NEWSLETTER No. 2

As we approach the end of another school year, the committee of the Parents Association are pleased to report that the objectives we set for ourselves this year have been achieved.
The launch of the Association on April 14th was generally acclaimed as a huge success. Our thanks to all the parents and friends of Dromakeenan NS who gave the event such wonderful support.
 The Parents Association have assisted the parents of 6th class children to organise a graduation ceremony at Killavilla Community Centre on Thursday, June 15th. Next year the Parents Association will address the difficulties with regard to parking from 9.00 to 9.30 a.m. and from 2.00 to 3.15 p.m. at the front of the school. We will also investigate the ways in which we can encourage the Department of Education to provide much needed extra  accommodation at the school.  These projects will require enormous commitment on the part of the Parents Association, that is every parent of a pupil at the school. The committee cannot and will not carry out all this work alone. If you feel you can help in any way please do not wait to be asked. If we show no interest in our school, we should not be surprised if our children don’t either.

The pupils of Dromakeenan NS have been successful on sporting, academic and cultural fronts this year. These are some of their success stories:
Scór na bPáistí
The following pupils represented Roscrea Junior GAA Club in Borrisoleigh: Clodagh Bergin, Iseult Cody, Caroline Dooley, Kevin Dooley, Marion Feehan, Seán Fitzgerald, Carol Franks, Megan Hennessy, Ann Marie Kelly, Emma McGrath, Laura O’Brien, Kate Ryan and Michael Thompson. Unfortunately the team did not hit top form on the night and were narrowly defeated.
Slogadh
Fourteen children from 2nd to 6th classes participated in Slogadh this year. In the traditional music section they performed in two groups, one representing Dromakeenan NS and the other representing the local Comhaltas branch. The children involved were Clodagh Bergin, Jamie Bergin, Leah Bergin, Gerard Collis, Marian Feehan, Thomas Feehan, Mairead Fitzgerald, Liam Flanagan, Megan Hennessy Ann Marie Kelly, Laura O’Brien, Kate Ryan, Tim Ryan, and Michael Thompson.
Table Quiz
The local Credit Union Table Quiz resulted in a clean sweep (almost) for Dromakeenan NS.
In the u13 competition Dromakeenan came 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Iseult Cody, Ronan Kenny, Nicola Shanahan and Michael Thompson took 1st place. In 2nd were Clodagh Bergin, Eimer Byrne, Enya Carroll and Gillian Middleton.  Keith Baggot, Adrian Byrne, Kevin Dooley and Seán Fitzgerald took 3rd place.
In the u11 competition Aonghus Cody, Louise Crowe, Mairead Fitzgerald and Tara Rhatigan came 2nd overall. The following teams also took part: u13 Megan Hennessy, Carol Franks, Emma McGrath, Bobby King, Conor Wall, Nicholas Mockler, Ghislain Hoffman, Caoimhe Carroll, Triona O’Lone, Cora McCormack, Jason Nolan, Patrick Touhy, Ferdia O’Connor, Jason Carroll and Mark Delahunty.
U11: Emmet Middleton, Eimhin Kenny, Shane Cook and Conor Abbot.
Iseult, Ronan, Nichola and Michael went on to the Credit Union Chapter Final in Thurles where they were pipped by one point for a place in the All-Ireland Final.
In April two teams took part in the Offaly Final of the Cadbury’s Quiz. Clodagh Bergin, Enya Carroll, Seán Fitzgerald, and Gillian Middleton came fourth overall out of 50 teams. Keith Baggot. Iseult Cody, Ronan Kenny and Bobby King came second, one point behind the winners to qualify for the All-Ireland Final. On May 14th at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, though not successful on the day, they performed very well and the real achievement was getting to the All-Ireland Final in the first place!
County Fleadhanna
Marian Feehan, Ann Marie Kelly and Thomas Feehan collected awards at the County

Fleadhanna, which took place during May.
Camogie 2000
The girls of Dromakeenan National School are yet again the Offaly large schools camogie champions after a terrific win over Kinnitty on June 9th last.

The 12 a side camogie championship got underway with a game in Ballyskenagh against Scoil Mhuire of Tullamore. The Dromakeenan girls got the year off to a great start with a hard-earned victory.
On the following Wednesday the girls travelled to Kinnitty to meet up with last year’s beaten finalists. On a cool and windy evening the scoring was scarce, but Dromakeenan ran out the eventual winners with just a point to spare.
The next game produced a walkover for ourselves against the girls of Rath. A victory over St. Philomena’s the following week sent Dromakeenan into the county final for the third year on the trot.
The final took place on Thursday last in Rath against our old rivals Kinnitty. Dromakeenan were in top form on the evening with great goals coming from Aoife Loughnane and Megan Hennessy. Sarah Doherty was also on scoring form sending great points over the bar from frees. After a tough second half the girls earned their third county title in a row and Nicola Shanahan stepped forward to collect the beautiful trophy. Following a lap of honour all headed back to the south of the county where the car horns are still ringing in everybody’s ear.

The camogie panel is as follows:

Denise Hannon,  Iseult Cody, Lee-Ann King, Nicole Curry, Laura O’Brien, Sarah Doherty, Nicola Shanahan, Kate Ryan, Jennifer England, Megan Hennessy, Carol Franks, Aoife Loughnane, Carmel Rooney, Cora Mc Cormack, Clodagh Bergin, Caoimhe Carroll,  Tríona O Lone
 

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