Open Day 2023

We are delighted to invite you and your child to visit Presentation Primary School for our Open Day on Sunday, 29th January. You can enjoy a tour of the school and visit your child’s future classroom anytime between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. This is a great opportunity for your child to meet the teachers and see what school could be like for them in September. You can express an interest in enrolling your son or daughter by completing this online Pre-Admission form All Welcome! We do hope you can join us.

Communion

Congratulations to these wonderful girls who made their First Holy Communion in the Cathedral of the Assumption last Saturday. We thank most sincerely, Fr. Joe for his beautiful ceremony, the choir and teachers involved for the music, Ms. Fanning for preparing the children so diligently, Rosaleen for the individualised booklets and of course the children for being so amazing on the day.

School Tours

Our Senior Classes headed to UL for their school tour last week. The girls enjoyed a wonderful day of climbing and activity in the university. The Junior Infant School Tour was to Maryl Hill Farm and Play Centre. The children enjoyed the open farm, a train ride and of course the play centre. Our Senior Infants headed off to Fota Wildlife Park and had an absolute ball. Finally, Our 1st and 2nd Class tour was to Castlecomer Discovery Park in Kilkenny.

Camogie

Recently, both our U13 and U11 Camogie teams have taken part in their respective Cumann na mBunscol tournaments. Our U11 team had a wonderful day out in Durlas Og, recording two wins against Presentation PS Clonmel and Cahir NS. The first game was extremely close and tense. Both teams defended stoutly and only conceded one score each! Luckily for us, Clonmel scored a point while Emma Egan scored a mighty goal for the girls in wine, securing a 1.0 to 0.1 win for the Pres! The second game was a little more open and a goal just before half time Read more…

All Ireland Volleyball Finalists

Having won the Regional Finals in Kilkenny, our Volleyball team heading to UL Sports Arena for the All Ireland Finals recently. It was amazing to be in one of the finest sports arenas in the country and a great experience for the ten girls. The day began with a meeting of all the teams from around Ireland who were there to compete for the title of All Ireland Champions. The girls were in Group A, along with Aghada NS (Cork), St. Ita’s (Galway) and St. Killian’s (Cavan). The group games were all close encounters. The girls lost their first game Read more…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2023

Our St. Partrick’s Day School Parade is quickly becoming a much loved tradition at this stage! Today the children yet again donned the green, white and oranage and enjoyed marching around our beautiful school grounds to mark our National Day. The parade brought joy and smiles to everyone involved and ended with an impromptu céilí in the school yard afterwards. Throughout the week the children have been learning the Siege of Ennis and they really enjoyed dancing this traditional Irish dance together. The day began with a traditional music group from Presentation Secondary School treating us to a session in Read more…