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Student Council visit the Oireachtas, the National Library and the National Museum of Ireland
Members of the Student Council had a fantastic day in Dublin yesterday. We visited the Houses of the Oireachtas, including Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, and also explored the National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland. We were delighted to meet local representatives Martin Daly T.D., Claire Kerrane T.D. (who kindly invited us), and Senator Gareth Scahill.…
An Taoiseach visits Scoil an Chroí Naofa
We were deeply honoured to welcome Micheál Martin, An Taoiseach, to Scoil an Chroí Naofa following the wonderful news that our school has been included in funding for a new school building. The visit marked a truly significant and uplifting moment for our entire school community. An Taoiseach addressed our pupils, staff and members of the wider community, acknowledging the…
Build our School
For the last 24 years, we have been awaiting a new school building. The Department of Education need to allow us to go to tender and move to the construction stage. Money to fund this construction will begin to be allocated in November and our school needs to be a priority. We are looking for immediate approval to deliver a…
Book Buddies First and Sixth Class
Ms. Kelly’s Sixth class and Ms. Fenton’s First class are coming together each week as Book Buddies. The older children are paired with the younger children to give peer support in reading, fostering a positive attitude towards books and building their literacy skills. It’s not just the younger children that benefit though, the older children get to practise their creative…
Multicultural Day 2025
We had a fantastic celebration on the 10th of June for Multicultural Day, a vibrant and enriching event that brought our school community together to celebrate the rich diversity within our school. A huge thank you to Ms. Gilligan and all the staff, parents and students for their incredible work in organising the day. With delicious food from around the…
The Teddy Bear Hospital
The children in Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First class, Second class, Junior Language Class and the Rainbow Room had the chance to admit their sick teddy bears to hospital. It was wonderful to see our past pupil Shahed Patwary tending to some of the sick Teddy Bears on the day, as a medical student. There were many stations, such as…
Lunch Time Pals
The children from the Student Council have been working and engaging with the students on the Junior Yard, playing games, teaching new games and remembering to be positive. They help the Junior Students to sort out any problems in a fair way and to take responsibility for their behaviour. The Lunch Time Pals are responsible for organising their equipment and…
World Book Day 2025
We celebrated World Book Day on the 6th of March 2025, the Student Council took on the role of being the chief organisers of the day. They decided that the day would be ran like a restaurant. The Student Council wore aprons and chef hats over their World Book Day costumes and attended to all of the eager readers. …
Our Student Council – Your Voice Matters!
Our Newly Elected Student Council consists of representatives from 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th class and the Rainbow Room. The children in our school who were interested in becoming school councillors, had the chance to fill in an application form. They voiced their ideas and their desires to make our school the best place it can possibly be. Well done to…
What a Wonderful Time of the Year in Scoil an Chroí Naofa
The children in Junior Infants, Second Class and Sixth class performed for their parents, families and the whole school community and what a fantastic performance it was! The children in Junior Infants performed the Nativity. The children in Second Class worked together as a team and produced the wonderful ‘Santa’s on Strike’, while sixth class performed ‘Hansel and Gretel’ with…
About Our School
Welcome to Scoil an Chroi Naofa’s website!
Situated in the heart of Ballinasloe town, our school is a mixed school from Junior Infants to Sixth Class.
We are very lucky to have lots of local facilities on our doorstep such as the town library, swimming pool, Duggan GAA park, shops, restaurants, post office and St. Michael’s church. Throughout the year the children from our school get to incorporate visits to these local facilities into the curriculum. Within the school we are equipped with a childrens’ playground, school hall, occupational therapy room, school pitch and large outdoor play areas.
Our school is a truly vibrant place for children to learn and develop in a happy and caring environment. As well as a broad and balanced curriculum, a wide variety of extra curricular activites are on offer.
On behalf of myself and all the staff, I invite you to check out the other pages on our website to find out more
Christine Connor
School Principal
Our Staff
Principal: Christine Connor
Deputy Principal: Edel Moriarty
Class Teachers
Junior Infants Rachel Lohan
Junior Infants Caoimhe Conneely
Senior Infants Avril Lohan
Senior Infants Keeva Mannion
1st Class Deirdre Fenton
1st/2nd Class Megan Downey
2nd Class Lisa Greene
2nd Class Deirdre Costelloe
3rd Class Céline Callanan
3rd Class Sarah Glynn (Kirsty Cooney)
4th Class Ronan Garvey
5th Class David Noone
5th Class Declan Rynne
5th/6th Class Eoin Feen
6th Class Anne Kelly
Junior Language Class Sinéad O’Connor
Senior Language Class Carmel Rohan
Rainbow Room Jennifer Mullins
Support Teachers
Edel Moriarty
Aoife O’ Grady
Emma Grenham/Mary Dolan
Vera Gardiner
Louise Page
Melanie Cooney
Veronica Flanagan
Maria Naughton/Melanie Cooney
Josephine Burke
Niamh Mc Carthy/Teresa Finnerty
Orla Shaughnessy
Gemma Kelly
Orlaith Furey
Mary Dolan
Sally O’ Sullivan
Ann Marie Murray HSCL
SNA
Martina Cogavin/Kay Carrig
Olivia Hodgins
Lisa Furey
Mary Kenny/Joyce Walsh
Bernie Gillespie
Rebecca O’Connor
Bridget Dowd
Sinéad McCormack
Caretaker Robbie Ronaldson
Secretary Kathleen Mulryan
Our Location
Scoil An Chroí Naofa
Society Street, Ballinasloe
Phone: (090) 9644975
School Office: info@ballinasloens.ie




