Holy Family Junior Mercy Primary School

Welcome to Holy Family Junior Mercy Primary School.  This is a 21 teacher catholic primary school catering for girls, Junior Infants to 2nd standard.  

  • The principal is Mrs. Agnes Brick and she is always available to meet parents in the school or on 051-875993.
  • The Deputy Principal is Mrs. Anne Gunning who is one of our learning support team this year. 
  • The Junior Infant teachers are: Ms. Lisa O’Sullivan, Ms. Mary O Connor, Ms. Susan Doyle & Ms. Katie Giller. 
  • The special need assistant assigned to Junior Infants is Mrs. Maggie Hourigan
  • The Senior Infant teachers are: Mrs. Claire Phelan, Ms. Ruth Murphy & Ms. Mary Giles.
  • The special need assistant assigned to Senior Infants is Mrs. Vivienne Hickey.
  • The Rang 1 teachers are: Ms. Michelle Cooke, Ms. Lisa Maunsell & Ms Bróna Prenter.
  • The special needs assistant assigned to Rang 1 is Mrs. Catherine Coughlan.
  • The Rang 2 teachers are: Ms. Karen Lawlor, Mrs. Teresa McKeown, Mrs. Niamh Kindlon/Mrs Catherine Casey.
  • The special needs assistants assigned to Rang 2 are Ms. Michelle Murtagh & Mrs. Annette Stewart.

Holy Family Junior School have an exellent ‘Resource Team’ in place to offer supports to children who for one reason or another are finding some aspect of their school life difficult. 

  • The ‘resource team’ are: Mrs. Anne Gunning, Mrs. Ciara Kavanagh, Mrs. Deirdre O’Neill & Ms. Colette Hackett.
  • School counseller: Ms. Elaine Burke.
  • Language support teachers: Ms. Aoife Doyle and Ms. Cathy Burns .
  • Home School Liaison: Mrs. Catherine Pettit.
  • Support teacher: Mrs. Siobhán Walsh.
  • Administrative staff are: Mrs. Fionnula Brett & Mrs. Tina Burns.
  • Traffic Warden/School librarian: Mrs. Theresa Brennan
  • Caretaker: Mr. John Clancy.
  • Cleaning staff: Mrs. Anne Brown, Mrs. Joan Moore & Ms Noreen Carew.

School Structure

8:50                        Children are collected from playground and directed to classroom by teacher. 
11:00 - 11:15 Teachers on duty supervise small break on playground (weather permitting), supervision indoors on wet days.
12:30 - 12:45 Infants supervised in the yard for playtime. Rang 1 & Rang 2 remain in classroom while teachers supervise lunch.  Bell rings to allow these children out to play @ 12:45pm.
12:45 - 1:00 Teachers on duty supervise children’s playtime in the yard / indoors. Children return to their classrooms at 1:00pm.Infants eat in their classrooms supervised by teachers on duty. 
1:30 Children leave school via designated exits accompanied by Class Teacher. (Junior & Senior Infants)
2:20                       Children leave school via designated exits accompanied by Class Teacher.  (Rang 1 & Rang 2)