Today we welcomed back past pupil Carla Rowe, who last summer captained Dublin to All-Ireland success. Carla was an extraordinary sports player for the school during her time in Loreto. Her dedication and commitment could…
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This Saturday, the 11th of November is Armistice Day and each year in London a remembrance service takes place at the Cenotaph to mark the cessation of hostilities in World War I. In 2014, the…
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The cadet and senior basketball teams had a victorious day on Tuesday in Loreto St. Stephen’s Green. The cadets won 59-22 and the seniors won 52-10. Many thanks to our opponents for making us feel…
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On Friday 10th Nov a group of TY students took participated in the TY Radio Transmissions Workshop. Students had a great day learning about all the work carried out behind the scenes to produce Radio…
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The minor Hockey team had great success today in the Leinster League winning 3-0 against Santa Sabina. The team worked hard for each other and their teamwork paid off with 3 fantastic goals scored by…
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The u15 Soccer League started today with a very impressive win Vs Lusk CC. Goal scorers included Cathy Carey, Caoimhe Devane, and Aisling Grant. A great start for this brilliant and improving football team!
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Congratulations to Alana O’Connor who has made it through the regional heats of the National Poetry Aloud Competition. Alana had to recite the poem: At the Court of the Curlews, Magheramore, by Martin Dyar.Poetry…
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The Senior Ladies GAA Team had another great win on the Thursday before the Mid-Term Break where they saw off the challenge posed by Holy Faith, Clontarf. The girls now look forward to their final…
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We were delighted to welcome today Stephen Farley, the Education officer from Trocaire, to facilitate a workshop on Global Citizenship, Justice and documentary making. The fifth year group thoroughly enjoyed the morning and were inspired…
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Friday 27th was ‘School Spirit Day’, a special day where we celebrate our Loreto ethos . Both students and staff got into the spirit of the day by dressing up for Halloween. Anne Boleyn,…
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Music Week took place from the 23rd to the 27th of October and featured an impressive array of musical performances by students from 1st to 6th year. The combination of group and solo performances during…
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1st Years enjoyed a great afternoon at the Loreto Hockey Halloween Blitz in Loreto Foxrock. All teams put great engery into their games and had a spooktacular time!
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Today the TYs had a very special guest speaker today! Greta Streimikyte – who is a blind Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in 1500 metres at international level events. Greta was invited to the school…
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It was a great week in basketball for the cadet and senior teams! They were both victorious against Loreto Beaufort with the cadets winning 26-57 and the seniors winning 19-47.The seniors fought a hard game…
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Many thanks to the PE department and Transition Year team who organised a very successful adventure trip to Delphi in Co Mayo over the wekend. The girls participated in Big Challenges, Archery Tag, High Ropes,…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated every October for the last 90 years. It is called “Pink October” as people around the world adopt the pink colour and display a pink ribbon to raise…
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This week we celebrated Mathematics in various ways. From famous women mathematicians, maths games, quizzes and competitions, even corny jokes, every angle was covered!!! 1A enjoyed a lesson from TY computer science class on the…
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Ms. Agnew’s CSPE class was invited by Darragh O’Brien T.D. to visit the Dáil and Seanad on Friday. The girls found the whole experience to be very informative, igniting a possible career in politics for…
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Félicitations to Senior French Debaters Hannah Waters, Grace Anderson, Kayan Butt and Isoken Ugiabe, who won their first round of the Alliance Française Joutes Oratoires, against St. Conleth’s College. They were praised for their strong…
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Ms Kearney’s sixth year French class visited the Alliance Française in Dublin for an oral prep course on Thursday. The students then received a talk from Trinity College’s linguistics department on the opportunities that are…
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Congratulations to our Transition Year students who received their Junior Cycle results today. It was wonderful to see everyone’s excitement as the students along with their parents eagerly opened the envelopes. It is true to…
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Loreto Balbriggan had great success at the Loreto Swimming Gala, which was held at the National Aquatic Centre on Tuesday. Students competed across all age and stroke categories, with many students progressing to the finals….
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Loreto Balbriggan is proud to provide the Future Leaders Programme in Transition Year. The programme is a joint initiative from the GAA and the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). It is a cross-curricular programme comprising…
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Congratulations to our school equestrian team who placed 2nd at today’s Killossery Interschools competition. Our team members this week included Ruth Barrett, Eimear Keogh, Gráinne Delany and Ailbhe Hartford.
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