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Colaiste Phadraig
Hurling: Our Senior Hurlers made a spectacular start to their Dublin Senior Hurling A Cup campaign last Wednesday, powering to a 5-25 to 1-24 victory over St. Benildus College in an entertaining and high-scoring encounter.
Paidi Murphy produced a sensational performance at left full forward. His tally of 3-7 was a remarkable contribution, with several of his scores coming from excellent strikes that sailed cleanly between the posts.
Henry Greene and Brian Whelan were equally influential from the half-forward line. Henry found the net and added five points for a superb 1-5, while Brian's seven points kept the scoreboard ticking over relentlessly.
In midfield, Derry Ware was a commanding presence, winning possession and launching attack after attack. His powerful performance was rewarded with 1-3, while James Duffy, Aidan Doyle and Conor McHugh also raised white flags at crucial moments.
Gaeilge: A huge comhghairdeas to TY students Ollie McCormick, Caolin Reilly and Belal Abdelaal, who recently travelled to the Phoenix Park last Wednesday to record an episode of TG4's quiz game show 'Sle Anois go Curamach'.
Having prepared by watching previous episodes, the trio put their Irish language skills to the test against another school in five exciting rounds. Challenges included word guessing, decoding emoji clues, listening to humorous video clips and answering rapid-fire questions in Irish. The unpredictable rounds also tested their adaptability, teamwork and quick thinking!
The atmosphere was full of friendly competition, laughter and Gaeilge. The students embraced every challenge and thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic opportunity to use Irish in a fun, lively setting. Did they win? You will have to tune in to find out!
The episode will air sometime in early 2026. Watch this space!
Awards: Congratulations to 1st yr student Eoin Leahy, who received the Mark O Neill Student of the Month Award for September in recognition of his excellent manners, respectful attitude and co-operation in all his classes.
Well done also to 3rd yr Sam O Brien, who was named Sports Star of the Month for his outstanding performances for the school's U16 basketball team.
Comhghairdeas freisin le Luke Brandon o rang 1 Fire, a bhuaigh gradam Gaeilgeoir na Miosa mar aitheantas ar an sar-iarracht a dheanann se Gaeilge a labhairt agus an obair iontach ata deanta aige sa rang Gaeilge.
Each of the three main award winners received a 20 euro voucher and a framed certificate. They will also be invited to the Awards Night Ceremony in May 2027 to celebrate their achievements.
In addition, the 20 Class Tutor Student of the Month winners were recognised for their good behaviour, positive attitudes and contributions to school life. Each received a 5 euro canteen voucher from reception in recognition of their efforts.
Comhghairdeas le gach buaiteoir!
Soccer: Our u15 team defeated Celbridge CS 9-5 on Monday in the preliminary round of the Leinster Minor Cup. Eoghan Ware was star of the show with a remarkable 5 goals, while Sonny Robinson, Daniel Breen, Lucas Roche and Dylan Byrne scored the other goals. They will play either Arklow CBS/Naas CC in the 1st rnd proper.
Our u17s opened their Dublin West League campaign with a fine 3-1 win over Edmund Rice College, Castleknock on Tuesday. Lucan fought back well from being a goal down at half-time to surge to a well-deserved and hard-earned win with a superb 2nd half display. Josh Kenny, James Dillon and Finn O Sullivan scored the goals to secure three important points for Lucan. Colaiste Pobail Setanta and Beneavin College, Finglas are the two other teams in the group, with the top 2 advancing to the knockout stages of the competition.
Basketball: Our u16 and u19 teams completed the group stages of their East Boys A League last Friday with matches against Colaiste Eanna, Rathfarnham.
First up were the 16s, who suffered a 66-17 loss to an outstanding opposition team. Colaiste Eanna, the reigning National Champions in this age group, completely dominated the opening 1-4 to open up a commanding 20-4 lead. They extended their lead to 45-7 by half time and cruised to victory despite giving their squad players a run-out in the 3rd and 4th 1-4s. Nathan Adjinakou scored 15 of Lucan's 17 points in a
fine individual display. With one win and three losses from their 4 matches, the team will now compete in the Shield competition.
The 19s match was a closer affair with Colaiste Eanna winning 61-52 in a high-class encounter. The teams were level 25-25 at half time after two compelling 1-4s of high intensity play, and Lucan edged in front 44-38 in the 3rd 1-4. However, Colaiste Eanna produced a stunning final 1-4 performance to claim the win. Lucan will now compete in the Senior Shield after finishing 4th in the group of 5.
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