School News

20th December 2024

Term 1 Attendance Awards, 2024.

Congratulations to 9 of our children who had full attendance... MORE
18th December 2024

Circus Corvinni comes to Carrakennedy

This week as excitement is building for Christmas we have... MORE
18th December 2024

Carrakennedy Superstars Fundraising to Help Others

Over the past few weeks the children have been very... MORE
18th December 2024

Thank you to Cushlough Sheep Show

We would like to sincerely thank the committee of Cushlough... MORE
13th December 2024

Celebrating Science Week

A huge thank you to Mr Fallon and the Senior... MORE
13th December 2024

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

We are so proud of the boys and girls who... MORE
13th December 2024

Happy Halloween

We had a great day today dressing up as all... MORE
13th December 2024

A Trip to the Linen Hall

The junior Room had a great day out in Castlebar.... MORE
13th December 2024

Science with Phil

We were delighted to welcome Scientist Phil to Carrakennedy today... MORE
3rd December 2024

Connemara National Park Visit

Today, we were very fortunate to welcome two lovely Guides... MORE
5th October 2024

Mini 7’s Football

The eagerly awaited Mini 7’s took place last week in... MORE
5th October 2024

Look who we met in town…

We really enjoyed our trip to the Town Hall last... MORE
5th October 2024

Cross Country

Well done to the boys and girls in the senior... MORE
5th October 2024

Welcome to our new Junior Infants

We welcomed six super Junior Infants to Carrakennedy NS this... MORE
24th June 2024

Term 3 Attendance Awards

Congratulations to Grace, Isabelle and Ruben who had full attendance... MORE
24th June 2024

Abbvie STEM Regional Winners 2024

We were absolutely delighted to receive the news that were... MORE
24th June 2024

A Run/Walk in the Sun 2024!

Well done to the senior room pupils who completed the... MORE
24th June 2024

Kilmaine Blitz

Well done to the boys and girls who travelled to... MORE
24th June 2024

Grandparent’s Chat Book Launch

We are so thankful to Harry and Shauna for representing... MORE
24th June 2024

Pat Cox Hurling Blitz

We had a great day at the Pat Cox hurling... MORE
24th June 2024

New Junior Infant Morning

We welcomed our 6 incoming junior infants to the school... MORE
24th June 2024

End of Year Celebration 2024

We had a lovely celebration on Thursday to bid farewell... MORE
24th June 2024

Emerald Park School Tour

The senior room had an absolutely brilliant day at Emerald... MORE
24th June 2024

Trip to Clare Island

The whole school had a fantastic day on Clare Island... MORE
24th June 2024

Gold Winner- An Post Writing Competition

Congratulations to James McDonnell who is a Gold Prize Winner... MORE
24th June 2024

Junior Room School Tour

The Junior room had a great day in Westport House... MORE
24th June 2024

Sports Day 2024

We had a fantastic day last Friday for our Sports... MORE
15th May 2024

Cumann na mBunscol Quarter Finals

Well done to both our girls and boys teams today... MORE
15th May 2024

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to our first and second class pupils who made... MORE
15th May 2024

Team Jigsaw

We have been working collaboratively over the past few weeks... MORE
15th May 2024

Cumann na mBunscol West Mayo Westport

We had a wonderful day at the Westport area Cumann... MORE
8th May 2024

Seachtain na Gaeilge

We rounded off Seachtain na Gaeilge with a Lá Glas... MORE
25th April 2024

FAI Soccer Mayo Finals

Huge congratulations to our boys’ team who were runners up... MORE
25th April 2024

Seó Faisin

Bhí seó faisin again I Halla na scoile and seachtain... MORE
25th April 2024

Yes to Languages

We had another great 6 week block with Douglas from... MORE
25th April 2024

Term 2 Awards

Congratulations to all the boys and girls who won Term... MORE
25th April 2024

Easter Fun

We had eggselent fun looking for all the eggs and... MORE
24th April 2024

Tri-Heroes

Congratulations to the boys and girls in the senior room... MORE
24th April 2024

Girls FAI Soccer

The girls really enjoyed their day of soccer at the... MORE
24th April 2024

Boys FAI Soccer

We are so proud of our boys soccer team who... MORE
24th April 2024

Music Generation

We are really enjoyed our music generation classes with Catherine... MORE
24th April 2024

