CDETB Newsletter May 2014

Walk the red carpet with the SCC

Read about what our Sports and Cultural Council (SCC) has to offer to students in Art,

Dance, Film, Drama and Sport in the May edition of the CDETB Newsletter

AND get the latest news from...

- Kylemore College,

- Youthreach,

- Inchicore CFE,

- Coláiste Dhúlaigh CFE & PP,

- Head Office,

- The CDETB Prison Education Service,

- Coláiste Eoin.

and much more!

Walk the red carpet

Membership of our Sports and Cultural Council (SCC) is open to every student who enrols in a full-time course in our organisation. Membership

provides invaluable opportunities for adventure, fun,

stimulation, excitement and accomplishment.

It is my honour as CEO of CDETB to be President of the

SCC. In this newsletter I want to draw particular attention

to the work that the Council does. The SCC encapsulates

a remarkable tradition of volunteerism among educators

in our organisation that has existed since 1935. For eight

decades now our teachers have worked, outside of the

classroom, to promote sporting and cultural activities

to our students. The SCC calendar has adapted and

changed over the decades to meet the ever changing and

diverse needs of students in this city. The calendar not

only complements the curriculum, but enhances what

goes on in our classrooms by helping to develop a sense

of commitment, discipline and team spirit. Becoming

involved also develops creativity, courage, ambition and a

host of other skills among our students.

This year the SCC Art exhibition, traditionally hosted in

Cabra Community College, was mounted by Principal

Kathy Jones and her team in the Atrium of the Dublin City

Civic Offices on the 2nd April. SCC wanted the students’

work to meet a wider audience. We wanted to put the

exciting mix of painting, sculpture, ceramics, print,

drawing, mixed media and craft on a city centre stage.

We know that the educational experience isn’t just a

classroom experience it’s a whole school or whole college

experience. We also know that the student who is brave

enough to turn up in a boxing ring walks a bit taller next

day. We wanted the student who puts their art on show

to have the same experience.

The event was launched by former Ballyfermot CFE

student Nicky Phelan, who directed the short film ‘Granny

O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ which was nominated for

an Oscar in 2010. Nicky was clearly impressed with the

quality of the work he saw. He was also struck by the

commitment and enthusiasm of the students present

who ranged in age from the very young to the young at

heart.

Nicky described his sense of excitement when he first

went to college and discovered that instead of doodling

in the margins of his copy book he could now proceed

with this all day long and develop his skill to its full

potential. In his case his journey led to him to an Oscar

nomination where he found himself walking the most

famous red carpet in the world. He clearly believed,

however, that today’s journey was just as important to

the artist. His message to the audience was clear. It is the

same message that the SCC has been relaying over eight

decades. Find what you love, train to become good at it

and you will experience immense satisfaction.

In this newsletter Louise Browne writes about the award

winners that walked the (imaginary) red carpet that day

on 2nd April in the Civic Offices. Louise also writes about

sport. The SCC sport’s legacy goes right back to 1935 and

has been driven by a solid core of talented teachers who

bring out spectacular results in their students and this

year is no exception.

Michelle Cahill, who teaches dance and choreography

at Marino and Coláiste Dhulaigh CFE, writes about an

SCC Day of Dance Workshops on 1st April which gave

an invaluable opportunity to students to meet working

artists, learn more about their vocation and develop their

appreciation for dance.

Trevor Fehin, who teaches in the Media Department at St.

Kevin’s College, writes about film. He describes an event

on Sunday 23rd March when work produced by CDETB

colleges was publically showcased in competition outside

the college system, as part of the International Silk Road

Film Festival 2014.

Christine Falls, a former actress with the original Project

Arts Theatre Company, is the cultural representative for

the SCC in Marino. She writes about a theatre workshop

she organised in March facilitated by Abbey actors

including Loran Cranitch and our SCC secretary Gerard

Flanagan remembers his experience of that workshop.

And, of course, the arts are very much in evidence in

the rest of the newsletter. Minister for Arts, Heritage

and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan TD, was clearly

impressed with the cast of Midsummer Night’s Dream

and with the range of arts on display when he visited the

Inchicore CFE Open day for 2014. Róisín Ingle from the

Irish Times was also clearly impressed with Marino CFE’s

vital contribution to the Five Lamps festival when she

launched this year’s festival on 27th March.

It is very important to capture pictorially what we do.

Photographs in this newsletter are courtesy of Steve Perry

from the SCC and from staff and students across the

organisation.

If you are interested in becoming involved in the SCC

contact Gerard Flanagan at scc@cdetb.ie or 087 7377693.

He will be delighted to hear from you.

I want to sincerely commend every educator past and

present who contributes to the invaluable work of the

SCC and to especially thank those who contributed to this

newsletter.

Sincerely,

Jacinta Stewart, President SCC

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The SCC Art Exhibition – 2014 - by Louise Browne

The City of Dublin Education and Training Board SCC

Art Exhibition portrayed a wonderful expression

of creative skills in visual forms such as drawings,

paintings, ceramics and sculptures as it took its

pride of place in the Dublin City Council Civic Offices

in the heart of Dublin City.

“One of the things we were anxious to do was to show

the city what the City of Dublin ETB and the Sports and

Cultural Council has to offer” said Jacinta Stewart CEO,

City of Dublin Education and Training Board.

“You become very conscious, I think, as a teacher that it is

hugely important that people like what they do and our

job is to give people the opportunity, across a whole range

of venues, to develop their talents.”

“So our job is to discover people’s creativity, to help

develop it and to bring out as much talent as we can.

Tonight there’s sculptures, ceramics, design, art and

there’s interior design it’s a wonderful exhibition” said

Stewart who officially opened the Exhibition.

“One of the things we were anxious to do was to show the city what the City of Dublin ETB

and the Sports and Cultural Council has to offer”

The art competition was open to a wide array of students

from around twenty two schools, various Youthreach

centres, education centres and a range of adult education

programmes within the CDETB.

Guest of honour Nicky Phelan, Director of Granny

O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty that was nominated for an

Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2010 remarked

“There’s really beautiful work on show, a few pieces I

wouldn’t mind taking home myself to be honest!”

The former Ballyfermot CFE student added “I think it’s a

great night and it’s a great incentive to bring the art into

the public space so a lot of people can see it and, I again

reiterate, that we’re very lucky in Dublin to have these sorts

of things available for people in sports and creativity”.

Kathy Jones, Principal Cabra Community College announced

the Prize Winners and Awards Recipients to a large

enthusiastic crowd that had earlier been entertained by the

Kylemore College String Ensemble in the foyer of the Civic

Offices.

“So our job is to discover people’s creativity, to help

develop it and to bring out as

much talent as we can. Tonight there’s sculptures, ceramics, design, art and there’s

interior design it’s a wonderful exhibition”

One of the top prizes of the evening, the CDETB SCC Creative Bursary Award went to Kira

Vatamanuka of

Whitehall CFE “I didn’t expect that I would win, I’m really happy. And I’m happy that I have an opportunity to study in Whitehall CFE and I have great teachers. “I think it’s a great night and it’s a great incentive to bring the art into the public space so a lot of people can see it”

“And my group is fantastic because I’m from Latvia and

I had a problem with language so they supported me

and they’re helping me all the time so I’m very happy to

be in this college, they’re a great team” said a delighted

Vatamanuka.

Tamara Alrawahneh of Presentation College, Terenure

walked away with the CDETB SCC Creative Bursary Under

18 Award after claiming the Transition Year Second Level 1st

Painting prize.

“It feels really good it was unexpected for me as well. I

wasn’t planning for it, I only knew about the competition

four days before so I didn’t have much time to think.

“So my teacher said that maybe I’ll just put in any painting

that I did in class so I was like ok let’s give it a try so when

the results came out I was really surprised and really happy

about it. So just go for it and give it a go because you never

know what the results will be” said Alrawahneh.

Whitehall College student Ann Mulrooney was also

awarded the CDETB SCC Creative Bursary Over 18 Award

for her canvas painting of bright coloured flowers and

butterflies.

The Kennedy Canvas Award went to an elated Ciara Byrne

“It’s a great feeling to actually win something.”

“I’ll probably just work a normal job and keep art as

something that I can do on the side and have it as an

escape, always keep it as a hobby that I love to do. Prefer it

at the moment on the side but I still have it as an option

for college as well”.

The overall CDETB SCC Creative College of the Year Under 18

went to Presentation College, Terenure; Whitehall College

won the CDETB SCC Creative College of the Year Over 18

while Cabra Adult Education Art Classes won the Viking

Award.

“It’s a great feeling to actually win something.”

Gerard Flanagan, Honorary Secretary of the SCC, was also

in attendance “Very delighted with the event, it’s just a

fantastic testament to the artistic powerhouse that is the

CDETB with the range of students and the fantastic quality

all the way through it” said Flanagan.

Cabra Community College first year students won the

group art and craft prize for their creative green medieval

castle made with recyclable materials. Leslie Manning,

also of Cabra CC, sculpture titled ‘Stars and Angels’ won 1st

Sculpture with Darren Callanan adding the Adult Leaving

Cert first drawing prize for Cabra Community College.

