A Guide to Surviving School Life
The following link is to an essay written for English class by 5th year student Caragh Collins-Smith. It is a guide to surviving school life as a teenager that was so well written and packed with so much useful advice, we decided to post it here for everyone to read.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sNUgI3wvLK28TyaVB5hoOYhYHQ8v-EFPBQsNxtmEDoo/edit?usp=sharing
Live Life Foundation
This week the school welcomed a visit from Fionnbar Walsh who spoke to fourth and fifth year students about his son Donal and his campaign to prevent teenage suicide. Mr Walsh also launched the St Mac Dara's 5k Fun Run which will be happening...
Soccer Success
This week has been a huge week for soccer at St Mac Dara's! Jake Carroll's wonder strike won Dublin u17 south title v Drimnagh Castle and helps the team to progress to Leinster champions league quarter final. There are now four students playing for Ireland: 1. Ross...
Camogie Success
A massive congratulations to the under 16 Camogie team who won the Junior B Dublin Championship. The girls played a fantastic game against Dunshaughlin in the final with an impressive win at 2.3- 1.4. Well done to all involved, especially Ms....
Presentation on Subject Choices
Presentation for parents and guardians of Third Year and Transition Year students on: Senior Cycle Options & Subject Choices Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 7.30pm in the College The purpose of the talk is to help parents and guardians better understand: • Program...
Supervised Study
The College has run post school Supervised Study Sessions for 3rd and 6th Years in the college for several years. A secure and comfortable environment in which to study is provided for students. Students have found that these scheduled study times provide a...
Gaelic Football Success
The Under 14 Boys Footballers won the County "B" Championship in a hard fought decider in mid December. In terrible conditions the Boys overcame a very talented Terenure College team. This was a remarkable achievement given that St MacDara's had not competed at "B"...
Chamber Choir Rehearsal’s
St. Mac Dara's Chamber Choir rehearsal's take place on Monday's in room F1 at lunch time. The Chamber Choir was founded in 2013 and have performed at many of the College masses throughout the academic year. They have also performed at the DDLETB's annual Festival of...
Random Act of Kindness Week
The Random Act of Kindness Week, created by 6th year students, is a week-long event that encourages friendship and good deeds among everyone in the school. It is being run by Ms. Delaney, the 6 Clonard religion class and with the First Year Mentors. During the week...
Festive Wear To Show You Care
On the 19th December the annual fundraising event for Barnardos took place in the school. All staff and students were invited to wear their festive clothes in to the college and pay €3 at the door. A massive €2,000 was raised on the day and all...
St. Vincent de Paul Food Appeal
This year, sixth year students organised a food appeal for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. This was an extremely successful event with a large amount of food collected and donated to a great cause. ...
First Year Exam Timetable
This year's First Year Christmas Exams will take place during the week of 1st December. First Year Christmas Tests
Musical Success for Past Pupils
Past pupil, Stephen Barron, is a member of the band "Taken". They are launching their first CD in the Button Factory on Saturday Nov 22 at 12.30 pm. While another past pupil, Dean Gibbons, is a member of the newly formed band 'Hometown'. They performed...
Holy Rosary Primary School
Past pupils of Holy Rosary Primary School are invited for a tour of the Primary School on Monday November 24th from 11.45 am to 12.45 pm.
Mass of Remembrance
This year the mass of Remembrance will take place on Tuesday 11th November in the school. All are welcome
Junior Cert 2014 Art Exhibition
An exhibition of Junior Certificate Art work will take place in Red Rua, Tallaght, 1st-21st November. Well done to all involved.
Junior Certificate Exhibition Rua Red, Tallaght
Come see the wonderfully talented work of our budding Picasso's in the making in Rua Red for the month of November.
Healthy Packed Lunch Competition
READY, STEADY ……..COOK! Congratulations to the Home Economics students who so enthusiastically diced, grilled and juiced their way to great success in the 2013 Healthy Packed Lunch...
Festive Cake Competition 2014 Winners
READY, STEADY ……..BAKE! Congratulations to the Home Economics students who so enthusiastically sieved, mixed and whisked their way to great success in the 2014 Festive Cake Competition! ...
CAO Information Evening
A reminder that the CAO Information Evening for all 6th Year Parents/Guardians takes place on Monday evening 6th October 2014 at 7.30p.m. at the college. Representatives from Universities and Third Level Colleges will be in attendance to speak about various courses...
The Differential Aptitude test for Third Years
The Differential Aptitude test for Third Years will take place on Wednesday the 15th of October at 8.50 am to 1pm at St. Mac Dara’s Community College. Students need to bring HB pencils and erasers/sharpeners to complete this test. Attendance for the Aptitude test is...