It was a busyweek for Mr Declan O’Donoghue’s Politics and Society classes at St Brendan’s College, with visits from national leaders followed by a trip to Leinster House.

On Monday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited the school, where he met students and staff and toured the facilities. He held a question-and-answer session with senior Politics students, discussing national and international issues and the value of young people engaging in public life. The Taoiseach described St Brendan’s as a school with a long and proud 165-year tradition and praised its commitment to opportunity and learning.

The class also welcomed Ministers Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae, Senator Mark Daly and Kerry TDs Michael Cahill and Danny Healy-Rae.

On Tuesday, the fifth and sixth year classes travelled to Dáil Éireann, where they visited the Seanad and committee rooms and observed proceedings on what was a busy day, with the Cabinet reshuffle taking place. The trip was facilitated by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

The visit was supported by Ms Kelleher, Mrs Gorman and Mrs Sweetman.

Busy week for politics students at The Sem 

It was a busyweek for Mr Declan O’Donoghue’s Politics and Society classes at St Brendan’s College, with visits from national leaders followed by a trip to Leinster House.

On Monday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited the school, where he met students and staff and toured the facilities. He held a question-and-answer session with senior Politics students, discussing national and international issues and the value of young people engaging in public life. The Taoiseach described St Brendan’s as a school with a long and proud 165-year tradition and praised its commitment to opportunity and learning.

The class also welcomed Ministers Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae, Senator Mark Daly and Kerry TDs Michael Cahill and Danny Healy-Rae.

On Tuesday, the fifth and sixth year classes travelled to Dáil Éireann, where they visited the Seanad and committee rooms and observed proceedings on what was a busy day, with the Cabinet reshuffle taking place. The trip was facilitated by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

The visit was supported by Ms Kelleher, Mrs Gorman and Mrs Sweetman.

Charlie Hughes, Head Tutor at West End House School of Arts, performed a one-man show that he co-wrote with Patrick Sutton.

The event was in aid of Palestine and a massive €1,500 was raised in aid of the charities on the ground.

The play, titled ISCARIOT, offers an alternative exploration of the enigma of Judas.

It centres on a version of the character who is still alive 2,000 years later, punishing himself daily in search of the forgiveness he desperately craves.

“Salvation, however, lies in forgiving himself… what would you have done in his place?” the description reads.

Classes for the next term at West End House School of Arts begin in January, and courses can be booked through their website.