Ballyforan NS

Located in the village of Ballyforan on the Roscommon - Galway Border

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Thank You!

A huge thank you to our wonderful Parents Association who presented us with this fantastic playground resource last Friday.

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Enrolment Night for September 2025!

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Minor Schools Swimming Championships

Best wishes to sixth class pupil, Faye Kelly, who is representing our school in the Leisure Complex at Lough Lannagh, Castlebar today in the 50m freestyle and 100 IM.

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Cumann na mBunscol - Camogie County Final

Huge congratulations to our girls who won the County A Final yesterday evening in Lisnamult to a strong St. Coman’s Wood team.

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Connacht Final Girls - FAI Primary 5s

Well done to our girls on making yesterday’s Connacht Final in Castlebar. While we didn’t make it to the next day, the girls played very well and gave it their best. To get to a Connacht Final was no easy task.

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Community Games

Congratulations and well done to Moya and Laoise Fynes who are through to the National Community Games Finals in Kilkenny in the Gymnastics section. 👏👏

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Eason’s Spelling Bee

Well done to Aoife Fynes who represented our school today at the County Final of the @easons Spelling Bee Competition.

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Daffodil Day 2024

Please join us in St Aidans GAA Club Clubhouse for our coffee morning tomorrow from 10am-2pm. If unable to attend and you’d like to support us click on this link: https://t.co/xcevd1qfh2

Thank you!

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We are fundraising for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day in conjunction with @AidansGAA and Ballyforan Tidy Towns. Please join us in St. Aidans for a coffee morning on Friday next from 10am-2pm or donate using the following link https://t.co/GjCWao6zRh

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All-Ireland Fever!!

Best wishes to @ColaisteM in the All-Ireland Hurling Final this Friday in Tulla. A particular shout out to past pupils Gavin Meares, Michael Dunning and Seán Scott. Let’s hope the lads bring home the silverware!! 🙏

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Gymnastics

On Saturday last, Laoise competed in a National competition at the Gymnastics Ireland Arena. She came second Nationally Overall in the Women’s Artistic O12 Level 2 event. Well done Laoise, we are all very proud of this achievement!👏

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World Book Day 2024

Last Thursday we celebrated @WorldBookDayIE. Pupils dressed up as characters from their favourite books and told us all about them both orally and in written form. The seniors also took on the World Book Day Quiz!!

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Valentine’s Day

This year we decided to break hearts instead of making them !!!

The Senior Room dissected sheep hearts as part of a science lesson.

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Grandparent’s Day

Last Thursday we were delighted to welcome our grandparents back to school ! We would like to thank Fr. Beirne for a very meaningful prayer service and to all who provided refreshments afterwards.

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Badminton

Thanks to Badminton Ireland for organising a fantastic CPD course for third and fourth class teachers recently in Kilbride Community Centre. Ms. O’Brien has budding players already!

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Shrove Tuesday

Great fun was had making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. No one went home feeling empty!!!