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When John Burke came to Passage East National School as Principal in 1970 he soon became immersed in hurling. For many years he worked tirelessly at promoting under age hurling in the school and ultimately at the local hurling club. He was actively involved in Scor and introduced many local..
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The girls shout before taking the field to represent their school in Gaelic football and camogie matches. They are full of joy, trepidation and determination as they wear the school jersey. This is a great honour they have dreamed of and trained for along with their friends. Some- times the..
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In Rathgormack N.S. there is a huge tradition of G.A.A., particularly football and we love to take part in Cumann na mBunscol competitions. In the last few years we have played Girls and Boys U-12 Football, Hurling and Camogie. We also take part in Mini-7s Tournaments. Our most successful year..
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Founded by the Christian Brothers in 1959, the last time Waterford won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final, Scoil Lorcáin has a long and proud tradition in both Hurling and Football. Having won many titles down the years, Scoil Lorcáin’s greatest triumph was in 1975/76 when out of six competitions..
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Scoil Mhuire is a co-educational primary school of 214 pupils in the parish of Butlerstown on the hinterland of Waterford City. The parish of Butlerstown has an active GAA club and has along tradition of Gaelic games In Scoil Mhuire, Butlerstown, Gaelic games forms a vital element of our P.E...
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The school year 2012/2013 began in September with teams competing in the u-13 Football and U-11 Football competitions. Our U-13 team were beaten at the semi final stage by Ballygunner having played Scoil Lorcáin and Holycross in the group stages. Our U-11 footballers also played group games against Scoil Lorcáin..
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Seafield N.S. and Knockmahon N.S. are two small schools located close to each other in the proximity of the picturesque village of Bunmahon with a long history of involvement in the Cumann mBunscol. As there are a relatively small number of pupils enrolled in each school, we each faced a..
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The gaelic ethos in our education system is probably best expressed through our language and our games. In Saint Saviours we attempt to immerse children in both aspects of our deep and rich culture. The games for people who have newly arrived in our parish from abroad is a great..
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During the 2010/11 school year GAA games and activities had a very prominent role in St. Paul’s BNS. From our opening Gaeilc Football Tournaments and Blitzes last September all the way through to our annual hurling match between us and the Gaelscoil in the last week of June, GAA was..
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U-13 Easter Football Final October 2012 St. Declan’s 1-7 Ballygunner 0-1 The final of the Allianz U. 13 Football League was played on Thursday October 25th. at Walsh Park. Conditions were excellent for football and we served up an excellent performance to retain our Eastern title. We had the perfect..
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