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Congratulations to our Handwriting Winners for May 2023. These awards are given for excellence and improvements in handwriting. Congratulations to all the winners!

Congratulations to our two teams who went to Darver to contest the U11 All County Blitz today. One of our teams made it through to the final and led most of the game but were agonisingly beaten by a point in the dying seconds. We are so proud of the way all the boys played…

Congratulations to our 6th Class pupil Shane, who represented St Malachy’s BNS on Wednesday evening at an inter-county blitz in Darver. Shane proudly wore the red and white of Louth while taking on a school selection from Meath. Below are some pictures of the Shane and the team in action. Well done Shane, we are…

On Wednesday our 6th Class departed for the National Aquatic Centre and National ndoor Arena on their final tour in St Malachy’s BNS. The boys started their day in Aquazone consisting of a wave pool, numerous water slides and a lazy river. After drying off, the boys took a short stroll to the National Indoor…

Here are Ms Ronan’s 4th class, some future animation stars working on building their own animations. This was completed using cardboard cereal boxes which required some design work, then the addition some characters such as army men. The boys then began creating their very own animations on the ipads through recordings and pictures of movement…

Well done indeed to all our pupils who took part in our Sports Day yesterday. This afternoon we had the pleasure of sitting in the sun and giving out the certificates, medals and cups for our winners and runners up. Well done to all those involved. A huge thanks to our teachers for orgainsing, parents…

The final segment of our Sports day was the famous Calaroga Cup and interclass relay. The Calaroga cup which was contested this year by eight schools ran across two heats before making way for the grand finale. It was a hugely competitive race ran at electric pace and in the end the overall winners were…

Today marked a very special day in the Friary calendar, our Sports Day for 2023. This was only our second sports day since a welcome return from Covid and it lived up to every expectation. The day itself weather wise was absolutely magnificent with the warmth of the sun bearing down on us all throughout…

On Monday, our U13’s GAA team, with representatives from both 5th and 6th class took on Scoil Mhuire na nGael in the Corn Bhliain Mhuire Quarter Final. The game, very similar to the clash the previous year was a fantastically entertaining spectacle. St Malachy’s started the better of the two teams finding the net a…

After a huge amount of time spent preparing for their First Holy Communion, our 2nd classes got to enjoy a very fun filled day at their school tour last week. Both Ms Mullen and Ms McElroys class packed up their bags and set off for the Crystal Maze. The adventure took them from filling basins…

It was a very special day today in the Friary as we went RED for LOUTH GAA. Not only did pupils and staff turn out in their red but we welcomed back two past pupils of the school, Dylan McKeown and Peter McStravick. Both Dylan and Peter will be proudly wearing the Louth jersey on…

Congratulations to the boys who received their First Holy Communion today in the Friary Church. The sun was shining on an uplifting ceremony that was celebrated by our chaplain, Fr. David OP. Thank you to the members of our school choir and band, who performed beautifully to enhance the ceremony, as well as the readers…