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Congratulations to past pupils Charlie O’Shea and Christopher Barrett on their selection to start for Irish Rugby U20s in the opening match of this year’s World Rugby U20 Championship. Ireland take on England this Saturday in Tbilisi, with kick-off at 12:30pm. Wishing Charlie, Christopher and all the Irish squad the very best of luck.

Congratulations to Matt Mapplebeck, 4th Year, on his selection to represent Ireland at the Youth Match Racing World Championships which will be held in Denmark from 21-25 June. Matt will then sail for Ireland at the 420 World Championships in France from 3-11 July. In recent weeks, Matt and his teammate have won the Irish Youth Nationals in the 420 class, the 420 Munster Championships and the 420 Ulster Championships. Matt also represented Ireland at the Italian Championships

Congratulations to our Senior 4x400m Relay team of Fifth Year students Darren O'Connell, Cathal Walsh, Jack Cantillon and Eoin Brennan on finishing in third place at the All-Ireland Track and Field Championships in Tullamore last weekend.

Congratulations to past pupil Michael Foy on signing his new contract with Munster Rugby. Michael is set to complete his third year as an Academy player next season before moving up to the senior squad for the 2027/28 campaign. We wish him the best of luck as he takes this exciting next step in his rugby career.

Best of luck to all our Third and Sixth Year students as they begin their State Examinations tomorrow. We wish you every success in the weeks ahead.

This morning our team of 14 Fifth Years, accompanied by Mr Steven Lynch, Mr Brian Trought and Mr Dean Ryan, departed Cork Airport for their Zambia Immersion. We extend our very best wishes to the team as they begin their Immersion and thank them for their outstanding fundraising efforts over the course of the year. Sincere thanks also to everyone in the CBC community for the support shown for this year’s project.

Matias Ó Conaill was presented with his Law Society of Ireland National Legal Essay Merit Winner’s medal and certificates of achievement by College Principal, Mr. David Lordon, in CBC this week. Matias was unable to attend the awards ceremony at President’s Hall, Blackhall Place, Dublin in May. Of the 500 entries for the Gráinne O’Neill Memorial National Legal Essay Competition open to Transition Year students across Ireland, 30 students were selected by a panel of legal prof

Congratulations to the five CBC students who recently competed in the All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad Final at DCU. Having already navigated a competitive preliminary round, the students finished in the top 100 nationwide to secure their spots in the final. In an outstanding collective achievement, every CBC student representing the school successfully brought home an award. Particular congratulations go to John Murphy, 3rd Year, who achieved third place in the Junior catego

Congratulations to our Transition Year Gaisce Bronze Award recipients: Finnbarr Gulati, Max Power, Theo Nolan, Declan Walsh, Tom McRae, Nikhil Sundaram, Louis Kang and Oscar de Róiste. Gaisce - The President’s Award is Ireland’s National Youth Award. It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, to encourage young people to realise their potential through a proven Positive Youth Development Programme that provides structure, support, and certific

Congratulations to the CBC students on the Old Christians RFC U18.5 squad who have won a unique treble this season. The players took home the South Munster League, the South Munster Cup and the Munster Development Cup. Pictured (l-r): Mike White, Donnacha McGrath, Jack Long, Cormac McCabe, Oisín Crowley, Ronán Doherty, Conor Doherty, Ruairí Dunlea, Jack Punch. Absent from the photograph: Matthew Laffan, Darragh Sheehan.

Congratulations to Alex Mills, Second Year, and his teammate on their success at the recent RS Feva Eastern Championships held in Greystones. Representing the Cove Sailing Club, Alex and his teammate delivered a superb performance on the water to secure 1st Place overall in a highly competitive field.

Congratulations to Transition Year student Oscar de Róiste, winner of the 2026 Austrian-German Language Essay Competition. Oscar has been awarded the 'Dubskey’s Environment' Perpetual Trophy along with an Apple iPad. He attended an official prize ceremony at the Austrian Embassy on Thursday, 7 May. Also pictured are Fifth Year students, who were highly commended for their essays exploring the diverse relationships between Ireland and Austria. Sehr gut gemacht!

Congratulations to our senior 4x400m relay team of Fifth Year students Cathal Walsh, Eoin Brennan, Darren O'Connell and Jack Cantillon on winning gold at Saturday's Munster Track and Field Championships in Castleisland. Well done also to Second Year student Henry Hussey on winning a silver medal in both the 100m and 200m races. They will now advance to the National Track and Field Championships taking place in Tullamore at the end of the month.

CBC is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Jonny Holland as the school’s Director of Rugby and Senior Head Coach. Jonny will build on his role over the past two years as Elite Performance Director and will lead the Rugby management team in Christians with overall responsibility for Rugby development and coaching, aligning with the school’s overall mission and values. Following a successful career with Munster, Jonny moved into coaching and management with Cork Constit

This month saw the completion of the Gaelbhratach scheme. On May 12, two Fifth Year students, Bréanainn Ó Dálaigh and Eoin Ó Beirne, accompanied by Gaelbhratach Coordinator Ms Elaine Hammond, accepted the Gaelbhratach flag at a ceremony in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Comhghairdeas ó chroí le lucht CBC!

Well done to Tom McGrath, Donal O'Connor and Finn Dalton on winning the Munster Senior Cup with Cork City after a 2-1 extra time victory against Rockmount in Munster FA Turner's Cross Stadium.

Congratulations to Fourth Year students Matias Ó Conaill (Medal Winner), and to Oscar de Róiste, Michael Keane and Kevin McCarthy (Highly Commended) at the Law Society of Ireland Gráinne O’Neill Memorial National Legal Essay Competition Awards in Blackhall Place, Dublin. Of the 500 entries, 30 students – of whom four were CBC students - were selected by a panel of legal professionals ahead of the National final which took place in President’s Hall, Blackhall Place. Students w

On Friday, 8 May, the College hosted the annual CBC Gold Medal Debate, featuring two excellent debates. We were delighted to welcome Mr Fionnán Sheahan as our guest speaker. As Ireland Editor of The Irish Independent, he writes extensively on current affairs, contributes a weekly column and hosts The Indo Daily podcast. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the PPU President, Mr Shane Kelly, who acted as Chairperson for the event and our panel of adjudicators for

Congratulations to Sixth Year students David McGrath, Peter Creagh, Tom Hannon and Ethan Wyse, winners of the Pfizer Leaving Certificate Chemistry Quiz. The team put in a fantastic performance, fighting off all opposition to avoid a tie-breaker and emerge as the night’s deserving winners. CBC was strongly represented on the day with two teams competing. Well done to all involved.