On the 7th of October we went to a under 17s hurling match in Mallow in Cork. The opposition team was Cobh. At 10:30 we headed away to mallow GAA. The teacher who organised this match was the hurling coach Mr. Keating. It was the first round of the Munster championship and unfortunately the last round.
School News
Kenmare 2014
On Wednesday the 10th September we received our junior certificate results. Afterwards we headed off on a three day trip to ‘Star Outdoor Pursuit Centre’ in Kenmare Co. Kerry. Mr Kennedy, Mr. Shanahan, Ms. O’Leary and Ms. Casey organised it as a bonding and team building experience for our Transition Year class and also included 5th yr. […]
Garda Road Safety Course
On the 1 October, TY students travelled to Rockwell College for the Garda Road Safety Course, under the supervision of Mr. Curtin. The aim of this annual course held by Na Gardaí Síochána is to educate the next generation of young drivers on what are the dangers on the road that cause accidents, what can happen […]
1st Yr. Girls Basketball Blitz
On the 30/09/14 first year girls travelled to Killenaule for a basketball blitz hosted by Scoil Ruain. They played two matches to qualify for the semi-final, they won both matches with ease! In their first match they played Scoil Ruain (B team). They won this match 8-0. Robyn Hyland, Shauna Frewen, Megan Prenderville and Jayne […]
Enterprise Trip to Dublin
On Wednesday the 2nd of April the TYs and 5th years of St.Ailbes school embarked on a trip to Dublin. The bus departed at 8:30. The bus drive was long but extremely enjoyable, after a few stops on the way we finally reached Dublin and proceeded to Croke Park where the first activity of our day awaited […]
Warhorse
On the 8th April 2014 there was a large exodus of students and teachers from St. Ailbe’s – destination, our Capital. As the numbers were large we split into two groups. The Transition Year group went with the 1st years to visit The Dáil and were given an all exclusive tour. We saw the Dáil […]
South East Munster U15 Soccer – Round 1
The St. Ailbe’s U15 Boy’s Soccer team took to the Saint Michael’s pitch on Monday the 7thof April as our own pitch was unplayable because of construction for the first round of the South East Munster Championships. The St. Ailbe’s team consisted of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year players with the majority in 1st year. This was the […]
South Tipperary Student Enterprise Awards
South Tipperary Enterprise Awards were held in the L.I.T. Building in Clonmel on the 7th of March. Our Business teacher Mr. Keating was in charge of the project in our school. The Enterprise Project requires students to create a mini-company which involves research, product design, graphic design, marketing, and business plans. The event ran for six […]
U17 Hurling Championships
On Friday the 21st of March, 2014, St. Ailbe’s and Roscrea played the first match of the U17 Boys’ Hurling Championships. The organising teacher and coach was Mr. Denis Keating. The team arrived in Thurles following a half hour bus ride, and they were out warming up quicker than you can blink. Dark purple clouds loomed […]
U15 Munster Football Championship
On Thursday the 20th of March St. Ailbe’s played Killenaune in the second round of the Munster U15 Football Championship. It was a wet day and that was made even worse by the terrible condition of the Killenaune field, which was extremely long for a football match and had many lumps and bumps. Killenaule got the […]
