March 10, 2022
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October 1, 2021
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Gaisce Bronze Skills Award
Check out the wonderful artwork created by Transition Year Cian Giles for his Gaisce Bronze Award (Skills)
May 25, 2021
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Student Enterprise Awards, National Final
Huge congratulations to our TY students Robert Doyle and Cillian Hayes who represented the school and Fingal in the Student Enterprise Awards National Final.
May 25, 2021
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April 30, 2021
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French and Spanish Trips
Our annual French Exchange sees a group of St. Fintan’s students visit with students from Lycée de la Côtière – and vice versa. A group of St. Fintan’s Spanish students took part in a trip to Barcelona.
June 8, 2018
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Young Social Innovators 2018
Over the course of the last two years St. Fintan’s High School teacher Mr. Sam has introduced the YSI programme as a key component of the Transition Year programme
June 8, 2018
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Ski Trip 2018 – Austria
Each year a group of Transition Year students take to the slopes on what is annually regarded as one of the highlights of the year.
June 8, 2018
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Grease – The Musical
One of the massive highlights of the school year is the three night run of the Transition Year musical.
June 1, 2018
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Vinnie Murray Cup Triumph!
March 11, 2024
Jubilant scenes last Thursday afternoon as our Senior Rugby Team beat High School to take the Vinny Murray Cup! A fantastic achievement and another milestone in the success of St. Fintan’s Rugby! Huge congratulations to all of the team and their coaches Mr. Kaveh and Mr. Hennessy
The Week Ahead …
March 5, 2024
Another busy week ahead as our 6th Years prepare for their French Orals. Some of our 6th Year group will visit Alliance Francaise on Tuesday as part of their preparations. We are in full flow countdown to our annual TY Musical which has it’s opening night next Thursday the 14th of March. Best of luck to all in all the final rehearsals and last minute preparations. In Sports this week, our 1st Year Soccer team will play Malahide on Tuesday. There will be Athletics for 1st to 3rd Years on Wednesday and our Senior Rugby team will compete with High School at Donnybrook on Thursday for the Vinny Murray Final. 1st and 2nd Year Basketball will compete against Oatlands on Friday. Good luck to all competitors this week!
Scifest Week Review
March 1, 2024
We had a very successful Scifest Week last week with lots of activity around the school. On Tuesday last, our 2nd Years took part in SciFest@school. 45 science projects were on display. The students had spent weeks researching and testing their hypotheses before putting their findings on display. Students shared their work with their peers and other year groups. The work was judged by Ms. Catherine Tattersall from SciFest, Dr. Peter Knief and our own Ms. Aideen Lambe. The winners were: 1st Prize: How does hand sanitiser affect bacteria? by Joseph Kirwan and Kyle Coogan 2nd Prize: How does the length of time an egg is in vinegar affect how high it bounces? by Kamal Risk, Erikas Sruogis, Harry Stone and Kyle Trehy Highly Commended: Investigating how temperature affects the bounce of a tennis ball: by Gavin Pluck, Craig Smart, Leo MacAmbhlaoibh Fintan’s Spirit Prize: Insoles and their effect on how high you jump: by Conal Feely, Ronan Magsalay, Liam Cronan Eir Grid Prize: What insulates a person best? by Max Casey, Anthony Hobbs, Josh Egan Well done to all involved! Last Thursday, our 5th Years had a very interesting talk by Scientific researcher and Lecturer Dr. Bernard Drumm of Dundalk IT. He outlined why and how he became a Scientist. The students learned about all the pathways to become a Scientist and the opportunities that lie ahead for them. On Friday, our 1st Years enjoyed a Science quiz and Science riddles facilitated by the Science Department and Prefect volunteers. All during the week, tutor classes were shown short Science related videos and we had a school wide Science riddle announced every morning with a prize for the first student to solve the problem! A very enjoyable week overall where we all learned and discovered lots. Many thanks to the Science Department for all the hard work involved!
The Week Ahead …. Scifest, Sports & Subject Choices!
February 19, 2024
In addition to celebrating SciFest all this week at St. Fintan’s, we will be welcoming back our Transition Years from their Ski Trip and we’re looking forward to hearing about all of their exploits on the slopes in Italy! In Sports, we have yet another busy week of fixtures ahead with an all day Frisbee event for TY’s on Tuesday and the Under 16 Badminton Final against Castleknock in Terenure. Our Senior Gaelic Football Team will take on Carolyn College on Thursday and the 1st Year Gaelic Football Team will play Aidan’s CBS on Friday. In addition, there will be a Parent Information Evening on Wednesday for 5th Year Subject Choice and our annual TY Subject Taster Talks will take place on Thursday and Friday.
Scifest Week
February 19, 2024
This week is Scifest Week and we will be celebrating all things Science related with a Science fair, quizzes, riddles and a guest speaker. Each day will start with a riddle for students to figure out with a prize for the winner. On Tuesday, there will be a Scifest exhibition in the gym organised by 2nd Years with 1st and 3rd Year groups given time to explore the projects on show. On Thursday, we will have a talk in the cafeteria by Bernard Drumm from Dundalk IT to all 5th year Science students and we will finish the week on Friday with a Science quiz for 1st Years.
Hitting the Slopes for Mid-Term!
February 9, 2024
Wishing all staff, students and their families an enjoyable and restful mid-term break. Our Transition Year students are heading off on their Ski Trip on Tuesday to Italy. Wishing all of the group a great adventure on the slopes!
