Fill a Bus Campaign

The School of Sanctuary Committee along with our many School of Sanctuary Student Ambassadors decided to run the 'Fill-a-Bus Campaign' in aid of Waterford Food Bank for a second year running. We ran this campaign over a week in our school and encouraged as many students as possible to bring in even one item of non-perishable food to support the campaign. 

We were overwhelmed with the response, and we ended up being able to donate 30 bags of non-perishable food items to the campaign. Students were incredibly generous and charitable and the campaign as a whole drummed up a lot of conversation about how many families were struggling to have enough food to survive in this current climate. 

We were helped by Lisduggan Dealz who generously donated 8 crates of non-perishable food items to support this worthy cause. The campaign as a whole was a great success which really shows that the ethos which Edmund Rice encouraged is still alive and well to this day in Mount Sion CBS Secondary School.

Awards Night

The dust has barely settled on what was our first in-person Awards Night since 2019.

Our new deputy principal - Ms. Kearney - was a fantastic M.C. on the night, and we were delighted to welcome back past student Emmet Tobin who spoke so passionately about his time in the school. Congratulations to all the boys and their families and a huge thank you to all the staff who spoke and presented awards. A special thanks also must go to Aimee and Melissa in the office as well as Carla and Susan who did incredible work in preparation for the night. Pictured here are Principal Edward Kennedy along with Sár Buachaill recipient David Power and nominating teacher Ms. Leen.

College Awareness Week

This month saw College Awareness Week 2022 take place and we were fortunate to be able to host a Careers Expo in the primary school hall. With the help of all the brilliant volunteers, we were able to promote further education to both our current and primary school students. Huge thanks to all who gave their time, provided invaluable information and answered all the questions the boys (and some staff!) asked. 

On the day we had various representatives from S.E.T.U., An Garda Síochána, The Irish Defence Forces, E.S.B., Dawn Meats, Waterford College of Further Education, Carlow College, Generation Apprenticeship, Red Hat, W.W.E.T.B. and P.W.C. A special word of thanks to the organising committee of Mr. Galvin, Mr. J McGrath and Mr. Maher as without them the day could not have gone ahead (and to Mr. Foley for making the all-important tea!)

TY Trip to Irish National Stud

Transition Year students had an amazing day out at the beginning of the month at The Irish National Stud. They got the chance to purchase, train and race their own horses in a virtual reality experience. 

The tour then brought them to visit some of the retired legends of the racing industry including; Faugheen, Beef or Salmon, Kicking King and Hurricane Fly. 

Many thanks to Ms. Moloney for organising the trip for the boys and to Mr. Nolan for accompanying them also.

School of Sanctuary

Blarney Street is delighted to announce that we have been accredited as a 'School of Sanctuary Champion' and are the very first Primary school in Cork City and County to gain this award. 

As a 'School of Sanctuary', we are committed to creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive school that seeks to benefit everybody in our community, especially those who are seeking sanctuary such as refugees, asylum seekers, and other migrants".

Merry Christmas from all here in Blarney Street and have 'Happy New Year'.

Football

Congratulations to the girls of Bunscoil McAuley Rice on their recent county final success. The girls gave a fantastic account of themselves all year and all their dedication and commitment paid off in sublime fashion. 

Despite giving everything, our boys' team narrowly lost their own Roinn A football county final recently, which would have been their first Roinn A championship. However, we hope for better fortune in our upcoming County Cup final. 

We are delighted to have such talented teams in our school. Well done to all our teachers who put much effort into preparing the teams at Bunscoil McAuley Rice.

Healthy Eating

We recently participated in the Bord Bia Food Dudes healthy eating programme. Our children thoroughly enjoyed tasting different kinds of fruit and vegetables and are aware of the benefits that a healthy eating intake provides. 

Fruit and vegetable consumption has been consistently and significantly increased when children participate in this programme. Monitoring and encouraging the continuation of healthy eating is something we do every day at Bunscoil McAuley Rice.

Christmas Show

Throughout the past few weeks, all of our classes have been preparing for their Christmas Show. Performing in front of their families and a sold-out crowd, they displayed terrific talent. As a result of performing on stage in front of a crowd, our children develop their public speaking and acting skills. In Bunscoil McAuley Rice, these skills help our children build self-esteem and prepare them well for secondary school, and this is one of our highlight programmes annually.

Next week will mark the beginning of our annual donation to Temple St Children's Hospital. Our children are looking forward to dressing up in their Christmas jumpers, singing Christmas carols with their class, and getting into the Christmas spirit. This Christmas season, Bunscoil McAuley Rice wishes all of its friends a safe and happy holiday season as well as best wishes for the new year.

Gaeilge 24

Ghlac na daltaí, na mùinteoirí agus an fhoireann páirt san fheachtas Gaeilge 24. Labhair siad a lán Gaeilge agus rinne siad go léir sár-iarracht!

Students, teachers and staff took part in the Gaeilge 24 campaign and spoke lots of Irish! They made a great effort! Students were treated to ‘lá na pictúirlainne’ (cinema day) and staff took part in ióga as Gaeilge!

Maith sibh go léir! Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam

Congratulations to our Harty Cup team who beat St Joseph's, Tulla in Ballyagran, Co Limerick.

Scoreline - Midleton CBS 1-25 St Joseph's, Tulla 1-13. CBS progress to the quarter-finals which are scheduled for the new year. Excellent performance lads, well done.

Thanks to our supporters for creating a great atmosphere. For the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Midleton CBS were able to run supporter buses for the match. Six buses of highly vocal students roared the team to victory against the defending champions.

Congratulations to all our students who received their Junior Cycle exam results.

Many congratulations also to your parents/guardians and your teachers. The school treated the lads to ice - cream as a small gesture to acknowledge all their efforts studying, including during some really though Covid times. Everyone at Midleton CBS is immensely proud of you all.

Congratulation to the Midleton CBS U14 hurling team who won the Jim Langton cup in Dixboro GAA, Kilkenny.

The team beat Nenagh, Clonmel & CBC en route to the final. The final against Thurles CBS finished 3-10 to 3-03. Well done to all the squad for the massive effort and a great day of hurling.

Congratulations to our U14 soccer players who won the Edmund Rice Challenge Cup Soccer Blitz.

Midleton CBS, Coláiste Éamann Rís, CBC and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG all competed on the Midleton CBS school pitch for the Edmund Rice Challenge Cup. Congratulations also to CBC who came second after a very tight final with some excellent football played by both sides. Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG also won the plate, beating Coláiste Éamann Rís in their final.

