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As we move into May, there is a distinct sense of momentum across the College.
![Leinster Inter-Regional Hockey Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777630106/alexandracollegeeu/l9ltdjrtukophln7isuc/IMG_5448.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777630106/alexandracollegeeu/l9ltdjrtukophln7isuc/IMG_5448.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777630106/alexandracollegeeu/l9ltdjrtukophln7isuc/IMG_5448.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777630106/alexandracollegeeu/l9ltdjrtukophln7isuc/IMG_5448.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777630106/alexandracollegeeu/l9ltdjrtukophln7isuc/IMG_5448.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1777630106/alexandracollegeeu/l9ltdjrtukophln7isuc/IMG_5448.jpg","width":2200}])
Well done to our 1st and 2nd Year students who represented Alex at the Leinster Inter-Regional Hockey Festival on 18 & 19 April!
![Ireland Girls U16 Hockey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777629212/alexandracollegeeu/rh5alivc5ahsafsid8wf/IMG_62361.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777629212/alexandracollegeeu/rh5alivc5ahsafsid8wf/IMG_62361.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777629212/alexandracollegeeu/rh5alivc5ahsafsid8wf/IMG_62361.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777629212/alexandracollegeeu/rh5alivc5ahsafsid8wf/IMG_62361.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777629212/alexandracollegeeu/rh5alivc5ahsafsid8wf/IMG_62361.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1777629212/alexandracollegeeu/rh5alivc5ahsafsid8wf/IMG_62361.jpg","width":2200}])
Huge congratulations to our students Grace Galligan, Emily Sexton and Annabel O’Leary, who proudly represented the school on the Ireland Girls U16 hockey team over Easter in Ludwigshafen, Germany, where the girls achieved excellent results.
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We are delighted announce the annual Hermione Lecture, to be delivered on Friday 8 May at 5 pm in the Concourse.
![Sports Report April 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777628304/alexandracollegeeu/du874w5hlblfcygucrwj/image5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777628304/alexandracollegeeu/du874w5hlblfcygucrwj/image5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777628304/alexandracollegeeu/du874w5hlblfcygucrwj/image5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777628304/alexandracollegeeu/du874w5hlblfcygucrwj/image5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777628304/alexandracollegeeu/du874w5hlblfcygucrwj/image5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1777628304/alexandracollegeeu/du874w5hlblfcygucrwj/image5.jpg","width":2200}])
An update from GAA, athletics, tennis, cricket, and football!
![Res Trips to Zipit and the National Stud]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777626469/alexandracollegeeu/ejonsopifuhpnpljzlfw/38003.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777626469/alexandracollegeeu/ejonsopifuhpnpljzlfw/38003.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777626469/alexandracollegeeu/ejonsopifuhpnpljzlfw/38003.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777626469/alexandracollegeeu/ejonsopifuhpnpljzlfw/38003.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777626469/alexandracollegeeu/ejonsopifuhpnpljzlfw/38003.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1777626469/alexandracollegeeu/ejonsopifuhpnpljzlfw/38003.jpg","width":2200}])
Our recent Saturday trips to Zipit and the National Stud was a fantastic success, with everyone taking on the high ropes and enjoying the challenge in the sunshine.