LSC Choir Successful in All-Ireland Competition

On Thursday 25 April, St Paul’s Learning Support Centre Choir travelled to Mullingar to take part in the All Ireland Choir competition. Prepared by Mr Peter Slane, St Paul's were competing against fifteen choirs from all over Ireland and finished second overall after singing three pieces. The adjudicators commented on the wonderful atmosphere of happiness and joy St Paul’s brought »»»

Feis success for St Paul’s

"An extremely polished and enjoyable performance" and "a very musical performance",  were among some of the many compliments  heaped upon the huge number of talented students from St Paul’s High School that participated in Warrenpoint Musical Feis over the last number of days. The choirs represented the school successfully with the Senior Girls Choir getting first place, beating the »»»

St Paul’s Choir invited to sing with prestigious Irish Choir

The Girls' choir of St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, has been invited to sing with the prestigious National University of Ireland Maynooth’s Chamber Choir at their final concert in St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh, before they embark on their tour of North America. The NUI Maynooth Chamber Choir was founded in 1986 under Professor Gerard Gillen and was first directed »»»

Morning Service

BBC Radio Ulster broadcasted its weekly Morning Service from St Joseph's Church, Meigh.  The Mass was celebrated by our Chaplain, Father Dermot Maloney. The broadcast featured our award-winning Choir, under the direction of Head of Music, Mr Colm Murphy. To hear Morning Service from BBC Radio Ulster, click on this link:   Morning Service* (* please note this is a large MP3 file, and »»»

Spring Concert at St Paul’s

The Music Department at St Paul's High School hosted their Annual Spring Concert recently.  Head of Music, Mr Colm Murphy introduced the school's choirs, orchestra and ensembles to a large audience of parents and friends of St Paul's. A presentation was made to Mr Pat Ahearn, former Head of Irish at St Paul's, who recalled his pride of being a member of the original staff of St Paul's in »»»

Highlights from our Grand Variety Concerts

As part of our fundraising efforts for St Paul's International Projects, we hosted two Grand Variety Concerts in October, featuring staff, students and friends of St Paul's.   They were both fantastic nights and our cameras were there to capture the highlights from the night. Scroll down to see some photos and videos from the night. Act 1: The Murphy Family Traditional Group Act 2: Year »»»

St Paul’s Annual Spring Concert

The many talents of the young musicians and choristers of St Paul’s High School were on display at the school’s annual Spring Concert. The students of the Bessbrook school entertained a large audience with a varied programme from the school’s orchestra, award winning choirs and many ensembles and instrumental groups, showing the diverse amount of musical talent within the school. The »»»

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