Mercy Primary provides a warm, nurturing environment for all children. We aim to create a welcoming, secure and caring community in which all can happily work.
Mercy Primary School Galway, aims to be a school which offers every individual the opportunity to be a unique and valued person in a co-operative environment. We aim to create a community in which school, home, community and parish work together for the good of all. We aim to offer each child a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to meet his or her spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and ph
ysical needs and to prepare him or her for the responsibilities of adult life. We aim to develop a spirit of care, respect, generosity, forgiveness and equal opportunity, with a patient and positive attitude. Environmental awareness is part of life in Mercy Primary. All the children, supported by the ‘Green School Committee,’ work hard at minding the local environment. Each day, the Green Flag is raised to acknowledge the School’s commitment to the environment. We are also a ‘Discover Primary Science & Maths’ school. We take part in this initiative annually where we hold a Science & Maths Investigation Day in the school. When formal school hours end, a variety of after-school activities begin. These may include sports clubs, GAA, Arts & Crafts, Knitting and much more. Classes vary from year to year and are provided by teachers or specially selected tutors. Being part of the school involves being part of the city, visiting the waterways, the library, the museum, local bookshops etc. It also involves being part of the school choir and the school band.
26/05/2026
Huge thank you to M.David for organising such a unique workshop for the two 6th classes the last two days and to M. Anne for ensuring it was safely organised and to everyone who generously gave up a slot to help out and supervise and the two Tommys. It was absolutely brilliant and was really interesting to hear the children chat amongst themselves as they were participating and that a lot are thinking they may choose it as a subject next year. Well done all 👏
19/05/2026
Well done to all the children that represented the school so well at City Sports Athletics today. The rain showers couldn’t dampen our spirits or stop the smiles. Well done to all of our wonderful athletes. 👏 🏃♀️ 🏅 🥈 🥉
15/05/2026
Another busy week
2nd Class were busy building catapults, 5th and 6th represented the school in a cumann na mbunscoil GAA tournament and 6th class were thanks to Uni4u- we did a zoology lesson and a tennis session
01/05/2026
More pics from International Day
After the concert the children were treated to a market of amazing and delicious food from around the world. A big thank you to everyone who made the day so special by taking part and preparing so much for the market stalls. 😊
01/05/2026
We had an amazing International Day
Thank you to all the performers who shared their culture,music, songs and information from their countries all over the world. We had a lovely day and we loved seeing so many people come to our wonderful school to celebrate together ❤️ 💕 🌎 🗺 ❤️ 💖
24/04/2026
A very busy week
So busy we were in the newspaper!
The boys and girls learned about the Claddagh, water treatment at Mutton Island, Water Conservation and unlocked their creative side at Grattan Beach! All while getting 5km under their belts. Thanks M. Treasa for organising!
More Earth Day activities took place in 1st class- they have the whole world in their hands!
2nd Class were planting some peas and sunflowers in the outdoor garden this morning and 6th class took the Junior Infants out for a walk in the glorious sunshine 🙂 🌞 ☀️
20/04/2026
5th class had a great morning thanks to and
We were in St. Nicholas' Church for the launch of the Galway City Wonder Wander trails. We really enjoyed seeing the historic and interesting architecture all around us in Galway. We also got a super goody bag!
We highly recommend the wonder wander trails, see buildingsofireland.ie for more information 😀
16/04/2026
Time for planting our potatoes we hope they grow as well as our crop last year 🌱🥔♻️
4th class had a great time on their Walk for Water with Green Schools and Irish Water 💧💚
15/04/2026
14/04/2026
are warming up and ready for action in the tournament in mervue this morning
