About Us

Welcome to Garranbane National

Garranbane N.S is a mixed Catholic primary school which strives to provide a structured, caring, happy and secure environment where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and addressed.While it is a school with a Catholic ethos, it also has due recognition for other religions.

Ethos and School Mission Statement

Garranbane National School is a mixed, Catholic, Primary School which strives to provide a well-ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral and cultural needs of pupis are identified and addressed.

While it is a School with a Catholic Ethos, it also has due recognition for all other religions.

The school will strive to promote, both individuallly and collectively, the professionnal and personal development of Teachers through Staff Development Programmes.

Garranbane Nationnal School will encourage the involvement of Parents through home/school contacts and through their involement in Parents Association.

It will endeavour to enhance the self-esteem of everyone in the school Community, to imbue in the pupils respect for people and property and to encourage in them the idea of being responsible.

It will promote gender equity amongst the Teachers and Pupils.

Déanfaimid iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt.

Garranbane N.S. Parents Association

The Garranbane School Parents Association support the school in ensuring the best possible education for our children.

The Officers of the Parents Assopciation are as follows:

Secretary: Ms Michelle Power

Treasurer: Ms Majella Dwane

Our Staff

Principal		Anna Casey
Junior Infants		Liadan Ní Donnacha Lisa Barry
Senior Infants		Nicola Ní Artaigh
1st Class		Eoin Kiely
2nd Class		Eileen Walsh
3rd Class		Lorraine Hayes
4th class		Eoin Enright
5th Class		Keira Maher
6th Class		Jamie Barron
Special Class		Clare Byrne
Special Education		Emily Heneghan
		Niamh Collins
		Anne Coleman
Special Needs Assistance		Geraldine Hayes
		Tara Sheehan
		Colin Dunford
Administration		Cait Ryan

Board Of Management

The Board Of Management has overall responsibility for the school, including finance, maintenance, starring and the development of the school plan policies. The Board comprises of two direct nominees of the Patron, two elected parents (a mother and a father) the Principal and one other teacher on the staff elected by vote of the teaching staff and two extra members proposed by these nominees, The Patron appoints the Chairperson of the board. The term of office for the Board of Management is 4 years.

Chairperson - Mr. Liam Carroll

Fr. Ned Hassett

Ms. Anna Casey

Mr. Eoin Enright

Ms. Mairead Power

Ms. Anne Ryan

Mr. James Hayes

Ms. Aisling Organ