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We are delighted to announce Niall McLoughlin's entry in this year's "The Speech" competition. Niall is a 1st year student here in SGC. The winning speech is decided by the video with the most facebook "Likes" directly on the competition page. Feel free to share but please remember to follow the link below and "Like" Niall's entry on the competition page. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1755265147872346&id=482531075145766

The St. Gerald's College Senior Maths Team came 3rd in Ireland today, losing narrowly in a tie break for 2nd place. Congratulations gentlemen!! From L - R: Mr Burke, Shane Cooke, Luke Murray-kearney, Eoin Moran, Thomas Mc Carthy and Mr Geraghty.

TY students Jeremy Bolger and Paul Grealis represented St Gerald's DLS College at the Le Cheile Schools Trust Conference in Athlone, during Catholic Schools Week.

As this is the Year of the Family, Catholic Schools Week 2018 celebrated the importance of Family... our family at home, our Lasallian family and our Parish / Spiritual family. Our 1st years and TYs created the foyer display, while some of our 3rd years, TYs and 5th years represented SGC at the daily parish mass. On Friday, they met Fr Charlie who is a proud SGC past pupil! We were also represented at the annual Le Cheile Trust Conference. Many thanks to our School Chaplain, Fr Shane Sullivan for joining 6a1 and 6a4 for tea and a chat! The last aspect of our celebration was a visit to the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland today, to help and encourage a growing knowledge and understanding of members of our school family.

St. Gerald’s DLS College LCA Students James McDyer, Levi Hughes, Oisin Gannon and Iosaf Moran presenting Rachel Dooley of Cancer Care West with a check for €1000 raised through a sponsored run held and organised in the school by the LCA students. Missing from the photo is Cian Ludden. Thanks to all the students who participated in the sponsored run.

Many thanks to Rachel and Niamh from Specsavers in Castlebar, for their continued sponsorship of the Senior Gaelic Football team. (From L to R): John Deane, Ben Murphy, Rachel Murphy, Niamh O'Connell, Colm Mc Nicolas and Jack Harte.

National Holocaust Memorial Day On Sunday 28th St. Gerald’s College was privileged to be selected as one of the four schools to attend the National Holocaust Memorial Day in the Mansion House, Dublin. Declan Mc Dermott, Louis Mac Monagle and Shane Kelly read from the ‘Scroll of Names’. The Scroll of Names is a list which names all of those that passed away during the Holocaust with an Irish connection . Class 3.5 also attended the memorial as part of their Junior Cert project for Religion. Congratulations to all three students who spoke with great skill and compassion on such a solemn occasion. Ms Rice would like to commend all students for the dignity and respect shown on such important night. Furthermore she would like to thank Ms Freely for her help on the day. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tanaiste Simon Coveney were also in attendance. The students also had the honour of meeting Tomi Reichental and Suzi Diamond, both Holocaust survivors, picture below:

Courses organised by the family resource centre: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7a6svjb10jtqwh0/Family Resource Centre.pdf?dl=0

Well done to our senior team in the A Connacht Championship Quarter Final. Full time result: St Gerald's 3-11 Ballinrobe Community School 1-09.

Congratulations to out Senior Maths Team who won the regional round of the IMTA Competition. They now go onto the All Ireland Final in Maynooth on February 10th. Team Members: Tom Mc Carthy (C), Eoin Moran, Shane Cooke, Luke Murray-Kearney and Oisin Conway.