Dunmore Community School are celebrating after becoming Connacht U14 C League champions, beating Calasanctius Oranmore 30-19 in the final played at Tuam RFC. Dunmore led throughout, and their early dominance was built on the performance of their forwards, especially Kieran Cosgrove and James Mitchell, who provided the platform for their backs to play. Two tries, …
Read MoreOur 5th-year students travelled to Knock Shrine today for the ‘Live Life’ youth retreat to celebrate Donal Walsh and his legacy. Our students were inspired by motivational speakers Nikki Bradley and Sean from Community Cenacolo. The day concluded with mass in the Basilica. Thank you to the Walsh family and the youth ministry team at …
Read MoreCongrats to Eamonn Harte, TY and his teammates from Galway Corinthians RFC, who won the BOI U17 Connacht Rugby Cup final last weekend 🏆
Read MoreOur Final Furlong Programme for LC 2024 began today with a Staff vs Students Boccia Game in the Auditorium at Lunchtime. The first Student Team up was captained by Maedhbh Hanly with experienced players Alicia Costello & Emma Heneghan alongside. Staff teams were well prepared, and expectations were high. The first staff team out was …
Read MoreCongratulations to Conor Moloney, Jack Mannix, and Ellen Gilmore on winning 1st place in the Intermediate Life Science Award at SciFest which took place at TUS Athlone yesterday. This is truly a remarkable achievement, and we are incredibly proud of them!
Read MoreOur LCVP 5 class recently went on a factory visit to our local factory, Stira Folding Attic Stairs. We learnt how Stira was set up originally in the 1980’s by Michael Burke. We got first-hand experience of the production process; we saw how raw materials are transformed into the finished product. We examined the various employee roles …
Read MoreOur Transition Year students are organising a Fun Run/Walk on Fri 3rd May in Dunmore at 10.30 am. We are asking all the local community to come along to join us on the 6km route. Refreshments will be served afterwards. €5 registration on the day.
Read MoreThe Green Schools Committee organised a host of events to mark Earth Day April 22. These included a guided walk on the Bog Loop starting at the Historic Dunmore Castle. The students were accompanied by Rosie – Mr. Daly’s Dog for this stunning walk washed with beautiful spring sunshine. The Bird Song was everywhere and …
Read MoreToday senior LCVP students visited Coffey, Athenry to help celebrate their 50th anniversary. There we met past students, Dylan Hanley and Cormac Heneghan who are completing apprenticeships with Coffey. Coffey are responsible for all types of Civil Engineering. They build motorways, bridges, roundabouts, railways, water treatment plants etc. We visited stands to find information on …
Read MoreWe had two teams take part in the IMTA Junior Cycle PI Quiz, which took place on Pi Day, March 14th in Cólaiste Bhaile Chláir. Well done to our teams who put in a solid performance on the day and represented the school in an exemplary manner. The teams included 3rd year students Hugh Reddington, …
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