‘Cherishing Our past’ Update

Scoil Aireagail Cherish Our Past A3 Poster Preparations for the ‘Cherishing Our Past’ reunion are gathering pace. The event will take place on 4 April between 7 pm and 10 pm. A huge array of photographs have been collected and will be on display, as will a collection of work produced by past and present […]

Continue Reading

Strasbourg Success

Congratulations to Scoil Aireagail student, Kieran Reid, who has won a four day trip to Strasbourg on the online civic awareness competition. He will spend one full day at the European Parliament where he will take part in Euroscola, which is a youth parliament and will involve them taking part in discussions on a number […]

Continue Reading

Cherishing Our Past

Scoil Aireagail, Ballyhale, will mark its 55th anniversary year of education in the community when it hosts a ‘Cherishing Our Past’ reunion event in the school. The event will entail a photographic exhibition which will feature past pupils, staff and the evolution of the school itself. An exhibition of current and past students’ practical work […]

Continue Reading

Badminton Success

Scoil Aireagail are Kilkenny Div 2 U-19 Badminton Champions’ On Wednesday last Scoil Aireagail, successfully defended their Kilkenny U-19 Girls Badminton crown. The team was led by Sahuna Kenneally who won 2 of her singles matches and both her doubles games. She was supported by the excellent Danielle Catt, Stephanie Walsh and Amy Fogarty. It […]

Continue Reading

“The Aireagail People” raises €355 for Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Congratulations to the Transition Year students who launched their school magazine called “The Aireagail People” during the week. The 50 page magazine was packed full of school news, sports & music reviews, fashion, jokes, and puzzles. The students charged €2 for the magazine and they raised an impressive €355 for Crumlin Childrens Hospital. Well done to all the TY […]

Continue Reading

Christmas Draw

The school is running a draw in the run up to Christmas. The school would like to express its gratitude for the great prizes which were generously sponsored by local firms and businesses. The proceeds of the draw will go towards defraying the costs of supporting extra-curricular activity in the school. Students will be selling […]

Continue Reading

Parents’ Council

The Parents Council of Scoil Aireagail met recently and welcomed a number of new members on board. Those present discussed the role of a parents’ council in contributing to the education of their children. In addition it discussed its role in contributing to school policies and school development. The Principal also gave a report on […]

Continue Reading

Leaving Cert Irish class enjoy Irish Play “An Triail” At the Excel Theatre Thurles

Our Leaving Cert and 5th year Irish students recently went to see Máiréad Ní Ghráda’s play An Triail in the Excel Arts theatre, Thurles. This classic play is part of the Irish language curriculum on the Leaving Certificate course. Ní Ghráda’s groundbreaking play explores the hypocracies inherent in Catholic sixties Ireland. Her heroine Máire becomes pregnant by a […]

Continue Reading

GAeilge 24

Scoil Aireagail students took part in GAeilge 24 on Wednesday, 13 November 2013. GAeilge 24 is a national event where students and young   people all over the country took on the challenge of speaking only “as Gaeilge” for 24 hours. Ms. Murphy and Ms. Kennedy did a great job of encouraging students and teachers to get involved […]

Continue Reading

“Bin it!” Campaign

  1st year students recently participated in a nationwide schools’ campaign to educate and raise student awareness of littering called the  ‘Bin it!’ workshop. The campaign aims to inform young people aged 11-13 about the environmental cost and social issues surrounding discarded chewing gum. Littered gum is a topic that most students will have experience of, and […]

Continue Reading