Good Luck to St. Ita's in Finals!

The fixtures have been released for the Winter League Finals on Wednesday 23rd October. Both finals will be played at Rossa GAC, Shaw’s Road.

St Ita’s (girls) vs Holy Trinity PS @ 1pm

St. Ita’s (boys) vs Bunscoil Phobal Feirste @1:45pm

We wish the girls and boys all the very best for the Finals.

They have achieved so much already this year and we are confident they will represent St. Ita's with pride.

Go n-éirí leat!

St Ita's Boys and Girls Gaelic Teams both qualify for the Division 1 Winter League Finals

Our boys and girls Gaelic Footballers both qualified for the Division 1 Winter League finals after wins against St. John the Baptist and Holy Child Primary Schools this afternoon.

Our boys played their match first and started very strongly with Tom Hickson and Joseph Kerr working hard in midfield. Oliver White and Fintan McArdle were looking sharp up front and their movement helped the team work their way in for a number of first half goals. Their opponents didn’t give up and played right to the end but so did the St. Ita’s players. Rory McConnell, Fionn Dougan and Shay Spillane were all rock solid at the back. The boys put in a great performance and will be looking forward to the final next week where their opponents will be Bunscoil Phobal Feirste.

The girls team faced similarly tough opponents in Holy Child Primary School. Evie McHugh and Hannah Cassin were the engine room in midfield and set up attack after attack. Aisling McCaul and Helen McGeough marshalled the defence well and stopped any opposition attackers from getting easy scores. Orlaith McMahon and Rebecca McDonnell worked hard up front and created some great scoring chances. Every single girl battled non-stop from the first whistle to the last and deserved their win. They will now face Holy Trinity Primary School in their final next week.

Maith sibh uilig!

St. Ita's Girls reach Semi-Finals!

The St. Ita's Girls Gaelic Foofball team headed to St Brigit's Playing Fields on Thursday 10th October in an attempt to reach the semi-finals in the Belfast Girls' League.

They had to play three matches against local Belfast Primary Schools - St Anne's, St Michael's and St. Bride's.

The girls played tremendously well in all three matches winning the first two by wide margins and drawing the third against St. Bride's. Due to the massive points difference St. Ita's girls go through to the semi-finals as winners of their section.

The skills on display- catching, passing, soloing, blocking, shooting, tackling and support play were wonderful to behold. Every single girl played their part and are to be congratulated for the tremendous endeavour that they displayed. Those watching were indeed very impressed!

We wish them all the best for the semi-finals!

Good Luck Girls!

On Saturday 28th September, eight girls from Mrs Barr's P7 class made history as they were part of the first team from Bredagh GAC to win the Ita O'Connor Cup.

A big Thank You must also go to Miss Rocks who was part of the coaching team.

Robyn is a Jiu-Jitsu Champion!

I have been learning Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Barra Belfast for three years. I started to enjoy Martial Arts after joining the Judo in After School Activities in St. Ita's when I was in P2.

On Saturday, 14th September, I went to my first competition, The National Children's Jiu-Jitsu League at Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin.

I was nervous, but I tried my hardest and won the final with a submission. I was so happy to win a gold medal and title belt. I am proud to be a National Champion at my age and weight division.

Dear Parents/Guardians

Please click on the nlink below to find out information on the range of After School Activities on offer in Term 1.

https://www.stitas.co.uk/after-school-activities/

Ruby Burns (P7 Ms Barr) took part in the Grand Opera House Summer Youth Programme - performing in the musical Bugsy Malone in 4 sell out shows in the Opera House in August.

Ruby was selected to take part in this programme after a series of tough auditions, and then spent 2 weeks rehearsing with a cast of 150 young performers. 

She was the only child from St Ita's selected to take part this year, and in fact was one of the youngest performers taking part in the show. 

The show got rave reviews in the press and standing ovations after every performance.  

Well done Ruby on your hard work & success! 

Vote for Ireland's Most Inspirational Camogie Coach!

Please vote for Anne Costello by clicking on the link below:

http://bit.ly/2TPaDr8

Why she was nominated: 'Anne Costello is the founder of Camogie in Bredagh GAC, bringing the first squad of girls onto the pitch fifteen years ago. Whilst Camogie keeps us physically fit and healthy, Anne has made us aware of the importance of looking after our mental health too. Our team has recently taken part in a programme designed and co-ordinated by Anne, providing us with brilliant knowledge and tools to help us deal with whatever life throws at us, apart from a sliotar! I know that if I ever need advice (Camogie / non-Camogie), Anne is always there.'

Voting ends on 30.08.19