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Last week we held an FCJ chess competition♟️ As you can see from the pictures the level of concentration is off the charts!🤔 We had students from 1st to 6th Year taking part with everyone trying to out smart each other🧠 Don’t worry though, everyone was still talking afterwards. Well done and thanks to all that made this possible!😁
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Some photos from our Christmas Mass the other day🕯🕊 Nothing complicated or fancy, just friends and family gathered together to share something special. Sure isn't that what it's all about...🌟![]()
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On behalf of all of us here, we wish you and yours the very best over Christmas. We'll see you back here in 2026. And be prepared, it's going t#Christmasy#santaclausiscomingtotowna#fcjsistersirelandn#fcjsisterss#lecheileschoolstrustlecheileschoolstrust
Feeling Festive in FCJ!🎄🎅❄️ It was Christmas jumpers galore today, with our staff and students getting in the mood for the holidays⛄🌟 Great to see all the smiles on the faces here. And even The Grinch managed to spread the Yuletide vibe!🎁😉😁![]()
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This brilliant group of girls pictured here secured their place in a LEINSTER SENIOR CAMOGIE FINAL this week⚾🤩 The girls overcame Offaly’s Banagher College in the Semi Final in Bunclody on Monday. Showing great heart and determination they worked so well together as a team to beat the opponents💪 In what will now be a local Leinster derby this year, we now face Presentation Convent Wexford in the final 🏆 When we know more details about the big game we'll let you know, but for now, a huge well done to all the panel and their managers Ms Hanrahan and Ms O'Rourke👏🇶🇦![]()
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#leinstercamogie #GAA #uptheconvent #honthegirls #camogieassociation #lecheileschoolstrust #fcjsistersireland
The Yamaha Upright Piano again served as the altar to our Amhrán na Nollag this year. It sits in the corner of our Concert Hall, waiting for someone to lift its lid and bring it to life🎄🎅❄️🎶![]()
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We love setting ourselves a challenge here in FCJ, so this year we didn’t just choose one song, we chose several. Our students present to you a Christmas medoly as Gaeilge. The video showcases an example of some of the talent in our school, and wow, what talent we have. Just to put this into context, the students only had a day or two to practice at home and this entire piece was then filmed and produced almost immediately in about 3 class periods. That speaks to the level of talent, passion and maturity you see in the students here. A big bualadh bos to them all🎁⛄👏![]()
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The singers and musicians; Darragh Burrows, Leon Doran, Kate Dwyer, Heather Bolten Lee, Killian Brennan, Conor Burke, Liam Redmond, Ellen Flaherty, Tomás Brennan, Nellie Fortune and Harry Tomkins. The film was excellently directed and edited by Damian Pohludek, with help from his assistant, Jan Dunne. A massive thanks to the lads for all their hard work putting the video together! Finally a big thanks to the two múinteoirí that were the brainchild behind this, Ms Hanrahan and Ms Tobin! 🎤🎼🎹🎷🎸🪕🎥🌟 ![]()
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Mr Daly was greeted by four of Santa's helpers this morning when he came into school🎅🎄👋 They are of course our great canteen ladies, the people who keep us all fed here in FCJ🍛🌮🍜🍎 No matter the occasion the women always have a smile on their faces and a warm welcome for our students😁 Fair play to them for helping to spread the Christmas cheer in school!❄#ChristmasCheerc#santashelpersl#lecheileschoolstrusttrust
An excellent account written by Síofra Morris detailing the senior History trip 2025🖊📜⬇![]()
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History students recently made the trip up North to Belfast and Derry. The study of history in the North is very important on our course, so it was brilliant to see the cities where so much unfolded! ![]()
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Firstly, the Siege Museum in Derry. It tells the story of the 105 day siege of Derry in 1689. It is run by the Apprentice Boys of Derry, a marching Unionist group named after the apprentices which shut the city gates during the siege. Afterwards, a visit the Derry Girls mural.![]()
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The Museum of Free Derry was a very raw experience, detailing the story of the area known as ‘Free Derry’ during the 60’s and 70’s. It describes the civil rights movement, and the violence that occurred, including Bloody Sunday, and we heard from Elizabeth, the sister of Kevin McElhinney, who was killed that day. ![]()
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Next a walking tour of Derry, and its story from monastic to the craft village built to regenerate local business, the idea coming from Paddy Bogside, a civil rights activist. We heard from Eamonn McCann, who was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland as a journalist. He spoke of his experience of the civil rights movement in America, and the disruption caused at a St Patrick's Day parade in New York! Very importantly, Mr Deane got his book signed!![]()
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It was off to Belfast the next day to see Crumlin Road Jail. The details were not spared in the isolation and torture which occurred in the walls of the prison. The prisoner’s tale was told in exquisite fashion. From a tunnel just 1.5 meters under the road to the courthouse, to the condemned man’s cell and the hangman’s noose, the prison was an eerie and cold place.![]()
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After some time spent in Belfast City Center, at the Christmas markets, it was off to the Shankill Road to see a Unionist perspective on the troubles. They had many murals dedicated to the Monarchy, Orange Order and the locals who died in WW1. It was definitely very interesting to see the soreness still present in that area today. ![]()
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A very busy two days, filled with moments and memories that are of great use to us studying History for Leaving Cert!
We were delighted to hear the news that Gloucester-Hartpury have signed past FCJer and Ireland loose-head prop, Niamh O'Dowd, as injury cover for the rest of the season!🏉🇮🇪![]()
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Niamh has been capped 20 times and played in three of Ireland's four World Cup matches this summer as they reached the quarter-finals🌍🏆![]()
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Head Coach, Dan Murphy said - "We're delighted to welcome Niamh into the squad. She's demonstrated her quality consistently at international level, and her power, work-rate and set-pieces will be valuable assets for us. With injuries in the front row, bringing someone of Niamh's calibre is a major boost, and we're looking forward to seeing the impact she makes during her time with us."💪![]()
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Well done, Niamh, we're always so delighted to hear of your success!😁👏![]()
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#IRFU #IrishRugby #sportingsuccess
Recently our TYs (And future disk jockeys) got to grips with the workings of radio and media production as part of their Radio Workshop🎤 The Tinpod is a mobile radio studio with all the microphones and computers needed to broadcast a radio show📡🚐 With their scripts ready and headphones on, the fader was turned up and the red 'LIVE' light blinked putting them on air!🔴🗣🎶
Other Media
The HSE Visits FCJ Bunclody – Staying Safe in School
Christmas Prayer Service – December 2020
Enrolment/Open Day Video – October 2020
Graduation Speeches for the 6th Year Class of 2020
Our Lockdown Art Gallery
National Modern Foreign Language Award Winner 2020
“Par ma moustache!”
May Awards & Mass – 2019
‘Grease’ The Musical – 2019
