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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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.
Cheltenham at the Sem
St Brendan’s College students recently held their annual charity fundraiser for the Kerry Hospice, “Cheltenham at the Sem”. The event raised a total of €1,425.
In this unique race, senior pupils act as the horse while first year pupils play the role of jockey in a piggy back style race around the school field.
A total of 64 pupils went to post and the winning combination on the day was Sam Buckley and Evan Counihan.
Cheltenham at the
St. Brendan’s College Killarney – The SemSt. Brendan’s College students recently held their annual charity fundraiser for the Kerry Hospice, “Cheltenham at the Sem”. The event raised a total of €1,425.
In this unique race, senior pupils act as the horse while first year pupils play the role of jockey in a piggy back style race around the school field.
A total of 64 pupils went to post and the winning combination on the day was Sam Buckley and Evan Counihan.
‘Killarney Klimbers’, St Brendan’s College, Killarney.
Congratulations to Donncha Kissane O’Sullivan, Kai McManus, Jake Dunlea and Darragh Forde who won the Munster section of the Irish Secondary Schools Climbing competition, Junior Cycle, in Awesome Walls, Cork recently.
They go to Dublin next Fri 28th April to take part in the All Ireland Final.
Politics and society trip 2023
It all started Wednesday the 12th of April, members of the politics and society class gathered in Killarney railway station. Once together we set off for cork. After some time, we found the air coach and made our way up to Dublin airport
After a lengthy bus up, we arrived at the airport where we went through security and began the search for our gate, where we would depart for Brussels. After the bus into the city, we went to the European house of history. Despite not staying long we really took in the significance of all the history in the building.
We then made our way to the European Parliament where we were guided on a tour of the chambers and an information session with Sean Kelly. It was very interesting to see where all the MEPs gather to discuss and debate.
For our second day we visited Ypres. On arrival we were greeted with the Menin gate and its arches flowing with names of those with no known graves. The town had a museum about the atrocities and war crimes committed in the area during World War One.
On the third and final day of the trip we visited the picturesque city of Brugge. This cobbled city was very different to Brussels as it was mostly pedestrianized with a chocolate or waffle shop around every single corner. Once we had been around Brugge it was time to make the trip back home to Killarney.
Brussels 📍✅
Trip to Germany 23 🔴⚪️
World Down Syndrome Day
Staff and students in St. Brendan’s College came together in support of World Down Syndrome Day, today.
On WDSD, people with Down syndrome have a chance to be heard. This is because on this day the whole of the global Down syndrome community speak up together, and together we are much louder! Thanks to all the boys and staff members who “rocked their socks” in a visual show of support to the Down Syndrome community. Thanks also to those who contributed to our Staff Coffee break collection. A total of €320 was collected and will be donated to Down Syndrome Kerry Donations can be made through the following link: downsyndrome.ie/
Well done to our YSI members who took part in the YSI Speak Out last week in the Lime Tree Theatre. The results are to be announced on April 17th and the finals will take place in Croke Park on May 2nd. Our project aims to tackle the issue of exclusion due to physical disabilities. We are working to promote an inclusive environment for all and remove blind ignorance from society. We hope to take an important step towards the creation of a world which accommodates all the people who live on it.
Today some of our Ty students travelled to Neptune stadium in Cork. They competed in their first TY Wheelchair Basketball Regional Championships!
They made it to the finals and played a very talented team from Coláiste Pobail Bantry.
The lads raised €1200 in the process, which will go to the IWA. A great day was had by all!
Well done to our 17 students who competed in the Munster Indoor Schools Track and Field Championships in Nenagh yesterday, Wednesday, 8th March, 2023.
We had students competing in the 60m sprint, 600m/1000m, long jump, shot putt and relay events. Every student competed to the best of their ability and did our school very proud.
Jack Culloty ran strongly to claim silver in the Minor boys 600m race.
Isaac Vickers put in an excellent performance to win silver in the Junior boys 600m race.
Our Minor boys were crowned Munster Champions in the 4x200m relay.
The team members included Jack Culloty, Kiernan Kelly, Tobias Iheme, Rafsan Bhuiyan and Shane Tomlinson (reserve).
This competition was a great stepping stone for students as we look forward to the Kerry County Track and Field Championships which will be taking place in April.
Our chess club participated in a chess blitz at Mercy Mounthawk on Tuesday last 7th March, 2023.
12 participants were chosen from the lunch time chess club (Room 411). Each young man represented the school to the highest level.
Congratulations in particular to Aaron Padrillon, who reached the semi-finals.
CULTURE & ARTS
We pride ourselves on a vibrant cultural life. Central to our cultural activities is our school choir and school music...
