Happy New Year to everyone, I hope the you are all keeping well and ready for new term ahead. I just wanted to say a thank you to everyone who supported our Concerts and the raffle before the holidays, it was greatly appreciated by staff and pupils alike.

We had a hugely successful raffle on December 22nd and thanks to all those individuals and businesses that donated we were able to have 68 prizes, see the winners listed below. A massive thanks must go the the Parents Council for organising the event which is a huge lifeline for funding within the school.

1^st Prize    (€250)      Tristan Kelly, Cill Beag Manor, Stradbally

2^nd Prize   (€200)      Willie Coleman, Long Road, Vicarstown

3^rd Prize   (€150)       Jade Mulhall, Ash Trees , Stradbally

4^th Prize (€150)         Tom Leonard, Ballinteskin, Stradbally

5^th Prize (€150)         Pam Foley, Vicarstown

6^th Prize (€100)         Mathew Carroll, Garrons, Stradbally

9^th Prize (€75)          Ger Downey, Downey AutoStop

10^th Prize (€75)         Sean  Foley, Vicarstown

11^th Prize           Conor McDonald, Colliers Lane , Portlaoise

12^th Prize          Ann Simpson, Simpson’s Gala

13^th Prize          David & Vickie Hewitt, The Glebe

14^th Prize          Caoimhe Carter, Ballylynan

15^th Prize          The Traynor Family

16^th Prize          Rory Keane

17^th Prize          Michael Heffernan

18^th Prize          The Oxley Family

19^th Prize          Stradbally Community Games

20^th Prize          Clodagh Deegan, Moyanna

21^st Prize          James Crean, Vicarstown

22^nd Prize         Mary Crean McEvoy, Vicarstown

23^rd Prize          Carrie Crean

24^th Prize          Aoibhinn Burke, Cill Beag Manor

25^th Prize          Ben & Brenda Corcoran, Inch, Stradbally

26^th Prize          Marian Dunne, Dunnes Pub

27^th Prize          Karl & Margaret Delaney

28^th Prize          Pauline Cooney

29^th Prize          Karen O’Brien

30^th Prize          The Oxley Family

31^st Prize          David Hyland

32^nd Prize          Pauline Harrison

33^rd Prize          MaryRose Simpson

34^th Prize          Leona Maher

35^th Prize          Kathleen Scully

36^th Prize          Stradbally Community Games

37^th Prize         Maura Delaney

38^th Prize          Colette Ni Laighlin

39^th Prize          Dan Carroll

40^th Prize          Mary Stapleton

41^st Prize          The Oxley Family

42^nd Prize          Cathal Ruane

43^rd Prize          Jim McMahon

44^th Prize          Laura Furlong

45^th Prize          Carmel Delaney

46^th Prize          Grace Scully

47^th Prize          Orla Sheridan

48^th Prize          Stella Ring

49^th Prize          Denis Fennell

50^th Prize          Kieran Savag

51^st Prize          Kayla Darcy

52^nd Prize          David Miller

53^rd Prize          Angela Keane

54^th Prize          Danny McStay

55^th Prize          Niamh Handy

56^th Prize          Bill Deegan

57^th Prize          Pat Kearns

58^th Prize          Phillis McDonald

59^th Prize          Jack Costelloe

60^th Prize          Sheila Maloney

61^st Prize          Peggy Noonan

62^nd Prize          Paul Lawlor jnr

63^rd Prize          Ben & Brenda Corcoran

64^th Prize          Clare Carroll

65^th Prize          Chloe Knowles

66^th Prize          John Brady

67^th Prize          Yvonne Fitzpatrick

68^th Prize          Leona Maher