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Congratulations to Sean Foley, Evan O’ Connell, Caoan McCarthy and Kevin Crowley who have won a trip to Brussels for their project on the future of the European Union. The Competition was available to all students across Munster and South Leinster and was hosted by Mr Billy Kelleher MEP.

Congratulations to Michael Cairns, Transition Year, who recently achieved his 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Michael’s success is a living example of the values that characterise our school and our student body, most notably courage and excellence, and is a fitting reward for the commitment, discipline and determination he has shown over many years in this sport.

Congratulations to Alessandro Siynardi, Peter Creagh, Daniel Fitzsimons and Aaron Sidhu who have been awarded Quercus Entrance Scholarships to UCC, based on their performance in this year’s Leaving Certificate. Peter and Aaron will be recognised by the College of Medicine and Health, while Alessandro and Daniel will be acknowledged by the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of the boys who will receive their award

We were delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor, Cllr Damian Boylan, to CBC this morning. The Lord Mayor addressed the whole school assembly of the Preparatory and Secondary School. The College is proud to be part of this longstanding tradition.

A sincere thank you to Mr Richie Power for taking the time to visit our 5th and 6th Year students as we kick off Wellbeing Awareness Month at CBC. Richie spoke with great openness and honesty about his experience of a gambling addiction and the impact that it had on his life, particularly his mental health. His story is one that will undoubtedly stay with us for a long time to come. We are very grateful to Richie for sharing such a personal story with us and for the important

Well done to our Senior Hurling Team, who defeated Our Lady’s Templemore on a scoreline of 0-18 to 0-14 in the Dr Harty Cup at Bansha yesterday afternoon. The win now means that they have qualified for the quarter-final stage in January with a game to spare.

Congratulations to Niall Magabilin, Transition Year, who was one of just 13 pupils to achieve 100% out of almost 19,000 students in the recent All-Ireland Maggie Gough Maths Competition. A fantastic achievement! Well done to Niall and to his teacher Mr Moynihan.

Congratulations to Séadna Forrest, Sixth Year, who has been selected for the Swiss U20 National Rugby Squad and will be competing in the Rugby Europe U20 Championship in Prague from the 8th to the 15th of November. Wishing Séadna the very best of luck from all at CBC.

Mar chuid den Ghaelbhratach, bhain lucht an dara bliain taitneamh as an eachtra 'Scanradh na Samhna' inniu nuair a d'fhéach siad ar scannán uafáis na Samhna. Dhein buachaillí an choiste éacht ag eagrú na heachtra seo! Bainigí taitneamh as an sos a bhuachaillí! Second Year students enjoyed their Gaelbhratach event today, 'Halloween Horror', where they watched an Irish language Halloween-themed film in their Gaeilge classes. The Committee did a great job organising this event.

Cathal Lyons and Raed Nasser, Sixth Year, presented 'Launching Ireland’s Future: Astronomy for the Leaving Certificate,' a project examining how astronomy could be more effectively promoted within senior cycle education in Ireland. Their project received the ESERO Ireland Discover Space Student Award at SciFest last May. Following this, they were invited to make a presentation at the headquarters of Research Ireland, Dublin, today and network with researchers and other studen

Harry Walsh, Sixth Year, shared his saxophone skills with the school community as we prepare for the mid-term break. It is fantastic to see Harry bringing his talent into our school day and giving us a taste of the Cork Jazz Festival.

Well done to our Harty Cup squad on a fantastic performance in Castlelyons this afternoon. The match concluded with a score of 2-22 to CBC and 0-12 to John the Baptist Community School.

Congratulations to the 12 CBC students whose eight projects have been selected for the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2027, taking place in Dublin from 6 - 9 January. The successful students are Finn Harnedy (Fifth Year); Matthew Thuillier, Liam Punch, Cillian Ó Ríordáin, Seth Hickey and William Hickey (Fourth Year); Oisín Bosz, Teddy Black and Ewan Twohig (Second Year); and Fionnan Golden, Thomas Power and Ronan Power (First Year). The boys will represent CBC

Congratulations to Sam Brogan O'Farrell, Second Year, who was awarded Best Individual Speaker in the final of the recent Matheson Junior Debating National Mace. Well done to all our Junior debaters who travelled to St Andrew’s College, Dublin to take part in the competition. Sincere thanks to Ms Ellen O'Shea for her continued support with our Debating Society.

Best of luck to our Senior Hurling Team who begin their Dr Harty Cup campaign today against John the Baptist, Hospital. The game throws in at 1:30pm in Castlelyons and is being streamed on clubber.ie.

We are delighted to share that two of our students, Hugh Downey and Tiernan Murphy, have been selected for the Irish Schools Under-18 training camp. This is a tremendous achievement and a fitting recognition of the commitment, discipline and talent both players have shown, on the pitch and off it. Hugh and Tiernan have represented our school with great character. Both students are a credit to themselves, their families and our entire CBC community. We wish them every success

Bhain lucht na chéad bhliana taitneamh as ár gcéad eachtra, 'Cluichí Boird agus Craic', le déanaí. Rinne Coiste na Chéad Bhliana obair na gcapall leis an eachtra seo a chur i gcrích. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí! First Year students enjoyed our first Gaelbhratach event, 'Board Games and Banter', recently. The First Year Committee did a fantastic job ensuring the event was a success. Well done to all involved!

The First Year Chess Club represented CBC at the Cork County Championship Chess League at the Clayton Hotel last Friday. The students won several matches in their category, which grouped First and Second Years together. Ruaidhrí O'Brien (1A28) placed joint 3rd, winning a bronze medal. Congratulations to Ruaidhrí and to all the students who attended. Sincere thanks to Ms Iris Quinn- O'Riordan for her continued support with our Chess Club.

Well done to the 12 students who recently represented CBC in the Irish Schools Team Racing Munster Championships in Schull, organised by Baltimore Sailing Club. CBC Red (L-R): Max O'Sullivan, Harry Coole, Rory Buckley, Ryan O'Connell, Matthew Thuillier, Matt Mapplebeck (Captain) CBC Black (L-R): Ewan Twohig, Charlie Kaar, Louis Kang, Darragh Ryan, Tom McRae, Harry O'Mahony

Fáilte roimh choiste nua na Gaelbhrataí i mbliana! Comhghairdeas libh a bhuachaillí! Tá go leor eachtraí spraíúla á n-eagrú acu faoi láthair. Bíodh bliain iontach agaibh a bhuachaillí! Welcome and congratulations to this year's Gaelbhratach Committee. They are busy organising the year's events. Have a great year boys!