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School News 29th April 2024

Hip-Hop All Irelands:

Big Congrats to our 3rd year student Isobelle Harding winning her silver medal in hip/hop dance All irelands recently held in the Sands Hotel in Limerick.

2nd Year Basketball:

Heartbreak for our 2nd year girls basketball squad in the All Ireland basketball playoffs.

On Tuesday it was the turn of our 2nd year girls to attempt to make the All Ireland semi when they travelled to Ballinfoyle in Galway to play Colaiste na Coiribe (hosts), Loreto Balbriggan and Cnoc Mhuire Granard.

Game 1

ACC 20 v Colaiste na Coiribe 17

Game 2

ACC 42 v Cnoc Mhuire Granard 14

Game 3

In our final game v Loreto Balbriggan we knew a victory would guarantee us a place in the semi final. We started the game convincingly racing into a 12 v 4 lead after quarter 1. We maintained our 8 point lead in quarter 2 finishing 18 v 10 up. Unfortunately in quarter 3 disaster stuck when we lost, player of the tournament, Katie Conroy to an ankle injury and almost immediately after this we lost Teresa F Santos to a head injury. Balbriggan gained confidence and won the quarter 5 v 11 to leave the score 23 v 21 going into the fourth and final quarter.

The fourth quarter was not good for the nerves with Balbriggan dominating and going into a 27 v 23 lead. However the girls showed great skill and determination to fight back and with only 6 seconds left on the clock Holly Fitzhenry scored from the free throw line to give us a one point lead. Balbriggan raced down the court, with time nearly up, and threw a hail Mary from just inside the half way, to score an absolute fluke and win the game 30 v 27. To say we were devastated would be an understatement, what a horrible way to lose the game.

This result meant that 3 teams, ACC, Colaiste na Coiribe and Balbriggan all finished with 2 wins and 1 defeat. The calculators came out and score difference would decide who goes forward to the All Ireland semifinals. That team was Colaiste na Coiribe. Heartbreak.

While this final result was disappointing the girls can holds their heads high after having a fantastic season where they played 8 games, won 7 lost 1. We are really proud of their efforts throughout the year and the future of basketball is bright in ACC with girls like this in our school. Well done girls.

U16 Boys Soccer:

ACC U16 Boys bowed out of the Connacht A Soccer competition in the most agonising fashion.

Playing away to the much fancied Colaiste na Corribe, they fought hard across the 80 minutes of normal time to finish 0-0. Both goal keepers were exceptional with the Galway keeper pulling off a brilliant save from Ryan McPherson, while ACC stopper, Conor Cooke also made 2 excellent saves to keep us in the game.

Extra time proved fruitless for both teams and the cruel penalties were inevitable as both teams matched each other for class and determination. Owen McNamara and Darragh Lee were superb at the back while Ryan Healy and Brìon O'Dowd ran themselves ragged in midfield.

It was unlucky for Abbey CC though as the Galway school went through 5-4 winners.

That ends what has been an excellent debut season at A level and we look forward to making further progress against the big guns next season.

U16 Boys Rugby:

The U16 boys' rugby team from Abbey Community College showcased remarkable talent and sportsmanship at the recent rugby blitz. Demonstrating excellent teamwork and strategic acumen, they played exceptionally well across multiple matches. Each player contributed to the team's impressive performance, which not only highlighted their skills but also exemplified the spirit and values of Abbey Community College. Their efforts on the field were a proud representation of their school, earning them accolades from spectators and fellow competitors alike. The team's dedication and hard work were evident, making their school community extremely proud of their achievements. Well done from coaches Mr Costello and Mr Mac Rory.

MLU Print-Making:

Students in the MLU were experimenting with some print making in Art class this week. Thanks to their teacher Ms. Moriarty🧑‍🎨

Tony O'Reilly - Gambling Addiction Counselling & Workshops:

An excellent presentation from Tony O’Reilly

about his life as the astonishing story of the ostman who gambled away a staggering €10m . He spoke in an honest and direct way about his struggle with addiction and its impact on his life and the lives of his loved ones. We are grateful to Boyle FRC for linking in with our school and supporting this presentation today to our Fifth and Sixth year students. Boyle Family Resource Centre . Don’t miss an opportunity to hear his talk this evening in King House .Tony O'Reilly - Gambling Addiction Counselling & Workshops

1st year Boys All Ireland Basketball Playoffs:

On Friday it was the turn of our 1st year boys to compete for a place in the All Ireland semifinals and they hit the road bright and early at 7:30am for Drogheda. Unfortunately it wasn't to be their day. They battled bravely in all 3 games and never gave up showing great heart throughout. The star of the show was Fionn White who hit 3 brilliant baskets. Well done lads.

