Please Check back over the course of the year as we add photos of
the many events that happen in the life of Loreto College, Swords 2024/2025
On Monday, 19 May our students came together to celebrate our Annual Prizegiving Event.
Awards were presented for Sporting success, Debating and many other competitions that students took part in over the year – we also presented awards for subjects and for all the students who help out on committees such as the catering committee, arts committee and Leadership etc.
Well done to everyone on a great year. Click here for more photos
Sports Day always signals the end of the School Year and this year we were blessed to have Sunshine!
Our 6th Year students followed Tradition and picked a Theme which this year was ‘Cowboys’!
We supported the Charity Deborah Ireland and made an amazing €1,000 from the sale of Ice-cream and Drinks – thanks to all the students who supported this great initiative – well done to you all!
A big Thank you to Ms Graham, Ms Connor & Ms Heskin who organised the day and also the TY students who did an amazing job.
A ‘Bee’ Workshop took place here in the school on Monday, 12 May sponsored by Fingal County Council.
The girls all enjoyed a very informative talk – thanks to Ms Ciara Lynn who organised the event.
Our Basketball Teams had wonderful success this year and we congratulate all the girls on their hard work –
Thanks also to their coaches who generously give of their time for training each week.
TY Presented a Musical ‘Summer Nights‘ which was held here in the school on 12 May.
It was a most professional production and well done to the students for their hard work and a big Thank You to Ms Florence Heeney for all her work in preparing the students. Click here for photos
Loreto Pilgrimage to Knock took place on Thursday, 1 May
We remember that this day was inspired by the inauguration of the Year of Hope by Pope Francis and we pray that his spirit of faith, hope and love will be with us.
Well done to all our students who represented Loreto Swords and we thank Ms Sheelan, Mr Bissett and Ms Cronin for accompanying the girls.
The Transition Year group had a Fashion Show in the school on Wednesday, 30 April
Well done to all the girls who put on a wonderful display – click here for photos
Sci-fest, TU, Dublin (Tallaght Campus) May 1st
Four TY students, Maya, Serena, Bronagh and Ciara along with their science teacher Ms. Kilcawley went to TU Dublin in their Tallaght campus to take part in SciFest. There was 167 projects with 336 students in attendance.This year marked the 20th anniversary of Sci-fest which began in TU, Dublin.Bronagh and Ciara’s project was on the Five Second Rule under Life Sciences in the Biology category. Maya, Serena and Anna’s project was on Black Holes under the Physical Sciences in the Physics category. After presenting their projects the students attended lectures on Space Science and Forensic Science. They enjoyed these very much and were able to learn about these topics in a broader way. Overall the students had a great day and enjoyed being able to engage with others and the judges on their projects.
Basketball has been hugely successful in Loreto Swords recently. The school has 4 teams that playacross two leagues. A first-year team, a second-year team, a cadette and senior team also. The two leagues we play in are the Loreto League, and the Dublin Schools Basketball League. Our Senior team made it to the semifinals of both leagues and narrowly missed out on reaching the final. Our Cadette team won the Loreto B League this year in Alsaa.
The big success this year and a first for Loreto swords was the first-year team winning the final of the Dublin Schools League who will now go on to play in the Leinster’s. The teams are managed by volunteer parent coaches whom without them basketball wouldn’t be the same within the school. Their dedication is what makes the students so willing to turn up to training and give their all on the court. They are also supported by some of the teachers within the school.
We are delighted to announce that our Junior GAA Team are the winners of the Leinster GAA Championship 2025!
In a thrilling and high scoring encounter, Loreto Swords defeated Coláiste Bhride Carnew by 8–10 to 5-15.
We are delighted for the girls, their parents and their coaches Ms. Hannah Heskin and Ms. Riona Connor and we look forward to the all-Ireland semi-final next week.
Making St. Brigid’s Day Crosses – click here for more photos
Mary Ward Cake Making – Part of Catholic Schools Week – see here for more photos
We were Delighted to Invite the Grandparents of our First Year Students into the college for a special mass and social gathering as part of our Catholic Schools Week – a lovely afternoon was had by all our girls and their grandparents and it was great to see such a big turnout on the day!
