A huge thanks to Louth County Council for the donation of our new compost bin. This will help our school continue to reduce food waste and foster a more sustainable environment in our school community.
Read MoreToday our Green Flag committee took to finish the process of the Pocket Forest that they had started a few months back at the Fairy Pumping Station. In doing so the boys planted trees throughout the prepped area ranging from small shrubs to taller trees in order to replicate what would be present in a…
Read MoreWell done to our 6th Class boys who took part in the regional finals of the Primary FAI 5-A-SIDE competition today in DKIT Sport. The boys competed in a very strong 5 team group, winning all but one of their matches to finish as a regional runner up. Well done also to our colleagues in…
Read MoreThe All County 7-A-Side GAA competition threw in this week when we hosted Realt an Mara and Gaelscoil Dún Dealgan in the Friary field. The mini blitz ran 7 minutes a half and produced some excellent displays of goalkeeper saves, tackling, fielding and excellent point taking from all three teams. In the end, the boys…
Read MoreWhat a fantastic achievement by our Quiz team who finished in the top 10 of the prestigious Credit Union Quiz Final in Blanchardstown on Saturday! This was a truly memorable occasion for team members Liam, John, Matthew and Conor and we are very proud of their efforts. Many thanks to Ms. Halpenny for preparing the…
Read MoreOur Big Travel Challenge will return from Monday March 4th and lasts for 10 days school days, finishing on March 15th. The challenge is to Walk to School as much as possible during this time. Our classes will be recording the progress on their Golden Boot sheet and improvements as well as overall winners will…
Read MoreWell done to the boys who represented our school today in FAI Primary 5-A-Side competition in DKIT Sport. Run by the FAI and Mick Neville, today was as always a thoroughly enjoyable day. The boys were excellent both on and off the pitch. The added bonus was one team topping their group and making it…
Read MoreA big congratulations to our two Quiz teams who took part in the Dundalk Credit Union quiz this evening. Both of these fantastic team did the school very proud. One team came back with an amazing score of 94/100, only to be pipped to first place with a tie-break decider to eventual winners, Knockbridge NS.…
Read MoreWell done to our Chess Club selection who represented the school in a tournament in Ardee just before the mid-term break. The selection made up some of what is our thriving chess club which is run in the school by Ms Hughes. On this occassion however, a selection of pupil represented the school in Ardee,…
Read MoreWell doen to all our entries of the recent Green Schools Sustainable Goals Art Competition. Cjeck out the fantastic winning entries below:
Read MoreHere in St Malachy’s, internet safety is very important for our pupils, staff, parents and the wider community. On Safer Internet Day 2024, the whole school took part in SPHE lessons for each class level, these included the importance of being safe online, our digital footprint, ensuring you do not share any personal information and…
Read MoreThis past few days we have been celebrating St Brigid’s day across our school in many different forms. During our January seeembly, our 4th class had made St Brigid’s crosses with reeds kindly donated by Mr Paddy Carroll. This these classes visit Louth County Museum to learn about the life of St Brigid in Faughart,…
Read MoreToday, our two 6th classes had the privilage and honourt of visiting Leinster House, the home of Ireland’s Parliamentary offices. A big thanks to local Senator John Mc Gahon, whom organised the visit and addressed the classes alongside another local politician, Ruairí Ó Mhurchú. The trip included a visit to the History Museum before meeting…
Read MoreThis afternoon, we held a full school assembly in which we brought Catholic Schools week to a conclusion and mentioned forthcoming events such as St Brigid’s Day. It was a lovely assembly with Fr David saying a few words about our hero – Jesus who always sticks by us no matter what. We sang our…
Read MoreThe theme for Catholic schools week 2024 was Communities of Service. Throughout this week we had a number of events such as our daily prayer and ‘Thought for the day’ presented by each class group. Fr David Barrins OP took the time as he always does, to visit classes and had a chat with our…
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