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      <title>Wesley College Dublin News</title>
      <description>News from the Wesley College Dublin website</description>
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      <copyright>Copyright: (C) Wesley College Dublin 2026</copyright>
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        <title>2025 PTA AGM</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>1st Year 2026 - Day school applications</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We have offered places into 1st Year 2026 and are operating a busy waiting list.  Please contact Admissions for further information.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/1st-Year-2026-Day-school-applications</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Important Information</title>
        <description><![CDATA[If you have previously submitted a paper registration form in relation to 1st Year in a future year (and have received a letter acknowledging receipt) there is no requirement to complete an online registration form for that child. We will upload the information onto the online platform and communicate with you when that has taken place. You are welcome to submit online registration forms for other children who are not yet registered.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Important-Information</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Welcome to the Reading Nook</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Welcome-to-the-Reading-Nook</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Uniform Lists</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Uniform-Lists</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Leinster Junior Debating Champions</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Leinster-Junior-Debating-Champions</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Musical - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the cast and crew of our Senior Musical Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat on three fantastic performances!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Musical-Joseph-and-the-Amazing-Technicolour</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Junk Kouture</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Huge well doneto Ellie Byrne and Ella Walsh (3rd Year) who are Regional Finalists in this years Junk Kouture competition!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Junk-Kouture</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Oxford Schools Debating Competition</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Oxford-Schools-Debating-Competition-15032022133243</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>WCDMUN 22</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A huge congratulations to the Wesley College Dublin Model United Nations team, and particularly to Adam Nunan our Secretary General, for a fantastic conference.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/WCDMUN-22</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Ready, Steady, Cook!</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Our Ready Steady Cook competition returned last week and it was a great afternoon of baking and creativity.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Ready-Steady-Cook-28032022145703</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Ukraine Fundraising</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley College is aiming to raise funds to assist in the humanitarian efforts of the Irish Red Cross as they work to help the people of Ukraine. We are looking for the support of the Wesley community in our efforts. Parents have been sent a letter outlining how these funds can be collected.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Ukraine-Fundraising</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Using our Online Library Catalogue</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Our library catalogue moved online in November 2021. This means that members of the Wesley College community can see what we have in our collection from anywhere &amp;ndash; here in the library, in class, from their dormitories, at home &amp;ndash; or from anywhere in the world.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Using-our-Online-Library-Catalogue</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Congratulations to the Senior Choir!</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Congratulations-to-the-Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>TY Barista Training</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This week, the students in Transition Year had the opportunity to attend Barista Training, which was facilitated by the Dublin Barista School.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Librarian Book Reviews</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Librarian-Book-Reviews</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Book Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley College Book Week took place from 17th to 21st January. It was hosted by the English Department with the School Library and saw events taking place across the school. Each year group had different activities oraganised for them, and there were prizes for all sorts of book-themed events and contests. The English Department organised a Book Swap Shop in the main concourse of the school. This proved extremely popular with students and staff alike. It was officially open for the second half of lunchtimes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but the books were left out every day for people to browse and help themselves. The Wesley community doanated extremely high-quality books, which definitely contributed to the success of the shop. All week, students were asked to have a novel in their schoolbags, and teachers of all subjects gave time for reading in class. This meant that the library was buzzing with visiitors all week long. In all, students borrowed close to 400 books during the wee]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Cambridge Schools Competition Success</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Cambridge-Schools-Competition-Success</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>German Debating Competition</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/German-Debating-Competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Climate Action Day</title>
        <description><![CDATA[On Friday 10th December, Green Schools held a Climate Action Day across the school.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Climate-Action-Day</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Mr Kenneth Blackmore</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Mr-Kenneth-Blackmore</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Institute of Music and Song - Senior Choir Trip</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Senior Choir enjoyed an incredibly fun and productive weekend away last weekend, at the Irish Institute of Music and Song.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Institute-of-Music-and-Song-Senior-Choir-Tri</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Shine!</title>
        <description><![CDATA[With the wonderful Andy Armitage singing the lead vocals, the Wesley College Male Voice Choir, Orchestra and Band all came together to make a live recording of Take That&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;Shine&amp;rsquo; for the end of the first school term.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/NewsShine</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Darkness into Light</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Members of the Wesley Community joined together and braved the elements on Wednesday morning, for our first Darkness into Light walk, organised by the Wesley Action Group. Not even wet weather could dampen the spirits of the staff and students that joined the walk!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Darkness-into-Light</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National MFL Digital Story Award</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Letztes Jahr haben zwei Sch&amp;uuml;ler des Wesley College an einen Nationalwettbewerb teilgenommen. Amy Bond und Luke Barnard (mit Hilfe ihrer Deutschlehrerin Frau Brennan) haben einen Preis daf&amp;uuml;r gewonnen!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-MFL-Digital-Story-Award</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bulbs for Bees</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to everyone who helped to plant an incredible 1,000 bulbs on Friday afternoon with Green Schools as part of Gaisce&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;Bulbs for Bees&amp;rsquo; challenge.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bulbs-for-Bees</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Tag der Deutschen Einheit</title>
        <description><![CDATA[To celebrate &#39;Tag der Deutschen Einheit&#39; (German day of Unity), students in German lessons as Wesley College completed a number of celebratory activities!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Tag-der-Deutschen-Einheit</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Wellbeing Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We all know reading helps our literacy and education, and that it promotes an active brain, conveys knowledge and that books are repositories of facts&amp;hellip; but reading does far more than that.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Wellbeing-Week</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bright Stars Awards 2021</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Following the virtual mock interviews this year, twenty impressive students were short-listed and re-interviewed by Daniel Ellison of UpSwing Consultancy who selected our winners for the Bright Stars Award. Congratulations to overall winner, Robyn Burke-Mellon and runners-up, David Bosch and Sophie Ramphul. All of our shortlisted candidates showed great composure and confidence, having learned from their prior interview experience. Well done to all of those involved.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bright-Stars-Awards-2021</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Business Innovation Award 2021</title>
