Category: Current News

The inaugural match on our new Soccer Pitch at Mercy Kilbeggan Campus West was played on October 12th, where our U17 Boys Team took on St. Paul’s, Raheny in the cup. Over the course of the game our boys created numerous chances and deserved to win the game, yet were beaten 3-2. A slow start…

Congratulations to 5th Year student Keelin Egan, who completed a Career Investigation Project on Paediatric Immunology in Transition Year. She entered it into the Career Skills Competition ran by the Career Website, Careers Portal. She was awarded a Highly Commended Award in her category. Well done to Keelin.

Some fantastic art pieces were produced by our Art students and displayed throughout our school to mark Mercy Day 2026.

On October 6th our TY students climbed the renowned ‘Starway to Heaven’ in Cuilcagh, Co. Fermanagh in their first PE trip of the year. A memorable day saw the clouds part as we reached the summit, permitting a quick photo opportunity! Well done everyone.

There was a great atmosphere in our school on October 1st as some of our students showcased their musical talents in celebration of International Music Day. There were wonderful live performances during breaktime and lunchtime, music trivia quiz questions on the intercom and some great dance moves from both teachers and students during our whole…

September 24th marked the celebration of Mercy Day, 199 years after Catherine McAuley opened her first House of Mercy in Dublin. In Mercy Secondary School Kilbeggan, Student Council members organised and led a Kindness Café for First Year students. This celebration linked with celebrations around the country as other Mercy Schools, under CEIST, marked the…

Thank you to Kieran from ‘Kada Ka Boom Arts’ for facilitating Samba Drumming workshops for our TY students throughout the week.

On Wednesday, 13th of May, we hosted a soccer tournament for students from our Autism classes as well as Autism classes from Gallen CS, Ardscoil Ciarain Naofa Clara and Columba College Killucan. It was a fantastic event, which brought great fun, friendship and happiness to all involved. We were delighted to host such an event…