Category Archives: Abbey VS

Abbey VS Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship

Abbey Vocational School student Emily McGill has been awarded a prestigious Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €20,000 towards her third level studies in Applied Physics at Dublin City University (DCU). The school has also received an award of €1,000 towards its science facilities as an appreciation of their assistance. The Naughton Scholarships are a scheme of […]

Abbey VS Student to Represent Ireland at European Youth Olympics

Congratulations to our Abbey Vocational School student Mia Mc Calmont who has qualified for the European Youth Olympics in Hungary from 24-29 July. Mia has also been selected for the Irish School’s Track and Field team to run in the 3000m. Donegal ETB would like to wish Mia the very best of luck at these […]

Abbey VS win Basketball award.

The school has received an award for best Girls C School of the Year, as selected by the Post Primary Schools Committee. This national award was presented at the Annual Awards Ceremony in the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght on Sat 11th June. Congratulations also to our neighbours Colaiste Cholmcille Ballyshannon who received the B award. […]

Danske Bank Markey Cup final

Danske Bank Markey Cup final:  Abbey Vocational School 1-12 Fermanagh Schools 1-5 Congratulations to the Abbey Vocational School who finally got their hands on the Markey Cup when they had seven points to spare over a battling Fermanagh Schools side at Garvaghey on Wednesday 9th March 2016. It was a game that had been played in […]

Young Americans

Over 200 students took part in the Young American workshops on the weekend of the 29th January in the St John Bosco Centre. This climaxed in the highlight of the weekend where the students and the Young Americans performed in two shows on the Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. The workshops were extraordinary where the […]

Abbey Vocational School claim victory in the the Subway All-Ireland Schools U16C Girl Cup

SUBWAY® All Ireland Schools U16C Girls Cup Final Abbey VS Donegal 35, St. Aloysius Carrigtwohill 25 National Basketball Arena Abbey Vocational School of The Glebe in Donegal Town claimed the Subway All-Ireland Schools U16C Girl Cup with a 35-25 win over St. Aloysius of Carrigtwohill at the National Basketball Arena. Winning Coach Orlagh Carr said: […]

Abbey VS Student awarded the McManus Scholarship Award

Congratulations to Emma Govan, student in the Abbey Vocational School, who was awarded the prestigious J.P. McManus Scholarship Award at a ceremony in the University of Limerick Concert Hall on Saturday, 21st November. Emma was one of 125 recipients who were selected mainly based on their results in the Leaving Cert examination. The guest of […]

Young Americans

The Young Americans are making a return visit to the Abbey Vocational School this coming January. They will arrive on Friday, 29th January to stage a series of performing arts workshops, which culminate in two performances. The Young Americans is a non profit organisation founded in 1962, by Milton C Anderson, are a voice, music, […]

Spásaire clúiteach ar cuairt ….. | Visit from famous Astronaut

[lang_ie]Bhí an Captaen Jon McBride (Spásaire scortha do chuid NASA) ar cuairt le gairid go dtí an Contae agus bhuail sé isteach agus rinne sé cur i láthair do chuid do na daltaí sinsearach i nGairmscoil na Mainistreach, Baile Dhún na nGall. Labhair sé ar a shaol agus ar spástaisteal leis na mic léinn agus […]