Category: Events

Today marked the long awaited return of scientist Scott Ziglinski to St Malachy’s BNS. It was yet another very welcome visit which the children found very enjoyable. The main task of the day was to power a go-cart using magnets. As always, the competition was fierce and those who didn’t start off so well learned…

The Halloween Fancy Dress competition was split into a Junior and Senior grade. There were some excellent costumes so a huge thanks to all the parents and gaurdians for putting time and effort into making it such a great success. The yard was no place for the feint hearted! Check out our pictures of the…

This week in St Malachy’s BNS, we held a ‘Lego Legends’ competition. In order to enter, the boys took in a lego masterpiece of their choice from home, these were then judged and seven finalists made it through to the last day. In the final, the boys were placed in a room and given three…

To mark the finale of Maths Week 2018, the teachers and students combined to create a Maths Fair in our hall. This gave every class in the school the chance to challenge themselves against their friends in games ranging from Sudoku to X’s & O’s. The fair included a huge number and variety of stations…

The boys of St Malachy’s were given a real treat recently with the visit of Tadgh & Sarán O’Mhaollaghán . The two brothers, past pupils of the school popped in to talk about where their love of music came from, their time at the school and some insight into the types of music and instruments they…

Best wishes to our 6th class boys who are moving to pastures new after spending five great years in the Friary. A special mass was held in their honour on Monday, June 25th in the Friary church, celebrated by our new Prior, Fr. David Barrins. This was a very talented group of boys who have…

Well done to our U’11 GAA team who made it through to the final of the recent Louth all County GAA Blitz in Darver.

On Friday last we gathered all the boys in the hall for what was a very enjoyable prize giving ceremony from Sports Day 2018. There was a huge array of talent and they picked up certificates and medals across a wide range of events such as Sprints, Long Jump, Egg & Spoon and relays. It…

The opening ceremony of the World Cup also represented a special day in St Malachy’s BNS. Thursday June 14th marked the day St Malchy’s BNS completed their ‘Run To Russia’. Run To Russia was completed in conjunction with the School Mile Challenge, we in St Malachy’s BNS came up with the idea of accumulating our…

Ms. Ronan’s class had a very enjoyable trip to Clarke Station where they were met by Irish Rail staff who showed them around the station, the old signal house and the museum. Everyone’s favourite part was getting the opportunity to climb into the drivers cab for a look around.

The Friary Sports Day of 2018 turned out to be a fantastic spectacle. Morning heats ensured full participation and the support from parents, guardians and friends was a joy to see. We would like to say a huge thanks must go to to Mr Farrell who was chief organiser and all the children who took…

In conjunction with Active week and also in preparation for our Sports Day on Thursday, May 25th, the children took to the Friary field to test their skills in across a number of disciplines. The activities included a penalty shootout, sack races, soccer, hurdles, a Javelin throw as well as a long distance run around…