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Lucan Community College
Martial Arts Award: Congratulations to Abbie Wade (2nd year) who was awarded the Irish Martial Arts Commission Award for Outstanding Junior Athlete/Martial Artist 2025 at the weekend. This is a massive achievement as Abbie was one of the youngest in the category and was chosen out of all the martial arts and artists all over Ireland. A very well done from all at Lucan CC.
TY Civic Centre: Three TY students had the opportunity to engage in a three-week theatre programme run in conjunction with The Civic Theatre in Tallaght. Students explored a range of activities to do with theatre, such as acting, sound and lights, directing, staging and production. Oisin Conroy, Eva Norton and Donagh Doyle are the students selected this year. As part of their activities, they worked with plays which were written by two of our students from last year. Holly Murray and Niamh Balfe took part in the Writing Programme at The Civic Theatre last year as part of TY, and it was wonderful to see their plays performed this year. The talent was truly exceptional. A group of friends from TY got to go to Tallaght to watch these wonderful plays being performed last week.
U19 Ladies Soccer: Well done to our U19 ladies soccer team who had another excellent win in the league. Lucan CC beat Hartstown CS 6-3.
Cross Country Championship: Well done to all of our students who competed exceptionally in the West Leinsters Cross Country last week in the Phoenix Park in tough conditions. Special mention to those students who have now qualified for the Leinsters.
St Joseph's College Lucan
School Athletics: Congratulations to the Joeys Athletics team who were superb in the West Leinsters Cross Country today. Well done to Lucy Cassidy who got through to the Leinster Finals in the Junior race. Congrats to the Inter Team who came 2nd in the 2000m race and will now represent us at the Leinsters also. Ana Jones, Poppy Lyons Kennedy, Isabella Lyons Kennedy, Ellen Kenny, Maria Hannon and Siofra Gough. Our Senior team also got through to the Leinster Finals coming 3rd in the team event.
Ellis Tomney, Katherine Kilcullen, Isabelle Mullarkey, Moya Reilly, Tilly Molloy and Claire Guest.
Liberties College: 6th year students enjoyed a morning at Liberties College for their Open Day. They had a tour of the college, met current students and learned all about the different courses available and how they could then progress to both university and the world of work. Thank you to the college for the experience and the transport.
Mental Health Week: Last week was Mental Health Week in the school and we used each day to focus on one of the '5 Ways to Wellbeing'. Some of the activities that were used were playing board games to connect, dancing to be active, thinking of ways of giving to someone special and on Thursday students gave their time to teach others a skill that they have developed. It was a really fun week and we'd like to thank all the students and staff who helped out and got involved, especially the members of the Amber Team, who put a lot of work into it.
Basketball: 1st and 2nd years had a great start to the Basketball Schools League last Friday winning both of their matches against strong teams from Maynooth CC.
Best wishes for their next match this week
Careers: Many thanks to Dr. Emma Roycroft, a Specialist Medical Scientist in St. James' Hospital, who spoke with our 6th years this morning about study and a career in Medical Science. She spoke about how to qualify, what the job entails and prospects within the career. Thanks Emma for a very engaging talk.
Catholic Schools Week: Congratulations to all students who entered our interfaith photography competition for Catholic Schools Week. Our winners pictured with their prizes Mia Rose Siju and Alina Joby.
Well done
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Colaiste Phadraig
Table Quiz: Colaiste Phadraig's Parents Association are delighted to announce an upcoming Table Quiz Fundraiser, taking place in Kenny's Pub, Lucan Village, on Wednesday, 25th February 2026 at 9.00pm.
Tickets cost 40 euro per table of four and can be purchased on the night, making it a great opportunity to gather friends or family for a fun and friendly challenge. All funds raised on the evening will go directly towards the purchase of school laptops, which will greatly benefit teaching and learning across the school.
There will also be a raffle on the night, with a wide range of prizes available.
We hope to see a strong turnout on the night for what promises to be a fun, community-focused, and successful event.
LCVP: Last week marked an important milestone for our 6th Year LCVP students as they successfully completed their Recorded Interviews, a key component of the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. These interviews form part of the students’ LCVP portfolio, which is worth 60% of the overall grade.
With the Recorded Interviews now complete, students can turn their full attention to the remaining components of the LCVP Leaving Certificate exam. The final 40% of the assessment is based on a written examination, which takes place in May.
Badminton: An u14 Badminton Blitz took place recently in Stepaside Educate Together School and proved to be an enjoyable and competitive event for all involved. The blitz featured teams from Stepaside Educate Together School, Woodbrook College, and our two U14 teams, giving students a valuable opportunity to represent the school and gain match experience.
All students participated with great enthusiasm and sportsmanship throughout the day. Our teams put in strong performances, recording convincing wins in both matches against Woodbrook College, before losing to a very strong Stepaside Educate Together side.
Athletics: Our Junior and Senior athletes were in action on Thursday as they competed in the West Leinster Cross-Country competition, held at the Phoenix Park. We had 7 students running in the 2km Junior Boys race, which was run in atrocious conditions. The race was one large lap of the demanding course, and Daniel Abbott led the way with another fine run as he finished in a very respectable 19th place (in a field of 154 competitors!) in a time of 7:17.
The Inter Boys race was a 3km event, with 137 participants and we had 8 runners competing. Conor Abbot (TY) was our highest finisher as he ran another outstanding race to claim 3rd place in an impressive time of 10:24.
Soccer: Our senior soccer team advanced to the 3rd round of the Leinster Shield after defeating Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar 4-1 last Thursday. Jack Andrews (3) and John Donohoe got the goals.
Our u15 team reached the 1-4 finals of the Leinster Minor Shield as they crushed Coláiste Chiarain, Leixlip 10-0, with Conor Brennan (3), Bobby Guy (3), Conor Dillon (2), Alex Deegan (2), Rian Daly, Eoghan Ware and Finn O’ Sullivan getting the goals.
Hurling: Our senior hurling team advanced to the Dublin League Final C Final after an emphatic 6-17 to 0-7 win against Colaiste Cois Life. Michael O’ Brien scored an impressive 3-6 from open play. Paidí Murphy added 1-2, with Aidan Doyle (0-7), Henry Greene (1-0), Conor McHugh (1-0) also among the scorers.
Football: Our u16 football team qualified for the Dublin League Shield Final on Monday after defeating St. Oatland's College 1-6 to 0-2 in a low scoring, but ultra-competitive game. Aaron Farrell scored the only goal of the game. Daniel Wallace (0-4), Mason Butler (0-1) and Alex Nolan (0-1) got the other scores.
Lego Club: Last week saw the first-ever Lego Club at our school, with the inaugural session taking place on Thursday in Mr. Lyon’s room. A healthy group of enthusiastic 1st yr students turned up, eager to take part in this exciting new initiative. The atmosphere was full of energy and curiosity as students explored the world of Lego in a fun, creative setting under the guidance of Mr. Todd, Ms, Hunt and Mr. Lyons.
The first session featured a simple but exciting challenge: to build the highest tower block possible. Students worked individually and in small groups, experimenting with different building techniques and designs. Some focused on wide, stable bases, while others tried stacking pieces creatively to reach new heights. The room quickly became alive with discussion, laughter, and friendly competition, as everyone cheered on their peers’ towers and celebrated each small success.
The launch of Lego Club is a fantastic addition to our school’s extracurricular offerings.
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