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End of Year Art Gallery

It’s been a fabulously creative year here at St. Fintan’s High School. Our 6th and 3rd Years have completed fabulous project work showing innovation, great thought process and idea generation. We will publish a gallery here once their work has been examined by the SEC in September. Well done to all! Our 1st, 2nd and 5th Years have done amazing work all year studying abstract art and bringing their observational drawing to life through painting, sculpture and poster design. Enjoy our year end gallery of a selection of some truly wonderful work!  

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May 25, 2026 No Comments

Christmas Art Gallery

Enjoy our gallery of a selection of beautiful Christmas themed drawings by 2nd and 3rd Year students during their recent drawing exam Tim Lavin Thomas O’Higgins Ryan Keating Danny Ronan-Byrne Conor Iaccarino Darius Ghimici Jordan Corbally Conor Wrixon

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December 15, 2025 No Comments

First Year Science Projects

First Year Science students recently completed fantastic 3D models showing planetary systems. Their creative approach to bringing Science to life through these 3D representations is a great example of increasing understanding using a visual approach.

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May 13, 2025 No Comments

Junior Tennis!

“Well done to the Junior Tennis Team on their first group stage match of the season. The boys had a fabulous day at Wesley College.” Team Gavin Murphy, Liam Iaccarino, Tim Lavin, Gerry Loughney, Michael Patton, Jack Tierney and Charlie Bredican.

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May 6, 2025 No Comments

Minor Tennis

“Well done to the Minor Tennis Team who won their first tennis match in the Leinster School Boy’s tennis tournament. The match was played at Leinster Cricket Club.  This is a huge achievement for the students in their First Year at St. Fintan’s High School and we wish them the very best of luck with the rest of the tournament.  We hope to see the students playing during the Easter holidays as they prepare for the rest of their group stage matches.”

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April 11, 2025 No Comments

Scifest

Our 2nd Years recently took part in Scifest 2025 presenting a fantastic range of projects for judging from the Scifest team. The winners were Conn McElligott and Kasper Halligan for their project Fertiliser Face Off! Congratulations to all involved!

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March 14, 2025 No Comments

Happy Halloween Break

Wishing all Students, Staff and their families a FRIGHTENINGLY well deserved Mid-Term Break. Have a great relaxing time CHILLING out!!! Check out our gallery of X-Ray skeleton hands done by our 1st Year Art Group!

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October 25, 2024 No Comments

Junior Division 1 Tennis

Well done to the Junior Tennis Team who reached the final of the Leinster School Boy’s Tennis Tournament! They played Gonzaga College in the final at Templeogue Tennis Club. It was a 3-2 loss for the team, however the students played highly competitive tennis and had a great day out in the sunshine. The team did very well in their group stage matches, defeating schools such as St. Andrew’s College, St. Michael’s College and Blackrock College. They also met with Belvedere College and Gonzaga College and had very challenging matches against those schools.  Ciarán McKenna and Matthew Hickey secured points for the team in the singles event on Finals day and everyone else played really well showing great resilience and determination. We wish our 3rd Year tennis players the very best of luck in their Junior Cycle Exams and we hope to see them out playing tennis during the summer! Team: Ciarán McKenna, Matthew Hickey, Gavin Murphy, Liam Iaccarino, Gerry Loughney, Advik Ajay, Charlie Bredican and Michael Patton.

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May 21, 2024 No Comments

Creative Engagement

Our 1st Year Art Class have enjoyed a wonderful day painting oil landscapes with artist Ann Daly for our Creative Engagement Project with NAPD. The results from the day are fantastic and and we can see some great emerging painting talent from this class! Well done to all!  

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May 10, 2024 No Comments

Maths Genius @ The Pi Quiz!

