St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School
@shannoncomp.bsky.social
Home of the first comprehensive school in Ireland. Established in Shannon in 1966.
Progress continues on many of our summer projects including our new club room, Cairdeas! We’re looking forward to seeing how these all come together ahead of the new school year. Our thanks again to all those who have helped and contributed to these projects thus far.
July 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Progress continues on many of our summer projects including our new club room, Cairdeas! We’re looking forward to seeing how these all come together ahead of the new school year. Our thanks again to all those who have helped and contributed to these projects thus far.
A big congrats to past pupil Lauryn Dooley who recently graduated from UL with a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery. Well done Lauryn!
June 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A big congrats to past pupil Lauryn Dooley who recently graduated from UL with a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery. Well done Lauryn!
Wishing the best of luck to all students starting exams tomorrow.
You’ve worked hard to get here - now it’s your time to give it your best! That’s all anyone can ask.
Your teachers, families and friends are all behind you every step of the way.
We’re thinking of you and cheering you on!
You’ve worked hard to get here - now it’s your time to give it your best! That’s all anyone can ask.
Your teachers, families and friends are all behind you every step of the way.
We’re thinking of you and cheering you on!
June 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Wishing the best of luck to all students starting exams tomorrow.
You’ve worked hard to get here - now it’s your time to give it your best! That’s all anyone can ask.
Your teachers, families and friends are all behind you every step of the way.
We’re thinking of you and cheering you on!
You’ve worked hard to get here - now it’s your time to give it your best! That’s all anyone can ask.
Your teachers, families and friends are all behind you every step of the way.
We’re thinking of you and cheering you on!
And just like that, the school year wraps up (except for our exam students!).
Thanks to our whole Comp community for a brilliant year—and to our amazing staff for everything they do.
Wishing everyone a happy and restful summer! Things might be a little quieter here for the next few weeks 😎
Thanks to our whole Comp community for a brilliant year—and to our amazing staff for everything they do.
Wishing everyone a happy and restful summer! Things might be a little quieter here for the next few weeks 😎
May 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
And just like that, the school year wraps up (except for our exam students!).
Thanks to our whole Comp community for a brilliant year—and to our amazing staff for everything they do.
Wishing everyone a happy and restful summer! Things might be a little quieter here for the next few weeks 😎
Thanks to our whole Comp community for a brilliant year—and to our amazing staff for everything they do.
Wishing everyone a happy and restful summer! Things might be a little quieter here for the next few weeks 😎
Congrats to Colin in 5th year on earning his Silver Gaisce Medal! 🥈
After completing his Bronze in TY, he took on the Silver challenge in 5th year—and his hard work paid off.
With Gold now in his sights, we’ve no doubt he’ll go all the way! Well done, Colin!
After completing his Bronze in TY, he took on the Silver challenge in 5th year—and his hard work paid off.
With Gold now in his sights, we’ve no doubt he’ll go all the way! Well done, Colin!
May 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Congrats to Colin in 5th year on earning his Silver Gaisce Medal! 🥈
After completing his Bronze in TY, he took on the Silver challenge in 5th year—and his hard work paid off.
With Gold now in his sights, we’ve no doubt he’ll go all the way! Well done, Colin!
After completing his Bronze in TY, he took on the Silver challenge in 5th year—and his hard work paid off.
With Gold now in his sights, we’ve no doubt he’ll go all the way! Well done, Colin!
2nd year students had some fun in Science this week investigating which washing up liquid made the best bubbles! They compared brands to see which made the biggest and longest lasting bubbles. For anyone curious about the results, the green Dunnes liquid came out on top!
May 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
2nd year students had some fun in Science this week investigating which washing up liquid made the best bubbles! They compared brands to see which made the biggest and longest lasting bubbles. For anyone curious about the results, the green Dunnes liquid came out on top!
Last week was our final meeting for our Drama Club for this year! Thank you to everyone who came along to Drama Club, whether it was for one session or every session, thank you for dropping by! You all made it so much fun and many memories have been made! We will be back in September!
May 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Last week was our final meeting for our Drama Club for this year! Thank you to everyone who came along to Drama Club, whether it was for one session or every session, thank you for dropping by! You all made it so much fun and many memories have been made! We will be back in September!
Big congrats to Chloe & Ella who are off to Belgium in June for the Siemens Digital Twin Internship!
They’ll explore AI, sensors, and LEGO models—and even write their own blog about it.
Chloe’s also had a huge year with Teen-Turn and is heading to the Technovation Semi Final this summer.
Well done!
They’ll explore AI, sensors, and LEGO models—and even write their own blog about it.
Chloe’s also had a huge year with Teen-Turn and is heading to the Technovation Semi Final this summer.
Well done!
May 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Big congrats to Chloe & Ella who are off to Belgium in June for the Siemens Digital Twin Internship!
They’ll explore AI, sensors, and LEGO models—and even write their own blog about it.
