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Seachtain na Gaeilge took centre stage during the month of March. Staff and students were busy with céilís, treasure hunts, drama workshops and Irish songs.  Have a look at what some of our classes got up to below. 

Athy Family Resource Centre and Athy HSCL Coordinators are running four FREE sessions for parents as part of the Healthy Families Programme. Week 1 begins on Tuesday 1st April at 9.15am in Gaelscoil Átha Í. Week 1: Better Bedtimes  Week 2: Managing Technology Week 3: Fussy Eating Week 4: Managing Challenging Behaviours. Please get in touch with Mr Costigan…

Huge congratulations to Ms Mooney’s Galway team who won our school’s Gregory Cup final on 12th March. A hugely enjoyable final between Lily Kelly’s Galway side and Ruby Walsh’s Kerry team. Well done to all girls who participated. Pictured is Galway captain Lily Kelly presented with the Gregory Cup by Ava Gregory. 

Well done to our senior boys on a convincing win away to Scoil Bhríde in Kilcullen. Pictured in their new jerseys are the team and their two captains for the year, Ryan Keaveny and Rían Brophy.   

Well done to the students who took part in the Athy School Completion Programme Ficheall Tournament on Monday 10th March. The tournament was hosted by Gaelscoil Átha Í and facilitated by Ruairí from Red King Chess as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge celebrations.   60 students in total took part in the tournament with participating…

Teachers and pupils were busy again in February which included our annual Kennelly Cup Finals. Have a look at what some classes got up to below: 

For the last two years our Greenschool committee have been working hard on the theme of the Marine Environment. Last Tuesday we had our Greenschool Action Day where all children in the school spent some time focusing on the plants and animals that live in the sea, how marine litter is affecting climate change and…

Our Parent Council will be  organising a facility in the school whereby parents can drop in Sports Equipment that they no longer need/use, this equipment will then be available to the pupils in our school. It would not necessarily be a Swap Shop model, but rather a bank of equipment that will be available to school…

The Gregory Cup 2025 is kicking off this week here in Scoil Phádraig Naofa. All games will begin on the grass pitch at 3pm. Eager to get their hands on the cup are our four captains this year – Lily Kelly (Galway), Ruby Walsh (Kerry), Myla Foley (Armagh) and Amelia Lacy (Cork). Best of luck…

Snow, Storm Éowyn, Creative Week and Grandparents’ Day contributed to a busy and eventful month in SPN. Check out some photos below.