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Welcome to Killusty National School!
Beannachtaí agus Fáilte go Scoil Náisiúnta Cill Loiste!
Farewell
Farewell to our 6th class. Our VIPs graduated from Killusty School in June 2025. We will miss them loads and wish them the best for their start in Secondary School.
Junior Splash
On a sunny June 18th 2025 the junior room children went on their annual Junior Splash morning to Clonmel. A trip to the local library for some story time started our morning nicely. This was followed by splashing, fun and games in the pool and all rounded off by a trip to the playground.
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Local History Tour
On June 13th 2025 the senior room children enjoyed a wonderful morning in the old town of Fethard. The local history tour was hosted by Terry Cunningham of the Fethard Historical Society. The tour was very informative and the children learned alot about the walled town, taking in a walk around Fethard, visit to the Augustinian Abbey and The Holy Trinity Church.
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Summer Gardening
We all enjoyed making the summer window boxes.
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Sports Day 2025
A super sports day was enjoyed by all in Killusty N.S. Dave from KlaasKickz arrived and helped us hone our soccer skills through fun activities and games. Children also enjoyed some novelty races, regular races, rounders and co-operative games. The rain held off to boot!
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County Finalists
Hard luck to our U13 hurlers who put up a great battle against a very good Ballysloe NS side on June 11th in the County Final in Semple Stadium. They should be very proud of their efforts all year long, winning the County Football Final back in November. Thanks to Michael Hayes for all his help this year. Thank you also to all our supporters!
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Congratulations to the Senior room who received their Blue Star Programme certificate during the first week of June.
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Blue Star Programme
Up for the Match
Children in the Junior Room were proud to support our hurling finalists in Semple Stadium on June 11th 2025. We also worked in a trip to the playground.
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Senior Room School Tour
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The Senior Room travelled to Dunmore East Adventure Centre for their school tour. An action packed day of land and water activities including: kayaking, paddle boarding, wibit, archery, caving and rock climbing.
Supporting Charity
In May 2025, the Student Council of Killusty N.S. organised a Bake Sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Fund. It was held on May 30th and was very well supported by the Whole School Community.
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School Tour 2025
Waterford was our school tour destination this year. The junior room children enjoyed a day of fun indoor and outdoor activities including playground fun, bowling, physical movement games and laser tag, all followed by a trip to the beach for some paddling and fun in the sand, topped off with a welcome ice-cream.
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A massive well done to our U13 hurling team who all played brilliantly in the rain at Drombane, winning their County Semi final against North Champions Lackamore NS on Tuesday 27th May. We are now through to the County Final in Semple Stadium in two weeks time.
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County Semi Final Win
Community Games 2025
Super success for Killusty N.S. in the 2025 First Round of the Community Games. Fabulous art pieces and hand writing were entered. Medals of gold, silver and bronze made their way to our school and were greeted with much cheer from the children. Best of luck to all children competing in the second round of art and hand writing.
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Pedigree Day 2025
Clonmel Pedigree Day came around once again on May 23rd. As always lots of lovely activities were enjoyed by all. A big Thank You to the Clonmel Museum for organising such wonderful experiences for the children.
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Green Schools 2024-2025
We continue our commitment to our Green Schools work on Travel. Killusty N.S. was proud to participate in Bike Week.
Active Schools Week 2025
Our Active School Week this year included rounders, tennis, obstacle course, relays, volleyball and of course some fun water activities on the last day, all topped off with a water fight, helped along by glorious sunshine.
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Europe Day
On Friday May 9th, we celebrated Europe Day as part of our Blue Star Programme. We started the day out with a continental breakfast with croissants, pan au chocolat and Belgian waffles, followed by some Flemenco dancing from Spain. We watched a short film – Cuerdas from Spain also. Then had a whole school quiz on Europe.
Mexico Project
Children in the Junior Room were learning about Far Away Places. Mexico was our country of choice. We made sombreros using fabric and extended pictures of the national flower of Mexico, by mixing paints to get that colourful dahlia effect. We then enjoyed some Mexican food tasting - the churros and the Mexican punch were a great hit. This was all finished off with a Pinata. Everyone got a swing before the the scramble for the treats.
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Cumann na mBunscol
Well done to our U13 hurlers who are through to a county semi final, finishing as runners up in their blitz in Cashel on May 7th. Congratulations to all the team who played so well throughout the day. We now await the winners of the North final.
