Pobalscoil Neasain
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Pobalscoil Neasáin, "PSN", or "Nessan's" as it is referred to by its students and alumni, is a community school situated between Baldoyle
and Bayside
, north east of Dublin city centre, in Ireland
. The school mascot is a penguin called "PSNguin".
The Under-19 Girls Basketball
team has won the Dublin Divisional Girls Basketball Final.
The Under-14 Boys Rugby
team won the Rugby final in 2007, their first championship after having formed only the previous year.
In 2011 the 2nd year basketball team won their championship, the under 14-boys hurling team also won their championship,the under-18 boys Gaelic team also won their championship.
The concert was put on hold for five years but returned in 2011, as 'PSN Live'.
being performed in May 2010. The school musical was last performed in 2003 with The Mikado
.
In 2011 the annual musical was The Wizard Of Oz
being performed in March 2011.
, France
, Spain
, Denmark
, Italy
and Latvia
. Students have participated in the TeenNet Project, travelling to Spain, Latvia and France. More recently, the school has taken part in an international forum in Europe, with students travelling to Gladenbach, Germany to take part in international conferences. Combining this with the participation of students in the Model European Parliament at St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, an event which has only recently become an annual occurrence.
Baldoyle
Baldoyle is a small coastal area on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the part of the historic County Dublin now administered as Fingal.-Location and Access:...
and Bayside
Bayside, Dublin
Bayside is a small modern residential Northside suburb of Dublin, Ireland.-Location and access:Bayside is located close to the sea and about 10 km north-east of the city centre, on the coast inshore from North Bull Island...
, north east of Dublin city centre, in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The school mascot is a penguin called "PSNguin".
Sports
The Under-18 Soccer Team has achieved notable success on numerous occasions, most recently winning the Dublin Metropolitan Cup. The Under-16 team has also fared well in its division of the Metropolitan Cup.The Under-19 Girls Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team has won the Dublin Divisional Girls Basketball Final.
The Under-14 Boys Rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
team won the Rugby final in 2007, their first championship after having formed only the previous year.
In 2011 the 2nd year basketball team won their championship, the under 14-boys hurling team also won their championship,the under-18 boys Gaelic team also won their championship.
Music
"PSN Unplugged" runs an annual two-night concert. Notable guests at past concerts included Leanne Harte, David "Bono" Yeates, Kev "Hoover" Ryan, Philomena Lynott in 2006.The concert was put on hold for five years but returned in 2011, as 'PSN Live'.
School Musical
The annual school musical was re-introduced in 2010, with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
being performed in May 2010. The school musical was last performed in 2003 with The Mikado
The Mikado
The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations...
.
In 2011 the annual musical was The Wizard Of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz may refer to:*The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a 1900 book by L. Frank Baum and W.W. Denslow*The Wizard of Oz , a musical by L...
being performed in March 2011.
Drama
As well as an annual musical Pobalscoil Neasáin also perform an annual drama, which was reintroduced in 2010. In September 2010 the school drama society "Penguin Productions" was set up for senior students to take part in plays. In 2010 the play that was chosen was Moll by John B. Keane.Debating
The school excelled in debating in 2008, winning the All Ireland Secondary Schools Debating competition, the Aoife Begley Memorial Secondary Schools Debating Competition, the Cork Mace and the Wesley Mace. The school has also had great success in the Gael Linn Irish Debating competition over the past ten years or so. Many of the debating teams reached the regional and all Ireland finals.Esat BT Young Scientist
The girls received a green ribbon for their project on the effects of the compulsory PE time period on the average student.International links
Pobalscoil Neasáin is linked to many schools in Europe, including schools in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. Students have participated in the TeenNet Project, travelling to Spain, Latvia and France. More recently, the school has taken part in an international forum in Europe, with students travelling to Gladenbach, Germany to take part in international conferences. Combining this with the participation of students in the Model European Parliament at St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, an event which has only recently become an annual occurrence.
Notable alumni
- Georgina Byrne, wife of Nicky Byrne, daughter of former TaoiseachTaoiseachThe Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...
, Bertie AhernBertie AhernPatrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....
. - Nicky ByrneNicky ByrneNicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, Jr is a singer-songwriter, radio presenter and former footballer. From 1998 until 2012 he was the oldest member of Irish pop band, Westlife....
, former member of boyband WestlifeWestlifeWestlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
. - Cecelia AhernCecelia AhernCecelia Ahern is an Irish novelist, since 2004. In addition to publishing several novels, she has also contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies, for which all her royalties go to charity.Ahern also created and produced the ABC comedy Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate...
, sister of Georgina. Author, works include P.S., I Love You - Robbie BradyRobbie BradyRobert "Robbie" Brady is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Hull City, on loan from Manchester United, as a winger. He has also played internationally for Ireland at under-17, under-19, and under-21 levels....
, football player with Manchester United (currently on loan at Hull City F.C) and .