We gather in Min Ryan Park in honour of Ashling Murphy. We walk to demonstrate solidarity with her family & friends. We as young women refuse to be opressed. We deserve to walk & run, without fear & today we demonstrate that right. We want this fear to end so we walk for Ashling
This Friday the school is holding an "anything but a bag" day.
Students are asked to bring their books in anything but a school bag! They can use a shopping bag or some of the things in this video!
This is organised by the Students’ Council to lift spirits & bring fun back
We gather in Min Ryan Park in honour of Ashling Murphy. We walk to demonstrate solidarity with her family & friends. We as young women refuse to be opressed. We deserve to walk & run, without fear & today we demonstrate that right. We want this fear to end so we walk for Ashling
Yesterday, TY student Eve Donohoe, travelled to Drogheda for the Soroptimist Ireland finals & after speaking about partnership & empowerment of women, won the title. Congratulations Eve from everyone in Loreto Wexford. Photo credit Soroptimist International Drogheda
🧵 Having arrived in Sept ‘94 today sees Ms. Ann O’Gorman hang up her laboratory coat for the final time as she teaches her final ever class retires this afternoon.
Emma Daly met Prof Luke O’Neill recently. Luke was aware Emma is hoping to study Immunology in
@tcddublin
when she leaves school, & to her delight, he personally invited her to join him & his team for one week’s work experience in TCD during her transition year. Well done Emma.
History was made today in Energia Park as Loreto Wexford won the first ever Senior Schools Leinster Cup 19 - 7 against Loreto Mullingar. Well done to all players, supporters, Mr. Crowdle & Ms. Dee.
@LeinsterBranch
@LeinsterWomen
#womeninsportIRE
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Ms. Siobhan O’Donoghue to the position of Deputy Principal of Loreto Wexford, a role she’ll take up on October 10. We wish Siobhan every success in the role.
All students are asked to carry a novel in their schoolbag at all times. If you are finished all of your assigned work during a study class, you can take out your book and read. Remember to grab all of these opportunities to read for pleasure and to increase your literacy skills
All at Loreto Wexford want to wish the very best of luck to
@WexLadiesFoot
this Sunday in the All-Ireland Intermediate final. A special mention to all our past pupils who are part of the panel and to current 6th Year Sarah Carroll. Loch Garman Abú! 💜💛 Loreto staying connected
We are nearly ready for the opening of our doors next week. A very special welcome to our incoming 1st years. Thank you to all involved for the hard work to ensure a safe reopening of our school. Loreto staying connected🙏
Today we welcomed a very special guest to our school
@RTERadio1
presenter Ryan Tubridy. He fulfilled a promise to Una Walsh to visit Loreto where he spoke with students, officially opened our library, posed for selfies and signed numerous 6th year yearbooks.
An amazing painting, created by Robyn Carty & Elena Ebner which depicts the Ukrainian sunflower surrounded by the words which symbolise the Loreto’s ethos; truth, justice, freedom, sincerity & joy is now on display in our GP area 📸by Sergey Sergeevich Lukyanenko
@UkraineIreland
Wow. Simply wow. Our school community has raised an amazing €6,092 for the
@irishredcross
#Ukraine
appeal. We have once again been blown away by the generosity of everyone associated with Loreto Wexford. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much.
“I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow”
WB Yeats The dawn breaks over Loreto Wexford this January morning
Eve and Ruby, two of our Transition Year students, raised over €1,000 for
@unicefireland
Afghanistan Emergency Appeal through their mini-company Business project where they sold Christmas yule logs, tote bags and showed off their musical talents while busking.
Our fifth year Politics and Society class were delighted to be joined by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
@simonharristd
for a virtual Q&A this morning. We really enjoyed the chat. Thank so much Minister
Our minor camogie team were joined by Wexford stars Sarah O’Connor and Roisin Cooney today for a training session. Both ladies are past students of the school and played in the 2017 Leinster final.
A very special welcome to our 150 1st Years who started today. We hope you had a wonderful day and wish you all the happiness and success for the next 6 years. Loreto staying connected 🙏
“A new school year means new beginnings, new adventures, new friendships and new challenges. The slate is clean and anything can happen” - Denise Witmer. Welcome back to Loreto to all our staff and students and especially all new members of our school community.
