Resources for Parents from the PTA
Post-primary schools
The department of education offers a map-based search tool to find secondary schools in your area.
Please keep in mind that Educate Together has been granted patronage for two new secondary schools in South Dublin: Sandymount Park ETSS, which opened in 2018 and Blackrock ETSS, which opened in 2021.
Afterschool activities
Please find below a list of after school activities and classes in our area. Get in touch if you would like an activity to be included.
Click on the club name to bring you to their website.
Sports
- Shellybanks Hockey Programme
- Railway Union Hockey Club
- Shellybanks Tennis Programme
- Claremont Railway Lawn Tennis Club
- Herbert Park Tennis
- Tennis in Donnybrook
- Lansdowne Tennis Club
- Railway Union Soccer Club
- Herbert Park Football
- FAI academy – drop in football Irish Town stadium: Jonathan (send WhatsApp +353 87 132 3252)
- GAA sport actives/camps, Sean More Park: Clanna Gael Fontenoy
- Starz Gymnastics Club
- Bounce Gymnastics Blackrock
- Sportsco (swimming, gymnastics, kung fu, rugby etc.)
- Kung fu classes, Ringsend Park: Contact Shifu Yang Dong: 089 9614658
- Karate – Irishtown stadium and Ranelagh
- Hombu Dojo karate club
- Ringsend Junior Parkrun – Ringsend Park – Sunday @ 09:30
- Monkstown Rugby Club (Minis)
- Lansdowne Rugby
- Junior Rugby
- Pembroke Cricket Club
- The Wall Climbing Gym
- UCD sport activities for kids (swimming, multisport camps)
Water Sports
- Water sports grand canal Dock- surf Dock
- Stella Maris Rowing Club
- Poolbeg Yacht Club (Junior Sailing)
- ESB Swimming Club
- Trinity College Sports Centre & Swimming Pool
- Sportsco – swim lessons
- Red Frog swimming School
- David Lloyd’s Gym, swimming, tennis etc.
- Marian College Swimming Pool
Music and performing arts
- Ringsend Rock School (Facebook Page)
- Clasac – Regional Comhaltas Centre for traditional Irish music lessons
- National Performing Arts School
- Churchtown School of Music
- Waltons New School of Music
- Titanium Dance and Stage School
- Metropolitan School of Dance
- Isabelle Ashe Dance Studios
- Morton Dance Academy
- Royal Irish Academy of Music
- Dun Laoghaire School of Music
- Independent Theatre Workshop: dance and drama camps
- Sandymount Art School
Language
Other
- Dodder Sea Scouts (gsmith@scouts.ie)
- Pineforest Art Centre
- Children’s Yoga Classes at Body Rock Performance Gym, Sandymount, Contact Marta 086 342 2935 / info@brp.ie.