reading in the footsteps of Winston Churchill, the Dalai Lama, Johnny Depp and Russell Brand, young Coláiste Iognáid 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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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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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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Click below to read the new monthly school newsletter: [button color=”red” size=”small” link=”https://www.colaisteiognaid.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Coláiste-Iognáid-Monthly-Newsletter-April-2017.pdf” target=”blank” ]April 2017 Newsletter[/button]
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ongratulations to Third Year Coláiste Iognáid 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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Junior Cert Practicals will be held on the following dates: Music: 28th and 29th March Home Economics: 4th and 5th April Art: 2nd May Junior Cert Project Write Ups will be held on the following date: CSPE & Religion: 24th April
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oláiste Iognáid 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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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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ongratulations to the Jes Senior Hockey team who beat Salerno 2-0 in the Palmer Cup Final on March 3rd. Despite the terrible conditions in Dangan on the day, they held firm against a strong Salerno team. They now go on to compete against the best schools in Ireland in the national school championships in Banbridge on
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he Western Regional Drugs Task Force (WRDTF) in conjunction with the Gardaí, HSE and Western Region Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Support Service will be holding a talk in the Griffin Hall at Coláiste Iognáid on Wednesday 8th February, from 7.30 – 9pm. During the evening, the Gardaí will present the current situation with
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