One might assume Transition Year slows down in the final term but, if anything, our TY pupils seem busier than ever and more eager to “end on a high”. There have been plenty for pupils to engage with this term in sport, academics, physical challenges, career exploration, skill development and more. Many of the TY […]
Last night, the final Transition Year Presentation Evening took place in Whispering House. It’s always a lovely evening as this year’s Transition Year pupils get a chance to reflect on their achievements, experiences and growth since last September. Congratulations to the following pupils who were presented with subject awards, recognising their academic excellence (main photo). […]
Leadership Awards were presented to 14 pupils in chapel this morning, recognising their exemplary leadership shown across various aspects of College life – in sport, music, drama, in house and around the campus. Over 150 nominations were received, from both pupils and staff, with the Warden finally deciding on those pupils who have exemplified the […]
The annual Sports Day took place last Saturday with hundreds of pupils taking place in a wide variety of track and field, skills-based and novelty sports, all in an effort to be crowned the winning team. That honour this year fell to the Green Team, who won the closest competition in recent year with a […]
Mr Canning report on the recent Sports Dinner and Awards 2025. Last Saturday, the annual Sports Dinner celebrated the year’s sporting successes and acknowledged the Senior pupils’ contributions to the College’s traditional team sports. The guest speaker for the evening was Arul Anthoni Selvaraj. We were also joined by Gedinka Fair, who we thanked for […]
The College Foundation hosted a wonderful event in a private members club in London last week, with Old Columbans (young and old) coming together to share their stories, celebrate their connection to St. Columba’s and find out about the Foundation’s exciting plans for school development in the years to come.
The 2025 College Mountain Race from above the Kilmashogue car park to the Ticknock gate entrance and back attracted twenty two runners. The race was dominated by Transition Year participants. No new records were set but very respectable times were recorded on this 8 kilometre up and down race. Daniel Moran was the winner in […]
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Cricket XI who have won the Cricket Leinster Schools Senior Girls final, defeating a strong Wesley side in the final at Railway Union. This was the first time St. Columba’s have won this trophy since 2006. Wesley opened the batting scoring 155 runs despite some excellent St. Columba’s fielding. AJ […]
Last Friday (May 16th), forty eight young 5th and 6th Class golfers from twelve local National Schools excitedly assembled outside the Kilmashogue Golf Club clubhouse on the St. Columba’s College nine hole course. Despite the organisers’ intention of this being a fun filled occasion; the positive but nervous energy was evident from both participants and parents. […]
The first ‘Columba’s Carnival’ took place in glorious sunshine on Saturday, May 17th. The event was organised by the Pupils’ Council, with support from the Parents’ Association, and saw pupils (and even some staff) taking part in a range of fun activities near the cricket pitch. There was live music, a charity raffle, face painting, […]
Our annual Grace Cup Lunch was held on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at the College. This year the guest list was to Old Columbans who entered the College on or before 1974. Some had not have visited the College for many years. Again this year, we were bathed in sunshine! The Warden, Mrs. Sarah Love, […]
The 2025 Art Prizes were awarded by printmaker and educator Kate Power. As usual there was a wide variety of entries and difficult choices had to be made. The Earl of Meath Art Prize was won by Sofia Gill- Torrejon, the Senior Craft Prize was won by Rachel Pollock and Violeta Mykhalova won the Senior […]
The Transition Year pupils at St. Columba’s College have had an exciting and varied start to 2025, with a wealth of activities designed to inspire, educate, and challenge them. Among the highlights were trips to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre to enjoy Now That’s What I Call A Musical and a Geography-focused visit to the […]
In blazing sunshine at Lakelands Park, St Columba’s College edged a thrilling Ian McKinley League Final with a last-minute penalty to seal a 26-25 win over a powerful Oatlands side. Oatlands started the brighter, using their size up front to dominate early possession. But it was SCC who got on the scoreboard first, with Rory […]
Congratulations to the Form I boys Rugby Team who won a thrilling league final last week against a physically strong Templeogue team. The game ended 45-34 after a phenomenal team effort. Templeogue started strong, going into a 0-10 lead early on but Columba’s foght back, with a penalty and a converted try courtesy of the […]
Congratulations to the stellar cast of this year’s Junior Play – DNA by Dennis Kelly. The young cast did this incredible modern play justice, exploring the dark potential in humanity, in people of all ages. [The play mirrors many of the themes of Adolescence, a topic the Warden wrote about recently here]. Matilde Matera was excellent […]
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Music Prizes. Each of the 16 shortlisted musicians performed at the last nights Music Prize Concert with the winners decided by guest judge Colma Briscú from the Royal Irish Academy of Music. The winners are: Junior Matilde Matera and Eric Wang Senior Rebecca Flanagan, Ferdia Murray, Elliot Warnock and […]
Hands up if you have watched Adolescence. If you haven’t you probably should, if only so that you can have an opinion on it and be part of the debate that is being engendered about the issues that it raises. Really important issues about what it means to be a man, what it means to […]