        <description><![CDATA[There were six sets of finalists for the annual Business Innovation Award Competition. After a difficult adjudication process, Mr Philip Robinson selected joint winners. Congratulations to Mya Adams and Emma Ruttle for their project &#39;Earth to Home&#39; and Georgia Black and Hannah Bennett Murphy for their project &#39;Saoirse&#39;. Also pictured above are Jamie Walsh, Dan Carthy, Alicia Osborne, Siobhan Anikwe and Brian Tonra. Congratulations to the 40 different business entries from 5th Year who all highlighted that they have a great future ahead.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Business-Innovation-Award-2021</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Enterprise Final</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Siobhan Anikwe who was the winner yesterday of the Rathdown Dun Laoghaire Enterprise Showcase County Final. Her business presentation &quot;Nourish Native&quot; was the overall school winner. Alicia Osborne and Dan Carthy received a high merit for their business idea &quot;Design your Stride&quot;. Well done to both sets of businesses and the great innovation they displayed.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown-Enterprise-Final</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Gael Linn Debating National Finalist</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Sam Taylor on securing a place in the All-Ireland Final in the Gael-Linn Speech Competition! He will be one of eight students in the country in the final and we know that he will represent Wesley with pride. Well done also to Niall Finnegan as a finalist in the Regional finals and for a great speech. Ádh mór (Best of luck) Sam!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Gael-Linn-Debating-National-Finalist</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Wesley College App</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Wesley-College-App</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Health and Active Week Competition Winners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to all of the winners in this week&#39;s competition. Check out the winners and their dishes here:]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Health-and-Active-Week-Competition-Winners</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Rotary Club Writing Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Jack Massey in 5th Year, who won the senior section of the Dun Laoghaire Rotary Club writing competition with his poem entitled &#39;My Happiest Day&#39;. We wish him well as his entry now goes in to the National Final.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Rotary-Club-Writing-Competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Heuston Cup Photography Prize</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to James Flynn in Transition Year who has been chosen as the winner of the Heuston Cup for photography. After much deliberation staff chose the beautiful &#39;Robin&#39; photo. James has put a lot of effort into Photography Club this year and this picture captures mother nature in its finest moments. Well done James.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Heuston-Cup-Photography-Prize</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Leinster Schools Debating</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Alicia Osborne, Sinead Calderon Daly, Lorna Farrelly and Siuin Woods who all performed superbly in the Novice Final of the Leinster Schools Debating Competition which took place last Thursday. All four students wrote and delivered 7-minute speeches on the topic of Emergency Powers and the Gardai. Well done.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Leinster-Schools-Debating-05052021222405</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Entrepreneurial Success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Shane Pedlow whose Nestbox Ireland business caught the attention of RTÉ&#39;s Nationwide this week. A film crew were on campus producing a slot for the programme showcasing his nestbox products. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Entrepreneurial-Success</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>College Scholarships</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students from the Class of 2020 who have been awarded scholarships to various third level colleges on the basis of their Leaving Certificate results: David Fenton (College of Business Entrance Scholarship, TU Dublin), Anneliese Hogan (Bachelor of Education Academic Scholarship Award, DCU) and Emma Harlick (Actuarial &amp; Financial Mathematics Academic Scholarship Award, DCU). ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/College-Scholarships</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Health and Active Week Cookery Challenge</title>
        <description><![CDATA[As we get ready for Health and Active Week on April 26th, we are looking for your health recipes to serve at break and lunchtime during the week. Check out the details here and get your entries into Ms Downes.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Health-and-Active-Week-Cookery-Challenge</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Green Week 2021</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This year&#39;s theme for Green Week was climate justice as we are working towards the Green Flag for Energy and Global Citizenship. Climate justice focuses on how we in Ireland have caused climate change (through burning fossil fuels) but those who are suffering the most from impacts are the poorest, most vulnerable people around the world who did the least to cause it.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Green-Week-2021</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Gael Linn Debating</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Niall Finnegan and Sam Taylor on making it through to the 3rd round of the Gael-Linn &#39;Speech&#39; Competition as Gaeilge this year (in lieu of the normal debating competition). Both Niall and Sam have been excellent competitors and very much deserve to move forward in the competition. Go n-eiri an t-adh libh!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Gael-Linn-Debating</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Jack Wise Magician</title>
        <description><![CDATA[In the lead up to the February midterm, Wesley students were treated to a wonderful surprise from the Parent Teacher Association. A fantastic Magic Show featuring Jack Wise was organised through Zoom for all students. The virtual audience was wowed by skills of suggestion and psychological manipulation. Jack is also one of only 60 sword swallowers in the world today. What a way to end the term! Huge thanks to the PTA committee for this fantastic treat.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Jack-Wise-Magician</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Wesley Artist of the Year</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The theme of this year&#39;s Wesley Artist of the Year was &#39;Despite Covid...all is not cancelled&#39;. Students were asked to create their works at home in any medium of their choice. The guest judges were both past pupils of Wesley who now work in design - Chris Merton and Daniella Kaligorsky. They awarded the Overall Wesley Artist of the Year to Sophie Ramphul (4th Year) for her artwork entitled &#39;Reading isn&#39;t cancelled&#39;. The Junior prize was given to Alison Bailey Condron (3rd Year) for her piece &#39;Silver Linings&#39;. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Wesley-Artist-of-the-Year</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National Junior Debating</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Conor Heerey in Transition Year who competed in the Grand Final of the Matheson Junior Debating National Mace. Out of over 500 students from all over Ireland, Conor was selected to progress to this stage of the country&#39;s largest debating competition. Congratulations on a wonderful achievement.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Junior-Debating</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>University Scholars</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Jamie Taylor and Cameron Ryan from the Class of 2020 who have been awarded Entrance Scholarships to Trinity College and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology respectively. These awards are given on the basis of Leaving Certificate performance. They will be presented with their prizes at a virtual ceremony this month. Well done to both and we wish them continued success in their academic careers.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/University-Scholars-25012021143206</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Climate Ambassador</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to 5th Year Green Schools member, Amy Herskind, on her selection as an An Taisce Climate Ambassador for 2021. Amy was selected for this prestigious role from a large number of applicants. She will join a group of other ambassadors around the country taking climate action in their communities. We look forward to seeing what initiatives she will come up with for Wesley. Well done Amy!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Climate-Ambassador</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Team Hope Collection</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The TY class 4A5 is proud to announce that on Wednesday 25th November there will be a fundraising event for all TY to attend. This is an event not to be missed and photos will be posted in due course. We would like to encourage all students and parents to donate on our page.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Team-Hope-Collection</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bullying Awareness Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This year&#39;s Bullying Awareness Week has the theme of &#39;Better Together&#39;.&amp;nbsp;This theme encourages us to remember that when other people are in our lives we thrive. However, we must also remember that we must treat people with respect and as we would like to be treated.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bullying-Awareness-Week</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Cancer Society Fundraising</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ms Malone and 3A7 had a very successful two days selling pins for the Irish Cancer Society. They managed to raise an impressive â‚¬569 and would like to thank everyone who supported them and made a donation. A big well done to the 3rd Years on all their hard work running and organising the event.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Cancer-Society-Fundraising</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Numeracy Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Numeracy Week took place from October 12th in the College as pupils got to grips with daily maths problems and there were even cross-curricular links as other departments highlighted the importance of numeracy in their subjects. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Numeracy-Week-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sister Act!</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley College Senior Drama is proud to announce â€˜Sister Act The Musicalâ€™! The musical will take place in March 2021 and the cast lists are now up for students to see. We can&#39;t wait for you to see the show!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Sister-Act</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Photo Memories</title>
