Presentation Castleisland hosted its annual awards night for the 2021/22 school year in St. John’s Hall recently. This celebration was held in-person at Presentation Secondary School for the first time since 2019. Choir soloists and the school orchestra opened the celebration with a heart-warming performance of ‘One Moment in Time’ led by music teacher Ailish…
It is with a strange mixture of sadness and celebration that Presentation Secondary School said goodbye last week to Ms. Maria Kennelly on her retirement. Here, her Pres colleague, Annette Leen compiled the following report to mark the occasion and she expressed the regret that circumstances didn’t allow for a more fitting send-off. By: Annette…
This year’s student council at Presentation Castleisland was officially revealed at a combined event in the school’s sports hall on Friday. The event began with a prayer service lead by the student council to mark Presentation Day. Members of the school choir and musicians accompanied each prayer, lead by music teacher Deirdre O’Brien. Following the…
November 21st is always an important day in Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland. By: Katie O’Reilly On that day the entire community celebrates the mission of Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation sisters. Activities Marked the Day As this is the tercentenary year of Nano Nagle’s birth, a number of activities took place to mark it…
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…
The late Sr Lelia Boyle of Presentation Convent, Castleisland, used to say that a person needed only five books in life – a dictionary, an atlas, a cooking book, a prayer book and the Good News Bible. She’d list them out on the fingers of one hand, then she’d laugh, with the greatest glee, if…
