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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.

As part of Friendship and Anti-Bullying week in the Friary, today we celebrate ‘odd sock day’. The boys were encouraged to wear odd socks to highlight our indiviuality and celebrate the fact that everyone is different. During Friendship and Anti-Bullying week we have been encouraging the boys to incluide everyone in games and not leave…

Friendship week is now in full swing in the Friary. The pupils have been working on a number of activities throughout the week so far. On Monday, the boys outlined the qualities they look for in a friend on leaves. These were then coloured and placed on the Friendship tree, as you can see they…

As part of the wide ranging work of our Deputy Principal Ms Hughes and the Student Council in the Friary, the ever popular chess club has resumed following a break due to Covid. The club is run on a Wednesday at lunchtime and allows pupils from beginners to chess enthusiasts the opportunity to compete against…