Seachtain na Gaeilge

We rounded off Seachtain na Gaeilge with a Lá Glas... MORE
24th April 2024

World Book Day

We celebrated World Book Day in style this year- the... MORE
24th April 2024

STEM Project- The Deflector Collector

We worked on a STEM project with Mr Fallon over... MORE
24th April 2024

UPP Workshop with Peter

We were delighted to welcome Peter from UPP back to... MORE
24th April 2024

St. Brigid’s Day

We celebrated Saint Brigid’s Day in school today. We listened... MORE
24th April 2024

Credit Union Quiz

Congratulations to all the children who took part in the... MORE
22nd December 2023

Best Attendance

We have six children who never missed a day for... MORE
20th December 2023

Christmas Jumper Day

We came to school dressed in our Christmas jumpers today... MORE
20th December 2023

Chat with Grandparents Project

We were delighted to welcome Gemma Hensey to the school... MORE
20th December 2023

Festive Harmony in the Town Hall

Well done to the Senior room pupils who performed in... MORE
20th December 2023

Christmas Concert- Lights, Camel, Action 2 – The Sequin

We were delighted to be back on stage with our... MORE
20th December 2023

The Polar Bear and the Penguin

The Junior Room had a great day at the Linenhall... MORE
20th December 2023

Science Week

We celebrated all things science this week and worked as... MORE
20th December 2023

Garden Fun

We had great fun this week planting seeds in the... MORE
6th November 2023

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Have a look at the spooktacular Halloween costumes. ... MORE
6th November 2023

Halloween Treats

Halloween Treats A massive thank you to the senior room... MORE
6th November 2023

Mini 7’s Football

Mini 7’s Football Well done to the Senior room Girls... MORE
6th November 2023

Swimming

Swimming We had our final swimming class today in the... MORE
6th November 2023

Green Schools Update

Green Schools Update In May, we were awarded our 8th... MORE
6th November 2023

A Mid-September Treat

A Mid-September Treat We decided to make use of the... MORE
6th November 2023

Schools Cross Country

Schools Cross Country Well done to the boys and girls... MORE
6th November 2023

Welcome to our new Junior Infants

We have had a great first week back at school.... MORE
20th June 2023

Celebrating the Under 14 All Ireland Winning Mayo Girls

We were absolutely thrilled to welcome our past pupil Maria... MORE
20th June 2023

End Of Year Celebration

We had a wonderful celebration in the school last Friday... MORE
20th June 2023

Walk/Run for Burundi

We are so proud of the children of Carrakennedy who... MORE
13th June 2023

Sports Day

What an amazing week we have had in Carrakennedy NS... MORE
13th June 2023

Pat Cox Hurling Blitz

We had great fun at the Pat Cox Hurling blitz... MORE
13th June 2023

Garden

We have worked very hard in the garden this term... MORE
13th June 2023

A Trip to Mc Hale Park for the Cumann na mBunscol Final

A bitter sweet day in McHale Park today for the... MORE
13th June 2023

National Concert Hall

National Concert Hall Congratulations and well done to Caitlin, Katherine,... MORE
13th June 2023

ABBVIE STEM Packs

A huge thank you to parents Sinéad Conway and Seán... MORE
13th June 2023

Cumann na mBunscol Quarter and Semi-Finals

The boys and girls of Carrakennedy are on a winning... MORE
13th June 2023

Spar Soccer Girls Mayo Finals

Congratluations to the girls of 5th and 6th class who... MORE
13th June 2023

National Children’s Choir Regional Concert, The Royal Theatre, Castlebar

We had an amazing night in The Royal Theatre, Castlebar... MORE
13th June 2023

Maths Fun

Enjoying lots of hands on Maths activities as we learn... MORE
13th June 2023

Meadhbh Harrison Scientist in the Making

We were delighted to welcome back our past pupil Meadhbh... MORE
13th June 2023

Chicks

We had some egg citing visitors in our school this... MORE
13th June 2023

Easter Run

What an end to another great term in Carrakennedy NS.... MORE
25th April 2023

Spanish with Douglas

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17th April 2023

Easter Fun

Wishing you all a very enjoyable Easter. The children had... MORE
17th April 2023

