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In the run up to our Final tomorrow evening, we wanted to allow everyone to meet our team. Check out the video below:

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Our Christmas card designs will go home with the boys today. This is an important annual fundraiser for the school and a really nice way to spread Christmas cheer with a personalised card to loved ones and friends. A pack of 10 cards costs just €10 which in itself is great value. Please support the…

Congratulations to out Maths Week Wizards for 2023. These boys were selected as they put an exceptional effort into activities during Maths Week 2023. Be sure to keep checking back for more photos of our Maths Week. A big thanks to Ms Ronan for organising all the fun and activities throughout the week.

Today was a big day for the Friary Boys as they played St Mary’s of Drogheda in the Corn Mhic Ardail Semi-Final in the Gaels GFC. The boys in black & white fought tooth and nail for every ball and played exceptional football throughout. Deservedly, at the final whistle of what was a brilliant display…

Welcome to MATHS WEEK 2023!! This week every year group will work across a number of maths activities from maths relays to Times Tables Rockstars, from Maths Eyes to Coding. Maths week is always a very engaging and enjoyable week with collaboration and teamwork the key to solving many of the maths problems we face…

To support our ‘Boys in Green’ tomorrow as they take on the ‘All Blacks’ in the World Cup quarter final, the Friary Boys dawned their green clothes and jerseys. Not only are we supporting them in colour but as a whole school we took part in the ‘Haka as Gaeilge’ in the yard this afternoon.…

A big thank you to our local stores who generously donated for our healthy lunch week – namely, Supervalu, Fyffes, Lidl and Dunnes Stores. We really appreciate your support. As you can see this made for plenty of refreshments and servings of our pupils 5-A-Day throughout the week.

Our U’13 GAA squad took to the pitch today in glorious sunshine to contend for a place in the Corn Mac Ardail semi finals. The opponent today was another town team, CBS Dundalk. The match was played in good spirits with both teams putting together some great passages of play. The Friary boys were delighted…

This week marks Healthy Eating Week. We have been working hard to promote healthy eating in our school with pupils and staff. The boys have been trying some fruit and will end the week with a healthy treat. Keep an eye on this post for updates and photos. Below is a Healthy Lunches Leaflet from…

Yesterday, we celebrated our first WOW (Walk on Wednesay or Walk Once a Week) day of the school year. Thanks to the support from pupils and parents/guardians it turned out to be a great success, As can be seen in our photo, a large number of pupils from every year group chose an environmentally friendly…

Congratulations to our new Student Council for ’23-24. This team will work closely alongside our Vice Principal Ms Hughes, organising events such as art competitions, chess club competitions and seasonal raffles. The student council will meet regularly to discuss the running of the school. Each class has at least one pupil on the student council…

Congratulations to Mr Wynne’s 5th Class who picked up the ‘Golden Boot’ award on Friday at our assembly. This class won the award for having the most pupils choosing a sustainable and environmentally friendly method when travelling to school. This Wedndesday (tomorrow) marks our first WOW (Walk on Wednesday or Walk Once a Week) day…

Congratulations to olur newly nominated Green Schools Committee for ‘23-24. Lead by Ms Ronan, this team of boys will undertake many tasks throughout the year including litter picks, emptying of compost bins and organising of WOW and COW days. They will ensure the school is as energy efficient as possible and that there is little…