Ursuline Secondary School is a hive of activity this spring
Ursuline Inter Schools Equestrian Competition
It was a very successful St Patrick’s Day for UCT Equestrian Teams at the Ursuline Inter Schools Competition held at Ryan’s Tipperary Equestrian Centre in Thurles.
In the Novice, the Blue team came out on top, following a jump off with Presentation Thurles and St Gerard’s, Bray.
Well done to Bríd Ryan, Sarah Delaney, Amelia Harold-Barry and Siún Coleman on that win.
In the Open event the UCT entrants came in phenomenal first, second and third place positions. Following a jump off between the teams the outcome was Grace Ormond, Alanna Fagan, Hilary Brannigan and Grace Ryan, finishing in the top spot. Runners up were Bríd Ryan, Sarah Delaney, Susan Brannigan and Rachel Stack. In third place were Brona Keane, Charlotte Roe, Julianna Duffy and Kate Murphy.
A super well done to all of the young riders who took part, along with their ponies and horses. Thanks to Chef d’Equipe Ms Gaynor and Principal Ms Gleeson for her support on the day.
Ursuline students at Environmentalist Awards
A huge well done to Ursuline TYs Róise Glynn and Clodagh O’Dwyer, who represented the School at the Young Environmentalist Awards in Cork last week.
They showcased their 2025 BTYSE project ‘The effect of a nature–based intervention on Eco-anxiety and Climate Engagement in TY students’. They have done great work this year in this area of study, drawing some interesting findings and conclusions from their study.
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TY
Thanks to Ursuline past pupil and professional make-up artist Erin Hayden who was in School last week to give demonstrations to the TY classes. She showed them how to achieve desired make-up looks and the best ways of keeping their skin, products, brushes and other applicator’s in the best possible shape.
Ursuline Fête de la Francophonie
On Friday, 21 March there was a Fête de la Francophonie for First Year French classes, organised by Ms Whelan and the French Department, with valuable help from the French exchange students from the Ursuline sister school in Nantes.
To begin with the girls did a general culture quiz that included capital cities of francophone countries, identifying the flag and matching the celebrity to their photo.
There was French Music in the background and the students did a word bing challenge, to find the lyrics of Michel Sardou’s Lacs du Connemara. The treasure hunt, culminating in finding the sentence and putting the words in the correct order, brought out the competitive streak in all!
Everyone was awarded a Kinder Bueno for their participation, with the winning quiz and treasure hunt teams taking home a bar of Tony’s chocolate or an early Easter egg.
There were spot prizes throughout the morning.
Basketball
On Wednesday, 19 March the Ursuline hosted the Tipperary Cup Blitz alongside the Presentation Thurles. UCT had a team playing in the Presentation, and one team playing here in the Sr Angela Sports Hall.
Both teams played excellently against a variety of opponents. This concludes the Second Year Basketball season, with all players already excited about next year when they move onto Cadettes.
A huge well done on the work ethic and commitment of all Second Year Basketball players throughout the year.
Thanks also to all the Baseball coaches in the this year across all age groups, Ms Ryall, Ms Mulqueen, Ms Harney, Ms Keane Butler and external coach Pablo Parra Sanchez.