As part of our Active School week we had the pleasure of welcoming two personal trainers from Dennehys Health and Fitness to Shanbally N.S. for a talk on nutrition and the importance of being fit and healthy in different parts of our life. Luke O’ Mahony and Joe Hegarty gave pupils in 4th, 5th…
Read MoreNow that the Summer holidays are almost here, we hope that all pupils will continue to keep active and healthy. We are very lucky to have an excellent facility such as the Raffeen Pitch and Putt Club only a few hundred metres down the road from Shanbally school. Boys and girls, over 10 years of…
Read MoreA massive congratulations to all our budding athletes who took part this year in the Cork City Sports. We are so proud of each and every one as the team spirit and companionship amongst our students has to be admired. Of course we couldn’t have done it without our fabulous parents who helped coaching our…
Read MoreCongratulations to the successful Shanbally hurling team who won the Carrigdhoun Hurling blitz hosted by Shamrocks last Friday. The team consisted of Adam McSweeney (captain), Mark Sisk, Charlie O Brien, Michael Foy, Dara McCormick, Darragh Hayes, Tim Sheehan, Philip Dorney, Aidan Brady, Daniel O Brien, Eoin O Flynn, Ferdia Hayes, John Coleman and Robert Barrett.…
Read MoreWell done to Mark , Declan, Philip and Tim, all 6th Class pupils, who were recent winners of the 2016 Primary Schools Pitch and Putt Competition. The boys frequently bring their Pitch and Putt Clubs to school and head off down to Raffeen Creek for a round or two, straight after school, a tradition that…
Read MoreGiving For Living’ Radiothon: On Friday, May 27th, we held a non-uniform day in aid of the ‘Giving For Living’. All the pupils were delighted to get the opportunity to choose what they wished to wear to school for the day, in return for a small donation to the wonderful charity, Giving for Living, organised…
Read MoreThe Active School committee and 6th class have been extremely busy in the last few Months coordinating activities on all yards to teach the pupils how to play together. It has been a pleasure watching how the Active School Committee and 6th class conduct themselves and they deserve great credit for all their hard work…
Read MoreWell done to Muireann, Doireann and Molly, from Third Class, who composed a short song, asking everybody to “Play your part for a better internet”. They decided to pass on the message during “2016 Safer Internet Day” and they have been working on their song over the past few weeks, getting lots more boys…
Read More~ Congratulations goes to Daniel, 4th Class, whose Photograph Exhibition has been on display in the school Halla over the past number of weeks. Daniel is a talented photographer who displays a keen interest in photography. His exhibition includes a project with a brief explanation of what is involved in the photography process. His photos…
Read MoreIn late November in Shanbally N.S. all the pupils were very excited. This was because today was the day that the school would be getting a copy of the Declaration from the Easter Rising and a Irish flag. Before their break, the pupils brought their chairs down to the Halla. Then, after break they went…
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