Erin McLoughlin, Ireland International soccer player, spoke to the girls from 4th, 5th and 6th classes last Friday. She talked about her life growing up in Donegal, how she became involved in soccer and what she needed to do to become as successful as she is. She gave the girls great advice about tr
It was a brilliant day for the 6th classes who did the final mile of the marathon kids programme in Russell Park. 26 miles run by everyone since taking up the challenge in September. We hope the children maintain and improve these fitness levels when they move on to secondary school!Thanks to Mr. Lo
St Brigid’s Handball Team played in the Dublin Schools Finals in Russell Park today. The children represented themselves and the school so well. We had 17 players competing at u11 and u13 age groups. In total 11 of the children won their competition and earned the right to represent Dublin Schools
What an achievement for the 6th class girls to play in Croke Park today. They were up against a brilliant team from Belgrove but they played their hearts out. We were all impressed with their spirit, skill, determination and team work. They gave the whole school something to cheer about. It was a da
6th class children enjoying handball drills and skills with Enda Timoney at lunchtime.
We were very proud to hear that several of our pupils played in the Dublin Handball finals last weekend.The U11 boys final was an interesting affair with great friends Daire and Seán playing against each other. It was a tight match with Seán coming out on top on this occasion. Daire’s hot on his hee
The morning drizzle today didn’t dampen the spirits of the Junior and Senior Infants. The 6th class prepared the church green and then it was time to begin. With over 220 children, the 6th class helpers were busy ensuring everyone had a turn at every event. We had the long jump, hula hoops, a parach
Over the course of two glorious afternoons this week, 160 pupils from 4th & 5th class took park in a football blitz in St.Brigid’s GAA club. As there were no Cumann na mBunscoil matches for this age group this year, the teachers were delighted to organise this event so that the children could enjoy
A wonderful day was had by the 5th class groups from Ms. G. Days and Ms Moore’s classes on the Church green last week for their Sports Day. They enjoyed a range of novelty races and everyone had lots of fun!
Following on from school coaching visits delivered by Cricket Leinster and Fingal County Council throughout the school year, Fifth class students visited near by St. Vincent’s Castleknock College to partake in further activities, many of whom experiences hardball cricket for the first time. Special
Watch out for Mr. Lowery in this video !
Written by Ciara O’Reilly 4th classOn the 2nd April, 2022, 48 children from all over Ireland had the chance to represent their province at the Cumann na mBuncoil National Handball day 2022. It was held in Kingscourt, Co.Cavan due to the great facilities there.Two girls from our school, Evie McCarth
Here is a great picture of the 6th class footballers after their match yesterday. They are with Mr. O’Loughlin and Keith Barr who is an ex Dublin Player from the 90s. Keith came up to watch the boy’s match and he also gave them a great team chat.The boys have played 4 matches so far in their compe
Report by Evie McCarthy & Ruth LangenbachThe Cumann na mBunscol Leinster Handball Championship was held in Carlow on Friday 11th March 2022. The boys played in Tinryland GAA club and the girls played in Garyhill Handball club. Games were up to 11 points with each team taking turns to serve five time
The boys Senior Football teams played their first game yesterday and to say everyone was delighted is an understatement. They were captained by Luke Doherty and won against a strong side from Scoil Colmcille. They can’t wait for their next match !
It is great to see the boys from 6th class out training after school as Mr. Lysaght and Mr. O’Loughlin prepare them for the Cumann na mBunscol 2021/22 season. We know the girls have also begun their training but we didn’t get a picture of them yet!
Mr. Lowery got the Fingal Marathon Kids programme off to a great start this year! The 6th class girls and boys began their programme on Monday. They are hoping to cover the same distance as a full marathon over the next two months. Look out for them running lapos on the Church Green every day !
Sports day was a little different this year but everyone still had a great time! Here is a selection of photos from Junior Infants to 6th class. Well done to everyone!
Our boys and girls GAA football teams were very excited to represent our school this evening in two matches in Russell Park against Scoil Oilibhéir. The 6th class children were excellent and had great fun too. They did our school proud! Well done all!
On October the 5th, 6th class started the Marathon Kids programme. Over the next 8 weeks the girls and boys will cover the entire distance of a marathon. Classes throughout the school are doing the daily mile on a each day also. This week the 6th classes hope to cover a distance of 2400m. We are loo
Here are some new jumping, hurling, football and nursery skills from our GAA coach Colm for you to try out at home.
Approximately fifty pupils from 3rd up went to Porterstown on Tuesday to take part in the second cross country meet of the Fingal League. Lots of points earned again on a cold sunny day. Thanks to Ms. Kelly and Ms. Gallagher for taking them.