On Thursday September 5th Third Class had an unexpected trip to Mountrath to see the finish of Stage Two of Rás na mBan 2024. The cyclists had travelled from Portlaoise to Mountrath, but since they had covered 104.6km during the day, it was via a very circuitous route! The children were delighted with the opportunity to see the cyclists at such close quarters, and one lucky boy was even gifted a drinks bottle from one of the cyclists. A huge thank you to Fr Joe for suggesting this outing and for very generously sponsoring the bus to it.