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Friday Assembly

We were joined by past pupils- Kate, Abbie and Hannah who won the Gaynor Cup u14 competition recently. Their coach Alan Smith spoke really well about the importance of playing sport for girls and boys which was really well received more »

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Confirmation Ceremony in Carlow Cathedral

  Mr O’Flaherty’s 6th class were delighted to be invited by Bishop Denis to join him for a Confirmation Ceremony themed as ‘joining the Christian tent’. There were some fantastic young speakers who spoke about their faith and the importance more »

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Rounders Winners!

Well done to our Rounders winners at the Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise on Thursday. The team played very well and won the Trophy final with a great performance from all players- Thanks to Coach Minnock for all her work more »

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4th Class Lunch Time Soccer League

We’ve had a great start to our lunch time soccer league in 4th class with all 6 teams doing really well in their opening games and showing great teamwork and fairplay in all their games. It’s still all to play more »

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Intercultural Day 2023

We are so proud in St Fiacc’s to have so many children attending our school whose parents are from different countries. This week we were celebrating Intercultural Day throughout the school. Some classes made projects via Google Slides and showed more »

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Boys u13 GAA Champions

Graiguecullen GAA won the Boys u13 Plate final in a great game against Ballyroan this week. We are very proud of our students who played and they were onhand to bring the cup around to all the classes today !! more »

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Rounders Success!!

Congratulations to our Rounders Team who have qualified for the Laois Finals next Thursday after winning their four games yesterday. Also well done to our other two teams who played really well and made the Semi Final stages where they more »

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Students of the Week

Well done to all our Students of the Week ! Missing from the  photos below are J.Infants and 4th classes as thet were away on School Tours!

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Geology

We learned about different types of rocks and found lots of different examples on the school grounds.

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School Tour

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3rd class school tour

3rd class had a fantastic day in Leisure Max for our school tour!

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Parents Association Bake Sale

There is great excitment in the school this morning as the Parents Association have organised a Bake Sale to fundraise for our school. Thanks to all the Parents for volunteering to help out and also to families for supporting. Above more »

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Glór Ceatharlach GAA

Well done to our two GAA Teams who competed in the Glór Ceatharlach GAA competitions in the Eire Óg clubgrounds this week. Both teams performed very well and as always were a credit to St Fiacc’s with their great behaviour. more »

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Student of the Week

Well done to all our Students of the week- Maith sibh!!

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Planting Sunflowers in 1st and 2nd

1st and 2nd classes had a great morning planting Sunflowers outside in our outdoor garden today. A massive thanks to parents Maria and Elena for their expertise and for helping the children to plant their sunflowers- make sure that you more »

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Table Quiz Success

Well done to our fantastic 4th class students who had a Top 10 finish in Cumann na mBunscol Laois Table Quiz in Portlaoise last week. Nina, Rian, Cian and Elohor did St Fiacc’s proud especially when they have another two more »

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Designing and making tents

3rd class in Room 31 created designs for a tent for a lego figure and then used various materials to make their tents. A very creative afternoon!

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First Holy Communion

A huge thanks to all our fantastic 2nd class teachers; Ms Roche, Mr Groarke, Ms Whelan and Ms McCarthy who did so much preparation for Communion’s on Saturday. Both services were so special and a massive thanks to Fr Dunphy, more »

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Outdoor Learning in St Fiacc’s

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We are making the most of the lovely weather last week with some great PE and outdoor learning on Friday! Here’s  a selection of photos;

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Orienteering and Map Reading in Carlow Town Park

We had a great day Orienteering in Carlow Town Park today with 4th and 5th classes. 3rd classes spent the afternoon mapping out the park on a walk and will be now ready for full orienteering soon. Thanks to all more »

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