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Scoil Aireagail/KCETB Student of the Years 2020 Award.

Congratulations to Olivia O’Keefe who today was presented with the KCETB Student of the Year 2020. Every year KCETB presents one student from each of the ETB schools with the title of ‘Student of the Year’. The criteria for selection is based on a mixture of academic performance, endeavor, participation/contribution to school life, positive attitude, […]

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Maths Week Quiz

Today our students took part in a remote quiz using their devices and answering questions using Microsoft Forms. Great fun was had by students all vying to become their classes top Maths students. Congratulations to the following prize winners: Erin Walsh(1st Year), Max O’Keeffe (2nd Year), Aoibheann Butler (TY), Kieran Crowley (3rd Year), Shane Aylward […]

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Student Council 2020

Our student Council is back up and running again. Students from each class were encouraged to put themselves forward and volunteer to be class reps. In most classes it was great to see such great interest among students who volunteered to become class reps. Each class then voted in who they wished to become their […]

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Olympic Handball Tournament

As part of the TY Physical Education leadership program both Mr. Mackey and our TY’s have been running a junior Olympic Handball Tournament during lunch break the last few weeks. This initiative has given the transition years the responsibility to run and officiate the event whilst also creating some healthy competition among students and aiding […]

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TY Poc Fada

The Ty’s and their teacher Mr. Walsh have been organising a Poc Fada event at lunch times over the last number of weeks for 1st and 2nd Years. 1st year winner was Oisin Reid and the 2nd year winner was Michael Slattery.  

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Local Hurling News

Congratulations to the Ballyhale Shamrocks on their recent victory in the senior co. final. Well done to former students Colin Fennelly, Joey Holden, Conor Walsh, Patrick Hearne, Martin Davis, Casey Corcoran, Edmund Fitzpatrick, Paddy Mullen, Ronan Corcoran, Dean Mason and current student Sean Reade who were all part of the panel. Best wishes to Michael […]

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1st Years mark World Mental Health Day

To mark World Mental Health Day our first year SPHE students facilitated by their teacher Ms. Dalton studied the importance of mental health this week. They learned about mindfulness and did a colouring exercise to understand how mindfulness is applied. 

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