Our Young Social Innovators team has been working all year to promote women in sport. Our team wanted to focus on the huge inequalities that lie in the support available for women’s sport worldwide, and do what we can to help tackle this issue in our local area. The UNESCO Sport and Gender Equality Game Plan aims to address 3 huge issues: Reducing Gender Based Violence in sport Reducing teenage girls dropout from sport More women needed in sports leadership roles This plan se

On the 9th of January, our First Years, along with our TY Local Studies class, went to the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. They gathered at the Dart station at 8am and once inside the RDS everyone had the opportunity to experience a host of different projects - including a number of our own students' displays. The standard was exceptionally high and there was a diverse range of projects represented this year. There were also a lot of interactive activities,

The game started at 11.30 on Tuesday the 6th of January. It was a cold and wet morning in Rathnew and the pitch was covered in frost but after a quick warm up and a speech from their coach, Mr. Geoghegan, they were all fired up and the girls went out with a hunger to win.  In the first half the girls took a huge lead, dominating the midfield area throughout with great scores from number 11, Moya. It was an amazing start. The girls held their lead and were unlucky to concede a