Well done to our 3rd Year students who entered the Pi Quiz which was held at Santa Sabina Dominican College on International Pi Day! The students competed in a quiz against many local secondary schools and answered some very complicated Maths questions. There were 32 entries in total. St. Fintan’s High School entered 4 teams and we came in 9th, 10th, 11th and 14th place in the competition. This is the first year we have entered this competition and we would like to thank Santa Sabina Dominican College for their hospitality on the day.

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March 15, 2024 No Comments

End of Year Art Gallery

May 25, 2026

It’s been a fabulously creative year here at St. Fintan’s High School. Our 6th and 3rd Years have completed fabulous project work showing innovation, great thought process and idea generation. We will publish a gallery here once their work has been examined by the SEC in September. Well done to all! Our 1st, 2nd and 5th Years have done amazing work all year studying abstract art and bringing their observational drawing to life through painting, sculpture and poster design. Enjoy our year end gallery of a selection of some truly wonderful work!  

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Transition Year Graduation 2026

May 20, 2026

We had a lovely Graduation Ceremony for our Transition Years last night celebrating their many achievements and successes over the last year. Nine students represented the year group by speaking about all of their experiences: academic, sporting, work experience & entrepreneurship, artistic and more. We awarded Gaisce medals to very worthy recipients and awards for excellence across the year. Our TY Coordinator, Connie Davenport spoke about the importance of this year and congratulated the students on their successes. Many congratulations to all of our graduates and we wish them every success as they move forward into Senior Cycle!

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Goodbye 6th Years!

May 19, 2026

What a fabulous few days of celebration we’ve had to congratulate our graduating class of 2026! On Friday, we kicked off with the annual student/teacher match where the teachers put up a valiant fight but the students emerged victorious with a final score of 6-2. This was followed by a delicious celebration lunch and a very special awards ceremony recognising excellence across school life in St. Fintan’s High School. The very deserving recipients of this year’s awards were: Laoch na Scoile Award 2026 – Brendan Dillon Edmund Rice Award 2026 – Michael Bolger Ard Ghradam Na Scoile 2026 – Harvey McGann Our students then left the school to a teacher’s guard of honour as they passed through the gates as students for the last time! On Monday night, we celebrated with a magnificent Graduation ceremony. The students looked resplendent in their suits and transformed into young men of the world before our eyes. With speeches, a memory lane slideshow, certificate presentation and music and song, we congratulated this fantastic year group wholeheartedly. We wish them every success in their exams and beyond. We will miss you lads!   The Big Match!! Lunch & Awards Ceremony The Graduation!

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Sports Awards 2026!

May 8, 2026

We had a fabulous afternoon event in the Marine Hotel Sutton on Wednesday the 6th of May celebrating the amazing achievements of all our St. Fintan’s Sporting Heroes this year! Students and staff enjoyed lunch before receiving their well deserved accolades for sporting greatness across the board this year! Well Done All!! Enjoy our photo gallery below from the day!

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All Stars!!

May 8, 2026

Excitement is building for our All Stars Basketball event which is taking place on Monday, 11th of May at 13:55. Last minute tickets will be available in the cafeteria on Monday morning and at break time!

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Darkness Into Light

May 8, 2026

Our Annual Darkness Into Light walk will be held tomorrow morning meeting outside the school at 4am. A massive €3,800 has been raised so far which is an outstanding amount and many thanks to all who have contributed to this fabulous and worthy cause. It’s not too late to contribute using the code on our poster! We wish the walkers every success and a wonderful experience tomorrow morning!

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Neurodiversity Awareness Week

April 24, 2026

Lots of events will take place across the school next week to raise awareness of Neurodiversity including a sensory garden, screening of ‘I Swear’, a talk by Howth-Sutton Autism Friendly Community and a Fact or Fiction display wall. More pics to come next week highlighting this very important event!

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Annual Darkness Into Light Walk

April 14, 2026

Our Annual Darkness Into Light Walk will take place on the 10th of May this year starting at 4:15am from the school premises to Howth Harbour. This walk is an important occasion to highlight and support mental health in Ireland and forms part of the Nationwide initiative in placing importance on our mental health and looking after it. Please support the walk by making a donation to the link below. We would really appreciate your support!

