School News

Mental Health Awareness Day 2021

Mental Health Awareness Day Thursday, 21st October 2021 This year’s Mental Health Awareness Day took on a new format with a short exercise/presentation during each period. The focus was on kindness and reaching out to others. The message was constant throughout the day, in the classroom and on the corridors that ‘one kind act can [...]

Maths Weeks 2021

Maths Week 2021 Monday 18th to Friday 22nd October 2021 It was a very busy week as we encouraged the boys to focus on their numeracy and analytical thought processes. There were Maths Quizzes throughout the week as well as an online lecture series, 20-minute videos on: Monday: The Mathematics of Crowd Behaviour Tuesday: Living [...]

Auxilium 5th Year Launch

Auxilium 5th Year Launch As part of our commitment to the Spiritan ethos of reaching out in caring and kindness, the College was proud to launch our 2021 Programme of Service, Auxilium, at the Fifth Year assembly, on the 13th of October. This is the first year in which Fifth Year students are involved in [...]

2nd Year Family Mass, Oct 2021

2nd Year Family Mass Sunday, 17th October 2021 “Lord I will prepare missionaries for you and then you can put them to work” Claude Poullart des Places. Celebrant Fr. Cormac O’Brolchain urged us to take time for God and encouraged us to put time aside for prayer in the Morning, Evening and Night. “We are [...]

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Blessed Sacrament Mass Friday, 15th October 2021 On Friday 15th October, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament took place in the College Chapel. Over 100 boys across the various year groups attended as well as several hundred online. We thank Fr Paddy Dundon CSSp, our College Sacristan Ms Irene Dunne, Ms Crimmins and Mr Madden for [...]

5th Year Career Talks, October 2021

5th Year Career Talks Saturday, 16th October 2021 Last Saturday morning, 16th October, saw the first of our two sessions for the 5th years organised in association with the College Union. Talks on: Accounting, Finance and Investment by Mark Collins (class of 1991) and Eunan Maguire (class of 1990) Sales and Marketing by David Sheehan [...]

Senior Debating – In-House MACE Debates, Oct 2021

Senior Debating Our in-house MACE style debates have commenced. Tuesday 28th September 2021 Motion: ‘This House regrets the rise of the social medial influencer’ Proposition: James Carroll (6th Year) and Ben Kieran Glennon (5th Year) Opposition: Michael White and Matthew O’Donnell (both 6th Year) Best Speaker: Matthew O’Donnell Tuesday 5th October 2021 Motion: ‘This House [...]

RockED, October 2021

RockED 2021 ‘Talks to challenge, inspire and entertain’ Last Thursday, 7th October, RockEd lived up to its tagline as six of our finest delivered talks with passion, poise and precision. George Francis (6th Year) - “Difficulty: Why we do the things that don’t seem worth it” Gregory Quinn (4th Year) - “Social Media” Conor Casey [...]

Environmental Awareness Week, Sept 2021

Environmental Awareness Week Monday 27th September to Friday 1st October 2021 Congratulations to our Green Schools Committee who adopted a cross- curricular approach for the first of our bi-annual Environmental Awareness Weeks. There was something for everyone, with varied resources designed by the Committee, shared on the Year Group Teams and on the TV screens [...]

Debating – World Debating Championships 2021 Qualifier

World Debating Championships 2021 Qualifier We commend James Carroll and Michael White (both 6th Year), who represented the College at the World Debating Championships 2021 Qualifier, competing for a place on Team Ireland. Both students spoke very well and, although not selected, will transfer this invaluable experience to their performance at provincial and national competition [...]
« Older
Newer »