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Not only was it local school he visited this week but also his own drama school as guest of honour.

That's right, Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender was in town and The West End House School of Arts founder enjoyed ‘An Evening with Colm Bairéad’ the award winning writer and director of Irish language blockbuster ‘An Cailín Ciúin’. Fassbender is on a pre-Christmas trip home from Portugal where he now lives with his partner and son and visited Fossa NS and St Oliver’s NS before attending the event with Bairéad at West End House. “We’re very passionate about creating a community for people to explore their own creative process, so having Colm here last weekend was very special in launching doing just that. Colm’s work is inspiring on a global scale, but particularly here in Ireland, and we were very honoured to welcome him to West End House to speak to our students about his beautiful film ‘An Cailín Ciúin’,” Creative Director of West End House School of Arts, Jessica Courtney Leen, said. The school is a thriving centre of creativity in Killarney with Curriculum Classes, After School Classes and Adult Evening Classes in Acting and Writing. “In such a short time the West End School of Arts has made an enormous contribution in the Killarney area by facilitating all ages to engage and get involved with every aspect of stage and screenwriting and performance. "It was a privilege for me to attend the special evening with Colm Bairéad and hear him tease out the process of adopting Claire Keegan's novella ‘Foster’ for the big screen in his award-winning Irish language film. "I was thrilled to meet and tell Colm in person - Beir bua le do scannáin An Cailín Ciúin i Hollywood ag Óiche na hOscair,” said Sean O’ Luanigh who is a student in the West End House Writing for Screen course.

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School Dayz St Brendan’s students donate to Kerry Hospice

Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice. The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024. Teacher Mary […]

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Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice.

The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024.
Teacher Mary Denise Lyons and students Divo Lucic Kovacevii, Michéal McElligott, and Jaroslav Stetsenko handed over the funds to Cathal Walshe of Kerry Hospice.
‘Futures from the Past’ is a book written by current and retired writers, as well as students from St Brendan’s College.
This donation is the second from the book, with €800 donated last year and €600 this year.
The book was created to allow students to use their imaginations to explore the past and think about the future. It involved students from Poetry Ireland’s Writers-In-Schools Programme and adult learners from Kerry Education & Training Board’s Community Education Creative Writing group.
The book was launched at St Brendan’s College in April last year and was made possible with support from Poetry Ireland and the Arts Office of Kerry County Council.
‘Futures from the Past’ is available for sale at St Brendan’s College for €9.

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Community College TY students become qualified baristas

School Dayz Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas. They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make […]

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Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas.

They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make coffee, which could make them very employable in local cafes and restaurants this summer.
Their teachers, who are described as the school’s “resident coffee experts,” were impressed with the students’ hard work and enjoyed the lattes, cappuccinos, and Americanos the students made throughout the day.
In addition to their barista training, the TY students also took a trip to Mallow. There, they learned about the rules of the road, practiced the driver theory test, and many got behind the wheel of a car for the first time. They also learned about the dangers of speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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