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
LCVP Charity Fundraising – KBRT
LCVP Charity FundraisingSt. Mac Dara's C.C would like to congratulate their 6th Year LCVP class on raising €2000 for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. The trust helps alleviate the financial hardship from bereaved families repatriating the body (bodies) of loved...
Worlds Largest Lesson
Worlds Largest Lesson All Teachers and Students in St Mac Dara's took part in the school’s first ever World’s Largest Lesson on the 28th of November. This involved all Teachers showing a video about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals before inviting all...
Variety Show 2019
Variety Show 2019The St Mac Dara's Variety Show 2019 took place on the 28th of November. It was a fantastic evenings entertainment and a showcase of all that is great about St Mac Dara's. Well done to all students who participated and a big thank you to all those who...
D&D Club
Dungeons and Dragons Club Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game, based around dice-rolling and fantasy adventures. It can be great fun to play, encourages creativity and is great way to make friends. The D&D afterschool club has officially begun, and...
St Mac Dara’s Variety Show
St Mac Dara's Variety ShowThe first ever St Mac Dara's Variety Show takes place on Thursday, 28th November at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale every morning break in the canteen. Tickets are €10 for Adults and €5 Students. There will also be a fabulous raffle on the night...
TY Agricultural Science
TY Agricultural ScienceThe TY class were very creative this week with their Christmas Hyacinth competition. They designed their own vases for their hyacinth bulb to give as a Christmas present to someone special.
Sraith Pictiùr Workshop
Sraith Pictiùr Workshop Tráthnóna Déardaoin, ghlac 6ú Bliain páirt i gceardlann "Caith Amach É" don scrúdú béil. Mar is gnáth, seisiún taitneamhach agus tairbheach a bhí ann do chuile dhuine. Comhghairdeas le gach duine a bhí bainteach sa cheardlann agus ár mbuíochas...
Maths Olympiad Trials
Maths Olympiad TrialsWell done to all of our students who participated in Round 1 of the 33rd Irish Maths Olympiad Trials. These trials took place in schools throughout Ireland during the week of 11-15 November, 2019. We had some exceptional results in the trials but...
Basketball
Basketball Welcome from the 2019 Basketball Team of St. Mac Dara's! Basketball takes place weekly with Ms. K. Kelly. It is an opportunity for students to practise their skills, make new friends and get fit while playing a team sport. The senior boys now play in the...
Green Week 2019
Green Week 2019 Green Week 4th - 8th November 2019 The Green School Committee are currently running a Green Week from the 4th of November to the 8th November. We are hoping to raise awareness of the problems of littering in the school and the local community. We will...
Irish Society for Autism Fundraiser 2019
Irish Society for Autism Fundraiser 2019 On Friday 25th of October, the TY class spent the day selling badges, keyrings, shopping bags and roses in the Ashleaf Shopping Centre for the Irish Society for Autism. Having had a talk from the As I Am autism charity on...
TY Garden
TY Garden The TY Garden is making excellent progress this year. The Wildflower garden was sown last week and the preparation for painting the Railings is underway. Please click on the images below to see the progress being made. Well done to...
Girls Gaelic Football Update
Girls Gaelic Football UpdateUpdate 31st October 2019 Congratulations to the Girls Under 18 Gaelic Football Team who have qualified for the Leinster Quarter Final after an excellent win over Our Lady's Terenure. The girls played some excellent football in tough...
Global Citizenship Education Programme
Global Citizenship Education Programme Transition year students visited Irish Aid and Epic museum on Tuesday 15th October. The visit is part of their Global Citizenship Education programme which is funded by World Wise Global Schools....
Transition Year Midterm Newsletter
Transition Year Midterm Newsletter Introduction: The Transition Year class of 2019-2020 have settled in really well with a jam-packed schedule here at the college. They are experiencing a large number of subjects including: Taekwondo Korean GAA (Future...
Saoirse visit our 5th Years
Saoirse visit our Fifth Years Fifth year students will be visited by a local support service for women of domestic violence called ‘Saoirse’ on Monday 30th September and the 7th October. Saoirse are a fantastic organisation and we are delighted...
St Judes Mens Shed Coffee Morning
St Judes Men's Shed Coffee Morning The TY class attended the St Jude's Men's Shed coffee morning in aid of the Harold's Cross Hospice on Tuesday 24th of September. An enjoyable morning was had by all supporting a wonderful cause. ...
The National Ploughing Championships
The National Ploughing Championships 2019 This years TY group visited the National Ploughing Championships along with 102,000 other people on Tuesday 17th of September. The sun shone all day, unlike every other year. The students got to visit...
Taekwondo
Taekwondo St. Mac Dara's are honoured to welcome Master Cha, Olympic gold medalist in Taekwondo to the school. Master Cha, from Korea will be teaching the martial art of Taekwondo to our Transition Year group. [the_grid name="TY...
Blue Day 2019
Blue Day 2019 We were delighted to host a Blue Day today to show our support for the Dublin Ladies and Men's Football teams who both play in All Ireland Finals this weekend. Students and staff wore Dublin gear or blue clothing although the odd Kerry jersey...