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Photo on left shows Reuben entertaining students and teachers from our visiting school along with St. Paul’s students in our school library.

Students and teachers from our e-twin school, Michaelston Community College in Cardiff, paid a visit to our school on Tuesday 18th May. Twelve students and two teachers came to have a look at how our school operates and to meet staff and students. Lots of activities took place with our students giving the travelling party a hearty welcome early in our assembly hall with fun activities and food. The visitors got a tour of the school and attended a mini-concert by our traditional dancers and school band/choir. After morning break the teachers and students from Michaelston viewed a game of hurling in true traditional style, donning helmets and hurleys in a closely contested game between ourselves and Gael Choláiste Phortláirge. The girls also took part in some Gaelic Football Training. Lunch was provided for our visitors where they enjoyed pizza cooked in our home economics room. After lunch the group from Cardiff joined our first year classes in the school library to meet story-teller Rueben, who entertained them for over an hour. After this the group paid an educational visit to the Granary Museum in Waterford and were very impressed with the local history on show there. Later in the evening the group were joined once again by twelve of our first year students who took them out for a nights bowling. Following an exhaustive day the group then retired to their hotel after thanking Ms Curran, Principal, teachers and students for providing them with a very busy, educating and fun-filled day. The group return home on Thursday after doing a tour of the Wexford Museum. They also invited us to pay a return trip next year. No doubt there will be plenty of enthusiasm amongst our students!