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Christmas gifts and the School

It is early to be talking of such things, but again this year we are asking Parents to make a contribution to the St. Vincent De Paul Society in lieu of a gift to...

Friday 8th November

November is the month when we remember those belong to us who have died. I was in St. Gabriel’s Church here in Dollymount on last Sunday for the Anniversary Mass for those from the...

Nuacht an Lae

First of all congratulations to the Foireann peile na mBan from the Senior Girls school who prevailed in their final in Croke Park yesterday. Rinne sibh gaisce!! Scooters: I still have three in my...

An cáinfhaisnéis

Before we got an bhuiséad, we had the Cáinfhaisnéis as the focal gaelach for the budget. It is refreshing and reassuring to see that class size has not been hit in the budget on this...

Security

Can I ask Parents to make sure that boys bring scooters and bikes home with them EACH EVENING please. We have had some thefts from the yard as well as an attempted break-in last...

Tá na duilleoga ag titim…..

The Frásaí na seachtaine campaign has really taken off and trees are in peril such is the amount of stickers being awarded! Tá neart oibre á dhéanamh ag na buachaillí- agus na múinteoirí freisin....

First Holy Communion enrolment Masses

When I was in primary school, the First Holy Communion was ‘done’ in school with no reference to Parents and so I have no recollection of it being a celebration in which my family...

Frásaí na seachtaine

Yesterday, I visited each classroom on a mission to promote the use of spoken Irish in the School. A central part of this is the use of Frásaí na seachtaine, a weekly phrase which...

Week 4!!

All the boys seem very well settled. The teachers report that all the boys are taking well to routines which are a mainstay for them in terms of stability and knowing “what happens next”...