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1st year Gaelic Football
Our First Year football team travelled to High School Clonmel today and finished as tournament winners in the first year ‘A’ regional football competition. We beat Cahir 2-8 to 0-1 before winning the deciding match against High School Clonmel, 2-3 to 1-5. This result sees us move on to the next stage of the competition. Well done to all involved on a great performance.

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Feb 11


TY Comedy Workshop
Bernard Casey is a comedian, actor, and drama teacher from Portmagee, Co. Kerry. Since first taking to the stage during UCC RAG Week in 2011, he has gone on to sell out major venues such as the INEC, Vicar Street, and The Everyman Theatre in Cork, and has also performed internationally in London, New York, and Boston. His online comedy sketches have attracted over 15 million views, earning him a following of more than 130,000 across social media. Alongside his work as a perfo

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Feb 11


Student I.D. forms
Remider to return forms

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Feb 10


Euro Languages Scholarship
Win a full scholarship to any Euro Languages College Summer Camp http://schooldays.ie/articles/competitions/elc-competition/ Closing date 2nd March 2026

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Feb 8
Lotto
🎉 ERSS Fundraiser Lotto – Weekly Winner! 🎉 Congrats to this week’s lucky winner! Thank you to everyone supporting our school — your contribution truly helps our students. Want to take part? • 1 line €2.50 • 2 lines €4 • 3 lines €5 • Match 4 numbers to win the jackpot • Jackpot grows every week! Join now by scanning the QR code or visiting: 🔗 https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/erss Best of luck in next week’s draw!✍️

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Feb 8


Week Ahead
📅 ERSS Weekly Schedule | 9th–13th February Please see this week’s schedule for key events and activities, including: Junior & Leaving Certificate Pre-Exams TY workshops and trips Sports fixtures 1st Year Coding Club Afterschool Homework Club Best of luck to all students sitting pre-exams this week 👏 #ERSS

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Feb 8


1st year Coding
💻Calling all 1st Years!💻 Interested in computers, games, websites or just curious about coding? Join the ERSS Coding Club 📍 DCG Room 🕐 Thursdays | 1:15–1:45 No experience needed – just curiosity! Come along and give it a try!

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Feb 8


1st Year Assessment Morning
A big thank you to all the parents and guardians of our incoming First Years who attended the assessment morning. We really appreciate your time and support. The morning had a great buzz, with a raffle, breakfast rolls, and plenty of sports on offer. Raffle prizes included vouchers, gear bags, footballs, a tablet, and a voucher towards the Junior Cycle Premier League school tour, congratulations to all our winners 👏 A special thank you to our fantastic ERSS student helpers

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Feb 7
Pre Exams 2026
Best of luck to all our students sitting their exams this week and next. Take each exam one step at a time, believe in yourselves, and remember that your ERSS school community is right behind you. “You are capable of more than you know.” #ERSS

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Feb 6


Graduate.ie Winner Fionn Power
🎉 Well done to Fionn Power in TY on being named Graduate.ie Week 13 Winner. Graduate.ie is a free online competition for second-level students, designed to engage students with important local and national issues while building awareness of citizenship and public life. Participants who complete the programme are entered into draws to win educational prizes, including trips to the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 2025/2026 This week’s prize was sponsored by Tipperary Cou

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Feb 6


Incoming 1st Year Assessments Tomorrow
✨ We’re Looking Forward to Welcoming Our Incoming First Years ✨ ERSS looks forward to welcoming our incoming first-year students and their parents tomorrow morning at 9:30am as students sit their entrance assessment. We look forward to meeting you, helping students feel at ease, and beginning an exciting new chapter with our newest members of the ERSS community. 💙📚 See you tomorrow! #ERSS

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Feb 6


1st year Soccer
⚽🔥 Collins Cup – Last 16 Win! 🔥⚽ A brilliant performance from our 1st Year Soccer team in the Collins Cup Last 16 as they defeated Rockwell College with an impressive 6–2 victory! 👏 Goals on the day from: ⚽ Joaquín Garcia ⚽ Bryan Lacey ⚽ Dale Redmond Fantastic teamwork and effort from the whole squad 💪 Onto the Quarter Finals! 🚀🏆

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Feb 3


Week Ahead
Hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend. Here’s a look at what’s happening in ERSS this week, with a busy schedule across the school. We would also like to wish all Leaving Certificate students the very best of luck as the Pre-Exams begin.

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Feb 2


TY Market Day
Today’s TY Market Day was a fantastic celebration of creativity, teamwork and entrepreneurial spirit. Our students demonstrated outstanding innovation, professionalism and drive, from unique product ideas to impressive marketing strategies and sustainability initiatives. The standard was exceptionally high, making the judging no easy task! A huge congratulations to all involved, and especially to our award winners: Best Interview Michael Smith – Car Valeting Service Best Mark

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Jan 29


U15 Soccer
Our U15 soccer team were in Munster Cup Quarter Final action today against St Patrician Academy, Mallow. Final score: 3–1. ⚽ Well done to Mallow, and commiserations to our lads who showed great effort and spirit throughout. Plenty to be proud of, and now full focus on the upcoming Munster Trophy Final! 💪🏆

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Jan 29


6th year Breakfast
Breakfast rolls, tea and coffee to kick off the morning 🥖☕ Wishing our 6th Years the very best as they head into their pre-exams next week! ⭐

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Jan 29
U17 Soccer
Munster Junior A Cup Semi Final ERSS 6-5 St. Caimin's CS Shannon A stunning performance from our boys today to book their place in the last 4 of the Munster Junior Cup. Coming from behind 5 times to eventually run out winners. Fantastic spirit shown and well done to all. Goals from Jay O'Gorman (4), Fionn Power and Tom Gahan

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Jan 28


TY Fire Services
Transition Year students successfully completed the two‑week Youth Fire Service Programme, gaining valuable safety awareness and practical experience. They learned essential fire prevention skills, explored a variety of fire service career paths, and developed core fire marshal competencies, including risk assessment, evacuation management, and proper use of fire extinguishers. The programme concluded with a visit to the local fire station, where students engaged with real fi

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Jan 28
CAO Deadline
The CAO February 1st deadline is just about here and while you can change your course selection at a later date, it is vitally important for students to have applied by the February 1st deadline if a student intends to go to college this year. If you have any questions please contact the guidance department before the deadline preferable on Thursday 29th or Friday 3oth this week.

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Jan 28


Grandparent's Day 2026
What a lovely day! Thank you to all our grandparents, parents/guardians who joined us, and a big well done to our fantastic 1st Years for making Grandparents’ Day so enjoyable ✨

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Jan 28


TY Student Profile: Fionn
We are delighted to feature one of our Transition Year students here at Edmund Rice Secondary School. Transition Year is a unique opportunity for students to grow academically, socially, and personally, and this student has embraced the year with enthusiasm and maturity. Throughout TY, they have engaged fully in modules, projects, and school activities, showing a positive attitude and a willingness to step outside their comfort zone. TY at ERSS encourages independence, confid

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Jan 28


1st year 2026: Assessment Morning
📚 Incoming 1st Year Assessment Morning 📚 We are looking forward to welcoming our incoming 1st Year students to Edmund Rice Secondary School on 🗓 Saturday 7th February ⏰ 9:30am – 12:15pm An email has been sent to all incoming parents/guardians to confirm attendance. If you have not received this email, please contact the school office by email info@erss.ie. We can’t wait to meet our future ERSS students! #IncomingFirstYears #ERSS

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Jan 27


St Brigid's Cross
Art and Green club were busy today creating St.Brigids Crosses ready for February.

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Jan 26
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