Courses

Autumn 2023 courses are now open for enrolment. Classes will start w/c 18 September (with a few exceptions). See bottom of page for full list of term dates.

You can enrol via EPP. Your place on a course is not reserved unless full payment is made. Please click on title of course to view full course description. If viewing on mobile device, please scroll right on tables below for cost and booking link. A printable brochure is available here.

​While Covid restrictions have been lifted, we ask  that you continue to show consideration for others and that you do not attend classes if you are feeling unwell or have tested positive for Covid-19 (or other communicable illness).

Updates:
6/Aug - Our Woodwork course is now full.

Certified Courses

Note Course (Click on title to see full description) Day Time Wks Comments Cost Book
   QQI Level 6 Certificate in Human Resource Managment (6N3750) Mon 7:00-9:30 12  Also 2 Saturdays
 Starts 11 Sep		 €295

Hobby and Non-Certified courses

Please note that all these courses are non-certified. No certificates are awarded and no qualification is gained from completing the courses.
Term Course (Click on title to see full description) Day Time Wks Comments Cost Book
Ongoing  Acting in Amateur Drama Mon 7:30-9:30 ongoing  Contact director for details €POA
New  Acting: Stage Combat Thurs 7:00-9:00 10 weeks   €150
 Appliance Maintenance & Repair Tue 7:00-9:00 8  
 €110
 Art: The basic elements of art through painting Mon 7:30-9:30 10   €130
Ongoing  Ballet Thurs
Sat		 3:15-9:00
7:30-9:30		 12   €132-€180
   Basic Household Budgeting Mon 7:00-8:00 6   €80
   Bridge Continuation Mon 7:30-9:30 10   €110
   Bridge Absolute Beginners Tue 7:30-9:30 10   €110
   CBT for Weight Loss Wed 8:00-9:15 8   €160
   Chinese (Mandarin) Beginners Tue 6:30-8:00 10   €120
   Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate Tue 8:00-9:30 10   €120
   Chinese (Mandarin) Beginners Sat 10:30-12.30 10  Contact director for details €POA
   Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate Sat 10:30-12:30 10  Contact director for details €POA
   Companion and Domestic Animal Care Mon 7:30-9:00 10   €100
   Creative Writing 1 Mon 7:30-9:30 10   €100
 New  Creative Writing 2 Wed 7:30-9:30 10   €100
   Dressmaking Beginners Tue 7:00-9:00 10   €135
   Dressmaking Improvers Mon 7:00-9:00 10   €135
   Dancing: Heel dancing Wed 7:30-8:30 10   €100
 New  Embroidery: beginners Wed 7:00-9:00 10   €140
   Film Editing Thurs 7:30-9:30 10   €140
   Flower Arranging Beginners Tue 7:30-9:30 8  Starts 24 Oct €100
   Flower Arranging Intermediate Mon 7:30-9:30 8  Starts 23 Oct €100
   Fly Tying (for fly fishing) Tue 7:30-8:30 6   €70
   French Beginners Wed 8:15-9:45 10   €100
   French Improvers Wed 6:45-8:15 10   €100
   Furniture Conservation/Restoration Wed 7:30-9:30 10   €140
   Guitar (Acoustic) Beginners Thur 8:30-9:30 10   €100
   Guitar (Acoustic) Improvers Thur 7:25-8:25 10   €100
 Irish Sign Language Mon 7:30-9:30 10   €100
   Japanese Beginners Wed 6:30-8:00 10   €150
   Japanese Intermediate Wed 8:00-9:30 10   €150
   Japanese School Sat 9:30-3:30 40  Contact Director for details €POA
   Join experienced classical singing group Mon 7:30-10:00 ongoing  Contact Director for details €POA
   Korean Beginners Thurs 6:30-8:00 10   €150
   Korean Intermediate Thurs 8:00-9:30 10   €150
 Ongoing  Learn to sing in fun chorus singing classes Tue
 7:30-8:30
 ongoing  Contact Director for details €120
 Ongoing  Learn to sing in fun chorus singing workshops Sat 10:00-2:00 ongoing  Contact Director for details