        <description><![CDATA[&#39;Photo Memories&#39;, an incredible pictorial memoir of Wesley College over the past 25 years, has been published this year as part of the anniversary celebrations. Compiled by Dr. Maria Mulrooney, the book serves as a walk down memory lane for past pupils, parents and staff of the school. Organised chronologically, snapshots of daily school activity, sporting successes and the developments in our fantastic campus are documented for your perusal. This book captures the atmosphere of the college within its pages and is something for the school community to cherish. Available from the school office for â‚¬15.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Photo-Memories</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Prizes and Honours 2020</title>
        <description><![CDATA[On October 8, the College was delighted to welcome past pupil, Neale Richmond TD, to distribute the awards at the annual Prize Distribution. Mr Richmond is no stranger to Wesley having led our Remembrance Day services in previous years. The highlight of the school calendar, the event acknowledges the academic achievements and perseverance of pupils throughout the year. Restrictions made it a rather different event though no less memorable.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Prizes-and-Honours-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Green Schools Hydro Flasks</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley hydro flasks are on sale now! As part of our campaign to reduce single-use plastics on campus, the Green Schools committee are selling reusable flasks during every lunch break this week. There are three colours to choose from â€“ turquoise, orange and green. The 24oz bottles keep liquids hot or cold for 12 hours, are BPA free and come with a lifetime guarantee. They are engraved with the image of the Wesley wyvern protecting the Earth, designed by Juliet Arpac (class of 2020). With everyÂ â‚¬15Â bottle purchased this week you will receive a free key ring made from recycled materials by 2ndÂ Year Dylan Walsh. The key rings come with various engravings (e.g. Leinster rugby, Wesley crest, Liverpool football etc.) and can be hung on the bottles to personalise them.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Green-Schools-Hydro-Flasks</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SciFest Award 2020</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Ciara Heaney, Holly Bond and Jinlong Situ who were recently announced as the top prize winners in the 2020 SciFest@DCU. The group won the Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award for their project &#39;The effect of exercise on short-term memory&#39;.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/SciFest-Award-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Enterprise</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Dublin final of the National Student Enterprise Competition was held online this month.  We had six entries into the three categories and we are pleased to announce that Colm Finnegan and Eoin Lai won the Junior Section, while Harry Goolding, Harry Osbourne and Harry Ryan won the Intermediate Section.  ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Student-Enterprise</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Health and Active Week 2020</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Health and Active Week will be taking place in the College next week between the 27th April and 1st May. Although we canâ€™t be on the campus together to celebrate this year, we hope that students will get involved virtually with the activities planned.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Health-and-Active-Week-2020</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Virtual Green Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Wesleyâ€™s first virtual Green Week!
 
Although we canâ€™t be together on campus to celebrate Green Week this year we still want to mark the occasion and think about how we can protect our local and global environment. We have a number of competitions for all students and staff to take part in.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Virtual-Green-Week</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Green Schools Workshop</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Green Schools committee facilitated their first peer education workshops today with 1st Year students. They ran a series of games including rubbish relay, giant Jenga and bingo to highlight the problems associated with single-use plastics.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Green-Schools-Workshop</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Oxford Schools Debating Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Natalia Byrne and Conor Heerey have enjoyed several significant successes in debating and have been chosen as one of eight teams who will represent Ireland in the Oxford Schools Debating Competition which will take place in the world famous Oxford Union this May]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Oxford-Schools-Debating-Competition</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bright Star Awards 2020</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The College was delighted to welcome back Mairead Fleming from Ascension Recruitment to present our Bright Star Awards to Transition Year students for their Mock Interview performances. Well done to overall winner, Emma Ruttle and runners-up, Reid Cockrell, Ella Byrne, Charlotte Dougherty and Lucy Gardiner. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bright-Star-Awards-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>1st Year Modern Languages Trip</title>
        <description><![CDATA[First Year pupils of French, Spanish and German enjoyed action-packed trips to Paris, Salamanca and Berlin before the mid-term break, providing them with an immersive experience in their target language.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/1st-Year-Modern-Languages-Trip</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Wesley Artist of the Year 2020</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce the Wesley Artist of the Year winners are Lucca Browning (3rd Year) with his composition entitled &#39;Bella&#39;, with the overall prize deservedly awarded to Juliet Arpac (6th Year) for her piece, &#39;Weary Bones&#39;.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Wesley-Artist-of-the-Year-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Garda National Youth Awards</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Bethan Lawson who has won an Individual Award in the Garda National Youth Awards 2020 for her fundraising efforts on behalf of the Peter McVerry Trust and Trocaire. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Garda-National-Youth-Awards</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senator Neale Richmond Visit</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley were delighted that Senator Neale Richmond was able to create time to join us on Wednesday 22nd of January for a discussion session.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senator-Neale-Richmond-Visit</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Poetry Aloud 2020</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to all the participants in the Wesley Poetry Aloud Final on January 9th. An intense and competitive evening was eventually decided in favour of Amber Caunter (Prep) in the Junior Category, Walter McCabe (Third year) in the Intermediate Category and Holly Micklem (Sixth Year) in the Senior. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Poetry-Aloud-2020</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>German Debating</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Many congratulations to the German Debating team who were very narrowly defeated by Colaiste Eoin / Iosagain. The motion for debate was: Moderne Fremdsprachen sind fuer das Berufsleben unwichtig. Well done to Patrick Ryan (captain), Holly Micklem, Nicola Bond and Victor Shi.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/German-Debating</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>University Entrance Scholars</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the pupils from the Class of 2019 who have been awarded Entrance Awards from UCD and TCD on the basis of their Leaving Certificate.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/University-Entrance-Scholars</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Agricultural Science Talk</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thank you to &#39;Tommy the Vet&#39; for facilitating a brilliant discussion on the challenges facing Irish beef and dairy farmers with Ag Science students on Wednesday. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Agricultural-Science-Talk</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Rathdown MUN Outstanding Delegation</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our MUN team who have won yet another Outstanding Delegation award with Russia at the Rathdown MUN Conference.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Rathdown-MUN-Outstanding-Delegation</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Derry International Choral Festival</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Girls Choir who were awarded Silver in the Post Primary 3/4-part choir competition in the City of Derry International Choral Festival.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Derry-International-Choral-Festival</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Junior Science Olympiad</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Jinlong Situ in Transition Year who has been selected to participate in the International Junior Science Olympiad in DCU.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Junior-Science-Olympiad-06112019225929</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Royal Russell International MUN Conference</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our MUN team who travelled to the Royal Russel International MUN conference in London last weekend, winning Highly Commended Delegation with Belgium. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Royal-Russell-International-MUN-Conference</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Junior Choral Group Workshop</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Junior Choral Group were delighted to welcome superb Irish choral conductor Lynsey Callaghan, Director of Dublin Youth Choir, to Wesley this week.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Junior-Choral-Group-Workshop</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National Poetry Aloud First Round</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A very strong showing from the Wesley competitors in Monday&#39;s first round was rewarded with two students qualifying for the semi-finals.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Poetry-Aloud-First-Round</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Prizes and Honours 2019</title>