Adult Education prizes went to Carmel Wilson, Caroline

Creogh and Sheila Mullen with special mention going

to Brian McCoy, Paul Sheridan, Anna Maguire and Vera

Duntrelle.

Winners from Youthreach included James Darley, Erica

Farrell and Dean Fuller from Ballymun Youthreach, Tia

McKenna, Tony Leah Daly and Kevin Bray from Crumlin, Lynn

Nolan, Cabra, Laura Bennett, Pleasant Street, Eric Mooney

of North Great Georges Street and special mention to Jade

Reddy of Ballymun Youthreach.

In the first year, second level category honours went to

Isemit Ryan, Christine Nanbashvili, Asma Makhloufi and

Amina Ghanem of Presentation College, Terenure; Brian

Coombs, Kylemore College, Ruba Alsjian, Margaret Alyward

and Michael O’Donnell from St. Thomas Education Centre.

The second year, second level prize winners included Luigi

de Knowes and Marisa Fitzgerald of Coláiste Dhúlaigh,

Kyle Graham of Ringsend College, Jessica Sommers, Lee

Raymond and Nathan O’Connor of Kylemore College, Irene

Collins and Dominyka Vingilyte of Marino College and Lucy

Peder and Nika Strobisz of Presentation College, Terenure

with Ringsend College taking the first group prize.

It was double delight for Darren McDonagh and Martin

McDonagh of St Thomas Education Centre who won first

prize in print and drawing respectively; Lucja Pilarek won

first for Marino College in third year, second level.

Transition year, second level prizes went to Coláiste

Dhúlaigh’s Luke Empenstall and Margaret Alyward’s

Deberah Dickinson. Presentation College’s Nina Bradley,

Niamh Moran, Anna Keane, Sorina Pepa and Ema

Sthlgaityte, Marino’s Cody Woods and Micheala McCarthy,

Melissa Desmond and Sean Hunt of Colasite Dhulaigh all

tasted success.

The Post Leaving Certificate and Education Centres saw

achievements go to Whitehall College’s Enda O’Connor,

Rob Crane, Judith Lennon, Marta Ozog, Cathal Spellacy and

Svetlana Trescilova; Morgane Gendon and Fergus McQuillan

of Coláiste Dhúlaigh; Crumlin College’s Pamela O’Hanlon,

Amy Lynam, Liberties College’s Clodagh Dermody and

Pathways Abdarrahim Awran Rahene and Luke Kearns.

After another highly successful event in the CDETB SCC

calendar year Kathy Jones, an inspirational figure in

organising the annual Arts exhibition, commented

“I think it went very well, I’m very happy with it, just

delighted at the turn out, delighted that people looked

happy and they seemed to enjoy the night.”

“The standard was excellent especially from some of

the colleges that really outdid themselves. But even the

students that just tried to do what they could and put an

entry in and that’s what it’s all about and that they could

achieve something here, which is great”.

“I think it went very well, I’m very happy with it, just delighted at the turn

out,delighted that people looked happy and they seemed to enjoy the night.”

A Day of Dance

by Michelle Cahill

A Day of Dance on 1st April was initiated by Marino

CFE in association with the SCC. The aim of this

event was to promote the appreciation of the art

of dance through active participation in workshops

and informal studio presentations and to build an

awareness of dance as a vocation. Workshops were

FREE to CDETB registered students across the city.

The artists chosen were Kathleen Doherty; independent

dance artist and Lisa Tyrrell, artistic director of Why Not

Dance Company. Kathleen started off our day together.

Kathleen has refined her practice to what she calls Floor

Flying Dance, she immediately put us at ease as we focused

on breath and building up energy and connecting with the

group. Kathleen uses imagery to achieve certain qualities

of movement and it allows participants to interpret ideas.

We particularly enjoyed sliding across the floor as if it was

covered in chocolate! The pace quickened and Kathleen had

us rolling at speed across the floor. These techniques form

the basis of her work, which we would see later in her solo

performance. Kathleen’s work is challenging and requires

strength and focus. If there is one valuable lesson learned

from taking her workshop it is “Not to judge yourself while

improvising. There is no right or wrong”.

Our second workshop was with Lisa Tyrrell. Her warm-up

focused on core strength and stability, yet encouraging

performance elements throughout such as sharp focus

and clarity in rhythm. Lisa is a generous teacher and she

provided tips to each and every one of us in the workshop.

We moved on to learn core linking steps of Jazz dance

and phrases from her own choreography. Lisa stressed

the importance of good technical skills and correct body

alignment for dance and also to adopt as good practice in

our everyday lives.

After lunch Kathleen presented her solo work Chasing

Shadows. This is an exquisite piece set to an ambient

sound score. Kathleen, dressed in earthy tones had us

spellbound as she pushed through the space with such

force, as if flying across the floor. In contrast, Lisa and a

quintet from Why Not Dance Company presented Street

Fun. The dancers, dressed in vibrant colours gave us a

performance about the joy of dancing and how it can

bring out the best in us. The choreography was really

exciting with solos, duets and slick sharp phrases in

unison.

“Not to judge yourself while improvising. There is no right or wrong”.

Following the performances there was a short Q&A

between the students and the performers. It was clear

that the workshop experience earlier was of huge benefit

to the students and they appreciated the work, skills

and practice that go into performance. As a teacher

of dance and choreography on a Theatre Performance

Course I felt this was invaluable to my students to have

an opportunity to meet working artists, learn more about

their vocation and to develop their appreciation for dance.

It reinforces and echoes what I’m teaching them on a

weekly basis and hopefully inspires them as they embark

on their journey as performers and creative artists.

Special thanks to the SCC for making this happen and I

hope to build on this event in the future.

Michelle Cahill teaches FETAC and BTEC modules in Dance

and Choreography at Marino College of Further Education

and Coláiste Dhulaigh CFE part-time. She is also an

independent Dance Artist.

The Silk Road Film Festival

by Trevor Fehin

On Sunday March 23rd, a very unique event took

place at the Button Factory in Temple Bar. A large

crowd had gathered, seated in an atmospheric

and dimly lit space, facing a state of the art

sound/projector screen on a raised stage to view

and appreciate student’s works in short film/

documentary & animations. What made this

an exclusive evening was that for the first time

the work produced by CDETB colleges would be

publically showcased in competition outside the

college system, as part of the International Silk

Road Film Festival 2014. How did this occasion

come about? As a tutor within the Media Dept. of

St Kevin’s College Crumlin I was in discussion with

Carla Mooney, along with her brother Delwyn, (a

former student of our Media course) who both

run a very successful production company Cardel

Entertainment. During this conversation I had

stated my disappointment that such is the high

quality of the student/tutor work being produced

within the CDETB, that it is a pity it cannot get

the full recognition it deserves publicly and on a

higher platform from those with industry network

connections. This is where the idea came about for

a competition to be organised exclusively as part of

the film festival that they have founded.

A huge credit must go to Gerard Flanagan for bringing on

board the SCC and its members to support and fund this

event. Colleges represented in competition would be St.

Kevin’s College, Liberties CFE, Coláiste Dhúlaigh CFE, The

Irish School of Animation & Ballyfermot CFE. Two winning

pieces would be selected on the night with the prize of a

chance to showcase their work in the International Shorts

Competition held at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.

Their work will represent the CDETB against selections

from all over the world. A total of 18 separate student

works were presented on the evening in three categories;

Animation, documentary and fiction. I must thank my

colleague Michael Collier who timelined and collected all

the submissions from the various colleges and put them

together. The night itself was a great success, friends/

family/past students and members of the public were

awarded to an eclectic showing of pieces that were of a

professional standard and both engaging/informative

and some highly entertaining. This, to me, was what

the event is all about; a high profile celebration and

recognition of our students works, their talent, passion,

ideals and creativity been allowed a public platform.

The judging panel consisted of Palme D’or winning and

Academy Award nominated cinematographer Mahmoud

Kalari from Iran, our very own Frank Allen and other

international film makers.

As the judges descended to the Green Room backstage to

debate their decisions, I was struck by how well the work

was received and that they believed it was of university

level or higher. I had to explain that most work was of

level 5 courses. They were extremely impressed and chose

the winners based on production/originality/content

and passion (Mahmoud Kalari stating publicly that the

camerawork he watched from the young film maker

Daniel Gill had the most exciting he seen in years!)

The winners were ‘Mama’s Boy; Sarah Lafferty’

(Ballyfermot) & ‘Complicit; Gavin Hoffman’ (Irish School

of Animation). The two runners up were Virtual Insanity;

Susan Gleeson & Men of the Bull; Pat Bissett’ (St. Kevin’s

College).

