{"id":937,"date":"2023-05-04T19:55:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/?page_id=937"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:11:18","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/?page_id=937","title":{"rendered":"Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"937\" class=\"elementor elementor-937\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2cdb5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2cdb5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6354d5a\" data-id=\"6354d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb3fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb3fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our school offers a wide and exciting range of sports that encourage every student to get involved, stay active, and enjoy being part of a team. 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