The INEC was filled to capacity on Sunday January, 29 where 71 primary school teams from all over South Kerry participated in the annual Killarney Credit Union School Quiz.

DOUBLE:Presentation Monastery Boys Under 13 team Sean Looney Mccarthy Piotr Mika Fionn O’Callaghan and Norman O’Connor. and the Schools' Under 11 team Fionn O’Connor Samir Khan Luke Brennan and Hammad Atiq.

TEAM: The Gaelscoil Faithlean team Imogen Ní Chearbhaill Cheallaigh Nathan Ó Cróinín Dearbhla Ní Chonnail and Ellis Ní Chonraoí.

This year, over 280 primary school pupils participated in the quiz from 25 schools all over South Kerry. Killarney Credit Union has been hosting the school quiz for over 20 years.

St Oliver’s School, Killarney emerged victorious in the Under 11 category with Gaelscoil Faithleann in second place.

St Oliver’s National School represented by Leo O’Riordan, Fionn Twomey, Emma Quirke and Ewan Marshall.

The Gaelscoil Faithleann team members were Imogen Ní Chearbhaill Cheallaigh, Nathan Ó Cróinín, Dearbhla Ní Chonnail and Ellis Ní Chonraoí. Third place was awarded to Presentation Monastery Boys and the team members were Sean Looney Mccarthy, Piotr Mika, Fionn O’Callaghan and Norman O’Connor.

All four teams will go on to represent Killarney Credit Union in the Chapter competition on March 5th in Ballyroe Hotel Tralee.

Third place in the Under 13 section went to Presentation Monastery Boys School Killarney which was represented by Fionn O’Connor, Samir Khan, Luke Brennan and Hammad Atiq.
thanked all schools that took part on the day. She said “The event was even more special due to the absence since 2020.”

“I would like to acknowledge the long distances that many schools had to travel on the day and thank them for participating in the quiz. Lastly we would also like to acknowledge the staff, management and volunteers who helped out on the day also in correcting, stewarding and adjudication,” said Killarney Credit Union spokesperson Joy Clifford Vaughan.

Karena McCarthy, Marketing Officer, Killarney Credit Union added: “We would like thank all those that participated in the quiz this year. We would also like to thank the pupils, and also the parents and teachers who prepared the teams and attended on the day. The standard was very impressive.”

Each of the winners received trophies and a perpetual cup was given to the first placed winning national schools.

The first and second placed teams in each category will go on to represent their school at Chapter 23 Kerry and West Limerick Regional Quiz on March 5 in the Ballyroe Hotel in Tralee.