On last Saturday Redwood Senior Room went to take part in the Peace Proms. The concert was in UL.
 
We all got ready for the journey. I had a shower and got dressed and got dinner and went to Moatfield.
 
My favourite was song was 'Unstoppable.' The conductor lifted his pinkey and every one stood up. The orchestra was very good.

After the Peace Proms  we went to Macdonald’s.

I want to do it again!

Lee Kennedy
​3rd Class 11/3/2025
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On the 6th of March my class had chess.
We travelled by bus and on the bus I felt excited and happy.
 
When we were getting ready we played practice games. For the last ten  minutes of practice I played another game.
 
When we played our first game I was a sub, I played another sub. I lost but it was great fun.

I won the second game. I won the third game. The next two I lost. I won the last game.
 
When it was over we went on the bus to the school. We went home and I felt very happy.

By Darragh Hoary
3rd class

On the first of March, we went to Peace Proms in Limerick, UL.
We got ready and had to wear a white shirt and black pants.
 
We went by bus and got collected at 4:30pm in Moatfield and before that we had dinner.
 
After that, we went up for the rehearsal. We got there and rehearsed, and after that we had lunch.
 
We waited around and then, it was time for the show, then it started and there was a big crowd and a big orchestra. Then we had to sing and it was burning hot. There were Irish dancers, singers and people with bag pipes.
 
On the bus drive home there was very little people. We got home at around 12:00. I enjoyed it and would like to do it again.

By Tommy Houlihan 4th class (:

On Saturday the 1st of March the senior room from Redwood N.S travelled by bus to the Limerick Peace Proms Concert in UL.
 
The bus left from Moatfield at quarter past four. We had to get there before the concert started to do a rehearsal and eat before the audience got there.
 
When we got there we put our hoodies, coats and lunch in bags. The rehearsal lasted about an hour, then we ate lunch and got to play outside. The concert started at 8 pm and ended at 10:30 pm.
 
The audience started pouring in. I went down to see my mam and dad before it started, it was very warm and loud. At the end they played 1990 hits.
 
Overall the concert was good and I had a great time (:
 
THE END
BY JAMIE JOYCE
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​On the 1st of March the senior room in Redwood N.S took part in the Peace Proms 2025 Concert in UL.
 
At around 4:00 in the we all left Moatfield on bus to travel all the way to Limerick, UL. After about an hour on driving we arrived to UL. We got inside and sat in our seats and waited for the rehearsal.
 
When the rehearsal started we began going through all the songs. It took around an hour and a half to finish. After the rehearsal we got to eat our lunch, and about half way through our lunch the audience in front of us began filling up.
 
Then the concert started, in between almost all our songs the orchestra would play a song without us singing so we could we could take a break and have a drink. We sang for 2 and a half hours. Near the end almost the whole choir was jumping and the bleachers were shaking.
 
Then the concert finally ended. Instead of going home on the bus I was dropped off by Arthur. On the way home we got Burger King. When I got home it was around 12:30 AM so then I went to sleep.
THE END!!!
Overall I had a good evening and I had a good time
THE REAL END!!!                               By Alex Hough

​On the 1st of March 2025, the senior class in Redwood N.S, travelled by bus to UL.

We were in our cars waiting for the bus to arrive. When the bus came we went onto it, ready for the concert.

At UL, we put our coats and jumpers into plastic bags. When we were up on the stands the kids started to stomp twice and clap doing ‘We Will Rock You.’ It was really fun. Then the conductor Greg came into the lights as we were practising our songs. Then it started, the audience were good but there was way more of them than the kids in the choir.

My favourite songs were ‘Moments we Live For’, ‘Hey Brother’ and ‘No Limits’ because the audience joined in.  They did a raffle also to win a giant pink teddy bear or 100quid, they raised €350,000.

My thoughts were that it was really fun, loud and too many lights but I liked the bag-pipes, dancers and singers. It was four years since I did it last, in 2021. It was better than four years ago.
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-->[By Saran Tooher]ß

On the 6th of March, the older class went to a Féile Fichile chess tournament.
 
We left for the tournament on the bus at 8:30. It was loud but full of laughter on the bus. When we arrived, the school was quite big. It was a boys only school.
 
When we entered the school, there were many other schools there. We got a bench to put all our bags on, we had six games. I lost my first four but won the last two games.
 
I made 3 new friends there, they were kind and friendly, unfortunately I forgot their names but they were full of joy and kindness.
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I enjoyed it so much and if I had a chance I would 100% go again!

By Caoimhe O'Driscoll.

​The entire country will be under a status red weather warning on Friday, with the arrival of storm Eowyn (Pronounced Ay-oh-win) expected to cause significant disruption and “danger to life”, while schools and childcare settings are to close.
 
The storm has the potential to be among the most severe “Ireland has ever seen” according to the National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG).
 
Keith Leonard said it will result in very difficult conditions for everybody and cause serious disruption to transport and significant power outages.
Schools will be closed and he said the “ideal” would be for people to work from home.
 
By Conall O’Crowley

Storm Eoywn is going to be one of the worst storms for Ireland, with winds getting up to 180kph. The entire country will be put under status red wind warning, the storm is estimated to hit at 2am tonight and could possibly last until Saturday morning at around 10am.
 
Almost all coastal towns and cities have a chance of flooding. The TFI has announced that all public transport such as bus, tram and train services will not be operating when the red status warning is put into place. TFI are also urging citizens to not travel unless for emergency.
 
                                      By                       
                                      Alex Hough
      

​There is a status red wind warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Tipperary. It is valid from 6am on Friday,24th January, until 12pm on the same day.

Storm Éowyn is bound for Ireland as weather experts warn of the “historic storm” arriving overnight and lasting into tomorrow.

Impacts include; danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas.
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Make sure to stay safe, charge electronics, stock up on food and tie down trampolines.
 
Reported by Kate Angus.