2015-2016

Spanish Cultural Exchange

Posted on : April 26, 2016

  There were tears all round on Monday 18th April as Spanish exchange students boarded their bus to Dublin Airport on their way back home after five days in Sligo. This was part two of the Sligo Grammar School’s first ever …




All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad

Posted on : April 26, 2016

On 15th March, Eoghan Donohoe (TY), Jun Sung Jeon and Enola Barvaeva (both 5th year) travelled to Trinity College Dublin to compete in the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO). They were part of the top 100 students chosen nationwide from …




Irish Heart Foundation Talk for Transition Year Students

Posted on : April 19, 2016

  On Tuesday, the Transition Year students had a talk from the Irish Heart Foundation , about staying heart healthy. They learned about the importance of healthy eating and exercise, which can help prevent cardiac arrest and strokes.  They also learned …




Trip to Germany

Posted on : April 13, 2016

On Monday 10th April, Junior students, from 2nd and 3rd year, returned from an activity-packed four days in Germany. The students were accompanied by teachers Emily Tansey, Eoin Tarmey, Pauric Cassidy and Tommy Cradock. They left Ireland in the early …




Callan Tansey Essay Competition

Posted on : April 12, 2016

Congratulations to Rowan Kelleher (5th Year) and James Devaney (TY) who competed in the Callan Tansey 1916 Essay Competition. Rowan was awarded 3rd Place and James came Highly Commended. The essays were on the title “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities”. The …




SGS Chess Masters

Posted on : April 8, 2016

Sligo Grammar School  Chess Club continued to meet throughout this school year. On Tuesday 5th April Students travelled to Dublin to take part in the Chess Inter-School Competition, a National chess competition. Two teams travelled to Dublin,  one team being …




Gala Concert

Posted on : March 29, 2016

This April Sligo Grammar School once more hosts a special Gala Concert to raise funds for the school’s music department and the MS Therapy Centre, Sligo.  This event revisits the very successful Gala Concert of 2014. The present and past choirs of …




Proclamation Day

Posted on : March 15, 2016

On Tuesday 15th March, along with every school on the island of Ireland, Sligo Grammar celebrated Proclamation Day. One of the main events to mark the centenary program for Ireland 2016, schools across the country raised the flag and read …




West of Ireland Debates

Posted on : March 13, 2016

On Friday 11th March Sligo Grammar School’s fifth year debaters competed in the Connacht finals of the  West of Ireland Debates in NUIG Galway. There were three teams competing and one competitor in the individual section, and the school came away …




Student Enterprise Awards

Posted on : March 10, 2016

On Thursday 10th March  second Year business students competed  in the Student enterprise Awards in the Sligo Park Hotel. Three companies from the year were represented. They were “Scent with Love” (Sophie Bennett, Grace O’Sullivan, Victoria Keating & Hazel Mulvey) which …






Latest News

  • Gymnastics National finals

    Congratulations to our Gymnasts  who recently took part in the Gymnastics national finals. All are members of Sligo’s DyNamo Gymnastic Club. Sarah White, a Fifth Year student recently competed at the National Gymnastics finals in University of Limerick, she placed 4th nationally and …

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  • Choir Competition

    Congratulations to the 37 members of the school choir who travelled to GMIT in Galway on Friday 6th May to compete the inaugural SCCUL Galway Schools Choral Competition. The choir achieved 2nd Place when they sang ‘Look at the World’ …

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  • Irish Open Swimming Championships

    Well done to Jade Murphy, a sixth year student, and her three teammates from Sligo who qualified to compete at the 2016 Irish Open Swimming Championships in the National Aquatics Centre, Dublin recently. This competition was IPC sanctioned and a FINA recognised …

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  • End of Year Business Trip

    The two 2nd year Business classes joined together for their end of year trip recently. They went to Strandhill for a fun day of surfing followed by crêpes and a drink. All students had to fund the trip themselves by …

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  • Spanish Quiz

    On Monday evening, 25th April, three teams of 4 students travelled to Bundoran to partake in a Spanish quiz. The teams answered questions on Spanish culture, vocabulary and grammar. Schools from the North-West competed and 2 of the SGS teams …

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