SPC v Dublin Invitational Day 3 of the 2016 St Patrick’s College tour of Ireland and the UK welcomed the first competitive hit-out with a match against representative teams made up of the best Gaelic football players from Dublin and surrounds. The 1sts and 2nds matches were played concurrently at the pristine surrounds of the…

Day 4 -“ Easter Sunday, March 27 Easter Sunday was welcomed with an early wake up call for all members of the touring party who were asked to regather as one at 8am at the Parnell Gaelic Football Club. Following yesterday’s games, the boys were billeted out to local families for the night to experience…

SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 5 – The Blarney Castle is described as the most famous and most photographed building in Ireland and today our boys had the opportunity to see this 650-year-old structure and climb to its parapets. More glorious, clear spring weather greeted our trip to Blarney, presenting the perfect conditions to…

SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 6 -“ Cork to Galway – A day of travelling through the south western corner of Ireland today as our group of 55 students and eight staff relocated from Cork to Galway. First stop of the journey was a morning tea at the historic tourist town of Adare, south…

SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 7 – Another long day of travelling greeted our touring party on Wednesday as we headed further north from Galway bound for Derry (also known as Londonderry). En route, we were able to enjoy a couple of quick stops while also enjoying the ever-changing but always spectacular Irish countryside….

SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 8 – Our convoy (well, one bus and a car) moved from Derry to the smaller regional city of Maghera this morning where the students were introduced to their host families who will provide lodging for them over the next two days. After a couple of hours of familiarisation…

SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 9 – We’ve often commented on this tour how blessed and how lucky we have been with the weather. Crisp, sunny days have greeted us for most of the time and even when the heavens have opened the showers have seemed to coincide with our time in transit or…

SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 10 An early departure from Maghera meant boys had to be returned from their homestay families by 7.30am. The students returned with many varied tales of enjoying the wonderful hospitality from their Irish hosts, including many who had spent a couple of nights on rural properties, being put to…

SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 11 – After ten amazing days touring the green fields, the rocky northern terrain and the many wonderful cities and towns, it was time to bid farewell to the island and Ireland and cross the Irish Sea bound for London. A busy morning ensued with loading…

SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 12 If there is any city in the world which could lay claim to being a better sporting city than Melbourne, it would be London. Today, our boys were presented the opportunity to experience two of the iconic sporting venues in this wonderful city. First stop…