When the doors of the North’s second Irish Medium Post Primary school opened in September 2015 the staff and pupils knew that they were part of something special. The hopes and dreams of a community steeped in Irish language and culture rested on the shoulders of the five members of staff, the governors and 15 pupils who walked into the iconic Dungiven Castle on the 1st of September and they rose to the challenge. Ten years later the school now has 364 pupils and as another cohort of young Gaels leave the school to enter the world of work and further Education, there is no doubt that their Gaelcholáiste experience has been hugely successful. The school community took time recently to celebrate and recognise the achievements and victories of the class of 2025 and Caitríona Nic an tSaoir, Marketing Officer and Presenter with TG4, was there to present the pupils with their prizes and to act as guest speaker of the event. Caitríona is a native of Creggan in Co Antrim and qualified as a teacher from St Mary’s after which she took up a teaching position in Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí, Magherafelt. She left the classroom to pursue a career in marketing and presenting with TG4 where she is still employed. Caitríona spoke of her love for Irish and Irish Medium Education as well as her exciting career in media – where she gets to use her Irish each and every day! A number of pupils at the school achieved recognition from Ulster Colleges GAA this year and were awarded All Star Awards and the Gaelcholáiste Dhoire Camogie team were recognised at the celebration for winning the Róisín McManus Cup for the first time and team coach Róisín Ní Cheallaigh was very proud of the commitment and effort that the girls expressed this year, “While we have had success at Ulster Colleges level before with joint teams when the school was small, this is the first time that our very own Camogie team has won an Ulster title at this age group- we are very proud of the team and look forward to building on our success in this
IN PICTURES: Gaelcholáiste Dhoire marks 10th anniversary with top class GCSE and A Level results
