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A group of Sixth Class boys from our hurling squad were lucky enough to be selected to play in Croke Park as part of the Allianz Rewards Day.  The boys got to play two matches under Go Games rules on the pitch on Sunday the 22nd of December.  It was a rich experience for all who attended.

Mr Collins’ Fifth Class boys visited the Jeanie Johnston, a three-masted barque that gave the boys a unique insight into conditions faced by emigrants during the Great Famine.  This was a highly interesting tour led by wonderful tour guides who allowed our boys to enjoy a morning of fun and learning.

Every boy in Star of the Sea celebrated Maths Week 2023 with fun activities, challenges, trails, games, quizzes, and our annual ‘estimate the number of sweets in the jar’ competition.  Well done to all of our boys and their teachers for making it the most fun Maths Week ever at Star of the Sea!

Our senior and junior teams had successful seasons.  A large number of boys in Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Classes participated in training and the quality of football played in some of our matches was a testament to the boys’ progress.  Our senior team was unlucky to lose out to Scoil Thomáis in the semi final stage of Corn na nGearaltach.  After a slow start our boys got back to within a single point following an amazing second half comeback.  However despite their amazing efforts, the boys were unable to reach the final this year.  We congratulate Scoil Thomáis, who went on the win the Croke Park final.  We reflect with satisfaction on some amazing performances by our team this year against strong schools.  The hurling season commences after the mid-term break.

Our Sixth Class boys visited the Print Museum in Beggar’s Bush Barracks.  The boys enjoyed learning about the history of printing and even got to do typesetting as other interesting activities.

Our Athletics squad completed a very successful year in 2022/23.  Boys in fourth, fifth and sixth classes trained twice a week throughout the year under the expert coaching of Mr Collins and Mr Meaney.  It was great to see the boys strength, stamina and technique improving as the weeks and months progressed.  The season reached its peak with the Cumann na mBunscol finals, held at the athletics track in UCD.  Star had a number of podium finishes and every boy represented the school with pride.  Comhghairdeachas libh go léir!