        <description><![CDATA[On October 10, the College was privileged to welcome Dr Maeve O&#39;Rourke, to distribute the awards at the annual Prize Distribution. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Prizes-and-Honours-2019</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>1st Year Bonding Day</title>
        <description><![CDATA[All of 1st Year went to Kippure Estate, Wicklow on October 8th for their Bonding Day.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/1st-Year-Bonding-Day</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>TERMUN Outstanding Delegation</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Wesley MUN team who were awarded Outstanding Delegation representing USA at Terenure&#39;s MUN conference.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/TERMUN-Outstanding-Delegation</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Poetry Aloud on Culture Night</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley Poetry Aloud were delighted to receive an invite from Poetry Ireland to perform at Culture Night 2019. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Poetry-Aloud-on-Culture-Night</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bullying Awareness Week 2019</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Bullying Awareness Week kicked off this year with a number of thought-provoking assemblies on the theme of &#39;As I Am&#39;. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bullying-Awareness-Week-2019</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Welcome to a new term</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to welcome back all our pupils this week for the new term.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Welcome-back-31082019133618</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Silver Gaisce Award</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The school were delighted to celebrate the 11 students who achieved the Silver Gaisce Award this year.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Silver-Gaisce-Award-16052019165211</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Cork Double for Senior Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Members of the Senior Choir travelled to the 65th Cork International Choral Festival to sing in City Hall and were delighted to win the Post-Primary School Mixed Voice Competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Cork-Double-for-Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Health Week 2019</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The theme of this week&#39;s Health Week was &#39;Wesley&#39;s Winning Ways to Wellbeing&#39;. It encouraged us to look at the small steps that we can take to look after our physical and mental health. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Health-Week-2019</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir in School Choir of the Year Final</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Huge congratulations to the Senior Choir on taking 1st place for the third year running in the Cór Iarbhunscoile Competition at the Feis Ceoil.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Win-C-r-Iarbhunscoile-Competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Junior Choral Group 3rd in Feis Ceoil</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A massive congratulations to Junior Choral Group, who were awarded 3rd place, and Very Highly Commended in the Junior Choir - Two Part Competition in the Feis Ceoil.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Junior-Choral-Group-3rd-in-Feis-Ceoil</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Anne Frank Award for Activism</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to the Wesley Amnesty group who were awarded the Anne Frank Award for Student Activism in recognition of their work highlighting human rights issues.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Anne-Frank-Award-for-Activism</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Enterprise County Winners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The county final of the Student Enterprise programme took place in Dun Laoghaire and we are delighted to announce that four Wesley College entrants received prizes. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Student-Enterprise-County-Winners</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Leinster Debating Quarter-Finals</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A special well done to Sara Rafter, Favour Ochonma, Esmée O&#39; Connor and Imogen Forrest who have progressed to the semi-finals of the Leinster Schools Debating Competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Leinster-Debating-Quarter-Finals</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Drama Presents Big Maggie</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Drama&#39;s production of John B. Keane&#39;s &#39;Big Maggie&#39; will take place for one night only in the Myles Hall this Thursday 14th March. Tickets will be on sale at lunch times all week, and cost just €5.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Drama-Presents-Big-Maggie</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Best First Year Leinster Speaker</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Natalia Byrne who was awarded the Best First Year Speaker trophy at the Leinster Final of Matheson Junior Debating National Mace.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Best-First-Year-Leinster-Speaker</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Leinster Schools Debating</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Holly Leech, Niall Finnegan, Esmée O&#39; Connor, Imogen Forrest, Favour Ochonma and Konstantin Sturtzkopf who spoke excellently in the Leinster Schools Debating Competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Leinster-Schools-Debating</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>BT Young Scientist 2019</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to the three 5th Year students, Ceri Arnott, Nicki Bond and Jamie Taylor taking part in the BT Young Scientist this week.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/BT-Young-Scientist-2019</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Taney Parish Advent Songs of Praise</title>
        <description><![CDATA[What a delight to be part of this year&#39;s Taney Parish Advent Songs of Praise!]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Taney-Parish-Advent-Songs-of-Praise</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Enterprise Launch</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The College proudly welcomed past pupil and new Student Enterprise Ambassador, Josh van der Flier, to the official launch of the Local Enterprise programme with Minister Pat Breen. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Student-Enterprise-Launch</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Appear on RTE&#39;s Countrywide Programme</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir appeared as guests on RTE Radio 1&#39;s Countrywide Christmas programme which was broadcast live from the Lily O&#39;Brien Room of Airfield House.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Appear-on-RTE-s-Countrywide-Programme</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Best Performing School in Renaissance Awards</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The College has been honoured with a national award for its commitment to improving and encouraging literacy skills.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Best-Performing-School-in-Renaissance-Awards</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Dublin County Choir&#39;s Christmas Festival</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Senior Choir on a spectacular performance in the National Concert Hall on Sunday.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dublin-County-Choir-s-Christmas-Festival</link>
        <media:content url="https://www.wesleycollege.ie/i/photos/28722990-B022-40BD-9B97-286CF009134C_thumb.jpeg" medium="image">
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Lyric FM Choirs for Christmas Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Check out Senior Choir&#39;s entry for this year&#39;s Lyric FM Choirs for Christmas competition, Ireland&#39;s largest choral competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Lyric-FM-Choirs-for-Christmas-Competition</link>
        <media:content url="https://www.wesleycollege.ie/i/photos/360B2339-AE84-4B80-BED7-602DD7403D5F_thumb.jpeg" medium="image">
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Rathdown MUN Distinguished Delegation</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our MUN team who were awarded Outstanding Delegation at Rathdown MUN. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Rathdown-MUN-Distinguished-Delegation</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir in Christmas Festival</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir are looking forward to joining Dublin County Choir in the National Concert Hall this December for A Christmas Festival! Tickets are available from www.nch.ie. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-in-Christmas-Festival</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>University Scholars</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to eight of our past pupils who will be recognised as High Achievers at the UCD Entrance Scholars Awards next week. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/UCD-Scholars</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Josepha Madigan TD Visit</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley were delighted to be able to host Josepha Madigan TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Josepha-Madigan-TD-Visit</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>TY Entrepreneur Stem Camp - DLR</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Three of our TY students, Milanjyoti (Milan) Kalita, Johannes Kasselman and Ayder Eminov are taking part in this entrepreneur camp, to follow their progress click this link.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/TY-Entrepreneur-Stem-Camp-DLR</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Science Olympiad</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Rachel Daly and David Forbes who have been selected to take part in the Irish Junior Science Olympiad in DCU in October.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Science-Olympiad</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Head to Head!</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thirteen Transition Year students will be putting out an hour long radio show in November. Watch this space for further details.