Midleton CBS - U15B Munster Football Champions 2022

Congratulations to the Midleton CBS U15 footballers on a brilliant win against Boherbue Comprehensive School in the U15B Munster football final played in Bishopstown GAA. CBS won a scoreline of 5-13 to 0-8 points.

U-15 Soccer

In Sporting News, the under 15 team has been on a winning streak and is into the last 16 of the League competition. Mr O Connor and Mr Doyle are making sure the lads are in fine fitness with extra lunch time practices over the winter. 

The Senior Team won its Inter Secondary and Training Centres Football Tournament beating the local rivals of Pleasant Street Youthreach in an exciting finale. 

The Junior Girls GAA team have began training and it will be the first time that Jamebo will have a girls-only team to play competitions and friendlies.

We look forward to cheering them all!

School Trips have resumed with Mr Carey taking a Second Year CSPE class on a trip to the Dáil where they got to see government in sitting and meet some of the local councillors. They also had a tour of the building. 

Mr Smith's Frst Year CSPE class managed to complete their fundraising activities by buying and delivering presents and messages to the children of Crumlin Hospital. The staff were very kind and generous with their time with the students explaining who would benefit from their fundraising.

Kindness Week

Kindness Week is always fun, spreading the message of 'Kindness' throughout the school and community. 

This year Jamebo chose December as the month that we'd highlight all the wonderful kindness that can be shown, freely offered and received throughout our school. 

The Student Council assisted in the school door decorating, along with their teachers. Ms Cullinane arranged a 'Walk and Talk Mile' for every year group followed by a welcoming hot chocolate and gift which included positive affirmations and a Christmas tree ornament for every student and staff member. 

One of the highlights included 'Happy Bookmas' day organised by Lorna our librarian whereby everyone could share the gift of reading with family of all ages at home or to give the gift of reading.

Congratulations

Bro. James Dormer, chairperson, Board of Management Scoil Iosagain C.B.S. Sexton St. Limerick makes a presentation to Doireann Garrard on behalf of the school B.o.M. Doireann who was deputy principal at Sexton St. CBS has recently been appointed principal of Christ the King Boys Primary School, Caherdavin, Limerick.

New Deputy Principal

Leah Walsh was appointed Deputy Principal of Scoil Iosagain C.B.S. Primary School, Sexton St., Limerick in December 2022.

Leah is a native of Limerick and is a graduate of Mary Immaculate College of Education, Limerick. She holds a Masters degree in Special and Additional Learning Needs. After graduating, her first teaching appointment was at Gaelscoil Sheoirse Clancy in Limerick. Following a decision to gain some experience working abroad, Leah spent nine years teaching in the United Arab Emirates. During this time, she taught in both the public and private school system. Leah returned to Ireland in 2021 and joined the teaching staff at Scoil Iosagain, Sexton St., as a teacher in the ASD unit.

We wish Leah well in her appointment as Deputy Principal.

It has been a busy first term at CBC Preparatory School with staff and students throwing themselves into school life with great enthusiasm.

Ms. Sharon McAdoo commenced her role as new Principal of the Preparatory School following the retirement of Dr. Larry Jordan. Mr. Steven Lynch also commenced a new role, stepping into the position of Deputy Principal of the Preparatory School. We wish Ms. McAdoo, Mr. Lynch and Dr. Jordan our best for the future.

World Diabetes Day

A very successful fundraiser for World Diabetes Day was held in the Preparatory School in November. A coffee morning for parents was held in the lunch room in the morning. Classes then gathered for the grand raffle draw and to watch a brief video about Type 1 Diabetes. Following this, 3rd-6th Classes remained in the lunch room to do a Maths challenge related to calculating carbs, etc… This was a fantastic event arranged by our Parents’ Council which raised awareness and funds for a very worthy cause.

After-School Clubs

This year a variety of After School Clubs was launched at the Prep School. Prepared and led by teachers in the school, there is something to cater for everyone. Clubs that have run to date include, Drama, Harry Potter, 3D Printing, Coding, Art, Creative Writing, Chess, Lego and Club Gaeilge. In addition, after school training for GAA and Rugby are also popular activities.

Our wonderful Parents Council added some festive cheer to the halls of CBC Preparatory School this December. The boys were amazed to see the school decorated, as if by magic and quickly decided that Santa’s elves must be responsible! We have also enjoyed lots of festive activities over the last few weeks of term. Our annual cinema trip is always a highlight on the Prep School Calendar and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We were also delighted to welcome back our friends from CBS Sexton Street for a day of fun, education and building connections with another ERST school.

Open Night

There was a fantastic turnout for Coláiste Phádraig’s first full Open Night since 2019 on Thursday 6^th October. Most of classrooms were open throughout the evening so that the students and parents could see the different subjects in action. The young primary school students got to actively engage with our own students and teachers in the science labs, art room, wood and metal technology rooms, the classroom-of-the-future, the numerous computer rooms as well as all of the other subject classrooms throughout the school.

A large number of our current students were also in attendance and they proved to be excellent ambassadors for the school as they spent time engaging the primary school students in the different subject areas and made sure they felt welcomed and valued. They answered a lot of questions about the school from parents and their children in a mature, positive and informed manner and helped them navigate the corridors and different classrooms on view.

The Prefects were also in attendance and they were a tremendous help throughout as they took parents and students around and helped clear up afterwards.

We look forward to welcoming the next cohort of 1^st yr students into the school in September 2023.

Basketball

Our u16 basketball team enjoyed a great campaign culminating in a well-deserved victory in the Eastern League u16 B Plate Final after defeating Castleknock CC 45-37 in a high-quality match held at the Oblate Basketball Hall in Inchicore in early December. The team had qualified for the final having defeated Marian College 51-30 in their semi-final encounter with Alseny Bah scoring an impressive 22 points.

The 1^st quarter of the Final was extremely hard-fought with Lucan just edging it 12-11 mainly thanks to two excellent baskets from both Paisley Amadasun and Alseney Bah. Castleknock fought back well to lead at half time 22-19 but a hugely impressive third quarter saw our team open up a 7-point lead with Gabriel Sales and Lewis Adjinakou extremely influential in this period with some crucial scores and outstanding defence. Gabriel continued his excellent form into the final quarter with another four baskets as the team held on for the win and claimed the beautiful trophy in fine style.