Term 2 Attendance Awards

Well done to these seven fantastic pupils who have been... MORE
17th April 2023

Tree Planting Westport GAA

Our 6th class travelled to the new Westport GAA pitch... MORE
17th April 2023

FAI 5 aside Soccer

We are so proud of the girls and boys from... MORE
17th April 2023

Lá Glas- Seachtain na Gaeilge

To round up Seachtain na Gaeilge we enjoyed some damhsa... MORE
17th April 2023

Confirmation

Congratulations to our 5th and 6th class pupils who were... MORE
17th April 2023

Fun in the Snow

We had a great “Snow Day” in school last Friday.... MORE
17th April 2023

National Children’s Choir

Just a little update on how The National Children’s Choir... MORE
17th April 2023

The Three Little Pigs: Pig Farming

The senior room have been learning about the Farming Industry... MORE
17th April 2023

Green Schools

We have been working really hard on our Green Schools... MORE
13th March 2023

Badminton

We recently had a visit from Badminton Ireland's school coach... MORE
30th January 2023

Cycle for Fun

The senior pupils are delighted to be participating in the... MORE
30th January 2023

Grandparent’s Day

We had some very special visitors in Carrakennedy last Friday... MORE
30th January 2023

Wild Nephin “Call of the Wild” Roadshow

We were absolutely delighted to welcome Michael and Sinéad from... MORE
30th January 2023

Santa Hat Run

What a way to start 2023- we were delighted to... MORE
25th January 2023

December Update

We have had a fun filled month in Carrakennedy NS... MORE
25th January 2023

Rugby Blitz

The 5th and 6th class pupils enjoyed a fun day... MORE
25th January 2023

Moclair Cup

We were delighted to welcome past pupils Aaron Dunne and... MORE
25th January 2023

Happy Halloween

There was no sign of the boys and girls of... MORE
25th January 2023

Cross Country

Well done to the boys and girls in the senior... MORE
25th January 2023

Mini 7’s

The girls and boys in the senior room took part... MORE
25th January 2023

Farewell Ms. Connolly- thank you for everything

We bid farewell to Ms. Connolly our esteemed teacher, colleague... MORE
25th January 2023

2022-2023 Happy Birthday Ms. Connolly

We had a great day celebrating Ms. Connolly’s birthday this... MORE
19th January 2023

End of Year Run

Congratulations to the senior room who took part in a... MORE
19th January 2023

Graduation and End of Year Celebrations 2022

What a year we have had- especially the last few... MORE
19th January 2023

Beach Clean at Old Head

The senior room pupils joined the pupils of Drummin NS... MORE
19th January 2023

Sport Day 2022

We had lots of fun at sports day today- check... MORE
19th January 2023

Cumann na mBunscol Final

The day we have all been waiting for. After an... MORE
19th January 2023

Cumann na mBunscol Semi Final

Another great day for the girls of Carrakennedy who played... MORE
19th January 2023

Pat Cox Hurling Blitz

What a day at the Pat Cox hurling blitz- our... MORE
19th January 2023

Junior School Tour

The Junior room had a fantastic time on their school... MORE
19th January 2023

Senior School Tour

We had an absolutely brilliant day in Dublin on our... MORE
19th January 2023

Cumann na mBunscol Quarter Final

The girls took on Manulla in the quarter final at... MORE
19th January 2023

Pizza Party

The Junior Room enjoyed a pizza party with Ms. McDonnell... MORE
19th January 2023

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to our 1st and 2nd class pupils Kate Conway, Grace O’Malley,... MORE
19th January 2023

The Last Supper

The Junior room enjoyed celebrating The Last Supper with Ms.... MORE
19th January 2023

