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Former NBA basketball player visits Westport's Rice College

RICE College in Westport has hosted the only Irish-born basketball player ever to play in the NBA. Pat Burke - whose Mayo relatives include Ballinrobe Town soccer player JP O’Gorman - enjoyed a successful NBA career where he played with an against ...

31 Aug 2023 at 11:00

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Department of Education ‘playing a game’ over lack of mixed secondary school in Westport, says local group

A GROUP campaigning for mixed secondary school education in Westport has accused the Department of Education of ‘playing a game’ over Rice College’s application to become a co-educational school. Co-ed for Westport have hit out at news that the ...

17 Nov 2023 at 13:00

Mayo Sport

Rice College too good for Ballinrobe CS

Connacht Post Primary Schools Senior ‘A’ Championship Round 1 Rice College 1-12 Ballinrobe Community School 0-4 Oisín McGovern in Westport AN attacking-minded Rice College have seen off Ballinrobe with eleven points to spare in the opening ...

22 Nov 2023 at 14:53

Local News

Westport students shave their heads to fundraise for Mayo charity

Approximately Westport students have shaved their locks to raise over €2,100 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice. Large numbers gathered to watch their fellow students take the plunge last week for what has become an annual event in the Westport ...

05 Dec 2024 at 19:00

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PICTURES: Mayo town college first year classes

15 Oct 2024 at 14:00

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Westport school takes ‘huge backward step’ by withdrawing curricular collaboration with neighbouring school

A Westport all-girls secondary school’s decision to withdraw ‘curricular cooperation’ with the neighbouring all-boys secondary school has been met with disappointment, with one parent branding the move as ‘a huge backwards step’. Over ...

06 Oct 2024 at 19:00

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Historic day for Mayo school as it becomes co-ed after 160 years

A new era in the social history of Westport began this morning when 60 girls walked through the doors of Rice College. After 160 years the long-established seat of learning became a co-ed school and the excitement levels knew no ...

26 Aug 2025 at 15:00

Soccer

Rice College soccer team to face Dublin school in All-Ireland final

RICE College’s U-19 soccer team will face Dublin’s Blackrock College in an All-Ireland final next week. The Westport school reached the FAI Schools Dr Tony O’Neill Senior National Cup Final after a dramatic late extra-time win ...

04 Mar 2025 at 13:15

Local News

Westport’s Rice College to open to girls from September 2025

HISTORY will be made in Westport in September 2025 when Rice College enrols girls for the first time in the school’s history. The Department of Education has formally approved the all-boys school’s application for ...

12 Mar 2024 at 09:00

Soccer

WATCH: Incredible scenes as Mayo school win FAI Schools Cup

Watch the unbelievable scenes of joy as supporters flood the pitch after the decisive penalty. Rice College Westport have been crowned FAI Schools National Cup champion. In most dramatic fashion, with the match ...

12 Mar 2025 at 16:21

Soccer

WATCH: Mayo school team comes home to Westport after All-Ireland win

13 Mar 2025 at 00:09

Soccer

EMOTIONAL: Father and son celebrate Mayo school's historic All-Ireland triumph

A historic day for Mayo soccer: The boys team from College Westport have clinched the FAI Schools National Cup. In an extraordinary final they overcame stiff opposition from Blackrock College and were ...

12 Mar 2025 at 18:50

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