Industrial Action from 0ctober 5th 2026 Public and Civil servants (Teachers, Nurses, SNAs, Department of Social Protection staff, etc.) are among those who will take part in nationwide work-to-rule action from 5th October 2026 over a new public sector pay deal. Changes to normal school operations Arrivals We wish to advise all parents and guardians that the school cannot accept ...
Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2026 Every year St Francis NS families generously support a Christmas Shoebox Appeal. For the past 4 years, the Student Council has decided to do the Shoebox Appeal with local Blackrock charity, Crosscause, run by Conor Hughes. Crosscause's Christmas Shoebox Appeal is a campaign that delivers gifts straight into the hands of orphans, children with ...
As most of you are aware, in February of this year, parent David McBride sadly lost his life following a fatal road traffic collision in Shercock, Co Cavan. David was described as a devoted husband to his wife Paula and a loving father to their six young sons — Conor, Danny, Oisín, Felím, Culín and Dathí — who idolised him. ...
Following on from our successful Attendance Week Campaign, led by Mrs Sweeney, this term saw the greatest ever attendance figures for St Francis NS During Attendance week we had a different theme every day to remind us why each day counts. These are the posters we shared throughout Attendance Week to help us be HEROS (Here, Every day, Ready and ...
To all members of the St. Francis NS school community We are writing to update you on the Department of Education and Youth’s Primary School Survey. This survey was carried out to understand the types of schools that parents and guardians prefer. Over 200,000 parents and guardians took part nationwide. We are now sharing our SCHOOL SURVEY RESULTS with you ...
Today we held the finals of the St Francis NS Public Speaking Competition. Pupils from 4th, 5th and 6th Classes learned in class about structuring a short talk and they all prepared their own piece to perform in front of their class. Heats were held in their respective classes and the winning 12 entrants performed in the semi finals last ...
We are thrilled that 5th Class pupil, Leo, came first place in his age categoy at the The National Scratch Competition held in Limerick yesterday. The competition is open to students in primary and second level schools in Ireland, and to students attending after-school coding clubs such as Coderdojo. Projects can be about anything, the only limit is the ...
We are delighted to have had Patrick Black and Matthew Woods form 6th class represent the school at the Green Flag Award Ceremony today in the Fairways. It is is our 9th award , this one for Global Citizenshp - Travel, having previously worked on Litter & Wase, the Marine Environment, Water, Energy and Biodiversity. We are now excited to ...
Congratulations to the St Francis NS pupils who represented the school at the Feis Mhuirtheimhne at the Friary at the weekend. These pupils were selected by their class teachers for the Irish poetry competition. Special mention to Michael in 4th Class and Aoibhín in 5th class who won the gold and silver medals respectfully in their age categories. Michael, ...
Congratulations to all the pupils who had 100% attendance last term (January-March). Pictured below with their class teachers and Mrs Lawless.
