School News
Katie Riordan 5th Year wins Senior Category of GAA Museum Croke Park Poetry Competition
The GAA Museum recently invited secondary school students to show off their writing prowess with an essay, short story or poem using the theme ‘’A GAA Legend”. Entries were then judged by a panel of talent-spotting experts, including writer Paul Howard, journalist Cliona Foley and Sean Love of Fighting Words. The GAA museum received an overwhelming […]
World Book Day is celebrated at Scoil Ruáin
World Book Day is celebrated at Scoil Ruáin Scoil Ruáin celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 12th March. First Years took part in a Readathon, Second Years enjoyed a Book Quiz and Third Years enjoyed a “Blind Date with a Book”. Transition Years spent a few weeks decorating many of the classroom doors with different […]
Studnet Enterprise Awards Highly Commended Students
Student Enterprise Awards Highly Commended Students Congratulations to all our students who participated remotely in County Tipperary Student Enterprise Awards on Thursday 12th March. Due to the current difficult circumstances the County Final had to be conducted in each individual school where the students presented their business via a 2-minute video presentation. The following students […]
Congratulations to Katie Riordan
Congratulations to Katie Riordan We are very proud of Katie Riordan, a Fifth Year English student in our school. She was awarded the overall prize in the national creative writing competition run by the GAA Museum. Katie’s entry The Credit of Knocknagow beat hundreds of entries from all over Ireland. The judging panel included writer […]
Chef in the Classroom Cookery Initiative
Chef in the Classroom Cookery Initiative First and Second year students enjoyed creative cake decorating through the JCSP Celebrity Chef initiative. Many thanks to the very talented Joanna Loughnane for sharing her skills on the use of icing to decorate cakes. Also a big thank you to Ms. Cummins and Ms. Corrigan for organising such […]
Talk on Internet Safety to students by Dr. Maureen Griffin
Talk on Internet Safety to students by Dr. Maureen Griffin Dr. Maureen Griffin from M.G.M.S. Training Limited gave very informative talks to all our students on Wednesday 4th March. Dr. Maureen Griffin B.A. M.A. Ph.D., is a forensic psychologist specialising in the area of online offending. She has recognised the need for education/training for children […]
Under 16.5 Munster Cup 2nd Round success for Scoil Ruáin
Congratulations to our under 16.5 team who beat Hazelwood College on score line of Scoil Ruáin 0-8 to Hazelwood 1-3 in University of Limerick in the 2nd Round of the Munster Cup. Well done to all the players of their great win and also to their coach Mr. Paul White. The team are now through […]
Congratulations to Past Pupil Marcus O’Halloran
Congratulations to Past Pupil Marcus O’Halloran Big congratulations to our past pupil, Marcus O’Halloran, Cloneen, on his appointment to the role of Executive Director of the Irish Agri Educational body “Agri Aware”. Marcus is currently working with the IFA as regional executive for counties Tipperary and Clare as well as holding the role of Countryside […]
