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One of our parents in a school parent as partners project  arranged a visit to Castlebar GMIT to view their facilities and taste activities there. Fiona Shevlin who has a child in Mr Duffy’s class and works with GMIT arranged with Mr Duffy & MR Grealis to visit GMIT today for a variety of activities.

Both third classes travelled on local  history trip  to Céide Fields with Mr Grealis , Mr Duffy & Ms Skeffington.

On Saturday Ms Nestor’s & Mr Scott’s Classes made their First Holy Communion in Breaffy Church at 11am and 1pm . Ms Nestor and Ms Gallen provided superb music and song for this special occasion. The pupils’ artwork on display in the church was a credit to all involved . Our Principal thanked both teachers and Fr McCormack for putting […]

Mr Duffy continues with his after-school golf lessons at Mayo Driving Range Castlebar. Aidan Moran gives pointers to our pupils there . The lessons will end with a day in Balla Golf Club in June .

All of our eight contestants from 5th & 6th who got through the All Ireland Pangea Maths Olympiad today with their families . They are pictured under The Campanile of Trinity College Dublin which is its well known bell tower and one of its most iconic landmarks. It was sculpted  by Thomas Kirk and finished in 1853. A great day […]

We had a great day today in Trinity College Dublin at the All- Ireland Pangea Maths Olympiad. Our eight pupils from 5th & 6th had an early start to arrive Thomas Davis Theatre for registration and to commence the competition at 11 am. All pupils got a certificate noting their achievement which was noteworthy with over 5,000 pupils in Ireland […]

A First for Breaffy ! Well done to Mr Duggan & Mr Canny who entered their pupils in the distinguished European Pangea Maths Olympiad . Ben Allen & James Curran in 5th ,Marcus Senzel,Christopher Skilton , Ava Mc Morrow , Saoirse Loftus , Cian Reddington, Aaron Lunn in 6th will register in Trinity College Dublin at 10.30 with the competition […]

Our Fourth Classes performing tonight in The Royal Theatre , Castlebar in a choir of 500 pupils from 12 schools in Mayo .They are a credit to Connie Fergus who directs leads this project in our school assisted by 4th Class teachers Mags Gallen & Maura Thornton. The combined choirs rehearsed together today in The TF Royal. Tonight’s concert is […]

Easter Disco in school hall for pupils organised d by our Parents’ Assoc . Please support.

A huge congratulations to our school’s music ensemble who are one of just six primary schools in Ireland to qualify for the prestigious ‘Waltons Music for School Competition’. The final will be held in The National Concert Hall May 7th. It is a great honour for our school to be selected. Well done to all the children and to the […]