Mercy College Woodford

Our heartfelt sympathies to the family of Olive Page - her daughters Sophie, Naomi and Amber, her sisters Gertie, Ethna and Esther, her brothers Paul, Tony and Pat, her nephews and nieces, her aunts and uncles, her cousins, friends and neighbours.
May Olive rest in peace.

🏃 Tommy Larkins GAA Club GOAL MILE 2024 🏃‍♀️

We are delighted to announce we are one of the hosts of this years GOAL Mile Walk/Run! Our GOAL Mile Event takes place at 11am on St. Stephen’s Day from Tommy Larkins GAA Clubhouse in Woodford with music and hot drinks to keep everyone warm.

What is the GOAL mile?

The GOAL Mile, proudly supported by AIB, is held throughout December and New Year's Day in villages, towns and cities across Ireland and virtually throughout the world.

The event sees tens of thousands of people run or walk a mile to raise funds for GOAL.

Today, GOAL is active in 15 countries, helping people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict, disease and climate change.

Register here: https://www.goalmile.org/locations

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO GOAL

As part of the GOAL Mile, AIB, proud supporters are running a competition for GAA clubs. There are ten €1,000 prizes to be won and to be in with a chance of winning the prize people need to follow the steps below:

Step 1: Register for your GOAL Mile.
Step 2: Visit www.aibgaagoalmile2024.com
Step 3: Fill out the competition entry to be in with a chance of winning €1,000 for your club.

If you register before December 20th. You will receive your GOAL mile T-shirt before Christmas.

Registration isn’t mandatory but we would appreciate support if possible! Route details and other donation options to follow in the coming days.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on St. Stephen’s Day for a chat, a walk and a cuppa!

🎉✨ The winter break is almost here, and it’s time to kick back and relax – but there are still steps we can take to celebrate safely. Check out our freshly wrapped guide for parents and educators, with tips on holiday safety to keep youngsters protected this festive season! 🎄

The TYs had a great day ice skating in Galway. There was a 'small' bit of retail therapy done afterwards. 🤣🎄⛸️🎫

Congratulations to our teacher Miss Cliona Cahalan who won her 4th All Ireland medal yesterday with Sarsfields Camogie Club.
We’re all very proud of her here in Mercy College. It’s a wonderful achievement and we’re delighted she shares her talent with our very own camogie teams.
Well done Miss Cahalan! 🙌

Best of luck to our member of staff Ms Cahalan and all at Sarsfields camogie in the All Ireland Final on Sunday.

Community engagement, in the context of schools, goes beyond the traditional bake sales. Community plays a crucial role in school-family-community partnerships.

Community engagement is the active involvement and cooperation of families, schools, and local community groups, in support of a common goal: student success.

Thank you from all at Mercy College to those families, clubs and organisations in our local community who are actively involved in supporting our school.

A local school can be the heart of the community.

Galway native joins Boston Scientific’s anniversary celebration on Wall Street - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune The last time a bell rang of such significance in the life of Rosaleen Burke, she was as a young student at Mercy College in Woodford; this time it was the bell to bring the curtain down on the day’s trading at the New York Stock Exchange! After her college days in NUIG, the then-Rosaleen […]

The AEN Department will be selling beautiful decorations and Christmas cards during lunch break.

Please support.

All proceeds go towards our AEN Department!

🚨 Exciting Careers Talk 🚔
Our Leaving Cert students had an inspiring visit from Garda Michelle Sands and trainee Garda Tom Leonard . They shared amazing insights into careers in An Garda Síochána and the steps to get there.
Big thanks for motivating our future leaders!

🌳 Career Inspiration! 🌱
Leaving Cert students had the pleasure of a talk from Coillte's Mark O’ Loughlin recently. He sharedvaluable insights into careers in forestry, sustainability, and land management.
A big thank you for opening our eyes to the green opportunities ahead! 🍀

🌟A huge thank you to Mary and Joe Walsh for visiting our 3rd-year religion class and sharing the inspiring story of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the soon-to-be saint.
We are especially grateful for the beautiful holy medals gifted to our students.

The Monday Focus- Kindness

While Christmas might be an exciting time for some it can be a stressful time for others for various reasons. In this run up to Christmas remember to be kind. It goes a long way!

A busy week of sport this week for our hurlers and camogie players. Best of luck to all. 💪

📸📽️A little snippet from our fantastic two performances today.

Thank you so much to the 188 children from our local National schools for the matinee and a further 170 at our evening performance.

We hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. 🥳

Still a limited amount of tickets for tomorrow nights performance. On sale at lunchtime or through reception.

Don’t miss this magical show! 🙌