Pres and St. Pats in Junk Kouture Joint Venture

Pres and St. Pats in Junk Kouture Joint Venture

Transition Year students from Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School in Castleisland have joined their creative forces to proudly present their Junk Kouture entries for 2019. Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture is an all island competition for secondary school students which takes elements such as fashion, design, engineering and environmental sustainability and transforms…

St. Patrick’s Win Joe O’Connor U-16 ½ Colleges Football Championship

St. Patrick’s Win Joe O’Connor U-16 ½ Colleges Football Championship

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…

Stephen Murphy Awarded ‘Outstanding Achievement’ Scholarship From U.C.C.

Stephen Murphy Awarded ‘Outstanding Achievement’ Scholarship From U.C.C.

Everyone at St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland is delighted with the news this week that Stephen Murphy,  who completed his Leaving Certificate at the school this year,  has been awarded the UCC Quercus Entrance Scholarship for the 2018/2019 academic year. Outstanding Leaving Cert Stephen has been awarded the scholarship on the basis of his outstanding…

Local Schools Vroom into F1 National Finals

Local Schools Vroom into F1 National Finals

In what has been described by local teachers as “an amazing achievement” two Castleisland school’s teams have qualified for the national finals of the F1 in Schools Competition to be held in Dublin Castle on May 4th. Team JAMCAS from St. Patrick’s Secondary School and Team Flight from Presentation Secondary School will battle it out…

St. Pat’s Capture Moynihan Cup in 1997

St. Pat’s Capture Moynihan Cup in 1997

One of the most pleasant, if time devouring, duties I undertake on behalf of the health and well-being of The Maine Valley Post is rooting back through my picture or negative files. The feed-back is always positive and laced with words of encouragement to root away. Our, just christened, ‘Friday Favourite’ slot this week features…