The second year students attended the Food Academy and Bord Bia schools competition which is part of the Listowel Food Fair on Friday November 9 th. Martin Campbell, Orla Mullane, Natalia Labuda and Alzbeta Barisova won first place in the junior category competition for their innovative project. The project was completed under the guidance of…

Ronan Mullane, Transition Year student in Desmond College picked up yet another STEM award at national finals of SciFest 2018. Well done Ronan.  

Dylan Moloney. & Thomas Curtin travelled to Dublin on Friday 9th Nov along with Mr Enright where they acted as comperes for the European Student Enterprise Finals, held in Croke Park.  

Coláiste Chiaráin Spelling Bee Competition Last Friday Coláiste Chiaráin held a Spelling Bee competition for all first year pupils. It was a very enjoyable day for all involved. The event was organised by Transition Year pupils and their English teacher Ms. Mary-Kate Hanley. First year students had been preparing for this competition for weeks by…

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin visits Coláiste Chiaráin Coláiste Chiaráin had the height of academia present as they played host to the Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ni Chuileanáin. Ni Chuileanáin is the shining star of Irish poetry and is currently a prescribed poet on the Leaving Certificate English course. She gave a reading of her poems…

Caroline Stott (front left) with participants on the Youth Identity training in Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board Training Centre, Raheen. On Thursday 15th November 2018 the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, under the remit of its Youth Work Functions, hosted a training programme for youth workers and others on the Youth…