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Head-to-Head</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Dedication of Gordon Wilson Library</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The College was proud to welcome Mrs Joan Wilson and her daughter Julie-Ann to dedicate the Library in honour of her husband, Mr Gordon Wilson, who was a past pupil of Wesley.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dedication-of-Gordon-Wilson-Library</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>TERMUN Best Delegation</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Wesley MUN who were outstanding last weekend at Terenure College Model United Nations.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/TERMUN-Best-Delegation</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sculpture in Context Exhibition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our 5th Year Art students who had a sculpture selected to be part of the &#39;Sculpture in Context&#39; exhibition at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Sculpture-in-Context-Exhibition-12092018130923</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Distinction for Preps Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to last year&#39;s Prep class who achieved a distinction in the Royal Irish Academy of Music class singing exam. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Distinction-for-Preps-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Music</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Listen to music from our opening services that started the new academic year.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/New-Academic-Year-Music</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Recording Session</title>
        <description><![CDATA[No strangers to recording tracks, Senior Choir went one step further this year and tried their hand at making a video. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Recording-Session</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sculpture in Context Exhibition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Transition Year Art students for having their work selected for the &#39;Sculpture in Context&#39; exhibition at the National Botanic Gardens. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Sculpture-in-Context-Exhibition</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SciFest Best Horticulture Project</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Holly Leech who competed in SciFest at IT Blanchardstown on May 2 and won a special prize for the Best Horticulture Project.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/SciFest-Best-Horticulture-Project</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Microsoft Art Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Remarkably, six Wesley students have been selected to have their artwork added as a permanent feature of the new Microsoft building.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Microsoft-Art-Competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Health Week 2018</title>
        <description><![CDATA[It was a beautiful sunny day for the start of Health Week. The theme is &#39;Keep it Simple&#39; which encourages students and staff to make small changes to improve or maintain their physical and mental health. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Health-Week-2018</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SciFest Best Senior Project</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Ceri Arnott, Nicki Bond and Rachel Price who won the DCU Intermediate/Senior Best Project in the Physical and Technological Sciences.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/SciFest-Best-Senior-Project</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Shaw Award Winner</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Sara Rafter, winner of the Shaw Award public speaking competition. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Shaw-Award-Winner-28042018111457</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Spanish Table Quiz</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Enhorabuena to Danial Ahmed, Ronan Turner, Cliodhna O&#39;Connell and Euan Mackay who came third place in the Spanish Table Quiz which took place in Rathdown School. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Spanish-Table-Quiz</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>High School MUN</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to those who attended the first ever High School MUN conference (HSDMUN) last weekend.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/High-School-MUN</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Feis Ceoil Success for Senior Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir win the Tri no Ceithre Pairt Choir Competition at the Feis Ceoil for the second year running.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feis-Ceoil-Success-for-Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Gold Standard Distinction for Senior Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir have distinguished themselves for the fourth consecutive year in the Royal Irish Academy of Music&#39;s Gold Standard Choral Singing Exam. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Gold-Standard-Distinction-for-Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Choral Workshop</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Composer, choral director and Chair of Fine Arts, Kevin Riehle, from James E. Taylor High School, Houston, Texas conducted a choral workshop with Senior Choir.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Choral-Workshop</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bath Choir Trip</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This year&#39;s trip took 43 members of the Senior Choir to Bath and Bristol for the usual jam-packed three-day tour of performances, sight-seeing and workshops! ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bath-Choir-Trip</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Chemistry Olympiad</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Emma Costello who achieved Highly Commended in the Senior Irish Chemistry Olympiad recently.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Chemistry-Olympiad</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>MUN  - St. Andrew&#39;s International MUN Conference</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students have been busy during their Easter break taking part in the St. Andrew&#39;s International Model United Nations conference. Led by Ambassador Bevin Armstrong they have been representing Japan.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/MUN-St-Andrew-s-International-MUN-Conference</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Enterprise County Final Winner</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Emma Ruttle (2nd Year) who was awarded 1st place in the Intermediate category at the Student Enterprise County Final.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Student-Enterprise-County-Final-Winner</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Drama Present Pygmalion</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley College Senior Drama is proud to present their production of G.B. Shaw&#39;s &#39;Pygmalion&#39;, Wednesday 14 March at 7:30pm in the Myles Hall.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Drama-Present-Pygmalion</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Action Aid Speech Writing Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Holly Leech (Third Year) who has qualified for the Final of the Action Aid Speech Writing Competition. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Action-Aid-Speech-Writing-Competition</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>European Science Olympian</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Rachel Price in Transition Year has secured a place on the Irish team that will travel to Slovenia to compete in the European Science Olympiad.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/European-Science-Olympian</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bright Star Awards</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Nicola Bond and Sean Liu who were presented with Bright Star Awards on the basis of their Transition Year Mock Interviews. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bright-Stars-Awards</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Team Maths Quiz</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Wesley group have claimed 2nd place  in the Team Maths Quiz to progress to the national final in February in Maynooth University. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Team-Maths-Quiz</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>BT Young Scientists Biology Winners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A massive congratulations to Sara Rafter and Abby O&#39;Sullivan on winning 1st place in the Senior Group Category for Biological and Ecological Sciences in the BT Young Scientists Exhibition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/BT-Young-Scientists-Biology-Winners</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir at Farmleigh</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Senior Choir and selected musicians performed at a ceremony to mark National Missing Person&#39;s in Farmleigh House.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-at-Farmleigh</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Gael Linn Debating Third Round</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Senior Debating Team as Gaeilge on making it through to the third round of the Gael-Linn Debating Competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Gael-Linn-Debating-Third-Round</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National Poetry Aloud Intermediate Winner</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Holly Micklem on winning the Intermediate category of Poetry Aloud Ireland.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Poetry-Aloud-Intermediate-Winner</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Project 2018 Race Day</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Project-2018-Race-Day</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Anuna Choir Workshop</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir were delighted to welcome Lucy Champion, education co-ordinator, and her team from Ireland&#39;s national choir Anuna to Wesley this week.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Anuna-Choir-Workshop</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir in the  Mansion House</title>
