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TY Radio Transmissions Course
  • 10 Nov, 2023

TY Radio Transmissions Course

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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Minor Hockey League
  • 9 Nov, 2023

Minor Hockey League

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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Junior Soccer
  • 9 Nov, 2023

Junior Soccer

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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Poetry Aloud Competition 2023
  • 9 Nov, 2023

Poetry Aloud Competition 2023

  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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Senior Gaelic win
  • 9 Nov, 2023

Senior Gaelic win

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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JPIC Trócaire Visit
  • 8 Nov, 2023

JPIC Trócaire Visit

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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School Spirit Day
  • 27 Oct, 2023

School Spirit Day

  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
  • 27 Oct, 2023

Music Week

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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Inter Loreto Hockey Blitz
  • 26 Oct, 2023

Inter Loreto Hockey Blitz

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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Paralympian Guest Spaeker
  • 25 Oct, 2023

Paralympian Guest Spaeker

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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Extra Curricular Basketball
  • 24 Oct, 2023

Extra Curricular Basketball

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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Transition Year Trip to Delphi
  • 23 Oct, 2023

Transition Year Trip to Delphi

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
  • 20 Oct, 2023

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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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Maths Week
  • 20 Oct, 2023

Maths Week

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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3J Visit Dáil Eireann and Seanad
  • 20 Oct, 2023

3J Visit Dáil Eireann and Seanad

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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Joutes Oratoires Comprtition
  • 20 Oct, 2023

Joutes Oratoires Comprtition

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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Alliance Francaise Trip
  • 18 Oct, 2023

Alliance Francaise Trip

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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Amazing Junior Cert Results
  • 18 Oct, 2023

Amazing Junior Cert Results

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 Swimming Gala
  • 17 Oct, 2023

Loreto Swimming Gala

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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Future Leaders 1st Year Olympics
  • 17 Oct, 2023

Future Leaders 1st Year Olympics

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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Killossery Interschools Competition
  • 15 Oct, 2023

Killossery Interschools Competition

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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Focus Ireland
  • 13 Oct, 2023

Focus Ireland

On Friday 13th of October over 150 Loreto Balbriggan Transition Year students joined in solidarity with schools, clubs and other groups throughout Ireland to raise awareness and vital funds for homeless charity Focus Ireland. Despite…

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Junior GAA League Begins
  • 13 Oct, 2023

Junior GAA League Begins

Our GAA junior girls started their league campaign with a brilliant win over Ardee Community School today, finishing with an outstanding scoreline of 7-13 to 2-10. The team displayed some excellent skills and commitment during…

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Inter Schools Hockey Tournament.
  • 13 Oct, 2023

Inter Schools Hockey Tournament.

On Friday 13th Loreto Balbriggan hosted an inter schools hockey tournament, Skerries Community College and Leighton Park School from the UK  were the other two schools that participated. The games were very competitive and showed…

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