Congratulations to Oonagh Farrell and Rebecca Coyle, representing Roscommon Minor Ladies, on making it to the Connaught B Final which was played last weekend . Results next week. Well done to Aisling Reynolds 5th year on her recent outstanding performance on the Longford Senior Ladies team. The team faced Limerick in the Bord Gais Energy National Football League Final. Good Luck Ladies!

On Monday the !4th Shelley Corcoran will be bringing schools from around the county to a photography exhibhition in the Backstage Theatre. Students will have their photos on display and there will be prizes for the best photos. The Schools involved are St.Mels College , Ballymahon Convent and Moyne Community School.

On Saturday last, the 21st of April, the 1st years took part in the All Ireland basketball tournament in the Ursaline College, Sligo. The girls played three teams, consisting of Tullamore, Sligo and Kiltimagh. They won one out of three games. Well done to Cristabel Eguelo, Orla Canning, Aideen Skelly, Marie Lynch, Laura Kenny, Gemma Reilly, Kate Brannigan, Rebecca Yorke, Aileen McGinnity, Emer O’Brien, Eilís Kenny, Nicole Lynch, Shauna Tarmey and Tori Heterich, who all participated on the day. Thanks to Ms.Hardiman and Mrs. McGrath also, for travelling to Sligo and accompanying the team throughout the day.

Congratulations to Aisling Reynolds, on her wonderful success with the Longford Ladies Senior team against Offaly in the Bord Gáis Ladies National Football League, which took place in St. Loman’s Ground Mullingar on Sunday last. Aisling scored a total of 4 points throughout the game. Well done on this great achievement Aisling, we’re all very proud of you here in Meán Scoil Mhuire!

Congratulations to our equestrian team who competed in the Championship Final in the Mullingar Equestrian Centre on Saturday and Sunday last. They finished third in the entire league! The team consists of Aisling McGreal, Joanne Whyte, Rebecca Casey and Rebecca Yorke. Congratulations to the girls on this wonderful achievement, you did us proud!

The school community would like to sympathise with Mr. Sloane on the recent death of his mother. R.I.P.

On Friday the 20th of April, our two Junk Kouture groups, Den-ture and Stamp it, travelled to the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the Grand Final of the Junk Kouture competition, with the rest of the T.Y. girls supporting them along the way. Our 2 models, Rebecca McVeigh and Caoimhe Casey represented our school brilliantly, showing off their dresses to the judges. Unfortunately neither of the girls made it to the final three but we are extremely proud of both. Congratulations to all involved, including Ciara Flynn, Muireann Mulcahy, Dervla Nevin, Ruth Kiernan, Megan Smith, Dervla Murphy, Emma McEnroe and Rachel Donnelly, the creators of the dresses.

Last Thursday, the 19th of April the Transition year group embarked on a local tour. We visited Clonmacnoise, Celtic Roots Studio and Strokestown House. An excellent day was had by all and many thanks to Ms. Mullooly for organising the tour.

One of Ireland’s biggest youth events will descend on Longford’s Rugby club on the 19th of next month. The ‘HYPE’ (Helping Young People Everywhere) festival is the brain child of The Attic Youth Café to which many students belong to and have helped greatly in the organization of the festival. Hype is a festival for all foróige members throughout Ireland and will see up to 5,000 young people arrive in Longford to enjoy a fun filled day with performances from bands such as Roy seven, The Kanyu Tree, UB5, Hijackers and DJ Fergal D’Arcy. This will be the first year of the festival and it is set to be a brilliant day out. Tickets for the event are available from The Attic Youth Café or through your local foróige club at the price of e30.

St. Mel’s Musical society is set to put on a production of the musical ‘Carousel’ which will take place from April 20th-28th in the Backstage theatre. There are many students taking part in the musical including Heather Moore who will take a leading role. Best of luck to everyone involved and we encourage everyone to go and see the musical which will be both dramatic and very enjoyable. The students taking part are Heather Moore, Shauna Baret, Marie Compton, Sarah Finnan, Gloria Kumutaityte, Ciara Hanley, Niamh Harte, Ciara Farrell, Davinia McManus, Laura Cosgrove, Aoife Gray, Sarah McKiernan and Rebecca McVeigh.