The team finished their campaign unbeaten, having won all of their games but missed out on a place in the Cup semi-finals due to unfortunately missing a strict match deadline early on in the group stages. However, they ended the season in great style and thoroughly deserved a reward for their excellent form throughout their campaign.

Hurling

Our u16 hurling team have also enjoyed an unbeaten campaign so far as they claimed the Dublin Post Primary Junior Development Shield held on 2^nd December after defeating Portmarmack CS 0-14 to 1-10 in the Final. The team had qualified for the Final in incredible style, recovering from a 4-12 to 0-13 deficit against St. Paul’s Colle Raheny (with just 5 mins remaining) to snatch an unlikely two-point victory thanks primarily to 3 late goals from Reece Kelly. In the Final, Underage Dublin star Conor Dillon was the stand-out performer as he scored 13 points for the team as Lucan won by the narrowest of margins in a dramatic and competitive game. Adam Salmon scored the team’s other point and Lucan now advance directly to the Leinster Final, to be played in January.

Friendship Week

A large number of activities were organised to celebrate Friendship Week in Coláiste Phádraig which ran from Tuesday 18^th until Friday 21^st Oct this year. 1^st yrs attended a workshop on the theme of anti-bullying, 2^nd yrs had an anti-racism workshop while 3^rd yrs did one on anti-substance abuse. The workshops were run by Mike O’ Sullivan from Humourfit, a Theatre in Schools project based in county Limerick and the students thoroughly enjoyed the engaging, thought-provoking and powerful workshops.

5^th yrs attended a workshop run by Talha Alali from Amnesty International entitled “Write for Rights”, the biggest human rights campaign in the world. The students learned of the importance of showing friendship to people whose human dignity is not respected.

6^th yrs attended a workshop run by Jen Trzeciak from Way Ahead Therapy on the theme of managing health and well-being during exams. Jen also spoke to TY students about the importance of friendship/connection for mental health and well-being.

A lot of classes also did Friendship related activities with their subject teachers such as poster competitions, friendship quotes and poems, role playing and friendship themed songs throughout the week.

Well-being is everyone’s responsibility and we take the issue very seriously at Coláiste Phádraig Lucan.

Inclusion Week

Our Inclusion Week, which was held in the school from Monday 21^st to Friday 25^th November, was a great success with a whole host of interesting and enjoyable activities for our extremely diverse student population. Ms. Ryan’s art students decorated the school with beautiful, colourful posters and bunting flags representing the huge number of countries that our students originate from.

The key messages being promoted for the week were respect, tolerance and acceptance of diversity and cultural, religious and personal differences. A collection of Pride balloons was put up in on display in the main Foyer of the school. The vibrant colours certainly brightened the main entrance and sent out a powerful message of support for LGBTQ+ rights. An anti-racism flag, as well as a Pride Flag, were raised on the flag poles outside the main school entrance in a ceremony attended by all 1^st yrs.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to be themselves and achieve their potential without fear of prejudice, judgement or disapproval. Coláiste Phádraig is a safe, supportive and inclusive place for all and Inclusion Week reinforced this to great effect.

The students took part in interactive workshops where the facilitators explored LGBTQ+ terminology and acted out scenarios where students could act as good allies for friends who may be struggling with their identity. They learned how some language can be very hurtful when used indiscriminately and without consideration for the feelings of others. The workshop was extremely well received by the students and we thank them for being so attentive, mature, respectful and co-operative throughout.

Iraqi-born hurler Abood Al Jumaili, a justice, diversity, inclusion, equality and integration advocate and ambassador for Dublin GAA, gave an inspirational talk to the students on his own personal story of inclusion and integration. He spoke with raw honesty and passion and his story certainly resonated at many different levels with those in attendance.

Ms. Ryan held a poster competition for students on the theme of diversity and there were some fantastic pieces of work produced. The winners will be announced later this week. Ms. Seery’s 1^st yr science class did an interesting practical on colours which went very well.

Quizzes were held in most classes with many of the questions based around the different world religions, cultures, languages and flags.

Some members of the Music Club performed a few songs during lunch time in the canteen. Cameron Brennan, Jayron Sarmiento, David Farrelly, Cian Carr and Jasper Nolan played an eclectic number of songs by David Bowie, Queen, Kanye West, Pirates of the Caribbean as well as some catchy jazz piano tunes. Our musicians did a great job entertaining those in attendance. Lunch time in the canteen began with some gentle background piano music as students ate their lunch before Cian and Jasper plugged in their amps and brought some rock n roll to Coláiste Phádraig!

The students were also treated to a special live performance from some teachers later in the week! Ms. O’ Brien sung a beautiful version of “Grace” by The Dubliners accompanied by Mr. Phelan on the banjo and David Farrelly on guitar. Mr. Sweetman, flamboyantly decked out in a full, colourful Pride Suit in a powerful show of acceptance, equality and support, then sung an Inclusion Week version of “Raglan Road” which included some humorous references to some of the staff in attendance!

A number of 1^st yr students brought in various international foods for a food-tasting session in the study hall. Ali Asif brought in traditional sweets from Pakistan and the tamarind-filled spicy candy went down a treat! Alex Morley brought in delicious and savoury Chokladbollar (chocolate balls), a traditional Swedish desert. Taha Habeep brought in a Chicken Fry, containing a traditional lemon pickle curd rice. Ace Formentera brought in International fried chicken fillets that were all quickly snapped up! Jamie Forbes brought in a plate of boxty, which are traditional tasty, fluffy Irish potato cakes as well as homemade brown bread and Champ, a Northern Irish dish containing scallions, infused onion and creamy mashed potatoes. Many thanks to these 1st yrs for bringing in such delicious food samples as part of Inclusion Week.

As part of Inclusion Week, a poster competition was run by Ms. Ryan. There was a large volume of entries and the quality of a lot of the posters was very good. Ms. Ryan was hugely impressed with the artistic talent on display and she had the unenviable task of selecting the winner. After much consideration, she was unable to separate two posters designed by Aaron Wall and Aaron Jobin so management decided that it was only fair to declare joint winners.

Ms. Ryan has framed and mounted both posters and they have been hung up on the walls near the art room so that everyone can view and appreciate their incredible artistic talents.

Sport

The Board of Management kindly provided funds for new sets of jerseys for the main sports teams in the school. The jerseys were delivered last month and some of our talented young sport stars were delighted to model the jerseys. There were six sets of jerseys in total, two for the GAA, two for basketball and two for the soccer teams, with junior and senior sets in each sport.

