The Dominicast

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-Cola and Eddie Rockets!

During her interview, Francesca reflects upon her time at DCP, shares some stories about working in the world of Social Media and provides some very interesting insight into how the area of "Content Creation" is quickly becoming one of the most lucrative platforms for Advertising!

Sponsors:

- Macaulay Wray Solicitors

- A Broader Picture

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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 School.

A particularly candid interview in which Sr Lucina reflects upon her career and what Dominican Education means to her!

Sponsors:

- Macaulay Wray Solicitors

- A Broader Picture

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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 the DCP staff as well!

ALSO!!! We have another Special Leaver this year - MR LYNCH!

Year 14 therefore leave the final word to our Principal as he reflects on his career, and discusses his hopes for DCP in the future!

A very bittersweet episode!

Sponsors:

- Macaulay Wray Solicitors

- A Broader Picture

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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 own experiences, and provides some very useful insights, tips and advice on how best to manage stress - a very important message for those doing exams, as well as anyone else trying to manage the busy day-to-day grind.

As usual, there's also a listener competition, news round up and information about upcoming events at DCP!

Sponsors:

- Macaulay Wray Solicitors

- A Broader Picture

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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 MacBeth. Tony Nominated and Olivier Award Winning, Conleth is no stranger when it comes to success and during this interview, tells us about some of the famous faces he has rubbed shoulders with, as well as discussing the pitfalls of fame!

Sponsors:

- A Broader Picture

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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. Maebh will be attending the final in London soon and she tells us more about the process in her interview.

The Year 13's also caught up with many of our staff to find out about their favourite books!

Sponsors:

- A Broader Picture: https://abroaderpicture.com

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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 competing in 6 Nations Championships and Rugby World Cups along the way.

Since then, Andrew has set up a Sport Communication App: Kairos - which serves some of the biggest teams in the world of sport and when he has a spare moment, he also hosts his own podcast - Potholes & Penguins - be sure to check them out!

Sponsors:

- A Broader Picture

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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 followers, Daniel reaches the masses spreading positivity, love and is a champion for mental health and wellbeing.

Daniel now runs WildBay Retreats and has welcomed 100s of visitors to the North Coast to engage in meditation retreats, cold water swimming and nature trails!

Daniel sat down for a good chat about his experiences growing up, navigating the world of celebrity and promoting positive mental health!

An excellent interview!

Check him out on Instragram! 💯

@danielmckeee

Sponsors:

- Morelli's To Go

- A Broader Picture

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- AVG

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 and dispel some myths and misconceptions along the way.

Most interesting of all, this episode of "The Dominicast" acts as a piece of assessment that our Year 11 students can submit as part of their evidence for their qualification.

Written, recorded, edited and published by Mr Coils' Year 11 class!

Sponsors:

- A Broader Picture: https://abroaderpicture.com

- Morelli's To Go

- Shanty Portrush

- Culbertson Music

- MEG

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