Author Archive | ballyhale

Ballyhale Hurlers

The All-Ireland Club Champions Ballyhale Shamrocks visited the school on Thursday 14 May. After a magnificent year in which they won the County, Leinster and All-Ireland Club Championship they had lots of silverware to display to the students. Five members of the team; Michael Fennelly , Colin Fennelly, Conor Walsh, TJ Reid and Richie Reid […]

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Transition Year (TY) Graduation Ceremony

The TY graduation ceremony took place on Thursday 14 May. The students and their families were in attendance on this evening of recognition. The students exhibited their project work completed throughout the year at individual stands. The results were very impressive featuring bodhrans, art work, appliqué, and Junk Couture entries research work. Music also featured […]

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Parents’ Association (PA)

The Parents’ Association recently coordinated a successful clothes collection to raise funds for the school building programme. €600 was raised in the process and will add to the tremendous fundraising the undertaken this year. It was the last in a series of events which included Bingo, the American Tea Party and a tractor run. They […]

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Parents’ Association Clothes Collection

Scoil Aireagail Parents’ Association will run its final Building Fund fundraiser on the week of May 11 – 15. All collected items will be weighed at 10 am on Friday 15 May. The proceeds will go towards the school building fund. Rewearable clothes, paired shoes, belts, handbags, curtains, towels, bed linen, soft toys are accepted. […]

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1st Year Display of Work

  There was a large turnout for the annual 1st Year Display of Work. The students had been working extremely hard on their respective projects over many weeks and eagerly awaited the opportunity to exhibit the fruits of their labour. Their work featured eye-catching and informative poster projects across all subject areas. Port-folio formats also […]

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Gaeltacht trip to Inis Mor

  The 6th year Irish students had a great trip over to the gaeltacht in Connemara during the year where they were immersed in the Irish language and culture. This no doubt helped them improve their fluency for their oral Irish exam.Thanks to Ms. Murphy, Ms. Naddy and Mary Dunne for organising the trip.

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Board of Management

The new Board of Management (BOM) for Scoil Aireagail is currently being constituted. There are vacancies for two community representatives on the board. The positions are open to any member of the local community who would like to make a contribution to the school community. Interested parties may be nominated by a school parent/guardian or […]

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Tractor Run

Our parents association in conjunction with the Rod Iron Vintage Club are organising a Tractor Run fundraising event on Sunday 19th April. The run starts in Mullinavat at 12 noon on Church Road and is scheduled to arrive in the school at 2:30 pm. Entry is €20 per tractor.The participants will be provided with refreshments in […]

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Juvenile Hurling

Our juvenile team went out at the quarter final stage in an epic game in Bagenalstown against the Pres. DLS. Playing against a strong breeze in the first half we struggled to get scores on the board and looked destined for a heavy defeat trailing by 3-6 to 0-1. We were completely transformed in the […]

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American Tea Party

                                                      The American Tea Party and Auction Night on Friday 13 March was a tremendous success. Approximately 150 guests packed the hall to enjoy an evening of delicious food, […]

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