The players were involved in designing the jerseys with the mentors having the final say but everyone was very happy with how they turned out. Anyone involved in any team this year also got socks and shorts in the main school colours so our team will be well kitted out throughout the season!

Wellbeing

As a part of our extensive wellbeing programme in the school, our 1^st yrs took part in a poetry competition in early December. They were asked to compose an acrostic poem using wellbeing as an inspiration. An acrostic poem involves writing a word or phrase vertically (in this case “wellbeing”) and beginning each sentence of the poem with the letters of this word. Ms. Farrell has taken on the enormous responsibility of making our school’s culture and ethos and commitment to wellbeing much more visible and meaningful in a real and practical way to our students.

It has been shown through many studies that wellbeing and successful learning are inextricably linked. There is overwhelming evidence that students learn more effectively, including their academic subjects, if they are happy in their school work, believe in themselves, and feel that their school is supporting them at all times. Ms. Farrell is doing amazing work equipping our 1^st yrs with important life skills that aims to enhance the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of our young students in particular.

The standard of poems was extremely high so well done to all of our 1^st yrs for taking to the task with such relish, passion and enthusiasm. They were keen to demonstrate just how much they had learned in the 1^st term about wellbeing so a lot of the poems were deeply personal and incredibly touching. It was difficult to select just four winners but Ms. Deane, who has a deep love of poetry, eventually picked out four poems that truly captured the meaning and aims of the wellbeing programme in our school.

The four students, Aaron Jobin, Anish Iyer, Muhammad Imran and Cian Dola, each won a selection box for their outstanding work. They also had their poems framed (one of the winners actually composed his poem on a beautiful art canvass!), which will be put up near the wellbeing noticeboard so that everyone in the school can read, enjoy and be inspired by their beautifully crafted acrostic poems in the months and years ahead.

Literacy Week

The winter term in CBS Kilkenny was one that was marked by a riot of activity and no little success!

Literacy Week 2022 was an unqualified triumph thanks to the tireless work of Mr Hanley and the Literacy Week Committee. In addition to the traditional schedule of competitions, trips, workshops and initiatives, we were delighted to receive some illustrious visitors. Our near neighbours and multi-Oscar nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon dropped in to present a highly informative talk and workshop on visual literacy and the animation process, while celebrated Leaving Certificate poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin made a return visit to CBS Kilkenny to read her poems and lead our senior students in a discussion of the work. Huge thanks to all our contributors and congratulations to all our winners from the week.

Science Week

This term also saw us celebrate Science Week 2022 – where an amazing workshop with the Circus Science Show team and the success of our senior team in The Regional Senior Science Quiz 2022 were among the highlights – as well as continue our successful run in both academic and sporting fields. Alex Cullen took 2^nd place in the All-Ireland Combined Events in athletics and secured selection for the Irish team for the international meet in Glasgow. Well done to Alex and to Mr Dore & Mr Kennedy, we are very proud of you all.

Scholars Award

We were also delighted this term to see Class of 2022 student, Paddy Collins, receive a Scholars Award from DCU in recognition of his outstanding Leaving Certificate results. Not to be outdone, and hot on the heels of his Microsoft World Championship win, Rohan Vargas was victorious in the Rotary Youth Leadership Regional Competition. He will now proceed to represent the Kilkenny Rotary Club and CBS Kilkenny at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in February! Congratulations to Rohan and to Ms Ryan on what is another magnificent achievement.

Christmas 2022

The winter term would not be the winter term however, without the preparations for Christmas. Mr Mc Cormack, Mr Ruth and the Student Council launched the season in fine style with our annual Christmas Jumper Day, raising €3,000 for local charities amid all the festive fun. Nothing, however, says Christmas in CBS Kilkenny quite like our traditional Carol Service. This year, Ms Dowling, Ms Evison and all our wonderful choirs, bands and musicians outdid themselves, heralding the Christmas season for the school community and the people of Kilkenny with two wonderful performances in St Mary’s Cathedral.

Everyone in CBS Kilkenny would like to take this opportunity to wish the entire ERST family of schools a very happy Christmas and every good fortune for 2023!

Merry Christmas

Christmas 2022

The Christmas spirit is well and truly alive in Ardscoil Rís this year! The students, parents and teachers were involved in many initiatives during this Christmas period and there was a real sense of community around the school.

Dean Ryan Winners

Congratulations to our Dean Ryan Panel who won the Munster Final in early December. Well done to all students, staff and coaches involved.

First Year Christmas Quiz

Our First Year students had a very enjoyable afternoon doing a Christmas quiz with our TY students.

Christmas Collection and Christmas Cards to Local Nursing Homes

Our annual Christmas collection is currently underway in Ardscoil. This began at the beginning of advent and will be collected until Christmas week. As usual, we are blown away with the collection from our staff and students. This collection will be donated to the local services of Novas. Novas also came into chat to our first years about the various services they provide for the people of limerick

Our 2^nd Year students are in the middle of completing their Christmas cards and letters which will be sent to residents local nursing homes. This has been done for the last three years.

Stand Up Awareness Week

Our Stand Up Awareness week was a huge success, with many displays around the school. Our first year students engaged in peer-led workshop which was a huge success. Students and staff wore bracelets and badges showing their supports to the week.

Transition Year

Our TY students have been busy the last number of weeks. One of the highlights for the students was the barista workshop they completed. Students were taught how to make the perfect Latte and Cappuccino with the Dublin Barista School.

Students have been busy cooking with Mr. Corrigan in the Home Economics room!

Congratulations to our TY students on their Junior Cycle results. Congrats to TY students David Larkin, Stepan Strok & Donal McSweeney on their outstanding Junior Cycle 2022 results last week where they each got 6 Distinctions each amongst their JC results. Under the new JC Grades a Distinction is awarded for 90-100%. A fantastic achievement.

3^rd Year Bowling

Our third year students enjoying a nice wellbeing break this week at Funworld. Our 2^nd and 1^st Years are also having their bowling afternoons this week.

Squash World Championships

We are very proud of  our student Elliot who is representing Ireland next year in the Squash world championships in Australia. The cost of taking part is huge so Oatlands College were delighted to be able to support him by holding a non uniform day, 

We raised €1,500 to help Elliot participate in the championships. We wish him the very best of luck and will be supporting him at every step. 

Photographed are Elliot, school Principal Ms Garrett and Head Boy Jack.

Our Alumni Support Current Students.

Oatlands College was proud to welcome back a past pupil, Hugh Mulligan. Hugh might be better known to the public as music sensation Malaki. 

