9 7 2 , ▁the ▁college ▁acquired ▁the ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁Domin ic ▁Street . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Con vent , ▁allowing ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁extend ▁into ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁College ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁uniform , ▁replacing ▁yellow ▁and ▁brown ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁uniform ▁and ▁school ▁colours ▁of ▁blue , ▁red ▁and ▁white . ▁ ▁Ext ensive ▁building ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁multi - pur pose ▁centre , ▁The ▁Mer cy ▁Centre , ▁along ▁with ▁new ▁music ▁and ▁practice ▁rooms ▁and ▁four ▁general ▁class rooms . ▁Major ▁building ▁work ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁transformed ▁the ▁Mar cy ▁Centre ▁into ▁a ▁performing ▁arts ▁centre ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁stage ▁and ▁two ▁recording ▁stud ios . ▁The ▁Catherine ▁Mc A ule y ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁three ▁science ▁labor ator ies , ▁four ▁design ▁and ▁technology ▁rooms , ▁five ▁flexible ▁general ▁class rooms ▁and ▁an ▁open ▁learning ▁space . ▁ ▁Princi p als ▁ ▁H ouses ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁houses ▁at ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁College , ▁Bur rane er : ▁Car ita , ▁C ool ock , ▁Mc A ule