School News

Waiting for Godot – A Fantastic 3 Nights

‘Waiting for Godot’ A fantastic 3 nights Tuesday 10th May - Thursday 12th May 2022 Congratulations to Patrick Hayden (TY), Joseph Gibney, Conor Casey, Jack Burke and Matthew Gadaloff (all [...]

Leman Concert XXXVI

Leman Concert XXXVI Friday, 6th May 2022 We don’t know where to begin, and in all honesty, we certainly could go on and on and on! Quite simply, this was [...]

Irish Senior Debating – Senior Team v Sion Hill, May 2022

Irish Senior Debating May 2022 On Thursday, 28th April, we were delighted to welcome Sion Hill to compete against our Senior Irish Debating Team. The motion was: 'There is gender [...]

Chess, May 2022

Last Thursday, 28th of April our Chess squad travelled to St. Benildus. Two Thirty-minute matches were played. Blackrock played black in the first round with St. Benildus on white. In [...]

The Annual Spiritan Showcase 2022

The Annual Spiritan Showcase May 2022 Willow Park (1st Year) hosted this year’s showcase and what a fantastic job they did. It was a very special occasion with not just [...]

Mock Trials and Court Visit 2022

Mock Trials and Court Visit April 2022 This week 14 students from Blackrock and 14 from our neighbours Sion Hill College undertook a fantastic programme to gain an insight into [...]

Senior Debating – Leinster Schools The Grand Final 2021/22

Leinster Schools’ Senior Debating 2021/22 The Grand Final Congratulations to Ben Kieran-Glennon (5th Year) who competed in the Leinster school debating grand final held in UCD last Tuesday evening. Although [...]

Over Easter

Over Easter We congratulate 5th Years Evan McCourt placed 3rd in the Irish U19 Chess Championship and Ronan Fahy who was placed 3rd in the Irish Open Swimming Championship 1500m [...]

English Writing – Sidelines

"Sidelines" A Theatrical Performance Friday, 22nd April 2022 Sean O’Connor (6th Year) has been part of a young playwright’s programme, the ‘Fighting Words’, since November 2021 under the guidance of [...]

Junior Debating – International Competition for Young Debaters, April 2022

Junior Debating International Competition for Young Debaters Saturday, April 23rd 2022 Josh Murphy and Jamie Browne-Lynch (both 2nd Year) were amongst over 300 competitors from across three continents who competed [...]