Congratulations to dress designer Ailbhe MacMahon (5th Year) and model Sarah Corrigan (5th Year) who reached the finals of Griffith College's Reinvent Fashion competition on 30th March.
Wednesday the 30th of March was a day that held host to the annual "Reinvent" Fashion competition in Dublin’s Griffith College. An event highly anticipated by students all over the country, there were around one hundred entrants, each of whom had spent hours creating original and memorable pieces. However, the theme of the competition revolved around the reinvention of old clothes, and thus had to be manufactured from second hand garments.
I registered in the competition a day late, and the week before the event itself was nearly entirely consumed by sewing, and I would have been lost without the help of Ms. Mahon with my mood board. Sarah Corrigan (5th Year), who modelled the dress, was easily the prettiest model there and looked very professional on the catwalk, exhibiting the dress perfectly. There were some truly amazing designs that really caught our attention, but the judges had to narrow it down to six. Fortunately, they announced that Sarah and I were one of the lucky finalists, and she got the chance to walk again with the other winners. The prize is to have your design modelled by a professional in a publicised show, which will take place before the Summer holidays. We had a great day, and even got a free lunch, but the fact that we won certainly topped it off. (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of photo. ))
Ailbhe MacMahon (5th Year)
[Photos: Ms. Mahon, Ailbhe MacMahon]
Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
Read more →
Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
Read more →
Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
Read more →
