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Menus

The breakfast, lunch and supper menu cycles are now available to view in the College Life page of the website.

Hockey News

Congratulations to Joshua Cron, Form II, who has been selected for the Ireland U16 Hockey Development Squad.

Form I Activities

An ‘activities evening’ for all Form I pupils will take place on Thursday, 11th September from 6:30pm to 8:15pm, instead of prep. Day pupils and boarders are encouraged to attend.

Annual Admissions Notice for 2026 / 2027 Entry

Notice concerning the admission process to St. Columba’s College, for entry in 2025. Please be advised that, according to the admissions policy of the College, drawn up according to Department of  Education guidelines, the timeline is as follows: The school will accept applications for day places on October 1st 2025. The school will allow three […]

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Open Morning 2025 – Saturday September 27th

Prospective pupils and their parents are warmly invited to attend our Open Morning on Saturday, September 27th 202 with an opportunity to explore the College’s wonderful campus and facilities. Visitors will receive a pupil-led tour through the College and will have the opportunity to speak with teaching staff along the way. The tours will visit […]

Leinster Representation

Congratulations to Ryan Ovenden (U19 Rugby, David Cron (U18 Clubs Rugby), Jan Dijkstra (U18 Hockey) and Joshua Cron (U16 Hockey) who represented Leinster in the recent interprovincial series in rugby and hockey.

Success for Sophie Park in Golf Interpros

Congratulations to Sophie Park who was part of the Leinster Under 18 golf team that recently won the interprovincial series. She won her singles and foursome matches, contributing positively to the team. She followed up her team success with individual success, coming third in the Leinster Girls Under 18 championship.

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 […]