It was an evening to be proud of, where the CDETB

colleges are no longer just looking inward to recognition

but willing to stand on an international stage and

say proudly, look at our work, the wealth of talent

and creativity that exists from tutor to student that

is nurtured and we are all very honoured to be a part

of it. The night was not without its funny and surreal

moments, for example, having to stop the showings half

way to introduce a exotic belly dancer from Lebanon

to showcase her talent (Kalari did turn to me and say ‘I

have been to film festivals all over the world and never

have I seen one stopped half way for such a beautiful

display of dancing and one I wont forget!) then bringing

in samples of middle eastern cuisine to a hungry horde

of people; to a solicitor who came all the way from Kerry,

his 16 year old son is extremely interested in animation.

They had read about it online but were late and missed

the animated section and they were very disappointed.

So I hastily arranged a private showing in another room

of the animated work, to hear his son say ‘this is what I

want to do dad’ is an appropriate way to end what was a

wonderful event, and I am looking forward to next year

already.

The judging panel consisted of Palme D’or winning and Academy Award nominated

cinematographer Mahmoud Kalari from Iran, our very own Frank Allen and other

international film makers.

I must thank all those who helped set up this event,

Carla Mooney, Gerard Flanagan and to all of those in

the Sports & Cultural Council of Dublin, Michael Collier

(who did so much work making the film presentations

so professional), Deirdre White (for designing the event

banner) and our P rincipal Thomas Usher for getting it

printed so quickly. The tutor representatives in the various

colleges, John Fagan, Garth Lee, Jude O’Donnell, for their

submissions. All those who attended and supported the

great work on display and finally to my 1st year media

students who worked everyday and sometimes late into

the evening on the entire Silk Road Film Festival, I have

been told it would not have gone so well without your

input and assistance. Well done to everyone involved and

to all the competition winners and runner ups. Take a

bow, the world stage awaits.. Fade Out

List of entries:

Documentaries:

Curtis Entertainment; Daniel Gill

Hitting the Custard; Emma “Something in a weird font”

Ballet in Ireland; Diane O’Brien, Zara Geraghty, Ciara

Leddy, Maggie Fagan

Pieces in Time; Elaine Donnellan Robert

Maguire, Patrick McCluskey, Nicole Bennett, Katie Dolan

Men of the Bull; Pat Bissett

Films:

Over The Liffey; Oisin Butler Doyle, Mark Leung

Milk Run; Dean Douglas Evans, Joe Dunphy

Mama’s Boy; Sarah Lafferty

3 Days; Marius Rados

The Cross; Adam Collins

Bad Providence; Dylan Phillips

Virtual Insanity; Susan Gleeson

Animations:

Curruid; Adam Kavanagh

The Sweet Life; Maureen Walshe

Love is Blind; Niall Byrne

Reflections; Helga Kristjana Bjarnadottir

Complicit; Gavin Hoffman

Innis Free; Don Carey

Recalling an Abbey Theatre Workshop at Marino College

Christine Falls

In a year that has seen the SCC successfully pioneer

a series of new events into its calendar Marino

College platformed a new event that focused on

theatre. Christine Falls, a former actress with the

original Project Arts Theatre Company is the cultural

representative for the SCC in Marino and decided

to use some of her former contacts to launch an

initiative aimed at bringing a selection of CDETB

theatre studies students together.

The result was the hugely successful Abbey Theatre

Workshop in March which saw Andrea Ainsworth, Voice

Director with the Abbey Theatre, join Abbey actors

Lorcan Cranich and Cathy Belton for a series of intensive

workshops that took place on March 12th in the gym in

Marino College. Over eighty Theatre Studies students

from Coláiste Dhúlaigh CFE, Inchicore CFE and Marino CFE

along with their tutors participated.

“They were such a lovely bunch of students and it was a joy and a pleasure to work with

them”

The workshop opened with the actors Lorcan Cranitch

and Cathy Belton engaging in a question and answer

session on the realities of life as professional actors.

The aim was to afford the students an opportunity to

interact with industry professionals and see the business

from their perspective. This made for a very lively session

with the actors very impressed by the standard of the

questions asked.

There followed a session on text and character analysis

which saw Lorcan and Cathy working with the students

on an extract from Tom Murphy’s ‘The House’. As both

actors had been in the recent award winning production

of the play at the Abbey Theatre the students were

able to get invaluable first-hand experience on how

to approach a role. The second part of the workshop

saw Andrea Ainsworth the Voice Director at the Abbey

Theatre put the students through their paces in a series

of physical exercises designed to improve their breathing

and posture on stage. They then progressed to working

on another extract from the Murphy play designed to

focus on intonation and voice production where they

were joined by Cathy and Lorcan.

The day was a great success for all involved and both the

actors and Andrea were very impressed at the level of

engagement on the part of the students.

‘They were such a lovely bunch of students and it was a

joy and a pleasure to work with them,’ said Cathy.

“It was completely impromptu and one of those magical moments”

‘Working with the students reminds me why I chose to be

an actor,’ added Lorcan, ‘Their tutors should be very proud

of them.’

As for the students themselves they thoroughly enjoyed

the workshop. As a result plans for next year’s event are

already in train with more industry professionals being

lined up for what has proved to be a very successful first

outing.

The students in attendance included some of the cast

of a recent production of Shakespeare’s Midsummers

Night’s Dream from Inchicore CFE. Gerard Flanagan

remembers Lorcan Cranitch suddenly asking them to get

up and perform a scene from the play. The request was

completely unexpected. The students had neither the

support of costume or script. Ger remembers his pride

when they stood in their black t-shirts, got themselves

together, and rendered a passionate word-perfect

performance for the Abbey actors. ‘It was completely

impromptu and one of those magical moments,’ he said,

‘when you find yourself in a room full of creativity and

something happens. I’m sure we will all remember that

day in the gym in Marino College for a very long time.’

Sport

by Louise Browne

THE CDETB SPORTS AND CULTURAL COUNCIL

sporting calendar kicked off in October 2013 with

the Senior Girls Gaelic Football Blitz with Inchicore

College winning the Rita Clifford Trophy at the

CDETB Sports Grounds in Terenure.

Inchicore faced Crumlin in a well contested final with

Inchicore winning on a score line of 3-13 to 4-0. Karlagh

McKeon was outstanding for Crumlin but exceptional

play from Inchicore’s Aisling Pyke, Kelly Hamilton and

Ciara Smith, who was the referee’s choice of Player of the

Tournament, proved the difference between the sides.

Boys GAA Football Finals

MINOR PERPETUAL CUP FINAL

Larkin Community College 4-10

Kylemore College 2-9

After extra time Larkin had to pull out all the stops in the minor final to

beat Kylemore College 4-10 2-9 after extra time. Kylemore

had one hand on the cup leading 2-8 2-5 deep into injury

time before Cameron Ledwidge found the net for Larkin

to take the game into extra time.

Three points on the bounce from Larkin’s Dylan O’Neill

and 1-1 from Ledwidge after the restart sealed the win for

Larkin despite excellent scores earlier in the game from

Kylemore’s Cezar Valentine Murativ, Luke Murtagh, Brian

Coombe and Calum Ennis.

INTERMEDIATE PERPETUAL CUP FINAL

Larkin Community College 2-11

Coláiste Dhúlaigh 2-3

An inspired display from Larkin’s Robbie McCabe, who

scored eight points, a goal apiece from Conor Lawlor and

Austin Lynch and scores from Anthony Hand and Sean

Gorman handed Larkin the Intermediate Perpetual Cup

with a 2-11 2-3 win against Coláiste Dhúlaigh.

JUNIOR PERPETUAL CUP FINAL

Coláiste Dhúlaigh 4-9

Larkin Community College 3-3

In the Junior decider Coláiste Dhúlaigh got their revenge

over Larkin with an imposing 4-9 3-3 win. Jordan Darling

led the charge for Dhulaigh scoring 1-3 alongside Michael

Tyrell’s 1-1 and further goals from Joe Joe McDonald and

Sean Tyrell.

SCC Cross Country Championships

Larkin Community College, Inchicore CFE and Kylemore

College took home various Schools titles in November at a

cold and windy Phoenix Park.

Larkin Community College were crowned overall school

champions, Inchicore CFE excelled in both of the senior

races while Kylemore College claimed the Minor Girls’

title.

In the individual performances of the day Larkin’s

Michelle Fadina, Kylemore’s Aaron Byrne and Inchicore’s

Jade Corcoran and George Brady topped the list.

In the Minor 1,000 metre girls final Michelle Fadina

passed Chloe Finn in the last 50 metres to claim gold.

Kylemore’s Aaron Byrne and Larkin’s Kamil Gorka and

David Dykas battled it out in the boys’ Minor 1,000 metre

race with Byrne out sprinting Gorka in the final 50 metres.

The senior races were dominated by Inchicore CFE

students Jade Corcoran and Rachel Duffy who took gold

and silver respectively.

Inchicore’s George Brady and Ryan Kiernan went head to

head in the 3,000 metres race which Brady won with a

sprint finish.

Larkin did the treble in the girls’ Junior 1,000 metre race;

Laura Fitzgerald (Gold), Jennifer Corrigan took (Silver),

Roslyn O’Mahony (Bronze) alongside victory for Larkin’s

Fidel Traoire and Jonathan Anene (Silver) in the boy’s

Junior final.