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Happy Easter

March 24, 2026

As we gear up for Easter Holidays after another busy term at St. Fintan’s High School, we wish all of our students, staff and their families a restful and peaceful Easter Holidays. Best of luck to our Leaving Certificate students with their aural examinations over the holidays!

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Oliver Debut a Triumph!

March 13, 2026

An outstanding performance last night from our Transition Years for the opening night of ‘Oliver’. Amazing individual performances and fabulous chorus numbers all round! It was a truly joyful adaptation of this classic. Well done to all cast, crew and their teachers and here’s to two more great shows tonight and tomorrow night! More pics to follow soon….

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School Musical Getting Ready for Curtains Up!!

March 10, 2026

Excitement is building and last minute rehearsals for our Transition Year musical ‘Oliver’ which will kick off on Thursday through Saturday this week. Tickets are available now but selling out fast. Doors open on Thursday at 7pm. Curtains up at 7:30pm. Wishing all cast, crew and their teachers a fantastic show! Break a Leg All!

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Seachtain na Gaeilge

March 3, 2026

This week, we celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge! With lots of events planned over the week (see poster below) and the school awash with green decorations, it promises to be a really enjoyable build up to St. Patrick’s Day and a celebration of Irish culture across the school. Stay tuned for a gallery of images late on in the week!

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6th Year Art Trip

March 3, 2026

Our 6th Year Art class enjoyed a fabulous trip to Paris over mid-term. The highlight was the Museé D’Orsay where our students got to see the paintings from class discussions in real life including the famous Olympia and Dejeuner sur l’Herbe by Manet along with works by Van Gogh, Renoir and Monet. The group enjoyed climbing the Arc de Triomphe, a guided tour of the Museé Picasso, artist’s working in residence at 59 Rivoli, the big climb to Sacre Coeur and a guided tour of the newly renovated Notre Dame not to mention getting in practice for their French orals. It was a very special and wonderful experience for all! Eiffel Tower Arc de Triomphe Notre Dame Plaza Atheneé for Hot Chocolate! Museé Picasso Louvre Museum Bouillon Julien Art Nouveau Restaurant Renoir

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Chinese New Year Gallery

March 3, 2026

A selection of images showcasing our Chinese New Year of the Horse Celebrations last week. Great fun by all on Friday last with gams in the cafeteria, the Chopstick Challenge and Xiangi on the astro, Happy Chinese New Year all!!

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Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse !

February 27, 2026

We’re having a fantastic week celebrating Chinese New Year of the Horse! The school is awash with colour and decoration and in a nod to Japan and Cherry Blossom Season, we have installed a Cherry Blossom installation made up of cutout flowers made by 1st Year and TY Religion and SPHE students. Our installation is a clear reminder that Spring is on the way at last. We began the week with handing out Fortune Cookies to students during big break on Monday and announcing the start of our celebrations. On Thursday, we ran Chinese boardgames in the cafeteria at lunchtime where students enjoyed playing chequers, card games, Mah Jong and a special Year of the Horse picture puzzle created by Ms. Gallagher. Today, we will celebrate with games and entertainment, Jianzi, music and fortune telling at lunchtime. Wishing everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse! More photos to follow of today’s celebrations to follow on Monday! Check out our interactive padlet for Chinese New Year using the link below: https://padlet.com/connie_davenport/chinese-new-year-2026-1yt1b3jrfboyv2ke https://padlet.com/connie_davenport/chinese-new-year-2026-1yt1b3jrfboyv2ke/slideshow

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Chinese New Year

February 13, 2026

We will be celebrating Chinese New Year after Mid-Term with lots of fun activities planned throughout the week! Lots of pics of all events to follow and an interactive padlet with lots of interactive games and information about the event will be published on our website from the 23rd February!

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