Entries by sccdublin

Ryan Ovenden

Congratulations to Ryan Ovenden who has been selected for Leinster Rugby’s Under 19 squad to play a series of interprovincial matches in August. More details here.

Evensong

Sunday: Evensong at 8.00pm (Preacher: the Warden. Collection: the Emergency Fund). Visitors are welcome to the service.

New Fellow

Congratulations to the Very Reverend Bruce Hayes, Dean of Waterford, who was installed as a Fellow of the College this week, seen here with the Chairperson of the Fellows, Mrs Sarah Love.

Tennis Winners

Tennis Championships: congratulations to the winners – · Beresford Cup winner: Wilfred Hui · Deerpark Cup winner: Polly Pringle

Boys’ Cricket

First Form XI v Headfort; won by 5 wickets (Jamie Crombie 24*, wickets for Sam Butler 2, Jamie Crombie, Archie Moffett, Jonny Quinn).

Clive Macken

Many thanks to Clive Macken, whose retirement at the end of the month staff marked today in Whispering House. He has worked here since 2013, and we wish him the best for the future.

Trips Week 2025

Last week, the College’s traditional ‘Trips Week’ to place with pupils in non-examination years participating in a series of international and national trips. Forty eight pupils from Forms I and II spend six days in southern Spain, soaking up the culture, food and  language of the region. They took part in a guided tour of […]

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Form V Art Trip

Form V pupils Alice McClintock Bunbury, Dairbhre Murray and Maxx White Anderson report on the recent art trip to the National Gallery and The Hugh Lane. On Friday 16th May we went to see various exhibitions and artworks around Dublin. We started the day by visiting the National Gallery of Ireland. Firstly, we saw several […]

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Transition Year End of Term Report

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 […]

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Transition Year Awards 2025

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 2025

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 […]

Sports Day 2025

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 […]

Sports Dinner & Awards 2025

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 […]

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Foundation Event, London 2025

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.

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Mountain Race 2025

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 […]

St. Columba’s Senior Girls Win Cricket Final

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 […]

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Lionel Munn Trophy 2025 Round Up

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. […]