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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…

A selection of our 6th class pupils represented the school in the De la Salle ‘Conor Morgan’ tournament today. The event took place on the secondary school grounds and attracted school from all over Louth, Monaghan and Armagh. The standard of football was extremely high. In the group stages we drew and lost narrowly, sending…

Our post winter GAA season kicked off today when our U13’s hosted CBS Dundalk and Realt na Mara in the Corn Bliain Mhuire Group stages. The round robin blitz threw up three fantastically competitive games with every team giving it their all. The St Malachy’s boys, mostly made up of 5th Class worked extremely hard…

Congratulations to Harry who won our internal INTO GAA Skills Competition and went on to represent the school at the regionals in Darver yesterday. Harry really enjoyed the experience and we are all very proud of his performance on the day. Check out some photos of Harry in action.

It is with great sadness that we learned of the  passing of Mr. Pat Brennan, former Principal of St. Malachy’s Boys’ School. We send our sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Brennan and keep them in our prayers at this sad time.   

On Saturday, our two 6th Classes made their Confirmation alongside the Grils’ school in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dundalk. The ceremony was led by our prior, Fr David Barrins alongside Fr Patrick (Friary) and Fr Mark from St Patrick’s. We would like to congratulate the boys, their families and their sponsors on what was a very…

On Friday last, our 2023 final took place between two 6th Class pupils – Gabriel and Roonald. The final was a tense affair with many of the boys colleagues choosing to stay in and watch a very entertaining final. After some very conscientious play by both finalists, it was Roonald who was first to Checkmate…

Well done to all our Easter Competition entrants. The standard was extremely high and all entrants received a treat for their participation while their creations hung proudly on our Easter tree. Congratulations to our 3 winners: Alex (1st) from Ms Murphy’s 6th Class, Keegan (2nd) from Ms McNally’s 3rd Class and Jamie (3rd) from Ms…

Well done to our student Council and Ms Hughes for all their efforts in the organising running of the Chess club this term. The opportunity to learn the rules and practice was open to all pupils. The chess club takes place at lunchtimes with our student council refereeing the games. We are now at the…

Congratulations to our 2nd Class children who made their First Confessions today in the Friary Church. This was led by our Prior, Fr. David Barrins with assistance from all our Dominican priests.  A huge thank you to the class teachers and SNA, Ms Mullen, Ms McElroy and Ms Grier as well as all the parents…

Well done to our 7-a-side GAA team who competed today in Darver Centre of Excellence against CBS Dundalk, Kilkerley and Louth Village. The b oys played very well and behaved themselves excellently. Congratulations and best of luck to Kilkerley who came out on top and progress to the final stage of the competition.