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Welcome to our News Page! Here you will find all the Latest happenings here in Scoil Pól!

 

Our Fashion Show committee have been busy bees all week preparing for our Fashion Show on Friday 24th Feb! The tickets are flying out the door so be sure to secure yours by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We are looking forward to seeing everyone! This show is in aid of our multipurpose arena.

Where:Bulgaden, Castle V35 YW50
When: Friday February 24th. Doors open 6:30pm. Show starts at 7:30pm

Tickets are €15 which includes a free swag bag on the night for the first 150 people to arrive. There will be fabulous local shops featuring on stage and a pop up shop exhibition on the night also! 
This fashion show is run in collaboration with the Holman Lee agency and we look forward to welcoming everyone. 

We will have some fantastic raffle prizes on the night and separate to the main raffle we also have tickets for a Munster rugby game and an Irish rugby game. We are so excited to welcome you all to our fashion show fundraiser, raising much needed funds for our multipurpose arena.

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Scoil Pól Truck, Tractor and Vintage Run

What a fantastic turnout we had on the 18th December 2022 for our first ever Christmas Truck, Tractor & Vintage Run! The fun, the colour, the effort, the buzz was second to none! A huge thank you to our wonderful students, staff and parents who made the evening the success it was. Thank you to all the participants for making such an effort with your vehicles and for travelling to Scoil Pól yesterday evening. Thank you to Richard O'Donoghue for leading it out and for your support and thanks to you all for coming out to greet us and waving at us along the route! We loved seeing you all! Thank you for your generosity and donations!
Thank you to Fogartys Life Pharmacy Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Clancys Bar Bruff, Deebert House Hotel and Harry Murphy for kindly donating raffle prizes and vouchers!
Thank you to Mollys Restaurant for the lovely hot food and Sheehy's Centra Kilfinane for the selection of sandwiches!
All proceeds raised going to our planned Multi- Purpose Arena. A very Merry Christmas to you all and thank you again!

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TY Christmas Appeal Success

Transition year students organized a local shoebox appeal last week! Gifts for girls, boys, animal welfare and food items were collected! A huge thank you to everyone who donated, the generosity shown from everyone in our community was amazing. Thank you to Ms. Kelly, Ms. O’Connor, Sr. P for organising and to all the TYs that volunteered to be part of this incredible initiative

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Scoil Pól St.Vincent De Paul Hamper Donations 

We are all about giving back here in Scoil Pól and what better month to show our gratitude and to "pay it forward" than December! 

The Religion Department with the help of students, prepared Christmas hampers for St.Vincent De Paul this month. On behalf of the staff of Scoil Pól, Mrs.Ryan our Deputy Principal presented a hamper to Sr.Patricia.

On behalf of the students our Head Boy and Head Girl Chris Costigan and Aisling Daly along with prefects Leah O Brien and Uinsinn McCarthy also presented hampers for St.Vincent De Paul.

The hampers will be distributed to those in need this Christmas.

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A HUGE congratulations to our transition year students David O’Brien, Evan Lowe, Stella Hehir, Emma Hanley, Sophie Collins, Amy Mulcahy, Cliona Heffernan, Caoimhe O’Connor, Eoin O’Leary, Shane Tobin & Paul Sheahan! Well done to you all & your teachers!  A huge success to have 4 projects through in the intermediate category. Already continuing on from last years successful projects!

We wish you all the very best of luck in the Finals this week!

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Increase in viral infections and Group A Strep infections

Please see attached an important letter from HSE colleagues, which you are asked to bring to the attention of parents, guardians and staff.
There has been a significant increase in viral infections and Group A Strep infections among children and young people this winter. There have also been recent concerns about a rare
bacterial infection. This infection is iGAS (an invasive Group A Streptococcal infection). It is and also known as Group A Strep.

Given the potential seriousness of the situation we are asking you to circulate this letter to parents. The letter contains important information on viral and Group A Strep infections with useful links for additional information.


John Curtis
General Secretary
8th December 2022

Please read letter from HSE by clicking on the PDF icon

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