Welcome

As the Principal of St. Brigid’s College Callan, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our web site.
This web site should give you some impression of life in St. Brigid’s College. It would be impossible to set out the whole myriad of activities that go on in our school but hopefully the sense of a happy, productive, and caring community is evident. It is this wonderful sense of community, the vitality of the staff and students and the support of parents that makes St. Brigid’s unique.

Amongst the positive attributes that the school strives to promote are truthfulness, honour, respect for others and oneself, integrity, tolerance, compassion and justice, and a sense of spirit, engendering a sense of belonging, mutual support and togetherness.

Obviously, academic achievement is important and our commitment to this segment of the education process is evidenced by the excellent results achieved each year by our Junior and Leaving Certificate students. This reflects not just the hard work and effort put in by our students, and dedicated teaching staff but also the partnership involving parents who take an interest in, and responsibility for, their children’s education.

However, we recognise that academic achievement alone does not guarantee a rounded, balanced, fulfilled adult life. It is with this recognition that the school places much emphasis on such areas as the appreciation of music and art, drama, sport and a wide variety of extra-curricular activities.

This is only made possible through the generosity of our staff who willingly volunteer extra time in order to provide the best possible education for our students.

The professionalism and generosity of the staff ensures the highest standards in all aspects of school life. As a school we are committed to providing quality education to our students. The school is dedicated to imparting to them strong moral values, a love of learning, concern for others and the skills necessary to lead purposeful and meaningful lives in their communities.

Pat Power

Baroness Nuala O’Loan
addresses St Brigids’s College, Callan
On Thursday 4th November

Baroness Nuala O’Loan, DBE, is a noted figure both nationally and internationally. Baroness O’Loan’s career has spanned the spectrum of Law, the Policing Authority and the European Commission’s Consumers Consultative Council.

As Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Baroness O’Loan was courageous in her leadership and was instrumental in the reform of Policing and Law Enforcement. In 2008, Baroness O’Loan was appointed by the Irish Government as special envoy in Timor-Leste (East Timor).

Baroness O’Loan has a deep sense of spirituality and ethics, which inform her leadership and is the source of inspiration for presentations to audiences all over the world. She spoke to our school community on “Personal leadership, begin with the heart”.

Accommodation for students

Attention Irish and international students.
Full board accommodation with study facilities is available for prospective students of St. Brigid's College with host families in the Callan region.
For details please contact the school.

Deputy Principal

Mrs. C. Broderick