Christmas Holidays
2024-12-23 - 2025-01-03
Closed for Christmas Holidays 2024

School reopening on January 6th 2025 postponed
2025-01-06
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed on January 6th, 2025 owing to the current weather conditions. Updates will be sent to parents by Aladdin Connect notifications.

St. Conaire's reopens on January 7th 2025
2025-01-07
St. Conaire’s will reopen for all pupils on Tuesday, January 7th 2025. All people entering the school are advised to take extreme care owing to the slippery conditions underfood.

School closed on January 8th 2025
2025-01-08
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed on Wednesday, January 8th 2025 owing to the extreme weather conditions. Updates will be sent on Aladdin Connect.

St. Conaire's Day, January 28th 2025
2025-01-28
St. Conaire
The story of St. Conaire is closely linked with the general area surrounding modern Shannon. Our school is just one of the locations associated with Conaire, a woman who lived over fifteen centuries ago. The church at Carrygerry in Newmarket-on-Fergus parish is called St. Conaire’s Church. This is located close to the ancient Kilconry Church (Cill Chonaire) which is named after our patron saint.

The school’s original name was Shannon Airport No. 3. This was changed to St. Conaire’s National School in order to link it to the rich traditions of the school’s hinterland. God was believed to have come to Conaire in a dream and brought to her a vision of Scattery Island which is located in the Shannon Estuary. Scattery Island, Inis Cathaigh in Irish, was home to a devout monk, St. Senan.

Conaire made her way to the island and was met there by a hostile St. Senan. Thomas Moore, the 19th century poet and songwriter, recreated the encounter between the two saints in his famous song:

“Oh! Haste and leave this sacred isle,
Unholy bark! Ere morning smile;
For on thy deck, tho’ dark it be,
A female form I see; And I have sworn this
Sainted sod shall ne’er by woman’s feet be trod.

“Oh! Father send not hence my bark,
Thro’ winds, and o’er billow dark;
I come, with humble heart, to share
Thy morn and evening prayer;
Nor mine the feet, oh! Holy Saint
The brightness of thy sod to taint.

“The Lady’s pray’r Senanus spurn’d;
The wind blew fresh, and the bark return’d;
But legends hint, that had the maid
Till morning’s light delay’d
And giv’n the Saint one rosy smile,
She ne’er had left his lonely isle,
And giving the Saint one rosy smile
She ne’er had left his lonely isle.”

We celebrate the feast day of St. Conaire on January 28th every year.

Catholic Schools Week 2025 - Grandparents Day
2025-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Senior Infants are delighted to host their grandparents today as part of our school’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week 2025. The grandparents will be visiting the school between 12 and 1 o’clock. They will get to see their grandchildren’s rooms and to learn all about the work the seniors do in school. We are looking forward to welcoming our special visitors this week.

St. Brigid's Day Public Holiday
2025-02-03
St. Conaire’s is closed today

February 2025 Midterm Break
2025-02-20 - 2025-02-21
School closed for midterm break

Early school closure for staff meeting, Monday March 3rd 2025
2025-03-03 12:45 - 14:35
St. Conaire’s will close at 12:45 pm to facilitate a staff meeting for Term 2.

St. Patrick's Weekend 2025
2025-03-14 - 2025-03-18
St. Conaire’s will be closed on March 14th, 17th and 18th.

Confirmation Ceremony 2025
2025-03-22 11:00 - 12:00
The Confirmation Ceremony for Ms. Talty and Mr. Glynn’s classes will take place at 11 am today.

Parent Association Fun Walk
2025-04-04 18:00 - 19:30
The Parent Association Fun Walk takes place on Friday, April 4th at 6:00 pm. Walkers will gather in the school yard and take either a 2km route or 5 km route. We thank the Parent Association for their great work in organising this fun event.

Early Closure for Anti-Bullying Training
2025-04-07 12:00 - 14:30
St. Conaire’s NS will close at 12 ‘clock today to facilitate anti-bullying training.

Last day of term - Easter holidays
2025-04-11 12:00 - 17:00
St. Conaire’s closes for the Easter holidays at 12 noon today.

School reopens for new term
2025-04-28
St. Conaire’s reopens for the new term today

May Bank Holiday 2025
2025-05-05
St. Conaire’s is closed today.

First Holy Communion 2025
2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:00
The First Holy Communion Ceremony for Ms. Kelleher and Ms. Quinn’s classes will take place today at 11 am

June Bank Holiday
2025-05-30 - 2025-07-03
St. Conaire’s is closed for the June Bank Holiday Weekend

Johnny Cregan Memorial Tournament 2025
2025-06-09 10:00 - 14:00
Best wishes to all our hurlers and staff involved in the Johnny Cregan Memorial Tournament 2025 which takes place in Wolfe Tones na Sionna today from 10 am to 2 pm.

St. Conaire's Girls in Camogie Final
2025-06-12 10:15 - 11:00
St. Conaire’s NS camogie team will be playing in the Division 4 Camogie Final in Cusack Park, Ennis at 10:15 am today. Go n-éirí go geal libh, a chailíní!

St. Conaire's Boys in Division 5 Hurling Final
2025-06-12 11:15 - 12:00
St. Conaire’s hurlers will be playing in the Division 5 hurling final at 11:15 am today. Go n-éirí go geal libh, a bhuachaillí!

Last day of term - Summer Holidays 2025
2025-06-27 12:00 - 17:00
St. Conaire’s will close for the summer holidays at 12 noon today.

St. Conaire's reopens for the 2025/2026 school year
2025-08-28
St. Conaire’s will reopen today for all pupils. We look forward to welcoming everyone back and we wish everyone well for the new school year.

Early closure for staff meeting on Monday, September 22nd 2025
2025-09-22 12:45 - 14:35
St. Conaire’s will close at 12:45 pm on Monday, September 22nd 2025 to facilitate a staff meeting.

St. Caimin's Community School Open Night 2025
2025-10-21 17:00 - 19:30
6th class pupils and their parents are invited to an open night in St. Caimin’s Community School this evening.

Annual Halloween Dress Up Day
2025-10-23
This Thursday, October 23rd 2025, will be our annual Halloween Dress Up Day in advance of the midterm break. Pupils are invited to dress up in appropriate costumes in support of the Parents Association who do great work for the school.

St. Patrick's Comprehensive School Open Evening 2025
2025-10-23 17:00 - 19:30
6th class pupils and their parents are invited to an open evening in St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School this evening.

St. Conaire's Closed for Presidential Election 2025
2025-10-24
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed on Friday, October 25th 2025 as the school is being used for the Presidential Election.

October Midterm Break 2025
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-31
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed this week for the October Midterm Break. School will resume on Monday, November 3rd.

School Book Fair 2025
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-13
The school book fair takes place this year between November 6th and November 13th inclusive. Your child has been given information on the book fair by his/her teacher. The school gets a percentage of the money spent back in books which are then shared out between our classes. This is a great way to encourage reading and to support literacy in the school community. We thank you in advance for your support.