        <description><![CDATA[As winners of the Folens Best Secondary School Choir in Feis Ceoil 2017, Senior Choir will be heading to Dublin&#39;s Mansion House on December 13th at 2:30pm. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-in-the-Mansion-House</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Kilcoole Music Festival Winners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to the Junior Choral Group, who were awarded first place in the Potterton-Heatequip Cup at the Kilcoole Music Festival this weekend, with a brilliant mark of 92%. The adjudicator praised the choir for their beautiful singing and excellent story-telling. Congratulations to all in involved.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Kilcoole-Music-Festival-Winners</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>ISTA Science Quiz Dublin Heats</title>
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Congratulations to the Senior Science Quiz team of Daniel Ahmed, Emma Costello and Ben Fitzpatrick on finishing 3rd out of 44 teams in the Dublin heat of the ISTA Science Week Quiz in Trinity College last Thursday night. We wish them well in the All-Ireland final next Saturday, 25th November in Trinity College. Well done also to Elena Donitzky, Sungyun Kim and Clodagh Moran who finished joint fourth on the night.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/ISTA-Science-Quiz-Dublin-Heats</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>European Science Olympiad</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Transition Year students Rachel Price ( Biology ) and Ceri Arnott ( Chemistry) competed in the Irish finals of the European Science Olympiads on Saturday 11th November. Over 300 high-achieving students from around the country had been selected to compete in DCU, based on their outstanding Junior Certificate Science and Maths results. Ceri achieved Highly Commended and Rachel won a Bronze medal, which puts her into a final training and selection process for the Irish team. Well done to them both.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/European-Science-Olympiad</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sligo International Choral Festival</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir competed in the Sligo International Choral Festival last Friday, making this their third trip to these competitions. We were absolutely delighted once again, to be warmly welcomed by principal of St John&#39;s National School, Mr Bernard Mulhern, by now a familiar face to the choir! The Sligo primary school provided a wonderful rehearsal space for choir members to eat lunch, stretch legs after a long bus journey and warm-up their voices. The group gave assured performances of their four chosen pieces in two classes for secondary schools, with a particularly moving rendition of Ballade to the Moon to finish their day&#39;s work in Sligo. Wesley can be sure that the Senior Choir represented the College proudly and both adjudicators found much to enjoy and commend in their performances. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Sligo-International-Choral-Festival</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Parenting Positively</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Fr Frank Maher Music Prize</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Killian White who won 1st prize in the Father Frank Maher music competition on Friday night, November 10. Killian competed against six other Leaving Cert students from around Ireland for a bursary of €5,000. Wesley are especially proud as Martina O&#39;Connell was also a finalist in this competition. Well done to both of these exceptionally talented musicians.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Father-Frank-Maher-Music-Prize</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>University Scholars</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Trinity College Dublin announced that an unprecedented ten Wesley pupils have been awarded a prestigious Entrance Exhibition Scholarship on the basis of their high performance in the Leaving Certificate. These include: Serena Pedlow, Grant Arnott, Daire Connolly, Katharine Woods, Katy Beckett, Eric Sheeran-Purcell, Christopher Nixon, Claire Campbell, Lauren Rowe and Rakesh Ahmed. This is the largest Wesley cohort to receive Entrance Awards.
Furthermore, Gina Ryan also received an Academic Scholarship from Dublin City University, while six past pupils will be recognised as High Achievers at the UCD Entrance Scholars Awards. These include: Jenny Clarke, Emily Esmonde, Oran Grehan, Ben Ralph, Mark Samuel and Grace Teo. The awards highlight the exceptional talent and achievement of the Class of 2017. We wish them well in their future academic careers.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/University-Scholars</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Poetry Aloud</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Jody Maiden on winning the overall prize at the College Poetry Aloud finals on Thursday 26th October. Jody also won the Senior category in the competition. Holly Micklem took the Intermediate award and Toto Daly won the Junior section. Runners up in the three categories were Bevan Armstrong, Holly Leech and Hannah Murray, while Bethan Tenant was recognized for her exceptional achievement in reaching seven finals in seven years in Wesley. Twenty Wesley students reached the finals of the Poetry Aloud, a competition that has grown from a Wesley event to one now organised nationally.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Poetry-Aloud</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Rising Stars Concert</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Senior Choir on their wonderful contribution to a magnificent concert last night in Tullow Church. Soloists Rosie Murphy, Fiadh Eddison, Killian White, Bethany Edgar, Victoria Brooks, Daniel Ivers and Matthew Harris also produced fabulous performances which wowed and entertained the sold-out crowd. It was a really enjoyable evening of high-quality music and the charity Down Syndrome India are extremely grateful to the Wesley choir and musicians for making it all happen. Compliments are still rolling in from the audience - well done &amp; thank you to everyone involved! Check out this clip of their performance.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir on Morning Ireland</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Check out the Senior Choir&#39;s contribution to Morning Ireland&#39;s report on the mental health benefits of being in a choir, recorded as part of National Choral Singing week.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-on-Morning-Ireland</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Royal Russell MUN Conference</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all students who went on the Royal Russell international MUN conference last weekend and to Ms. Sharkey for giving up her time. Special mention must go to Síofra Watson, who was selected as a Chair for this international conference, and to Jonah Lindroos, Bevin Armstrong and Imogen Forrest who were awarded Distinguished Delegate awards.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Royal-Russell-MUN-Conference</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Terenure College MUN Conference</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley students had a hugely successful outing at the first conference of the year.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Terenure-College-MUN-Conference</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Hospice Coffee Morning</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The annual Hospice Coffee Morning took place in school on September 22nd. Staff and Sixth Year students generously donated to the cause. The total raised was ?650 and this will be greatly appreciated in Our Lady&#39;s Hospice Blackrock and Harold&#39;s Cross.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Hospice-Coffee-Morning</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bullying Awareness Week Photo Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The results for the Bullying Awareness Week photography competition, where students were asked to capture a picture based on the theme &#39;Walk in my Shoes&#39;. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bullying-Awareness-Week-Photo-Competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Debating News</title>
        <description><![CDATA[It has been a very busy week for the Wesley College Debating Society as seven teams took part in competitions across Dublin.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Debating-News</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>First Years Talk to Space Station</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to the students of 1A2 who had their questions answered in a live interview last Friday with astronaut Paulo Nespoli from the International Space Station.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/First-Years-Talk-to-Space-Station</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>A Night with the Rising Stars</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Join the Senior Choir and musicians for a wonderful evening of music.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/A-Night-with-the-Rising-Stars</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Junior Science Olympiad</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Ceri Arnott and Rachel Price who have been selected to take part in the Irish Junior Science Olympiad in DCU in October. They were asked to compete on the basis of their performance in Maths and Science in the Junior Certificate Examinations. If successful at the event they may go on to represent the Irish team at the International Junior Science Olympiad in The Netherlands. We wish both of them the very best.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Junior-Science-Olympiad</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Perform in Concert Hall</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Wesley Senior Choir on a stunning performance at the National Concert Hall on Monday evening. The Choir was performing as part of the Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series following the success in winning the Folen&#39;s Award for Best Secondary School Choir at the 2017 Feis. The Choir sang Daniel Elder&#39;s Ballade to the Moon and Ev&#39;ry time I feel the spirit, arranged by Bob Chilcot.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Perform-in-Concert-Hall</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bullying Awareness Week Begins</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The most important themed week of the year got underway on Friday to the background of beautifully decorated footprints in the concourse to highlight the message of Bullying Awareness Week - &quot;Walk in my Shoes&quot;. The principal launched proceedings with a strong speech in assembly on the importance of empathy in our interactions with others. The 2nd Years then went straight to a workshop with Monica Rowe from the ISPCC. Events and various competitions will continue next week for all years as we attempt to walk in each other&#39;s shoes.