Castlegar National School

03/06/2026

📢📢📢📢 How could you NOT go?!!!!

There really is something for young and old in this Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland - CCMI - absolutely unbelievably fantastic out of this world museum 🤩😍😄

Nip over this Saturday, you really will be blown away by the huge catalogue of artefacts on display and all those retro games actually work 😁😁😁

25/05/2026

23/05/2026

23/05/2026

🌱 Calling all community groups! 🌱

Do you have a sustainability project, idea, or story to share? Galway City Council and Galway County Council are inviting community groups, social enterprises, biodiversity groups, and residents’ associations to take the stage at Giob Geab — a lively community storytelling night as part of the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival 2026.

🎤 Your chance to present:
Share your work in a fun, fast-paced format — just 5 slides in 5 minutes!

📅 Thursday, 25 June | 7–10pm
📍 Festival Tent, Fr. Burke Park

✨ Connect, inspire, and showcase the incredible climate and biodiversity action happening across Galway.

📩 Interested in presenting?
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

🗓 Deadline to apply: Friday 5 June

🤝 In partnership with Galway County Council, Galway Tidy Towns, Galway City Community Network, Galway City Partnership, Galway Volunteer Centre, Galway By Night and Circular City Galway.

Let’s celebrate and amplify local climate action together 💚

21/05/2026

Gary, Shasta, Fiona & Terri......the A Team from Volunteer Ireland......this would not have been possible without you guys - your vision, your dedication, your time, your mammoth effort, your wonderful spirit and boundless energy. The staff, children and families who make up our school will never forget you 🤩🤗😍

This has been the most wonderful experience, we are the luckiest school in the west of Ireland for sure 😍🤩

21/05/2026

Et voilà....🥰🎊🥳

What a day for Castlegar NS 🤗❤️🥳

How lucky are we! Huge, massive THANKS to the best team of volunteers from Fidelity Investments Galway who came and saw and conquered 😄

The oooohs and aaaaahs and the wide eyes of all our fabulous children made this project so worthwhile.....this is for you 😍

21/05/2026

Red doors, brown fences, magnolia walls, yellow paint.....very last season 😂😂😂

Volunteer Ireland Fidelity Investments

20/05/2026

Oh WOW!!!!!!!!!

We are the luckiest school in Galway City!!!! What a day 🤗🥳🎊

Huge, massive, ENORMOUS thanks to the fabulous Fiona, Gary, Shasta and Terri from Volunteer Ireland and all the amazing team from Fidelity Investments in Galway who descended on our school today.......oh WOW!!!!

We are beyond grateful to all these wonderful volunteers who gave their entire day to Castlegar NS - it was very emotional to be part of today's project. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😍🥰

We will have photos of how it turned out tomorrow!!!

20/05/2026

Congratulations to these fabulous young ladies and gentlemen on their final Sacrament in primary school - we celebrated a wonderful Confirmation Day with families, Fr Noel, Mr Walsh and Ms Gaughan.

Thank you to Neasa for the beautiful musical accompaniment in celebrating these milestone Sacraments 🙏

20/05/2026

Congratulations to all our beautiful boys and girls who recently received the Sacrament of the Eucharist in St Columba's Church, Castlegar.

Thank you to Fr Noel, teachers Ms O'Connor and Ms Holland, parents and children for this very special Holy Communion Day ⛪️