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European Parliament
Thank you to the European Parliament office in Ireland for inviting 5th and 6th class to the EPAs Awards Ceremony in Brú Ború, Cashel on Thursday 1st May. The children got to meet MEPs Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Kathleen Funchion and Billy Kelleher along with Ferghas Ó Béara Head of EPLO. They heard about life as a MEP in Brussels and Strasbourg and some of the polices of each MEP. Five other secondary schools and EP trainee Mary spoke about their projects and work. We were well looked after from start to finish and thoroughly enjoyed our day learning more about Europe.
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Happy Easter from all in Killusty N.S.
A great day of Easter fun was enjoyed by all the children on April 11th. We had outdoor easter egg hunts and indoor hunts, raffles, art activities and dressup.
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Trip to the Museum
A lovely visit to the Museum in Clonmel on Wednesday 9th April, where the children learned about old coins, the Famine, Bloody Sunday 1920 and found out what they should do if they find some artefacts. The children got to try on some cool costumes from the past and cycle like Séan Kelly when he won the Tour de France. Thanks to Julia for being a great guide.
Primary Game
Congratulations and well done to Kate Gaule on making the Tipperary Ladies Football Primary Game team. Kate represented her school with distinction in Semple Stadium on April 5th scoring 3-2 from play in Tipperary's win against Waterford. Well done Kate - we're very proud of you and all your achievements.
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St. Patrick's Day in Killusty N.S.
Shroiceadh Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhíomar ag déanamh sár-iarracht chun ár teanga a chur chun cinn.
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World Book Day 2025
Children in Killusty School celebrated World Book Day on March 6th. Older children designed book covers while younger children designed bookmarks and read from their favourite books.
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Spring Art in Killusty N.S.
Spring arrived and the children got busy with some seasonal art.
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FAI Soccer
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Well done to our two teams who participated in the FAI South Tipperary 5-a-side soccer tournament at a sunny Cahir Park on Monday the 3rd March. Both teams acquitted themselves brilliantly throughout the day with some incredible skill on show. The day was topped off with a trip to Woodview Service Station to spend the rest of our remaining profits from the Junior Entrepreneur Programme.
Pancake Tuesday 2025
Home cooked pancakes enjoyed by all on Shrove Tuesday.
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Credit Union Quiz
Well done to our two teams who represented the school so well at the Clonmel Credit Union Quiz on Sunday 9th February at the Talbot Hotel in Clonmel. Both teams did their best and enjoyed the day and the goodies.
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Celebrating St. Brigid's Day in Killusty N.S.
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Nollaig Shona Daoibh go léir
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
Happy New Year
New Year blessings to one and all from Killusty N.S.
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January 2025 in Killusty N.S.
We practiced our gratitude in January and participated in Catholic Schools Week. We completed a QR project and made some lovely winter woodland prints.
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Christmas Raffle in Killusty N.S
On Friday December 20th, Killusty School had its annual Christmas Raffle. Great work by our Parents Association in organising the raffle hampers and selling the tickets. A fantastic morning for the school.
Junior Entrepreneur
The children in the senior room were very busy since October preparing for the Junior Entrepreneur programme which culminated in showcasing their products at the Fethard Christmas Market and our Showcase day in the school on December 6th. The children created some beautiful products and learned alot from being junior entrepreneurs.
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Moving Crib comes to Killusty December 2024
Christmas Art in Killusty N.S.
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Christmas Nativity Play and Carol Service in Killusty N.S
Christmas Panto in Clonmel
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On December 4th we made our way to the White Memorial Theatre in Clonmel for the Talisman Christmas Show - Santa and the Three Little Pigs - great fun, enjoyed by all.
Snow much fun!
On November 17th Killusty children welcomed a frosty break from the classroom.
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Science Week 2024
The Children got stuck into Science Week and enjoyed many fun and interesting science experiments.
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During Science Week we also had a visit from our Green Schools Advisor.
Cineáltas - World Kindness Day
Children in Killusty N.S. celebrated World Kindness Day on November 13th 2024. We wore odd socks, made posters and left surprise wellbeing messages in our library books! Our message is that Kindness is not just for one day - It's for Life.
We also supported Diabetes Day on November 14th - We all wore something blue.
County Football Champions
Congratulations to the Killusty U13 team who were crowned County Football Champions against a very strong Castleiney NS team on November 15th in Littleton. Played on a cool, wet morning, the team dug deep to bring home the shield to the school for the first time since 2017. Well done to all involved.