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bullying-Awareness-Week-Begins</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Business Innovation Awards 2017</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Kate Carter wins Business Innovation Award.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Business-Innovation-Awards-2017</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Ad Astra Scholarship Winner</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Anna Mitchell who has been awarded an Ad Astra Scholarship in UCD. This is an elite scholarship in UCD, awarded to pupils of exceptional talent. Anna is the leader of the Wesley Choir orchestra and a member of the award-winning Senior Choir. Earlier in the year, she was also one of only seven finalists in the 2016 Top Security Fr Frank Maher Classical Music Awards.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Ad-Astra-Scholarship-Winner</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Silver Gaisce Award</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Scott Mulligan who has just been awarded his Silver Gaisce Award. Even more significantly, he completed the award in the quickest allowable time, overcoming the not so small matter of a broken leg halfway through. We wish him well as he embarks on the Gold Challenge.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Silver-Gaisce-Award</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>ISTA Junior Science Quiz</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Junior Science Quiz team of Ceri Arnott, Nikki Bond and Rachel Price on finishing joint 3rd, out of 40 teams, at the Junior Science Quiz in Belvedere on Wednesday, May 10. They put in a great performance to only finish four points behind the winners from St. Andrew&#39;s.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/ISTA-Junior-Science-Quiz</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Walton and Cocker Prizewinners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[5th Year students of Science subjects submit their research essays for the Walton and Cocker Prize.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Walton-and-Cocker-Prizewinners</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Young Environmentalist Awards</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Cast your vote for the Young Environmentalist Awards.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Young-Environmentalist-Awards</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Dublin Pi Quiz</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley team come second in Dublin Pi Quiz.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dublin-Pi-Quiz</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Trinity Salters Chemistry Festival</title>
        <description><![CDATA[1st Year students competed in Salters Chemistry Festival.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Trinity-Salters-Chemistry-Festival</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Best Physical Science or Technology Project</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Transition Years win Best Physical Science Project at SciFest.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Best-Physical-Science-or-Technology-Project</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Spanish Embassy Awards Ceremony</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Matthew Harris and Luca Cambursano receive prize at Spanish Embassy.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Spanish-Embassy-Awards-Ceremony</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Cork International Choral Festival Win</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Another stunning performance for Senior Choir at the Cork Festival.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Cork-International-Choral-Festival-Win</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Shaw Award Winner</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Shaw Award winner, Una Nolan.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Shaw-Award-Winner</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Business Department Speakers</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Business Department is looking for Guest Speakers.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Business-Department-Speakers</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Feis Ceoil Treble for Senior Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir win Folens Publishers Award for Best Secondary Choir.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feis-Ceoil-Treble-for-Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Feis Ceoil Individual Successes</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley&#39;s top musicians competed in this year&#39;s Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feis-Ceoil-Individual-Successes</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Distinction in Choral Singing</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir were delighted to receive a Distinction in their recent Royal Irish Academy of Music Choral Singing Gold Standard exam. Achieving an incredibly high mark of 93% for their chosen programme of music, they have reached distinguished themselves at this high level for the third consecutive year.  The examiner visited the choir on campus for an early before-school exam last month and he was more than impressed by the musical sophistication of this extraordinary choral ensemble. 
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Distinction-in-Choral-Singing</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Green Week Debate</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Green-Week-Debate</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Hibernian Orchestra Concerto Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Killian White who won the 2016 Hibernian Orchestra Concerto Competition, an annual open competition aimed at aspiring concerto performers. His prize, after a number of competitive rounds and shortlistings, was to appear as a soloist with the orchestra in the National Concert Hall, performing the Dvorak cello concerto. A number of Wesley staff and pupils went to support Killian and were treated to a wonderful performance from a prodigious talent.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Hibernian-Orchestra-Concerto-Competition</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Bord Gais Energy Student Theatre Awards Shortlist</title>
        <description><![CDATA[On the back of the success of Senior Drama&#39;s production of The Importance of Being Earnest, it is wonderful to announce that Hannah Brady, one of the stars of last year&#39;s play Philadelphia, Here I Come, has been shortlisted in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category in the Bord Gais Energy Student Theatre Awards. This is a massive achievement as the awards receive submissions from over 300 schools all over Ireland. The ceremony takes place in May and we wish her the best of luck.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Bord-Gais-Energy-Student-Theatre-Awards-Shortlist</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Spainspotting</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Matthew Harris and Luca Cambursano&#39;s on their entry to this year&#39;s Post Primary Languages Initiative Fifth Year Spanish short film competition. The brief was to create a short film which was based on a film or tv series that promoted a region in the north of Spain called Castilla y León. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Spainspotting</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>The Importance of Being Earnest</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Importance of Being Earnest entertained a sold out Myles Hall.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest-28032017221453</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir continue their winning form at the Music Festival.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Success</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Interschools Music Festival News</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Interschools Music Festival Newsletter]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Interschools-Music-Festival-News</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Ready Steady Cook Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Our masterchefs did another brilliant job this year.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Ready-Steady-Cook-Competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SciFest@Wesley</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley&#39;s 1st Year classes competed in January and February in the annual SciFest@School competition. In first place was the project entitled: &quot; Which indigestion remedy works best?&quot; by Emma Ruttle and Sophie Boylan. The overall runner-up was &quot;What makes a ball bounce?  by Toto Daly, Ruby Mitchell and Carrie McCleane. Well done to all the participants.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/SciFest-Wesley</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>The Importance of Being Earnest</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley&#39;s Senior Drama Club are delighted to present Wilde&#39;s classic.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>The Bright Stars Awards</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to our Bright Stars Award winners.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/The-Bright-Stars-Awards</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir London Trip</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir enjoy jam-packed musical tour of London]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>OAR Award</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Anna Lew wins annual public speaking competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/OAR-Award</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Enterprise Awards</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our Student Enterprise Award winners.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Student-Enterprise-Awards</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Preps Bake Off</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Preps have their own cupcake bake off.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Preps-Bake-Off</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Dublin Team Maths Quiz</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the 6th Year Maths quiz team who came third in the Dublin round of the Team Maths Quiz competition. The group comprised of Katy Beckett, Morgan O&#39;Sullivan, Daire Connolly and Stephanie Butler finished level on points with Blackrock College and Oatlands. A tie break followed to determine the order. The Wesley team finished third of the 41 in the Dublin section.