Congratulations to staff member, former student & captain of our Leinster senior-A winning side Ciara O'Connor who won the Ashbourne Cup with
@DCUCamogieClub
as captain. Sarah Harding Kenny, Ciara Baville & Anna Hennessy were also part of the DCU side. Congratulations ladies 💪💪
The sun shines in Loreto today where we are delighted to welcome our first year group back to school. Our 3rd years were split into 3 groups for their induction meetings with staff. 150 smiling faces even behind masks and visors. Great to see brown uniforms back in the building🙏
Inter Cup champions
Congratulations to our Inter team who beat Kilkenny College in the Inter Cup today. The girls fought hard in horrible weather to score the winning goal in the last minute! Grace O'Connor converted a strike from Emma O'Leary on a penalty corner
#WomenInSportIRE
Today we welcomed
@YouthsWomen
star & Republic of Ireland soccer international Rihanna Jarrett to Loreto where she spoke to students about her career. She very kindly took a training session with our soccer players where she passed on many pearls of wisdom.
#WomenInSport
Leinster Colleges Junior-A semi final full time result, Loreto Wexford 0-8 Presentation Kilkenny 3-6. Two late goals secure the win for
@PresKilkenny
Hard luck to Loreto and thanks to the management and panel for all their efforts this year.
Iseult McKiernan, grandniece of President Michael D. Higgins, presents him with the books of favourite teacher Mr Gunning on a recent visit to Aras an Uachtarain. Mr. Gunning wishes to stress that this is not a shameless plug but his books can be bought on
4.3 have received letters from the residents in Wygram Nursing Home. We are delighted that our pen pal initiative is in full swing with the residents. Looking forward to creating new friendships with the residents.
1/2 As a Loreto student from Syria, it would mean a lot to my family, community and me if you could take the time to make a donation to help the people of Syria & Turkey who have lost loved ones and are now homeless because of the earthquakes.
🧵
#OTD
in 1963, one of the most seismic moments of the 20th century occurred: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas. A few months before this tragic event, on June 27th,
#JFK
visited Ireland and made a stop at our school, Loreto Wexford, on Spawell Road.
We were delighted to receive our award for being a
#ChampionSchoolOfSanctuary
in the
@NatOperaHouse
on Wednesday. Students delivered a beautiful presentation including two heartfelt poems written and recited by Yosra El Hussein and Lilli Mai Harrison.
@SofSIreland
Our under-16 camógs play
@PresKilkenny
in the Leinster A camogie semi final this Thursday at 12 noon. This game takes place on our new pitch in Loreto Wexford. Best of luck ladies 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Congratulations to Gracie Cunningham (Second Year), Eve (Transition Year) and Florence Donohoe (Second Year) on winning the Family Ensemble at the Feis Ceoil 2022 in the RDS on Friday, 1st April.
On Pancake Tuesday, the 21st of February, the Transition Years will be making pancakes to raise money for
#Syria
and
#Turkey
after the devasting earthquake that hit them last week. Please bring it €1.50 for your pancake, and each class will be called down during class. 🇸🇾 🇹🇷
Our TY Politics and Society Class have been raising awareness about
#PeriodPoverty
. We are delighted to be able to offer FREE period products to all our students.
#EndPeriodPoverty
We have some exciting breaking news! Our rugby team have just been crowned Leinster & All-Ireland sevens champions. A huge congratulations to all involved. We will have more footage and photographs on this over the next few days. 🏉 🏆 💥 🔥
#rugby
#womeninsportire
#TooDaaMooon
We have some exciting breaking news! Loreto Wexford has officially been recognised as a Champion School of Sanctuary. This means we are a safe and welcoming place for people of all nationalities and religions. Congratulations to all involved.
