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Great article on past pupil and local legend, Tony O Doherty (Tony Doc) who names winning the Hogan Cup with St. Columb’s as his happiest memory.
It is definitely true that Once a College Boy, Always a College Boy. 💙💛
“It was a brilliant place to grow up. We had nothing but we had everything. We had the Grianan Fort, Holywood Hill, the Black Hut and green fields and we could play football all day. It was a sort of paradise really.”
Pat McArt speaks to the “best soccer player I have ever seen”, Derry man Tony O’Doherty, about his happiest memories, how he walked away from the game during the Troubles, and why he has never left his Creggan home.
Read more: tinyurl.com/42e963mz
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Back to school for Darron 🤓
Former @ManUtd midfielder Darron Gibson joined the Foundation on both sides of the Irish border, celebrating our school partnerships with @ColumbCollege - where he is an ex-pupil - and @RCSDungloe 🤝🇮🇪
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🎓 Celebrating a Distinguished College Boy – Professor Peter O’Hare (Class of 1975)
St. Columb’s College was delighted to welcome back Professor Peter O’Hare, who received the prestigious 2026 Alumnus Illustrissimus Award, presented by the St. Columb’s College Past Pupil Union.
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A convincing performance sees us into the next round of the U18 NI Cup. Really well done to all the lads in tough weather conditions in Belfast. 👏💙💛
Year 14 Peer Mentors and Prefects attended the Guildhall with Mr McQuillan, to participate in a conference about Healthy Relationships and ‘Ending Violence against Women and Girls'. Guest speakers included White Ribbon NI, the PSNI, the Mayor and other local councillors.
Year 13 pupils attended a White Ribbon Event today in UU Magee Campus.
The workshop encouraged discussion around Ending Violence against Women and Girls.
Many thanks to Manchester United Foundation, U.U and White Ribbon and to St. Mary's College for joining us.
Mr Horner and Mr Prigent received a Special Recognition Award at Derry City and Strabane District Council’s annual Sports Awards for the role they played in our u12 football teams winning 4-in-row NI Cups and for placing in the top three in the world at the Schools’ World Cup. 👏
Lots of winners this year for the Credit Union Art Competition. Congratulations to all the winners and entries, especially Aodhán who came 1st in his category, his art work will progress to Chapter Level. Well done Everyone! 😊👏🏻👏🏻🤞🏻
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World renowned Derry biomedical scientist to receive Alumnus Illustrissimus Award
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This week our Peer Mentors are carrying out cultural awareness lessons with our Year 8 boys as part of our Kubatana society project looking at cultural diversity in our school. The students are discussing “What makes me, me?”.
Well done gentlemen!
9F enjoyed learning about the life and example of St. Carlos Acutis. The class produced excellent posters on the saint to remember his feast day on the 12th October.
“To always be close to Jesus, that's my life plan.”- St. Carlos Acutis.
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Back on familiar ground 🇮🇪
Former @ManUtd midfielder Darron Gibson enjoyed a day of Foundation fun across both sides of the Irish border - including visiting his former school - to showcase two of our new high school partnerships 🤝
More here 🔗 mufoundation.org/en/news/gib…
ALT Darron Gibson with a group of Foundation participants and a staff member from St. Columb's College.
ALT Darron Gibson signs a shirt for a participant.
ALT Darron Gibson poses for a photo with two participants, who are each holding footballs.
ALT Darron Gibson speaks to a group of participants, holding a football, on an outdoor pitch.
Senior pupils attended a training day organised by the Manchester United Foundation and facilitated by TAMHI (Tackling Adolescence Mental Health Issues) in Ulster University. Thanks to both the Manchester United Foundation and TAMHI for their efforts in running this course.
In Catholic tradition, the month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. As well as the Rosary been said each Thursday morning in the College oratory, year 9 RE students are also involved in saying this powerful prayer during lessons. 🙏
St. Columb's U19 Basketball team played their first competitive game this year and sealed a convincing win against St. Patrick's College, Dungannon. All players got on the score sheet while also working tirelessly on defence. The final score was 47-19.
