manifestation of the popular TV show. Scoil Naomh Iosaif of Castlemaine put on ‘Jimín’, which brought us back to our school days…
