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
Bishop Galvin Science Visit
6th class students and teachers from Bishop Galvin were visitors to our science lab for the last two Wednesday afternoons. During this time they got hands on experience using scientific equipment and got a taste of what they will experience as first year students in...
Festival of Music
The DDLETB Festival of Music took place in the National Concert Hall yesterday (the 13th of March). The event had to be rescheduled due to Storm Emma but it was well worth the wait for all those who were in attendance last night. A massive congratulations should be...
History Association Day
History Association Day took place on Wednesday the 7th of March. We would like to thank all the students who participated in the event and made it the success that it was. It was fantastic to see them so passionate and knowledgable about their choosen topic. We would...
Charity Drop Ball
The 5th year Link Modules students in St. Mac Dara’s Community College are running a "Charity Drop Ball" in aid of Irish Guide Dogs & School Sports Facilties on the 27th April 2018. Please see the poster below for further details. [pdf-embedder...
Weekly Update 7/3/2018
We hope everyone is safe and well after the extraordinary weather conditions brought about by Storm Emma. Thankfully school has now resumed as normal. Junior Cert Orals We would like to wish the very best of luck to all of our students who are particpating in Junior...
Ski Trip 2018
The 4th/5th Year Ski Tour takes place every year during the February Mid Term. Mr Cosgrave has provided a summary of this years tour below. "The annual Ski Tour took place this year from the 9th - 16th Feb inclusive in Grau Roig, Andorra. All students and teachers had...
Weekly Update 21/2/2018
School closed today 28th February due to Red Weather Alert system in place across Dublin. Welcome back to all our staff and students. We hope that everyone had a refreshing and safe February Mid Term Break. Parents Association Annual Quiz The Annual Fun Quiz took...
Weekly Update 7/2/2018
Parents Association Quiz Final notice for the The Annual Fun Quiz which takes place tomorrow (Thursday the 8th February) at 8.30pm in St Jude's Clubhouse. Please come along and support what is always a very enjoyable evening. Any donations or spot prizes would also...
Weekly Update 31st January 2018
Parents Association Quiz The Annual Fun Quiz will take place next Thursday the 8th February at 8.30 in St Judes Clubhouse. Please come along and support what is always a very enjoyable evening. Any donations or spot prizes would also be greatly appreciated and can be...
2018 Under 18 Hurling County Champions
St Mac Dara's completed a sensational double county title win in Abbotstown last Wednesday. The U18 hurlers had a superb victory over St David's Artane in the Dublin C Championship following on from the school's Under 14 team winning the Dublin C Football Championship...
2018 U14 County Champions
St Mac Dara's are Under 14 C County Champions after a superb win over Lucan C.C. last Wed on a very windy day in Abbotstown. This is the schools third victory at this level following on from wins in 1996 and 2009 (although there has been further wins at "B" level)....
TY Agricultural Science Class
Well done to the TY students and Ms Clune on their produce which they will be selling over the coming days. All proceeds go to the self sufficiency of the TY garden.
2018 Football & Hurling Finals
Best of luck to our Boys Under 14 Gaelic Football and Boys Under 18 Hurling teams who both take part in championship finals on the 24/1/2018. Both matches take place in Abbotstown at 10-45 and 12-30 respectively. Both teams have trained exceptionally hard for these...
Weekly Update 10th January 2018
Injections First Year Boys Injections (Tdap and Men C Vaccinations) will be taking place next Tuesday 16th January. First Year Parents Teacher Meeting This will take place on Thursday the 11th January from 4 to 7 pm. First Year Christmas Outing Thank you to the Odeon...
SVP Food Appeal
Thank you to everyone who donated to the annual Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas food appeal.
Weekly Update 13th December
School Musical (Back to the 80's) The first showing of the School Musical (Back to the 80's) took place last night and it was a huge success. All the students participating have been working exceptionally hard and it has resulted in a hugely enjoyable show. Well done...
Back To The 80’s Musical
The school musical is underway and we are absolutely delighted and extremely proud that our students have produced a show of such high quality. We have already enjoyed two tremendous nights with superb performances by all. Tonight (Thursday) is the last performance...
Scholarships and Awards
Congratulations to former students on recieving scholarships. Kevin Black received the JP McManus All Ireland Scholarship. Kevin, along with Tiernan Mulligan recieved the UCD Entrance Scholarship. The Trinity College Entrance Scholarship was awarded to Liam Fabratti...
Equestrian Team
The Equestrian Team is one of the latest additions to the large number of extra curricular activities available to our students. The team is now in its second year and we are delighted with the progress they are making. Last weekend Ben Smith represented the school in...
Weekly Update 6th December
Christmas Exams This is a slow news week as all students are currently doing their Christmas Exams. First Year Exams have been taking place in the Canteen and finish today (Wed 6th). All other year groups are completing their exams in class time. We wish all of our...