Results;

Game 1

ACC v St Joseph's Grammer school, Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone 24 v 31

Game 2

ACC v Ballymakenny College, Drogheda (hosts) 19 v 31

Game 3

ACC v St Kevin's College, Dublin 29 v 30

1st year Girls All Ireland Basketball Playoffs:

Well done to our 1st year girls who put in a tremendous display of skill, determination and courage in their pursuit of an All Ireland semifinal which unfortunately came up just short in their final game v hosts Presentation College Athenry. The girls should be super proud of themselves as we are of them here in Abbey College.

Results:

Game 1 v Our Lady's Greenhills, Drogheda 51 v 17

Game 2 v St Joseph's Spanish Point 34 v 18

Game 3 v Presentation College, Athenry 20 v 27

Athletics:

A number of our ACC athletes competed in the North Connacht schools track and field event in ATU Sligo last week. Great effort all round. Clara Jane and Anna finished 1st and 2nd respectively in the 800m intermediate girls race. Congratulations to all who competed and to their coach Mr. Coman.

School News 21st March 2024

North West Basketball Champions 🎉🎉🎉

The boys don't do things the easy way!. Trailing most of the game, Conor Cryan stepped up to hit a clutch free throw to draw the game in normal time 29 to 29 with less than a second left on the clock. We forced extra time having played second fiddle most of the game. Harry Sheerin, Eoin Kearney and Conor Cryan guided us to a victory over a very strong St Attractas team. A very spirited performance and we want to thank all the officials and the Mercy for having us down. Well done boys, excellent job. Thanks to Noah McPherson and Mr Flynn, Mark and Tommy for all their work. North West Champions, a great 24 hours for ACC!

Girls Basketball Winners!

They've only gone and done the double. Our 1st and 2nd year girls are Regional Champions. We are immensely proud of them and their coaches Mr. Greaney and Ms. Kelly

Multicultural Day at ACC:

Last week in ACC our students took part in a multicultural day to celebrate the diversity of its student body. The multicultural day is an opportunity for students from different backgrounds to showcase and share th

School News 15th March 2024

TY English:

TYA were busy this week in English researching and preparing their speeches on the topics of; our planet, our future and world poverty. Well done to the students who presented their speeches today in Ms Donnelly's class.

Strokestown Park House and Famine Museums:

2nd year students had a very informative visit to Strokestown Park House and Famine Museums today! Thank you to their teachers Ms. Murphy, Mr. Bourke, Ms. O'Roarke, Ms. Prior and SNA's - Tracey, Miriam and Mark.

St Patricks Day Cake Competition:

Drumroll please! Here are the prizewinners from our St. Patrick's Day Cake Competition.

Congrats to our Junior Winners Aoife O’Donnell, Saoirse Farrell, Isabelle Higgins, Kate Duffy, Jakub Dziewit & Emma Caslin and Senior Winners Caoimhe Reilly, Victoria Silva and Khadija Said. Also our fantastic Group Winners Kate Gannon, Grainne Feely, Lilian Pinto, Katie Kiernan & Isobelle Harding.

Well done to all our talented Bakers who entered the competition. It wasn't an easy task picking the Winners! Congrats everyone🎂💚☘️

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024 :

Ghlac an Idibhliain (TY) agus an MLU páirt i gCéilí inniu. Bhí spraoi agus craic acu! Congratulations to the rinceoirí Bridget agus Conor - Comhghairdeas

Go raibh maith agat do Ms' O Neill Agus Nicola for their hard work this morning.

Tae & Pléigh leis an 6ú bliain:

6th year students had a tea and coffee morning to practice their cúpla focal in preparation for their Irish oral exams next week.

Beatha teanga í a labhairt.

‘In the spirit of Seachtain Na Gaeilge, Ms. Rooney’s 1st Year Music and Transition Year Choir classes were hard at work learning an Irish version of the song ‘Riptide’ inspired by Colaiste Lurgan.

Ms. Hannons Senior Cycle Music students spent this week studying all aspects of Irish music to link in with their Leaving Cert.

