School Life, Culture & Achievements

A look inside the daily spirit of Davitt College, capturing student experiences, assemblies, themed weeks, and community spirit.

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ATU Sligo Politics Chair Dr Eamonn Furey Sparking Creative Songwriting Action with TY Teams!

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🎵 Creative Arts & Politics • Transition Year Workshop ATU Sligo Politics Chair Dr Eamonn Furey Sparking Creative Songwriting Action with TY Teams! 23 February 2026 Our Transition Year spaces were absolutely buzzing with energy this week as we welcomed the brilliant Dr Eamonn Furey, Programme Chair of Sociology and Politics at ATU Sligo, to lead a fantastic, high-octane creative arts workshop! 🌟 As a proud Creative School, we love pushing the boundaries of traditional learning. Dr Furey guided our students through a fascinating deep-dive into music as a political art form, tracking how iconic tracks, rhythms, and poetry have historically been used to champion human rights, challenge systemic inequalities, and give a powerful voice to local communities on the global stage. Inspired by these legendary protest anthems, our students stepped up to the microphone themselves! Working in collaborative production teams, they brainstormed, drafted, and boldly performed their own original political lyrics—tackling modern global issues with incredible maturity, sharp wit, and rhythm. It was an invigorating showcase of musical creativity, confidence, and raw talent. Huge thanks to Dr Furey for inspiring our next generation of creative changemakers! 👏 ×

Academic & Curriculum, Core News & Information, School Life, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, SPHE, Wellbeing

Marking Safer Internet Day 2026

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🌐 Digital Citizenship • Safer Internet Day 2026 Marking Safer Internet Day 2026 10 February 2026 Today at Davitt College, we proudly marked Safer Internet Day! 🌐 Our SPHE classes took a deep dive into the critical importance of online safety, unpacking everything from digital footprints to the growing role of Artificial Intelligence in our lives. Through lively classroom debates and the design of some seriously eye-catching, informative posters, our students showed fantastic awareness of how to navigate the digital world smartly and safely. 👏 A huge well done to all the students and staff involved—this is what great learning in action looks like! ✨ ×

Core News & Information, Extra-Curricular, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, Sports, Volleyball

Junior Girls Excel in Thrilling Home Volleyball Blitz

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🏐 Junior Volleyball • Home Blitz Triumph Junior Girls Excel in Thrilling Home Volleyball Blitz 28 January 2026 The sports hall was buzzing today as Davitt College played host to an outstanding school volleyball blitz, welcoming panels from Summerhill College and Coláiste Iascaigh (Easkey). Our Junior Girls Volleyball team put in a phenomenal performance across both fixtures. While they narrowly lost out to a sharp Easkey side in a 2–1 set thriller, the girls bounced back immediately, executing a commanding 2–0 victory over Summerhill. The entire panel showed superb technical growth, teamwork, and determination from the first serve to the final whistle. ×

GAA, School Life, School Life, Culture & Achievements, Sports

1st Year GAA Blitz: Fantastic Day of Football at Castlebar Mitchels Astro

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🏐 1st Year GAA • Castlebar Mitchels Blitz 1st Year GAA Blitz: Fantastic Day of Football at Castlebar Mitchels Astro 27 January 2026 Last Tuesday, our newest players took to the field for a brilliant day of action as we hosted a 1st Year GAA 11-a-side Blitz on the fantastic astro pitches at Castlebar Mitchels GAA. The tournament brought together a highly competitive mix of talent, with six secondary schools participating in the event: ✅ Davitt College ✅ St. Patrick’s College, Foxford ✅ Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, Swinford ✅ Coláiste Muire, Tourmakeady ✅ Gairmscoil Chormaic, Lacken Cross ✅ Coláiste Pobail Acla, Achill The focus of the blitz was entirely on player development, skill refinement, and game time, ensuring plenty of high-quality football was played by everyone who toggled out. Special Thanks We would like to extend a huge thank you to Martin Costello, Mayo GAA Games Development Officer (GDO), for his invaluable help in coordinating and running the fixtures throughout the day. Finally, a massive thank you to all the visiting players, teachers, and schools who traveled to compete and made the blitz such an overwhelming success. The future of schools football in the region looks incredibly bright! ×

Cross Country, Extra-Curricular, School Life, Culture & Achievements, Sports

The Forest Park Standard: Elite Sportsmanship at Lough Key

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🏃‍♂️ Cross Country • North Connacht Excellence The Forest Park Standard: Elite Sportsmanship at Lough Key 15 January 2026 While individual medals and podium finishes are always fantastic milestones, true sporting excellence is measured by character, team culture, and the way athletes represent their school crest. Today, our distance running panel traveled to the beautiful trails of Lough Key Forest Park for the highly anticipated North Connacht Cross Country Competition. Following on from our immensely proud campaign on the exact same turf on January 16th, 2025, today’s outing proved that Davitt College has established a stellar tradition of excellence in Roscommon. Setting the Bar for Character and Camaraderie Against a massive field of elite young runners from across the region, our students delivered an incredible, high-energy sporting performance over the challenging winter course. Team Culture on the Trails: 🏃‍♂️ Cheering on teammate sprints at the home straight. ⛺ Helping out actively at the team camp setup. 🤝 Welcoming finishing competitors across the line with true respect. Cross country running is a grueling, solitary discipline once you step past the starting line, but today our athletes proved they run as one collective unit. The entire management and staff of Davitt College want to extend a massive well done to each and every student who took part today. Your athletic grit on the mud was brilliant, but your integrity and impeccable sportsmanship are what made you a true credit to yourselves, your families, and your school. ×

Academic & Curriculum, Charity, Core News & Information, GAA, School Life, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, Sports, Transition Year