He was delighted to talk to our Fifth Year students about positive mental health, it was a fantastic opportunity for the school to have a past student who can relate to the current students on such a deep level, 

He offered a voice that resonated with all of the students he talked to during his visit to us.

The Sixth Years also had visits from some past students who went on to study Enginneering, Science and Biomedical Science. 

Zac, Dan and Roshan sat with the current students in one of our Science labs and talked about their current studies, what they did to get there, how they are finding it now and how it will be useful to them in the future. 

The Sixth Years all agreed how beneficial it was to hear directly from students themselves, it was particularly useful to be able to ask questions about their journey and how they were getting on.

Science

This year's Science Week was a very busy one with very full calendar of events for the whole Oatlands community, 

Activities included an evolution workshop in the zoo for Third Years,  a Second Year Rocket launch competition, a Biology trip to the UCD Conway Institiute and a daily Science riddle competition.

There was a fantastic buzz in the school for the week and the passion for Science was brought to a new level.

Inclusion Week

Oatlands College held Inclusion Week on the 28^th of November to 2^nd of December to celebrate diversity and individuality throughout the school.

The classroom-based activities ran from Monday to Friday. All students received lessons on Inclusion, LGBTQ+, Wellbeing, Racism and Anti-bullying during their SPHE, CSPE, RE and Pastoral Care classes.

The other activities throughout the week included a festive-themed Wellbeing walk around the school grounds. On the Thursday, the students wore something red to symbolise giving racism the red card. On the Friday students wore bright colours to support inclusion and individuality. The students also signed the Anti-bullying Charter during class time.

Overall, it was a tremendous success – and the TY class has suggested that the inclusion posters be left up throughout the year – so that inclusion continues to permeate throughout the school culture. Another permanent feature is a world map showing the countries that are represented in our school.

A huge thanks to the Inclusion Team members for their trojan work, and to the staff and students for embracing inclusion week. 

We look forward to the celebrations next year.

One of the most highly anticipated events in the TY calendar is the trip to Delphi. This year did not disappoint with the Transition Years returning tired and a bit muddy but with big smiles on their faces and some fantastic memories in their minds. 

They enjoyed every moment of their time in the West. They took part in activities that were outside of their comfort zones, tackled tasks with enthusiasm and made stronger bonds with each other. 

All were delighted to have gotten the opportunity and are still talking about the trip to this day.

Baking Club 2022

Thanks to Mrs. Breen for setting up the annual baking club. It has been a great success with plenty of pupils willing to volunteer. Not surprising with all the delicious treats produced.

Sarsfield Cup 2022

Well done to Cian Murphy, Eoin Murphy, Junior Owolabi & Aaron Morris who were members to the East Limerick Sarsfield cup panel. Unfortunately, they came up against a very strong West Limerick team in the semi final but like always, they represented the school with great pride and dignity. Maith sibh buachaillí.

Day out At Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa

A huge thank you to Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa Secondary school in Doon for inviting our 5^th & 6^th class boys down for a Science and Biodiversity Day. Much fun was had, and the pupils were very well looked after throughout the day. Great to have a good link with our local secondary school!

Christmas Carols

Pupils from Doon C.B.S. Primary School with their teachers, Ms. Joanne O’Connell, School Principal, and Ms. Doherty, pictured at St. Anthony’s Nursing Home, Pallasgreen, where they gave a performance of Christmas Carols and music to the residents of the nursing home

Beginning of Year Mass

CBS students kick started the year with a beautiful uplifting opening of school year mass. Students prepared readings prayers of the faithful, communion reflection and sang beautiful hymns and songs.

CBS students Cormac & Diarmuid Fleming, Evan Collins & Brian O Connor have recently represented their school at two youth masses in Roscommon. The theme of the first mass was "Gratitude" while the theme for the second mass was "Everyone is welcome in God's house." Brothers Cormac & Diarmuid sang the Responsorial Psalm while Evan read the introduction and Brian said the readings. Bishop Kevin Doran celebrated the most recent youth mass.

Student Council Outing

Members of the Student Council enjoyed a very uplifting day at the Comhairle na nOg AGM with Student Council Co-ordinator Ms. Reale. It was held in Castlerea Hub. They engaged in workshops on mental health with JIGSAW, discussed issues affecting young people in Roscommon while they also experienced a very enjoyable film making work shop & let loose with some drumming.

Science Week

Our Science Department were busy performing science shows for our 1^st and 2^nd year students during Science Week. 5^th year Chemistry students provided amazing demonstrations. They released a genie from a bottle, who impressed them with his birthday predicting abilities and by turning water into snow. The school’s ‘dragon’ gave a demonstration of his fire breathing and had his mouth cleaned afterwards with some ‘elephants toothpaste’. The force of friction was also tested by some strong volunteers from the audience. Well done to the 5^th year students and their teachers on showing how Science can be fun for all.

Also, as part of Science Week, Transition Year students have been learning about Computer Science through experimentation with BBC Microbits. The students have been learning how to use block coding to programme the Microbits to act as pedometers, noise sensors, light sensors and to play music. We would like to extend our thanks to Technological University of the Shannon Athlone for sponsoring a set of Microbits which has given us the wonderful opportunity to learn about Computer Science and identify its’ impacts in our everyday life.

Stand Up Awareness Week

From November 14^th-18^th, CBS joined with schools nationwide in celebrating "Stand Up Awareness Week." The focus this year was to tackle "Phobic Language" and to support the anti-bullying of the LGBTQ+ community. Ms Reale, Ms. Quinn & Ms. Coyle facilitated workshops with all year groups to emphasise the importance of treating everyone with tolerance and respect and to raise awareness of how bullying can impact on mental health. Students engaging in the "FUSE" Anti-Bullying Programme accredited by DCU and delivered by Mr. Sweeney also created anti-bullying posters for each classroom while in SPHE classes students created posters for a solidarity board. There was also much discussion around social inclusion and how to develop empathy to ensure that all young people feel valued. All year groups wore a colour of the rainbow on Friday to show our solidarity.

John Paul II Awards

Congratulations to 5^th year student David Brennan who received a John Paul II Award at a special ceremony held on Thursday 17^th November in Summerhill College, Sligo. As part of his award, he actively participated in both Church and Social activities in his parish and local community. It aims to enable young people to become active members of their communities. Well done David.

