Latest News
The latest news from the College – on sport, academic, extracurricular, events and more.
Success in IMTA Pi Junior Maths Quiz
The College had great success in the Pi Quiz for Junior pupils…
Arts Week Review 2026
The College’s Arts Week 2026 was a magnificent celebration…
Arts Dinner & Awards 2026
Congratulations to the recipients of the Arts Awards 2026, Musarum…
Music Prizes 2026
Congratulations to the following pupils who were presented with…
Senior Art Prizes 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the Senior Art Prizes Tabitha…
South Africa Trip Report
The group on a sunrise walk at Tiger Kloof.
Merida Zhang,…
Merida Zhang,…
Minor Boys Narrowly Lose Hockey Final
Commiserations to the Minor Boys Hockey Team who lost their final…
Warden’s Thoughts On …. Inside the Manosphere & I Swear
I watched two films over the St. Patrick’s weekend, both brilliant…
Transition Year Modern Language Evening & Prizes
Yesterday, the Transition Year pupils had a very enjoyable and…
Junior Art Prizes 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the Junior Art Prizes, Tracy…
U14 Hockey Team Reach Final
Well done to the Minor Boys hockey squad who beat a strong Newpark…
Arts Week Programme 2026
Arts Week at St. Columba’s College is a vibrant celebration…
Arts Week – Candlelight Concert
Join us for an evening of music in the serene setting of St.…
Arts Week – Blasta Food Festival
As part of the Arts Week in St. Columba’s College, we will…
Columba’s Connects Annual Event
On Friday 24th April we are launching our first ‘Columba’s…
TY Pupils Win Prize at Lego Robotics League
Form IV pupil Carolyn Curry reports not he recent Transition…
Movember Challenge Wrap Up
A report from Form V boys Henry Clements and Harry Hone on the…
Senior Boys Narrowly Lose Plate Final
Commiserations to the Senior Boys Basketball team, who lost by…
Arts Week 2026
As we approach the end of term, we are delighted to share the…
Digital Art Display
Below is a digital art gallery of 2025 Junior Cycle and Leaving…
Warden’s Thoughts on …. a MANifesto
Last year, particularly after the release of the Netflix show…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
After a too-long gap (since The Comedy of Errors in 2011), Shakespeare…
Form VI Art Expedition
On the morning of October 16th the Form VI Art pupils left the…
Visit from Norway
From September 23rd to 25th we were visited by 30 final-year…
Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2025
It's that time of year again – the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox…
Transition Year House Speeches
Congratulations to all who took part in last Sunday's Transition…
Warden’s Thoughts on …. Modern Language Teaching
There was an article in the British Sunday Times this last weekend…
Annual Admissions Notice for 2026 / 2027 Entry
Notice concerning the admission process to St. Columba’s College,…
Open Morning 2025 – Saturday September 27th
Prospective pupils and their parents are warmly invited to…
Culture Night 2025
The College is once again delighted to take part in Culture Night,…
Trips Week 2025
Last week, the College's traditional 'Trips Week' to place with…
Form V Art Trip
Form V pupils Alice McClintock Bunbury, Dairbhre Murray and…
Transition Year End of Term Report
One might assume Transition Year slows down in the final term…
Transition Year Awards 2025
Last night, the final Transition Year Presentation Evening took…
Leadership Awards 2025
Leadership Awards were presented to 14 pupils in chapel this…
Transition Year English Evening 2025
This week we had the 30th Transition Year English Evening, the…
Voices of Poetry 2025
As happens annually, and has done for about 40 years since former…
Sports Day 2025
The annual Sports Day took place last Saturday with hundreds…
Sports Dinner & Awards 2025
Mr Canning report on the recent Sports Dinner and Awards 2025.
Last…
Last…
Junior Public Speaking Competition 2025
The Junior Public Speaking Competition at the end of May each…
Foundation Event, London 2025
The College Foundation hosted a wonderful event in a private…
ASTI award for Mr Jones
Many congratulations to our Head of Science, Mr Jones, on his…
Mountain Race 2025
The 2025 College Mountain Race from above the Kilmashogue car…
St. Columba’s Senior Girls Win Cricket Final
Congratulations to the Senior Girls Cricket XI who have won the…
Lionel Munn Trophy 2025 Round Up
Last Friday (May 16th), forty eight young 5th and 6th Class golfers…
Columba’s Carnival
The first 'Columba's Carnival' took place in glorious sunshine…
Grace Cup Lunch 2025
Our annual Grace Cup Lunch was held on Wednesday 14th May 2025…
Senior Art Prize 2025
The 2025 Art Prizes were awarded by printmaker and educator Kate…
Sports Fixtures & Results
Quick Updates
Monday 3rd November
Oide staff training day (child protection).
College closed to pupils until 6.30pm. Boarders then return before 8.30pm.
Tuesday 4th November: day boys and girls report by 8.10am.
David Cron – Ireland U18 Clubs vs Italy
Good luck to David Cron who will represent the Ireland U18 Clubs Rugby squad in their test against Italy tomorrow. Details on how to watch the game can be found here.
Friday 24th October
10.45am: all classes end.
11.00am-1.00pm: Parent-Teacher meeting in the Sports Hall for Sixth, Third and First Forms. Half-term starts.
Visit from Norway
Three accounts of the recent visit of 30 final-year pupils from Nadderud egs on the outskirts of Oslo:
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