Rush National School were invited to enter into a new initiative; Gradam Tom Fitz. This is a project based competition in which schools are asked to complete a digital/hardcopy project on how they promote Gaelic Games and athletics in their school. The competition is in honour of former Cumann na mBunscol secretary Tom Fitzpatrick. Tom promoted Gaelic Games …
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Jan 06
Friendship Week Competition Winners
These are the Friendship week winners for 2024. There was a super quality of entries to our annual Friendship week competition this year. Well done to all our winners, and to all of the children who took part! See our 6 winning entries below.
Dec 19
Santa Visits Rush National School
We were delighted to welcome two special guests to the school this week. In what was an historic event, Big Bird showcased his fine motor skills for the first time in our school and he did not disappoint. Shortly after, Santa arrived on a tractor and spoke to all the children in the yard and …
Nov 07
Two special guests visit Rush National School
We were delighted to welcome two very special guests to Rush National School on Monday 4th November 2024. Tánaiste Micheál Martin, and current Shelbourne FC coach David McAllister, dropped in for a quick visit. Tánaiste Martin, along with Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee who has been a key advocate in trying to establish a new school for …
Nov 05
Congratulations to St. Maurs Senior Camogie Team
We were delighted to welcome some of the panel of the successful St. Maurs Senior Camogie team to the school recently. They won their Inter 2 Championship Final convincingly over Kevin’s by a score of 4:11 to 1:06. Past pupils Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Aoife Brady, Sadhbh Mackey and Isobelle Lyster along with our very own Ms. …
Dec 04
STEM Week 2023
In Rush National School, we celebrated STEM week from 20th to 24th November. We engaged in activities that allowed us to explore and learn in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Our ‘Happening Now’ section of the website has many more photos of some of these activities – take a look!
Oct 27
Happy Halloween
Today is a non-uniform day with a spooky twist! Take a look at how creative some of the children are with their costumes. Even some of our staff members got in on the fun. Can you spot them? Our annual Halloween bake sale showcased the talent of our pupils.
Sep 12
Back to School
We welcome all of our school community back to school. We hope you had a lovely summer and look forward to a great year ahead!