Welcome to St Brendan’s College
St. Brendan’s College has an energetic, expert staff, focused on the provision of a holistic education for all of our students. We enjoy a rich educational heritage, we are housed in an exceptional building, excellently formatted to ensure progressive facilities for a 21st century education. Under the Major Capital Works Programme, we are now planning a €20 million re imagination of these buildings.
We offer a broad curriculum, beginning with a first year taster programme, the Junior Certificate and a breadth of Senior Cycle programmes including Transition Year, Traditional Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate…
PROGRAMMES
At St. Brendan’s we offer comprehensive student centred Junior and Senior Cycle programmes – with a choice of....
SPORTS/ACTIVITIES
Our school is synonymous with the provision of a breadth of sports and extra activities. Every lunch time...
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1A Kayaking and hiking around Ross Island today
Our First Year Outdoor Activities Days kicked off today with class group A taking to the waters and the wilds of Killarney National Park. One of the great benefits to living in this town is the adjacent wonderful natural amenity of our lakes and woodlands.
Our students and their teachers had an excellent whole day experience in the park.
Next up Class 1B go ahead tomorrow. (Class 1C are moved to Thursday, 5th October because of Wednesday’s forecast)
St. Brendan’s Writer in Residence workshops got underway today as sixth and second years took on the world of creative writing under the guidance of published author Noel King.
These budding writers will be developing their skills in 6 workshops over the next six months.
Congratulations to our LCA2 student Ross Twomey who won a gold medal in Irish Powerlifting, Under 59 KG.
He lifted:
Deadlift -140KG
Bench press – 80KG
Squat – 132.5 KG
We are all very proud!
Congratulations to our LCA2 student Ross Twomey who won a gold medal in Irish Powerlifting, Under 59 KG.
He lifted:
Deadlift -140KG
Bench press – 80KG
Squat – 132.5 KG
We are all very proud!
Supervised Study, started last Saturday (16th Sept) and will continue every other Saturday
Time: 10 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: €5.00 – Pay as you go
ALL WELCOME
LCA1 students enjoying a surf school on Inch beach
Normal Service Resumes!
Wednesday afternoons have always been an opportunity for our students to avail of some of the extras at the school. This afternoon, our senior footballers were involved in their first game of the season. Our Frewen panel began training our school rowing sessions restarted, the climbing wall reopened and of course, Wednesday study was well attended. Over the course of the coming weeks, our full range of lunch time and evening activities will once more be available to your sons.
We are most grateful to the many staff who give their time so generously to allow these activities to take place.
26 leaving certificate students from the class of ’24 are currently enjoying some of the many delights of London.
Afforded a rare opportunity to see Arthur Miller’s modern tragedy ‘The Crucible’ on stage, students marvelled at a stunning production presented at the Sir John Gielgud Theatre, in which Irish actor, Brian Gleeson, excelled.
A remarkable culmination of a very memorable day which took in the Natural History Museum, Westminster Abbey, Horse Guard’s Parade, Trafalgar Square and the West End!
With another day of attractive events to go, these students are sure to return with valuable experiences and treasured life-long memories.
Well done to past pupil Cillian Hickey showing his musical talent and creativity here and getting behind the Kerry team ahead of next week’s All Ireland Football Final. #kerryforsam #allirelandfinal Up the Kingdom💚💛
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When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it’s been deleted.Well done to past pupil @cillianhickey4 for showcasing his musical creativity and flying the flag for the Kingdom. 💚💛#kerryforsam #AllIreland
Congratulations to all our athletes who competed in the All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday the 3rd of June. There were some outstanding individual and team performances on the day and we are very proud of their achievement to compete at such a high level.
Oisin Lynch had a fantastic race in the Senior boys 800m claiming the silver medal.
Jason O Reilly had a powerful performance winning gold in the Intermediate boys 400m.
Our 4x400m boys relay team held their title as reigning champions of this race, taking gold for the second year in a row. Cian Lynch, Jason O Reilly, Oisin Lynch and Alex Hennigan made up this outstanding relay team.
Our Minor boys 4x100m relay team ran a superb race coming in in 5th place. This team shows great promise for the future. The team included Leo Allen, Tobias Iheme, Kiernan Kelly and Rafsan Bhuiyan.
Dominik Wasila competed in the Junior boys long jump. Dominik took up the sport at the beginning of this year, so we are excited to see how Dominik excels in this sport in the future.
Beckett O Connor Cup FINAL
Congratulations to all participants in this year’s Beckett O Connor Cup. We had an exceptional competition with some very close games throughout the duration of the competition.
This is a lunchtime Gaelic Football competition for our 3rd Year students to remember two past pupils, Martin Beckett and Sean O Connor.
Special congratulations to both finalists Waterford and Louth and in particular to the winning team, Waterford.
