The next seven days are “vital” in Ireland’s ongoing battle to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan. “The next 7 days are vital. Now is the time to #FlattenTheCurve” he declared on Twitter. Dr Holohan urged everyone to play their part by taking…
Staff and students were delighted to welcome back some of the retired staff of Desmond College and the Vocational School Newcastlewest. The retired staff were given a tour of the school to meet students and teachers, they visited the newly built construction studies room and visited the cluster of newly…
Finally, to mark the special occasion, students and staff took part in a Tree Planting Ceremony. This year alone, Desmond College has planted a large number of native broadleaf trees on the school campus, as a visible sign of their commitment to becoming a Sustainable Development Goals Schools.
Desmond College students attending a Lifesaver demonstration today in Limerick.
Congratulations to Nora O’Sullivan for organising a talk for first years delivered by Limerick Animal Welfare.
To celebrate World Teachers Day, all teachers received a bag of essentials..thanks to Miss Enright, Miss McCarthy and Miss Gavin
TY’s enjoyed a talk from Denis and Noreen Sexton from the Irish Society for Autism.
Thanks to Mr Shiels, Art Department and Mr John English for our Diversity and Inclusivity Tree, reflecting our 22 nationalities.
TYs and 5th Years spend an afternoon with the Brothers of Charity #community, #youmatter
On September 9th, the 2.8km whole school walk got us ready for the week.
TY students helping with the fundraising for the Brothers of Charity NewcastleWest on Friday 6th September #community
Desmond College rolling out Year 2 of Reusable Water Bottles following last years successful pilot initiative with Schfoodco. Great to see so many sister schools joining us #zeroplastic.
Well done to Evan Condon who as part of his Silver Gaisce Awards successfully achieved Fairtrade Status for Desmond College. We are now a certified Fairtrade School. Evan and Miss O’Connor invited Dolores O’Meara, the Chairperson of Limerick Fairtrade to talk to the Student Council and students from Rang Grandin…
Active School Week took place in Desmond from the 29th April to 3rd May 2019. The week of activities was organised by the fantastic PE Department, which consists of Ms. Ryan, Ms. Creed, and Ms. Quaid. It was a hectic week, jam-packed with a range of exciting activities for both…
European Action Week Against Racism was the 16th to the 24th of March 2019 as part of CSPE. A poster competition was organised by Ms. Griffin and the CSPE Department to promote Anti-Racism. Winners of anti-racism poster from Rang Katie: Dylan O’Connor & Jasmine Salamah Winners from Rang Kenneth: Ibrahim…
Desmond College was delighted to invite Ray Langan, study skills coach and motivational speaker where he covered key topics relevant to young people including: goal setting, attitude, self-motivation, independent decision making, organisation skills, scheduling, study skills, note-taking, memory techniques, gamification of school work, well-being and stress management. Amy O’Shea and…
Billy Cunningham and Daniel O’Sullivan fundraising for the Irish Heart Foundation Marcelina Krzywdainska and Joanne Lai fundraising for the Irish Heart Foundation Victoria Brouder and Cormac Browne fundraising for the Irish Heart Foundation Dan Mocanu and Cian Mason fundraising for the Irish Heart Foundation Cian Nolan and Nathan Wright fundraising…
The Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board hosted a number of teachers from other European Countries as part of the European Erasmus Programme. As part of the teachers’ visit, they were invited to Desmond College to get an insight into the positive atmosphere and the excellent teaching and learning…
Desmond College was delighted to welcome Ann O Reilly from HETI, the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland. Ann provided TY, 5th and 6th year students with a very educational, insightful and interesting presentation on the Holocaust. Amy O Sullivan, Muireann Dooley, Cian Mason, Sean Salamah with Ms Nicola White and Ann…
Students in Rang Grandin visited Gorboy Horticultural Centre and the local library to view an Art Exhibition with Ms O Connor as part of Wellbeing Wednesday. AJ Dee at Gorboy Horticultural Centre AJ Dee and Alan Wallace admiring the Art Exhibition in the local Lbrary
Students from Rang Grandin enjoying their therapeutic colouring as part of wellbeing Wednesday Wellbeing Wednesday in Rang Grandin Students from Rang Grandin enjoying their therapeutic colouring as part of wellbeing Wednesday
A number of Transition Year students took part in the Anois Leadership Programme organised by the Diocese of Limerick. The students had a fantastic week and benefited hugely from it. Their leaders described them as “a really talented group that kept us singing and dancing all week”. Melissa Flaherty, Cormac…
On Friday the 18th of January, a selection of the cast of Desmond College’s production of “Thank You for The Music: Our Mamma Mia Story” journeyed to the Brothers of Charity in Bawnmore, Co. Limerick to perform an abridged version of the show for the service users. This abridged version…
In our quest to encourage best practice in recycling, the Student Council saw an opportunity to reduce the amount of plastic waste that was flowing through our school everyday. Each day, both staff and students were going through over 400 plastic water bottles. A huge percentage of these water bottles…
Ms.Hannon with a number of students who organized a non uniform day to raise money for students going to Lourdes. Ms.O’Mahony and Ms.Hennessy giving prizes to students who completed the Reading Challenge.
The Transition Year students as part of their science module and wellbeing learned how to carry out CPR with the help of Ms.Culhane. Ms Culhane demonstrating to the Transition Year students how to carry our CPR Transition Year students practicing the technique of CPR Transition Year students practicing the technique…
Our Transition Year students under the guidance of Ms O Brien designed a Christmas tree out of books Students in Rang Grandin getting into the festive spirit Christmas tree with a little creativity from our Art Department #star #Luimineach Abú
Well done to the 2nd and 5th-year students who participated in the Limerick Youth Service Research Workshop! 5th-year students who participated in the Limerick Youth Service Research Workshop 2nd-year students who participated in the Limerick Youth Service Research Workshop
