Category Archives: Sport


Gaelic Final Croke Park 2016


Congratulations to our Gaelic Football Team who led us to the final in Croke Park on Wednesday 9th November!

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The Running Club take on their 1st Cross Country


Our Running Club (3rd and 4th class) competed in their first cross country race on Friday the 25th November, in Terenure College.

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Football Fun


This year, some of our classes were lucky enough to have 2 weeks of training from our local football club, Terenure Rangers F.C.

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Credit Union Quiz 2016


We would like to wish the very best of luck to the junior and senior quiz teams who are competing on Friday 29th January in the regional round of the national Credit Union quiz. The girls have been preparing for the night, brushing up on all their general knowledge and watching what has been happening […]

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Leinster Schools’ Minor Swimming Competition 2016


St. Pius X G.N.S. Swimming team competed in the Leinster Schools’ Minor Swimming Competition on Saturday January 9th 2016 at Tallaght Leisure Centre. The relay team won two gold medals for the freestyle relay and the medley relay. In the individual races the girls won one silver and three bronze medals. Well done to all [...]

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St. Pius X Welcomes Sam Maguire


St. Pius X GNS was delighted to welcome Denis Bastik, Dublin All-Ireland winning player, to the school with the Sam Maguire cup on Friday. We were honoured to be the first school in Dublin to receive a visit since Dublin won the All-Ireland football final. All of the children were very excited, dressed in their [...]

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St. Pius X Camogie Team Victorious Once Again In Croke Park


From the get go, this St. Pius X G.N.S. team got off to a super start with two goals in two minutes firstly from superb centre back and co-captain Amber who hit a fantastic long range shot that went all the way to the back of the net!! This was quickly followed by Orla who [...]

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Skipathon 2015 with Skippy John


In May St. Pius X had a skipathon with Skippy John. First, we went outside and he gave us all a skipping rope. He let us skip any way that we wanted to until everybody had been given a rope. Then he taught us how to double jump which was when you had to turn [...]

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Leinster Schools Orienteering League 2015


On Thursday the 5th February 2015, girls from 5th and 6th classes represented our School at the Leinster Schools Orienteering League in Bushy Park. The girls chosen had won their class competitions. We walked down with Ms Goddard. The weather was lovely and mild. There were 350 students taking part. Our school wore red bibs. [...]

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Leinster Minor Swimming Championships 2015


By Ms Goddard Congratulations to all the boys and girls who represented our school with distinction at the Leinster minor swimming championships on Saturday the 10th of January. We entered twenty six swimmers who competed in events that ranged from 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle and not to mention the 4x50m medley [...]

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