Fashion Show On the the 30th of March, Colaiste Dun Iascaigh hosted a fashion extravaganza showcasing fashions from a variety of locations in and around our community. Local shops from Cahir, Clonmel, Tipperary, Mitchelstown and even as far as Cobh were shown. There were pop-up shops from local entrepreneurs displaying some of the wonderful products […]
Month: April 2017
Library
Library The Library was relaunched in Colaiste Dun Iascaigh in September 2016. It was relocated and refurbished in a larger location. New furniture and books were purchased to make the space more attractive and foster a love of reading. Students can read, relax and research for projects in the new space. Book clubs for Junior […]
Coláiste Dún Iascaigh Chess Champions
Coláiste Dún Iascaigh Chess Wednesday 29th March saw 18 students from CDI travelling to Rathkeale Hotel in Co. Limerick for the Munster finals of ChessZ competition. We entered four teams in the competition and the students were delighted to have their chess skills challenged over six rounds of Swiss Pairings. There were more than seventy […]
Ian Halpin, Coláiste Dún Iascaigh’s answer to Rory McIlroy
Ian Halpin, Coláiste Dún Iascaigh Golf Coláiste Dún Iascaigh’s Ian Halpin proved to be the match-winning hero for Ireland under 16s golfers last October when they defeated England in their international match at Castletown Links on the Isle of Man. Ireland overcame a two-points deficit to clinch a thrilling victory against their arch rivals and it […]
Coláiste Dún Iascaigh Student Top Engineer
Coláiste Dún Iascaigh Student Top Engineer Colaiste Dun Iascaigh student George Forbes received the position of first in the country for his Leaving Certificate Engineering project from the Engineering and Technology Teacher’s Association recently. This award is given out annually to students who achieve among the highest marks in Leaving Certificate Engineering examination. Two other […]
Coláiste Dún Iascaigh Barcelona Trip
Coláiste Dún Iascaigh school tour to Barcelona, a student’s perspective When we first found out that this year’s school trip was to Barcelona, we were beyond excited. Our minds immediately jumped to churros, cathedrals and sunny skies. To our relief, when we arrived, we found that it was exactly what we were hoping for. After […]