Wrap Up Warm: Davitt College SVP Winter Appeal Launches

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❤️ Community Care • St. Vincent de Paul Appeal Wrap Up Warm: Davitt College SVP Winter Appeal Launches 14 January 2026 With the winter weather rolling in, it’s time to wrap up warm while supporting an incredible cause right here in our community. We are delighted to launch our Davitt College SVP Winter Appeal, a brilliant whole-school initiative where students, staff, and parents are all joining forces to make a real difference to those in need this season. How You Can Support: 🧢 Custom, high-quality Davitt College Beanie Hats for €12 each. 🤝 For every single hat sold, €4 goes directly to the St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) Charity. 🏡 Supporting vulnerable families and individuals in the local area during the coldest months. Whether you’re on the sidelines cheering at a school match, walking to school, or looking for the perfect practical gift, these beanies are a fantastic way to show your school pride and your community spirit all at once. Let’s pull together as a community and make this winter appeal our most successful one yet! Beanies can be purchased directly through the school—grab yours before they sell out! ×

Academic & Curriculum, Core News & Information, Engineering, Extra-Curricular, Gallery, Media, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, STEM

Davitt College Code and Drive at the VEX IQ Robotics Competition!

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🤖 STEM & Robotics • ATU Galway Competition Davitt College Code and Drive at the VEX IQ Robotics Competition! 13 January 2026 Five brilliant first-year students from our Robotics & Coding Club proudly represented Davitt College at the VEX IQ Robotics Competition in ATU Galway today! It was an action-packed day filled with competitive coding, precision driving, and intense real-time problem-solving, where our students showcased outstanding teamwork and engineering skills on the big stage. The dedication, focus, and technical adaptability displayed by our junior team throughout the event were highly commended by the regional judges. Building the Future of Technology Activities like VEX IQ bridge classroom theory with hands-on mechanical and computational challenges, encouraging our first-years to tackle complex logic under pressure. The future of STEM at Davitt College is looking very bright indeed! A huge well done to all our first-year competitors. ×

Basketball, Core News & Information, Extra-Curricular, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, Sports

A Perfect Start: Davitt College U19 Basketball Secure Back-to-Back Wins

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🏀 U19 Basketball • Back-to-Back League Wins A Perfect Start: Davitt College U19 Basketball Secure Back-to-Back Wins 21 November 2025 Our U19 Boys Basketball team are flying high after wrapping up a phenomenal couple of weeks on the hardwood, securing two critical league victories out of two. The squad put on a masterclass in teamwork, defensive grit, and clinical shooting to edge out top-tier regional opposition and keep their momentum surging forward for the season ahead. Victory Over Ballyhaunis and Rice College The impressive run began with a commanding performance against a tough Ballyhaunis side, where the lads set the tempo early and refused to let up. They backed that up immediately in their next fixture against Rice College. In a high-stakes, intense encounter, Davitt College showed tremendous composure under pressure to close out the game and lock in two massive wins from two starts. Record-Breaking Display from Craig Siose While the victories were a complete team effort, the game against Rice College featured a truly extraordinary individual performance. Under-17 International star Craig Siose put on an absolute clinic, putting the team on his back by dropping an unbelievable 39 points of the school’s 63-point total. It was a flawless, elite-level display of shooting and leadership that left spectators and opposition alike in awe. With the squad firing on all cylinders and international quality leading the charge, this U19 team is shaping up to be a serious force this season. Huge well done to all the players and coaching staff! ×

Extra-Curricular, School Life, Culture & Achievements, Sports, Swimming

Dominating the Provincial Lanes: Swim Team Shines at Connacht Championships

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🏊 Swim Team • Connacht Championships Excellence Dominating the Provincial Lanes: Swim Team Shines at Connacht Championships 9 November 2025 The winter sports season is officially in full swing, and the Davitt College Swim Team has thrown down a massive marker on the provincial stage. This past weekend, our elite school swim panel traveled to Longford to fly the flag at the highly anticipated Connacht Schools Swimming Championships. Facing off against the fastest junior and intermediate lane swimmers in the West, our squad delivered a fantastic series of technical performances under immense competitive pressure. A Tradition of Excellence in the Lanes This weekend’s superb showing comes as no surprise to anyone tracking the growth of swimming within our sports department. It builds directly on the brilliant foundations laid back on 16 January 2024, when our core team of Alannah Curley, Saoirse McCaffrey, Clara Kelly, Charlotte Langan, and Ruby Rennick put on a masterclass of diving form, turn mechanics, and sprint pacing at the same Longford venue. That stellar momentum carried straight into the Connacht Schools Swimming Gala on 3 February 2025, where the panel—joined by Jack Rice—pushed their personal best times even lower, proving that consistent hours in the pool yield elite results. Pride in the Crest Competing at this level demands a grueling training schedule, flawless breathing technique, and incredible explosive power off the blocks. Every single member of the squad represented the school crest with absolute distinction, showing great camaraderie and elite competitive focus throughout the weekend gala. The management, staff, and student body of Davitt College extend a massive congratulations to the entire swim panel on another highly successful provincial campaign. You have done your school and your coaches proud! ×

Core News & Information, Extra-Curricular, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, Sports, Volleyball

Senior Boys Secure Athenry Win in Season Opener

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🏐 Senior Volleyball • Season Opener Senior Boys Secure Athenry Win in Season Opener 14 October 2026 Our Senior Boys Volleyball team faced a top-tier test today as they hosted a competitive tri-match against Roscommon CC and Coláiste an Eachréidh (Athenry). The lads opened their account with a stellar tactical display, executing their offensive sets beautifully to log a comprehensive win over Athenry. While they ultimately fell short against a highly physical Roscommon squad, the performance sets a brilliant foundation. The panel is already back in training ahead of the next round of fixtures after the midterm break. ×

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