Ireland Handball Success

Congratulations to Rory Carthy, 5^th year, who is the 17&U Irish Handball representative after he came out on top of a gripping tiebreaker. He has secured his spot on the Ireland Team that will travel to San Francisco during the Christmas Holidays. Rory is a member of St. Comans Handball Club. Well done to Rory and his coaches on a fantastic achievement

Scholarship Success

Congratulations to past student Luke Stephens on receiving the Bunnie and Pauline Jones Scholarship for 2022 from the University of Galway. Luke completed his Leaving Certificate in June and received a phenomenal 625 points and is currently studying Arts in Galway. This is a prestigious achievement that reflects the hard work and determination that Luke applies to everything.

Junior Cycle Results

Having waiting patiently for the last five months, students who sat their Junior Certificate exams in June received their results on the 23^rd November last. The feelings of nervousness transformed into joy as they opened the envelopes and viewed their results. Both staff and management are delighted for all of our students and very proud of their wonderful achievements. Congratulations to all!

Junior A Connacht Finalists

Congratulations to our Junior Footballers and their management team of Sean Anderson, Noel Moran and Eoghan Coll on reaching the Junior A Connacht Final. 

CBS Roscommon and St Colman's College Claremorris served up a thrilling contest in the semi-final in the Connacht Centre of Excellence Bekan on Monday 28^th November, with CBS eventually winning in a dramatic sudden death penalty shootout. In a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out Leo Anic in the CBS goal made the vital stops to allow John McGuinness to calmly slot the CBS' eight penalty to the Colman's net to leave the Roscommon town school in the final.

A magnificent contest that spanned over an hour and a half of drama had seen the CBS book their place in a Connacht A Junior final for the first time since the 1980's. Unfortunately, they narrowly missed out on the Connacht Title against a strong St. Gerald’s side.

Class of 2001 Reunion

On Saturday 26^th November, past pupils and both past and present members of staff gathered in the Ciaran Byrne Hall for the Class of 2001 Reunion in the CBS Roscommon. It was a day filled with old friends reminiscing and telling tales about the good days in the CBS. Thank you to Cathal Kilcline for organising the reunion.

3^rd Year Retreat

Our 3^rd year students enjoyed a retreat today, facilitated by An Tobar Nua Retreats team in the Quad Youth Centre. Accompanied by their teachers Ms. Doyle and Ms. Quinn, the boys enjoyed a break from their academic lessons and participated in an active day with their peers which included a combination of games and challenges, meditation, music and prayer. A huge thank you to An Tobar Nua Retreat Team members, Andrew and Demi, for facilitating this fun filled day. We would also like to thank the Quad Youth Centre for providing us with the location.

Enterprise meets Christmas

An enterprise project in TY has taken off at CBS Roscommon with the design and production of Christmas decorations. These lovely decorations, made in the Autism Centre by staff and students, were sold at the Farmers market in Roscommon Town with the local community generously supporting them. They are also on sale in the school for students, parents and staff. Well done to all involved!

Christmas Jumper Day

The Student Council is organising a Christmas Fundraiser for Mayo Roscommon Hospice on December 16^th. Students and staff are encouraged to wear their favourite Christmas Jumpers and donate towards this fantastic cause.

One Good School

CBS Roscommon is engaged in the second year of the ONE GOOD SCHOOL initiative with JIGSAW to raise greater awareness of mental health. The students and staff have completed online workshops highlighting the importance of self-care and developing strategies to cope with stress.

All-Ireland Champions Honoured

Mr. Cribbin and past-pupil Colm Dalton accepted an award on behalf of the Naas CBS All-Ireland Hogan Cup Champions at the Kildare G.A.A. Awards ceremony.

Pictured are Padraic Cribben (manager) and Colm Dalton (player) presented by Larry Curtin at the awards night.

Sixth Year Careers Evening

Last night in the school, our 6th Year students took part in a Careers evening.

Each student attended three interactive talks in career areas of their choice

It was a wonderful evening and the feedback from students and presenters alike has been very positive.

Many thanks to our Guidance Department and The Parents Council for facilitating and organising the evening as well as to everyone who helped out on the night.

Well done to our 6th Year students who participated so positively and we hope you have gained from the experience.

Awards for Sixth Year Class 2022

It was wonderful to welcome back the Leaving Cert. Class of 2022 for our Awards Night. The contribution these gentlemen made to Naas CBS, along with their work and commitment to study and extra-curricular was recognised through the presentation of various awards.

German Exchange

On Wednesday morning November 30th, some of our TY German students and their German teacher, Ms. Lonergan, travelled to our partner school, Gymnasium Aulendorf, in the south of Germany where they met up with their host families to begin their week-long student exchange.

The students went to school with their exchange partners, spent time with their host families and went on many outings to explore the area. On Thursday morning, the whole group took the train to Ulm for some sightseeing to visit the Christmas markets and to sample some traditional German food.

The weekend was spent on the Christmas market in Aulendorf, swimming in the thermal pool and tasting even more typical German dishes.

On Monday our students had the opportunity to indulge in the lovely German tradition of Kaffee und Kuchen in a local bakery.

The last day of the exchange was spent in Bregenz in Austria.

We took the cable car up onto the Pfänder where we went for a walk, a meal and best of all a snowball fight. The boys had the experience of a lifetime, immersing themselves in German culture and traditions and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Lost Doggy Reunited For Christmas

The Principal of Naas CBS Mr Ben Travers has had numerous guests in his office over the years. That illustrious list was added to recently when a beautiful mini Jack Russell Terrier, lost and distressed, hopped up the front steps of the school and plotted a direct course for refuge from whatever troubles she was intent on fleeing from. 

She hung a left after the foyer and, displaying an admirable self-awareness, she took advantage of Mr Travers’ always-generous open-door policy. Despite the ever-changing demands of school leadership, this was still probably a first for Naas CBS.

No sooner had the little dog gotten her paws under the desk, but she was straight out again, pursuing the ever-industrious Principal back up the corridor, as a literal mini state -of- emergency-stray-dog alert was launched. And as is typical of a modern school, about 400 people miraculously knew within seconds that there was a dog on the loose. An excited hum began to ripple through the various corridors and floors. Mr Travers probably had plenty of other things on the agenda for the day - a lost dog hadn’t been scheduled.

The dog continued to seek a safe place, which in the end was served by a handily placed clutter of forgotten school bags in a corner of the First Floor. At this point, the Year Head for 3rd Year, Mr Joe Kelly, had stumbled on the scene, along with the school SNA Ms Marie Mullen. Thankfully, the little frightened terrier seemed used to human company and accepted their presence. Initially she was terrified but otherwise fairly healthy. Somebody clearly loved the dog and was most likely missing a family pet.