Spooky Fun in Killusty
A great evening of Spooky Fun took place in Killusty on October 28th including face painting, story telling, bon fire, pumpkin carving and traditional Hallowe'en Games. A super evening organised by the Killusty Community.
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Credit Union Art Competition
Great success for Killusty N.S. in the 2024 Credit Union Art Competition. Isabel Holohan secured First Place in the 11 to 13yr category, followed by Catilin Feery in Second Place. Olivia Feery secured Third Place in 7 years and under category. Congratulations to the three girls and well done to all our pupils on such imaginative entries.
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Hallowe'en Hoolie at Killusty N.S. 2024
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Hallowe'en Arts and Crafts at Killusty N.S.
Thanks to Killusty Crafts for gifting the children some very Spooky Halloween Houses and Bats to make. Getting us right in the mood for Halloween.
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Hallowe'en Art
Children enjoyed all the Hallowe'en Art Activities. Check out our gallery.
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Dance at Killusty N.S.
As part of the Tipperary Dance International Festival, Tipperary Dance Theatre brought a morning of interactive dance to Killusty School on Friday the 18th of October. Movement and Dance was based on a Monsters theme - a captivating dance performance enjoyed by all.
Scoil Ruáin Taster Day
A very enjoyable taster day at Scoil Ruáin was had on October 17th. The 5th and 6th class dabbled in some coding, woodwork and made some delicious cookies. This was followed by a brilliant performance of 'Back to the 80s' by the TYs. Thank you so much for having us and keeping us well fed during the day.
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Cross Country
Congratulations to all our athletes who participated in the schools cross country in Clonmel on Wednesday October 16th.
In the boys 3rd and 4th class race, Ted Purcell finished in 2nd place with Charlie O Flynn in 9th, Gus O'Flynn 10th - all gaining individual medals for top 10 positions with George O'Flynn 13th and Rowan Holohan in 19th place. These boys combined very well to win the team event.
In the girls 5th and 6th, Zoe Thompson led the girls home in 2nd place with Kate Gaule in 6th, Zara Thompson in 7th - all winning individual medals with Caitlin Feery in 34th and Imogen Coen in 37th. The girls ran so well they came 1st in the team category.
In the final race of the day, Tristan Bryne ran a great race to finish 7th winning an individual medal with Javier Martín finishing in 21st place.
After all that running we made a quick trip to the playground to top our day off!
Thanks to Clonmel AC for organising a great event.
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Fundraising for Charity
Children in Killusty N.S. participated in Goal Jersey Day on October 11th 2024. We were happy to help a worthy cause.
Green Schools 2024-2025
Work has begun on our next Green Flag - Travel. Our school children participated in Walk to School week in October 2024. Thankfully the weather cooperated.
Cumann na mBunscol
On Wednesday the 9th October, our U13 Football team travelled to Holycross to participate in the U13 Cumann na mBunscol football blitz. Playing against Skeheenarinky NS, Castleiney NS and Ballysloe NS, we acquitted ourselves well and took the win in all our matches booking our place in the County Final in the coming weeks. Well done to everyone who played so well.
Autumn has arrived !
We welcomed Autumn in by investigating falling leaves and their matching nuts and fruits. We also got busy printing - finger printing for the body of the Squirrel and sponge printing for the bushy tail. After our Autumn Hunt we made Autumn Headbands and made leaf prints and leaf rubbings out of our findings.
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Junior Room Fairy Tales
As part of Aistear, Junior Room children worked on the theme of Fairy Tales. We made a small world for Rapunzel and also performed a puppet show.
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Tipperary Primary Schools Cross Country
Well done to all who ran in such testing weather conditions in Thurles on Wednesday September 25th. Ted Purcell secured an individual medal coming home in 5th place and leading his team of Charlie O'Flynn, Gus O'Flynn, George O'Flynn, Rowan Holohan and Kaiden Power to the bronze team medals. Kate Gaule and Imogen Coen ran their hearts out in their race along with Tristan Byrne and Javi Martin who put in gutsy performances in a very competitive race! Lots of medals coming home and 6 top 20 positions!
Congratulations everyone!
Full results can be found on www.tipperaryathletics.com
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Challenge Football Match
A super day was had at Fethard Town Park on Wednesday the 18th September with Moyglass NS and Holy Trinity NS. Thanks to Michael Hayes for organising a great days football for all the children.
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Green Schools 2024-2025
We continue our commitment to the Green Schools initiatives paying particular attention to litter prevention,
monitoring and cleanup.
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Welcome to 2024-2025
We are all looking forward to a great year ahead.
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