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Our Post Primary Resources aim to offer assistance across all aspects of Religious Education. We hope you find these resources useful in your school and classroom.

Junior & Senior Cycle Religious Education

Love is more than a feeling
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You are Unique and Loved Resource Sheet
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How our Faith can help us know we are Unique and Loved
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Knowing you are Unique and Loved can Transform your Life
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All Saint's Day
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All Soul's Day
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The Dignity and Wisdom of Older People
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Sr Clare Crockett
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Carlos Acutis Resource Sheet
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Season of Creation - Acts of Love for the Season of Creation
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Season of Creation - Prayer Resource
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Liturgical Year & School Year Prayer Resources

Welcome Back to School Liturgy Resource
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Beginning of year Staff Prayer (1)
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Beginning of year Staff Prayer (2)
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Beginning of School Year Prayer Service Students
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Opening of School Year Mass
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Prayer Liturgy for the Classroom
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Prayer Service for Staff for the New School Year
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October Resources
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November Liturgy to Remember those who have Died
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Powerpoint - Liturgy of the Word November
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November, a month to Remember
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November Assembly
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November Remembrance Service
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November Remembrance Service Prayer Leaflet
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Remembrance Prayer Service 1
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Remembrance Prayer Service 3
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November 14th - St Laurence O'Toole Worksheets
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November 20th - International Childrens Day
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November we Remember
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November Reflection
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Advent Powerpoint
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Powerpoint - Advent Today (short version)
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Powerpoint - Advent Today (extended version)
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Advent Today - Teachers Notes
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Powerpoint - An Advent Service
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An Advent Service Liturgy
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Resources for Advent
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Advent Reflections
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Mary's Dream
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Christmas Reflections
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Christmas Carol Service
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Advent - The Waiting Time
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Immaculate Conception Word Search
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Christmas Assembly
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Powerpoint
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Have a prayerful magical family Advent
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Advent Liturgy V1
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Epiphany - Notes and Liturgy
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New Year Liturgy
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New Year Prayer Service
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New Year Reflections
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Christian Unity Liturgy
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Christian Unity Week 2022 Powerpoint
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St Brigid
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St Brigid
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World Day of the Sick - 11th February
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Lent and Easter

Ascend Youth Ministry - Easter Resource

Thanks to Nollaig in the diocese of Waterford and Lismore for this resource.

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Ash Wednesday Liturgy of the Word
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Lenten Resources
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Lenten Notes
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Ash Wednesday Service
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Ash Wednesday and Lent 2022
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Ash Wednesday
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An Ash Wednesday Prayer to begin my Lenten Journey
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Ash Wednesday for Families
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Class Prayer for Lent
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Lenten Notes
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Lent Weekly Reflections
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Meaning and Significance of Lent for Christians
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Reconciliation Service - Student Booklet
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Reconciliation Service - Teacher Booklet
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Powerpoint - Way of the Cross for Teenagers
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Holy Week Worksheet
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Stations of the Cross Lent with Music (Powerpoint Resource)
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Holy Week - Powerpoint Resource
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Stations of the Cross
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Stations of the Cross Youtube clip to accompany the above pdf resource
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Holy Week Lesson
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Resource Sheet on Lent - 3 classes
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End of Year/Prayers for Exams

Bishop Nulty's Prayer for those sitting Exams
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A Moment of Family Prayer during Exams
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Fr Paddy Byrne - Article on exams

This article appeared in The Nationalist newspaper on 11th May 2010.

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Graduation Liturgy
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Theme of the Labryinth
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Ceremony of Light
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Reflections for Graduation
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Graduation Mass
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Graduation Benediction
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Graduation Mass Prayer of the Faithful
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Graduation Mass Scripture Readings
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Graduation Reflections
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Graduation Time Capsule
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In Gratitude we pray
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Reflection - I believe
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The Invitation
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This is what we are about by Romero
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To Risk by William Ward
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Trust in God
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Feast Days

St Brigid Prayer and Blessing
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How to make a St Brigid's Cross
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Background Information on St Brigid
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Rituals surrounding St Brigid's Well
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Fr Conor McDonagh dicusses St Brigid
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St Brigid Communion Reflection
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St Brigid's Cloak
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St Brigid Poster
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St Brigid Mass Setting
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St Brigid - Legend of the Woven Cross
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St Brigid Icon
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Candlemas / The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
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St Blaise and the blessing of Throats
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St Patrick Information, by Frank Brown
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St Patricks Breastplate
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Powerpoint Resource - St Patrick
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St Patrick the Apostle of Ireland, by Frank Brown
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Give up yer aul sins - Story of St Patrick
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St Patrick - Powerpoint Resource
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Syllabus for Junior & Senior Cycle Religious Education

For information on the new specification for Junior Cycle Religious Education please click this link
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Leaving Certificate Religious Education Syllabus (Exam)

Within the Diocese there are schools providing students with the opportunity to study Religious Education as a subject for the Leaving Certificate. RE was examined at this level for the first time in 2005.

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Leaving Certificate Religious Education Syllabus (Irish Version)
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Senior Cycle Non –Examination Religious Framework
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Resources As Gaeilge

An dhara seachtain den Aidbhint
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An triú Domhnach den Aidbhint
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An tSéasúir den Aidbhint
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christmas service
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Nollaig - powerpoint
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Irish Readings of the Day
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G -An tSeachtain Mhór
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