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Saturday, September 22, 2018

Book Week, September 2018

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Last year the first Book Week, to promote reading by everyone at St Columba's, was a great success, and this year's equivalent s...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

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The new National Library of Ireland exhibition Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again at the Bank of Ireland Cultural Centre in the centre of Dubl...
Monday, July 02, 2018

An English Teachers' Bibli-blogography

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A tremendous resource for English teachers interested in some summer Continuing Professional Development is An English Teachers' Bibli-b...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The Submarine, summer 2018

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The pupil magazine The Submarine has just released its end-of-year summer edition, and it can be read above (click on the arrows to navig...
Thursday, June 07, 2018

Leaving Certificate Paper 2

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This year the SEC have started putting online papers as they are being taken, so with an hour or so left still we can have a look at the ...
Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Leaving Certificate Paper 1

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The annual national stress-fest that is the Leaving Certificate exam season is on us, accompanied by the usual 'exam weather'. Pa...
Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Signs Of Life

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Another poem by Tania Stokes, winner recently of the 2018 Peter Dix Memorial Prize for Poetry. Signs of Life One night, I found myself un...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Transition Year English Evening 2018

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The 25th annual TY English Evening was held in the BSR last night to round off the pupils' course. As usual the formula consisted of p...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Electric Picnic

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Caoimhe Cleary was Commended in the recent Senior Poetry Prize for her portfolio, and indeed read one of these poems, Electric Picnic, at th...

Voices of Poetry 2018

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That excellent annual event, Voices of Poetry, took place last night in the BSR. Every year it seems the sun is shining outside as the dar...
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Second Form Public Speaking Competition, 2018

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The annual Second Form public speaking competition was held in the Cadogan last night, and showcased a great variety of topics and eight spe...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Senior Poetry Prize, 2018

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The Peter Dix Memorial Prize for Poetry (the trophy is displayed above) has been awarded to Tania Stokes, with a Commendation going to Ca...
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Reading Leaflet

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As part of our entry for the PDST WellRead Initiative, and our ongoing determination for St Columba's to be 'A Reading School', ...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Department Vacancy

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We're hiring. To cover a leave of absence, we are looking for a full-time temporary English teacher for the 2018-19 academic year (Septe...
Wednesday, May 09, 2018

WellRead Award

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This year, St Columba's College has been taking part in the WellRead Award, a national initiative designed and organised by the Profes...
Thursday, April 26, 2018

Junior Poetry Prize 2

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Two more good entries for this year's Junior Poetry Prize: 'Life's Sound' by Mariola Guemes  I like the sound of The...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Junior Poetry Prize 2018

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Congratulations to Emma Hinde, who has won this year's Junior Poetry Prize. Below are two from her winning portfolio. More by other good...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Senior Poetry Prize

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This is the term when entries for the Senior Poetry Prize are encouraged.  All entries are to be typed and sent to Mr. Canning by the eve...