The Dominicast

EPISODE 9 FEAT: 9.5! EXAM SEASON is upon us. Andy & Charlotte caught up with the students of 9.5 to find out all their tips and advice for coping with exam stress! Sponsors: - Macaulay Wray Solicitors - A Broader Picture - Morelli's To Go

EPISODE 8 FEAT: YEAR 14 It's that time of year once again as we bid farewell to the Class of 2025! Year 14 Students are on hosting duties as they catch up with their peers to discuss all things DCP - what they will miss about the Castle On The Hill, their favourite memories over the last 7 years and discuss their plans for the future. There's some well wishes and messages from some of the DCP staf...

EPISODE 7 FEAT: MIRIAM FROM MACAULAY WRAY SOLICITORS This week we are thrilled to have Miriam from Macaulay Wray Solicitors on the show. Macaulay Wray have been an avid support of the podcast and so it was great to have some of their staff down to take part. In this careers special, Year 14's Fintan & Sophia caught up with Miriam to find out about legal careers. An insightful episode with lots...

EPISODE 6 FEAT: MARIA MOONEY Maria Mooney from: https://www.mariahmooneyhealth.com joins us on this very informative episode to discuss all things health, nutrition and Kinesiology! Check out the interview with Maria and our Year 14 student Vicky where they discussed ways to boost your health, improve your mindset and the importance of listening to the signs the body gives you when your are in a s...

EPISODE 5: OUR OPEN MORNING SPECIAL! Our "Roving Reporters" Hugh-Patrick, Aodhan & Mr Coils were "doing the rounds" at the recent DCP Open Morning Event. A countless number of special guests on this episode including pupils, parents, staff and most importantly, we hear from some of our prospective students in P6 & 7! A very enjoyable episode showcasing that "DCP is the place to be!" Sponso...

THE ANNUAL FESTIVE DCP BONUS EPISODE! Kodi & Jordan from Year 12 spent the week travelling around school to record some festive messages from staff and students at Dominican College Portstewart! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Sponsors: - Morelli's To Go - A Broader Picture - Macaulay Wray Solicitors

EPISPODE 4: OUR FESTIVE SPECIAL! The Teachers Vs Students Quiz is BACK! Year 13's Jerry & Niall face off against Mr McGoldrick and Ms Cassley for the ultimate prize - bragging rights for the year! Sponsors: - A Broader Picture - Morelli's To Go - Macaulay Wray Solicitors

SEASON 2 EPISODE 3: A DCP U16 CAMOGIE SPECIAL! This episode is dedicated to our U16 Camp's who are competing in the Ulster Development Shield Final in Cookstown on Friday 22nd November against St Louis' Monaghan! We are so proud of the girls already and in this episode, members of our DCP family send their well wishes to the team before the big game! We also have an exclusive interview with the te...

SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 FEAT: THE CAST OF GREASE! DCP's School Production of GREASE kicks off on November 27th! With 3 SOLD OUT shows, the cast are now making their final preparations before they take to the stage! Year 14's Michael caught up with some of the cast to find out about the show, how rehearsals have been going and what they are looking forward to about the upcoming performances! As usual, w...

SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 FEAT: MRS OLIVER - DCP'S NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPAL We are back for a brand new season of the Dominicast! Episode 1 features an interview with our new school Principal - Mrs Oliver. Year 14's Lucas & Calum catch up with her to find out about her plans for DCP, and they delve into Mrs Oliver's life and career pre-DCP! There's also the usual news updates and information about upcomi...

EPISODE 15 FEAT: FRANCESCA MORELLI Past pupil, Francesca Morelli dropped into DCP for a catch up and to tell us about her company - VAVA Influence. Francesca is the CEO and co-founder of VAVA, a marketing agency for social media influencers in Northern Ireland. Francesca has worked with some of the biggest names in the worlds of TikTok and Instagram, as well as working global brands such as Coca-C...

EPISODE 14 FEAT: SISTER LUCINA DCP Legend - Sr Lucina was in town to present our Year 14 students with the coveted "Dominican Award". Our Year 14 students, Anna & Josh caught with Sr Lucina to hear about her life connected to DCP. With an encyclopedic knowledge, Sr Lucina recalls some of her fondest memories. We take a trip down memory lane, and learn some very insightful history about the Sch...

EPISODE 13 FEAT: YEAR 14 It's that time of year once again as we bid farewell to the Class of 2024! Year 14 Students Daniel & Kacper are on hosting duties as they catch up with their peers to discuss all things DCP - what they will miss about the Castle On The Hill, their favourite memories over the last 7 years and discuss their plans for the future. There's some well wishes and messages from...

