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Edmund Rice Secondary School
Carrick-on-Suir

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Grandparents Day
We are delighted to invite the grandparents of our First Year students to join us in school to celebrate Grandparents’ Day. 📅 Wednesday 28th January ⏰ 9.45am – 10.30am 📍In the ERSS It will be a lovely morning of connection, celebration and appreciation of the special role grandparents play in our lives. We look forward to welcoming you!

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Jan 26


U17 Hurling
Commiserations to our u17 hurlers who were beaten by Coláiste Dun Iascaigh on Friday. We wish Cahir all the best going forward.

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Jan 25


DCMUN Final Day 4
The final day of DCMUN saw delegates tackling some hugely important global issues from blockades and humanitarian aid, to online safety and anonymity, religious freedom, and SDG 6: clean water and water treatment. The level of debate, collaboration, and critical thinking on display was genuinely impressive right to the very end. We are especially proud to celebrate Gavin, who was awarded Best Delegate, a fantastic achievement and so well deserved. 👏🌟 A huge thank you to Dav

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Jan 25


Week Ahead
Weekly Schedule | 26th–30th January A busy week ahead at ERSS Carrick-on-Suir — best of luck to all students involved in clubs, events and matches this week! #ERSS

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Jan 25


Lotto Winner
🎉 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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Jan 23


1st year Student of the Week
This award recognises students who consistently demonstrate excellent effort, a positive attitude, and a strong commitment to life in ERSS. A huge congratulations to this week’s deserving students: ✨ Room 12 – Kevin Chen ✨ Room 13 – Blake Foley Well done to both students on your fantastic achievement. Keep up the brilliant work — we’re very proud of you!

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Jan 23
Apprenticeships
Free Apprenticeship Information Webinar provided by CareerServices.ie We are just sending a quick email to advise that we have set another FREE Apprenticeship Information Webinar date for any students, parents or guidance counsellors interested in learning more about Apprenticeships. 📅 Date: Thursday, 29th January 🕢 Time: 7:00 PM Our expert tutor will cover: An Overview of the Apprenticeship Selection Process Apprenticeship Opportunities (ESB and more) How to Apply Aptitude

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Jan 22
UL Business Talk
Many thanks to Elaine from the University of Limericks Kemmy Business School who visited the TY students today. The boys were informed of the many and varied career options that studying business in UL entails.

ERSS
Jan 22


DCMUN 2026 Day 3
Our ERSS delegates at DCMUN had an excellent and highly engaging day, fully immersing themselves in some of the most contentious global issues on the agenda. In the General Assembly, delegates debated immigration, education in war zones and in the Special Conference students tackled sex trafficking and Government corruption. These challenging topics prompted thoughtful contributions, robust debate, and impressive diplomatic engagement throughout the day. A particular highli

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Jan 22


1st Year Walk
Our 1st Years took a walk through Carrick-on-Suir today, enjoying the fresh air and beautiful surroundings. As part of Catholic Schools Week, it was a chance to appreciate God’s creation in our local community. #ERSS #ERST #CatholicSchoolsWeek

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Jan 22


2nd year Science
🤖 2nd Year Science in action! This morning, our students used LEGO robotics kits to design, build and test their own unique creations. From robots built for speed ⚡ to ones that mimic animals like a caterpillar 🐛 — the imagination on show was incredible! They planned, problem-solved, rebuilt and improved their designs just like real engineers. Great teamwork, creativity and resilience all round 👏✨ Well done, lads — fantastic work! 💡🚀 #STEM #Robotics #CreativeLearning #Sc

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Jan 22
DCMUN 2026 DAY 2
A strong opening to DCMUN today as delegates listened to opening speeches from our distinguished guests, including Cork Lord Mayor Councillor Fergal Dennehy, Mr Pat McKelvy, Director of Schools with Cork ETB, and Ms Jennifer Cooney of WorldWise Global Schools. We were also honoured to hear from our keynote speaker, Mr Richard Zimmler, who engaged delegates with a thought-provoking address and Q&A session. The Deputy Ambassador of Poland to Ireland was also in attendance for t

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Jan 21
ExamRevision.ie
📖 Supporting Exam Success at ERSS We are delighted to share our new Exam Revision page, where students can access revision materials and subject supports online. This resource is available to students and parents to support study at home. 🔗 https://www.erss.ie/examrevision

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Jan 21
Chaplain Visit to 1st years
Thank you to Fr Patrick Cahill, our school chaplain, for visiting ERSS today as part of Catholic Schools Week 🙏 Our 1st Years reflected on the meaning of being Catholic ✝️ and were also inspired by a guest speaker from the Youth 2000 programme 🌟 A lovely, faith-filled day in our school 💙

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Jan 21


DCMUN 2026 Day1
Our ERSS delegates arrived safely at the stunning Cork City Hall for DCMUN and listened to the opening address of the 11th conference. They enjoyed engaging lobbying sessions in both the General Assembly and the Special Conference. We are especially proud that two of our delegates featured in the prestigious MUN Times. Exciting times ahead for Team ERSS! 👏

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Jan 20
DCMUN 2026
Best of luck to our ERSS delegates as they take part in the DCMUN Conference! 🌍🇺🇳 Model United Nations is a fantastic opportunity to develop critical thinking, public speaking, diplomacy, research skills, and global awareness. We know our students will represent their countries with insight, respect, and confidence. We look forward to thought-provoking resolutions, respectful dialogue, and fruitful debate over the coming days. Enjoy the experience and make ERSS proud! #ERS

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Jan 20
Week Ahead
🗓️ ERSS Weekly Schedule | 19th–23rd January A packed week of Catholic Schools Week events, DCMUN, TY activities, clubs and sport. Don’t miss out!

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Jan 18


Lotto 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 visiting: 🔗 https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/erss Best of luck in next week’s draw!✍️ #ERSS

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Jan 18
1st year Religion
First Year students worked in expert groups to explore their chosen sacred texts before teaching their learning to the rest of the class. A fantastic way to build confidence, communication, and understanding. #ERSS #ERST #EXCELLINGINTEACHINGANDLEARNING

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Jan 18


1st year Student of the Week
We are delighted to announce our Week 7 Student of the Week for our 1st Year students in Room 12 and Room 13. This award recognises students who consistently demonstrate excellent effort, a positive attitude, and a strong commitment to life in ERSS. A huge congratulations to this week’s deserving students: ✨ Room 12 – Zach Norris ✨ Room 13 – Fionnan Quigley Well done to both students on your fantastic achievement. Keep up the brilliant work—we’re very proud of you!

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Jan 18


U14 First Year Soccer
Well done to our U14 team who advanced to the last 16 of the Munster Cup with a great win against a strong Scoil Ruain Killenaule team today. Our goals came from Zach Norris (2), Dale Redmond (2), Ryan Walsh(2), Jack Norris and Joaquin Garcia. Well done to all.

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Jan 15
1st Year English
Our first years are getting to grips with figurative language and having lots of fun with it! They’ve been began with exploring similes, metaphors, and personification, then showing their understanding through drawings and examples of their own. So much creativity and brilliant shown in this sample of their posters.

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Jan 13


TY Climate Module
As part of a climate and resilience module looking at rainfall and flooding TY students competed to create their own flood defences using a limited amount of materials. The team whose defense held out the longest against the flood won. Congratulations to Dylan's team just beating Alex's team by 5 seconds.

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Jan 13
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