Saturday was a very special and proud day for us all in St Malachy’s BNS as our 3rd Class made their First Holy Communion. It was a day our boys had waited a long time for and had been well prepared under the guidance of Ms Hennessy, Ms Mullen, Ms Mc Nally and Ms Mc…
Read MoreCongratulations to Ms. McNally and Ms. McShane’s 3rd class pupils who had their First Confession ceremony in the Friary Church on Wednesday 22nd September. Our school chaplain, Fr. David O.P., was joined by Fr. Ronan, Fr. Bead, Fr. Antony and Fr. Columba in a special ceremony. These boys are now looking forward to making their First Holy…
Read MoreFirstly we would like to thank all those parents and friends who supported our sponsored walks so generously. The boys had a fantastic few days and the weather certainly played it’s part as we walked to Ice House Hill (2nd & 3rd Class) and The Famine Graveyard (4th – 6th Class). During the Ice House…
Read MoreThe Boys in Ms Mullen’s 2nd Class were lucky enough to observe the fascinating process if Metamorphosis in the Butterfly life cycle. At the beginning of May they received a cup of 5 painted lady caterpillars in the post. They were very small to begin with but the more they ate, the more they grew!…
Read MoreToday we got to the sport & fun on the friary field, the sun was shining and everyone was in high spirits. Each class were faced with five events; Sprint, Spud & Spoon, Long Run, Long Jump & Penalty Kick. It was a fantastic day, a huge thanks to all the staff for making it…
Read MoreThe Friary Times has been on sale almost a week now and we must thank everyone for their great support. The magazine has been a huge success and one that has been enjoyed by all class levels throughout the school. When putting the magazine together we called upon David Lynch, former Dundalk Democrat Editor to…
Read MoreA Friary tradition will be brought back with pride this year, as our 6th Class Leavers produce the first ‘FRIARY TIMES’ since 2018. The Friary Times is an activity filled magazine that will be available from Monday, June 25th for just €2. The magazine can be pre-ordered through the class teacher. This years magazine has…
Read MoreToday was a very special day in St Malachy’s BNS as we partnered with Dundalk Gaels GFC to bring together a GAA Day!! The day was organised by staff at St Malachy’s BNS and Ciarán Culligan from Dundalk Gaels GFC. Throughout the day, classes used the full of the Friary field for warm up drills…
Read MoreCruinniú na nÓg, the annual day of free creative activities for children and young people, takes place on Saturday 12th June . It is a Creative Ireland Programme delivered in partnership with Louth County Council and supported by RTÉ. Normally a wide variety of creative activities take place across the county, however this year due to public health restrictions, all events…
Read MoreA huge thank you to our pupils and their families for the fantastic response we had to our Trocaire collection which took place before Easter. The children were entered into a draw for an easter egg with each draw number costing €1. We also held our ‘Lá Glas’ in which the boys wore ‘Green’ free…
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