Community Work

Work in the Community

Transition Year students go on a community work experience, arranged by Ms Sandra Murray, for one week in December. On this page we list where each student goes to work and what they thought of their community placement.

Name	Work Place	Student Response
Keith Alford	St. Raphael's, Celbridge	I am no longer scared of big ladders. I spent so much time hanging decorations. I had sausage and chips for Christmas dinner.
Kevin Bayliss	Peamount Hospital	I learned how to do new things and I also learned that I could work with handicapped people.
Kevin Bennett	Dunshane Camphill Community, Kildare	I really enjoyed myself. The people were so friendly. It should be seven weeks long.
Michael Bergin	St. Raphael's, Celbridge	I am not suited to that type of work. I would be better off in an office. But I also realise I am very lucky.
Alan Burke	Scoil Mochua	I think I would make a pretty good teacher. I would love to do another week.
Simon Caffery	Scoil Mochua	I though it was a good experience but I would not like to work there again as I did not like the work I was doing.
Ben Clarke	Scoil Mochua	I can communicate well with handicapped people but I never want to see crepe paper decorations again.
Paul Cleary	Our Lady's Hospice, Harolds Cross	I learned that it is all right to work with people who are disabled. I would love to go back again.
Brian Cruise	Scoil Mochua	It was a great laugh. I could talk easily to the children. It was an enjoyable week, far better than school.
Joseph Doolan	St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick	It was a good week but I would not like to do it again. It is not for me as the work was too boring.
David Griffin	Scoil Mochua	I got to see a side of life I would not see normally. I enjoyed working with the children, though it was demanding.
Steven Higgins	Special Olympics, Leinster	I thought it was a good experience. The people were friendly and the work on computers was easy going.
Vincent Jackson	Tallaght Hospital	It was enjoyable and relaxing. the old people were sound and liked cards. But I would hate to work in a coffee shop.
Robert Keane	Dunshane Camphill Community, Kildare	I found it very interesting that I could help people with special needs. I would like to work there again.
Clint Kelly	Our Lady's Hospice, Harolds Cross	I am definitely not going to live that long. But I learned about myself and about senior citizens.
Keith Kenny	Stewart's Hospital School	I thoroughly enjoyed it and would go back again. I enjoyed helping out, being early and not complaining.
Barry Kiernan	Scoil Mochua	I found that I could help people who need help in ways that I thought I could not help people. A time to remember.
Daniel Martyn	Stewart's Hospital School	I learned about handicapped children, got free dinners and had a good laugh. I got on very well with the children.
Shane McCarthy	St. Raphael's, Celbridge	I learned to have patience and to control my anger. I enjoyed chatting up the women who worked there.
Stephen McCarthy	Stewart's Hospital School	I would like to work there again because it was well run. We got free Christmas dinner. It was a great experience.
Robert O'Farrell	Scoil Mochua	I learned how to work with kids who are different to me and learned how difficult it is to work with them. I felt very welcomed.
Michael Ormonde	Tallaght Hospital	I learned that I could do any task I put my mind to and I can do it well. I would like to work there again as it was thoroughly worth the time involved.
Barry Rossiter	Stewart's Hospital School	Although I do not intend to pursue a course in this line of work I can leave knowing I can do it.
Micheal Smith	Peamount Hospital	I learned that these people were not much different to me. Some could even do things better than I could.
David Whelan	Scoil Mochua	I learned about disabled children and enjoyed the kind of teaching I did. It was a very friendly atmosphere.