EPISODE 12 FEAT: MS HENDRY ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST SPONSOR: MACAULEY WRAY SOLICITORS! April is Stress Awareness Month and with all our students gearing up for Summer Examinations, GCSEs and A-Levels, our Year 8 students Olivia & Cliodhna caught up with our Psychology Teacher - Ms Hendry: Our resident champion of all things mindfulness to talk all things stress management! Ms Hendry discusses her...

EPISODE 11 FEAT: CONLETH HILL Year 13 Pupil, Imogen catches up with Northern Irish Actor: Conleth Hill. You might have caught Conleth starring in a few shows which are kind of a big deal: HBO's Game Of Thrones: Lord Varys Netlflix's Suits: Edward Darby Conleth Hill is also a much respected star of the stage. He has appeared on multiple West End & Broadway Productions such as The Producers and...

BONUS EPISODE - CELEBRATING WORLD BOOK DAY! Thursday 7th March 2024 marks World Book Day and our Year 13 pupils decided to celebrate the occasion by putting together an episode of The Dominicast. In this episode, we hear from our Year 13 Pupil - Maebh who has been short listed as a finalist in a Writing Competition which she entered after seeing it advertised on our Careers Platform - UniFrog. Mae...

EPISODE 10 FEAT: ANDREW TRIMBLE With the Six Nations Championship in full flight and with Ireland chasing back-to-back Grand Slam victories, our pupils caught up with Ex Ireland Rugby International Star - Andrew Trimble! Andrew played Rugby for Ulster & Ireland up until retirement in 2018. During this time, Andrew found much success on the pitch playing alongside the biggest names in Rugby and...

EPISODE 9 FEAT: DANIEL MCKEE It's Children's Mental Health Week in school this week and so the Dominicast decided to catch up with: ✨ Local Celebrity ✨ - DANIEL MCKEE! Daniel first found fame starring on the Channel 4 series - Married at First Sight. Since then however, he has established himself as a social media influencer, promoting mental wellbeing, positive living and travel! With over 100K...

EPISODE 8 FEAT: YEAR 11 OCN IT APPLICATIONS STUDENTS ANOTHER CAREERS SPECIAL - Hosted by Year 11. As our Year 10 students begin to think about subject choices, our current Year 11 OCN IT Applications take the reigns as they provide information about OCN subjects. What are they? How are they different from GCSEs? The students interview some of their peers, as well as some teachers of OCN subjects a...

BONUS EPISODE A range of students and staff send messages of Festive Cheer to the local community! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Sponsors: - A Broader Picture: https://abroaderpicture.com - Morelli's To Go - Shanty Portrush - Culbertson Music - MEG

EPISODE 6: THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! A range of students and staff host the Christmas Special of The Dominicast! A round up of the latest news, FESTIVE messages from our sponsors and a Teachers Vs Students Christmas Quiz! There's also a Special Christmas Competition - be sure to listen to the whole episode for your chance to win a very exciting Christmas Prize! Sponsors: - A Broader Picture: https://...

EPISODE 5 FEAT: CARA HUNTER MLA Year 13 students Michael & Oliver host the latest episode of Dominicast! As part of the Dominican Award, the boys decided to produce an episode of our podcast. They did all their own research, scripted the entire show and arranged an interview with our past pupil, Cara Hunter MLA. Cara Hunter is the SDLP MLA for East Derry. Cara Hunter is 28 years old and curren...

EPISODE 4 FEAT: JAKE WALLACE & CHRIS SMITH OUR FIRST CAREERS SPECIAL - Hosted by Year 8. Year 8 bring us a Careers Special with a focus for our listeners on the topic of subject choices - something our Year 10 & 12 students are beginning to think about! Year 8 also bring us the latest news, upcoming events and there's another Listener competition! Mr Coils also caught up with past pupils J...

EPISODE 3 W/ SOME "FRESH FACES" @ DCP: MISS KERR & MISS MCVEIGH Hosted by Year 8 & Year 13. Year 8 bring us the latest news, upcoming events and there's a Wikipedia related competition for our listeners! Aodhan & Lucas from Year 13 catch up with some of our the newest teachers to join DCP to find out about how they are settling in to their new jobs. Sponsors: - A Broader Picture: https...

EPISODE 2 W/ THE "MATHEMAGICIANS" - DR COLIN WRIGHT & COLM MULCAHY Hosted by Year 14's Callum, Maria & Suzie! It was Maths Week Ireland and DCP celebrated the event in style! Mrs Carey tells us about why Maths Week Ireland is so special, we've exclusive interviews with the "Mathemagicians" - Dr Colin Wright & Colm Mulcahy who entertained us in school with their Maths & Magic worksh...