Highfield Veterinary Clinic in Naas very generously took her in and a significant and widespread attempt was made to contact an owner via many media and online outlets. However, 5 days later and the spectre of the Dog Pound loomed for the lovely but lonely little pet. Surely somebody knew who owned her? Thankfully, a message from another of the SNA team, Ms Linda Adamson, confirmed that there was indeed an owner, a considerable distance from Naas in fact. To the great relief of all who had been following the fate of the canine refugee, the genuine owners collected their lost pet and thankfully there was a happy ending for all ahead of Christmas. It is an oft-mentioned comment these days that schools are ‘expected to do everything’ and solve all the problems of the world each day. An impossible task. But each day we do our best. We all try to make things a bit better than they were the day before. One dog at a time, one might say. And it’s amazing what a simple good news story can do for everyone’s peace of mind.

Annual Carol Service

The CBS annual Carol Service took place on the 6^th December. It was a wonderful morning of prayer, music and reflection for our students and teachers. This was the first time since before Covid that the whole school could celebrate together. A special thanks to our readers, singers and musicians who helped make this special event possible.

Student Council Food Drive

Sincere thanks to all our staff, students and parents for their support with this year's Christmas food drive. 

The generosity and kindness shown was greatly appreciated by Fergal, Catherine and all the staff at the Main Street Food Bank. 

Our donation will go a long way to helping vulnerable people this Christmas. Well done everyone!!!

Kind regards, Ms Fennell and Mr Keating, Student Council.

Advent

ERSS has been preparing for Advent celebrations throughout the month of December. In Religion classes, students have learned about the significance of Advent and learning about the symbolism of the Advent Wreath. Our Green and Gardening Club created our school Advent Wreath also. 1st and 2nd year Religion students turned our November we remember tree into a Jesse Tree. A Jesse Tree is a way of preparing for Advent by journeying through the stories of Jesus’s family. Each day of Advent, you read a Bible story about someone on Jesus’s family tree and hang an ornament symbolizing the story on the tree. We can see how God prepared for Jesus to be born through many generations.2nd Year well-being class were preparing for Advent by creating posters. TY students attended a special Advent Mass in St. Nicholas’ Church on Tuesday the 6^th of December. Advent is a very important time within our school as we lead up to Christmas.

Student Enterprise

On Friday 2^nd of December, our TY students and one first year team got the opportunity to showcase their amazing work done in mini company class. All students set up their own stall in the GP and were able to sell their products. They were also judged by Michelle Alyward the CEO of County Tipperary Chamber and Majella Gleeson principal of ERSS. The judges were blow away by the amazing work that was showcased. With a lot of deliberation, the judges picked a Junior team and Senior team to go forward to the regional final in Tipperary in March. Junior and Senior groups representing ERSS in the Tipperary regional final:

Young SVP

Many thanks to Ms. Jorien Szkudlarski, Young SVP for facilitating a workshop with Transition Year & 5th Year members of Young SVP in Edmund Rice Secondary School Carrick-on-Suir.
The boys will organise the annual Christmas Food Appeal Raffle in aid of St. Nicholas & St. Mollerans Conference of St. Vincent de Paul in the coming weeks & run the 1st Year Homework Club each Tuesday & Thursday.

Athletics

Well done to our Cross Country athletes who competed in the Tipperary County Post Primary Schools Cross Country Championships in November 🏃🏻 Excellent results from our boys. Our Junior Boys Team won 3rd place and our Intermediate Boys Team won 2nd place.
Fantastic efforts made by all athletes!

Sport 

The U15 soccer team had a fantastic win over St Ailbe's Tipperary Town.
7-2 was the final score with goals from Luke Raggett (3), Manuel de las Cuevas Conde, Conor Norris, Dylan Walsh and Archie Farrell. Well done to all involved with the squad and Man of the Match today Manuel, with a super goal from outside the box and 2 assists. Munster Junior Trophy Result; ERSS Carrick on Suir 4-3 Col. Mhuire Thurles, our Under 17 team were in action and kept our soccer teams good run going so far this season with a win over Thurles in very cold condition to secure our place in the quarter finals. Munster Senior A Cup Result: ERSS Carrick on Suir 3-1 Abbey CC. Another great comeback performance from our under 19 team saw us progress to the last 16 of the Munster Senior Cup today. Congratulations to the Under 16 Basketball team on their success in the regional plate competition. Their wins against Coláiste Aindriú (Carlow) and Selskar College (Wexford) means they now advance to the plate final. A sincere thank you to Coláiste Aindriú for hosting both games. Senior Football Tipperary B U19, Our senior footballers had their first game of the year against Presentation Ballingarry at St Mollerans GAA Club as our school aims to retain the title for another year. Our Senior hurlers lost out to Charleville CBS today in a tough match. The lads can still look forward to a Munster PPS B Quarter Final in January. Final Result: ERSS Carrick-on-Suir: 1 : 14 Charleville CBS : 2 :19

Transition Year

Thanks very much to Padraig Ryan of the Europlan Group for coming to ERSS Carrick-on-Suir and running a manual handling course for our Transition Year students This is a welcome addition to any CV and helps students prepare for the world of work. 

TY students take part in various work experiences of their choice for the duration of the year and now, more than ever, employers look for this prior to offering a placement. 

Our Transition Year students participated in a soccer tournament. The students were divided into eight groups. Each team played each other once and teams were then seeded for quarter finals. Portugal were winners in the end. Congratulations to Killian Power, Darragh Dunne, Joao Vitor Otim Oliveira, Jake Dowley and Cameron Littlewood for winning the tournament. Thanks to all students for their participation in an enjoyable event. Thanks also to Evan Doyle, David Comerford, Eoin Reid and Aaron O'Halloran for assisting as referees for the day.

Life Lessons with Edmund Rice

RE Teacher, Kealan McLoughlin, along with Peace & Justice ambassadors, Charlotte and Ciara, made their radio debuts last week when they hosted a programme on a UK station, Radio Maria.

Basketball

Our U19 boys basketball team only went and won the South East final today against Bagnelstown. It was a close contest with the boys winning by 30 - 27 after extra time. Huge thanks to Mr. Nesklada and Mr. Pepper for their work with the team.

