Uncategorized

Christmas Jumper Day and A Visit from Santa!

Santa dropped in to our school to say hello on Tuesday 19th December. Our Parents' Association very kindly sponsored Santa's visit and for this we are most grateful. All the children wore their Christmas jumpers for this special occasion. We look forward to his visit each year. Here's hoping he will find his

A Visit from St. Brigid’s – Kings of Connaught!

A huge congratulations the newly crowned Connaught Champions of 2023. St. Brigid's are kings of Connaught club football for the first time in 11 years after a brilliantly executed match against Corofin at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday 3rd December 2023. The final score was St. Brigid's 1-13 Corofin 2-5. Some of

Roscommon Credit Union Art Competition Winners 2023

A huge congratulations to our Roscommon Credit Union winners for this year - Sheenagh Kilkenny (Senior Infants), Olivia Tong (Third Class), Caoimhe Gillan and Isobel Warby (Fourth Class) and Marta Motuka (Sixth Class). Once again, the children in Ballybay took part in the 2023 Roscommon Credit Union Art Competition. The competition, now in

A Visit to Two Local Musicals

The fifth and sixth class pupils were invited to attend the Athlone Community College and Coláiste Chiaráin Musicals on Tuesday and Wednesday 21st and 22nd of November 2023. Athlone Community College staged its production of Beauty and The Beast over four consecutive nights in the Dean Crowe Theatre. The 2023 Transition Year class at

Visit to the Connaught GAA Airdome

The sixth class pupils were invited to visit the Connacht GAA Air Dome in Bekan, Co. Mayo on Wednesday November 22nd 2023. The pupils partook in a wide variety of sports such as Gaelic, Hurling, Yoga and Tug of War. The Dome, which is reported to be the largest in Europe has

Shoe Box Appeal 2023

Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal is an annual campaign that delivers gifts straight into the hands of children affected by poverty. Often these shoebox gifts are the only gift that a child will receive at Christmas and the joy that they bring is incredible. Since 2010,  Team Hope's Christmas Shoebox Appeal have

Michael Bell’s Visit

Michael Bell came to visit the school on Wednesday 8th of November 2023. He visited 3rd - 6th class and we learned a lot from his broad knowledge on all things environmental.  Michael has many years of experience in working in ecological research with an interest in all aspects of nature. He

School Council Voting Takes Place

We held a vote recently in order to elect a new School Council for the academic year 2023/2024. A school council is a group of pupils, elected by their peers, who act as representatives for their classmates and school. A school council will discuss, and give their views, on a range of

County Champions Come to Visit!

On the same day that we held a Hallowe'en Dress Up / No Uniform Day Fundraiser in the school, the newly crowned County Champions came to visit the school with their shiny new trophy. Members of St. Brigid's senior men's team that beat Boyle in the county final on Sunday 22nd October

Go to Top