First year students, James Murphy, Jamie Mehigan, Adam O'Leary, Luke Linehan, Cillian Pardy, Corey Raymond, Alex Bell with Principal, Barry Cronin and Deputy Principal, Nuala Falvey. EEjob 27/08/2024. Echo News. St. Patricks College officially becomes a co-educational secondary school welcoming boys for the first time, at St. Patricks College, Gardiner's Hill, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.