Author Archive | ballyhale

Well done to the 3rd year students who took part in Holly’s butterfly run in the Castle Park, Kilkenny on Sunday 28th September. The run was in aid of the O’Neill centre, Kilkenny. The students involved were Hannah o Connor, Chloe Corrigan, Sinead Fitzpatrick, Emily Murphy and Jamie Barron.

On Monday the 22nd of September, Scoil Aireagail Senior Camogie girls took on Colàiste Naomh Cormac in Ballyhale. The girls got off to a great start with goals from Lucy Elvidge, Ciara Phelan and Valentena Kavanagh. The Scoil Aireagail girls very quickly added multiple points to the scoreboard. Colàiste Naomh Cormac fought back by adding […]

Scoil Aireagail will hold an Open night for prospective students on Monday 22nd September. All are welcome to this event which gives parents and students the opportunity to become aware of the wonderful facilities that we have here in Scoil Aireagail. There will be a talk for the parents/guardians about Scoil Aireagail followed by a tour of […]

Following their trip to Dáil Eireann the 3rd Year CSPE class organised a visit from John Paul Phelan T.D on Friday 12th October. John Paul was elected as a TD for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency in 2011, and he answered questions from the class about his life in politics. The visit proved to be very beneficial […]

First year students Amy Duggan and Cian Dungan have qualified for the final of the “Irish Junior Maths Competition 2014” at De La Salle College, Waterford on Friday night the 9th May. Also Darragh Aylward and Margaret Irish have been selected as one of the top 500 MATHletes from across Ireland and as a result […]

Thanks to all who contributed to the event; the catering, music, cleaning, live streaming, contributors to magazine, sponsors for Easter raffle, Parents’ Council, the list goes on and on. I would like to pay a special tribute to the organising committee and to three members in particular; Maureen Roche, Annette Muldowney and Bobby, Theirs was […]

What an excellent night the school community of Scoil Aireagal enjoyed last Friday at the ‘Cherishing Our Past’ event. Approximately 400 past pupils and others associated with the school enjoyed a unique exhibition of school memorabilia, ranging from old photographs, newspaper cuttings and video footage, to project work from students past and present. They came […]

The excitement is building in the Scoil Aireagail school community with only one day to go before the great ‘Cherishing Our Past’ Scoil Aireagail reunion. All concerned have been working very hard to ensure that it is an event not to be missed. A very impressive array of school memorabilia is certain to be of […]

As part of their English Drama programme second and third year students welcomed the Sackville Theatre Group to Scoil Aireagail on Wednesday, 5 March. Their lively production of Romeo and Juliet demonstrated that Shakespeare is as relevant today as he was 400 years ago. The Sackville players brought the ‘star-crossed’ lovers’ plight from Renaissance Verona […]

Congratulations to Sarah Molloy, Ciara Phelan, Nicole McCormack and Sinead Fitzpatrick who won the Camogie Skills Challenge in Croke Park on Sinday last (2 March). Coached by Ms. Murphy and played during the interval of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Final. The girls displayed a had a flawless display of speed, agility and skill to […]