Chess in Castlehackett
A busy few weeks here in Castlehackett with our pupils taking up chess in our school. Our children are really enjoying it. Chess is also…
FAI Primary School 5s
Congratulations to our senior girls soccer team. They had a great day competing in the FAI 5s in Moyne Villa. They narrowly missed out on…
Bug Doctor Visits 🐛 🐍
Right off the back of Science week we had the Bug Doctor , Dr Michel Dugon pay us a visit with his collection of Bugs…
Off on the Bus to Babaró !
We had another busy week in school with children from all classes attending events for this years Baboró International Arts Festival. It was a great…
Castlehackett 8k
Castlehackett NS is the home of the Castlehackett 8k road race, which has just celebrated its FIFTH great year. Taking place in June – usually…
Swimming classes
Swimming classes will shortly be commencing again. It’s very encouraging to see all the progress the pupils are making and the enjoyment they derive from…
Library and Literacy
Castlehackett NS has a well-stocked library which is widely used by pupils. Reading opens doors for young people and many books are treasures.
Tin Whistle
World renowned musician Matt Cunningham comes to the school once a week to teach practical music to the pupils. Matt has entertained such people as…
Irish Dancing
Susan O’Shaugnessy of the McDonagh Byrne School of Dancing comes to the school on a weekly basis to teach Irish Dancing.