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Excitement is building as our Transition Year students, along with 3 dedicated teachers, dive into rehearsals for the upcoming production of Sive by John B. Keane! Stay tuned for an unforgettable performance! The show will run the 8th, 9th & 10th of April and all tickets are available in the school office. Please show your …

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Well done to the Naomh Padraig boys, fundraising for the Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund last week.

Well done to the winners of the Funky Sock Competition, which took place on Friday to raise awareness for World Down Syndrome Day. Pictured are the winners Eoghan O’ Connell (2nd Year), Vinnie Reidy (Solas) and Ronan Luddy (5th Year) along with Eoin Barry and Aaron Murphy who acted as judges and presented the prizes.

A massive well done to our U15 hurling team and U16 football team who both had excellent wins today. Our U15s beat Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál from Blarney in a Munster semi-final with a score line of 7-11 to 3-9. They now progress to the Munster hurling final next week. Our U16 footballers beat Coláiste …

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To mark Safer Internet Day 2025, students across all year groups engaged in a series of fun and educational activities aimed at promoting online safety and awareness on the theme Prepare – Protect – Thrive. The day was packed with competitions for art and music students, a digital wellbeing scavenger hunt, together with various challenges, …

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Hard luck to the U14 tennis team yesterday against Douglas Community school in the Munster tennis Cup. It was a day of tie breaks. At a final score of 2-2 the Academy lost out in the super double set. Great display of tennis by all. Very proud.

Our TY students took part in a table quiz this afternoon in St.Mary’s secondary school. It was a very close contest with table 11 coming out on top with 40 points after 6 rounds. Thanks a million to St.Marys & GAA Future Leaders for organising the event.

Last night our school hosted our Academic Awards Ceremony in Springfort Hall to acknowledge the academic achievement of our past pupils who have graduated in recent years and also some current pupils. The evening was a tremendous success and it was very pleasant and enjoyable. Considering the brain power and talent in the Function Room, …

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Our 1st years enjoyed a fantastic few days in Delphi Adventure centre this week. They took part in kayaking, ziplining, high ropes & tag orienteering over the past 3 days. They finished out each night with a forest walk and a campfire. The students were excellent and represented themselves and our school impeccably!

John O’Sullivan, son of Valerie, collecting last week’s lotto prize on her behalf from Ms O’Regan.