In a year when even sport took a backstep, Transition Year students in Loreto Balbriggan decided to celebrate the achievements of sportswomen everywhere by interviewing three of their most accomplished teachers. Ms Sarah Rowe (Mayo LGFA and Collingwood AFLW), Ms Michelle (more…)
The Gardaí In Balbriggan have counted their steps for the “Stepping out of Lockdown Challenge” that took place yesterday and have reached their goal by walking a combined total of 414,916 steps over the 24 hour period. This has exceeded their goal of 380,160 steps they had set. (more…)
There will be no stopping the music this March when the first ever Fingal International Festival of Voices is staged from March 12-15 in Balbriggan! As part of preparations for the Festival, eleven schools around Balbriggan have signed up for free singing workshops as part of an outreach (more…)
There was great delight and celebration in Ardgillan College this morning, August 13th as our Leaving Certificate students received their exam results. All of the hard work and effort that was put in by both the students and the staff paid great dividends. We are particularly delighted that a large (more…)
Students from three Balbriggan Schools joined other musicians in a brilliant concert showcasing their successful participation in The Groove School programme. As part of the commitment to the Our Balbriggan Plan, Fingal County Council and Dublin City University partnered to bring (more…)
Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan pupils, Cleo Gallen and Zainab Shahid won the top prize at the recent Big Bang Fair NI incorporating Sentinus Young Innovators and will now represent the competition at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Anaheim, California with an (more…)
Students at two Balbriggan schools were among those recently honoured by disability organisation Prosper Fingal for their commitment to social justice, equality and inclusion. The Prosper Fingal Making a Difference Awards were established by Prosper Fingal last year as part of the (more…)
On Tuesday 30th April, the Transition Year (TY) students at Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan participated in a 5K run as part of TY wellbeing and the Local History class. The event was organised by the 4A Local History class with the assistance of Ms. Caffrey. Although the day started off (more…)
Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Fingal confirms that winning teenage entrepreneurs from Malahide/Portmarnock, Balbriggan and Sutton will represent Fingal at the National Final of the Student Enterprise Programme (SEP). Teenage entrepreneurs from three local schools have won a place (more…)
Balbriggan/North county Dublin branch of guide dogs wish to thank all who supported us throughout 2018 and especially in the run up to Christmas. The transition year Students of Loreto Secondary school took some cards and calendars plus some of our toy dogs into the canteen (more…)
Congratulations to students in Loreto Secondary School and Ardgillan Community College who received awards at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Once again Balbriggan was well represented at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition so big congratulations to the (more…)
The Exercise: Energise Multi-Sports Day for girls took place in The National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown on Tuesday, 26 September 2018. 270 teenage girls from across Fingal took part in the day where they got to try out gymnastics, Zumba and circuit training as well as track and field athletics. (more…)
