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JES TYs COMPETE AT NATIONAL MOCK TRIAL FINALS

his year’s mock trial competition was no doubt, a great success for the competing transition year students of the Jes and their co-ordinators. After several weeks of practice in the lead up to the competition itself there was no doubt an element of determination within those competing in this tournament. Such determination, evidently, paid off […]

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JES STUDENTS ARE WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS

reading in the footsteps of Winston Churchill, the Dalai Lama, Johnny Depp and Russell Brand, young Colåiste Iognåid debaters engaged in a mammoth debating competition at the Cambridge Union on  Saturday. The Galway pupils represented Ireland in the 2017 International Competition for Young Debaters in Cambridge at the world famous Union. Having qualified in the

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JUNIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS WIN FIRST EVER JUNIOR CONNACHT FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SCHOOL

ongratulations to the Jes Junior Football team who have made 2017 a year to remember by winning the school’s first ever Junior Connacht Championship. They beat Glenamaddy 2-08 to 0-07 in a high quality performance on the 3rd April in front of a home crowd of Jes Supporters in Pearse Stadium.  The team  was ably

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JES JUNIOR AND JUVENILE GAELIC FOOTBALLERS QUALIFY FOR CONNACHT FINAL

he Jes Junior footballers have qualified for this year’s Connacht final by virtue of a hard fought and highly entertaining 2-7 to 1-7 victory over St.Endas at Pearse Stadium. The Jes led by 1-06 to 1-02 at half time with their first goal coming from a penalty by Niall Rooney. A strong Jes defence held

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JES STUDENTS COMPETE IN NATIONAL JUNIOR DEBATING FINAL

ongratulations to Third Year ColĂĄiste IognĂĄid pupil, Harry Redfern, who qualified in the top eight of the National Junior Debating Final 2017. He spoke in the final opposing the motion ‘This House Would Not Allow Former Terrorists to Run for Public Office’ This schools’ competition is second only to the ‘BT Young Scientist’  in terms

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JES TAKE CONNACHT SENIOR CUP FOR SECOND YEAR IN ROW

olåiste Iognåid 13 Summerhill College 7 The Jes retained the Top Oil Connacht Senior Schools Cup with a dominant display over Summerhill College at the Sportsground on Wednesday 15th. Gary Keane scored the only try in the first half and a successful penalty and conversion  by  Jes captain Diarmuid Codyre meant the Jes led 10-0 at

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JES JUNIORS AND SENIORS QUALIFY FOR TOP OIL CONNACHT SCHOOLS CUP FINALS

or the first time since 2006 both the Jes Junior and Senior Squads will represent the school in the Top Oil Connacht Schools Cup Finals in the Sportsground on the 15th March.  The Seniors won a decisive victory 29-7 over Sligo Grammar in terrible conditions in Newcastle on the 2nd.  They will face Summerhill in

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