Sligo Leitrim League:

Congrats to ACC footballers Amy O'Donohoe, Shauna McGrath, Anna Carty and Annie O'Connor who represented Sligo Leitrim league in the U16 National Shield Final at UL on Saturday.

They defeated Clare league 4.0 with Shauna and Annie among the goals. Shauna was awarded Player of the match by SFAI.

First Year Boys Basketball:

Finals here we come. Our First Year boys secured their place in the regional finals next week with a very good team win over St Tiernans. The team improving all the time were excellent from the start of the to the end. Eoin Harry Conor and Donal all playing well throughout. Special mention to Alpheaus who was very good in his roll. Our second final in successive seasons let's hope we can one step further this year. #AccAbú

Second Year Boys Basketball:

From Joy to Heartbreak. The Second Year boys lost out by one point in the last second with the last shot to come up short on a scoreline of 29 to 30. Leading coming down the stretch nerves and bad luck got us. We weren't without star performances Darragh Lee was exceptional throughout physical and hard working he set the tempo with John McGrath Colm Lavin and Nirav all contributing with notable efforts. Conor Cryan out first year in his second game had another fine display which contributed to a pulsating finish. Our efforts didn't get the rewards we deserved, however our boys played with character which is a great reflection on them and the school. We wish st Tiernans the very best in the final. Well done on a great season.

Mini-German lessons:

During the week students from Abbey Primary School came to visit our Transition Years and took part in mini-German lessons. All student’s had a great time and primary students learned a lot thanks to their great teachers.🇩🇪

All Ireland Public Speaking Champions:

Huge congratulations to Conan, Brianna, Ruby and Lucy on winning the All Ireland Public Speaking Competition. This is a massive achievement for ACC and also a first for the diocese of Elphin.

We are so proud of you all beating 8 other teams from across Ireland.

Huge recognition and thanks goes out to Ms Moynihan also for her amazing dedication and work with the group. ACC abú.

School News 8th March 2024

U16 Boys Progress to Connacht Quarter Final GAA:

Our U16 Boys had an excellent win of heavy weights St Gerald's Castlebar in the last 16 of the Connacht A cup today.

The Abbey lads settled well into the game but went down to a good move after St Gerald's the Captain shot for outside the box into bottom corner.

The Mayo school took control for large spells and it wasn't until Kyle Tighe rose to head home an excellent Cillian Candon corner, that Abbey got back into the game. They finished the half well going into the break 1.1.

The 2nd half saw Abbey CC take the game to St Geralds. Tom Robertson and Ryan McPherson went close. However, one of the moments of the game came when Owen McNamara saved with his head brilliantly to deny St Gerald's. From the resulting corner, Abbey switched off and conceded a soft goal with only 7 minutes to play.

With the game nearly over, one of Abbey's best performers, Ryan Healy spun and beat 3 players before finishing calmly into the bottom corner.

Extra time couldn't separate the teams and it took 3 supurb saves from Conor Cooke with clinical penalties from Ryan Healy, Brìon O'Dowd, Kelvin Gaffney, and Ryan McPherson to send Abbey into the quarter finals.

U14 Girls GAA:

Well done to our U14 girls football team who defeated Scoil Mhuire Strokestown in the final round of the group stages today. This result sees our girls top their group and progress to the next stage of the competition.

Junk Kouture:

Caoimhe Reilly has made it through to the Dublin City Finals of Junk Kouture with her creation 'Shear Power'

We are thrilled for our amazingly talented and hard-working student! Best of luck moving forward.

Nursing at St. Angela's, Sligo:

Some of our TY students recently attended a TY nursing taster day in St. Angela’s College. Thanks to Career Guidance teacher Ms. O'Roarke for organising the day and affording students this great opportunity to learn about the courses on offer.

First Year Boys Basketball:

Our First Year boys have made it 4 from 4. The took on ballinrobe in essentially a quarter final to progress. After a slow start the team got going with some extra Barker's from Eoin Kearney and Harry Sheerin to have a narrow advantage at half time. However our boys hit their stride in the 3rd with Conor Cryan taking the game to the opposition aided by Bara and Dylan. We got a good result which means we move onto semi finals next week. Thanks to Noah and Mr Flynn for the coaching.