Cumann na mBunscol Round – Islandeady Blitz

The children had a great day in Islandeady for the... MORE
19th January 2023

Seachtain na Gaeilge

We enjoyed a whole school céilí and seisiún ceoil in... MORE
19th January 2023

Trees on the Land

We were delighted to receive a large number of trees... MORE
19th January 2023

Forces Science Projects

The senior room had great fun in February working on... MORE
19th January 2023

Pilot Language Programme for Primary Schools

We are thrilled to be part of the Pilot Language... MORE
19th January 2023

Science Week

We had a blast during Science week and really enjoyed... MORE
19th January 2023

County Champions

Well done to Ciara, Emma and Maria from 6th class... MORE
19th January 2023

Lions Club Art Competition

Congratulations to all the senior room pupils who took part... MORE
19th January 2023

Shoebox Appeal 2021

We were delighted to send off our shoeboxes for the... MORE
11th March 2022

Letter of thanks from NPH Ireland

Please see attached the letter of thanks from NPH Ireland... MORE
22nd June 2021

End of Year Celebrations

It is hard to believe we are at the end... MORE
22nd June 2021

Teddy Bears Picnics

If you go up to the pitch today...you better not... MORE
22nd June 2021

Creative Infants

Junior and Senior Infants have been enjoying construction time in... MORE
22nd June 2021

Butterflies

Thank you to Una and the wonderful pupils of Carrakennedy... MORE
22nd June 2021

School Garden

Our garden has had a revamp- we have upgraded the... MORE
22nd June 2021

New Junior Infants

We were delighted to welcome our new Junior Infants into... MORE
22nd June 2021

Sports Day

We had a wonderful Sports Day on Friday 11th June.... MORE
22nd June 2021

Wonderful Weaving

We loved weaving using various materials in Art this term.... MORE
22nd June 2021

Vicious Vikings

We really enjoyed learning all about The Vikings in history... MORE
22nd December 2020

Notification of Child Safeguarding Annual Review

The Annual Review of the Child Safeguarding Statement was completed... MORE
21st December 2020

The Carrakennedy, Classic, Classroom Cleaners!

The Junior room are really super at keeping the classroom... MORE
21st December 2020

Rockin’ Rhymes

We really enjoyed the Brannar production of Rockin' Rhymes in... MORE
15th December 2020

Advent 2020

We gathered together in the school hall to create our... MORE
15th December 2020

Robotics Workshop

Clem and Ruairi from Foróige came to the Senior room... MORE
15th December 2020

Beebots

We were delighted to get the Beebots on loan from... MORE
15th December 2020

Eco-Houses Project

The Senior Room really enjoyed the Eco-Houses projects. We worked... MORE
15th December 2020

Green Flag : Global Citizenship and the Marine Environment

We have begun working on the theme for our next... MORE
15th December 2020

Credit Union Art Competition

The children really enjoyed creating their pictures for the Credit... MORE
17th November 2020

Science Week

We really enjoyed Science week in Carrakennedy NS. A full... MORE
9th October 2020

STEM in the Senior Room

The senior room children are enjoying working on "Turing Tumble"-... MORE
9th October 2020

October Garden Update

We had a wonderful afternoon in the garden last Wednesday.... MORE
6th October 2020

2nd and 3rd Class Celebrate First Holy Communion

Congratulations to our 2nd and 3rd class pupils Anna McDonnell,... MORE
6th October 2020

September Garden Update

We were delighted to welcome Martin Connor back to the... MORE
6th October 2020

1st September 2020…

We are delighted to have everyone back at school and... MORE
25th August 2020

Welcome Back

Dear Parents,The staff and BOM are looking forward to welcoming... MORE
25th June 2020

Farewell to the Class of 2020

We would like to congratulate Aidan Malone, Ella O'Malley, Killian... MORE
25th June 2020

Our Covid Capsules

We are living through a very unique time in history... MORE
25th June 2020

Zoom..zoom..zoom… we’re going to the moon!!

