We love seeing eveyone off at the end of the day and saying goodbye for the evening at the school gates. The students are always so friendly and happy going home!!! What does that say about school? 🤣🤣🤣

Just walking by our amazing PE department. Never underestimate the importance of PE in school. Not just about kicking a ball around! It's about learning, science, wellbeing, discipline, persistence, achievement, health, nutrition, skills, fun, winning, losing, friendship, teamwork and so much more!!

Just got back from the most magnificent place in Ireland, maybe the world.. Skellig Michael. If you ever get the chance to go, don't pass it up!

Are we getting it right with phones and younger people? www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6BIf...

We are finally ready to take our SPOTLITE programme to the world. Thanks so much @lauralundy.bsky.social for giving us the Space, Voice, Audience & Influence as well as the inspiration to do this. Also, so proud of @staidanscs.bsky.social today! It's all about the magic within! youtu.be/OJR8UNYZFf0

Always nice to be in town for a pint! #36 today! @givebloodireland.bsky.social

Should essential public services have to privately fundraise? Because most schools have a grographical demographic & catchment that scales according to local levels of affluence, fundraising & contributions within them fundamentally exacerbate problems of inequality! share.google/VGQo6COa4tjO...

It's true, some Leaving Certs are worth more than others! Especially this one. Joseph here thought he would never get one, never make it. There were tough times, when it seemed less likely & far away. When othes gave up, he kept going & he kept trying! This guy will go on to do wonderful things!

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... This is excellent @kevinshortall.bsky.social thank you for sharing a year in the life of a secondary school👏🏻 #edchatie

It's getting exciting!

Where can I get these?

Very exciting new project progressing in @staidanscs.bsky.social! Wait till you see what we have coming in the next few weeks!!!

I visit this place for inspiration before every new school year. For 850 years #hooklighthouse has guided countless people through all types of waters, helping them find safe passage to their destination. It has weathered every storm & stood strong, shining its light on magnificent natural beauty!

2 Kestrels fighting stopping traffic on the hook peninsula. (sound on). This, just a fraction of the action. We waited & blocked cars until they finished & flew off. Both appeared fine after one seemed to submit. Are there more about this year @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @seanronayne.bsky.social?

The dog is not interested is Sneaky Pete, but I have to say, it's the best show I've seen in ages!!!

How beautiful is this tortoiseshell on a dahlia I planted? Is seems there are many more butterflies about this year. Is it because of the warmer spring we've had?

Sunset in my #thinplace

My most enjoyable summer read yet, #natureboy by @seanronayne.bsky.social. It sums up beautifully what's important to remember, cherish & protect in our world & lives. A must for educators, so we can properly situate nature in schools & also become more inclusive! Autism is rarely explained better!

Swallows in the balmy evening heat, Bitonto, Puglia Italy. So fast you cant even follow them with a camera, do they ever stop? Then this! What's going on @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @carlowweather.bsky.social?

Nowhere beats Wexford in the sunshine!

Out for an evening walk in Clondalkin. We often forget or take for granted the treasures around us. Thousands of years of history, here a 1500 year old monument from a time when Ireland was at the global centre of monastic christian learning & writing. Nearby, so much more. Maybe I'll do a series! 🤣

Tonight, we celebrated with another group of students as they graduated from @staidanscs.bsky.social! We are sad to say goodbye & see them go, but more importantly, we are proud of their goodness, huge talent, achievements & potential to do great things. The future is exciting & brighter for us all!

Oooh, the conspiracy theorists would have a field day if they were in back my garden just now! But don't worry, I've done my "internet research" & they say, there is no chemtrail, bio or weather control scheduled for today. It's just God playing his early morning game of tic tac toe with Elon Musk!🤣

Sunrise, sunset, bright moonlight and stars at #fanadlighhouse, Co. #Donegal, #Ireland 10th May, 2025. Thank you so much. One of the most incredible places to stay on earth. Unforgettable!

Beautiful, warm, sunny, dead calm, balmy evening at Fanad Lighthouse Co. Donegal, but the sea is wild, 3m swells as if there's a gale force storm. Spectacular but strange, any idea why this is @carlowweather.bsky.social ?

And coming 1st seems to be @staidanscs.bsky.social thing lately!!! Bridge to College Overall Leadreship Award!!! We lead together!