Larkin’s Tiffany Heary and Sinead Maguire finished joint

first ahead of Ciara Govern of Coláiste Dhúlaigh in the

Intermediate final while Larkin’s Cian Dunne won the

boys’ 2,000 Intermediate title.

Table Tennis Championships

MARINO COLLLEGE won the Junior title with Kylemore

College retaining their Minor and Intermediate titles at

the Table Tennis Championships.

Marino’s captain Alex Giurgila had a two set win; Adrian

Cretu then beat Luke Coogan before Marino’s Madalin

Oprea won the third game in the Junior finale.

Intermediate holders Kylemore faced Larkin Community

College with Kylemore’s Aaron Mulvaney, overcoming

Larkin’s Anthony Hand 11-5, 11-7.

Larkin’s Cian Byrne levelled the match. In the vital match

Kylemore’s Keith Swaine’s saw off Larkin’s Timir Umba 11-

6, 11-7 to win the title.

Colaiste Eoin took on Kylemore in the Minor decider.

Nathan Kiernan gave Eoin a first set lead (11-8) however

Kylemore’s Jimmy Ennis won the second 11-7 and the final

set 11-9 in the deciding game to retain the Minor title.

Badminton Finals

Larkin Community College (Intermediate), Coláiste

Dhúlaigh (Junior) and Marino College (Minor) all shared

the spoils at the Badminton Finals.

Larkin faced Dhulaigh in the Intermediate final, Dhulaigh

won the Boys’ singles match however Larkin hit back

when Shauna Mitchell beat Aisling Brady.

Larkin extended their lead when Remus Onea and Vlad

Socieanu won the Boys’ doubles before the mixed doubles

pairing off Mitchell and Keith Gifford overcame Brady and

Cahill to lift the Shield.

Dhulaigh’s junior team overhauled Larkin with impressive

showings from their captain Daryl Maxwell, Chelsea

Adamson, Nathan Finn, Dean Barrett, Sorcha O’Kelly and

Tara Flynn in the Junior final.

Dhulaigh’s girls’ double team of Tara Flynn and Sorcha

O’Kelly were too strong for Larkin’s Jennifer Corrigan and

Denise Hopkins to round off a fine day for Dhulaigh’s

Junior players.

Marino College secured the Minor title against Larkin

Community College. The standout game was the girls’

doubles between Marino’s Sumana Begum and Dikhsha

Ramsurn and Larkin’s Shannon Emmett and Saoirse

McArdle.

Basketball Finals

THE National Basketball Arena hosted the Basketball

Finals were Larkin Community College had a hat-trick of

wins in the Boy’s Minor, Junior and Intermediate titles;

the Larkin Girls won the Minor Shield.

Reigning champions Presentation College Terenure

defended their Junior and Intermediate titles with

exceptional displays from Nicole Walsh and Kamille Kibar.

Ballsbridge CFE put in a huge effort in their 23-19

overtime win against the holders Crumlin College in the

Senior Boy’s final.

Larkin faced Coláiste Dhúlaigh in the minor final. Larkin’s

playmaker Dylan O’Neill, who walked away with the MVP

accolade, was instrumental throughout with further

scores from Brandon Daly, Ren, Kamil Gorka and Werzches

seeing off Dhulaigh 19-5.

The Junior final between Larkin and Dhulaigh was a much

tighter affair; Dhulaigh controlled the earlier exchanges

with Michael Tyrell, Graham Vickery and Sean Nolan

hitting the target.

Larkin’s Karl Batista, who was presented with the MVP,

alongside scores from Calum McGovern, Jaihui Ren,

Gerard Black and Kaiwen Yang handed the North Inner

City school a 26-16 hard fought win over a gallant

Dhulaigh side.

Larkin had a comprehensive 24-8 Intermediate win over

Kylemore College; MVP winner Tamir Umba and team

mates Lukas Stankitis, Halvinis Desalles and Francis

Ugboh were influential in their victory.

Larkin girls narrowly finished on top in a very close

encounter with Pres’ to capture the Minor Shield on a

score line of 6-4.

Pres’ Nicole Walsh’s classy display and captain Niamh

Deans outstanding 10 point tally contributed to the

Terenure schools 17-7 triumph over Larkin in the Junior

finale.

Strong showings from Pres’ Kamille Kibar, Andrea Nichita

and Jill Rogers then saw the South Dublin School retain

the Intermediate title 19-8 against Larkin.

Gustas Varnagys was Ballsbridge’s hero hitting a massive

three pointer to take the senior boys’ final into overtime

where scores from Togba Saura and Varnagys along with

excellent play throughout the final from Iragi Cla who

claimed the MVP broke Crumlin’s hearts.

Bouldering Finals

Kylemore College and Marino College won the overall

school team accolades at the Intermediate and Senior

Bouldering finals at Colaiste Eoin in Finglas.

Kylemore’s Darren O’Driscoll was untouchable in the

Intermediate individual pursuit and speed climb.

O’Driscoll scored the maximum 150 points in the

individual event. O’Driscoll’s team mates Sean Redmond

and Darrell Byrne finished second and third respectively.

In the speed climb final O’Driscoll’s outdid Darrell Byrne

to claim the double while Ryan Foley took third spot.

Danielle Doran excelled to win the double in the girls

Intermediate competition for Kylemore College.

Marino’s Courtney Nolan tasted double success in the

Senior event with a faultless display from Nolan and

her colleague Katrina Kornilova to finish joint first in the

individual contest.

Nolan faced her colleague Kornilova in the speed climb

finale Nolan led from the start to claim her second title of

the day.

Swimming Championships

Larkin Community College made a splash by winning

the overall schools titles at the annual Swimming

Championship at the ALSAA Sports Club at Dublin Airport.

Crumlin College, who soared to victory in the senior

competition, Kylemore College, Marino College, Colaiste

Eoin and Coláiste Dhúlaigh also tasted individual success

inside the pool.

Larkin dominated the boys minor races with Mario

George (backstroke), Adam Uzeil (front crawl), Kamil

Gorka (breastroke) all winning gold.

Another hat-trick of victories came for Larkin in the boys’

junior category courtesy of Dion Pigott (backstroke), Tony

Millar (front crawl) and Jamie Harris (breastroke) before

adding the medley and freestyle relays on both fronts.

Coláiste Dhúlaigh’s Paul Duffy first place finish in the

backstroke denied Larkin a clean sweep at intermediate

despite Robbie McCabe (front crawl) and Timur Varobjov’s

(breastroke) success for Larkin.

In the girls minor and junior competition Larkin’s Ali

Grouse, Hannah Rauthorne, Lauren Fitzgerald and

Jennifer Corrigan all won gold. Kylemore College’s Katie

Ann Smith took the backstroke title while Marian Ivanouv

did likewise in the front crawl final for Marino College.

It was double delight for Colaiste Eoin in the intermediate

section with fine displays from Megan Kavanagh

(backstroke) and Jessica Philips (front crawl) with Larkin’s

Tiffany Heary winning the breaststroke finale.

Crumlin College’s Laura Hynes double gold alongside

Sarah O’Meara, Luke Morrin, Paddy Dent and Sean

Lanford’s successes topped off by winning the medley

and free style relays secured the senior contest for the

Southside College.

Boxing Championships

Coláiste Dhúlaigh, under the watchful guidance of

Joe Vaughan, notched up another record breaking

consecutive Boxing Championship win at Dublin’s

National Boxing Stadium.

The Belgrove Cup

Coláiste Íde Soccer had a 2-0 win over their

colleagues Coláiste Íde Sports thanks to a first half

goal from Robbie Reid before their captain Ryan

Robinson’s second half strike sealed the win for the

Finglas College.

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News from Kylemore College

Music for Success striking a chord

Kylemore College launched its Music for Success

programme in September 2013. The programme

aims to enhance music education for all students

attending Kylemore College and is targeted

especially at first years. This year every first year

student took part in a 5 week taster course in music

where they collaborated with each other to learn,

perform and record songs of their own choice. The

recording project was great fun and the songs can

be heard and downloaded from

www.kylemorecollege.ie in the Second Level section.

In just four months, Music for Success is certainly striking

a chord. Last month the first year music class had the

privilege of taking a trip to the RTE Radio Centre at

Montrose, Donnybrook to hear the RTE Concert Orchestra

rehearse for their debut concert with their new Principal

Conductor, John Wilson.

The 14 Kylemore students were escorted to the viewing

gallery of Studio 1 to observe how a professional orchestra

practice. They got to see and hear first hand how the

instruments sound, the different techniques used to

create different effects and witness how the musicians

need to be absolutely focused on the music and the

conductor. The RTE Concert Orchestra Facebook page

and Twitter account posted pictures of the students

who made lists of the instruments present and had a

competition to count how many musicians were involved.

