Sancta Maria College Louisburgh

Sancta Maria College

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Mission Statement

Focus Ireland are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. They work with people who need support to avoid becoming homeless and who need help to end their experience of homelessness and move into a safe and secure home. From the very beginning, their work has been rooted in deep listening to people, learning about the problems and risks they face and pointing to where the solutions lie. 

We’re sleeping out against homelessness

This October 11, something a little different is happening at our school. Instead of heading home after the final bell, our school will be swapping our warm beds for sleeping bags for our School Sleep Out as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy.

It might sound a little crazy, but the reality of homelessness is even more so. Think about it: over 4,000 children in our country don't have a safe place to sleep to call home. They can’t relax and be carefree after a long day at school. Instead, they are faced with stress and uncertainty that no child should have to deal with.

That’s why I think it is important for our school to take part in the sleep out – it’s a chance to experience, in a small way, the challenges faced by young people experiencing homelessness.

Childhood should be about dreams and hanging out with your friends – not wondering where you lay your head at night. Please support our school fundraiser by donating to our fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.

Our Achievements

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50% of Fundraising Target

Reached Fundraising goal

Increased Fundraising Target

Completed Sleepout

Thank you to our Sponsors

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Donough Moran

Maith thú, Keira and all at Sancta Maria.

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Aine Moran

Best of luck to you all and well done!

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Sarah (mcevilly), Sean (o'cionfhaola), Sheila (duffy), Daniel (cottrell), Tom (o'flynn) Laura (goggins), Mary (kennelly)

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Anonymous

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Maura

Well done Keira, your a very special person

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Teresa And Frank Mayberry

Good luck Sandra and all in Sancta Maria . A great cause

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Benjamin Thebaudeau

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Ana

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Catherine O’driscoll

Best of luck to you all.

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Anonymous

Well done!

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Patrick

Best of luck Keira. Hope all goes well.

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Mags & Anna Mags & Anna

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Mark & Natalia Mayberry

Well done to all involved.

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Bernie Gibbons Gibbons

Good luck jack and all your team fair play to ye all

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Keira Kennelly

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Orla Kennelly

Well done girls ! Hope you make your goal!

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Anonymous

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Felicity Mcelroy

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Cynthia Doyle

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Elaine

Well done Team SMC 👏

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Anonymous

Well done!

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Shannon Butler

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Patricia Gallagher

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Bernie C

Well done all.

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Helen Corcoran

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Anonymous

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Laura

Maith Sibh

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Finola Foy

Well done everyone.

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Sandra Mccluskey

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Niamh O’connor

Well done Keira !

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Deb Maxwell

Well done guys, a great cause.

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Devon & Darragh

Well done! ~Devon and Darragh

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Well done all!

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Cathal

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Marina Rice

Great initiative, folks! Good luck!

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Laura Cannon

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Mary Wilkins

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Jack Grady

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Alannah Courell

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Sylvia Mccormack

Well done Keira!

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Triona Maxwell

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Michele Duford

Good luck Helen and team x

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Anonymous

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Sarah Callaghan

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Christina Heneghan Langan

Good Luck to everyone involved, well done.

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Bb Smc

Well done everyone.

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Michelle Mcging

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Matthew Rowley

Good luck and fairplay to all the students and staff camping out tonight👍😊

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Anonymous

Well done all

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Kym Desouza

Good luck all

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Clare Joyce

Well done

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