Well done to the Concern Debating Team who recently participated in their third debate in the competition. The team opposed the motion that 'Big business is indifferent to the Sustainable Development Goals' with Elphin Community College proposing the motion on the day. The results have yet to be announced but it was a riveting and very close debate between two teams who passionately defended their side. 

It has been a fantastic experience for the Dominican College team who also recently opposed the motion that  'Feeding the world is increasingly beyond humanity's reach' against Beechill College Monaghan.  And in their first debate of the year the team proposed the motion that "School strikes are the only effective way for young people to have a voice on climate change."   

Debating gives students the opportunity to learn skills in research, planning, organisation and exposes them to new ideas and concepts. It gives students a chance to sharpen their analytical thinking and to develop their speech writing and public speaking skills. Most importantly, however, debating is there to instill confidence in students and to promote fun and learning outside of the classroom. Well done to the team who worked so hard for each debate. The team were Madeleine Hardy (Captain), Emma Ulmschneider, Neev Kumar, Claire Leuridan-Slevin and Megan Ntoukam (absent from picture). Also pictured Maryam Yassin (in centre).

Congratulations to past pupil and Galway United player Eve Dossen who made the PFAI (Professional Footballers Association of Ireland) Team of the Year 2024 and was presented with her award recently along with fellow Galway United teammate Julie-Ann Russell.

Congratulations to our U16 basketball team on their semi final win over Pres Athenry this week. Their 24 point win sees them through to the Connacht final next Thursday, where they will play St. Joseph’s Castlebar. 

Good luck to Neev Kumar, Caitlin Peel and Haleema Lamidi who are taking part in the National Final of the ISTA Senior Science Quiz this Saturday in Trinity College. 

The three girls are pictured here along with Jamila Salif, Tierney Wei, Aoibhe Elwood, Maedbh Spellacy, Isabella Hobby, Stephanie Rimbi who also took part in the regional final of the ISTA Senior Science Quiz.

From October 12th to 18th, our school celebrated Maths Week with a variety of exciting activities for students across all years!

Throughout the week, "Guess the Maths Term" posters were displayed around the school, challenging everyone’s maths vocabulary.

Junior classes participated in the Maths Olympiad, while our 1st-year students enjoyed an engaging talk by Antonio from Divermates at ATU Galway. Students in 2nd, TY, and 5th year joined the Maggie Gough Competition, organised by the Irish Maths Teachers Association. Meanwhile, 6th-year students tested their skills in a senior-level maths table quiz.

It was a fantastic week celebrating maths across all age groups! More photos from the events can be viewed on the school website here.

Safe travels and best of luck to our 5 of our students - Clodagh Kelly (1/1), Saoirse Dermody (1/3), Ali Evans (2/1), Molly Mahon (2/3) and Saoirse Wade (3/4) who are travelling to New York this midterm to represent their club Liam Mellows in the 2024 Coast to Coast Camogie Blitz.

We hope they and their fellow players, coaches and parents who are attending the event have a safe and wonderful trip

Follow their progress on Instragram @liammellowsgaa

A huge congratulations to Aoibhin Connolly (6th year) and Lily Hynes (5th year) who received medals from Mr. Joe Naughton of the Galway Area Basketball Board today (October 8th, 2024), in recognition of their Irish caps this year.

A special shout-out to our U16 and U19 basketball teams as well, who kicked off their league campaigns with wins against the Jes today. Well done, everyone! Keep up the great work!

This article has also been published on the school website news section.

Yesterday former U.S. astronaut Steve Swanson visited Galway's Atlantaquaria to kick off Space Week, exploring the link between Earth's oceans and the search for life beyond our planet. Students from Dominican College, Taylor’s Hill, engaged in discussions about the possibility of life on alien oceans, igniting their curiosity. The students were accompanied by science teachers Ms. Everard and Ms. Carr.

They were interviewed by Teresa Mannion and featured on RTÉ Six One News yesterday (7/10/24) and in a news article on RTE.ie. You can watch their news segment by skipping to the 40-minute mark here: RTÉ Six One News - 7/10/24 and read the news article here: RTÉ News Article.

This article has also been published on the school website news section.