Key Dates

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2026 – 2027

September 2026:  TCD Semester 1 (MICHAELMAS TERM)

11–13:                  Introductory Weekend for 1st Res, all Non Res, ILA                        

14–18:                   Semester 1 commences Residential Week for Internship Students  

18–20:                   CCTP Weekend

 23:                         Commissioning of Student Readers

 29:                         CITI Governing Council Meeting, 2 pm

 30–2 Oct:           Pioneer Ministry Residential – Yr 2

 

October 2026:           

8:                     Joint Programmes Committee 2pm

8:                     CME – Newry Conference centre

9–11:                     Non–Residential MTh Weekend

10:                         OLM Reflective Learning Day– Pastoral Skills

12–16:                   Residential Week for Internship Students

12:                         Student House Meeting at 1.15pm  

17:                         Diocesan Synod (Dublin & Glendalough)

26:                         Bank Holiday    

26– 30:              Reading Week

 

November 2026:     

6–8                         CCTP Weekend

9–13:                     Residential Week for Internship Students

12:                         CME – Newry Conference centre

13–15:                   Non–Residential MTh Weekend

18–20                    Pioneer Ministry Training Year 2

27–29:                   Fit for the Purpose

30–4 Dec:            Residential Week for Internship Students

December 2026:      

2:                            Christmas Dinner

4:                            Semester 1 ends

4–6:                        Non–Residential MTh Weekend

5:                            Reflective Learning Day – Mission

 

January 2027:      TCD Semester 2 (HILARY/TRINITY TERMS)

 8–10:                       CCTP

12–14:                     PDD Days CITI

15–17:                      Non–Residential MTh Weekend

18:                           Downes (Semester 1) Essays Due by 12.00 noon

18:                            Semester 2 Commences

18–22:                      Residential Week for Internship Students

20–22                       Pioneer Ministry Training Year 3

28:                            CCTP Court Of Examiners

 

February 2027:

1:                            St Brigid’s Day – Public Holiday

8:                            Student House Meeting at 1.15pm

8–12:                     Residential Week for Internship Students

10:                         Ash Wednesday

12–14:                   Non–Residential MTh Weekend

18:                         CME Newry Conference centre

March 2027:

1–5                         Reading Week

8–12:                    Residential Week for Internship Students

12:                         Submit portfolios (Res) to the office for final year students by 12 noon

12:                        Submit portfolios (Non–Res) to the office for final year students by 7pm 

12–14                    Non–Residential MTh Weekend

13:                         Reflective Learning Day – Embracing Leadership and Liturgy

17:                          St Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday

18:                       CME – Newry Conference centre                    

19–21:                    CCTP

  24–26                     Pioneer Ministry Training Year 3

  26:                          Good Friday

  28:                          Easter Sunday

  29:                          Easter Monday

April2027:

   5–9:                       Residential Week for Internship Students  

7:                           Portfolio Viva Voce Examinations – 3rd Year Res students

9:                            Residential written dissertation submission by 12 noon (3rd year)

9:                            Semester 2 ends

9 – 11:                   Non–Residential MTh Weekend

10:                         Portfolio Viva Voce Examinations for Non–Res final year students

12:                         Carrowdore Exhibition Prize & Downes Semester 2 Essays due 12 noon

16–18                    CCTP

20–22:                   CME Annual Retreat – Star of the Sea, Sligo Conference Centre.

30:                          Dissertation Proposal submissions (2nd year Res, 3rd year Non–Res) by 7.00pm  

  30:                          Non–Res written dissertation submission deadline, 7PM     

 

May 2027

   3:                           Bank Holiday

   5–7                         Pioneer Ministry Training Year 1

   6–8:                       General Synod – Armagh

   14–16:                   Non–Residential MTh Weekend

15:                         Dissertation Proposal Presentations (Non–Residential)

   15:                         Reflective Learning Day – Collaborative Ministry and Preaching

17–21:                   End of Year Week all Residential Students

20:                         Dissertation Proposal Presentations (Residential)

20                           End of Year Liturgy, Placement Debrief, Bar–b–Que

21                           Internship Training Day

 

June 2027:

   7:                        Bank Holiday

   8–9                      Viva VoceExaminations for final year Students

   10:                      Court of Examiners

   11–13:                 CCTP

   23–25:               Pioneer Ministry Year 1