Active Schools Week 2024 Day 1

Active Schools Week was kick started with a fantastic Friday in May. The children of Meenkilly were treated with a visit from Ger’s Mobile Pet Farm. Míle buíochas to the Parents Association for helping with the payment for Ger’s Mobile Pet Farm and organising all the treats for all the children, it’s very much appreciated. […]

Bike Week 2024

Celebrating Limerick Bike Week kickstarting our active school activities for next week !!!Míle buíochas to Aoife , Eamon & Eileen from locomotion in Barnagh for a fantastic day & opportunity for all the children from 3rd to 6th class. A fantastic day was had by all pupils today and staff ! We are so blessed […]

Celebrating Being Active.

At Meenkilly NS, we are delighted to celebrate being active with all the pupils as we are an Active School. Pupils are invited to bring in certs, medals, cups or trophies they win in any activity- dancing, hurling, football, gymnastics, soccer, horse riding, swimming, etc. Here are a few we celebrated this year.

Run Around Europe Challenge

The pupils of Meenkilly NS were delighted to participate in the Run Around Europe Challenge for 4 weeks. The Active School Committee took it in turns to count laps, record and report back to the classroom the different destinations we reached. The pupils learned about the different European countries and located it on their maps. […]

Halloween Meenkilly Style 🎃

Pupils at Meenkilly NS made a huge effort to dress up for the day of the Halloween break. From juniors to sixth class each pupil enjoyed a morning of great dancing. They danced the waltz, the jive, the Siege of Ennis and an Dreolín to name a few.

Walk to School Week

Pupils of Meenkilly National School were delighted to participate in a whole school walk today around the Caher Ring. The pupils enjoyed the chat with their partner and the Wild Atlantic Views. We also relished a few mindfulness moments by the flowing stream.

Rugby Training in Meenkily N.S.

Thanks to the Abbeyfeale Rugby Club, the pupils of Meenkilly N.S. have been learning the skills of rugby in a fun innovative way. The pupils really look forward to their slot every Friday. Míle buíochas to Áine and Brian for coaching them.

Active Schools Week 2023

12th-16th JUNE 2023 Our Active Schools Week got off to a flying start with the Active School Committee doing a brilliant obstacle course for the whole school to use. Each day, the whole school participated in the morning jog and exercises – led by the Active Schools Committee and there were football and soccer tournaments […]

Football Training

Meenkilly pupils were fortunate to have 5 weeks football training with Jack. They were taught all the football skills in a fun way. All the pupils looked forward to Jack’s visit each week. Míle buíochas, Jack.

Lá Glas 2023

Lá Glas 2023 After several weeks of practice, our Lá Glas 2023 got off to a flying start. The weather was in our favour and we all danced in the schoolyard in the spring sunshine. All the pupils made a great effort to wear green. It was a fantastic morning of craic agus spórt. Dances […]