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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Irish Dancing
Susan O’Shaugnessy of the McDonagh Byrne School of Dancing comes to the school on a weekly basis to teach Irish Dancing.