Eight TY students from St. Flannan’s College took part in the Japan Quiz at the University of Limerick last week.
This year, approximately 26 teams competed, with all participants drawn from Transition Year. Schools travelled from across the country, including Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Wexford, and Roscommon.
A fantastic achievement for St. Flannan’s College saw one of our teams secure second place. Well done to Ruadhan Casey, Dean Glasgow, and Daithí O’Leary.
Following the Japan Quiz (table quiz), students also had the opportunity to experience Japanese culture by tasting a variety of Japanese foods, making it an enjoyable and memorable day for all involved.
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Congratulation to Clooney Quin Handballer Sean Considine who capped off a fantastic campaign in Dublin today winning the All Ireland Minor Championship.
It has been a fantastic week of achievements for Clare Handball in the finals. Well done to all.
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Our 1st and 2nd year girls teams made the trip down to Athea to take on Causeway Comprehensive of Kerry in the regional quarter final on Tuesday. Both teams played excellent basketball as they qualified for the regional semi-finals which are due to take place on Monday 23rd March in Athea. The finals will be held on the same day should the teams qualify for them. Well done and best of luck to both groups in the next round.
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Over the past two weeks our 1st and 2nd year boys teams have been in action trying to secure their place in the regional final on March 24th.
Our 1st year team put in a lot of hard work to come together as a team and get set up. In their first game against Oughterard it was neck and neck right up until the final minute of the game where the Oughterard team put up a three point shot to win the game by a single point.
When we faced Gort motivation was high among the squad to finish the game victorius. … Read More >
Five St. Flannan’s College students represented Clare last weekend in the 2026 All Ireland Juvenile Handball Championship.
– U14 Doubles Winners –
Samantha Vaughan & Orlaith Flanagan
(Toonagh Handball Club)
– U16 Singles Runner Up –
Jack Cahill
(Clooney-Quin Handball Club)
– U17 Doubles Runners Up –
Cillian Cummins & Sean Garvey
(Toonagh and Clooney-Quin Handball Clubs)
Huge Congratulations to you and your coaches. Your determination and effort is admirable.
Best of luck to Sean Considine (Clooney-Quin) in Minor this weekend.
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Best of luck to our U15A Footballers and management team in their Munster final tomorrow, Wednesday 11th at 13:30 in TUS Moylish (LIT) against St. Brendan’s College, Killarney. We wish the team the very best on the day and hope to see plenty of support there to cheer them on.
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The All Ireland Schools XC took place in Belfast on Saturday. The Minor Girls of Ailbhe C, Ailbhe O’N, Aoife, Sophie and Ellen started the day with a great race and finished 4th and were very unlucky not to win a medal. The Minor Boys were up next and Stephen took first place in a very exciting race where he was dominant throughout. The Minor Boys team of Stephen, Matthew, Oisin, Max and Sean won the Team Bronze. Nicole won a medal for 6th place in the Junior Girls race. The team consisted of Nicole, Aoife, Emily, Lauren, Mia, Sadhbh … Read More >
We would like to extend our congratulations to David, Danny, Cian and Tadhg, pictured here with their physics teacher Teresa Considine, on their victory in the IMTA Leaving Certificate Higher Level Team Maths Quiz Regional Round. Lying in 2nd place after the penultimate round the team produced an excellent final round performance to take the honours fending of stiff opposition from teams from Castletroy College and Mungret College, Limerick.
They have now qualified to go forward to represent the school at the All-Ireland of the IMTA Team Maths event, scheduled for late April, to battle it out with the winners of … Read More >
To mark International Women’s Day 2026, Shannon Chamber hosted a leadership event in Shannon yesterday, bringing together female students and leaders from across Co. Clare and beyond. The event, facilitated by Marie Power, Head of Leadership Development at Uppercut, featured panel discussions with established and emerging female leaders who shared their experiences, career journeys and advice.
Our students in attendance participated through discussion and Q&A, reflecting on leadership, ambition and overcoming challenges. There were opportunities to engage with speakers, attendees and other local schools and they gained valuable insights from inspiring local role models.
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Good afternoon parents and students,
I am very pleased to inform you that the Board of Management has appointed Mr Gary Brennan as the third Deputy Principal of St. Flannan’s College. Mr Brennan now joins the Senior Leadership Team alongside Mr Donal Cahir, Principal; Ms Gráinne Lynch, Deputy Principal and Mr Michael Donnellan, Deputy Principal;
Mr Brennan joined St. Flannan’s College in 2010 as a teacher of Physical Education, Gaeilge and SPHE, and has contributed significantly in many roles to the life of the College since that time. Most recently, he has served as Year Head, supporting students in both their academic … Read More >
