Mary Healy – The Best of Ireland’s 20,000 Geography ‘Leaving’ Students

Mary Healy – The Best of Ireland’s 20,000 Geography ‘Leaving’ Students

Presentation Secondary School Castleisland’s principal, Katherina Broderick received wonderful news last week. She was informed that Mary Healy, who completed her Leaving Certificate last June, received the highest mark in Ireland. A Diligent Student “Mary is a diligent student who deserves great credit for this achievement, we are very proud of her success,” said Ms.…

Presentation Castleisland Basketball Teams Win Gold and Silver at National Finals

Presentation Castleisland Basketball Teams Win Gold and Silver at National Finals

Presentation Castleisland Basketball teams made the long journey to the National Arena at 6:45am for the U-14 National Cup semi-final against Loreto, Dalkey at 12 noon. If successful the final was to be played at 2pm. Rarely Achieved Double Presentation Castleisland had won the cup in 2018 and the travelling party looked to complete a…

A Weekend of Basketball Awards and Big Announcements

A Weekend of Basketball Awards and Big Announcements

St. Mary’s Basketball Club has announced that St. Mary’s ladies senior team will compete in the National League Division One competition over the coming season. This means that big time basketball will return to Castleisland and to the local community centre over the winter months. That will be very welcome news for the legion of…

All-Ireland Glory Yet Again for Presentation Girls

All-Ireland Glory Yet Again for Presentation Girls

The girls of Presentation Castleisland won the Subway Schools All –Ireland under 14 Cup in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght by one point in a thriller on Tuesday, February 20th. The semi-finals and final, if reached, were both to be played in the National Arena on the same day. A Close Encounter The first…