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World Cup Fever hit Castlerock for the Aclare St. Patricks Day Parade and we brought our trophy home coming 1st in the Most Topical Category !
Olé Olé Olé Olé!!!!! Born to Play, Ireland all the way ... and we had a great start to the day with a lovely greeting from Fr. John after mass!
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Mar 181 min read


Lá Glas at Castlerock -12th March 2026
We all wore green today for our Lá Glas Doing our Community Clean-Up - Litter Picking in Aclare & on the local roads. Thank you to all the understanding motorists! Back to school in time for the Barna Waste Collection!
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Mar 161 min read


MS Readathon Event
Following our MS Readathon event in November, we recently received our Certificates and Lanyards in appreciation of our hard work!
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Mar 101 min read


World Book Day dress-up fun at Castlerock!
Our World Book Day Book Worms!
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Mar 101 min read


Primary 5's Soccer Tournament - McSharry Park Sligo
Our Senior boys participated in the Primary 5's Soccer on Thursday 5th March in McSharry Park, Sligo. While we did not progress to the next round, we had a very enjoyable day!
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Mar 61 min read


Congratulations to our Boys Team who are through to the next round of the Cumann na mBunscol Indoor Hurling Competition
Great win today in Easkey Sports Hall - Well done lads!
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Mar 31 min read


South Division GAAmigos Football Winners
Congratulations to Oran, Ciarán, Ryan & Shane who represented Castlerock NS in the South Division GAAmigos football on March 3rd.
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Mar 31 min read


Continuing our tradition of making St. Brigid's Day crosses with family & friends in Castlerock
Many thanks to our parents & friends who joined us and a special thanks to Fr. John who called to the school to bless our St. Brigid's crosses. Our Junior Class made crosses from paper as well as the traditional crosses made from rushes! Lá Fhéile Bríde Artwork
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Feb 31 min read


Our Junior pupils are participating in the Irish Garden Bird Survey this winter observing & recording birds that visit the school grounds. Thanks to Bird Watch Ireland & Sligo Co. Co.
Our Junior pupils filling up the feeders at our bird feeding station A huge thank you to our past pupil, Mark Gallagher, who gifted this beautiful bird house that he constructed to the school.
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Jan 161 min read


Castlerock NS were awarded a tree & hedging planting kit recently as part of a Coill na nÓg campaign to promote knowledge, awareness and growth of trees in our community.
5th & 6th class boys enjoying the outdoor life at school planting the trees and hedging plants!
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Jan 161 min read


December is always a special time here in Castlerock N.S. when we have lots of fun combined with our Christmas traditions
We all enjoyed our Cosy Day in school on the 16th December and especially the hot chocolate and treats! Our Junior Room put on a great performance of The Nativity at our Carol Service on 19th December. We love our pets here in Castlerock and they were all in a festive mood coming up to Christmas also! December Creative Homework was Christmas themed and pupils were asked to use recycled materials where possible. Congratulations to our prize winners and well done to everyone
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Jan 161 min read


Barna Waste Colouring Competition Winners!
A nice surprise in the post before Christmas for three of our pupils when Barna Waste announced their colouring competition winners. Well done!
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Jan 161 min read


Our First Student Council
We are excited to announce the formation of our first Student Council. Congratulations to the boys who have been selected to represent their classes.
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Dec 15, 20251 min read


Bríd from Sligo County Council, in conjunction with Water Safety Ireland came and gave us a very informative talk on how we can stay safe around water
Making our "W" for Water Sign
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Nov 28, 20251 min read


Tea/Coffee morning in aid of Hospice, Ox Mountain Café, Friday 7th Nov
Our 6th class boys representing our school and enjoying their cup of tea at the Hospice Coffee Morning!
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Nov 10, 20251 min read
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