Chloe’s also had a huge year with Teen-Turn and is heading to the Technovation Semi Final this summer.
Well done!
They’ll explore AI, sensors, and LEGO models—and even write their own blog about it.
Chloe’s also had a huge year with Teen-Turn and is heading to the Technovation Semi Final this summer.
Well done!
We love that so many students leave their mark here in The Comp for many years to come. Naomi has done just that with her creative and artistic talent in Mr. O’Halloran’s room. Thanks Naomi for creating these beautiful art treasures!
May 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We love that so many students leave their mark here in The Comp for many years to come. Naomi has done just that with her creative and artistic talent in Mr. O’Halloran’s room. Thanks Naomi for creating these beautiful art treasures!
Congrats to all our Language Ambassadors! From helping students in school, assisting families at our Open Night, helping at the Christmas Market, creating beautiful displays and teaching their home languages to others, it has been a wonderful year promoting culture and language diversity.
May 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Congrats to all our Language Ambassadors! From helping students in school, assisting families at our Open Night, helping at the Christmas Market, creating beautiful displays and teaching their home languages to others, it has been a wonderful year promoting culture and language diversity.
And so it goes… one last epic school tour day of the year. Today it was the turn of the 5th years who headed to West Lake Aqua Park! Sunshine, water sports and lots of ducking and diving led to an unforgettable day for one and all. A super way to end 5th year with fun and friends. Well done!
May 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
And so it goes… one last epic school tour day of the year. Today it was the turn of the 5th years who headed to West Lake Aqua Park! Sunshine, water sports and lots of ducking and diving led to an unforgettable day for one and all. A super way to end 5th year with fun and friends. Well done!
What a great summer school tour for a wonderful bunch of 2nd years! Lots of fun was had as they kayaked, paddle boarded and took on the thrills of the Baysports Aquapark. 🚣🏼♂️🚌☀️ A pit stop in Supermacs on the way home and they all arrived back in Shannon ready for bed! 🥴🤣
May 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
What a great summer school tour for a wonderful bunch of 2nd years! Lots of fun was had as they kayaked, paddle boarded and took on the thrills of the Baysports Aquapark. 🚣🏼♂️🚌☀️ A pit stop in Supermacs on the way home and they all arrived back in Shannon ready for bed! 🥴🤣
L2LP & ASDAN Students completed one of their tasks yesterday by taking a trip to Shannon Garda Station. We would like to say a massive thank you to the Gardaí at Shannon Garda Station for accommodating the visit and for setting up activities. Thanks to class teacher Ms. Leonard and supporting SNAs.
May 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
L2LP & ASDAN Students completed one of their tasks yesterday by taking a trip to Shannon Garda Station. We would like to say a massive thank you to the Gardaí at Shannon Garda Station for accommodating the visit and for setting up activities. Thanks to class teacher Ms. Leonard and supporting SNAs.
5th year Biology classes took a trip to Galway on Monday to carry out a grassland habitat study as part of their Biology course. A lesson in the classroom followed by a quick trip around the aquarium and then out to Terryland park in Galway for some qualitative and quantitative data collection!
May 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
5th year Biology classes took a trip to Galway on Monday to carry out a grassland habitat study as part of their Biology course. A lesson in the classroom followed by a quick trip around the aquarium and then out to Terryland park in Galway for some qualitative and quantitative data collection!
TY students completed the final leg of their Gaisce journey last week. On Thursday everyone hiked over 15km of the Caher Valley in the Burren and then cooled off afterwards with a swim in Fanore Beach. Back at the hostel everyone cooked hearty meals for themselves after a tiring day….
May 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
TY students completed the final leg of their Gaisce journey last week. On Thursday everyone hiked over 15km of the Caher Valley in the Burren and then cooled off afterwards with a swim in Fanore Beach. Back at the hostel everyone cooked hearty meals for themselves after a tiring day….
We were delighted to be nominated this morning in 5 categories in the A.I.M.S. Musical Mentoring Programme for our show 'We Will Rock You'. We are proud to have received the following nominations:
Best Actor: Shane O'Donnell
Best Chorus
Best Musical Direction
Best Direction
Best Overall Show
Best Actor: Shane O'Donnell
Best Chorus
Best Musical Direction
Best Direction
Best Overall Show
May 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We were delighted to be nominated this morning in 5 categories in the A.I.M.S. Musical Mentoring Programme for our show 'We Will Rock You'. We are proud to have received the following nominations:
Best Actor: Shane O'Donnell
Best Chorus
Best Musical Direction
Best Direction
Best Overall Show
Best Actor: Shane O'Donnell
Best Chorus
Best Musical Direction
Best Direction
Best Overall Show
🏁 Our two teams had a fantastic day at the F1 in Schools National Finals in Kinsale! 🏎️☀️
They raced, presented to judges, earned award nominations & enjoyed the sunshine – a great end to months of hard work.
