We welcomed the team from Inspire to the school on Thursday Jan 22nd  to deliver the first of a two part study skills seminar to fifth year. Study habits, and how we learn were examined in detail. Feedback from students and staff were very positive. 

The second part will be delivered in early September to give the students a good springboard into their final year. 

We welcomed celebrated poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin to the school on Tuesday the 20th of January to read some of her works and to give 6th years a valuable insight into her creative process. She was born in Cork in 1942 and educated at University College Cork and later at Oxford. For many years, she taught at Trinity College, Dublin. She was Ireland’s Professor of Poetry from 2016 to 2019. She was shortlisted for the Forward Arts Foundation Prize in 2015. In an interview with the Foundation, she was asked ‘What advice would you give to anyone starting out in poetry today?’

To which she replied, "‘Read and keep reading, from every period; read in translation, translate yourself if you can, keep asking yourself ‘what does poetry do’?"

The year group were enthralled by her rendition of "Streets" and were fascinated to hear her observations on Italy, family life and the tiny things that inspire greatness. 

A special thanks to organiser and link teacher Ms. A Coughlan and to the entire English department who extended to Eiléan  a warm CCS welcome. 

On the 8th January our TY STEM class along with some students from 2nd and 3rd year travelled to Dublin to attend the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. It was a great day and sparked many interesting conversations for students. Students were inspired by the variety of projects and will continue to work on their entries for 2027. Thanks to Mr O'Donovan and Ms Hayes for accompanying the students.

Congratulations to this years TY VEX team who reached the quarter finals of  the VEX Championship in MTU on January 13th. Thanks also to Mr Manning and Ms O'Farrell for their work in preparing the students for the event.

\U15 Carrigaline Community school played Ballincollig Community school in Round 3 of the Cork Cup on Tuesday 20th January. In the first half CCS were against the wind and battled to keep possession of the ball, with both sides having multiple shots on target and Kaelan O Sullivan making vital saves on the line to keep it 0-0 at half time. 

CCS started the second half with a flourish and with under 2 minutes on the clock Adam Kavanagh made a burst along the line to cut across and kick a rocket of a ball, ending up in the top right corner of the net. BCS kept trying to break through the defence but Robbie O' Shea and Aaron O' Driscoll made it impossible to break the line. 

Rhian McCarthy was pressing the BCS defence and eventually broke them down and scored a beauty. Max Connolly harried the BCS forwards controlling the centre of the field making brave tackles to win every ball. CCS came out on the winning side beating BCS 3-0. The boys will now go into the quarter finals of the Cork Cup. 

Thanks to teachers Ms Kerins and Mr Corbett for their work with the team

Massive Congratulations to the U16.5 Camogie Team who won the Munster Final on Thursday the 22nd of January, captained by Olivia Connolly  against a valiant  Abbeyfeale. The girls showed fantastic skill and teamwork.  Huge thanks to teachers Ms O'Connell, Mr Hickey, Ms Coughlan and Ms Kilcommons. 

Well done to our Junior Camogie Team who secured a dramatic late victory against Boherbue on the 13th of January . A Munster Final awaits against Abbeyfeale. A special thanks must be extended to teachers Ms C O' Connell and Mr D Hickey. We look forward to the final! 

Well Done to our u19 Footballers who got through a very tough battle against St.Augustine’s Dungarvan with a thrilling two point win. Next up is a Munster Final, opponents, venue and date to be confirmed. A special word of thanks to teachers Mr P O' Donovan and Mr. S O' Sullivan. 

Munster U17 Boys Football Final 

6th January in Pairc Ui Caoimh 4G

CCS Vs Hazelwood College Dromcollogher

Well done to our u17 Footballers who came out on top of a fantastic battle between two very well matched teams. 

The First half was a very even affair with some great scores from both teams. Early scores from Eoghan Ahern and Donal Herlihy against the wind got us going but a fantastic 2 pointer and 2 goals from Hazelwood left us trailing at the break, 2-5 to 1-4. 

Throughout the year this team has shown great resilience and at 4 points down, they really attacked the game. Some inspirational scores from Jamie Lynch, Max Connolly, Jack O Connor, Donal Herlihy and Eoghan Ahern got us back in the lead. Excellent work rate shown by Cian O Neill, Jack Keane and Seamus O Mahony around the middle of the pitch ensured we got on top of the opposition. 

A feature of the match was some heroic defending by our defensive unit, with special mention to James Bryan and Shane O Meara who made some excellent interception. However, Hazelwood never gave up throughout the match and continued to threaten our defence. In the dying seconds, Hazelwood broke through for a goal chance only for our goalkeeper Jack Whelton to save the day with an exceptional stop!

Thanks to Charlie McSweeney (Year 3) for taking many excellent action shot photos on the day.

Updates and information pertaining to the running of the school 

Thank you to the large number of parents/guardians of current third year students that attended the information meeting around Transition Year 2026. Thanks to Ms O'Donovan, Ms O'Riordan and Mr Cronin for facilitating the meeting.

Reminder that students must select their subjects on Vsware by the closing date of 30th January 2026. 

Thank you to the large number of parents/guardians of current firstyear students that attended the information meeting around the purchasing of Chromebook devices through Olive for Education. The devices cost €504 euro and details on how to purchase them has been made available to parents/guardians. 

Please also remember that the Carrigaline Crosshaven Credit Union have kindly come on board and are offering extremely competitive rates for parents/guardians that may want to take out an educational loan to purchase the device. Further information has been sent to parents/guardians.

Please adhere to the deadlines set for selecting subjects/programmes for next year:

First year students need to pick their subjects for second year by 3rd February

Third year students interested in doing Transition Year are asked to put in their subject preferences by 30th January.

Transition Year students interested in LCA should apply by 30th January

Transition Year students and students in third year that are not doing TY, should pick their subjects by 2nd March.

Subjects preferences should be put in on vsware in preferential order. 

We wish our Transition Year students the best of luck on their work expereince block and also on the upcoming ski trip.

Finally a reminder that the Pre Exam commence for sixth year students on Friday 30th January and third year students on Tuesday 3rd February. Timetables are posted on Year group Google Classrooms. Students need to make sure to bring all the requirements for each exam - calculator, colours, maths set etc. Students need to be in attendance 10mins prior to the start of each exam.

The Pre exams will start on the 30th January for the sixth years and on the 3rd February for the third years.

Please note that there is a cost for doing these exams as the papers have to be purchased and the sixth year papers are sent out for correction. 

The cost is €50 for students in third year and €100 for students in sixth year. Payment can be made on Vsware under the Fees tab.

The school will subsidise the cost of the exams for students with a medical card. If a student has a medical card the cost will be reduced to €20 - in this situation please bring the medical card and money to the main office.

We would appreciate payment by the end of February if possible.

Thank you.