This weekend marks a very special occasion in the RC calendar as the children in 2nd class will be receiving their First Holy Communion on Sunday next 6th May at the 12.00 Mass in the Dominican College Church. We send our best wishes to them and to their families, and hope they have a truly wonderful day.   We also take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to their teacher Siobhán  for all of the work she has done with the children to help them prepare for this important day in … [Read more...]

Carol Service Thank you to the many parents, grand-parents, guardians, teachers and friends who attended the Carol Service on Wednesday night. It was a really lovely evening with wonderful performances by the children who looked terrific in their hats and scarves and Nativity costumes. A big thank you must go to the teachers who worked very hard preparing the children and a special thanks to Josh and Bobby for the music on the night. The refreshments back at the school afterwards were … [Read more...]

Dear Parent / Guardian, As you know this Christmas we are once again organising hampers of festive food and/or toys in response to the urgent appeal from the Society of St Vincent de Paul. The success of the hampers each year is due solely to the continued generosity and support of our whole school community. The collection point for donations to the appeal will be in place until Monday 12th December after which the donation will be made on behalf of NETNS to the Society of St Vincent … [Read more...]

The annual Christmas Carol Service will take place next Wednesday 14th December 2011 at 7pm in the church of St Brigids on the Curragh. The children attending the RE classes have been working extremely hard with their teachers practising their carols and learning their lines. As in previous years we are delighted to extend an invitation to all members of our school community to come along and enjoy the children singing. Refreshments will be served in the foyer of the school after the Carol … [Read more...]

Dear Parent / Guardian, This Christmas we are once again organising hampers of festive food and/or toys in response to the urgent appeal from the Society of St Vincent de Paul. The success of the hampers each year is due solely to the continued generosity and support of our whole school community. If you feel that you can contribute this year to this very worthwhile cause there will be a collection point in the foyer of the school from Thursday 1st December until Monday 12th December … [Read more...]

As promised, here are some links which contain the music of the carols that we will be singing at this year's Christmas Carol Service. We would strongly encourage you to practise these carols at home with your children in preparation for the service. As with all internet based resources, please supervise your child fully when accessing the links. These links are only a suggestion, if you find other ones/better ones please let us know!! Happy singing!!   Silent … [Read more...]

If you haven’t already sent in the €5 fee for your child’s R.E. workbook, we would really appreciate if you could send it in with your child for tomorrow’s class please. We need to forward final payment to the suppliers on Friday. Many thanks for your continued co-operation, Orla, Siobhán, Therese, Sacra & Katie. … [Read more...]

If you haven't already sent in the €5 fee for your child's R.E. workbook, we would really appreciate if you could send it in with your child for tomorrow's class please. Many thanks for your continued co-operation, Orla, Siobhán, Therese, Sacra & Katie. … [Read more...]