We were delighted that four of our students who entered the Young Scientist 2025 competition made it through to the finals this year – it was a great achievement by the girls and we wish them the very best as the competition continues this week in the RDS. The girls taking part are Esha Sibi Mathew (3g), Deryn Gosson (4Y), Sarah Doyle (4Y), & Kayleigh Jordan (4Y). A big thank you to their Science teacher Ms Niamh Kilcawley for supporting the girls.
We had a Christmas Concert on Wednesday, 18 December to celebrate the Christmas Season – click here for photos
Well done to all the acts and to our wonderful arts committee and TY students for all their help in organising the event.
Ms Cronin organised a small celebratory party for the students that was held in the Kindness Kafe – please click here for link to photos
Shoe Box Annual Appeal was a great success this year and an amazing 308 boxes were organised – thanks to all the people who gave a box, to our Transition Year Classes who wrapped the boxes and to Ms Cronin who was the co-ordinator – well done everyone!
Culture Fair was a huge success this year. So much work went into organising the event – from food, to dance, to wearing of traditional costume – we were delighted to come together as a school and enjoy the many different cultures that are part of our school community
The end of the first term ended with a bang with our Halloween Concert – the concert was a wonderful celebration of song, dance and fun and it was a great way to end the week and begin the midterm break – our wonderful staff took part in the Masked Singer event and their Alien costumes were a big hit!! Thanks to our fantastic students who organised and ran the event and to Ms Heeney and Mr Glennon for all their hard work – click here for photos
Maths Week was a week of Riddles, maths games, a quiz and cake making with a maths theme. Thanks to all our maths teachers who organised all the events throughout the week – click here for photos
Our Annual Friendship Week took place and was a jam packed week of events – the 1st and 6th years made Friendship Bracelets together, there was quizzes, treats in our Kindness Kafe, music requests and a bake sale in aid of Charity. Thanks to everyone for making the week such a great success! Click here for photos
Our 6th Year Higher Level Irish students took a weekend trip to Dingle, Gaeltacht accompanied by Ms O’Toole, Ms Baxter and Ms Parker. The girls enjoyed a weekend of Irish culture with Ceili dancing, Irish classes and trips around the Dingle area. Click here for some photos
Congratulations to our Junior Cert Class of 2024 who received their results on Wednesday, 9 October. The results were excellent and were achieved after a lot of hard work by our students – well done! Click here for photos
OUR OPEN NIGHT took place in September and we were delighted to welcome so many parents and students to see our school – our students put so much work into the night and they made the night a huge success – well done girls and thank you to our wonderful staff for their hard work.
Our Opening School Mass took place on Tuesday, 24 September and took place in Rivervalley Church.
Academic Awards/Prizegiving took place on Tuesday, 24 September. We were delighted to welcome back students from our Leaving Cert Class of 2024 who all achieved in excess of 530 points in their Leaving Cert. Sr. Orla from Loreto Rumbeck also paid a visit to the school – well done to all the students who received an award.
The Transition Year Class enjoyed their First trip of the year to the Ploughing Championship in glorious sunshine on Tue, 17 Sept
Big Sister Little Sister – Click here for photos
First Year Sports Sampling Day took place on Mon, 9 Sept. It was a great opportunity for our first year students to try a variety of sports and to then sign up for the rest of the year! Thanks to the PE teachers Ms Graham, Ms Connor and Ms Heskin
Thanks to Ms Cronin for all her work in organising the Big Sister Little Sister programme, 6th Year students have been paired up with First Year students to mentor and help as our First Years begin Secondary School.
Congratulations to our Leaving Cert Class of 2024 who received their Leaving Certificate results on Friday, 23 August.
We were delighted to welcome them back to school on Friday to celebrate – well done to all the students on their fantastic results!
First Year Induction Day August 2024 – click for photos