Second Year Boys Basketball:

Our second years, having watched the first years play some free flowing basketball, took a while to get into their stride. Trailing after the first quarter Ryan McPhearson John McGrath and Nirav showed great quality to take control of the game. And give us the advantage In a back and forth game Conor Cryan stepped up from our first year team to provide a spark with his tireless work rate and excellent passing which allowed Colm Lavin John, Ryan Healy and Ryan McPherson pick up good baskets. That's makes it 4 from 4 and we progress to the semi final next week. Well done to all as we get back to practice.

School News 1st March 2024

Boys Basketball:

Away Days bring the same result for the first and second year boys in Ballyhaunis. First years had a 31 to 13 victory with some impressive performances. Harry Dylan Conor and Nikita all playing well in a very good team performance. It was a much improved performance which puts it's top of the group with two wins. 2nd years always recorded a win 31 to 20 with players of the match Roarke and Colm showing their quality and hitting some big baskets. 2 from 2 with lots to work on. We go again next week to try and secure a semi final spot. #hoops #accontour

Leaving Cert Irish Workshop:

Last week, 6th year students enjoyed an excellent Irish Workshop ‘Caith Amach é’ in preparation for their Irish Oral Exams next month.

Bhí an Seó ar fheabhas. Thaitin sé go mór leis na daltaí. 🍀

2nd year girls Basketball:

After watching the first year girls put in a great performance our second year girls were determined to follow suit. They also wanted revenge having lost to St Attracta's Tubbercurry in the group and regional final last year. The girls knew they had to be at their best from the first whistle and that is exactly what they were. Katie Conroy was at her brilliant best throughout and opened the scoring with a lovely lay up following a fast break. Teresa followed this up with a brilliant drive to the basket, scoring and getting fouled. She nailed her free throw to give us a 5-0 lead. The next two baskets came from St Attracta's, and the excellent Rachel Frain, who reminded us of her ability. But Teresa soon got to grips with her putting in a defensive master class from then on. Holly Fitzhenry hit a lovely basket from just inside the three point line and Katie followed it up with another beauty to leave the score 9 v 4 after quarter 1.

The second quarter proved to be a very tight affair with the Abbey girls creating loads of opportunities, but struggling to score. Orlaith scored a nice basket after catching a rebound and Emma Caslin scored a brilliant individual basket driving to the boards and making her lay up. The impressive Siofra McGuinness from St Attracta replied with 2 baskets of her own to finish the quarter 4 points each and a lead of 13 v 8 for the Abbey girls.

At half time the girls talked about focusing on winning the next quarter and they did just that, winning it 8 V 4 playing some brilliant basketball with scores from Lily O Shaughnessy, Katie (4) and Teresa leading 21 v 12.

This 9 point lead gave the girls great confidence going into quarter 4 and it showed as they played their best basketball of the match. 4 points from Lily O Shaughnessy and 2 from the free throw line from Teresa at the start of the quarter developed confidence further. St Attracta replied with 6 points from Frain and McGuinness (4) but Katie (4) and Teresa (2) finished off the scoring to leave the final score Abbey CC 33 v St Attracta's 18. Well done to all the girls and next up on Tuesday 27th is a winner takes all game v Mercy College Sligo.

1st year Girls Basketball:

Game 3 in our group stages was v St Attracta's Tubbercurry on Thursday Feb 22nd. This was our first time playing at home and the extra support added to some pre game nerves. The opening quarter was a low scoring tight affair, with both defenses on top. Shayla Lannon opened the scoring with a lovely lay up which seemed to settle the girls and they went on to hit a further 6 points from Katie (2) and Blathnaid (4) to leave the score 8 V 0.

The second quarter was also very close with little between the teams. Two lovely baskets from Georgina in quick succession gave the girls more confidence and they closed out the quarter with a brilliant counter attack score from Freya to leave the half time score 14 v 0.

In the 3rd quarter Tubbercurry really came out fighting knowing they needed to get back into the game quickly. They hit two great scores from distance and one from the free throw line to get back into the game. However the Abbey girls started to find their groove again and hit the next 6 points from Ciara Cooke (2), Blathnaid (2) and Freya (2) to leave the score 20 v 6 going into the 4th and final quarter.

The game was really decided early in the 4th quarter when Blathnaid scored two brilliant baskets. All of the girls in the squad got game time and they closed out the game with scores from Klara, Blathnaid and Amy. Final score Abbey CC 30 v St Attracta's Tubbercurry 13. Well done girls and next up is Mercy College Sligo on Tuesday February 27th.