It was a very exciting day as the new conductor was being

interviewed on morning TV, radio shows and for an item

on the Six One News that evening. The Kylemore College

students enjoyed their birds eye behind the scenes

experience that they hope will be repeated with the

orchestra some time in the future. Many thanks to music

teacher Lisa McGuinness for organising the visit.

Emmanuel 2014

Kylemore College students once again took part

in the Emmanuel Concert in the Helix. This event

is organised by The Arch diocese of Dublin. It

gives students the opportunity to engage with

sacred music from all over the world. Four first

year students, Katelyn O Keeffe, Abby Corcoran,

Sarah Draga and Monsurah Kadiri, took part,

with three performing solos. They all enjoyed the

experience and music teachers Alan Kelly and Lisa

Mc Guinness were very proud of each student. RTE

televised the event on March 30th.

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs visits Kylemore College

At 10 a.m. Monday 27th January 2014 Kylemore

College was honoured by a visit from Frances

Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth

Affairs.

A mixed group of Fifth Year students in the first year

of a two year course called Leaving Certificate Applied

presented their General Education Task to the very

impressed Minister. They completed their task under the

heading Dáil Éireann - Democracy at Work.” The work was

later examined in the form of viva voce in February by an

examiner from the Department of Education and Skills.

The task though written in English was anchored in Irish

with input from Communications, Art and Social Studies.

As their Irish Teacher Aine Holt came up with the idea

of developing their understanding of frequently used

titles with which they would be familiar but might not

necessarily understand i.e. Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ceann

Chomhairle, Oireachtas, Dáil, Seanad, Teachta Dála,

Cathaoirleach etc.

The Minister talked with the students about Leinster

House, as a building and as a workplace. She explained

how it was a family home before it became a Parliament.

On her first day in the Dáil she explained the fright she

got when the Ceann Comhairle unexpectedly called on

her to speak. She also discussed her admiration for Hilary

Clinton the former U.S. Secretary of State.

The importance of casting one’s vote and maintaining a

voice led to the students discussing local interests also

with the Minister who listened interestedly about the

difficulties they encounter and she gave assurances that

she would keep them in mind when making decisions in

the future.

A reception followed the visit at which the Principal Ms.

Deirdre Nolan made a presentation to the Minister.

All in Kylemore College were delighted and the Minister

has promised a return visit in the future.

Youthreach News

Pleasants Street Bush Tucker Trial

Pleasants Street Youthreach recently hosted a

fundraising Bush Tucker Trial competition, inspired

by the ITV programme “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out

Of Here!”

Organised by Niamh Noonan, the catering classes along

with catering teacher Noel Barrett created weird and

wonderful concoctions such as mayonnaise cake, a garlic

and fish sauce smoothie, offal and sweetbreads. Winners

Shane Murray and Kevin Siewe battled it out to the very

end, defeating nearly 15 other students and teachers in

the process.

Students who took part included Shannen Fitzpatrick,

Amie Dumbrell, Mark Harrison, Tommy Doran, Nathan

Rossiter, David Kubik, Derek Kosolowicki, Stephen Maher,

Jade Paget, Kevin Siewe and Shane Murray.

John Lonergan visits Pleasants Street

Staff and students of Pleasants Street Youthreach

were delighted to welcome Mr John Lonergan as a

guest speaker in the centre on the 5th March 2014.

Mr Lonergan, who began his career in Limerick, was

Governor of Mountjoy Prison until his retirement in

2010, and is now a commentator on social justice,

parenting and education issues.

After meeting with students and being shown around

the centre, Mr Lonergan delivered an inspirational talk

focusing on inclusiveness, social justice, openness to

difference and the importance of Youthreach within the

educational framework to over 80 staff and students.

Kilmainhaim Gaol

Group 7 from Pleasants Street Youthreach recently

organised a trip to Kilmainham Gaol as part of

their Historical Studies course. 10 students along

with teachers Kate Shorten and Niamh Noonan

had a great time exploring this wonderful resource

about the political and social history of Ireland in

the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The Gaol,

which opened in 1796, also provided a valuable

insight into the Easter 1916 Rising. The students

were particularly intrigued by the high profile

inmates cells including Robert Emmett, Charles

Stewart Parnell and Eamon de Valera.

Our guide Ciaran Barry was highly informative and even

spoke of how young children were also held in the prison

for committing crimes such as stealing food. We also

visited the chapel where Jospeph Mary Plunkett married

Grace Gifford on the eve of his execution.

Pleasants Street Film Workshop

Youth Communication Agency Thinkhouse PR decided to use their “Random Act of Kindness”

nomination to provide a film workshop to their neighbours

in Pleasants Street Youthreach

on the 6th March 2014. Nine students and Art teacher Paul Coffey had a great day learning

how to use the equipment, writing scripts and eventually filming three short films.

Thinkhouse PR, whose clients include top brands such as Coca Cola, Lynx, Three Mobile

and Ben & Jerry’s, then edited these films and each student received a copy of their

work.

Students involved included Robbie Canning, Megan Coleman, Amy Tyrell, Aidan Mooney,

Shannen Fitzpatrick, Trisha Smith, Stephen Maher, Leanne Tobin and Jessy Berry.

Harmonstown Youthreach Poster Success

In October 2012 the Dales held an art competition; the

theme was drinking and driving. The students had to

create a slogan and a design for the poster. Over 8 of our

students entered this competition, some of the students

designed their own posters individually and some of the

students went into small groups or pairs to complete

their posters. Gary Delaney and John Byrne had combined

together to make a poster and with a lot of effort put into

it they succeed in winning the competition. Both John

and Gary attended a presentation that was held for the

competition in the Christ Church in the Dales on the 7th

of December 2012. The two students received a prize for

their hard work and effort and the poster was blown up

to a larger size and put in the local Dart Stations.

Harmonstown Youthreach All –Ireland Champions

It was yet another challenging and tough All-Ireland.

Youthreaches from all over Ireland attended the

Astro Park in Coolock where North Great George’s

Street had organised a fantastic All –Ireland event.

The sun was splitting the trees as the Harmonstown

team arrived at the Astro Park, all the students were

both anxious and excited about the competition

that lay ahead. Robbie Dolan was appointed the role

of captain while Dave Deery and Maire Harford had

the management role under control.

The competition started and Harmonstown where

showing great performances in the first 3 games,

the games where tight and very challenging

but Harmonstown showed great teamwork and

determination to come out on top of the group stages.

The final was between the previous winners North

Great George’s Street and Harmonstown. Harmonstown

knew that this was not going to be an easy game. With

outstanding performance from all of the students they

went on to become the All- Ireland Champions.

Harmonstown Win Tuesday Night Company League

The night league is an on-going competition

that is held every Tuesday night for all the

different company’s around the local area.

Harmonstown Youthreach put in a huge effort

in the night leagues. Both students and staff

gave up their own time and made a lot of effort

to be in the Astro Park every Tuesday night

while the competition was running. Each week

Harmonstown had tough competition with a lot

of hard work. Harmonstown won the Tuesday

night competition unbeaten.

The team was as follows: Ned Gallagher, Tony

Sheehy, Robbie Dolan, Dave Deery, Evan O’ Connor,

Alan Gorman, Glen Fay, Kevin Coyle.

Ballymun Youthreach Style It 2014

Congratulations to the Beauty Class of Ballymun

Youthreach on winning their category in the Novice

section of the Style It 2014 Competition in Coláiste

Dhúlaigh.

The theme was Avant Garde and from this the students

chose a Futuristic theme. Make-up application was

by Megan McMahon and Lynn Darley, costume and

accessories were compiled by Megan McGuire and Tanya

Judge, hair design and styling was worked on by Amy

Byrne, Erica Place and Leah Hanney and Rebecca Place

was the model for the competition.

Prior to the competition the group spoke to the judges

and explained the look they had assembled and how

they had achieved it. Erica Place had written a story board

explaining the process of the group project which she

presented to the judges also.

Each of the students from the different categories

strutted their stuff on the catwalk with great aplomb. Our

own Rebecca is a natural on the catwalk. The atmosphere

was electric and there was a great buzz in the hall among

students and onlookers alike. When all the different

categories were completed there was break during which

there was beautiful food provided.

Four Youthreach Centres participated in the Novice

category and Ballymun Youthreach won 1st prize. There

was great euphoria and yelps of joy when Ballymun

Youthreach were announced the winner in their category.

The Make-up Application and Cosmetic Studies teachers

Yvonne Murphy and Deirdre Deegan facilitated the group

in this competition.

Well done again to everyone involved.

Youthreach Transition Centre trip to Belfast

The MAC Group from Youthreach Transition Centre

have just completed their FETAC Level 4 Module

‘Understanding Interculturalism’. This course

deals with terms like cultural identity, migration,

discrimination, sectarianism and the Global Village.

Perhaps the most enjoyable event of the course was

the cultural trip to Belfast on Tuesday 4th March. Where

local tour guides Jamsie and Pat explained why cultural

identity becomes an important issue when people feel

threatened, and despite the success of the Good Friday

Agreement, communities are still divided into separate

sectarian estates.

