Activities

Anthony Baggott Cup 2025

Staff

Knockainey NS retained the Anthony Baggott Cup on the occasion of the 10th staging of the tournament.

The hosts Herbertstown NS were joined by neighbours Knockainey NS and Hospital NS along with newcomers The Monastery School from Tipperary Town.

In round 1, Hospital NS produced a strong second half performance to pull away from Herbertstown NS. On pitch 2, Knockainey got off to a strong start with a good win over The Monastery.

In round 2, Knockainey continued winning ways by beating the hosts while Hospital got their second win over The Monastery.

Round 3 only saw one game being played as Hospital and Knockainey had qualified for the final. Herbertstown and The Monastery played out a great game of end to end action.

Final

Hospital NS, who have taken part in all 10 of the tournaments to date, were looking for their first win and looked in pole position to do so heading into the final minutes of the game. However, Knockainey NS struck a goal from a free to bring the game to extra time.

Knockainey were awarded a penalty early in extra time and after this was emphatically drilled to the net they did not look back and finished strongly to retain their title.

Congratulations to Knockainey NS and thank you to everyone who supported our tournament.

World renowned mountaineer Kenton Cool visits Herbertstown NS

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We had the great privilege of welcoming world renowned mountaineer Kenton Cool to Herbertstown today.

Kenton has climbed many of the world’s highest peaks and holds the record for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-sherpa – a staggering 19 times.

Kenton took time out of his busy schedule to visit the school and spent over 90 minutes telling the children all about Mount Everest, from how it was formed to the history of the different ascents of its summit.

He also told stories about his own experiences of mountaineering around the world and stressed the message to the children that it was important to give whatever they were involved in their all. The boys and girls had been preparing for weeks ahead of the visit and happily asked questions and offered their own information at any available opportunity.

Kenton was very giving of his time and it was a truly memorable experience. At the conclusion of the visit, a presentation of a Limerick jersey with the number 19 was made to Kenton as a thank you from the school.

Roinn B double for Herbertstown NS

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Congratulations to our boys and girls who retained their South Limerick Roinn B hurling and camogie titles in Martinstown.

The girls defeated Galbally NS in the final of the camogie.

The boys won two tight games against Athlacca NS and Galbally NS on the way to winning the hurling.

Harry Greensmyth Cup

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Well done to our boys who represented the school in the Harry Greensmyth Cup today in Kilmallock.

The boys had four games against Galbally NS, Croom NS, Hospital NS and eventual winners Banogue NS.

It was the first game in the maroon and white for some of the players and hopefully they will have many more games for the school in the years ahead.

FAI Primary 5s – Munster Finals

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Our girls continued their memorable sporting year by representing Limerick in the FAI Primary 5s Munster Finals in Cahir.

After two close games in the group stage, a win and a loss left all three teams level on points. It was decided that a penalty shootout would be used to determine who would go into the semi-finals and unfortunately this was where Herbertstown exited the competition.

The girls were excellent throughout the day and were very unlucky to miss out on progressing. They have been fantastic ambassadors for our school and county Limerick throughout the year.

Cumann na mBunscol Week

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Cumann na mBunscol week came to a close in Herbertstown NS with a GAA themed quiz.

10 teams made up of pupils from third to sixth class took part, taking on 8 rounds of 8 questions each.

Congratulations to our winning team!

Here was the picture round from the quiz: