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• Friday 30 May 2025 End-of-Year Activities for 1st & 2nd Years To mark the end of the school year, our 1st and 2nd Year students enjoyed a day filled with engaging activities, including art projects, boxing sessions, and computer-based challenges. These activities provided a fun and interactive way for students to conclude the academic year.
• Wednesday 28 May 2025 📸 6th Year Graduation 2025 – Photo Highlights We are delighted to share a selection of photos from the 6th Year Graduation Ceremony held last week. The images capture memorable moments and joyful celebrations of the Class of 2025.
• Thursday 13 March 2025 Taylor's Hill is Now on Instagram! We are excited to share that Taylor's Hill is now on Instagram! You can find us at @taylorshillofficial. or by scanning the QR Code.
• Thursday 13 March 2025 Fifth Year Students Attend Concern Debate Workshop on Climate Actio On Monday, 10th March, Fifth Year students Madeleine Hardy and Emma Ulmschneider had the opportunity to attend a Concern Debate Workshop in Athlone. The workshop, focused on COP 30, brought together students from across the country who have participated in the Concern Debates programme.
• Monday 10 March 2025 TY Visit to Google: Inspiring Women in Tech and the Future of STEM As part of International Women's Day, our TY year group took a trip to Google's European Headquarters in Dublin.
• Friday 7 March 2025 Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025 Beidh Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl an tseachtain seo chugainn, 10ú-14ú Márta. Beidh gníomhaíochtaí éagsúla ar siúl gach lá sna seomraí ránga, tráth na gceist, cluichí agus damhsa ina measc. Beidh duaiseanna ar fáil i rith na seachtaine.
• Monday 3 March 2025 Connacht Schools Cross Country Success Well done to Jennifer McCarthy (3rd year) who put in a strong performance at the Connacht Schools Cross Country last week in Loughrea, securing 5th place. Her impressive finish earns her a spot in the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country, where she will represent her school in Ballybrit this coming Saturday.
• Monday 3 March 2025 Taylor's Equestrian - Ower Interschools Competition Well done to our equestrian team who represented Taylors at the Ower Interschools competition last week.
• Monday 10 February 2025 Second-Year Art Students Create Masks Inspired by Irish Myths and Legends
• Monday 10 February 2025 Winter Newsletter Now Available!
• Thursday 30 January 2025 Taylors Athletes Shine in Recent Competitions
• Monday 20 January 2025 2nd year Students win prizes at the Galway Advertiser Christmas Art Competition
• Monday 20 January 2025 Computer Science Students @ Galway Hackathon In other STEM and coding news on January 18th, Leaving Certificate Computer Science students took part in the second annual Leaving Certificate Hackathon held at The PorterShed2 in Galway. The event, which brought together 6th Year Computer Science students from schools across the country, showcased creativity, collaboration, and technical skill as participants worked on programming projects under the theme of "computer science and wellbeing."
• Monday 20 January 2025 VEX Robotics Team Shines in High Stakes Competition On Wednesday, January 15th, the Dominican College VEX Robotics team competed in the VEX V5 High Stakes competition at ATU Galway. This marks the second year the school has participated in the VEX V5 competition, where students design, build, and code robots to take on a new challenge each year. This year's game involved maneuvering plastic ring doughnuts onto stakes.
• Thursday 16 January 2025 Get Ready for “Thank You for the Music” - Tickets Available Now The stage is set, and excitement is building for this year’s school musical, “Thank You for the Music,” a celebration of the iconic songs of ABBA. The show will take place in Rosary Hall on Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th, and Saturday 25th of January.
• Wednesday 15 January 2025 Giving Back: Christmas Jumper Day Donation to COPE Galway Today, our 6th Year's presented a cheque to COPE Galway with funds raised from our Christmas Jumper Day! COPE Galway were in to give a talk to the 6th year students. Pictured here are our head girl Isabelle Barton Murphy and deputy head girl Eabheann Conneely along with representatives from COPE Galway. A huge thank you to COPE Galway for their inspiring talk and to everyone who contributed to this great cause.
• Friday 20 December 2024 Christmas Festivities at Taylor's The Christmas season at Taylor's was filled with activities, and celebrations that brought the school community together.
• Thursday 19 December 2024 TY Christmas Enterprise Fair 2024 The Transition Year Christmas Enterprise Fair took place today, creating a wonderful festive atmosphere in the school. TY students showcased and sold their products, raising funds for their mini-companies in this Christmas-themed event.
• Thursday 19 December 2024 6th Year Students Gain Insights from Alumni in Further Education This week, our 6th-year students attended an informative and practical session with some of last year’s Leaving Cert class, who have since moved on to further education. The event was a great opportunity for students to hear real-life examples and stories about transitioning to college life, helping them make informed decisions about their CAO applications and future options.
• Thursday 19 December 2024 Scifest & Maths Olympiad Student Success SciFest AchievementCongratulations to Deepta Suresh, a 3rd-year student, who won the junior category at the TeenTurn SciFest competition held at IBM Dublin last Saturday. Deepta participated in TeenTurn’s Project Squad and impressed the judges with her outstanding project. Her incredible effort earned her a MacBook Air as the top prize. Well done, Deepta!
• Wednesday 4 December 2024 Past Pupils at the Forefront of TG4's Women's League of Ireland Commentary
• Monday 2 December 2024 Concern Debate Team Well done to the Concern Debating Team who recently participated in their third debate in the competition. The team opposed the motion that 'Big business is indifferent to the Sustainable Development Goals' with Elphin Community College proposing the motion on the day. The results have yet to be announced but it was a riveting and very close debate between two teams who passionately defended their side.
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 Past Pupil named on PFAI Team of the Year Congratulations to past pupil and Galway United player Eve Dossen who made the PFAI (Professional Footballers Association of Ireland) Team of the Year 2024 and was presented with her award recently along with fellow Galway United teammate Julie-Ann Russell.
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 U16 Basketball Players into Connacht Final Congratulations to our U16 basketball team on their semi final win over Pres Athenry this week. Their 24 point win sees them through to the Connacht final next Thursday, where they will play St. Joseph’s Castlebar.
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 Taylor's Girls Heading to SciFest National Final 2024
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 ISTA Science Quiz National Final Good luck to Neev Kumar, Caitlin Peel and Haleema Lamidi who are taking part in the National Final of the ISTA Senior Science Quiz this Saturday in Trinity College.
• Friday 15 November 2024 ISTA Science Quiz Regional Winners
• Friday 25 October 2024 Congratulations to Our New Student Council Members! We are delighted to announce the students who have been elected to this year's Student Council. A huge congratulations to the following representatives:
• Friday 25 October 2024 Maths Week 2024 From October 12th to 18th, our school celebrated Maths Week with a variety of exciting activities for students across all years!
• Friday 25 October 2024 Liam Mellows Camogie Trip to NYC Liam Mellows Camogie trip

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