Presentation to Coisceim from Tesco, Thurles Robert Foley, Manager of Tesco in Thurles and Caitriona McCarthy, HR Tesco Thurles visited Coisceim, Scoil Ruáin recently to present the school with a cheque for their share of the funds from the Blue token scheme operated in their store in Thurles. Pictured is Ms. Siobhan Landers, Deputy Principal, who received the cheque on behalf of […]
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Visit to Army Barracks in Kilkenny
Visit to Army Barracks in Kilkenny Students from Coisceim, Scoil Ruain and An Cuan, Dun Iascaigh, Cahir came together for an Interschool’s activity in Kilkenny recently. They received a very warm welcome from Captain Larry Scallan and Corporal John Paul Harrington, a past pupil of Scoil Ruain. The students were given an interactive History lesson in the Barracks […]
World Autism Day 2nd April 2019
World Autism Day 2nd April 2019 Scoil Ruáin celebrated World Autism Day on Tuesday 2nd April. All staff wore blue which is the colour chosen to represent Autism. All students were given a sticker to wear with the autism symbol. On Friday 5th April all Junior Cycle students walked 1km around the sports pitch to […]
Fifth Year Trip to Manchester – By Sean Prendergast
Between Friday, March 1st and Sunday, March 3rd 2019, a group of twenty seven students from fifth year and three teachers from Scoil Ruain travelled to England for a school trip. It all began very early on Friday morning, around five o’clock, when 30 tired heads hopped onto a bus outside the school yard, too […]
Fifth Year Trip to Manchester
Fifth Year Trip to Manchester On Friday March 1st 2019, a group of 27 students from 5th year and three teachers, Ms. Gubbins, Mr. White and Mr. Corcoran travelled to Manchester, England for a school trip. On the first evening they went on a tour of Old Trafford Football stadium where they experienced first- hand […]
Transition Year raise vital funds for Focus Ireland
Transition Year raise vital funds for Focus Ireland On the 1st of March this year, Scoil Ruain’s TY year have performed a sleep out in the aid of Focus Ireland, a charity dedicated to supporting the homeless of which there are nearly 10,000 people reported as such (as of November 2018). The students have collected […]
Presentation of Junior Cycle Certificates
Presentation of Junior Cycle Certificates Congratulations to the best male, Samuel Hunter, and female, Eabha Fitzgerald, who were the top performing students in their Junior Certificate 2018. Students who achieved A Grades at Higher Level in their Junior Certificate 2018 were also acknowledged in an Awards Ceremony on Friday 18th January in Scoil Ruáin. All […]
Tipperary ETB Talent Show 2019
Tipperary ETB Talent Show 2019 Tipperary ETB Talent Show 2018/2019 took place in the dome, Thurles on Jan 25th. With every school in Tipperary ETB represented, a great night of entertainment was had by all. Scoil Ruain was represented in the Junior Category with the Junior Choral Group comprising of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Years, […]
Scoil Ruáin are All-Ireland Basketball Champions
Five buses left Scoil Ruain at 9:30 in Monday morning to head to Tallaght after applying face paint, loading up flags and banners to support the U16 Cadet team in the All Ireland final v St Mary’s Ballina, Mayo. In the last four years Scoil Ruain teams have lost at the penultimate stage. This […]
Congratulations to Meibh Maher on being selected to Ireland’s Under 20 Basketball Team
Meibh Maher has been selected on Irelnad’s Under 20 Basketball’s Team. Meibh, a 6th Year student, has played with Scoil Ruáin at all levels since 1st Year. Her coach in Scoil Ruáin, Sean O’Regan, said that Meibh is an outstanding player and has contributed to many of the school’s success over her time in […]
