World book Day, despite the name, spans over the whole of the Month March. Since the first ever world book day, which occurred on 23rd April 1995, we have gone through sixteen, each one inspiring more and more young readers than the last. World book day was started by UNESCO, an organisation dedicated wholly to further […]
School News
Physics Lecture from the University of Limerick
On Thursday the 16th of January a physics lecturer from the University of Limerick came to visit our school to speak to students and make us more aware of the science courses available in the college and how physics can help us in our day to day lives. We were asked a series of physics questions […]
TY Market Day
At the start of the school year the TY class were given the opportunity to run their own business. In total there were four different teams taking part, each with a different idea in mind. One team sold t-shirts and jumpers another sold wristbands, one sold different types of pens and biros, and another sold […]
TY Golf Lessons
As part of our Transition Year P.E. program we were fortunate to get golf lessons from Marian Riordan who is a local pro in Ballykisteen and also a past pupil of this school. We started off playing SNAG (Starting New At Golf) to get the basics in a fun and easy way. SNAG (Starting New At Golf) is […]
U17 Soccer Challenge V St. Clements, Limerick
On the 17th of January St. Ailbes U17 soccer team played a challenge match against St. Clements of Limerick city. They were prepared for a tough game. St. Clements had an early penalty appeal but the referee decided he dived saying “You were doing a Chelsea kind of a thing.” The next big event in the […]
U16 Girls South East Basketball Semi-Final
On the 2nd of December our U16 Girls Basketball Team played their South-East Regional semi-final match against Tullow, Co. Carlow in our new Sports Hall. It was a great bonus to have home advantage in this crucial game. St. Ailbe’s got off to a great start with 4 points by Sarah Halligan, 2 points by Aisling […]
School Musicial Auditions
On the 6th of November the first auditions for our upcoming school musical were held. Ms. Hayes, along with Ms. Hall, Ms. Clifford and Ms. Casey judged the auditions in the study hall. Each student acted out a part and sang a song from the show. The atmosphere on the morning was tense and nervous with […]
U19 Soccer – John Murphy Cup Round 1
On the 7th of October the first round of the John Murphy Cup Under 19 soccer took place. It was a wet and gloomy morning but we were playing at home and after a good warm up the team was ready for action. The first half had been evenly matched as both teams had equal shares […]
U19 Basketball v Colaiste Dun Iascaigh
On the 21st of October St.Ailbe’s under 19’s Basketball team played Colaiste Dun Iascaigh, Cahir, in a challenge. Our starting five was Darragh Burke, Darragh Cusse, Jamie Malone, Janis Pasters & Liam Corcoran. The first score of the game was taken by Cahir’s no.8. Darragh Cusse got our first score with a magnificent three pointer. The […]
U16 Soccer – Munster League
On the 10th of October our Under 17 boy’s soccer team were playing Borrisokane in a Munster FAIS league. The match was delayed by five minutes starting at 11.05am instead of the scheduled 11.00am because the Borrisokane bus lost a wheel. The referee was very strict about the gear and said, “Not to wear black under […]
