Here you can see some of the activities the pupils of Ballyconnell National School participate in, outside of the classroom.
Our girls recovered from their October final defeat in the Carlow Cumann na mBunscol final to reign supreme in Wicklow in May! Co-captains Emma O’Grady, Ellie O’Toole and Ella O’Connor tell us about the day!
The boys battled all the way to the final of the recent South Wicklow Cumann na mBunscol Final – only to be pipped by Aughrim NS.
Our cailíní made a little more school sporting history on the last week of the school year.
In January, the boys and girls from rang a 3 & rang a 4 headed to Aughrim to partake in a Wicklow Cumann na mBunscol blitz. Great fun was had!
For the second year in a row, Ballyconnell NS took part in the Carlow Olympic Handball County Finals. This year’s finals took place in Spellman Hall, Kildavin.
Our girls reached the final of Roinn 2A of this year’s Carlow Cumann na mBunscol, playing some fantastic football along the way. Read more about their journey below!
For the first time in living memory, Ballyconnell NS girls donned helmets and picked up their camáin to take part in Carlow Cumann na mBunscol Indoor Camogie. Evanne tells us more.
24 hours after the girls made their camogie début, the Ballyconnell boys arrived in Kildavin to take part in indoor hurling for the second time. Rang a 6’s Michael tells us more.
Tokyo 2021 Olympian, Marcus Lawler, visited Ballyconnell NS recently to share some of his experiences with our students. Believe it or not, this was Marcus’s second time to visit us!
Rang a 5 were recently invited to play at the GAA Gaeilge Go-Games in Croke Park, an event which celebrates both the Irish language and Gaelic football. Read more about it below!
Four students, Emma, Mary, Elliot and Mason, recently took part in the South Wicklow Cumann na mBunscol Skills Competition. Emma tells us about her experience in Ballinakill Centre of Excellence.
On the 19th March 2024, a number of 5th adn 6th class pupils journeyed to SETU Carlow to take part in running relays. Read the report compiled by some of the 6th class boys who were in attendance and taking part on the day.
On February 8th , 4 th , 5 th and 6 th class students arose bright and early to head for Castletown in County Wexford for the Carlow/Wexford Olympic Handball Finals.