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The school has been without power four the last four days and is likely to be without power again on Friday 20 October. The power outage was caused in a major fault in the line as a result of damage caused by hurricane Ophelia. The school has been in constant contact with the ESB who […]

Scoil Aireagail was recognised as the third most improved school in the country over the previous eight years by the Sunday Independent in its 2017 League Tables edition. Scoil Aireagail increased its number of students in third level from 51% eight years ago to 100% last year. Almost two thirds (63%) of their students secured […]

The new school year is truly up and running at Scoil Aireagail. We welcome all the new students to the school, particularly the many new first years. Congratulations also to Junior and Leaving Certificate students on their recent results, great to see so many students doing so well and achieving their potential. Best of luck […]

Scoil Aireagail Open Night for 4th, 5th and 6th class students will take place on Tuesday 3rd  October at 7pm. All parents and students are welcome to attend. 3rd Most Improved School in Ireland (Irish Independent League Tables 2017) Academic Excellence High Quality Teaching and Learning Extra-Curricular Activities Caring & Supportive Ethos Structured & Disciplined […]

It has been a busy time for students in the build up to Christmas. Apart from preparing for and doing Christmas exams students and teachers have been involved in a number of very noteworthy activities. The school music group represented the school with great distinction when they performed in the Carmellite Church to raise funds […]

Scoil Aireagail students were more numerically engaged than usual during Maths Week in the school. Daily quizzes challenged all students to solve different mathematical problems and to gain a better appreciation for the relevance Maths in our day to day lives. The students also enjoyed trying out new approaches to learning Maths in the classroom. […]

3rd and 6th year students were busy creating cakes this week for a competition for the ‘Savour Kilkenny Food Festival’. The theme of the competition was “literacy” and students had to design and make cakes inspired by a book or author. The students based their cakes on some of their favourite childhood books. They worked really hard and put in a […]

First years enjoyed a Halloween themed face painting workshop during the long lunch break on Wednesday this week. The art room was open for first years to come in and learn some face painting techniques and get some ideas for Halloween. Ms. Bolger showed the students how to create scars very easily by applying a mixture of flour […]

The Scoil Aireagail Camogie team secured a convincing victory over Waterpark in a recent challenge game. Girls from all years featured at some stage during the match, all doing the school proud. The girls have been training hard since returning to school under the watchful eyes of Ms. Murphy and Ms. Maher. No doubt some […]

The Student Council held the annual ‘Childline Breakfast Morning’ on Wednesday 19 October. The whole school community gets involved in the effort to raise money for the charity; teachers provide the food and juices, the Student Council organises the event and the Transition Year students help on the morning with preparing the breakfasts. Well done […]