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REMINDER TO SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR UPCOMING OPEN DAY📚 - SUNDAY 28th September 2025📅 ![]()
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SPREAD THE WORD - FCJ will throw open its doors to the public👋 Come and see our array of buildings, labs, fitness facilities, canteen, classrooms, pitches, state of the art gym and so much more!🏫🧪🏋️⚽️🏀📖🍽![]()
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Also meet the management team, teachers and some of the students that attend our school🧑🏫🧑🎓 The primary school students are always so impressed by our campus and it's such a great way for them to familiarise themselves with our school before they start in 1st Year. We want to particularly extend an invitation to all 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class students!🎓![]()
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The open day will take place from 2pm until 4.30pm⏰ Our enrolment process starts on the 1st of October and runs up until the deadline on the 29th of October📝 Application forms will be available soon from our school website - www.fcjbunclody.ie 💻![]()
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Parking on the day will be at the rear of the school with access from the side lane beside the Convent and also along the road outside the school🚗![]()
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If you have any questions you can email them to [email protected]📲![]()
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We can't wait to welcom#OpenDay2025p#comesayhellom#savethedatea#SpreadTheWordeadtheword
A great picture of FCJ’s ‘Class of 2025’ at their Debs the other night!💃🕺![]()
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This puts us in mind of our new 1st Years. They pass the staffroom window as the teachers sit and sip their morning coffee, their youthful heads hardly visible over the concrete sills outside…it’s funny, as we still remember you like that. Alas, you are adults now. And we delight in knowing that we played a part in getting you there…So, from everybody here, we wish you all the health, happiness and luck in the future!😁![]()
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#debs #leavingcert2025 #overandout
Surely this is one of the best skills our 4th Years learn during their Transition Year, Water Safety!💧🏊![]()
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As a coastal county particularly it's important that we can swim but also learn to respect the water🌊 In school we learn a lot, but not everyday you learn something that can save your life, quite literally!💟A big thanks to Mr Dooley, who himself is a qualified lifeguard, and Ms Johnston for making this worthwhile module part of #watersafetya#lecheileschoolstrustt#Lifebuoye#respectwaterwater
And with that, our students' first full week of classes is over!📚🎓☺️ Judging by the teachers’ smiles in this photo it was a good one. You’d have to agree, considering we’re almost 165 years old, we ain’t looking that bad either!😅![]()
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We’ve a very busy time ahead, but look, it’s what we do best here. And students remember, everybody in this photo will be there for you along the way. Sure aren’t we all F-C-J, FAITHFUL COMPANIONS on a JOURNEY!😁![]()
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#inittogether #companionship #lecheileschoolstrust #fcjsisters
This year's TY students had a ball at their induction day yesterday👋 They took part in a number of ice breaking activities which added greatly to the bonding experience💧🌞 What a great year these students have in front of them. From tours to workshops, speakers and extra curricular, make sure to make the most of it!🛠🗣⚽#TY2025y#transitionyearnyear
This week, 6th Year student, Ryan Butler, is in the Czech Republic for the World Cup preparation games⚽🏆 As you know, Ryan is on the Ireland U17 squad🇮🇪 Well done and the best of luck, Ryan. We'll all be keeping an eye on the games back hom#worldcupl#irelandsquadsquad
If you're looking for role models, well then here they are🌟 Along with kindness, decency, razor sharp wits, sporting talent and artistic prowess, these students have the smarts to back it up! These are FCJ’s TOP EARNERS 2025!🎓🤩![]()
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Each of the students pictured here in the first photograph secured a colossal 600 POINTS OR MORE in their Leaving Cert, including FOUR who secured the MAXIMUM 625✅ This has even broken our own record high of three students last year obtaining 625! That is INCREDIBLE!🥳 The students are; Leanne Mahon, Deirdre Ní Bhroin, Luke Burke, Clodagh O’Dowd (These 4 secured 7 H1s!), Darragh Roberts, Nicole Roberts, Caoimhe Byrne, Mathew Capone, Sarah Byrne, Niamh Cox and Leah Murphy👨🎓🎉![]()
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And get ready for this, 30% of our students this year received 500 points or more. Again, just to put perspective on that, it means 1 in every 3 students in FCJ got over 500 points📚![]()
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Another great statistic to go with this is that almost 75% of our students got 400 points or more! Again, an excellent achievement!📝![]()
