Rinneamar céiliúradh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge an tseachtain seo caite sa scoil. Bhí clár iontach imeachtaí ar siúl againn i rith na seachtaine.

Dhearaigh an chéad bhliain póstaeir de nathanna cainte agus seanfhocail Gaeilge. Tá gailearaí de chuid de na póstaeir ar fáil ar shuíomh idirlín na scoile, anseo.

Spreagadh gach duine an Ghaeilge a úsáid laistigh agus lasmuigh den seomra ranga.

Eagraíodh tráth na gceist, céili mór, preabghaeltacht agus toraíocht taisce le linn na seachtaine. Bhaineamar ar fad taitneamh as ceol traidisiúnta álainn an grúpa ceoil agus Ms. Kerrigan.

Chríochnaigh an tseachtain le ‘Lá glas’ ar an Aoine le duaiseanna don fheisteas is fearr agus bronnadh teastais ar na daltaí a fuair ard tuillteanas sa Ghaeilge i scrúduithe na Sraithe Sóisearaí anuraidh.

Seachtain álainn a bhí ann agus tá buíochas mór ag dul do na múinteoirí a d’eagraigh agus a reáchtáil imeachtaí na seachtaine. Ms. Ní Bhraonáin, Ms. Creaven, Ms. De Bhailis, Ms. Douglas, Ms. Foy, Ms Kerrigan agus Bean Mhic Aodha Bhui

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Last week we celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge in the school. The festival celebrates the Irish language and aims to get everyone to 'Bain triail aisti'.

We had a great program of events taking place in the school during the week.

The first years created posters of Irish seanfhocail and sayings. Click here for a gallery of some of the posters available on our school website.

Everyone was encouraged to use Irish both inside and outside of the classroom. 

Events during the week included table quizzes, a céilí mór, a pop-up Gealtacht, and treasure hunts. We all thoroughly enjoyed the lovely traditional music put on by the grupá ceoil and Ms. Kerrigan.

The week culminated in a ‘Lá glas’ on Friday with prizes for the best dressed and certificates were presented to the students who received distinctions in Irish in their Junior Cycle exams last year.

A lovely week was had and huge thank you goes out to the teachers who organised and ran the events. Ms Ní Bhraonáin, Ms Creaven, Ms. De Bhailis, Ms Douglas, Ms. Foy, Ms. Kerrigan and Bn Mhic Aodha Bhui

Recent weeks have seen our Transition Year students launching their Hockey Coaching program with our neighbours in Scoil Rois. 

The program is run over 6 weeks, with 6th class students. The Scoil Rois students are having great fun, and are enjoying the experience of playing on our wonderful hockey pitch. Our TY girls are well organised, full of enthusiasm, and very encouraging. We look forward to seeing this program running each year. It allows the TY girls to develop their leadership skills, while discovering some future Taylor's Hill stars of the future from Scoil Rois. 

Congratulations girls. The TY coaching team is Ciara Hennessy, Grace Clifford, Molly Flynn, Millie Hussey, Ella Flaherty, Lauren Corcoran, Avril Shaw and Sophie Maher. A big thank you to Ms. Mc Carra and the 6th class teachers from Scoil Rois for their collaboration on this project. 

For more images from the session go to the post on the school website here

All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals

Jennifer McCarthy, a 2nd-year student, showcased her talent at the All Ireland Schools Cross Country final in Dublin this weekend, securing an impressive 5th place. Jennifer's achievement puts her in the running for selection for the Irish Schools team, competing against England, Scotland, and Wales. We also applaud Laura Campion for her participation in the junior girls' final.

Galway United Women’s Under 17 Squad

Kate Barrett, a 3rd-year student, has earned a spot in the Galway United Women's Under 17 squad for the 2023/2024 season. Kate's team celebrated a notable victory against Sligo Rovers at the weekend, with Kate contributing one of the goals.

Equestrian

Congratulations to Gracie Allison and Cara Rooney, both 1st-year students, for their participation in a recent equestrian show jumping competition, proudly representing our school.

Galway Basketball

We extend our congratulations to Lily Hynes (Transition Year), Aoibhin Connolly, and Eabheann Conneely (both 5th year) for their selection to the Galway U17 basketball team. They will be competing in the 2024 inter-regional tournament on April 1st. Well done is also in order for Emilia Feeney and Siobhan Feeney in 2nd year who have been selected for the U14 squad

Galway Ladies Gaelic Football

Well done to Isabelle Fitzpatrick (5th year) for her selection to the Galway Minor Ladies Gaelic Football Squad. Additionally, we congratulate Niamh Mannion (3rd year) for her selection to the U16 squad.

Other Sporting Events

In addition to these achievements, our students have been actively participating in Gaelic, Hockey, and Soccer matches. The 1st-year hockey team secured victories against both The Bower, Athlone, and Salerno recently. Meanwhile, the U15 soccer team celebrated a fantastic win against Tuam.

For some more images please visit the post on our website: School Website - Recent News

Huge congratulations to Jena Deegan, a TY student, for earning her first Dan (black belt) in Judo last Sunday, February 25th. She's now the youngest girl in Ireland to achieve this milestone.

Jena, along with her siblings and mother, has been practising Judo since she was 7 and trains at Creaven House, Claddagh. She's won several championships, including the All-Ireland title four times since 2018 and the Creaven Cup (competitor of the day) at the Galway Open in March 2023.

Jena trains five times a week and has also trained in Northern Ireland, Manchester, Scotland, and Holland.

On the same day, Jena's sisters Leah and Robyn also earned their first Dan (black belts), making Irish history as the first sisters to achieve this accolade together as well as being the first girls from Creaven House to get their black belts.

Their dedication and achievement are commendable, and we wish them continued success.

Yesterday, Thursday 22nd of February, the Junior Cycle students of 2020 – 2023, who completed their Junior Cycle last June, received their JCPA (Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement) in school.

This is a fantastic achievement for our students as it recognises all of their achievements during their Junior Cycle.

A slideshow of all the students can be viewed on the school website under recent news or by clicking on the link: Slideshow - Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement - Class of 2023

The JCPA captures student achievements in several assessment elements undertaken over the three years of junior cycle, including the grades in the state-certified final examinations at the end of the three years. It also reports on students’ achievement in Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs).

The JCPA will also provide a snapshot of student achievement, participation and progress in Other Areas of Learning and Other Areas of Wellbeing over the three years. 

A huge congratulations to the Junior Cycle class of 2023 on their achievement and a special thanks also to the teachers and parents/guardians for all their hard work, encouragement and support over the last three years

Well done to Amaryllis Turcsik in 1st year whose water polo team the Tribes won silver recently at the Clontarf Cup. The team also won a U13 National Bronze in October.

Last week, two of our 5th Year students Haleema Lamidi and Stephanie Rimbi took part in Round 3 of the Irish qualifiers for the European Olympiad of Experimental Science in DCU. Haleema and Stephanie qualified for Round 3 by winning medals in Round 2, for being among the top achieving students in Chemistry and Biology. After a challenging two days of work and tests in the DCU labs, Stephanie was awarded a spot on the Irish Team for the European finals which will be held in Luxembourg in April.

This is the third year in a row a student from Dominican College has represented Ireland in this international competition, with Lucy Garrett (Physics 2022) travelling to the Czech Republic and Melaniya Stolbova (Physics 2023) travelling to Latvia. Only 6 students are chosen to represent Ireland each year, showing what a great achievement this is for our students.

We wish Stephanie all the best in Luxembourg.