St Joseph's

Secondary School Tulla

Science Week 2019

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 04 January 2020; Created: 04 January 2020; Hits: 6063

A look-back at some group work activities during Science Week 2019 - Egg Drop and Edible DNA!

Christmas Holiday

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 04 January 2020; Created: 04 January 2020; Hits: 6524

Picture below showing our Festive Christmas Carol Service and Nativity Blessing for 2019

History Publication

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 04 January 2020; Created: 04 January 2020; Hits: 6206

Congratulations to Cathal O'Hagan on his fantastic article in the recent publication Tulla Reaching Out - Reflections from Home and Abroad.

Cathal wrote about the parish of Clonlea in penal times and the history of the unrecorded penal times mass rock and altar stone, which he discovered in 2017. Cathal's most recent historical work was on the discovery of a famine grave marker from the Kilkishen Famine Fever Hospital, helping mark it's forgotten site with local historian Sean Hehir, found on the 1840's O.S maps.

TY Christmas Update

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 04 January 2020; Created: 04 January 2020; Hits: 2921

Click on the link below to view the FULL TY Christmas Update - December 2019

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Tulla's Got Talent

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 04 January 2020; Created: 04 January 2020; Hits: 961

Under the direction of Ms. A. Behan, SJT recently hosted Tulla's Got Talent. It showcased the amazing array of musical, singing and dancing talent we have in St. Joseph's. We had performances from our school choir, set, step and hip hop dancers, Pipe Band members, our TY Rock Band, African Drumming, as well as many family and individual performances. It was a fantastic night, well done to all involved!

Cross Country Athletics News

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 01 December 2019; Created: 01 December 2019; Hits: 6187

Clare Secondary Schools’ Cross Country Championships Success for St. Joseph’s

St. Joseph’s students from 1^st Year to 5^th Year took part in the Clare Secondary Schools’ Cross Country Championships last Thursday November 14^th. The event was held in the Lee’s Road Complex in Ennis on a day with perfect running conditions.

Our minor girls were first to run – Amy Stack, Aine Daly, Fia Purcell, Maria Moloney, Taylor O’Sullivan and Olivia Meaney all put in fine performances. This girls team came in fifth place overall in a strong field of competitors.

Next to compete were our minor boys – Owen Wallace, Finn Bliss and Kailum Cahir who performed very well.

Our junior girls Sophie Conway, Pollymay Donnellan, Aine Lenihan, Saoirse Donnellan and Helena Downes were up next – fantastic running from these girls gained them second place silver medals in the team event.

Great performances from our junior boys led to Tulla’s next team medal – Issac O’Sullivan and Dannan Fox were very impressive in their steely determination, followed closely by Cathal Culloo and Denis Whelan. The other junior boys running were Ryan Fitzgerald, Jake Slattery, Simon Kilker and Cormac Hale.

Next up were our Intermediate girls – Claire Murphy, Chelsea Canny and Saoirse Keogh, followed closely by Isabel O’Connell and Anna Doyle. These girls determined running led to a third place bronze team medal for this team.

Equally strong performances displayed by our intermediate boys of Diarmuid Molloy, Donal Sheedy, Darragh Moroney and Eoghan Daly ensured another silver team medal for St. Joseph’s. The other intermediate boys running were Eanna Culloo, Cillian O’Gara, Dara Fitzgerald, Conor O’Donnell, Lorcan O’Connor, Eoin McNamara, Rory O’Sullivan, Cormac O’Brien, Michael Ryan, Neil Callaghan, Ronan O’Connor, Jayden Scullion, Colin Hogan, Odhran O’Connell and Hugh Cronin.

The last event of the day was the senior boys race – powerful running from Fintan Caulfield (4^th), Adam O’Neill (7^th), followed closely by Oisin Clune and Adam Hogan, delivered St. Joseph’s final team medal of the day.

We are so proud of all of our athletes as their great performances led to St. Joseph’s taking first place in the Best Overall School for the “Tully Cup” 2020, for the fourth year in a row – a very impressive feat! Well done to all our runners!

We are now looking forward to the North Munster Schools’ Competition to be held in Pallaskenry in January.

Winner of ILCU Art Competition

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 26 November 2019; Created: 21 November 2019; Hits: 6504

Congratulations to Sinead Duggan St Josephs Tulla who got first place in the 14 to 17 age group in the Irish League of Credit Union's Art Competition.

The theme ‘Walk of Life’. where entrants were invited to think about how society and communities change, grow and develop for the better.

Irish communities have made many positive changes in recent years to ensure the country is a more inclusive, diverse and liberal place to live in. Participants are encouraged to draw inspiration from the positive changes they might have witnessed in their own local communities, or in wider society.

Entrants had free reign to express their thoughts, opinions, visions and hopes on this theme. Sinead, the winner at local level, will now go on to a regional level and regional winners will progress to the national awards ceremony in February 2020.

The hugely popular, national art competition is now in its 36th year. Has each year almost 30,000 people enter the competition through more than 200 participating credit unions.

Sinead received a substantial cheque and art materials for winning the Local level and we wish her and her teacher Ms. Moran the best of luck at regional level.

Sinead is pictured below with a Credit Union Representative (left) and with Deputy Principal, Ms. Caitriona Dolly (right).

Transition Year Update

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 14 November 2019; Created: 14 November 2019; Hits: 6404

Download our OCTOBER Transition Year update below

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1st Yr Students - Art Trip

Details: Written by Lorraine McCarthy; Last Updated: 26 October 2019; Created: 26 October 2019; Hits: 6883

First year Visual Art Students enjoyed a day rich in culture when they visited the National Self Portrait Gallery in UL.

They also experienced what it would be like to study to become an architect, having a tour of the studio where the architecture students were busy with their creative works . Dermot McNamara (Architecture student) took the time to show us the value of the creative process and the essential nature of a visual art education in pursuing architecture as a career.

It seemed this one to one conversation where it was explained that architecture touches so many areas of life, sport, living quarters, city planning, etc. sparked for some the notion that this might be a career choice they would like to pursue. One where they can combine artistic talents with maths and technical graphics.