Wet Felting Workshop

2nd and 3rd years completed a wet felting and needle point felting workshop as part of their Junior Cycle and Junior Certificate Home Economics Program. Students learned many new skills while practicing some old ones. Well done to all involved they are amazing pieces of textile art.

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Fisnev partner with Nenagh College for Stem Event

Almost 350 boys and girls descended on Nenagh College this week for the school’s annual STEM days. This is a unique opportunity for the students from 15 primary schools from the surrounding areas to sample subjects to which they might not have daily access.  Subjects such as Engineering, Wood Technology, Science and Coding are available […]

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Wet Felting Workshop

Home Economics 2nd years were lucky to be able to complete a workshop this week in the school on the craft of wet felting. Feltmakers Paulina Katan and Jean Louis Wessels from their company Woolly Crafts in Ladysbridge, Co Cork spent two days showing 2nd years the art of felt making. All 2nd year Home […]

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Art Trip National Gallery

Today, the 5th year art students visited the National Gallery in Dublin where they attended an insightful tour of Contemporary Irish Image Exhibition which included works from Joe Caslin and other national greats including Louis Le Brocquy and Jack Yeats. The guides had a clear concise breakdown of the Leaving Cert question topic. The students […]

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