There was a great sense of happiness and pride all around the village on Friday when Geashill was named Ireland’s Tidiest Village at the annual Supervalu Tidy Towns awards ceremony. Everyone in the school sends our congratulations to the Geashill Tidy Towns Committee as well as to the dedicated team of volunteers.
A special mention to Eddie Kelly, our school caretaker, for his trojan work all around the village.
We were delighted to show the trophy around all our classes today.
Good luck to the Raheen football team who play Clonbullogue in the Offaly Intermediate Football Final on Saturday October 30th. Let’s hope they get their hands on the cup at the end of the rainbow! 
There was lots of fun on Friday as we held our annual dress up day for Hallowe’en. Children and staff alike put lots of effort into dressing up . Well done everyone!
Elections for our student council have been taking place in our school this week. There has been great excitement around the school as well as lots of learning about how democracy works.
National Tree Day We celebrated National Tree Day last week by taking part in some fun, tree related activities as well as planting some trees on the school grounds.
Congratulations to the Naomh Molaoise Girls who won the U14 A county football final recently. It’s a wonderful achievement and we are very proud of our own past pupils who are part of the team and panel.
The First Communion ceremony took place on Saturday 2nd October.
Congratulations to all the girls and boys and a big thanks to Msgr Coonan for such a lovely ceremony.
The Confirmation ceremony took place on Friday 17th September. Congratulations to all in last year’s 6th Class. It was great to meet up again. Thanks to Fr. John for such a lovely ceremony.
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Return to School August 2021
For all the latest updates on Covid-19 and returning to school please see the following:
Principal’s Return to School Letter August 26th
Dept. of Education Information for Parents on Returning to School
Please read our updated Covid-19 Policy Statement below.
You can also read our Covid -19 Response Plan here.
Please fill in and submit this Return to Education Form before your child returns to school and following any absence.
The school closed for the summer holidays on June 24th.
A summer programme is running from July 5th to 16th.
The school reopens for the new school year on Monday 30th August for Junior Infants only and on Tuesday 31st August for all other classes.
If you wish to contact the school during the summer please email micheal.hyland@geashillns.ie or leave a message by calling 057 9343754.
