The 2025 Irish Open was held last Saturday 18 th  and Sunday 19 th  October in the Irish National Indoor Arena at Blanchardstown in Dublin. Four Sullivan fencers took part: Amelia Penny and Cassidy Ogle competing in the women’s foil and Myles Wilkinson and Adam Sugar in the men’s foil.   The Open is always the biggest Irish fencing event of the year with fencers from Europe and further afield competing along with the best in Ireland. In the men’s foil event on the Saturday My

Year 13 Cassidy Ogle opened Sullivan’s 2025/2026 competitive fencing season on September 7 th  with her participation in the Leon Paul Autumn Open in London, finishing just outside the medals in 5 th  place.   Year 9 William Penny travelled south to Dalkey, Dublin on October 5 th  to take part in the Lord Killanin Trophy, the first Irish junior fencing competition of the season. William made the U14M final, a close fight which he lost 9-10 to take the silver medal.   The Iris

The 2025/26 NI Junior Foil Series began last Saturday 11 th October in Shankill Leisure Centre in Belfast. Sullivan Upper Fencing Club had 18 fencers competing across U12, U14 and U16 age groups with a total of 8 medals won: 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.   U12s Sullivan had 2 year 8 girls in this category, Ella Murphy and Lydia Snoddy. The rest of our 19 new intake year 8s did not take part as they’re beginners who’ve still to learn the basics of fencing before they can com

Sullivan Upper School’s A Level pupils are celebrating excellent A Level and AS Level results, which are reward for all their efforts...

Our pupils achieved an overall pass rate of 98% with over two thirds of grades (67%) at A*-A level. 99.3% of the cohort achieved 5x A*-C...

Erin Playfair and Cora Hayes have continued to train with Ulster Rugby Girls U17s over the summer and had the opportunity to represent...

Congratulations to Charlie McVeigh (9c) who represented Ireland in the Tennis Summer Cup European Tournament in Dijon, France in July....