Today we received the great news that Neasa Nic Corcrain, from the class of 2022, was awarded the Three Ireland TCD Women in STEM scholarship worth €20K. Neasa is studying Environmental Science and Engineering at
@tcddublin
and we send her the congratulations of all in Loreto
We got a lovely package in the post this morning - our third green flag and certificate for our travel award! A huge congratulations to all involved. It's great to see students walking and cycling to school. Fresh air is so important currently, so keep it up 🙂
@GreenSchoolsIre
Two amazing and inspirational students, Eve and Ruby, won the social impact award at the
@WexfordSEP
for their mini company Feed the World this evening. The girls raised over €1,000 for UNICEF and donated 100% of their profits to this wonderful charity. Congratulations ladies
🧵 We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Grace McCormack, a fifth-year student, for her remarkable achievement in winning the Best Young Actress award at the prestigious Milan Film Festival. Grace's outstanding performance in the film "Envy," which was partially shot at
Students enjoy reading our Inclusion Poems displayed in the GP Area for Multicultural Week which were written by Ella Carley 3rd Year, Imogen Deas TY, Gracie Cunningham 1st Year, Lilli Mai Harrison 3rd Year and Sinead O' Reilly TY.
6th Years! A wonderful poem dedicated to you ladies from our Guidance Counsellor, Ms Kelly. Thank you Ms Kelly, I hope you enjoy girls. Loreto staying connected 🙏
Well done to Grace O'Connor (3.4) who recieved some gifts from Croke Park in relation to her second year History CBA which focused on the events of Bloody Sunday. Loreto staying connected 🙏
Tonight we were honoured to welcome the families of our Ukrainian pupils to Loreto where we were served traditional Ukrainian dishes that were delicious. It was wonderful to chat to our guests & share stories in a relaxed atmosphere. We can’t wait to welcome them back again soon!
Well done to Noon Abubakar in 6th year who featured on Beat FM’s ‘Wednesday Warrior’ segment. Noon spoke very eloquently about her experiences since moving to Ireland and how she has now found her voice when it comes to racism and inclusion.
Our senior soccer team won our first ever soccer trophy when they captured the FAI Senior Girls Regional Final following a great 8-2 win. The scorers were
Polly Redmond 3
Molly O’Shea 1
Clíona Kearney 1
Hannah Keohe 1
Layla Fenlon 1
Keeva Molony 1
#womeninsportire
#soccer
#YNWA
To all of our 117 students who have received your calculated grades, congratulations🎉🎉🎉🎉 The staff, students and the rest of the Loreto community are very proud of you all. As Walt Disney said "All of your dreams can come true, if you have the courage to pursue them". 😀
Fast and Fiery- a design by two of our TY students, Aoife Walsh & Maria Coone, has made it through to the Junk Kouture finals in The Helix on 4th March. The girls made their outfit from race numbers, spike bags, medals etc.
We are very proud of them and wish them every success
#GRMA
'Thank you' messages still being put up in school from staff and students. Take a minute to email or text someone in our school community to say thank you. It only takes a second and will mean so much to the person receiving it. Loreto staying connected 🙏🙏
Today we welcomed a very special guest, Monty the Royal Python from the National Reptile Zoo in Kilkenny. All students voted for Deputy Principal, Ms. O’Reilly, to hold the snake which she bravely did 🐍🐍🐍🐍
Best of luck to our Senior Football Team's joint-captain Ciara Banville of
@taghmoncamross
and
@wexladiesfoot
who lines out for the Leinster Post-Primary Schools' Ladies Football team this coming Saturday 25th January in the Post-Primary Schools Interprovincial tournament.
EVE DONOHOE on violin accompanied by Peter Dains on piano. WED 26TH JULY 2023
@13
:00 St Iberius Church North Main Street Wexford.
This is the inaugural prize winner's concert for the Betty O'Brien Bursary. This year's recipient is Wexford violinist Eve Donohoe.
Isabelle Carty has been selected as an under-16 goalkeeper for the South Leinster Interprovincial Hockey Team. They will face Munster in their first match this Sunday in UCC. Good luck to Isabelle and the team.
Gaelic Games history was created yesterday in Loreto with Kitty Roche becoming the first student to represent the school in Handball. Kitty won her game & progresses to the Leinster finals. Great to see our students excelling both inside & outside the classroom.
#WomenInSport
Big shout out to all of our 6th years today. Staff, students and parents are thinking of you all.
As Charles Darwin said "It's not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change" Loreto staying connected 🙏
A special thank you to Dr. Mark Grannell and the staff at
@WexGenHosp
who visited our school last night to talk to students from across Wexford about their careers. This was hugely beneficial for students considering careers in the health sector.
