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Today, Tuesday February 7th is World Safer Internet Day!! In conjunction with this, we welcomed Collette from Zeeko to speak to our 4th – 6th Classes about how to be safe online and our responsibilities as internet users. The presentation covered Social identity, cyber-bullying, appropriate content, online deception and digital health. Be sure to discuss…

In preparation for St Brigid’s Day 2023, Ms Ronan and Ms Bond’s 4th classes have been busy making St Brigid’s crosses for our school and community. This is an annual event, thanks to the generosity of Mr Carroll, a past member of staff in the school and whom provides us with the reeds to be…

Today we finished off our Catholic Schools Week with a whole school assembly in the hall. This comprised of a reflection upon our wonderful Catholic schools week and all the activities that took place in each class level. Ms Ronan and Ms Bond’s 4th class then made a presentation on St Brigid ahead of St…

A wonderful morning of song and prayer was held in the Holy Redeemer Church to celebrate Catholic schools week.  Our 5th class boys joined other local schools and parents in participating in an uplifting ceremony – Seinn, Songs of Praise.  Our school band also displayed their extensive musical talents to accompany the singers.  This special…

ALDI’s Play Rugby sticker competition is back! St Malachy’s will be one of the man Primary schools across Ireland to take part to be in with a chance of winning fantastic prizes for their school, including a sports facility makeover worth €50,000. From 9th January, ALDI shoppers are able to collect one sticker for every…

Over 70 pupils from our 5th and 6th classes participated in the Senior Friary World Cup throughout December at lunchtime. Our 5th and 6th Class Friary World Cup Final kicked off at 12.30pm today in the Friary yard. Like the junior final, this match was a brilliant, end to end contest. The World Cup wildcards,…

Over 70 boys from 3rd and 4th classes participated in our Junior Friary World Cup competition organised by 6th class. Our 3rd and 4th Class final was a fantastic spectacle between Ireland and Argentina. The match kicked off at 12 noon today and ended in a 1-1 draw after normal time. The game then went…

Just before Christmas, our student council handed over the donations collected in our Simon Community appeal. A huge thank you to all those who donated, you can be sure they made Christmas extra special for those who received the donations.

The staff at St Malachy’s BNS would like to wish all our pupils, parents and friends a very Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2023. We will close today, Wednesday December 21st and re-open Thursday, January 5th. We hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas break. Nollaig Shona daoibh!

Congratulation to one of our very own, Logan Lambert from 5th Class who was drawn as the winner of our Christmas Hamper for 2022. Well done Logan and a huge thanks to everyone who sold lines in our Christmas draw, your efforts are much appreciated. All line sellers received a prize for their efforts as…

Last Friday we held our annual Christmas assembly, however today we had another run through of the performances with the welcome addition of parents, friends and families of St Malachy’s BNS. A huge thanks to all those parents, friends and families who came to watch and enjoyed some refreshments. It was a real pleasure to…

Ms Ronan’s 4th Class tuned into the Christmas Art Workshop and produced some fantastic sketches. Check out the photos below!

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Mr. Thomas (Tom) Clarke, Chairperson of our school’s Board of Management.  Tom was a true gentleman, who gave his time and expertise selflessly for the benefit of our entire school community. We fully appreciate his kindness, generosity and dedication.  We extend our deepest sympathies…

The Friary World Cup kicked off with the round robin stage and now we are onto the knock out stages (quarter-final). The boys served up four fantastic games today and we look forward to more quarter finals tomorrow. Be sure to keep checking in to see how the World Cup is progressing and our photos.