“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.
We have lots of events planned this week to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge in the run up to Lá Fhéile Pádraigh this coming weekend. See below the schedule for the week and our photo gallery coming up in the next few days. Bíodh seachtain iontach agaibh uilig!
Yesterday goes down in history as our first ever Semi-Final in the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup. St. Fintan’s fans came out en masse to support their team and school. Sadly, we lost out to Terenure College who will proceed to the final. Our team’s achievement in reaching this stage of the competition is something to be extremely proud of and to celebrate. We salute you Senior Rugby Team 2025 for your heroic effort and great achievement. Well done all and well done to the magnificent supporters who kept the momentum going until the last minute and beyond. Congratulations Terenure College and here’s to many more memories on the rugby pitch in years to come… Final Score: Terenure 51-Fintans 7
St. Fintan’s have done it! In a nail-biting clash against Castleknock College today at Donnybrook. After a closely fought game, it was in the closing minutes when Castleknock were ahead 27-24 that Michael Bolger touched down and sealed the win for the school. A massive well done to all the team and their coach Mr. Kaveh. Thanks to all the fantastic supporters who travelled en masse today to support their school! Final Score St. Fintan’s High School 29 – 27 St. Vincent’s Castleknock College See full report here on Leinster Rugby and other press coverage on the following links https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/2025/02/13/st-fintans-reach-first-schools-senior-cup-semi-final-with-dramatic-win-over-castleknock https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2025/02/13/michael-bolgers-late-try-secures-historic-first-semi-final-spot-for-st-fintans https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/michael-bolger-rises-to-the-occasion-as-fintans-book-their-place-in-leinster-schools-senior-cup-semi-final/a511093224.html https://www.balls.ie/rugby/st-fintans-leinster-senior-cup-semi-623060
Come join us for an Easter Cookery Demonstration on Tuesday the 25th of March with Celebrity Chef Edward Hayden at 7pm in The Abbey Tavern in Howth. It should be a really enjoyable and social evening! Tickets available from the School Office or by using the WAY2Pay link below: https://www.way2pay.org/BuyTickets/aid/91687
We enjoyed a great day and had lots of fun celebrating Chinese New Year 2025 last Friday, the 7th of February. The whole school was colourfully decorated in red including red fan displays made by students in a special workshop the week before. Tutor time was dedicated to Chinese New Year and all students received a fortune cookie from our Culture & Diversity Team. We enjoyed intercom announcements celebrating the event and Lunchtime was action packed with Jianzi played all through the break on the Astro and music accompanying Chinese Fortune Telling and students queueing up for our ever popular Chopstick Challenge! A very Happy Chinese New Year to all!!
It’s been another exciting couple of months for our TY students. A visit to Dublin Castle and a Life Skills Workshop in late November was followed by an action packed two day trip to Derry and Belfast. Our City Culture days continued also in November. In December, TYs went on an Irish Aid trip and attended the IFI for a French film screening. TY Enterprise have been very active and busy refining their company ideas culminating in a vibrant Christmas Market for all the school community on the 17th of December. A group of students attended a Children’s Rights Workshop on the 12th of December and all will finish off the term with Ice Skating on the 19th of December. A good rest is in order to prepare for next term with anticipation for the TY Annual Ski Trip and School Musical ‘Guys & Dolls’ fast approaching! Check out our gallery of recent events below: Belfast & Derry Trip Belfast & Derry Trip City Culture Trip City Culture Trip Children’s Rights Workshop Life Skills Workshop Life Skills Workshop Dublin Castle Trip Enterprise Christmas Market
A selection of some of the great work done by our Art students this term. We started the year with a surreal still life installation encouraging students to engage creatively with primary source objects and to practice their observational drawing skills. 2nd & 5th Year students took the surreal inspiration into sculpture projects following the same theme! 6th Year Theme Exploration Still Life Drawing 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture Still Life Drawing Still Life Drawing Still Life Drawing 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture Still Life Drawing 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture 2nd Year Surreal Sculpture Still Life Drawing 6th Year Theme Exploration Still Life Drawing
Check out our Sports newsletter using the link below to get all the latest sporting news over the last few months! https://stfintanshs.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sports-Newsletter-Christmas-2024-1.pdf
We are delighted to congratulate our graduating Class of 2022. We kicked off our goodbyes with a Teacher vs. Student match on the Friday, followed by a guard of honour formed by the teachers as the students left the school. A great, celebratory graduation night was held on the 23rd of May! These students have shown enormous resilience through all of the challenges presented by the Covid Pandemic and we are very proud of them. We wish them best of luck in their upcoming Leaving Certificate Exams and for their futures and careers going forward.
