Over the next three weeks 4X are doing golfing lessons and 4Y are climbing. TY Weekly editors - Ianis, Vihaan and Matthew B - report back on progress to date!
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On Thursday, 8th October, Ms Finnegan and Dr McAdoo brought the 1st and 3rd years to see the film 'Try' in Dundrum - winner of the Best Irish Feature Documentary award at the 38th Galway Film Fleadh. It's a fantastic film about friendships, inclusion and overcoming challenges.
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On Friday 2nd October, the Jewish students invited staff to have a quick, light breakfast in the Sukkah which was set up outside the National School front door area.
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As part of DFTS, students must attend a live theatre show and evaluate it. DFTS students took advantage of the fact that many international theatre companies were in Dublin during the Dublin Theatre Festival and thoroughly researched the DTF programme, and decided upon an Irish-Belgian co-production, 'Zinc' by Dead Centre, which was staged in the O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College.
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On Thursday 1st October, Ms O'Kelly and six 5th Year Computer Science students went to Trinity College to participate in the first-ever Pytch (python) Create-athon. It was introduced to the many schools participating in the Create-athon as a "gaming jam"!
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On Wednesday 30th September, the boys’ football team kicked off their new season with their first game against Ballinteer CS, U19s. With plenty of new faces, both with club backgrounds and others who wanted to give it a try, it was a tough test for the squad. Despite this, we started well and kept our shape throughout the game, under the guidance of the leaders.
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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.
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On the 28th of September 2026, the first-year students of 1X learned about the origin of the popular rowing song of "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile." This song describes Gráinne Mhaol who fought for rights and against English rule and was held in captivity for an estimated 18 months.
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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).
To give senior Drama, Film and Theatre Studies students more insight into working in the film industry, we invited Ronika Merl, professional screenwriter, to the school for a two-hour workshop on the 25th September.
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