The tour included areas such as the Peace Line a high

wall that extends right across Belfast dividing the two

main traditions. The students visited a park and were

shocked to find that this wall separates young children,

Protestants and Catholics as they play on either side. They

also visited Crumlin Road Gaol in the north of the city

which is now a visitor centre, and the Clonard Monastery

where secret talks were organised by the late Fr. Alex Reid

and the Provisional IRA that led to the end of 30 years of

sectarian killings in Northern Ireland.

Our students enjoyed their cultural trip to Belfast and

recommend the ‘Understanding Interculturalism’ module

to students who would like to understand how a clash of

identity can lead to conflict.

Picture shows our students standing at the International

Wall Belfast.

News from Inchicore CFE

‘I am that merry wanderer of the night’

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,

Jimmy Deenihan TD paid a visit to Inchicore College

of Further Education on Tuesday February 4th to

formally launch the college Open Day for 2014.

Minister Deenihan spoke of the high standard of

work he encountered throughout the college and

was very impressed by displays of dance and drama

performed by students on the day. He said the

college displayed energy, enthusiasm and happiness.

Photographs show the Minister sharing a joke with Puck

from Midsummers Night’s Dream - student Thomas

Davis from class TH 2 and other members of the cast.

The Minister examines student art material with Kristine

McElroy, Head of the Art Department at ICFE and Philip

Nolan a local FG member who is standing in the local

elections.

Inchicore CFE, which caters for over one thousand

students both full-time and part-time, is one of the

largest providers of creative arts courses in Ireland. In

2013 many Inchicore graduates were offered degree and

diploma college places at Universities in Ireland and the

UK. In most instances students received time credit of up

to two years for courses completed at Inchicore College.

The Minister congratulated the staff involved in the

whole area of dance; performance arts; costume and

design and creative writing and noted the open, inclusive

and friendly atmosphere at the college.

Mature Student Trip

Wicklow Gaol and Glendalough were the

destinations of the Inchicore CFE annual Mature

Student Day Trip. 30 students from Inchicore College

visited the tourist sites on 5th March 2014. This gave

them the opportunity to interact with students

from departments other than their own.

Students from a variety of courses across the College

participated in the tour of the Gaol. The Gaol facilitated

us with a short re-enactment of a lesson in the school.

The students were free to explore the dungeon, the cells,

the courtyard and the mill.

Following the visit to the Gaol, the students participated

in an 8 km hike up to the Glendalough waterfall. The

weather played its part by remaining pleasant. This

was the first time that several students had visited

the historic site and they were very appreciative of the

opportunity afforded to them.

Health Promotion Day in Inchicore College

This year on January the 14th, Inchicore CFE held it

first Health Promotion Day which was organised by

the students of the Social Care Department.

The two second year classes were divided into four groups

which focused upon different aspects of Physical Health,

Social Health, Mental Health and Emotional Health.

The teams organised events to highlight relevant issues

in their areas of focus, which sought to promote a

healthier approach. The topics included, sexual health,

healthy eating and stress management. The event was

co-ordinated by teachers Aideen Lyster (Personal &

Professional Development) and David Masterson (Health

Promotion in Health and Care).

Stalls were set up throughout the college to provide

information, with activities planned for all students, and

teachers, to participate in. The event was a great success

and it is envisaged that it will be a permanent addition to

the college calendar in the future.

Gathering of past students to celebrate 20 years of Tourism Education and Training.

Elaine O’Reilly Course Director for the Travel

and Tourism Course in Inchicore CFE describes a

great evening of nostalgia and reminiscence on

Thursday November 21st last, when the Tourism

Department held their own “Gathering”, to

celebrate almost 25 years of delivering tourism

education and training in the College. The

current second year tourism students played

a large part in the organisation of this special

occasion, as part of their Event Management

training.

Past students and former tutors were welcomed to

an intimate evening of music, presentations, photo

displays and refreshments. – Stories were told,

secrets shared, memories relived and friendships

reconnected.

It was a special opportunity to meet with Travel

Agents, Tour Operators, Event Managers, Airline

Personnel, Marketing and Human Resource

Managers, all of whom received their initial tourism

education in Inchicore College.

On graduating from Inchicore College, many of these

young people progressed to Third Level Education,

either here in Ireland or across the water in the

U.K. and received degrees in Travel and Tourism

Management. These graduates are now playing

a very significant role in the establishment of the

Tourism Industry as a key contributor to the recovery

of the Irish economy. Their ambition, hard work and

success have paved the way for current and future

students of Inchicore College to follow in their

footsteps.

News from Coolock

Coláiste Dhúlaigh CFE, Coolock, retains Green Flag

Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education

(CDCFE), Coolock, recently held a ceremony

celebrating the renewal of their green flag. The

prestigious title was awarded to the college for

their efforts in creating and maintaining a “green

campus”. CDCFE were first awarded the green

flag in 2010, and were the second third-level

educational institute to be awarded the Green Flag

internationally.

Dublin City Counsellor Paddy Bourke was present to cut

the ribbon, along with Members of Fianna Fáil and Sinn

Féin. Principal Mary Hickie led the ceremony with the

support of the college’s Sports and Cultural Officer, Breda

Dockrell. “Green-Schools” is an international environmental

education programme, and award scheme that promotes

and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for

the environment. It is operated by the Foundation for

Environmental Education (FEE) whose main partner

includes UNESCO. Unlike a once-off project, it is a

long-term programme that introduces all participants

- students, teachers, and the wider community - to the

concept of an environmental management system.

Much work was done by Enviromental Officer, Ugis

Danilevics, to co-ordinate the college’s final submission.

He did sterling work in meeting with staff and students

to ensure that renewal was guaranteed through the

identification of litter “blackspots”, reduction of paper

waste and various other recycling measures.

The occasion also saw the opening of a newly developed

courtyard, a welcome addition to the Coolock campus.

This project was led by members of the college

horticulture course.

KEYFRAME at Coláiste Dhúlaigh

An Animation Seminar at Coláiste Dhúlaigh College

of Further Education (CDCFE) in association with

Dublin City Library, Coolock took place on March 3rd,

4th 5th and 7th, 2014

The event hosted a number of talks and workshops by

acclaimed animation, film, vfx and gaming professionals

at Coolock library and at CDCFE. The talks were intended

to inspire interest and to investigate the possibility of

career opportunities in this expanding creative sector,

whilst also promoting the new Animation BA (Hons)

degree course scheduled to start at CDCFE in September

2014. Exciting new talent and innovation developments

were represented by production companies such

as Studio POWWOW, Giant Creative and Glue VFX.

Established Irish industry were represented by Brown

Bag films, which has earned Oscar nominations for

productions such as “Give Up Yer Auld Sins,” “Granny

O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” and Bafta and Emmy

nominations for their hugely popular TV series –

“The Octonauts.” Also participating at the event was

Animation production studio, Boulder Media - which has

earned a nomination for an Emmy Award for its work -

“Foster’s Home for his Imaginary Friends” and has won a

number of awards for its co-productions - “The Amazing

World of Gumball” and “El Tigre.” Acclaimed independent

animation film makers such as Alan Holly and Eoghan

Kidney also discussed their work. In addition to the

talks at Coolock library, learners at CDCFE were invited

to participate in character design, character animation,

experimental animation and acting workshops.

Meet the Industry - Design in Ireland Today

On Wednesday 5th March the Art and Design

Department of Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further

Education (CDCFE) held a “meet the industry” event

for students and educators.

“Meet the Industry – Design in Ireland Today” featured a

panel discussion showcasing current leading innovators

from the design industry in Ireland. This panel discussion

was intended to inspire interest and investigate the

possibility of career opportunities in this expanding and

exciting creative sector.

Exciting new talent and innovative developments were

represented by designers such as Design Goat (Interior/

Product Design), Jenny Walsh Design (Furniture/Product

Design), RoomThree (Graphic Design), The Irish Design

Shop (Jewellery Design), Simon Keogh (Architect/Urban

Designer). The industries of product design, furniture

design, graphic design, jewellery design and architecture

were discussed by our panel of experts. The designers

discussed starting up their own businesses. Creating links

with the design industry was a key focus of the event.

Seachtain Na Gaeilge talent contest at Coláiste Dhúlaigh

The college recently held a talent contest in our

Kilbarrack Campus for Seachtain Na Gaeilge. 15

different acts performed on the day, including

clowns (pictured), mime artists, poetry readings

and songs from both students and staff.

The event was a great success, with the on-looking

crowd of students and our three special-guest judges

(pictured) taking in competition in two categories. The

eventual winner in the theatre section of the contest

was Alison MacCarvill, with a one woman drama piece,

while the winner in the open section was Jeremy

Moulonso, who dazzled with his display of beat-boxing.

Stephen Rea gets quizzed about his life and work.

