✨ Congratulations to our winners of "Student of the Month" for December! ✨ We are proud to celebrate students who have excelled across the three categories – Academic, ERST Spirit, and Extra-Curricular. Each award recognises outstanding effort, commitment, and passion both inside and outside the classroom. 🌟👏 Students were presented with their Certificates and Gift Vouchers by their Year Heads.

Munster Junior Trophy Semi Final ERSS 3-2 St. Mary's Newport A great win for our U17 today as they joined our under15s in the Munster Finals with a hard fought win over Newport today. The weather proved to be very challenging but goals from Jay O'Gorman, Fionn Power and an OG saw us well in control at the break. Newport never gave up and pulled back two late goals. Thanks to Bohemians for hosting today's game. Well done to all involved.

Well done to our u15 soccer team, winning their Munster Minor Trophy Semi-Final today against Saint Mary's Newport. Goals scored by Cillian Power, Tom Gahan, Darragh Revutsky, Jamie Lonergan, Ronan Connolly.

Please see this week’s schedule at ERSS (12th–16th January). It promises to be a busy and exciting week with a wide range of activities, including clubs, sports fixtures, TY events and Jersey Day. We encourage all students to get involved and wish everyone a great week ahead.

We are delighted to announce our Student of the Week recipients for our 1st Year students. Each week, this award celebrates students who demonstrate exceptional effort, a positive attitude, and a strong contribution to school life in ERSS. Winners ✨ Room 12 – Liam Kavanagh ✨ Room 13 – Ryan Walsh Congratulations to both students on their fantastic achievement! 👏

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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!✍️ #ERSS

Our Transition Year students recently took part in an exciting Barista Course delivered by the Dublin Barista School. Operating since 2011, the school’s expert trainers brought their commercial espresso machines—and a wealth of knowledge—directly to us, creating a hands‑on learning experience right in our own building. Throughout the workshop, students learned the practical skills behind crafting quality coffee, from pulling the perfect espresso shot to steaming milk with con

A UL undergraduate open day will take place on Saturday 17th January 2026. Booking is essential to attend this day and a link to the site is below. Undergraduate Open Days | University of Limerick https://www.ul.ie/opendays/undergraduate-open-days

Date : Wed 14 Jan Time : 16:30 - 19:00 Kilkenny Road Campus, Carlow, R93 V960 CAO Information Evening Join us for the SETU CAO Information Evening on Wednesday, 14 January, from 16:30–19:00 at our Kilkenny Road Campus, Carlow (R93 V960). Meet our passionate academic staff, chat with current students, and explore our career-focused courses that open doors to real opportunities. Enjoy guided tours of our campus, discover valuable supports like HEAR & DARE, and get expert guidan

Date : Thu 29 Jan Time : 09:00 - 14:30 Cost : €0 College Street Campus, Waterford SETU Try Music 2026 Come along and spend a day as a music student at SETU and discover the wide range of music careers our graduates are involved in. Bring along your instrument and join our current BA (Hons) in Music students to perform in our ensembles, which include jazz/pop, choir, Irish traditional, guitar, and percussion. Spend some time in our recording studio and get valuable informatio

Michelangelo found it easy to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. First Year Historians found out today just how difficult it is to draw for a few minutes in an unusual position and realised how hard it would have been to spend 4 years at it !

Congratulations to the second year basketball team who won their opening fixture on Thursday. They beat Gaelcholáiste Port Lairge by a score of 44-2. It was an excellent performance with standouts including Jamie Lonergan who scored 12 points, and also Harry O Brien and Brodie Wheeler who scored 8 and 9 points respectively. There were as many as nine different scorers in the match. Well done on a good start. The next fixture is against Colaiste Andriu. ▓

🎄 Christmas Break Weekly Raffle Winners! 🎄 A huge congratulations to our final weekly raffle winners over the Christmas break. Thank you to everyone who supported the ERSS Fundraiser Weekly Raffle throughout the festive season. Your continued generosity helps make a real difference for our school community. Enjoy your prizes, and we wish all our supporters a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! ✨🎁 Be in with a chance to win and support our school 💡 ✅ Scan the QR

Welcome back and Happy New Year from everyone at ERSS! 🎉 As we return from the Christmas break, we’re looking forward to heading back into a routine of learning, creativity, teamwork and sport. Check out our weekly schedule to see what’s on and best of luck to all students taking part in events and matches this week.

As we come to the end of the term, and as highlighted in this newsletter, we take the opportunity to reflect on a busy and rewarding period of school life. We extend our warmest Christmas wishes to our staff, students, parents, Board of Management, trustees, and everyone in our wider local community. May the festive season bring peace, rest, and joy, and may the New Year be filled with hope and new beginnings. 🎄✨ https://sway.cloud.microsoft/rohofKo7tGM5DDU8?ref=Link

Our 1st Year students enjoyed a fantastic Festive Fun Day filled with fun, teamwork, and Christmas cheer. The day began with students breaking into teams and taking part in an exciting treasure hunt, followed by a general knowledge quiz which included a music round. Well done to all the winning teams for their great effort and teamwork. At break time, everyone enjoyed delicious breakfast rolls kindly made in Centra, which were thoroughly enjoyed by both our 1st Year students

On Wednesday, 17th December, 6th Year students representing our student body presented food hampers to Carrick-on-Suir Lions Club. Over the last number of weeks, students, staff and parents kindly donated non perishable food including many festive treats to our food appeal. As a school, we are very proud of the generosity and caring nature of our students.

We are delighted to announce our Student of the Week recipients for our 1st Year students in Room 12 and Room 13. Each week, this award celebrates students who demonstrate exceptional effort, positivity, and a strong contribution to school life in ERSS. Winners ✨ Room 12 – Michael Knox ✨ Room 13 – Samuel Carmody

🎉 Celebrating Excellent Attendance 🎉 Well done to our students who achieved 95% or higher attendance this term. Your commitment, consistency, and effort have not gone unnoticed. Students were presented with certificates of achievement and were also entered into a draw for outfield sports, as part of our ongoing attendance initiative. Regular attendance plays a vital role in learning, progress, and school life, and we are proud to recognise and reward these positive habits.

6th Years enjoyed a trip to Waterford for their last day of school before Christmas 🎄🎉 A great day out at Winterval ❄️✨, soaking up the festive atmosphere and marking a well-earned break after a busy term. Wishing all our 6th Years a relaxing Christmas and the very best of luck in the New Year 🎅🎁

🎉 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!✍️

The Parents’ Association would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported our recent raffle, which raised an incredible €2,178.48 for the school. This fantastic achievement would not have been possible without the generosity and enthusiasm of our parents, students, staff, and wider school community. We are especially grateful to our local businesses who kindly donated prizes and supported the raffle so generously. Your continued support makes a real differ

Members of Young SVP (1st , 2nd and Transition Year) presented a cheque (750 euro) to Mr. Michael Lonergan, St. Nicholas and St Mollerans Conference SVP Carrick-on-Suir today. A fantastic sum of money raised by the boys for a very worthy local cause. SVP members held a very successful bake and jersey sale in school and received many donations towards their fundraising efforts from near and far. A massive thank you to all in our school community for your support.