Football

Our boys Gaelic team played Blackwater CC, Lismore in the Munster Schools final. They came out winners after a fantastic, nail biting game. Well done to players and coaches Mr. Connolly and Mr. Hickey on such a brilliant achievement.

Rugby

The Rugby Team received their team jumpers. Thanks to everyone for the support in raising money both inside and outside of school! The boys are thrilled and will wear them with pride!

Creating Caring Communities

During the year our TY students were cleaning up the local area as part of a litter picking Competition. Today they attended a prize giving in the Majors Parlour where they were presented with a participation certificate. Well done! Pictured here are Hayden English, Leon Murphy and Rory Casey who have been doing great work showing leadership to our Junior Wellbeing Classes.

Maths Olympiad

Last week, saw over 150 of our Junior students receiving a certificate from the Maths Olympiad, which was held during maths week 2022.
Further more, we are delighted to have 14 Junior students and 6 Senior students invited to participate in the UCC maths enrichment programme

Art Trip to Paris

What a busy few days in Paris🇨🇵
Rodin museum, Champs Elysees, Musee Dorsay, Bateaux Mouche, Eiffel Tower, Musee de l'orangerie, Christmas markets and fair., Tulleries, Temporary exhibition by Sam Szafran. Concorde Square. Students and teachers enjoyed the trip despite the inclement weather.

Prayer Room

Our Prayer Room had a fantastic make over this term. Students out did themselves. It will be a wonderful inclusive space for students and staff. Our World Religion Mural provides the backdrop to this space. Special thanks to the students, Ms. Nugent and Ms. Shanahan for overseeing this project.

Christmas Lunch 

Our Ukrainian students enjoyed a very Festive Christmas Lunch as we came close to Christmas. They enjoyed a taste of home with Chicken Kiev and Potato Cakes. Party games gave a real sense of festivity! 

Special thanks to our Peace and Justice Group who helped organise this with Ms. O’Toole, Ms. Hally and Mr. Mc Laughlin. The lunch was enjoyed by all.

Christmas Wreaths Workshop with the students from The Holy Family school.

Our TY students were busy with the students from the Holy Family school making Christmas Wreaths using the willow they harvested from the school’s Horticulture tree and shrub land area.

Pic 1: Nurturing Faith and Spirituality – Ms. Costello’s Nativity Scene

Pic 2:  Promoting Partnership – Mr. Corcoran’s His-tree

Pic 3: Excelling in Teaching and Learning – Ms. Corkery’s 12 days of Mathsmas

Pic 4: Creating a caring school community – Ms. Merrick’s Grinch

Pic 5: Inspiring Transformational Leadership – Ms. Hanley’s Snow globes

Manchester School Tour

On the 27th of October, TY and 5th year students gathered at 4am to head to Manchester. The group took the ferry to Manchester where they watched Manchester United take on Sheriff in the Europa League. Happily, United won 3 - 0. On Friday, the group returned to Old Trafford for a stadium tour before heading for the ferry home. This was a great trip with lots of happy memories made. Huge thanks to their teachers Ms. Costello, Ms. Mulroe, Ms. Corkery, Mr. Roberts and Mr. McGill for accompanying them.

J.P. McManus Scholarship Awards

The students of Coláiste Mhichíl are in a very fortunate position to benefit from the J.P. McManus Scholarships, a scholarship programme that assists students during their time at third level education. Since 1997, each of the top eight Leaving Certificate students in a given year receives a scholarship from the McManus family to the value of €27000 each. Twenty-four Coláiste Mhichíl students were officially honoured at the 2022 J.P. McManus scholarship awards ceremony in Adare Manor on Friday 25th of November.

This year, Mr. Niall Collins TD, Minister of State for Skills and Further Education presented the students from 2020, 2021 and 2022 with their 2022 J.P. McManus scholarship awards. Established by former Coláiste Mhichíl student JP McManus, 209 scholarships have been awarded to date. The Guest of Honour at the ceremony was former Coláiste Mhichíl pupil, Limerick Senior Hurler and PwC All – Star Hurler of the Year for 2022 Diarmaid Byrnes.

We would like to congratulate the 2022 J.P. McManus scholarship award winners: Daniel Yermak, Eryk Marcinkowski, Emhmmad Abubaker, Jake O’Mahony, Patryk Polit, Alejandro Cervantes, Jamie McNamara and Igor Szyma. On behalf of everybody in Coláiste Mhichíl, we would like to express our profound gratitude to JP, Noreen and the McManus family for the huge contribution they have made to the lives of the young men of Sexton Street.

To learn more about Coláiste Mhichíl's J.P. McManus Scholarship Awards click the link to the school website https://www.cbssextonstreet.ie/jp-mcmanus-scholarships/

Stand Up Week Awareness Week
As part of Stand Up Awareness Week, Edel Mitchell from GOSHH delivered an excellent workshop to our 5th year students. Stand Up Week is all about standing up against bullying in our LGBTQI+ Community. Coláiste Mhichíl’s Art and EAL department designed and created a 'Belong' artwork which includes the word ‘Belong’ translated into many different languages to make this art piece more inclusive. Our school wants to ensure that all students feel safe, welcome and included. Part of our charter is to foster a caring school and community and Stand Up Week gives us the opportunity to show our support and care for everyone in our school.

Student Council Christmas Jumper Fundraiser

Coláiste Mhichíl’s Student Council organised a Christmas jumper day for all staff and pupils in aid of Focus Ireland and The Irish Cancer Society. Students and teachers were decked out in all their Christmas finery, from Christmas jumpers, Santa hats, and even a few fairy lights. Thank you to Ms Hennessy and the Student Council for organising this fundraising event. Thank you to all staff and pupils for all their generous donations.

Transition Year Digital Media Workshop with LCFE

The Transition Year students had a fantastic time sampling the different courses available in Limerick College of Further Education (LCFE). Throughout the day, the TYs had the opportunity to engage with Video Production, Music Production, Sound Engineering, Radio Programme Production and Photography. Thank you to everyone at LCFE for organising a very enjoyable and informative day.

Sport Activities

Coláiste Mhichíl sport activities are back in full swing with a new after school badminton club starting up this month. The u15 soccer team is training every week and we would like to express our gratitude to Janesboro FC for the use of their facilities. Colásite Mhichil is delighted to have the basketball team back training every Wednesday with their coaches Ms Kavaghan and Mr Naughton. A massive congratulations to Coláiste Mhichíl Cricket Team on their win against Crescent Comprehensive team in their first cricket match of the year. Thank you to their coach Mr Woulfe.