Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy Convent School School website. We hope it gives you an insight in to the life of our school. Our Lady of Mercy is an all-girls school with classes from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. We are a welcoming, happy school which promotes academic excellence in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment. We work hard to achieve the best possible outcomes for all pupils, so they can reach their full potential in body, mind and spirit.
We keep our Mission Statement to the forefront of all our activities in the school:
“To encourage, challenge and nurture our children and the wider school community as together we grow in body, mind and spirit. Tá ár dTiarna linn”.
Our school community, which includes the teaching and ancillary staff and the Board of Management, work in partnership to meet the needs of our pupils. We are blessed to have a team that are unerring in their commitment and energy for their students.
We strive to develop an open, positive relationship with both pupils and parents. We value and look after the needs of every child and work to ensure that all of our pupils enjoy their time here in a warm and happy atmosphere.
Siobhán Hanly
Principal
We keep our Mission Statement to the forefront of all our activities in the school:
“To encourage, challenge and nurture our children and the wider school community as together we grow in body, mind and spirit. Tá ár dTiarna linn”.
Our school community, which includes the teaching and ancillary staff and the Board of Management, work in partnership to meet the needs of our pupils. We are blessed to have a team that are unerring in their commitment and energy for their students.
We strive to develop an open, positive relationship with both pupils and parents. We value and look after the needs of every child and work to ensure that all of our pupils enjoy their time here in a warm and happy atmosphere.
Siobhán Hanly
Principal
Welcome back after the long weekend. We hope you had an enjoyable and Happy St Patrick's Day.
Amhrán na gCupán!We had such a successful 'Seachtain na Gaeilge' that we decided to make a music video (físeán) to go with our amhrán - 'Amhrán na gCupán'. Every class learned this song and we gathered videos from every class to make this lovely físeán. We also added all the lovely photos taken over the week.
We hope you enjoy our video! Bainigí taitneamh as! Amhrán na gCupán sa HallaSeo físeán den amhrán sa halla.
This is a live version of the song in the hall! 
What a fantastic week we had here in school for Seachtain na Gaeilge, celebrating our Irish culture and language in a very special way. A huge, huge thanks, (míle buíochas) to Mrs McGovern for organising every last detail of all the activities and events and making it such an eventful and fun week for everyone.
Click her to read all about the week'e events and soak up all the wonderful photos and memories...... Congratulations Sr Orla TreacyAs part of International Women's Day celebrations, we were delighted to hear that Sr Orla Treacy, aunt of Maria in 6th Class, was honoured with an International Courage Award for her work with young girls and women in areas besieged by conflict in the South Sudan. Sr Orla has done great work in providing education for young girls in the region establishing her own school in Rumbek South Sudan, which you may recall, was part of a fundraising campaign we ran here in Our Lady of Mercy a few years ago. Congratulations to Sr Orla and all the Treacy family on this wonderful news.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0307/1034961-orla-treacy-courage/
The liturgical season of Lent began on Wednesday the 6th of March During Lent, we reflect and repent and try to live better lives in preparation for the celebration of God's resurrection at Easter. As part of this preparation, here in Our Lady of Mercy, we are supporting the annual Trócaire Campaign to raise much needed funds for families living in fear of their lives and their land in Guatamala. The girls received their Trócaire Boxes on Monday and we thank you for your support with this very worthy cause
Thanks to Caoimhe De Barra CEO of Trocaire for taking the time out of her very busy schedule to visit our school and speak to all the girls from 1st to 6th on the significant role Trocaire plays in the lives of so many impoverished people all over the world. She spoke with such knowledge and compassion for the people of Guatamala who are living in constant fear that their lands will be taken, resulting in greater poverty. She also spoke about the lives of the three people we can see on this year's Trocaire Boxes and the many different ways Trocaire has reached out to help them. Her talk was so well received by all the girls and we as a staff, greatly appreciated her visit to our school.
'A Poem as Lovely as a Tree'In preparation for National Tree Week which runs from the 31st March to the 7th April, classes from 2nd to 6th were invited to enter a poetry competition organised by The Pearse Museum and St Enda's Park entitled, 'A Poem as Lovely as Tree'. We had a great response from all the girls with fabulous poems about the beauty and benefit of trees, all of which have been posted off to the competition organisers. Copies of each of the poems have been put on display on the junior corridor for all to read and enjoy.
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Arts Week is coming.........
Yes with just 13 days to go, the Student Council are very excited to announce that Our Lady of Mercy will hold its first ever Arts Week from Monday the 1st to the 5th of April. Throughout the week every class will get to engage in and appreciate all areas of the arts such as visiting the National Art Gallery, Music Appreciation workshops, Dance and Drama Workshops, a whole school Art Exhibition and our very own Talent Show!! Thanks to all the hard work and planning by Mrs Moloney and Ms Collins and the Student Council itself, it promises to be a really exciting week.
More details to follow.....
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Aladdin ePaymentAll payments to Our Lady of Mercy can now be done online through our Aladdin ePayment system. Such a system facilitates secure, easier payments to the school and reduces the amount of cash and cheques being sent in to the school in line with Central Bank directives.
To register with this facility just click on the image below.: 
In April 2016 the Minister for Justice and Equality commenced the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act). It has put in place statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children or vulnerable persons, including those working in schools.
In line with our own good safety practices and procedures, if you think you might like to get involved in any aspect of your child's life in school you must be vetted. We ask that you download the application form and return it with two forms of ID, one containing a photo of yourself which, Fiona in the office will photocopy in your presence, to initiate the application process. Thank You for your support and understanding on this matter but our children's safety and welfare is of of key importance to us all. Parents AssociationClub 100
The Parents Association wish to extend A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who are currently signed up to CLUB100 and a big WELCOME and THANK YOU to all the parent's who have joined CLUB100 this week. We really appreciate you taking the time to sign up and your support. For further information on this and other matters pertaining to the PA...
Read More...... Child Safeguarding
We have revised our Child Safe Guarding in accordance with the Children First Act 2015, National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017, The Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools 2017 and Túsla Guidance on the preparation of Child Safe Guarding Statements.
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