About Us

School starts for all pupils on Thursday the 29th of August 2024. Children are asked to line up at 9:15am for a 9:20am start.

Junior Infants will finish at 12:30pm from Thursday 29th of August until 6th of September 2024.   

Junior Infants will go home at 2pm from 9th of September. 

Senior Infants will finish school at 2pm from 29th of August. 

All other classes finish school at 3pm.

On wet days children may go straight to the P.E. Hall where they will be collected by their class teacher.

Small Break - 11:00am to 11:10am.

Big Break - 12:45pm to 1:15pm.

Staff

The school currently has an administrative principal, 18 mainstream teaching staff, 2  ASD classes (Tír na nÓg), 10 special needs assistants, a caretaker, 2 bus escorts and a secretary. The classes are mixed single stream classes from junior infants to sixth.

Principal: Mr Sé McCarthy

Deputy Principal: Ms. Gráinne Kelly

6th: Mr. Shane Moloney

6th: Ms. Faye Gorman

5th: Ms. Sinéad Ennis

4th/5th: Ms. Niamh O' Rourke

4th: Ms. Sarah Kenny/ Ms. Tara O' Connor 

3rd: Mr. Kevin Flynn 

2nd: Mr. Brian Delamere

1st/2nd Class: Ms. Róisín Nic Aonghusa

1st : Ms. Pamela Perry

Senior Infants:  Ms. Áine Hanevy 

Junior Infants: Ms. Sharon O'Brien

Junior Infants: Ms. Clodagh Allan

Special Education Teachers: Ms. Gemma Briody, Ms. Eileen Loughlin, Ms. Laura Morgan, Ms. Audrey L'Estrange and Ms. Gráinne Kelly. 

Tír na nÓg: Ms. Jessica Doherty & Ms. Aisling Greene

S.N.A's: Ms. Una McLoughlin,  Ms. Jenifer Mc Graw,  Ms. Bernie Lynch,  Ms. June Flanagan, Ms. Jacinta Masterson, Ms. Ann McNulty, Ms. Arlene Convery, Ms. Debbie Carr and Ms. Aisling Conaty, Ms. Lisa Cully.

Secretary: Ms. Pat Hall

Caretaker: Mr. Paul O'Malley

Bus Escort: Ms. Deirdre O'Connor

Parents Association

We have a very active Parents Association. The committee meet regularly to support and organise school events and fund raisers. Their main functions are to :

-Represent the views of parents

-To inform parents of developments in education and in the school

-To foster co-operation between parents/teachers and the Board of Management.

Uniform

The school uniform is:

Navy Trousers/Skirt/Pinafore

Red Polo Shirt

Navy Crested School Jumper

Navy Socks/Tights

Black Shoes

Navy School Tracksuit for P.E. Days only.

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