Gradam Naomh Pól awarded to Year 8 students

Pictured is Principal Mr Jarlath Burns and Year 8 students Hollie Morgan and Caitlin Coffey. Year 8 students Hollie Morgan and Caitlin Coffey have both been awarded the Gradam Naomh Pól award for outstanding sporting achievement. Hollie represented St Paul’s in the N.I district championships, shot put competition.  Despite never having thrown one before she […]

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Inaugural Year 8 Netball Tournament at St Paul’s

On Wednesday 4 May, St Paul’s held their inaugural Year 8 Netball Tournament. The tournament was attended by Year 8 girls from Scared Heart Grammar School, Newry, St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, The Royal School, Armagh, St Malachy’s High School, Castlewellan and St Mary’s High School, Newry. Principal, Mr Jarlath Burns, welcomed everyone to St […]

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Sean is Ulster Boxing Champion!

Mid Ulster and Ulster Boxing Champion, Sean McGinity Congratulations to Year 11 pupil Sean McGenity who will now represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Boxing Championship after winning the Mid Ulster and Ulster Boxing Championship. Sean defeated Ethan McDonagh in the Mid Ulster Final and then defeated Kai Weir in the Ulster Final. He will now […]

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Fantastic Year for St Paul’s Netballers!

Pictured above is St Paul’s Year 10 Netball team, Junior league A runners-up.  Pictured above is St Paul’s Year 11 and 12 Netball team, winners of the Intermediate B league. Pictured above is St Paul’s Year 9 Netball team, Minor league B winners. Pictured above is St Paul’s Year 13 and 14 Netball team, Senior […]

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24 Hour Spinathon Launched at St Paul’s

St Paul’s BBC School Report team, Paul Mc Keown and Johnny Hanratty (Crossmaglen Rangers), Event Organisers, teachers at St Paul’s and Jenay Doyle (Community Fundraising Officer for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice) come together to launch the 2nd Annual ’24 Hour Spinathon’. The 2nd Annual ’24 Hour Spinathon’ will take place in the pupil foyer […]

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Meet the MacRory Management and Squad..

MacRory Cup Panel 2015/16 Management   John Rafferty Success comes in many different levels and formats. Our beaten finalists three years ago may still describe their experiences as failure but I would totally disagree. Yes it was terribly disappointing to lose to that years Hogan Champions, and this year’s opponents again, St Patrick’s Maghera by […]

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Annual ‘Best Ball’ Tournament at St Paul’s

Primary school pupils from both Kingsmills and St Peter’s Cloughreagh visited St Paul’s for the second annual ‘Best Ball’ tournament on Thursday the 3rd of Marh, 2016. The BestBall programme, now in its second year, is a cross curricular initiative being run by the school as part of the Shared Education Programme. This a very […]

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MacRory Cup Final awaits St Paul’s!

St Paul’s Bessbrook 1-17 St Ronan’s Lurgan 2-06 from Joe McManus in Athletic Grounds Despite conceding two early goals, St Paul’s kept their cool to emerge comfortable winners in this highly enjoyable all County Armagh derby at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday. Much of the damage had been addressed by the half-way stage when the […]

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Conor stars for Ulster Wheelchair Hurlers!

*Picture from Ulster GAA (www.ulstergaa.ie) Year 14 student Conor Browne was part of the Ulster GAA Wheelchair Hurling team that won the All-Ireland League and Championship. Having recently won the league, Conor was part of the Ulster team that travelled to Dublin on Saturday 12 December to take part in the All-Ireland Interprovincial Competition, were the […]

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Danske Bank All Star Awards for St Paul’s Students!

Pictured above is Liam Kerr, Principal Mr Jarlath Burns, Conor Magennis, Vice-Principal Mr Dáithi Murray and Declan Loye.  Congratulations to St Paul’s students Liam Kerr, Conor Magennis and Declan Loye who received Ulster Colleges All Star Awards for 2015/16. Liam and Declan both received Danske Bank Ulster Colleges All Star Awards, whilst Conor received a […]

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