Huge thanks to our sponsors:
StFrancisCreditUnion EiElectronics LCMSigns ClubCrestEmbroidery
They raced, presented to judges, earned award nominations & enjoyed the sunshine – a great end to months of hard work.
Huge thanks to our sponsors:
StFrancisCreditUnion EiElectronics LCMSigns ClubCrestEmbroidery
May 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🏁 Our two teams had a fantastic day at the F1 in Schools National Finals in Kinsale! 🏎️☀️
They raced, presented to judges, earned award nominations & enjoyed the sunshine – a great end to months of hard work.
Huge thanks to our sponsors:
StFrancisCreditUnion EiElectronics LCMSigns ClubCrestEmbroidery
They raced, presented to judges, earned award nominations & enjoyed the sunshine – a great end to months of hard work.
Huge thanks to our sponsors:
StFrancisCreditUnion EiElectronics LCMSigns ClubCrestEmbroidery
We would like to Thank the LCETB and tutor Michelle Bradley along with Teacher: Ms. Leonard and our wonderful SNA's for supporting our L2LP & ASDAN Students in completing the QQI Level 2 Craft Course. They created a number of Craft pieces from Stitched Canvas, Papier Mâché Balloons, and keyholders.
May 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We would like to Thank the LCETB and tutor Michelle Bradley along with Teacher: Ms. Leonard and our wonderful SNA's for supporting our L2LP & ASDAN Students in completing the QQI Level 2 Craft Course. They created a number of Craft pieces from Stitched Canvas, Papier Mâché Balloons, and keyholders.
Big thanks to Seán from NGSEngineering for dropping off the printed displays for JOCB Racing today!
NGS Engineering have been incredible supporters of the team throughout the year — offering expert advice & sponsorship as the students prepared for Tuesday’s National Final. Your support means a lot!
NGS Engineering have been incredible supporters of the team throughout the year — offering expert advice & sponsorship as the students prepared for Tuesday’s National Final. Your support means a lot!
May 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Big thanks to Seán from NGSEngineering for dropping off the printed displays for JOCB Racing today!
NGS Engineering have been incredible supporters of the team throughout the year — offering expert advice & sponsorship as the students prepared for Tuesday’s National Final. Your support means a lot!
NGS Engineering have been incredible supporters of the team throughout the year — offering expert advice & sponsorship as the students prepared for Tuesday’s National Final. Your support means a lot!
We welcomed four teachers from Réunion Island to our school this week. They spent a number of days with us observing pedagogies and methodologies. Their visit ended with a demonstration of GAA skills under the watchful eyes of sports supremos, Mr. Galligan, Ms. McInerney, Mr. Lohan and Ms. Coleman.
May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We welcomed four teachers from Réunion Island to our school this week. They spent a number of days with us observing pedagogies and methodologies. Their visit ended with a demonstration of GAA skills under the watchful eyes of sports supremos, Mr. Galligan, Ms. McInerney, Mr. Lohan and Ms. Coleman.
Massive congrats to our Junior Ladies football team who won their County Final today!! 🥳👏🎉 They showed impressive skills against a strong team from St. Flannans and came out as victors in the end. Well done to a superb team of talented young women!
May 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Massive congrats to our Junior Ladies football team who won their County Final today!! 🥳👏🎉 They showed impressive skills against a strong team from St. Flannans and came out as victors in the end. Well done to a superb team of talented young women!
Lots of hard work put in by the F1 in Schools TY students of JOCB Racing and Stellar Racing over the last few weeks. On Friday they completed their race cars and are almost all set for the National Finals. We are all wishing them the very best of luck!
May 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Lots of hard work put in by the F1 in Schools TY students of JOCB Racing and Stellar Racing over the last few weeks. On Friday they completed their race cars and are almost all set for the National Finals. We are all wishing them the very best of luck!
Two upcoming webinars from the ISPCC around exam anxiety for both parents and students. Please follow the link for more details: www.ispcc.ie/webinars/
May 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two upcoming webinars from the ISPCC around exam anxiety for both parents and students. Please follow the link for more details: www.ispcc.ie/webinars/
It wasn’t to be for our senior girls soccer team on Monday unfortunately. However, it was still a very important and special game for them nonetheless as some of our 6th year girls donned The Comp soccer jersey for the last time! Well done - your contribution to the team will not be forgotten!
April 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It wasn’t to be for our senior girls soccer team on Monday unfortunately. However, it was still a very important and special game for them nonetheless as some of our 6th year girls donned The Comp soccer jersey for the last time! Well done - your contribution to the team will not be forgotten!
Three of our 1st year girls have been selected for the Clare u14 squad for the Gaynor Cup. Huge congrats to Ailbhe, Lucy and Anna! The girls are involved in a number of fundraisers to pay for the squad to attend: cssl.ie/products/257...
April 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Three of our 1st year girls have been selected for the Clare u14 squad for the Gaynor Cup. Huge congrats to Ailbhe, Lucy and Anna! The girls are involved in a number of fundraisers to pay for the squad to attend: cssl.ie/products/257...