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Now not seeming to brag, but when you have success like this, it must be celebrated! You’ll notice a number of students here pictured outside. These students secured 100% in their exams💯 That means they sat the exam and didn’t lose a single mark throughout. Can you imagine that!? We had students secure 100% across an array of subjects, a testament to our students and indeed their teachers. The subjects included; Art, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, English, French, Maths and Physics!🎨🧪🔬🇨🇳🎭🇫🇷📐⚛![]()
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As you well know, in FCJ we always look far beyond just the points the students secure, to us we place as much value on the type of person you are and how you treat others😁 It’s central to our school’s ethos and mission statement. However, you have to agree, when students get such great results, it’s worth making a fuss about them too👏![]()
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A massive thanks to our Principal Mr Daly, the Deputy Principals and all of the subject teachers for the endless work they put in to help the students get these results, without them it wouldn’t be possible either!![]()
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#leavingcertresults2025 #highachievers #sixtwofive #onehundredpercent
The first 'official' class photo of our new 1st Years taken at their bonding day!📸 To be fair there's a right crew of them at 200 students!👩🎓🧑🎓👨🎓![]()
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The 1st Year fun day was a great success, where the kids got to know their new classmates and enjoy just some of the activities available at our school!⚽️🥅🥏⚾️☀️ The event was organised by their Deans, Mr Byrne, Mr D Farrell and Ms Osborne and executed so well by our 6th Year Cinealtas leaders👏 Also a huge thanks to Ms Fitzpatrick who is a steadfast beacon in the lives of the 1st Years here🌟![]()
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Our new recruits are off to a great start to what will hopefully be a great 6 years here in the FCJ!😁
On Friday, 22nd August 2025, Grace Warren and Hollie Mae Power-Sinnott accompanied by their Principal Mr. Brendan Daly, Mr. Joe Byrne, Chairman of the Board of Management and FCJ Ag Science Teacher Ms Stephanie O’ Dwyer brought their five Certified Irish Angus cattle to ABP Slaney in Bunclody🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮![]()
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This event is part of the girls ongoing Certified Irish Angus Schools competition in partnership with ABP and Kepak, two major beef processors. The girls were presented with a prize of five Angus calves at the Ploughing Championships in September 2024 and have reared them for the past 10 months, recording their weights monthly.![]()
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Since last September, Grace and Hollie have gained first-hand farming and business experience. It has given the girls practical exposure to food production. Encouraging them to develop communication and research skills. Over the past ten months rearing the calves has helped further their research for their project titled "Positioning Ireland as a Global leader in Sustainable beef production”.![]()
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Arriving at the factory, Grace and Hollie Mae were greeted by a number of representatives from the Irish Beef sector. Mr. Graham Butler, General Manager of ABP Slaney, Mr. Eamon Moulds, Procurement Manager , along with Ms. Elenor Cummins, farm liaison. Representing ABP was Ms. Maire Kennedy and Mr. Stephen Connelly, Sustainability Manager for Ireland and Poland. Also present was Mr. William Delaney and Mr. Mark McCoy from the Certified Irish Angus Producers Group.![]()
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The girls had a presentation on the history and the running of ABP Slaney from Mr. Graham Butler. After a change into their white overalls , the girls were given a guided tour of the site, including the abattoir where they got to see their cattle being weighed on the scales. During the tour the group met with Mr. Kevin Sheppard, a past pupil of FCJ and is now on the graduate programme, working in Quality Assurance in Slaney ABP.![]()
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Grace and Hollie-Mae receive a presentation of their cheques. Before leaving, they posed for photographs, marking the end of a memorable and educational day. This unique opportunity has allowed Grace and Hollie-Mae to gain more knowledge about the Irish agri-food sector, beef production, animal welfare, and the importance of the Irish beef industry. ![]()
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The girls will continue to represent FCJ with pride and professionalism, and we congratulate them for their outstanding work so far in this competition. The final of the competition will take place in March 2025 in Croke Park. ![]()
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Finally on behalf of Grace, Hollie Mae, Mr. Breadan Daly, Mr Joe Byrne and Ms. Stephanie O’Dwyer we would like to thank everyone at ABP Slaney for the warm welcome and gracious hospitality extended to us during our visit. We truly appreciated the opportunity to learn from your team and gain valuable insights. Your generosity and expertise made our time both enjoyable and enriching, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration.
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
