- 27 Oct, 2023
School Spirit Day
Friday 27th was ‘School Spirit Day’, a special day where we celebrate our Loreto ethos . Both students and staff got into the spirit of the day by dressing up for Halloween. Anne Boleyn,…
read moreFriday 27th was ‘School Spirit Day’, a special day where we celebrate our Loreto ethos . Both students and staff got into the spirit of the day by dressing up for Halloween. Anne Boleyn,…
read moreMusic Week took place from the 23rd to the 27th of October and featured an impressive array of musical performances by students from 1st to 6th year. The combination of group and solo performances during…
read more1st Years enjoyed a great afternoon at the Loreto Hockey Halloween Blitz in Loreto Foxrock. All teams put great engery into their games and had a spooktacular time!
read moreToday the TYs had a very special guest speaker today! Greta Streimikyte – who is a blind Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in 1500 metres at international level events. Greta was invited to the school…
read moreIt was a great week in basketball for the cadet and senior teams! They were both victorious against Loreto Beaufort with the cadets winning 26-57 and the seniors winning 19-47.The seniors fought a hard game…
read moreMany thanks to the PE department and Transition Year team who organised a very successful adventure trip to Delphi in Co Mayo over the wekend. The girls participated in Big Challenges, Archery Tag, High Ropes,…
read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated every October for the last 90 years. It is called “Pink October” as people around the world adopt the pink colour and display a pink ribbon to raise…
read moreThis week we celebrated Mathematics in various ways. From famous women mathematicians, maths games, quizzes and competitions, even corny jokes, every angle was covered!!! 1A enjoyed a lesson from TY computer science class on the…
read moreMs. Agnew’s CSPE class was invited by Darragh O’Brien T.D. to visit the Dáil and Seanad on Friday. The girls found the whole experience to be very informative, igniting a possible career in politics for…
read moreFélicitations to Senior French Debaters Hannah Waters, Grace Anderson, Kayan Butt and Isoken Ugiabe, who won their first round of the Alliance Française Joutes Oratoires, against St. Conleth’s College. They were praised for their strong…
read moreMs Kearney’s sixth year French class visited the Alliance Française in Dublin for an oral prep course on Thursday. The students then received a talk from Trinity College’s linguistics department on the opportunities that are…
read moreCongratulations to our Transition Year students who received their Junior Cycle results today. It was wonderful to see everyone’s excitement as the students along with their parents eagerly opened the envelopes. It is true to…
read moreLoreto Balbriggan had great success at the Loreto Swimming Gala, which was held at the National Aquatic Centre on Tuesday. Students competed across all age and stroke categories, with many students progressing to the finals….
read moreLoreto Balbriggan is proud to provide the Future Leaders Programme in Transition Year. The programme is a joint initiative from the GAA and the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). It is a cross-curricular programme comprising…
read moreCongratulations to our school equestrian team who placed 2nd at today’s Killossery Interschools competition. Our team members this week included Ruth Barrett, Eimear Keogh, Gráinne Delany and Ailbhe Hartford.
read moreOn Friday 13th of October over 150 Loreto Balbriggan Transition Year students joined in solidarity with schools, clubs and other groups throughout Ireland to raise awareness and vital funds for homeless charity Focus Ireland. Despite…
read moreOur GAA junior girls started their league campaign with a brilliant win over Ardee Community School today, finishing with an outstanding scoreline of 7-13 to 2-10. The team displayed some excellent skills and commitment during…
read moreOn Friday 13th Loreto Balbriggan hosted an inter schools hockey tournament, Skerries Community College and Leighton Park School from the UK were the other two schools that participated. The games were very competitive and showed…
read more1C, 1D and 1H participated a mini field study on Balbriggan beach this week after studying The Sea in Geography. The students studied coastal erosion through measuring wave frequency as well as conducting a beach…
read more‘What a piece of work is… Hamlet!’ 6th year English students enjoyed a memorable trip to the Clasac Theatre in Clontarf on Friday, 13th October. Thanks to the Gaiety School of Acting players for their…
read moreCongratulations to the Senior Leaders from 5th and 6th year who officially received their badges today. They were the first cohort of students to assemble in our new auditorium, ‘Amharclann’ We wish them the best…
read moreThe minor team began their Leinster Hockey League campaign on Thursday playing their first match against St Colombas College. Narrowly beaten in a fiercely contested game, the team is taking a lot of positives from…
read moreCongratulations to our new and experienced second year debaters who displayed excellent debating techniques in the first round of the Junior Schools, debate competition which took place in UCD on Wednesday evening . A special…
read moreTransition year JPIC classes visited The Irish Aid Centre today as part of their TY module. They participated in a workshop that gave them an understanding of the Irish Government’s overseas development projects. They were…
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