In a superb game of football, played between teams from fifth class, the Mr Franklin coached Kerry side got the telling scores in the final moments to win the Ned Daly Shield.
Congratulations to both teams on great performances and a big thank you to Dylan O’Connor who referred the game.
Joe Lyons, Chairperson of Cumann na mBunscol spoke at the launch and praised the school for promoting Gaelic Games.
The book is available from the school and in local shops.
On Wednesday a football match between two teams from within the sixth class bubble took place.
The teams, Dublin (coached by Mr Franklin) and Galway (coached by Mr Fitzgerald), had been picked some weeks previous and had been training during lunch time ahead of the game.
The onlooking support from the other classes in the school were treated to a lively encounter, full of skill and enthusiasm. Dublin built on a half time lead to stretch ahead by 8 points in the second half. However, some quickfire goals from Galway brought the deficit back to one point with around a minute to go. Dublin held their nerve and landed a late point to secure a two point win.
Afterwards, Mrs Heelan presented the Pádraig Pearse Cup to the Dublin captain.
On Friday last, Kevin O’Connor and Shane Markham of Hospital/Herbertstown GAA club’s Bord na n-Óg visited the school to make a donation of playing equipment. Two of the club’s senior players, Dylan O’Connor and Dean O’Shea were also in attendance.
The school is grateful for the continued support from Hospital/Herbertstown.
First & Second Class were busy preparing entries for the GAA’s Seachtain na Gaeilge competition where they had to create a poster about their GAA hero.
A broad range of heroes could be seen from Limerick players, club coaches and even Marty Morrissey!
The usual Christmas artwork of December has been joined by a sea of green ahead of the All Ireland hurling final next Sunday.
James will be with us on Fridays right into December and he is making great use of our new astro-turf facility to deliver the sessions.