Coláiste Dhúlaigh CFE has a very active student services

team which is led by Breda Dockrell who works with the

students union to organise many events throughout

the year just a sample include Fresher’s week, Meet your

Department day, Seachtain Na Gaeilge week, Health

Eating week, Film Fleadh, ‘Take me out’ , charitable

fundraising for the Simon events and the list goes

on. Recently the actor Stephen Rea visited the media

department for a Q&A on the film “Angel,” his first film

and also Neil Jordan’s. It turned out to be a Q&A on his

life and work. It was fantastic to have such a great actor

for the students to engage with in an intimate setting.

Leticia Agudo (tutor) was brilliant at asking insightful and

interesting questions. The students were spellbound and

really involved asking lots of questions. It was a really a

very memorable event. We sincerely thank Stephen for his

time.

Coláiste Dhúlaigh PP willow sculpture project

Fiona Foskin librarian with the JCSP in Coláiste

Dhúlaigh writes about the school’s willow sculpture

project.

Our students foster a love of animals, especially horses,

our school garden is quite empty, but it is protected from

interference by passers-by. We decided it would be a

fantastic place to put a sculpture of a horse. We contacted

artist and facilitator Jean Conroy, (http://jeanconroy.

com/) who has a history of working with young people

with behavioural issues. Jean suggested we work with

the traditional material of willow, she also suggested we

research the material, horticulture, sculpture and horses

before her visit.

The art students of 2nd year were selected to work on the

project. A central team of 12 students with a lot of energy

were chosen to work on the outside piece. The class of

25 students researched sculpture, surveyed the ground

and prepared a full written project in preparation for the

sculpture.

The facilitator Jean worked with all 25 students on

sketching, on the history of willow craft and on planning

and scaling a sculpture. Students worked outside for

5 days on the horse, they produced an amazing piece

of work which has been very beneficial to the school.

Jean returned for 1 further day and created 3 miniature

versions of the horse with the remaining students, these

are to be used for display purposes at the 2014 ‘Make a

Book’ exhibition.

The results of this project have been great, all visitors to

the school are brought to see the horse. The students who

worked on the project have an increased sense of selfesteem

and pride in their work. The project has supported

them in gaining a practical experience in 3D sculpture

which is a part of their Junior Certificate Art Exam.

News from Head Office

CDETB head office takes part in Nationwide Job Shadow Day

HR and Corporate Services were delighted to

support this important initiative

On Wednesday 9th of April 2014, hundreds of individuals

with disabilities throughout Ireland were afforded a

unique opportunity to shadow a workplace mentor as he

or she goes through a normal working day at hundreds of

companies and employment sites throughout Ireland.

CDETB was delighted to welcome Susan Frost who came

to learn some administrative skills in the busy HR and

Education Departments and was mentored by Gill K’Eogh.

Nationwide Job Shadow Day, sponsored by IrishJobs.

ie, is organised by the Irish Association of Supported

Employment (IASE), promoting employment rights and

access to work and training for all people with a disability

in Ireland.

Everyone from local businesses, community organisations

to government departments, celebrity chefs and TV

personalities got involved in this day to show their

commitment to inclusion in the workplace by taking part

on the day.

Congratulations to Gill K’Eogh for taking the initiative

and well done to Colm McGuinness, John O’Shea, Dave

McCarthy and Audrey Matthews who took time out to

show Susan some aspects of their working day.

Picture shows Susan (right) with her mentor Gill (left)

who both thoroughly enjoyed the job shadow experience

and learned a lot.

For more information on Job Shadow Day visit www.iase.ie

Greening the Town Hall

This year for the first time our historic head office, the

Town Hall, was lit in green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

The Town Hall, designed in Gothic style by the architect

Edward Henry Carson, was built in 1880. The building

has had three roles during those 130 years. For its

first fifty years, 1880 – 1930, it was the administrative

centre of the Township of Pembroke which comprised

of Ringsend, Irishtown, Ballsbridge, Sandymount

and Donnybrook. From 1930 to 1951 it operated as a

Technical School. In 1951 CDVEC moved its Head Office

from Bolton St. Dublin 1 to the Town Hall.

ASA Easter Egg Art Haul

The Administration Staff Association invited staff

member’s children to submit pictures to adorn the staff

canteen wall for Easter. Every entry was so good that all

received a prize of an Easter egg.

Among the exhibits were a wonderful egg in pink by

Chloe O’Mahoney and a spectacular Easter basket by

Rachel Duffy Barrett.

News from Prison

Education Service

Abbey performs at Wheatfield Prison

Colin Murphy wrote in the Irish Independent on 14

January 2014 about the Abbey Theatre production of

‘The Risen People’ at Wheatfield Prison.

“The Abbey Theatre has staged a professional theatre

production in a prison for the first time in its history.

The prisoners of Wheatfield were treated to the

production of ‘The Risen People’, a drama of the 1913

Lockout by James Plunkett.

The Abbey closed its own doors for the event, moving cast

and crew to the prison for the occasion.

Director of the Abbey, Fiach Mac Conghail, said the

company were “exhilarated” to be performing in the

prison and that the event was a “personal highlight” of

his tenure as director of the Abbey, which is due to finish

at the end of 2016.

He said Wheatfield Prison had been chosen as it was

noted for its education programme and had a record of

“using the arts to prepare and empower prisoners”.

One of the group, Vinnie, said it was the first time that he

had ever seen a play and that it had been a privilege to

see the Abbey in the prison. “I didn’t know what to expect

but it was magical. You look at them and think, this is

what I want to do,” he said.”

Picture shows the Abbey Theatre perform ‘The Risen

People’ for inmates at Wheatfield prison in Clondalkin

in collaboration with the Prison’s Education Unit’s Arts

Programme where Drama plays a prominent role.

Clover Crosscare Project

In November 2013, the Archbishop of Dublin

launched an appeal for the charity Crosscare.

Crosscare Food Bank gives food to services for

homeless and young people, to local community

food banks and charities such as St. Vincent De Paul.

Before Christmas 2013 Crosscare were struggling to

keep up with the demand for food from people in

need in Dublin.

The Red Cross Volunteers in Cloverhill were made aware

of this appeal and decided they wanted to help. Through

research we discovered there is a Crosscare branch in

nearby Tallaght dealing directly with families in need.

We contacted this branch and were greeted very warmly

by Grace and Shay. The volunteers got to work and

designed posters asking their community to help those

in need. We displayed what ideas would be acceptable

and how and who they would be helping. For the month

of December a collection was made at the shop in the

prison. Each prisoner could donate an item from their

own money to the collection when they were at the shop.

The collection of items grew fast. The staff of the jail

noticed the attempt being made by the volunteers and

other prisoners and decided to get involved. The governor

decided he would match the value of the donation.

Several prison officers donated items to the collection.

The teachers in the school each donated a bag of items.

On December 19th we invited Grace and Shay into

Cloverhill Prison to accept the donation and to share

in their experiences and ours. The volunteers explained

to them how they took on the project, the barriers they

faced and how the project grew. Grace and Shay were

overwhelmed by the amount donated and thanked

the volunteers for their hard work. Shay recognised the

importance of the donation from the prisoners as they

are often facing struggles themselves. He explained

he was particularly moved by this donation, and it is

something the volunteers should be very proud of.

Other News

The 7th Five Lamps Arts Festival is a major success

The Five Lamps Festival is an annual event with

a unique collaborative quality. Marino College of

Further Education works with local groups, artists and

residents of the North Strand area to create a distinct

and dynamic festival. The students of Marino College

are an indispensable part of this venture.

The 7th Five Lamps Arts Festival was launched in Dublin’s

Custom House on Thursday 27th March by journalist Róisín

Ingle followed by rousing and dramatic performances by

local/ songwriter Shaz Oye, the Dublin Georgian Choir and

a Fire Dance.

Róisín, who lives in the area, was delighted to be asked to

launch the event and wrote enthusiastically about the

festival in the Irish Times on Saturday 29th March.

This year, as part of the festival programme, Marino

Theatre Studies Students performed Othello. Among the

exhibitions running this year was A Different Light from

SWAN Youth Service.

There was more student involvement in another

photographic exhibition, the Five Lamps Framed series,

which comprised of individual portraits of people drawn

from a cross section of the Five Lamps community,

including some of those studying at Marino College.

The beauty students of the college ran their own event on

the afternoon of the festival’s initiation, the 27th Massage,

a component of the Body and Soul element of the

festival,offering a Holistic Indian Head and Back Massage.

The Community Concert on Friday 28th March included

Marino College, Larkin Community College, Ballyfermot

CFE and local singer/songwriter Shaz Oye.

As well as a Community Concert, the Five Lamps

coordinated a Community Theatre event which took

place at the Peacock Theatre on Thursday the 3rd of April,

presenting some of Niamh Gleeson’s work. The Community

Development Class of the BTEI performed plays Time to Go

and The License. The Theatre Performance students took to

the stage for Turlehydes, joined by children from the Sherrif

Street After School Education and Support Programme, and

A Likely Story, with SWAN Youth Service.

Aside from the direct involvement of students in events,

there are a great number of student volunteers who

ensure the smooth running of operations. The Five Lamps

Arts Festival could not achieve what it does without their

support and enthusiasm.

