Woodford National School

30/09/2026

⚽ Girls’ Mini 7s Football ⚽

We had a fantastic day in Woodford today as we hosted the Girls’ Mini 7s Football competition.

A huge well done to all the girls who took part. There was some brilliant football played throughout the day, with great skill, determination and teamwork on display. Most importantly, the games were played in a wonderful sporting spirit. 👏

It was lovely to welcome teams from Portumna, Gaelscoil Uí Cheithearnaigh, Peterswell, Derryoober, Bullaun, Killtullagh and Ballinasloe to Woodford.

Well done to everyone involved and thanks to all who helped with the organisation. Best of luck to Kiltullagh in the next round. A great day of school sport! We had the added bonus of watching Mercy college girls play Boyle as the football was going on. Thanks to Tommy Larkins for use of their wonderful facilities🏐👏

St Joseph’s N.S. Woodford ❤️🖤

26/09/2026

Best of luck lads

17/09/2026

🏉 Tag Rugby Blitz in Portumna! 🏉

A fantastic day out for our 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class boys and girls at the Connacht Tag Rugby Blitz in Portumna this week! 🙌

It was brilliant to see the children getting involved, trying out a new sport, developing their skills and, most importantly, enjoying themselves with other local schools.

Our boys’ and girls’ teams represented St Joseph’s N.S. Woodford brilliantly and showed great enthusiasm, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the day. 👏

A huge well done to all the children who took part.🏉😊

19/08/2026

07/08/2026

Best of luck to Ciara Hickey, Katie-Anna Porter, the entire Galway panel and management in Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final. 🇶🇦
⚫️🔴 🧡💙

There was great excitement in St. Joseph’s N.S. last year when Ciara and Katie-Anna returned to the school with the Senior Cup. On Sunday we’ll be immensely proud to see two of our past pupils in Galway’s starting fifteen.

Wishing you all the very best on the biggest stage. Enjoy & we’re all behind you! 🇶🇦🏆

25/07/2026

Best of luck to Ciara, Katie-Anna and all the Galway camogie team today.

The Galway Senior Camogie Team to take on Kilkenny tomorrow in the Glen Dimplex All Ireland Senior Camogie Semi Final has been named!!

Best of luck to all the girls and to Cathal and his management team!

Galway V Kilkenny
Date: Saturday the 25th of July
Time: 4PM
Venue: FBD Semple Stadium
The game will be live on RTE and Galway Bay FM

Get your tickets now! Group deals available!

https://www.universe.com/events/glen-dimplex-championship-snr-semi-finals-2026-tickets-0B3VQ7

Galway Bay FM Sports

25/07/2026

Galway camogie defender Porter loving experience in maroon and white

21/07/2026

🏆 World Cup Sweepstake Results – We Have a Champion! 🏆

After an incredible tournament, our Parent Association World Cup Sweepstake has come to an end with Spain crowned World Champions, defeating Argentina in the final.
Despite the match finishing 0-0 after 90 minutes, Spain's triumph secured the all-important 12 bonus points for lifting the trophy, proving decisive in the final standings.

🎉 Congratulations to our prize winners:

🥇 1st Place – Shane Kelly (110 points) - €300
🥈 2nd Place – Noel (Cosy) Burke (105 points) - €100

🥉 3rd Place – Christopher Loughrey (102 points) - €50

And no competition would be complete without a special mention for our Wooden Spoon winner... 🥄
😄 Kelly Lyons, who bravely battled through the tournament but ultimately finished bottom of the standings! - For that there's still €50!!

A huge thank you to everyone who took part over the course of the tournament. We hope you enjoyed following your teams and keeping an eye on the leaderboard as the drama unfolded.

Well done again to Shane on becoming our World Cup Sweepstake Champion! 👏⚽🏆

Final standings:

15/07/2026

It is with great sadness and shock that we learned of the passing of our school bus driver, Brendan Clarke, following an unfortunate accident at home.
Brendan will be deeply missed by everyone in our school community. For many years, he was a patient, caring and familiar presence on the school bus run, ensuring our children travelled safely to and from school each day.
We have many fond memories of Brendan. Whether on school tours, sports trips or the daily run, nothing ever seemed to faze him. We often tested his patience with a text to say we’d be late home from a match, and his reassuring reply was always, “I’ll hold on,” even though we knew the farming chores were waiting for him.
He was always ready to lend a helping hand—carefully lifting bicycles from the boot of the bus on cycling days, transporting school projects with care, delivering Communion artwork to the church, and quietly helping in countless other ways. No task was too much trouble.
He carried out his duties with great care.
Brendan’s kindness, reliability and gentle nature will be remembered. He was not only our bus driver, but was also a valued member of our school community and a friend to many.
On behalf of the staff, pupils and Board of Management of St. Joseph’s N.S., Woodford, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to Brendan’s wife, Hilda, his family, friends and all who loved him at this incredibly difficult time.
Please see the link below for Brendan’s funeral arrangements:
https://rip.ie/death-notice/brendan-clarke-galway-loughrea-636400

May Brendan rest in peace.
St. Joseph’s N.S., Woodford

The death has occurred of Brendan Clarke of Loughrea, Galway Ireland, on 13/07/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

08/07/2026

⚽ World Cup Sweepstake Update – After the Last 16 ⚽
The Last 16 has concluded, and we're now down to the final eight teams as the World Cup heads into the quarter-final stage.

There were plenty of talking points in the knockout round. England safely booked their place in the last eight, Brazil's hopes of lifting the trophy came to an end, and Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup journey is over as Portugal bowed out of the competition.

With only eight teams remaining, every match now has a huge bearing on the sweepstake standings. Some participants will be delighted to still have multiple teams in contention!

How are you getting on? How many of your teams are still standing? Who do you think will go all the way?
Check out the latest standings below and see who's best placed heading into the quarter-finals!