#STEM
#WomenInSTEM
#guidance
Hello everyone! Don’t forget tomorrow (October 14th) is Refill Day . Bring in a reusable bottle and you will be in the chance to win a fantastic prize! Save the Earth and stop the use of single-use plastics 🌎
A momentous day yesterday in the history of Loreto with the first ever match taking place on our new school GAA pitch.Our u14 Footballers ensured the day was marked with some great football and a victory to go with it!Thanks to
@goreycommsch
.
@WexLadiesFoot
@LeinsterLGFA
Eve Donohoe won the regional heats of the Soroptimist Ireland public speaking competition & made it through to the national finals. She was up against 5 other girls & made 2 speeches, one of which was a 2-minute impromptu speech, for which she also had only 2 minutes to prepare.
Best of luck to Wexford Camogie in the All Ireland Premier Junior Final this weekend. A special mention goes out to Grace Roche in 6th Year and all of our past pupils on the team. Loreto staying connected 💜💜💜💜💛💛💛💛
Today, Herbie Honohan, Dermot Rafter and Peter Hudson from
@cricketleinster
visited the school and introduced many of our students to the game for the very first time and judging by the laughter and smiling faces, the pupils had a tremendous time. Thanks to all involved.
1/2 We are very fortunate to have many talented students in Loreto Wexford, one of which is fifth-year student Sienna Moran who, as a result of Mini-Company class in Transition Year, set up her own baking company Dfabfoodie
D’eagraigh Ms. Walton seisiún ceoil ag am lóin inniu in onóir Seachtaine na Gaeilge agus Lá Fhéile Pádraig. Beannachtaí na féile oraibh ar fad! ☘
Ms. Walton organised a music session at lunch time today in honour of Seachtain na Gaeilge & St. Patrick’s Day. ☘
Rugby enthusiast, old Mr. Cummins, baked and presented a stunning and tasty chocolate biscuit cake to the Leinster Schools’ Ladies Senior Cup Champions today in school. It was devoured faster than the opposition! 🏉🏉🏉🏉
Best of luck to all our Junior and Leaving Certificate students who begin their exams tomorrow. Your hard work and dedication over the past few years will undoubtedly lead to excellent results. You've got this!
Our senior camógs played our neighbours
@PresWexGAA
in a challenge game yesterday with the visitors prevailing by one point. The players are preparing diligently ahead of our Leinster championship campaign.
Ms. Byrne, the epitome of professionalism, masterfully crowd-surfing her way through Italy on the Transition Year school trip. Who knew teaching included lessons in rock star moves? 🤘🎸🤘🎸🏄♂️🏄♀️🏄
On Monday evening we held our first ever Christmas Carol concert featuring current and past students as well as members of staff. Thanks to everyone who made this wonderful event possible.
1/2 Commiserations to our junior camogie team who lost to a very strong
@LoretoKilkenny
in the Leinster final. Our players hurled their hearts out and kept trying right to the final whistle which speaks volumes about their character and resolve.
We are incredibly grateful to the Whitford Hotel for their kindness in bringing a box of goodies to our school this morning for our Leaving Certificate students as they begin their exams.
Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet? No? Well fear not. This Saturday from 11pm to 2pm we will host the first ever Wexford Schools’ Trade Fair where schools from across the town will come together and students will sell their enterprise products. Everyone is welcome
Congratulations to Sinead O' Reilly TY winner of the senior poetry competition on 'Celebrating Inclusion and Diversity'. All three poems will be published on the school website in the next newsletter. Well done girls!
Congratulations to our rugby team who won the quarter final of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup today. We now play Mullingar in the semi final. 🏉🏉
#rugby
#WomenInSport
Thanks to our Parents’ Council and Sweet Dreams, Wexford, who were in early this morning, for providing all students with water and cookies as they start their state exams. Best of luck!
Today we created a little piece of history as we fielded a soccer team in a competitive game for the very first time. We traveled to Loreto Kilkenny and despite a brilliant performance, lost out 4-2 with Hannah “Salah” Kehoe and Clíona “Messi” Kearney getting the goals ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Congratulations to the class of 2021 on receiving their results today. You are all amazing! Enjoy the celebrations and stay safe! Loreto staying connected 🙏
Eve Donoghue won the Soroptimist Ireland National Public Speaking Competition back in February and brought her trophy in to school today to get photographed with us before the school year ended.