For more information contact www.fivelampsarts.ie

Graduation celebrations in Plunket College for students from St. Michael’s House

Lorna O’Callaghan, co-ordinator of the BTEI

programme in Plunket College, describes the

joyful spirit in Plunket College as students from St.

Michael’s House celebrated attaining a full QQI Level

2 Award in General Learning.

These students have been attending the college as part

of the Back To Education Initiative. Under the direction

of their enthusiastic class tutors Denise Kinsella and

Shivaun O’Connell, learners have completed the following

component awards as part of their full certificate:

Shape and Space, Using Technology, Reading, Writing,

Computer Skills and Word Processing. Having embraced

the age of technology with ease, they are now preparing

for their next challenge which is to complete a QQI

Level 3 programme in Information and Communication

Technology.

Students were presented with their QQI Certificate by

the Principal Orla Kehily at the awards ceremony held

in the College. In addition to all of the excitement and

jubilation, students demonstrated their talents further

at the ceremony as they performed songs accompanied

by Gary Casserly (St. Michael’s House Co-ordinator) and

Ger Cunningham (music teacher) on piano. Proud family

members, friends and teachers joined in the fun and

revelled in the laudable achievement of the students.

Orla Kehily commented that St Michael’s House students

were an inspiration to all learners in the college in terms

of their dedication and commitment to achieving their

goals, and she encouraged them to continue in their

endeavours.

St. Michael’s House Students receive their graduation

certificates in General Learning QQI Level 2 Awards in

Plunket College.

Cabra CC take part in the Sky Sports Initiative

Cabra CC 1st year students who are taking part in the Sky

Sports Initiative are pictured with Olympian Natalya Coyle

and their teacher Ms. Halpin. Natalya, who is the school

mentor, participated in the London 2012 Olympics and

went on from this to win the first Irish medal in Modern

Pentathlon with silver in the mixed relay in an American

World Cup.

Ballyfermot CFE Short Animation Wins RTS Animation

A short animation made at Ballyfermot CFE by Don Carey

recently won the award for Best Animation at the Royal

Television Society Ireland awards held in RTE. The film

will now go on to represent Ireland in the overall awards

ceremony to be held in London later this year.

Kerry lead a countrywide delegation of 142 graduates who have completed level 5 training with SKILLETB

A group of 142 graduates travelled from around

the country on Saturday 22nd March to attend

their SKILLETB graduation at the Radisson Blu

Airport Hotel in Dublin. They hailed from almost

every county in Ireland with the largest group

coming from Killorglin in Kerry. The majority of

the graduates, who received a FETAC 5 Health

Service Skills Award, are Home Helps.

Also included was a group of Disability Federation

Ireland (DFI) staff from Mayo. Each graduate brought

family members or friends to witness and celebrate

their achievement.

Among the speakers was graduate Sabine Batternay

from the Home Help Office in Killorglin who shared

her experience of the course.

Evan Buckley, Education Officer at CDETB, which leads

and manages the SKILLETB programme, spoke about

the pleasure it has been for tutors countrywide to

work with this committed and dedicated group of

Home Helps and Health Care Assistants who do such

critically important work in the community.

For further information contact the Dublin SKILLETB

Office at 01 - 8322737

Tribal Shake represents Larkin CC at Junk Kouture Final

Four spectacular Larkin Community College entries

got through to semi-finals of Junk Kouture recycled

competition which took place at Dublin’s Helix Theatre

on 10th March. They were Metalistic, Labelled for Dance,

Budding Fashionista and Tribal Shake. (A fifth costume,

Bottles of Fun, was a close runner up). Following an

amazing night in the Helix, Tribal Shake was selected

for the grand final to take place in May in the Bord Gais

Energy Theatre. The students from Larkin Community

College did themselves, their parents, their school and

their Art teacher Siobhan Mckenzie proud on the night.

For further information visit

www.larkincommunitycollege.ie

Ballsbridge CFE Events raise €1,550 for charities.

The Event Management classes in Ballsbridge CFE

organise events during the year as part of their

course. Two events during March 2014 proved very

successful, raising €1,550 for charities. On 19th

March the Level 5 class organised a “Take Me Out”

show in the Russell Court Hotel.

There was a great “buzz” and much fun throughout the

evening . Comedian David Omotade compared the event,

and he ensured that the egos of contestants took a

battering at times, all for the sake of charity.

The Event Management students and teacher Helen

Barr gained the benefits of their hard work over previous

months in planning, organising and promoting the event.

Visiting exchange students from ROC Amsterdam who

also study event management contributed the benefit of

their organising experience and joined in the fun. A total

of €1,150 was raised for The Irish Cancer Society.

On 26th March Event Management Level 6 class

organised a very successful “Games Show”, raising 400

euro for The Friends of St Lukes Cancer Care.

Margaret Aylward CC students get award for Effort and Innovation

Student Enterprise Awards winners Yetunde Ogunniyi,

Hannah Malone and Richelle Carroll of Margaret Aylward

Community College with the ‘Margaret Farrell Award’ for

Effort and Innovation. Their company was called Happy

Bags and their product included a selection of a bracelet

- a personal reminder, an elastic band - to stretch yourself,

marbles – in case you lose your own, a coin – so your

never broke, string – to keep things together if they fall

apart, an eraser - to wipe away any mistakes, and a heart

– to remind you that your always loved. The award was

presented at the Dublin City Finals by Sonia Lennon, from

Off The Rails, to the students on March 13th at a ceremony

in City Hall. The Student Enterprise Awards were hosted

by Dublin City Enterprise Board.

Coláiste Íde CFE Leargas Trip

33 students are pictured preparing to leave to go

to either Malta, Hungary or Italy as part of the

Leonardo Da Vinci mobility project…..soon to be

Erasmus+. 4 students from our Diploma in Travel

and Tourism and 4 students from our Diploma in

Leisure & Beauty are travelling to Malta. Some will

work at the Malta International airport or with Air

Malta or with the Malta Tourism Authority. Our

Diploma in Leisure & Beauty will be working in

the Radisson Blue 5* Hotel and The Palace again a

beautiful 5* hotel on the Island.

Our 13 Professional Cookery Level 5 and 6 students are off

to Budapest to work in 4* and 5* hotels such as the Great

Western Hungaria, Radisson Blue Beke Hungaria. These

students intend to work in the kitchen or in confectionary.

Our 12 Art & Fashion students will be working in the

Artemente art studio/college in Florence. This will be the

second year for our students to travel to Florence. To find

out more have a look at our Facebook page “Coláiste Íde

Exchanges”.

This is a great opportunity for our students to part take

in work placements for a total of three weeks which is

totally funded by the European Commission. A big thank

you to Leargas and the CDETB finance section for all the

support and assistance in making these projects possible.

News from Coláiste Eoin

Gaeltacht Trip

Almost 20 students from most of our class groups and 2

teachers headed off to Coláiste Uisce on the West cost of

County Mayo in March.

Over the weekend all the students braved the freezing

temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean and got a chance

to do among others things boogie-board, peer jumping

and try their hand at archery! Senior students attended

classes to help with their Irish Oral work. This was a great

opportunity for them. Each of the students benefitted

greatly from the weekend- the instructors, teachers and

students all communicated to the best of their abilities as

Gaeilge. It was a very enjoyable and beneficial week.

Maith sibh!!

Peer To Peer

Two Coláiste Eoin students, Orlaith Kelly and Jessica

Phillips, took part in the Peer to Peer Drugs Education

Programme in 2013-2014. The Peer to Peer Drugs

Education Programme is run in conjunction with the

Home School Community Liaison scheme and secondary

schools in Finglas. The programme trains 5th year

students to act as assistants to the facilitators of a drug

education programme. Throughout the programme

students acquire a huge amount of knowledge about

drugs and their effects; they develop their listening and

facilitation skills and a wide range of other skills that

will allow them to work effectively with groups. After

completion of the training course the facilitator and the

trained assistants delivered the programme to the second

year class group Kells.

DCU Award Winners

Big congratulations to the 5 students from Coláiste

Eoin who won DCU achievement awards. The students

achieved awards for academic and sporting achievements

in school. It was a great night and the students were

great ambassadors for the school.

Come Bake With Us

Back in February 1st year Home Economic students

in Coláiste Eoin hosted their very own “Come bake

with us”. Each student invited a family member to the

school to bake with them for the morning. There was

great excitement and fantastic skills were displayed by

everyone. We certainly have some master chefs in the

making! This was followed by lunch which was provided

by the students themselves. The morning was a great

success well done to everyone involved.

Credit Union Annual Art Competition

Congratulations to the Coláiste Eoin students who did so

well in this year’s Finglas Credit Union Art Competition.

Alicia Adams, Megan Symes and Orláith Kelly came 1st,

2nd and 3rd in the 14-17 category. Victoria Nestor and

Savannah Deegan claimed 1st and 2nd prize in the Adult

category. Victoria’s winning entry also goes forward to the

National Finals.