Courses
Update: The start date for Flower Arranging has been pushed back to next Monday, 25th January. There are still 3 spaces left.
Spring 2021 courses are due to start w/c 18th January. Courses running this term will be listed below. A printable brochure is available here. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and uncertainty, courses will be run online this term. 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. |
Certified Courses
Note | Course (Click on title to see full description) | Day | Time | Wks | Comments | Cost | Book |
Spring 21 | QQI Level 5 Certificate in Special Needs Assisting (5N1786) | Tue | 7:00-9:30 | 10 | Online; starts 19th January | €300 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | QQI Level 6 Certificate in Special Needs Assisting (6N1957) | Wed | 7:00-9:30 | 12 | Online; starts 20th January | €300 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | QQI Level 6 Certificate in Personal & Professional Development (6N1949) | Tue | 7:00-9:30 | 12 | Online; starts 19th January | €300 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | QQI Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills (6N4705) | Wed | 7:00-9:30 | 12 | Online; starts 20th January | €300 | ![]() |
Hobby and Non-Certified courses
Term | Course (Click on title to see full description) | Day | Time | Wks | Comments | Cost | Book |
Ongoing | Acting in Amateur Drama | Mon & Thurs | 6:30-9:30 | ongoing | Contact director for details | €POA | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Art: The basic elements of art through painting | Tue | 7:30-9:30 | 8 | Online | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Bridge for Improvers | Mon | 7:30-9:30 | 10 | Online; starts 25 Jan 2021 | €110 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Bridge for Improvers | Tue | 7:30-9:30 | 10 | Online, starts 19 Jan 2021 | €110 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Bridge for Improvers (New) | Thur | 10:30-12:30 | 10 | Online, starts 21 Jan 2021 *Daytime course* |
€110 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Chinese (Mandarin) Beginners | Tue | 6:30-8:00 | 8 | Online | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate | Tue | 8:00-9:30 | 8 | Online | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Chinese (Mandarin) Beginners | Sat | 10:30-2:30 | 8 | Contact director for details | €POA | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate | Tue | 10:30-2:30 | 8 | Contact director for details | €POA | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Companion and Domestic Animal Care (New) | Mon | 7:30-9:00 | 8 | Online | €90 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Creative Writing | Mon | 7:30-8:30 | 8 | Online | €60 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | DancerSize | Wed | 7:30-8:30 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Diet, Herbs & Health: bringing it all together | Tue | 7:00-8:30 | 8 | Online | €90 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Flower Arranging (New) | Mon | 7:30-9:30 | 8 |
Online; Starts 25 Jan | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Fly Tying (for fly fishing) | Tue | 7:30-8:30 | 6 |
Online | €70 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | French Beginners | Mon | 6:45-8:15 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | French Improvers | Mon | 8:15-9:30 | 8 |
Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Guitar (Acoustic) Beginners | Mon | 8:30-9:30 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Irish Sign Language | Mon | 7:30-9:00 | 8 | Online | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Japanese Beginners | Wed | 6:30-8:00 | 8 | Online | €120 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Japanese Intermediate | Wed | 8:00-9:30 | 8 | Online | €120 | ![]() |
Ongoing | Japanese School | Sat | 9:00-4:30 | 40 | Contact Director for details | €POA | ![]() |
Ongoing | Join experienced classical singing group | Mon | 7:30-10:00 | ongoing | Contact Director for details | €POA | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Korean Beginners | Thurs | 6:30-8:00 | 8 | Online | €120 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Korean Intermediate | Thurs | 8:00-9:30 | 8 | Online | €120 | ![]() |
Ongoing | Learn to sing in fun chorus singing classes | Tue Sat |
7:30-8:30 9:30-3:30 |
ongoing | Contact Director for details | €120 | ![]() |
Ongoing | Music & Drama Workshops | Mon & Tue | 7:30-9:00 | 16 | Contact Director for details | €POA | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Photography | Wed | 7:30-9:00 | 8 | Online | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Pilates (Beginners) | Wed | 6:45-7:40 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Movement & Mindfulness (New) | Wed | 8:00-8:55 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Pilates (Mixed Level) | Tue | 12:15-1:00 | 8 | Online | €70 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Pole Fitness (beginners) | Mon | 6:30-7:30 | 6 | Contact Director for details | €65 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Pole Fitness (beginners) | Mon | 7:30-8:30 | 6 | Contact Director for details | €65 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Pole Fitness (improvers) | Mon | 8:30-9:30 | 6 | Contact Director for details | €65 | ![]() |
Ongoing | Sandyford ICA | Mon | ongoing | New members welcome Meet 1st & 3rd Monday of each month Contact Director for details |
€POA | ![]() |
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Spring 21 | Spanish Level 1 (Beginners) | Wed | 6:45-8:15 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Spanish Level 2 | Wed | 8:15-9:30 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Ongoing | Touch Typing | Wed | 4:15-6:15 | Contact Director for details | POA |
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Ongoing | Touch Typing | Sat | 9:30-1:30 | Contact Director for details | POA |
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Spring 21 | Ukulele Absolute Beginners (New) | Wed | 7:30-8:30 | 10 | Online; starts 20 January | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Ukulele Beginners, continuation | Wed | 8:30-9:30 | 10 | Online; starts 20 January | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Video (a beginner's guide) | Thurs | 7:30-9:30 | 8 | Online | €100 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Woodturning | Tue | 7:30-8:30 | 8 | Online |
€90 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Yoga (Beginners) | Mon | 7:00-8:00 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Spring 21 | Yoga (Mixed level) | Mon | 8:00-9:00 | 8 | Online | €80 | ![]() |
Certified Courses
Hobby and non-certified Courses

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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.
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
- Courses will only be run if there are sufficient enrolment numbers.
- Course enrolment for a particular course may only be secured by full payment of course fee.
- Where possible, please enrol online using a debit or credit card, well in advance of the start of term. Alternatively, fees canbe paid by credit card over the phone.
- Fees are payable on enrolment and receipts will be issued (your receipt is your admission to the course).
- 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.
- 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.
- Unless otherwise stated, courses are of ten weeks duration.
- It is essential that students provide an email address when enrolling, in order toreceive important information regarding the course/ Please opt "in" to receive this important information.
- Please bear in mind that a reliable internet connection will be required to ensure an enjoyable experience in the class.