Dear Parent/Guardian, We are holding our Annual Christmas Carol Service on Tuesday, December 17th in the College Chapel at 7pm. (Please note change of date) All are welcome. Please note: School will finish at 12pm on Friday 20th December for all students. Read More >
Congratulations to our 6th year student Matt who represented St Flannan’s College on the Munster U18 Schools Soccer team in the interprovincial tournament last weekend. He has now been selected to attend the All-Ireland Schools trials next week. Read More >
Our U19 Soccer team bow out of the Munster Cup in the Round of 16 to a strong Killarney outfit. It took until extra time to separate the teams, with St. Brendan’s capitalising on the counter. Having entered the competition in September amongst 76 other teams, we are immensely proud of the lads for competing amongst the best into the later stages of this competition, and look forward to seeing what they do in the future. Goals from:Matt Jones ️️ (2) Read More >
The U16 and U19 girls teams competed in the regional semi-final and finals this week in Athea with the two finals being nailbiters. The U16s kicked the day off with a comfortable win against Killarney Community College in the semi final and this was followed up by the U19 team getting the better of familiar foes Killorglin in their semi final. The U16 final was on first against a strong Nenagh team. The initial moments of the game were tense with the teams sharing a couple of baskets each and both finding it difficult to overcome the zone defence played by the … Read More >
Our pupils in the SVP group along with TY5 are running a toy appeal next week in aid of SVP . Each pupil in the school will receive a token this week with a specific child and age to donate a present to . There are many many children and families in our community this year who are struggling and we are hoping that St. Flannan’s College can help brighten their Christmas so that everyone has a very merry Christmas . We are accepting both new and unused or recycled toys and gifts. Toys will be collected from pupils in … Read More >
Our girls soccer team had their first outing this Thursday against St Caimins. With a squad of 34 players, they headed to Lees Road and braved the wind and the rain. The white team were first up against St Caimins Blue team. The result did not go our way but our girls had a great performance. Next up was our Blue team. We had our first competitive goal of the year from Emma. We hit the crossbar once and the upright twice, it just wasn’t our day. Although we didn’t win the games, we will take a win overall, as all 34 of the girls … Read More >
Congratulations to two students from SFC who took part in the Stephen Spender Prize. This is the leading annual prize for poetry in translation, with categories for pupils, teachers and individual young people in the UK and Ireland. Both Zuzanna and Wiktoria were awarded commendations for their excellent translation from Polish into English in the 11-14 and 16-18 years old categories respectively, and teacher Ms Di Francesco won the overall Teacher Laureate Prize for her translation from French. Gratulacje! Félicitations! Read More >
Reminder: The closing date for application forms is Friday 10th January 2025 at 12.30pm PLEASE NOTE: The closing date for applications for admission to a special class placement is Friday 6th December 2024 at 12.30pm Read More >
Thank you to all who contributed to our Shoe Box Appeal this year. We collected 35 shoe boxes and these will be very much appreciated by the children who will receive them. Thank you to our TY students, Áine, Heidi, Saoirse and Anissa, who organised the campaign. Read More >
The St Flannan’s College school community is deeply saddened to learn of the death of our former college President, colleague and dear friend, Fr Joe McMahon. A native of Miltown Malbay, Joe sat his Leaving Certificate in 1966, achieving extraordinary results. Ordained to the priesthood in 1973, Joe returned to the college that same year where he joined the teaching staff. For the next four decades, St Flannan’s College would become his home, and while Joe would teach subjects like Irish and Latin, he would be best known for his many years as our Career Guidance Counsellor. Joe not alone … Read More >