 Periodic workshops, dates TBC		 €
 New  Mindfulness Tue 7:30-8:30 10 weeks €100
 Ongoing  Music & Drama Workshops Tue & Thur 7:30-9:00 16  Contact Director for details
 €POA
   Nutrition: Eat yourself well with nature’s pharmacy Tue 7:00-8:30 8  Online €90
   Photography Wed 7:30-9:30 10   €140
   Pilates Beginners Wed 7:50-8:45 10  
 		 €100
 Pilates Improvers Wed 6:45-7:40 10  
 		 €100
 Pilates Mixed Level Tue 12:15-1:00 8  *Online*; €70
 Pole Fitness Beginners Mon 5:30-6:30 6  Contact Director for details
 Starts early Sept (dates TBC)		 €65
 Pole Fitness Beginners Mon 6:30-7:30 6  Contact Director for details
 Starts early Sept (dates TBC)		 €65
 Pole Fitness Beginners Mon 7:30-8:30 6  Contact Director for details
 Starts early Sept (dates TBC)		 €65
 Pole Fitness Improvers Mon 8:30-9:30 6  Contact Director for details
 Starts early Sept (dates TBC)		 €65
Ongoing  Rock 'n' Roll Choir Wed 7:30-9:30 ongoing  See website for details €260
Ongoing  Sandyford ICA Mon ongoing  New members welcome 
 Meet 1st & 3rd Monday of each month
 Contact Director for details		 €POA
 Spanish Level 1 (Beginners) Wed 6:30-8:00 10   €100
 Spanish Level 2 Wed 8:00-9:30 10   €100
   Tai Chi Thur 7:30-9:00 10   €100
 Ongoing  Theatrical Production Workshops Mon 7:30-9:30 ongoing   POA
 Ongoing  Theatrical Production Workshops Thurs 7:30-9:30 ongoing   POA
   Touch Typing Wed 7:00-9:00 8  Contact director for details €160
   Ukulele Beginners Mon 8:30-9:30 10   €100
   Ukulele Improvers Mon 7:30-8:30 10   €100
   Ukulele 2020 Group Tue 7:30-8:25 10   €100
   Upholstery Beginners (New) Mon 7:30-9:30 10   €140
   Upholstery Continuation Wed 7:30-9:30 10   €140
   Woodturning Mon 7:30-9:30 10   €155
   Woodturning Wed 7:30-9:30 10   €155
   Woodturning Thur 7:30-9:30 10   €155
 FULL  Woodwork Tue 7:30-9:30 10  This course is full for Autumn 23 €140
   Yoga Beginners Tue 7:00-8:00 10   €100
   Yoga Mixed level Tue 8:15-9:15 10   €100

Certified Courses

Hobby and non-certified Courses

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Didn't find what you were looking for?
St Tiernan's Community School is part of the National Association of Adult and Community Education Directors (NACED) network. Schools within this network run classes across Ireland. You can find links to all schools within the network and links to their class timetables on the Adult Education Ireland website. Neighbouring schools Cabinteely CS and St Colmcille's CS (Knocklyon) also run courses.
Enrolment policies and other information
  1. Courses will only be run if there are sufficient enrolment numbers.
  2. Course enrolment for a particular course may only be secured by full payment of course fee.
  3. Where possible, please enrol online using a debit or credit card, well in advance of the start of term. Alternatively, fees can be paid at the main office during school hours.
  4. Fees are payable on enrolment and receipts will be issued (your receipt is your admission to the course).
  5. Fees are strictly non-refundable unless the school decides not to run a course, in which case all fees will be refunded by post or credit card.
  6. Participants must be at least 16 years old. Where a student under the age of 16 wishes to enrol on a course the school management will consider such application and may at its discretion permit such enrolment.
  7. Unless otherwise stated, courses are of ten weeks duration.
  8. It is essential that students provide an email address when enrolling, in order to receive important information regarding the course/ Please opt "in" to receive this important information.