Our school actively encourages and supports the work of local sports clubs and physical activity providers .
The local soccer and GAA clubs visit the school during the year to give the children details of their upcoming events and training nights.
South West Wexford Community Development Group regularly sends us updates on Easter/Summer camps and we distribute these to the pupils in school.
The school takes part each year in Rackard League hurling,camogie and football and Mini 7s hurling,football and camogie competitions. These are run by Cumann na mBunscoil and a teacher is in charge of each team. The local GAA club, St. James’, and the school work together to coach the teams for these competitions.
We have a strong link too with the local Shielbaggan Outdoor Pursuits Centre. This year the senior classes went to Tintern Abbey to take part in a day’s orienteering.
What a day we had when we teamed up with Shielbaggan Outdoor Pursuits Centre to go Orienteering in Tintern Abbey. The weather was even kind to us!
Our school will take part in Cycle Right this year for the first time. This is a joint initiative between Cycling Ireland, the RSA, and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. We are really excited to be involved. Our 5th and 6th classes will take part in 5 weeks of lessons given by tutors from Shielbaggan Outdoor Pursuits Centre and we hope will be proficient cyclists at the end of the programme. We plan to have this initiative in our school every second year from now on.
We also have links with the FAI and take part each year in the FAI 5-a-side soccer tournament in New Ross. Our girls made it to the final this year and last year our boys won the local final and went on to compete in the next round.
Co. Wexford GAA coaches visit the school for at least two blocks of six-weeks during the school year and teach the pupils the basics of hurling and football.
Co Wexford hurling co-ordinator Shane O’Hanlon, demonstrating some ball skills to the senior classes…
and keeping the junior classes busy too!
Well done to the girls and boys from the four local schools who won both the camogie and hurling Rackard League district finals in Taghmon on May 17, 2017. There was a sense of deja-vu as some of the players were on the teams that also these titles in 2015.