Congratulations to Amy Mahon from our 6th Class, who on Saturday last represented the Mayo U.12 Girls Soccer Team in an Inter League Blitz in Ballymun, Dublin. Amy excelled in two of her games quickly becoming an important member of an excellent Mayo team.

Amy’s selection is a great personal achievement and also reflects the great work that is ongoing here in Charlestown in her local Charlestown Athletic Soccer club.

We wish Amy well and look forward to following her progress.

Best wishes to Órán Duffy from our Fifth Class and all the Caiseal Gaels U-14 team who this weekend travel to Cavan for the All Ireland Féile Competition. Órán is a very talented sportsman who has made great progress in the recent past. Best wishes also to Mr.Bracken from Carracastle NS and Mr.Dillon for St.Colman’s Derrinabroc who are involved with the team.

We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to following your progress through the weekend !

We had a very busy start to our week earlier in Charlestown when our school teams both contested the Mayo Cumann na mBunscol County Quarter Finals.

First up our girls were pitted against an exceptional Meelick NS side who proved more than a match for everything that was sent in their direction. To their immense credit our girls never gave up, battling to the final whistle, giving their all.We really are delighted with the progress that they each have made throughout this year.

After a short break our boys took to the field against Bohola N.S. who as with Meelick proved to be very talented and competitive opponents.
It was a performance full of heart , determination and never say die attitude from the boys many of whom were playing for the school in this competition for the first time. Despite our defeat there was much to be proud of.

Our afternoon concluded with a challenge match against Bohola NS Girls team.

As alluded to we are so proud of our teams and players. Each gave their all, representing their school with great distinction! Maith sibh!

Finally best wishes to Meelick NS and Bohola NS who progress to the County Semi Final Stage on Wednesday next in the Connaught Centre of Excellence in Bekan.

The Western Spikeball Finals took place earlier in St.Brigid’s Vocational School Loughrea, Co.Galway. This year our girls team flew the flag for our school, representing us proudly against strong opposition.

The girls did so well in a difficult pool, particularly considering the age profile of our team with so many of our team members in fifth class. They have made great progress over the course of this season . As mentioned, many on this team will be available to us again next year and we really hope this great experience will stand to them. Comhghairdeachas mór to the our sixth class pupils who set a great example, always encouraging their younger teammates while playing very well.

A special word of thanks to the transition year students who have helped us over the past number of months. We really are so thankful for their interest and enthusiasm.

Finally a special mention to Geraldine Finn whose expertise, encouragement and efforts are always much appreciated. Geraldine always give so much to spikeball in our school and indeed our community. We thank her sincerely for this. Maith thú Geraldine!

Salthill Handball Club Galway hosted the Connacht Cumann na mBunscol Handball Finals yesterday. We had a special interest with Amy Mahon’s (Rang 5) participation in the U-11 Girls competition.
Amy had a fantastic morning progressing through the Quarter and Semi Final stages before eventually being defeated in a thrilling,closely fought final. A silver medal in a Connaught Final is a fantastic achievement.

Maith thú Amy !

Comhghairdeachas to the pupils who really excelled over the past number of days representing our school.

Firstly a huge word of congratulations to Millie Pilcher who, swimming in the National Finals broke both her personal best times in the 100m Individual Medley and 50m Butterfly. This really was a fantastic achievement to perform so well on such a great stage. We really admire all Millie’s hard work, dedication and effort and look forward to continuing to watch her progress.

Secondly well done to Amy Mahon who yesterday won the Cumann na mBunscol Girls U11 handball Championships at McHale Park. Amy is a very committed member of the local club and continues to make huge strides. Amy now progresses to the Connaught Finals which will take place this coming Sunday in Salthill. We wish Amy very well.
Well done also to Órán Duffy who competed in the Boys U-13 section yesterday. Órán played very well against very talented opposition. Órán has another year remaining at this level and should be very proud of his progress to date.

Finally we had a busy morning at the Mayo Spikeball Finals earlier. Congratulations to our Girl’s team who progressed to the Connaught Primary Spikeball finals which will take place in Loughrea, Galway on March 9th.
Well done also to our Mixed Teams who have made huge progress in a short time. It was heartening to witness the improvement in confidence and skill levels as the day progressed.
There are still lots of areas for further improvement for our ‘Girls’ and we look forward to working hard over the next month to prepare for this date.

A special word of thanks to Geraldine Finn for coaching the teams. Her knowledge and expertise is invaluable alongside her interest in the game. We really appreciate this support. Also a big thank you to the Transition Year students from St.Joseph’s Community College who have worked so well with our students as part of their programme this year. Again we really appreciate all their help.

Best wishes to Millie Pilcher who swims in the All Ireland Primary School’s U-11 100m Individual Medley and 50m Butterfly in the National Aquatic Centre Dublin tomorrow (Sunday February 8th).

As we’ve mentioned previously Millie has made fantastic progress over the past year and it is a great honour for our school to be represented at this final stage. We are very proud of her achievements to date. Go n-eirí leat Millie!

Also best wishes to Amy Mahon and Órán Duffy from our Fifth Class who also take part in the Cumann na mbunscoil handball competitions tomorrow in An Sportlann, McHale Park Castlebar. We would like to wish Amy and Órán well. Maith sibh!

Comhghairdeachas mór le Millie Pilcher from our Fourth Class who recently represented our school in the Connaught Minor Schools Swimming finals.

Millie had a fantastic day progressing in two events, the 100m Individual Medley and in the 50m Butterfly. Millie will now represent our school in the All Ireland Minor Schools Finals which will be held in the National Aquatic Centre Dublin on Sunday February 8th.

Huge credit must go to Millie who quietly trains so hard with the Claremorris Swimming Club. She has made fantastic progress over the past year and it is a great honour for our school to be represented at this final stage. We are very proud of her achievements to date.

We wish Millie well as she continues her preparations and look forward to learning of her progress in early February.

Go n-eirí leat Mille!