Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness for men’s health issues, such as prostate and testicular cancer and men’s mental health. Castleisland teenager, Shane Óg McGaley, a fifth year student at St. Patrick’s Secondary School, is flying the flag in his locality for the…
The St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland U-19 basketball team has reached the semi-finals of the All- Ireland U-19 ‘A’ Cup competition. This has been a fantastic journey for the team and it’s the first time in the school’s history that a basketball team has reached the semi-finals of the U-19 cup competition in the ‘A’…
Alison McGaley’s CD Alison Sings, which was launched on November 2nd last, has raised the remarkable figure of €6,625 for the Cork / Kerry Health Link Bus run by the Kerry Cancer Support Group. Successful Launch A whopping €5,000 of that came from the night of the launch at the River Island Hotel alone –…
The St. Mary’s Basketball Club U-16 boys progressed to the semi final of their cup competition following a win over Tralee Imperials at the weekend. By: Liz Galwey, PRO The first quarter was close with the visitors leading by a single point at the break. The early part of the second quarter was similar and…
St. Patrick’s Castleisland 2-13 Gael Colaiste Chiarrai 1-13 A wet and windy afternoon in Cahersalee Tralee this week played host to the Joe O’Connor U-16 ½ colleges final between St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland and Gael Colaiste Chiarraí, Tralee. St. Patrick’s were slow out of the blocks and trailed from the beginning after conceding the…
There was great success for two students from St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland this week. The students competed at the Munster Schools Indoor Athletics Championships which took place in Nenagh. Gold and Silver Medals John O’Connor a first year student, won the gold medal in the 60 metre minor boys in a time of 7.85…
On Saturday four Castleisland competitors took part in the National Community Games Finals at the National Sports Campus at Abbotstown in Dublin. Shane Óg McGaley competed in the shot putt, after three fantastic rounds in a highly competitive field, Shane Óg finished in fourth place, bringing home the pewter medal. Ava Fitzmaurice, John O Connor…
The first year boys from St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland were crowned winners of the Kerry Post Primary Schools First Year League recently. To take the title they defeated Killorglin Community College but it took two games to separate the sides. Draw After Extra Time The first game ended in a draw after extra time.…
Staff, students and parents of St. Patrick’s Secondary School gathered for their annual graduation and awards ceremony recently. The theme for this year’s graduation was: The Journey is the Reward – Life is like a coin you can spend it anyway you wish but you can only spend it once. The ceremony began with the…
