Category: Current News

Our Sanctuary Committee has worked very diligently on their podcast series entitled ‘Sanctuary Stories’. Joseph presents the first episode, in which he outlines what our podcast is about and our school’s sanctuary journey. In the second episode, Joseph speaks to Senan about his interests in philosophy, mythology and linguistics. In the third episode, Adam interviews Edy about…

A Gallery from our TY’s recent trip to the Beautiful Barcelona

Congratulations to: 5th Year Students Joao Godoi, Damian Kurasinski, Oisin McCabe, and TY Students Rory Quinn, Mark Monaghan, Mikey Devine, Gavin Ennis, Fionn McKinley and Mark McGivney. The boys were crowned the Inaugural TUS 7-A-Side U18 Cup Champions on May 1st, after playing some outstanding Soccer in their 7-Game run to victory. The boys beat…

Our TY Students had a fantastic time at Coláiste Uisce on the Erris Peninsula Co. Mayo from April 7th to 9th. In majestic weather they enjoyed water and land-based activities, making memories with their friends.

SciFest@College is a programme of STEM fairs for second-level students. A SciFest@College fair normally consists of a competition and exhibition of projects, a prize-giving ceremony, and may also include a selection of science talks, science demonstrations in the college laboratories and advice on careers in STEM and courses available in the college.After our second years completed…

April 8th 2025

On Thursday, 20th March our Sanctuary committee welcomed visitors from TUS Athlone, which is a University of Sanctuary. This was to celebrate Refugees in Education week and to learn more about TUS. In attendance were Vice President for Student Education and Experiences: Frances O’Connell, University of Sanctuary Project Officer: Mona Khan, Access Officer: Jenny Burke and…

A brilliant day was had in Gallen CS, Ferbane on April 2nd as our Asgard students travelled over to partake in an Indoor Soccer Tournament. There was some great skills on display. Thanks to Gallen for hosting and well done to all involved.

Our highly anticipated TY Fashion Show took place in our school on April 3rd. The show did not disappoint, thrilling a packed audience from start to finish. A combination of style, music, dancing and laughter set the tone for the night, where a wide range of local brands and stores kindly offered their wears for…

We are thrilled to celebrate the achievement of our 1st Year Boys Basketball Team, who have been crowned champions of the 1st Year Boys Midlands League after beating St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr in the final on the 7th of March.This victory marks another exciting step forward for basketball at Mercy Secondary School, Kilbeggan. With…