Castleisland Community College has progressed to the semi- finals of the Munster Schools Debating Championships organised by the UCC Philosophical Society. The event was held at University College Cork and the team members were mentored by their teachers, Ciarán Doyle and Annette Steinborn. The teams were given university standard topics by university students who judge…
Wiktoria Brzozka, a first year student in Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland has been chosen to represent Kerry in her category of the national final of Poetry Aloud. Poetry Aloud is an annual poetry speaking competition, which is organised by Poetry Ireland and The National Library of Ireland in partnership with University College Cork. Enthusiasm And…
A young Castleisland man, who chose politics as his obsession as he emerged from childhood, has just been elected to the National Executive of Young Fine Gael. Art O’Mahony, a former student of St. Patrick’s Boys’ Secondary School has been elected Young Fine Gael National Secretary and Director of Elections. All Positions Contested The YFG…
While science week is a great way of promoting the subject in schools throughout the country, in Castleisland Community College it’s on the curriculum throughout the year. The science department of the college delightedly welcomed Trevor Casey and his team from UCC to the school for a series of workshops with Transition Year, fifth year…
A Castleisland father and son will play leading roles in an innovative, historical roadshow which is coming to Killarney on Saturday morning. Joe and Tommy Martin will play Eamonn De Valera and Michael Collins respectively. Both men, and indeed the Martin family in general, have travelled widely through the war-time sites of Ireland and Europe…
