New first year student, Jamie Mehigan and his sister Lauren, 3rd year, new first year student Alex Krechuniak with his sister Karina, 6th year. 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.