As we approach the end of term and the start of Summer holidays, wishing all of our 3rd and 6th Year students Best of Luck in their upcoming state exams. Wishing all students, staff and their families an enjoyable and hopefully sun-filled Summer break! We have some fantastic emerging painting talent in 1st and 2nd Year! Check out our gallery of landscape paintings completed by the Art classes this term and a small selection of the fabulous Senior Cycle work done this year, Well done all! Here’s to lots more creativity in September. Tim Lavin, 2nd Year Keir Mullen, 1st Year Ethan Lennox, 6th Year Zach Kelly, 1st Year Conor Iaccarino, 2nd Year Robert McKenna, 1st Year Kohsay Bell, 2nd Year Ben Behan, 1st Year Daragh Dillon, 1st Year Conor Wrixon, 2nd Year Michael Hawkshaw, 1st Year Michael O’Hanlon, 2nd Year Danny Ronan Byrne, 2nd Year Thomas O’Higgins, 2nd Year Odhrán Farren, 2nd Year Liam Brogan, 1st Year Sean O’Neill, 2nd Year Finn Neville, 2nd Year Dylan O’Shea, 2nd Year Leon Crosbie, 6th Year Freddie Krupa, 6th Year Louis Martin, 6th Year Scott Carrie, 6thYear
“Well done to another outstanding tennis team from St. Fintan’s High School. The team did very well to reach the final of The Leinster School Boy’s Tennis Tournament. The final was held at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club and the team battled it out on court against St. Andrew’s College. It was St. Andrew’s time to bring the cup home. The team had a fabulous day at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club. A special thanks to Rob Turpin who coached most of the players as Juniors. Thanks to Orna Morrissey from Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, who coordinated the logistics of court allocation for all of our teams. We look forward to competing in this tournament next year and hope too see our tennis players on the court during the summer.”
We had a wonderful evening on Tuesday the 20th of May celebrating the many achievements and talents of our Transition Year Class of 2025. A selection of students shared their experiences across the year in Community Action, Gaisce, Sport, Arts, The Musical, Skiing, Trips Away, Enterprise, Work Experience and much more! Their shared enthusiasm and sense of pride was evident and we congratulate them all on a truly great Transition Year! We feel very proud of you all, TY Group of 2025! Have a Great Summer Break!
Last night, we had a wonderful and special graduation evening with our departing 6th Years. The sun shone again for our graduating class as they entered the hall looking resplendent in an array of gorgeous suits. Together with their parents, families and teachers we paid tribute to a year group that have achieved so much in the last five years. Their academic, sporting, artistic and outreach work were highlighted in a video specially compiled by Mr. Smyth. After receiving their certificates and yearbooks, Head Boy, Anthony Sheridan gave a powerful and witty speech remembering their time here. It was heart warming to see the bonds that this group have made together and their celebration of each other’s diversity and unique talents. The fantastic music and singing led by Ms. Fox was uplifting and meaningful. Thanks to Mr. O’Donoghue and Ms. Considine for coordinating such a beautiful final goodbye! We are so proud of you, Class of 2025 and wish you every success with your upcoming Leaving Certificate and beyond. We know you will make a significant impact on the world. Best of luck all!
