Congratulations to Liam in 5th year for being listed in the Sunday Independent's 'Thirty under Thirty' list of Ireland's youngest business trailblazers on 8th December. Liam co-founded Cartshare - an app for the Shopify e-commerce platform which is a simple button which allows shoppers to buy things with friends.
Liam's idea came when he and his friends couldn't avail of free delivery for online shopping by pooling their purchases as a group. Operating out of the Dogpatch startup hub in Dublin's CHQ building, Liam hopes the button will some day be on every major consumer brand site in the world.
Our Transition Year (TY) students hosted a successful coffee morning in the school hall to raise funds for Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services in Harold's Cross. Year groups visited the hall in turn for tea, coffee, and treats. Thanks to Ms. Maxwell, Ms. Talbot, Ms. McGill and all our TY students.
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On Wednesday, the 23rd of September, a group of us TY students had the opportunity to welcome Irish writer Elaine Garvey to our school, where we took part in a two-hour workshop with her. On Friday the 25th of September, we embarked on our weekly trip which brought us northside, to Glasnevin Cemetery, so write Ianis, Vihaan and Matthew B (TY Weekly editors).
Some of our Chinese students celebrated the Mooncake Festival this morning with traditional treats, and stories about the holiday. The round shape of the mooncakes mirrors the bright harvest moon, symbolizing family togetherness and completeness.
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