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We bid a fond farewell to our 6th class this week - thanks lads for a great 8 years and the memories ye have left with us!
The bags are packed ... ready to go! The last tune with the school band after our graduation ceremony Some of the presentations were done by our junior pupils Happy heads leaving for the summer holidays with their now bespoke polo shirts!!!! See ye around lads!
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Jun 241 min read


Getting the last bit of work out of our 6th class lads today harvesting our spuds!
Chips all around for lunch tomorrow!!
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Jun 231 min read


Cumann na mBunscol Champions 2026!
So proud of our boys who won the Cumann na mBunscol Final in Markievicz Park on Saturday 13th June.
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Jun 151 min read


Well done to our Student Council who worked hard to achieve their goals this year & to our school community who were so delighted to help them. Thank you Ms. Cunnane for all your support.
From organising their Bring & Buy, to purchasing items for the school yard & classrooms - your work enhanced our school life this year - Thank you and well done boys!
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Jun 101 min read


2026 School Tour - Thank you to Westport Adventure for a brilliant fun day on our tour!
Having fun at Westport Adventure!
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Jun 81 min read


Celebrations as we proudly receive our Green Flag for 'Global Citizenship Litter & Waste' and are joined by Tommy Marren from Mid West Radio to raise our flag here in Castlerock!
After two years of hard work by our Green Schools Committee, Ms. Cunnane, Pupils and Staff, we were proud to receive our Green Flag from An Taisce at a ceremony at the MacWilliam Park Hotel on May 19th last. Our Litter Bins have never been happier!!!! Thank you to Tommy Marren from Mid West Radio who joined us to raise our Green Flag on 26th May.
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May 281 min read


GAAmigos Regional Skills Winners Activity Day in Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence in Scarden on12th May.
Well done lads ... a day of well deserved fun!
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May 131 min read


Congratulations to our 5th & 6th class who celebrated their Confirmation on Friday 8th May last in Tourlestrane Church.
Thank you to our Teacher Ms. Cunnane for preparing us for our Confirmation and to Fr. John and Bishop Kevin for the lovely ceremony.
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May 121 min read


Thank you to everyone at the Fr. Peyton Centre, Attymass for our very enjoyable Communion & Confirmation Retreats on April 27th last!
Rockin' our lovely hats at the Fr. Peyton Centre!
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May 61 min read


Our School Community are very happy to be presenting a cheque for €1,800 to Mary Jones from the Cancer Support Centre, Tubbercurry following our Family Fun Walk/Run on 18th April.
We wish to thank everyone who supported, donated or helped in any way in making this Fun Walk/Run such a success.
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Apr 281 min read


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
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