We learn together, we teach together, we grow together, we succeed together, we heal together, we help together, we laugh together and we win together @staidanscs.bsky.social.

We left areas of grass uncut @staidanscs.bsky.social to allow our thousands of newly planted native trees and hedgerows take hold. Look at what has sprung out of the ground in just a few short weeks! Why do we cut grass so short at all?

My daughter is quite the photographer. Took this of me from the sea at #carnebeach #wexford.

I relived the 80s today, myself & @frbryanshortall.bsky.social used to do these back then. Darren the artist, actually knew us when we went to #breakdance at the Central Bank! Thanks to @foroige.bsky.social Brookfield for bringing even more colour to @staidanscs.bsky.social. Be kind to your mind!!!

Who says sport isn't about emotion? Iconic. He'll go on and win everything now!

Hold on, pain ends! It was a real treat for myself and Una to plant a #treeofhope @staidanscs.bsky.social beside our front door. In the 24 hourse since we did, I've noticed countless people sitting beside it, sometimes alone, often smiling, thinking, wondering and hopefully just feeling good!

To my wife and my sweetheart... May they never meet!

This year just keeps giving back!! @staidanscs.bsky.social has another national winner! Sandisiwe O Khupe, Soroptimist Intenational, All Ireland public speaking champion. So proud of you Sandy! You are an inspiration and your future has no limits!

There's never a bad time to come home to #Dublin!

A cup of Yorkshire tea, in Silloth on Solway, looking over the sea towards the hills of Scotland.

When is the best time to plant an oak tree? 100 years ago. But if you didn't plant an oak tree 100 years ago, today is the next best time!!! And if you don't have an oak, plant a silver birch! And if you don't have a silver birch... you get the message! 😀💚🌿🌳🌱🪾🌞

Lovely formal pictures being taken of our @staidanscs.bsky.social 2025 graduates this morning for their year book! Then the principal comes along to take a selfie and ruins it all!!!

#firedrill 2 of 24/25 went without a hitch! Check out the new fire officer get up! Thanks to the nearly 700 students & staff @staidanscs.bsky.social who were so careful, efficient, patient, courteous & mindful of others. School emptied in 1 min 53 secs. All assembled & accounted for in lass than 4.

Lá fhéile Phádraig shona daoibh!

Good news doesn't seem to generate the kind of exposure it deserves on social media. This is truly a good news story & is rooted in a study that brings huge hope & positives. Is @bsky.app any different? I hope so. Time for the world to be flooded with positivity because most people are really trying

Great, "good news" article about the power of education to transform lives and societies. www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

"The State of the Union!!" Ony Irish people will understand that I mean this as a judgement rather than the title of something! It seems someone is trying to "Make America Hate Again!" And has the word "UNION" ever been so far off the mark?

Every day I count my blessings that I work in Ireland. A place that, celebrates difference, diversity, inclusivity & compassion. Where science, debate, discernment & freedom of speech are still safe. In line largely, with the spirit of the US constitution 1st ammendment. Not sure the US is any more!

Our TY completed their training and 5k park run. So proud of their dedication and endurance! Not to mention their huge positivity and smiles!

We've been drilling for a week now @staidanscs.bsky.social but unfortunately no oil, gas or gold. Aw well, there goes the new swimming pool, auditorium and sports stadium! However, the bedrock is sound so our new building project can proceed. Exciting times ahead. Watch this space, it's rare earth!

Two big boys ganged up on a smaller boy. They ambushed him, told lies about him, shouted him down & forced him to give them money or face the consequences. They tried to embarras him in front of an audience! This didn't happen in a school today, it happened in the oval office! #TRUMP&VANCEAREBULLIES

Adding colour to a school is what it's all about & @staidanscs.bsky.social shines so brightly on & through all the colour within it. Today our TY students produced stained glass ornaments with artist Bianca Divito and Creative Engagement. I've rarely seen anything capture us as beautifully!

I'm stunned after watching this. My question @mrjamesob.bsky.social ... Is diplomacy the problem? Surely 1 sane world leader wants to scream: "STOP IT, YOU F@&%#NG EVIL, INSENSITIVE, MENTAL CASE!" But instead they safeguard national self interest. Will anyone be courageous? youtu.be/Wc4S8KWdxFY?...

Storm tomorrow, storm yesterday! But today, I'm living in the moment!