Congratulations to the children of Carrakennedy NS who became experts... MORE
25th June 2020

Green Schools- Regional Winners

We were delighted to receive the great news from An... MORE
25th March 2020

Our Bread Experiment

We were astounded by the results of our Bread Experiment.... MORE
19th March 2020

Our World Irish Aid Awards

The Senior room are working on the Our World Irish... MORE
3rd March 2020

Ancient Music Ireland Workshop

We had a wonderful workshop with Simon O'Dwyer from Ancient... MORE
24th February 2020

Diorama

Lights, Camera, Action! !This Diorama project was brilliant. The senior... MORE
19th February 2020

Green Schools

We were delighted to welcome Sharon Cameron from An Taisce... MORE
19th February 2020

Fairtrade

We learned about Fairtrade at assembly this week. Fairtrade is... MORE
19th February 2020

STEM Science Week Projects

We learned a lot about Sustainable energy and renewable sources.... MORE
19th February 2020

Team Hope Shoe Boxes

Sincere thanks to all families who very generously made Shoeboxes... MORE
19th November 2019

Credit Union Art Competition 2019

Congratulations to Odhrán Gavin, Rian Gavin and Charlie O'Malley on... MORE
1st November 2019

Eco Brick Project

Our Eco-Brick project is complete. The children had a wonderful... MORE
1st November 2019

Cumann na mBunscol Mini 7’s

This year we joined forces with Lecanvey NS for the... MORE
1st November 2019

Credit Union Art Competition

The Senior room have been very busy preparing their exhibits... MORE
6th June 2019

Cumann na mBunscol Final

We wish our Cumann na mBunschol team the very best... MORE
27th May 2019

Community Games Handwriting

Congratulations to our 3rd class pupil Darragh O'Hanlon who represented... MORE
27th May 2019

National Children’s Choir

Congratulations to Marion Heneghan, Ella O'Malley and Jack O'Malley who... MORE
27th May 2019

National Children’s Choir

Congratulations to Marion Heneghan, Ella O'Malley and Jack O'Malley who... MORE
27th May 2019

Community Games Handwriting

Congratulations to our 3rd class pupil Darragh O'Hanlon who represented... MORE
22nd May 2019

Cumann Na mBunscol.

We are extremely proud of our girls and boys football... MORE
22nd May 2019

Cumann Na mBunscol.

We are extremely proud of our girls and boys football... MORE
13th May 2019

First Holy Communion

Congratulation to all the pupils, Caitlin O'Malley, Charlie O'Malley, Katherine... MORE
13th May 2019

First Holy Communion

Congratulation to all the pupils, Caitlin O'Malley, Charlie O'Malley, Katherine... MORE
12th April 2019

Monsater Easter Raffle

Monsater Easter Raffle takes place on Friday 12th April at... MORE
4th April 2019

Mayo National Childrens Choir 2019

Congratulations to Our Senior Room pupils who sang  their hearts... MORE
28th March 2019

Community Games Art and Handwriting

Art: We would like to congratulate the following children who recently... MORE
23rd March 2019

Spring Art 2019

We really enjoy our Art and Crafts at Carrakennedy N.S.... MORE
19th March 2019

Soccer

Harry Grimes, Killian Conway, Aidan Malone, Nathan Hoban, Michael McDonnell,... MORE
19th March 2019

Confirmation 2019

We would like to congratulate our 5th and 6th class... MORE
17th March 2019

St Patrick’s Day and Seachtain na Gailge.

We celebrated all things Irish this week and made a... MORE
25th January 2019

Odd Socks Day

Carrakennedy N.S. lodged a total of €230 to the “Regina’s... MORE
21st December 2018

Credit Union

Congratulations to Leon Grimes, Aodhán Gavin, Chloe Heraty and Odhrán... MORE
21st December 2018

Nicky Dowd

Artist and Author Nicky Dowd visited our school on Tuesday.... MORE
21st December 2018

Advent

We have really enjoyed celebrating Advent this year. we begun... MORE
20th December 2018

Full Attendance Term 1

Congratulations to the boys and girls who competed a full... MORE
19th November 2018

Science Week

As part of Science Week we welcomed Carole Reynolds from... MORE
25th October 2018

Happy Halloween

We had a spooktacular day here in Carrakennedy. Lots of... MORE
25th October 2018

Pumpkin Carving

The senior pupils had great fun this week carving pumpkins... MORE
18th October 2018

When daddy fell into the pond project

The Junior Room have been having great fun with Poetry... MORE
8th October 2018

Harvesting Fruit and Veg from School Garden

We have been very busy harvesting our fruit and vegetables... MORE
1st May 2018

Conor to play for Ireland

Congratulations to past pupil, Conor O'Malley who has been called... MORE
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