We were thrilled to welcome Bobby from Dundalk Dog Rescue to St Francis NS today. A group of girls from 4th class set up a lunchtime stall in March/April selling home made loom band bracelets and they wanted all the money raised to go to Dundalk Dog Rescue, so Bobby came in to collect a cheque and bring three of ...
Rann Na Feirste Gaeltacht Contae Dún na nGall On the 11th of May 2026 39 of the pupils of St Francis NS’ 6th class went up for a five day residential trip in Ranafast in County Donegal. The pupils departed from the school around half nine in the morning and arrived in Donegal at around 3 PM. The ...
The best basketball tournament of the year! (so far) The whole of Sixth Class was buzzing. Everyone was getting ready to play against St. Furseys N.S, our close rivals. Boys and girls erupting in excitement, chatting nervously with their friends until the final moments before they had to play. St Fursey’s walked over first thing in the morning and we ...
This year the St. Francis Basketball Team decided to get new basketball kits from Spalding. On the 25th of march the new kits arrived. They had been paid for through the return bottle system that students had been donating to, by giving their bottles into a crate at the back of the class. This was set up by the Parent’s ...
Today we had a very special visitor hopping in to St Francis NS - the Easter Bunny!!! There was great excitement, especially in the infant classes. He visited every classroom during his whilrwind visit and delivered treats to every child - he even gave a treat to our Principal, Mrs Lawless. Many, many thanks to the Parent's Association of St ...
Race on 29th Jumping 28th U13 Athletics Leinster Juvenile Championships 2nd place sprint and jump He got top 4 went nationals. Are you nervous? : no Where is your competition gonna be? : Athlone which is a 2 hour drive Shoe rules? : If you wear spikes, the spikes have to be at least 5mm Do you have a warm ...
by Zane Ali Last Friday the pupils from 6th class of our school were given the opportunity to go to the Irish Military War Museum for WWI and WWII at Starinagh, Collon, County Meath. The museum brought a variety of interesting facts, weapons and machinery for the students to learn from. The WWI section showcased a replica of the trenches, ...
The Confirmation by Alex Mc Fadden and Conor Norman Photos courtesy of Paula Kavanagh Photography On March 5th 2026 the children of 6th class who are of the Roman Catholic faith went to St Fursey`s church to be confirmed by Christ into the catholic church. The mass started at 11am until 1pm lasting around 2 hours. During this ...
By Sophie Talbot, 6th Class Mr. McShane, who teaches Sixth class this year, took up teaching basketball to the fifth class last year when he was teaching them. Mr. Shepperd was the other basketball coach. This year they very generously agreed to teach Fifth again. They coached them over a five week period. They took turns taking them out every ...
by Conor Norman On Wednesday the 11th February the two of St. Francis NS chess teams, Zane’s House and The Queen’s Gambit, went to a chess tournament in the Friary center. There were 6 games and many different schools taking part including St Francis NS, St Oliver Plunkett NS,, St. Malachys Boys and St. Malachys Girls. The 6 games spanned ...
