Poetry Aloud 2008: regional heat centres

The time and location of the regional heat for your school can be found below. Please arrive at your designated centre location ahead of the stated time to register for the competition.

St Brigid’s, Killarney, Wednesday 15 October Counties: Kerry, Limerick, Cork

9.30 – 1.00

Killarney Community College, Kerry Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Kerry St. Brigid’s Secondary School, Killarney, Kerry John the Baptist Community School, Kerry

2.00 – 5.00

Ardscoil Mhuire, Limerick Castletroy College, Limerick St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Abbeyfeale, Limerick CBS Charleville, Cork Clonakilty Community School, Cork Coláiste Choilm, Cork Coláiste Dáibhéad, Cork Coláiste na Toirbhirte, Cork Millstreet Community School, Cork St Colman’s Community College, Cork

St Macartan’s, Monaghan, Wednesday 15 October Counties: Monaghan, Armagh, Louth, Longford

9.30 – 1.00 St Michael’s Grammar School, Armagh St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan 2.00 - 5.00 Scoil Uí Mhuirí, Louth Templemichael College, Longford Meán Scoil Muire, Longford St Macartan’s College

National Library of , , Day 1 (of 3), Wednesday 15 October Counties: Dublin

9.30 – 1.00 Loreto Stephen’s Green, Dublin St Columba’s College, Dublin , Dublin The High School, Dublin

2.00 – 5.00 Mount Anville, Dublin St Aidan’s CBS, Dublin Wesley College, Dublin St Andrew’s, Dublin Skerries Community College, Dublin Coláiste Bhríde, Dublin Trinity Comprehensive School, Dublin Our Lady of Mercy, Drimnagh, Dublin

National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Day 2 (of 3), Thursday 16 October Counties: Dublin, N. Wicklow

9.30 – 1.00 St Dominic’s, Sutton Cloáiste Íosogáin Dominican College, Drumcondra Holy Child, Loreto Abbey, Dalkey Loreto, Foxrock Loreto Balbriggan

2.00 – 5.00 Dominican College, Blackrock Portmarnock Community School St Columcille’s Community School Arklow Community College Coláiste Craobh Abhann Presentation College, Bray St Killian’s Community School, Bray

New Inn Community Centre, Ballinasloe, Friday 17 October Counties: Westmeath, Roscommon, Galway (some), Sligo

9.30 – 1.00 Meán Scoil an Chlochair, Westmeath Mullingar Community School, Westmeath Our Lady’s Bower St Joseph’s College, Athlone, Westmeath St Joseph’s, Garbally, Galway Scoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe, Galway CBS Mullingar, Westmeath

2.00 - 5.00 Scoil Mhuire, Roscommon St Attracta’s Community School, Sligo Ursuline College, Sligo St Killian’s, Ballinasloe, Galway , Woodford, Galway Gort Community School, Galway

National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Day 3, Monday 20 October

9.30 – 1.00 (no afternoon session) St Joseph’s Secondary School, Navan Rockford Manor, Blackrock Stratford College John Scottus Scoil Chaitriona

Heywood Community School, Laois, Wednesday 22 October Counties: Laois, Kildare, Wicklow South

9.30 – 1.00 (no afternoon session) Scoil Chríost Rí, Laois Confey Community College, Kildare Presentation Secondary School, Kildare St Kevin’s Community College, Wicklow

St. Kieran’s Kilkenny, Wednesday 22 October Counties: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford

9.30 – 1.00 Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Kilkenny St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel, Tipperary Loreto Secondary School, Clonmel, Tipperary Presentation Secondary School, Ballingarry, Tipperary St Mary’s Secondary School, Nenagh, Tipperary

2.00 – 5.00 St Angela’s, Waterford Presentation Secondary School, Waterford

Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, Thursday 23 October Counties: Fermanagh, Donegal, Tyrone, Antrim

2pm – 6pm (no morning session) Collegiate School, Fermanagh St Michael’s College, Fermanagh Portora, Fermanagh St Columba’s College, Donegal St Eunan’s College, Donegal Drumragh Integrated College, Tyrone St Macnissi’s College, Antrim

Coláiste Éinde, Salthill, Thursday 23 October Counties: Galway (some), Clare, Mayo

9.30 – 1.00 Calasanctius, Oranmore, Galway Coláiste Éinde, Galway Presentation Secondary School, Galway

2.00 -5.00 St Michael’s Community College, Clare St Flannan’s College, Clare St Gerald’s College, Clare Mean Scoil Muire, Galway Coláiste Chroí Mhuire an Spideal, Galway Presentation College, Headford, Galway Salerno, Galway Seamount College, Galway St Gerald’s College, Mayo Davitt College, Mayo