Raising Awareness for Autism: Celebrating World Autism Day 2026!

Well done to both our teams who participated in the FAI 5- a side soccer league in Leah Victoria Park, Tullamore. The teams competed over 2 days in March.  Well done everyone!

Cumann na mBunscol Quiz Team 2026

Well done to our wonderul quiz team, who represented Offaly in the C namB All Ireland Final Quiz in the Tullamore Court Hotel on the 22nd of March. It was fiercely competitive and the standard was extremely high. Well done to our team and their teacher, Ms Hope for representing the school and our county so well!

We had such a fun day in Ballinagar NS yesterday celebrating World Down Syndrome Day.

Our pupils truly rocked their socks and brought so much colour, energy and joy to the school! One little girl in particular absolutely loved being the centre of attention for the day ..and she owned it!

Well done to everyone for making it such a special and inclusive celebration. And a big thank you to James for the fabulous pictures capturing all the smiles!

"Ni neart go cur le chéile"

An idea becomes a reality when you have people on board who are motivated, hard working and dedicated. We are blessed to have such wonderful SNAs in our school who work hard everyday to ensure our children are well looked after. 

We love our new sensory wall. Huge thanks to everyone who helped out in any way!

Well done to members of the Student Council and Wellbeing Committee who planted trees recently. These trees were donated by The Hares Corner and we are extremely grateful for their support. We can't wait to follow their progress and watch them grow!

Well done to the boys and girls from 2nd class, who celebrated their First Penance in on Friday, 6th of March. Thanks so much to Monsgn. Coonan and Ms Todd for all their hard work in preparing the children for this sacrament. 

Check out our Bí Cinealta Poster designed by the Student Council in our school. 

We’re excited to share a wonderful idea that came from a group of creative girls in 4th Class! They’ve decided to run a fundraiser for a children’s charity and have been busy designing and making their very own Halloween “Lucky Bags”.

Each bag is packed with paper Halloween characters (Boo Baskets), fun accessories and a few sweets – all for just €2. Every cent of profit will go towards helping a children’s charity: Jack and Jill Children's Foundation. All pupils were offered the chance to buy a lucky bag this week.

A huge well done to our 4th Class girls for showing such creativity, teamwork and kindness- true entrepreneurs with big hearts!

We are so proud of all our pupils for taking part in the annual quiz in St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry. For the second year in a row, our teams were victorious!

Well done to everyone involved!

On Wednesday, 28th of May we celebrated a very special day in our school. Our school community came together to celebrate the official blessing of our Solas classrooms, which opened in July 2024. 

To start the day, the Athlone Army Band performed in the hall for everyone. They were amazing. Then, Msgn. Coonan blessed our lovely classrooms and playground. Pupils were very much part of the blesssing with some bringing up gifts/ symbols and reading prayers of the faithful. We were delighted to see previous principals: Mr Dennis O Connor, Mr. Alan Plunkett and Mr. Niall Spain there too. Mr Spain worked so hard to get these classrooms built so it was nice to acknowledge all the hard work that has gone before us.  Parents and members of the school community also joined us to celebrate.  Many thanks to all of the photographers who captured this special occasion and thank you also to everyone who came along to join in with the celebrations. 

To finish the day, our wonderful Parents Association organised an icecream van for all the pupils in our school. The adults were treated to refreshments in the hall. It really was a special day!

Well done to our Quiz Team, who competed in the very first Cumann na mBunscoil Sports Quiz. Our team won the first round and were crowned County Champions. In March, teams came to the Tullamore Court Hotel to take part in the All Ireland Sports Quiz. Our school finished in 3rd place. Well done everyone and a BIG Thank You to Ms Hope, who prepared the boys so well! We are very proud of you all, what an achievement for our school!

Credit Union Quiz 2025

This month we said goodbye and good luck to Ms Kelly, we will miss her! 

We took a trip to the panto to see "Santa and The Three Little Pigs" and created some beautiful art work that we will gift this Christmas! 

Take a Bow!!!

Well done to all the children who participated in the 2 shows. The acting, singing, dancing and stage presence in general was just fantastic! After preparing for several weeks, the pupils enjoyed performing in front of families and friends.  A huge thank you to all the teachers and staff members who helped out in any way! Thanks also to everyone who came along to support our pupils and see them perform on stage.

4th Class took a trip with their teacher, Mr. Plunkett to the local fire station in Tullamore. Everyone really enjoyed the afternoon and picked up some valuable tips about fire safety! 

Principal's Award 2024: Promoting Positive Behaviour!

Ballinagar Win the County Final!

Celebrating Sporting Achievements with Past and current pupils!

Huge congratulations to our teams who competed in the Primary Schools  Quiz in St. Mary's,  Edenderry this week. They finished in 1st and 2nd place- WOW! 

Well done to everyone involved and a special mention to Ms Hope for preparing our teams so well. 

To celebrate, a homework free evening was awarded to all students. This was a super treat for everyone!

Exploring various strategies, using Maths language and spending money in the shop!

Well done everyone!

September Award Winners!