🌈🚨Deep-Sea Lava Lamp Designers in P4🏮🔦

Malachy Mahon Boys’ Tournament ⚽️🏆 What a fabulous day we had on Friday as we hosted the Malachy Mahon Memorial Boys' Tournament. We were delighted to welcome 10 teams from the surrounding area and further afield whilst the sun shone brightly down over St. Molaise Park for the duration of the day. Our four pitches were blessed with some wonderful football during the group stages and the schools who took part looked to be thoroughly enjoying themselves. We’d like to commend each of our schools on how well they behaved on the day. Not only was the football a joy to watch but the manners and respect towards the referees was too. Our two teams from St. Pauls’s worked tirelessly from start to finish and although the results didn’t always go their way, they represented their school and families with pride - which is what it’s all about. A special mention to our St. Paul’s B team who despite being 2 years younger than the other teams battled their way to the Shield semi-final losing narrowly to Sacred Heart PS Rock. Meanwhile St. Paul’s A made the semi-final of the Cup competition and came up short against an excellent St Malachy’s Glencull team. After some terrific battles in both sections, St. Theresa’s Loughmacrory and St. Ninnidh’s Derrylin took the honours in the cup and shield sections respectively; beating off two impressive finalists in St. Malachy’s Glencull (cup) and Sacred Heart PS, Rock (shield). All four teams who made the finals were excellent throughout and they will no doubt feature heavily in their remaining competitions before the end of the school year. Huge thanks to all of our participating schools who played each of their games in a fair and sporting manner. Well done to St. Mary’s Mullymesker, St. Mary’s Killesher, Tummery PS and St. Mary’s Fivemiletown. On behalf of the school, we’d like to say a special word of thanks to the committee and volunteers of the club for allowing us the use of their magnificent facilities. To Miss Keane for arranging the competition and inviting all the schools along. To our St. Mary’s students for once again refereeing our games. To the Mahon Family for being a constant flow of support for this tournament and to the many other volunteers who put on a delicious spread of food for all in attendance. All the visiting schools remarked on the amazing Irvinestown welcome they received on the day. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves and got plenty of games over the course of the day. Congrats to the staff and players of the two winning teams from St. Theresa’s Loughmacrory and St. Ninnidh’s Derrylin. We know that the Malachy Mahon trophies are in good hands and that this competition will go from strength to strength over the coming years. Thank you all for coming!! Tummery P.S. Dromore St. Ninnidh's PS Derrylin St Teresa’s PS, Loughmacrory Friends of Glencull St Mary's PS Killesher St. Mary’s Primary School, Fivemiletown St Mary's College, Irvinestown Irvinestown GAA Sacred Heart Primary School, Rock

Netball Success 🏀 The P6 and P7 girls had a fantastic day out today at the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Netball tournament. The girls showed excellent teamwork, determination and sportsmanship throughout the day. They narrowly missed out on the final due to goal difference so ended up finishing in 3rd place. Well done to all the team!!

🐠⚓️Deep-Sea Diving - Scientists at Work!🔍🚤 P4 have been participating in a range of scientific investigations as part of their Deep-Sea Diving topic. Today, the children used treacle, syrup, vegetable oil, fairy liquid, water and food colouring to show the five layers of the ocean in a bottle (Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone, Midnight Zone, Abyss and the Trenches). 🌊🌊🌊 This proved to be a very enjoyable experiment even though there were a few oceans that accidentally exited the bottles. Through this experiment, the children were able to explore the concept of density and identify substances that are more/less dense than water.💦 🛢️🧴 The children also investigated and compared how both fish and humans breathe. The children created their own fish skeletons and then proceeded to design an experiment that shows how gills function. The children used coffee to show oxygen molecules and dishcloths to represent the gills, which resulted in the gills absorbing the oxygen and releasing the waste water and gas (carbon dioxide).🐠🫁 Super scientific problem-solving, P4!👏👏👏

We would like to wish Seth in P7 the best of luck as he takes part in the half-time game at the Fermanagh v Armagh Ulster Championship match tomorrow in Brewster Park. What a brilliant occasion to be involved in! We hope you have an amazing day, enjoy every minute on the pitch, and soak up the atmosphere. Irvinestown GAA Fermanagh Cumann na mbunscol

What a truly outstanding day we had today at the inaugural Malachy Mahon Girls’ Tournament! 🌞 The sun shone brightly over St Molaise Park as teams gathered from Fermanagh, Armagh and Tyrone to take part in this year’s competition. From the first whistle to the final kick, the standard of football on display was nothing short of sensational. Just as impressive was the sportsmanship and respect shown by every school throughout the day, a real credit to all involved. In the Shield competition, St Ninnidh’s Derrylin contested a thrilling final against St. Paul’s B. In a game where no quarter was given, Derrylin edged it to claim the Shield title. Huge congratulations to Derrylin, and commiserations to our St Paul’s girls who were exceptional throughout the day and played a huge part in such a memorable final. The Cup Final saw St John’s Middletown face Tummery PS in what was a truly outstanding spectacle and a fitting finale to the day. Both teams brought incredible quality to the occasion, with Middletown showcasing their slick teamwork, intelligent play and clinical finishing, while Tummery girls matched them with tremendous heart, work rate and determination. The game was played at a relentless pace, with scores hard-earned and every ball fiercely contested. The standard of football was exceptional throughout, with both sides contributing to a game that had the crowd fully engaged from start to finish. In the end, Middletown just had enough to edge a gripping encounter, but huge credit must go to both teams for producing a final of such high quality and intensity. A number of thanks are due to make a day like this possible. Sincere thanks to all the girls who took part, and to the staff and relatives from each school for their support and commitment. Special thanks to Miss Keane for coordinating the event. We are very grateful to the Irvinestown St Molaise GAA Club for the use of their outstanding facilities and all their hard work behind the scenes. A heartfelt thank you to the Mahon family for all their support and for allowing us to honour their father Malachy in this way. Also, our thanks to the officials from St Mary’s College who made sure every game ran smoothly. 👏👏 We now look ahead to our Boys Tournament next Friday and no doubt we will see more fantastic football as schools once again compete for silverware. Once again, thank you to all participating schools, and congratulations to our 2026 winners and the winners of the first Malachy Mahon tournament, St John’s PS Middletown (Cup) and St Ninnidh’s Derrylin (Shield). 🏆⚽️ Irvinestown GAA St Mary's College, Irvinestown Fermanagh Cumann na mbunscol St. Ninnidh's PS Derrylin St.John's PS Middletown Tummery P.S. Dromore