2015-2016

2nd year Theatre Visit

Posted on : March 9, 2016

Today, Wednesday 9th March,  Ms. McGlone’s  2nd year English class had a special field trip to see the set of Sligo Drama Circle’s production of “Translations” by Brian Friel. Part of the Junior Cert english exam requires students to have …




Seachtain na Gaeilge

Posted on : March 8, 2016

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl sa scoil sa sheachtain seo! This week, and the start of next week, events will be taking place in the school marking Seachtain na Gaeilge! The first event of the week was a ‘Ceoil …




Tráth na gCeist

Posted on : March 6, 2016

Daltaí sa triú bliain agus daltaí sa chúigiú bliain a ghlac páirt sa bhabhta reigiúnach de Thráth na gCeist 2015-16 á reáchtáil ag Feachtas sa Scoil Ghraiméir roimh an Nollaig.  Chuaigh siad ar aghaidh go dtí an babhta ceannais i mBaile …




Sligo Grammar School welcomes Sonia O’Sullivan

Posted on : March 2, 2016

On Wednesday 2nd March we were honoured to welcome Irish International and Olympic Athlete, Sonia O’Sullivan to Sligo Grammar School when she addressed the whole school at a special assembly. She is in Sligo to support the  all-Ireland Schools and Universities Cross …




Visit from Tomi Reichental

Posted on : February 23, 2016

On Monday last, we were delighted to have holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental in to talk to our 3rd, 4th and 5th year history students.   Tommi and his family were captured and sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944. …




Theatre Nights

Posted on : February 13, 2016

Pictured here are fifth year students who went on a special Theatre Trip to the Gaeity Theatre in Dublin to see John B. Keane’s “Big Maggie”. Visits to the theatre are not unusual in Sligo Grammar School.  For the past …




West of Ireland Debates

Posted on : February 13, 2016

Sligo Grammar School debaters travelled to NUI Galway last Wednesday, 10th February to take part in the semi-finals of the West of Ireland Debates. Although all five teams had qualified for the semi-finals, TY students could not attend as they were away …




SGS Hosts Sligo 5K Run

Posted on : February 10, 2016

On Friday 4th March Sligo Grammar School will host the Connacht Schools Athletic Association Sligo 5K run. This run is part of the All-Ireland Schools and Universities Cross Country Finals which will be held this year in Sligo. This GloHealth-sponsored …




Science in SGS

Posted on : February 3, 2016

 Just before Christmas Third Year and TY students visited Sligo IT to take part in science experiments. In January the Leaving Cert Chemistry class travelled to Maynooth University to get some hands-on experience in the labs.    See some of …




SGS Connacht Schools Cup Rugby

Posted on : January 13, 2016

  Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th saw the first matches of the Junior and Senior Connacht Schools Cup Rugby Campaign. Both matches were played in Sligo Grammar School. SGS Junior Cup Team played Roscommon CBS on Tuesday at 1pm. At …






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