We had a gloriously sunny day last Friday to celebrate our 6th Year’s last day of school. The festivities kicked off with the annual Student/Teacher Match. It was closely fought but with a draw came down to penalties for the decider. The students took the win to great jubilation and we all enjoyed pizza and ice cream in the sun before giving the students a guard of honour leaving the school for the last time! Congratulations all on being a great year group who have achieved so much over the last five years, academically, in sport, the arts and many extra-curricular activities. We are so proud of you all! Check out our gallery of the days events below and we look forward to a wonderful Graduation Evening on Monday the 19th!
Check out our gallery of the action packed All Stars Tournament held last Friday May 9th. It was a colourful and fun afternoon with some great basketball prowess on display.
A fabulous evening was held on Friday the 9th of May with dinner and an awards ceremony in the Royal Dublin Golf Club celebrating the huge achievements in sport by our 5th and 6th Year students in the last year. It was a great night with some very well deserved winners! Check out our photo gallery below with a selection of the winners from the night. Congratulations to all who have achieved so much through sport both for our school and personally in the last year. Hurler of the Year l/r: Joe Shepard, Ben Kennedy and Joe Doherty with l/r: Principal, Ms. Mullen, Mr.. O’Dwyer, Mr. Sugrue and Mr. Smyth 6th Year Sportsman of the Year Rohan O’Shea with Principal, Ms. Mullen 5th Year Sportsman of the Year Sam O’Leary with Principal, Ms. Mullen Rugby Player of the Year l/r: Simon Cantwell, Rory O’Connor O’Hehir and Rohan O’Shea with l/r: Principal Ms. Mullen and Mr. Kaveh
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.
This week, we celebrate our founder, Blessed Edmund Rice whose feast day was on Monday, May 5th! We honour and give thanks for the life of Blessed Edmund Rice. His feast day is a time to celebrate his unselfish work for others. Edmund Rice had a great love for all of creation. We pray for our planet and for communities across the world as we unite to live in harmony with allof creation. Blessed Edmund faced personal pain during his own life and showed resilience and great faith in God. He lived through the challenging times of revolution, the Napoleonic war and famine. Today we pray for all those in Ukraine, Russia and across the world who are suffering because of war or violence. Guímid ar son na síochána san Úcráin, sa Rúis agus ar fud an domhain. Edmund welcomed people from manycountries into the port city of Waterford. He extended the hand of friendship and helped people find work so they could start a a new life. Today we offer sanctuary in our schools and across Ireland and welcome those displaced by war and seeking refuge. We celebrate his Life, Love, Spirituality and Charism. We give thanks for his vision and mission, the raising up of the poor and the oppressed to be pillars ofChrist’s presence in our world.
All Star Basketball 2025 is coming this Friday!! Doors open at 13:55 with Team Broderick and Team Kinsella going head to head in what promises to be a very exciting and colourful tournament ! Last tickets available for sale in the the cafeteria tomorrow!
This Saturday, we are walking in support of Darkness Into Light for Pieta House to help people impacted by suicide and self-harm. Please make a donation through our fundraising page to support and bring hope to people in crisis, thank you!
A group of Transition Year students are enjoying a cultural trip top Barcelona. More pics to follow!
“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.
Well done to all of our students and staff who ran and walked yesterday on a gloriously sunny day for our special fundraising event for 6th Year student, Alex McEleney who is bravely battling through his fourth bout of cancer. A huge thank you to all who have donated so far. An amazing €12,057 has already been raised which is fantastic! All funds raised will go towards Alex and his family. Donations are still welcome on gofundme.com – St. Fintan’s High School, Sutton – Run & Walk for Alex
Our annual Ladies Lunch is on Friday the 16th of May in St. Anne’s Golf Club. This is a wonderful event in our school calendar and a great opportunity for teachers and parents to get together for some fun and relaxation, while also raising much needed funds for the school. Tickets can be purchased by clicking on the following link: https://way2pay.org/BuyTickets/aid/947csrt=15482052191245359049.
Well done to the Senior Tennis Team! Great day out at Castleknock College on Monday the 28th of April. Team also includes Matthew Loughney, Matthew Hickey and Nathan Hann.
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