The Week Ahead …
February 6, 2024
A busy few days ahead in St. Fintan’s as our Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle complete their Mock Examinations! We wish them all the best with the remainder of their exams this week. Saturday the 10th marks this Year’s Chinese New Year of the Dragon and we will celebrate this as a school community with lots of activities planned for Friday. Our Transition Years will be busy this week with a trip to the Air Corps on Thursday, continuing rehearsals for their Musical, ‘Beauty & The Beast’ and a soccer clash against Drogheda on Thursday! Other sporting action this week will see 1st and 2nd Year Basketball teams compete with Malahide on Thursday and our Under 14 Hurlers take on ArdScoil Rís on Friday. Best of luck to all competing this week!
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2024
February 6, 2024
St. Fintan’s High School Wishes all of our School Community Joy, Health & Happiness in the Year of the Dragon. We will be celebrating Chinese New Year this Friday, the 9th of February. There are lots of activities planned for Friday. The school has been richly decorated with Chinese New Year decorations and tutor classes this week will be using our special Chinese New Year Padlet to learn all about this important event in our calendar. On Friday, we will have lots of different events throughout the day including Jianzi, Chopstick Games and Quizzes. Check out our special Padlet here to celebrate this event! Look out for pics of Friday’s events later in the week! https://padlet.com/connie_davenport/chinese-new-year-2024-wstckk5tjj2g
The Week Ahead …
January 29, 2024
It’s another busy week ahead at St. Fintan’s! Our Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students started their Mock Examinations this morning and we wish them all the best of luck over the next two weeks! Our French exchange students are here and hoping for some Irish sunshine after today’s rain. There are lots of activities planned with students taking part in Irish sports on Tuesday, attending class tasters and a walk around Howth on Wednesday, an Irish Céili on Thursday and a Geography and History of Dublin tour on Friday in town. Our Transition Years enjoyed a very interesting Forensics workshop on Monday and will attend a Hospitality workshop on Thursday. Lots happening in sport this week too with away matches on Tuesday for our 2nd Year hurlers against Terenure College and our 1st Year Gaelic Football team will play Portmarnock. Thursday marks the first round game for our Senior Cup Rugby Team who will clash with Gonzaga College in Terenure. Best of luck to all!
Chinese New Year 2024
January 29, 2024
We’re getting ready to celebrate Chinese New Year 2024, Year of the Dragon with lots of exciting events planned for next week! More details to follow here and on our App in coming days…
Christmas Art Gallery
December 21, 2023
Check out our gallery of Christmas artwork completed by 1st and 2nd Years this week. Happy Christmas All!
Happy Christmas
December 21, 2023
Wishing all of our Students, Staff and their Families a wonderful, relaxing and Happy Christmas Break!
Science Week
November 21, 2023
We celebrated Science Week last week asking our students to consider what it means to be human in today’s world, and how the decisions we make today will impact humans of the future! As part of our Science Week activities, Students took part in a number of fun, interactive experiments!
‘A History of St. Fintan’s High School’ Book Launch
November 16, 2023
The launch of ‘A History of St. Fintan’s High School’ written by teacher, Shane Gilleran will take place on Tuesday, the 28th of November in the Elphin Function Room in Baldoyle at 7:30pm. The book has been written by Shane to celebrate 80 Years of St. Fintan’s High School and encapsulates the history of our school and the contributions made to it’s 8o year history by former brothers, principals, deputy principals, teachers, students, boards of management, parents’ associations, past pupils and members of the surrounding community. Decade by decade, Shane brings us down memory lane, describing the ups and downs of school life amid the social changes of the time. He also shares memories of past pupils and teachers which add a colourful and often humorous dimension to the story of our school. We would be delighted to welcome you all to the book launch on the 28th of November to celebrate the occasion with us. Should you wish to attend, please email an expression of interest to [email protected]. This will allow us to gauge the numbers attending. Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night for €15.00 and we would really appreciate your support in this regard. All funds received will be used to cover the cost of the publication and any future profits will be used to support extra-curricular and othe activities in the school. Should you be unable to attend on the 28th, we would be most grateful if you could please support Shane, and the school by purchasing a copy of the book at some stage after the launch. We will let you know how to go about buying it soon after the launch.
Stand Up & Be You Week!
November 10, 2023
A hugely successful week has ended celebrating Stand Up & Be You and the launch of our Allyship Club on Thursday! We have had an action-packed week with activities for all of our year groups including scratch art created by 1st Years, friendship bracelets made in 2nd Year SPHE, a giant outdoor chalk mural completed by 3rd Years and Transition Years and a movie screening of Bohemian Rhapsody for 5th and 6th Years! On Wednesday this week, the whole school came together in a kaleidoscope of colour to create a multicoloured heart drone pic out on the field! On Thursday, we launched our Allyship Club, a wonderful initiative spearheaded by 6th Year, Cúán Bannon O’Regan with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tea and cake! We carried out LGBTQ+ Awareness Presentations during Tutor time all week and we hope we have raised awarenesss amongst our whole school community about the importance of creating a welcoming school for all where we celebrate each other’s individuality and everybody’s right to be completely themselves!
6th Year Art Students go to Paris!
November 6, 2023
Our 6th Year Art group enjoyed a very successful Art & Culture trip to Paris last week during mid-term. We covered a huge amount of ground over the four day trip including a visit to the Louvre Museum, The Musee D’Orsay, Museé Picasso, Sacre Coeur and the Arc de Triomphe! We got to explore the fantastic and inspiring No. 59 Rivoli, a cooperative space in the centre of Paris where the students were able to see artist’s working in their own studio spaces. We also enjoyed a trip along the Seine on the Bateaux Mouches River Cruise and a Tuk Tuk tour through the main landmarks of central Paris. It was a very enjoyable and inspiring trip for all and a good chance to practice a bit of French for the orals!! Enjoy our gallery below of some snapshots of the trip!
