Wesley College Dublin

This week is Green Week and our annual swap shop is back! We are looking for your donations of any old clothes, shoes, bags, hats, scarves and other accessories for ages 12 and up. Students will be able to choose any items from the swap shop to take home for free!

After last year’s success, the School Library is bringing back its book repair workshops for Green Week. Join us on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th March during first and second lunch.

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate the Wesley hockey players who have been selected for the current Irish underage panels with Hockey Ireland at their respective age groups.

The Winter 2025/2026 edition of The Wesley Update has been published. In it, you will find round-ups of the latest themed weeks and the senior musical, as well as all the latest College news and sports updates.

Congratulations to our first year team who represented the school at the regional FIRST LEGO League Ireland competition in UCD. They won the Motivate Award, which recognises the team that embodies the spirit of the FIRST LEGO League through teamwork, enthusiasm, and team spirit.

Congratulations to our Model United Nations team, who brought home two awards in recent weeks. We won a Commended Delegation award representing the Russian Federation at Blackrock, followed by a Best Delegation award representing China at the John Scottus Conference.

A huge congratulations to the Senior 1 Girls who emerged victorious in the Leinster Senior Cup yesterday afternoon. This is a fantastic achievement for the girls, and we are tremendously proud of them. Thank you to Rathdown School for a very competitive game.

Best of luck to the Senior 1 Girls, led by Captain Lucy Fox, Vice Captains Hannah Fox and Ciara Culbert, and coach Mr Blennerhassett, as they take on Rathdown School in the Senior Cup Final on Monday, 2nd February at Three Rock Rovers. Pushback is at 14:00.

The Senior Girls Hockey Team are into the Leinster Senior Cup Final on Monday, 2nd February, where they will face Rathdown School at 2:00pm in Three Rock Rovers.

Best of luck to our Junior A Hockey Girls as they take on Loreto College, St. Stephen’s Green in the quarter-final of their cup this Friday at home, at 14:45. If you can, come along and show your support for the girls!

Ms Savage’s 1A6 Geography class created some fantastic 3D models as part of their recent project. The work included impressive volcanoes, tsunamis and earthquakes, with several students also showcasing the layers of the Earth. A wide variety of materials were used.

On Friday our Prep class were very proud to show off all the hard work they had done for their Science investigations. They explained to the staff what they chose to investigate and the results they obtained. They earned a reward for their efforts!

Wesley Artist of the Year 2026 drew 150+ entries, making judging tough. Well done to everyone who entered this year’s competition and congratulations to Junior winner Cici Zhang (Stone Steps) and Senior winner Mathew Foley (Self Portrait). Huge thanks to our judges and PTA! #ec

Mr Murphy's tutor class (5A2) chose LauraLynn for their Christmas charity collection this year. The total amount donated to LauraLynn was €360. @lauralynnhouse @lauralynnhospice

A huge congratulations to the Senior XI Girls’ Hockey Team, who emerged victorious over Kilkenny College in the Leinster Senior Cup semi-final yesterday afternoon after a tightly contested match.

Wishing the very best of luck to the Senior Girls, led by Captain Lucy Fox, Vice Captains Ciara Culbert and Hannah Fox, and their coach Mr Blennerhassett, as they take on Kilkenny College in the Semi-Final of the Leinster Senior Cup at 13:00 tomorrow in Three Rock Rovers.

What an incredible Book Week! Our assemblies featured passionate staff speakers, a lively literary quiz, daily golden tickets for free books, and a staff reading challenge to finish the week in style. A fantastic celebration of books and reading!

A huge thank you to young adult author Clara Kumagai for visiting us on Friday and speaking to our TY students about her writing journey. It was an inspiring and engaging talk that our students thoroughly enjoyed!

Members of the English Department and our Sixth Year students finished book week in style by dressing up as literary characters, bringing some favourite stories to life. See if you can guess which books they’re from!

The Senior XI Girls are also currently in the midst of their Leinster Cup campaign, with their semi-final taking place this Thursday against Kilkenny College. Please make sure to sign up by midday tomorrow if you wish to attend.