On Friday night last (May 19th) 90 current 5th & 6th year students gathered with 24 students from the Leaving Certificate class of 2022 as St. Brendan’s re-booted its annual senior awards evening. Gathering in the Chapel, together with invited parents and staff, Mr. Kieran Herlihy spoke of the achievements of the Class of 22. Special Guest speaker on the night, former St. Brendan’s student, Niall O’Leary presented Kacper Bogalecki the Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Kacper is now studying Medicine at UCC.
UCC Engineering student Colm Looney was the recipient of the Dr. Tadhg MacCurtain Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Maths & Physics.
Other winners on the night were:-
Gearóid Mulvihill – Outstanding performance in Arts and Humanities
Eoghan Ó Dubháin – Bishop Ó Súilleabháin medal for outstanding achievement in Irish
Peter Walsh and Cian Foley medal for outstanding results in Business
Jack Lynch medal for outstanding achievement in Design Technology
The Board of Management award for academic excellence went to the following students:-
Cian Doyle, Ethan O’Neill, Ethan Slattery, Fionn McCloskey, Sam Benson, Harry Byrne, Myles O Leary, Mikey Moriarty, Donncha Grealy, Mohammad Uddin, Mark Clifford, Rian Gill and Jack Muldarry.
The Parents’ Council medal for the highest achieving Leaving Certificate Applied student was Michael O Donoghue.
Certificates to mark their Distinction in LCA went to Cerysan Danter, Aaron Nealon, Liam O Brien and Anthony O Carroll.
Congratulations to all our athletes who competed in the Munster Schools Track and Field competition in Castleisland on Saturday.
Dominik Wasila started off the day well coming 3rd in the Junior long jump
Jason O’ Reilly had a strong run winning the 400m
Oisin Lynch ran a fantastic race taking gold in the 800m
Our 4x400m relay team had a comprehensive win. The team was made up of Cian Lynch, Oisin Lynch, Jason O’ Reilly and Alex Hennigan
Our 4×100 relay minor relay team came second with strong performances by all. The team was made up of Kiernan Kelly, Tobias Iheme, Rafsan Bhuiyan and Leo Allen
They have all qualified for the All Ireland that will take place on the 3rd of June in Tullamore.
Well done to our seven students who took part in Day 1 of the South Munster Schools Athletics Track & Field Championships which took place in the Mardyke in Cork on Saturday.
Our Minor boys 4x100m relay took home gold. The team included Kiernan Kelly, Tobias Iheme, Rafsan Bhuiyan, Leo Allen and Conn McGlynn (reserve).
Dominik Wasila put in a great performance in the Junior boys’ long jump taking home a bronze medal with a jump of 4.88m.
Oisín Lynch ran very strongly to win gold in the Senior boys 800m.
Leo Allen and Conn McGlynn also took part in the Minor boys 800m finishing just outside the medals.
These students will now advance to the Munster Schools Athletics Track and Field Championships which will take place on the 20th of May in An Ríocht in Castleisland.
We wish them the very best of luck in this next stage of the competition.
Day 2 of the South Munster Schools will take place this Saturday, 13th May, in the Mardyke in Cork.
We wish students competing in events on the day the best of luck.
Congratulations to the TY YSI class who won ‘Best Speak Out’ at the Young Social Innovators award showcase 2023. The event was held in Croke Park on May 2nd. The project is called ‘Sem For Inclusion’ and aims
to promote the inclusion of people with physical disabilities within our school community.
DUNLOE CUP FINAL
St. Brendan’s College’s U16½ football team took on their counterparts from Tralee CBS on Thursday, 27th April in the Dunloe Cup final. The game, which was held in Fitzgerald stadium, was hard-fought throughout with St. Brendan’s coming away victorious on a score-line of 2-14 to 2-09.
Great credit must go to both teams for such a compelling contest.
This result against the current Frewen Cup holders was just reward for the commitment and effort the entire squad has put in throughout the year.
St. Brendan’s College Climbing Team taking part in the All Ireland Final in Awesome Walls Dublin 28/4/2023
St. Brendan’s College Choir are delighted to be invited as Special Guests by the Gleneagle Band to perform at its Annual Fundraising Concert on Sunday, May 14th at 8pm in the Ballroom of the Gleneagle Hotel.
Proceeds from ticket sales will go towards
Comfort for Chemo Kerry
St. Mary’s Church of Ireland Window Restoration Appeal
St. Brendan’s Music Department
The Gleneagle Concert Band Music Education.
Tickets are priced at €14 for adults and €10 for children/OAP’s and are available in the school office.
Your support would be greatly appreciated.
CULTURE & ARTS
We pride ourselves on a vibrant cultural life. Central to our cultural activities is our school choir and school music...
