St. Mary's Gaa Club Coaching

Before the Easter break, Board of Management member and stalwart parent, Sharon Carleton, brought two St. Mary's GAA stars and Scoil Ursula past pupils to the school to promote the underage coaching scheme among our current students. St. Mary's are the current Sligo Senior Football Champions, having bridged a 14 year gap with a win over Curry in the final last Autumn. Mark Breheny, the current Sligo Senior Captain and St. Mary's Schools Officer, encouraged the children to get involved and spoke of the many benefits he has enjoyed over the years from being involved with his local club. He told the children that it wasn't just about the success the club has had over the years but also the friendships he has made and the health and fitness he has benefitted from that has made his life better as a result of taking part in sport. He was accompanied by Kyle Cawley, who captained the first ever Scoil Ursula boys team to win a Cumann na mBunscol title and who has gone on from strength to strength since to deliver a Man-of-the-Match performance in the county final as well as helping Summerhill College to a long awaited Connacht Colleges title in the recent historic All-Sligo final against St. Attracta's College, Tubbercurry. Mark and Kyle brought along the Owen B Hunt Cup, which is the trophy St. Mary's won last year (See below).

Scoil Ursula and St. Mary's have formed close links over the years and we look forward to continuing to work together over the coming years to our mutual benefit. Both also have significant anniversaries this year with Scoil Ursula celebrating 50 years on the Strandhill Road and St. Mary's celebrating their 40th birthday. We are looking at planning a joint celebration with a special guest of honour at some point before the end of the year.