Category Archives: School News

                        We welcomed four new Junior Infants to the school-Cillian McCann, Daniel Cassidy, Éabha Kelly and Allison Sharkey. We were also delighted to have Ewan Duffy join the pupils of Senior Infants. We wish these children every happiness and blessing … Continue reading →

  We began the month on a lively note, with outdoor dance workshops for each classroom, facilitated by Sandra Ganley of ‘Jiving Juniors Dance School’. Pupils were taught some line dancing along with the basic waltz step. It was a … Continue reading →

  Senior pupils were afforded the opportunity of three French lessons with Mrs Kathleen Lynch. For the first time, Fourth Class pupils also had these ‘taster’ sessions. Children learned days of the week, colours, numbers, greetings and other basic French … Continue reading →

  The following article was written by Seán Hunt in Third Class.   My TV Experience On the 29th of March, Mom was scrolling through Facebook and came across a competition on the RTE Today page. It said- *****LAST CHANCE … Continue reading →

  On March 1st we were delighted to welcome back the pupils in Junior Infants up to Fourth Class. All of the recommendations to reopen safely were followed and the Covid-19 protocols were revised with each cohort. Children were thrilled … Continue reading →

Due to the high rate of COVID-19 in the community coupled with unprecedented hospital admissions, it was decided that schools would remain closed for the month of February.   Sixth Class pupils received notification from both St. Nathy’s College and … Continue reading →

  At the start of the month came the news, that all schools would regrettably remain closed for a period of three weeks as part of the Government’s Level 5 restrictions. This decision came on foot of Public Health advice, … Continue reading →

• Due to current restrictions around COVID-19, it was neither possible to host a Christmas concert this year or travel to see a live performance. However an online show performed by a fantastic five-piece band at the Black Box Theatre … Continue reading →

• Congratulations to Caitlin Llongo and Tara-Rose Lynchehaun who were both prize winners in the Art Competition organised by Ballaghaderreen Credit Union. The theme on which children were asked to reflect and depict in their entries was ‘Imagine More’. The … Continue reading →

• GOAL Jersey Day took place on Friday, October 9th with pupils wearing their favourite jerseys and donating money to this deserving charity. GOAL provides much needed support in Third World countries, from alleviating malnutrition to educating people on hygiene … Continue reading →