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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Dublin-Team-Maths-Quiz</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>French Quiz Team Success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A team of four students from Ms Jackson&#39;s 5th Year French class proudly represented the College at an Inter-schools French table quiz hosted by Loreto on the Green and the French Teachers Association on February 2. A total of twenty schools competed in this quiz which was conducted completely in French over a 2.5 hour period. The Wesley team achieved an outstanding second place out of the twenty teams. The proud team members are Elena Donitzky, Charlie Eddershaw, Martina O?Connell and Aoife Robertson. They all received book prizes on the night for their exceptional performance.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/French-Quiz-Team-Success</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Feachtas Trath na gCeist</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wesley hosted the Feachtas Trath na gCeist on Thursday, 26 January. St Mary&#39;s won the quiz with the Wesley team of Clodagh Moran, Laurie Maher, Tate Doran and Ben Sheeran-Purcell qualifying in second place. Both teams will now progress from this heat to the final.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Feachtas-Tr-th-na-gCeist</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>ROCKMUN Distinguished Delegates</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Well done to Imogen Forrest and Walter McCabe who received Distinguished Delegate Awards at the recent Blackrock College Model United Nations Conference. They were presented on the basis of their efforts in committee and debates throughout the event.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/ROCKMUN-Distinguished-Delegates</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir&#39;s Anuna Workshop</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir put through their paces by Anuna]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-s-An-na-Workshop</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>BT Young Scientist Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The College was represented at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition by Transition Year student Josejuan de Leon. Over 2100 projects were submitted, so gaining the opportunity to compete with the 550 selected finalists is an achievement in itself. His project in the Technology category and was entitled &quot;A better dew collection system&quot;. His aim was to develop systems using recycled materials that can collect water from the air in arid regions of the world to supplement drinking supplies and irrigation. He was supported by the 1st Years who visited the exhibition on Thursday. He is to be commended for all his hard work in the preparations and throughout the week.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/BT-Young-Scientist-Competition</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Win Best Secondary Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Senior Choir who won the Best Secondary Choir in RTÉ Lyric FM&#39;s Choirs for Christmas Competition. In case you missed their performance you can hear their winning entry, John Rutter&#39;s &#39;Jesus Child&#39;, by clicking on the link below. After much success this term including a magnificent double victory at the Sligo Choral Festival, they can all enjoy a  well-deserved break.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Win-Best-Secondary-Choir</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Rosie Murphy hits Hollywood</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Rosie Murphy in 5th Year; her composition for harp, which was written in response to the novel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, was taken up by the AMC Network in America. Rosie&#39;s composition featured in the American series Into the Badlands; which is the third most watched new series in the US. Not alone was Rosie&#39;s composition used, she also played the harp and acted in one of the scenes with Marton Csokas, of Equaliser and Lord of the Rings fame.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Rosie-Murphy-hits-Hollywood</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National Poetry Competition Commendations</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to 5th Year students Erin Labuschagne and Aoife Robertson whose poems were Highly Commended in The National Poetry Competition 2016. The winning poems were both Villanelles, a complex poetry structure comprised of nineteen lines, with only two rhymes throughout, and some lines repeated.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Poetry-Competition-Commendations</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>National Concert Hall Christmas Family Gala</title>
        <description><![CDATA[An exquisite performance by the Senior Choir in the National Concert Hall]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/National-Concert-Hall-Christmas-Family-Gala</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Eleven Gaisce Award Winners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our President&#39;s Award Winners]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Eleven-Gaisce-Award-Winners</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Preps Recycled Tree Shortlisted</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce that a recycled Christmas tree created by the Preps has been shortlisted by the Airfield Estate for their Christmas Experience competition. Their tree will be displayed at Airfield for all of December. Visitors will get to vote for their favourite Christmas tree and the winner will be announced in the New year.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Preps-Recycled-Tree-Shortlisted</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Successful Second Round of Gael-Linn Debating</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Irish Debating team are in the third round of the Gael-Linn 
competition. ]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Successful-Second-Round-of-Gael-Linn-Debating</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Senior Choir Entry for Lyric FM&#39;s Choirs for Christmas Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Check out the Senior Choir performing John Rutter&#39;s &#39;Jesus Child&#39; for this year&#39;s Lyric FM annual Choirs for Christmas Competition.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Senior-Choir-Entry-for-Lyric-FM-Competition</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>CU Band to perform in Christmas Worship Night</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Come along to hear the band for yourself on the evening of  December 9th in Dundrum Methodist Church, where they will present their Christmas Worship Night also entitled Noël.  Well done to Chris Merton, Gavin Taylor, Helen Tonra and Jody Maiden.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/CU-Band-to-perform-in-Christmas-Worship-Night</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sligo Choral Festival Double for Senior Choir</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Sligo-Festival-Double-for-Senior-Choir</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>University Scholarships</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Trinity College Dublin announced this week that five Wesley past pupils have been selected for the prestigious Entrance Exibition Award, as a result of their high performances in the Leaving Certificate Exam. These include: Andrew Burgess, Isabelle Deladiennee, Beth Dover, Ella Hannon and Dawn Marie Kelly.

UCD also have a similar award for high achieving students and two Wesley past pupils have been honoured, they are:  Lauren Rowe and Stephen Finn. Many congratulations to all seven students from the whole Wesley community.
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/University-Scholarships</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Regional Rounds ISTA Senior Science Quiz</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Regional-Rounds-ISTA-Senior-Science-Quiz</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Debating First Round</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Irish-Debating-First-Round</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Classical Music Awards - Wesley Finalist</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Classical-Music-Awards-Wesley-Finalist</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Christmas Choir</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Choir perform in the National Concert Hall]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Preps get busy with books</title>
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        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Preps-get-busy-with-Books</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Best Junior Cert Music Performer</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Bethany Edgar who has added another stunning achievement to her long list of music-related successes. Bethany, one of Wesley&#39;s outstanding musicians, was recently awarded the Louise O&#39;Connell Medal and Perpetual Trophy having achieved the highest grade in Junior Certificate Music in 2015.]]></description>
        <link>https://www.wesleycollege.ie/News/Best-Junior-Cert-Music-Performer</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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