1st and 2nd year Girls Basketball teams make it to the Regional Finals:

A massive congratulations to our 1st and 2nd year girls basketball teams who have qualified for the regional finals on March 19th by defeating the Mercy College, Sligo on Tuesday.

The first year girls game turned out to be a nail biter, and not good for the nerves, with very little between the teams. While the 1st quarter was dominated by the Abbey girls with great scores from Katie Flanagan (4) and Shayla Lannon (4) to give us an 8 v 1 lead, the second was dominated by the Mercy winning it 2 v 6 with our only basket coming from Georgina Flynn. Half time 10 v 7 and all to play for.

Quarter 3 couldn't be any closer finishing with 6 points each with baskets from POTM Shayla (2) Blathnaid (2) and Freya (2) to leave the score 16 v 13 heading into the fourth and final quarter.

The Mercy flew out of the blocks in quarter 4, getting a basket and free throw to make it 16 v 16. However Freya responded with 2 great scores from the free throw line to give the girls some breathing space again. This didn't last long however with the girls on team fouls and the Mercy making 3 points from the free throw line. Thankfully the Mercy were as fond of fouling as we were, resulting in them getting team fouls also and Blathnaid hitting one from the free throw line to make it 19 v 18. We lose Blathnaid and Freya to personal fouls. Shayla hits one from the free throw line and the Mercy responds with a great basket to make it 20 v 20. Shayla hits another from a free throw but the Mercy again respond with a basket to go into the lead for the first time in the match 21 v 22 with time running out. However the girls would not be denied, a brilliant score by Katie put us back in the lead and Shayla gets another from a free throw, 24 v 22. With only seconds remaining the Mercy reduces it to 1 and its panic stations. However Ciara Cooke wins the ball and runs the length of the court to score a brilliant lay up to give us a 3 point cushion with 3 seconds on the clock. The final whistle blows which sends the Abbey girls into wild celebrations. What a win, final score 26 v 23.

Having just watched the 1st year girls qualify for the final, the 2nd year girls were determined to make it a double and they did so in style winning 37 v 14. They clearly didn't fancy leaving it to the final quarter like the 1st years, and raced into a 16 v 0 lead in the first quarter with Katie Conroy on fire with 8 points and Lily O Shaughnessy (4), Holly Fitzhenry (2) and Orlaith Callaghan (2). In the second quarter the girls continued their dominance with baskets from Grainne Sweeney (2), Teresa (2) and Lillie Carty (2) while conceding only 2 leaving us with a half time lead of 22 v 2.

The girls continued their brilliant basketball in quarter 3 with a further 15 points Katie (7), Holly (4), Teresa (2) and Grainne (2) leaving it 37 v 5. The final quarter allowed all members of the squad to get game time and while the Mercy won the quarter 0 v 9 the girls still played some lovely basketball. Well done girls, and best of luck on March 19th in the regional final with the opponent and venue still to be confirmed.

2nd Year CPR Training:

This week second year students have been learning CPR with their teacher Ms. McGrath. In today’s class they were carrying out CPR on the CPR dolls.

St. Patrick's Cake Competition:

This year we are holding a St Patrick’s Cake Competition on the 14th of March. There are both junior and senior categories and lot of prizes to be won for the best St Patrick’s themed cake! 🍰 ☘️

First Year Art:

On 22nd February Ms. Rocks First Year Art class participated in active learning two - hour workshop on Stop motion with Leitrim based artist and lecturer in Limerick School of Art and Design Laura McMorrow. Students were introduced the basics of stop motion animation. In groups students used their clay characters and designed cardboard backdrops for the scenes. Students were able to make a quick stop motion animation scene using the Stop Motion Studio App. Students are working collaboratively as a class creating a stop motion animation on the biodiversity of Boyle River.

U14 Girls GAA:

Well done to our U14 Girls Football team who defeated Roscommon Community College in Lisnamult during the week.

2nd Year French students get creative:

The 2nd French class students have created videos where they present some recipes in French : how to make a cup of tea, a cup of chocolate, crepes, " pain perdu" and even hot to organise a dinner for the " St Valetin". All have been saved on the school website : https://sites.google.com/view/abbey-college-boyle/french-department Bon appétit ! Ms Perrigué

School News 23rd February 2024

LCA 1 Galilee Retreat:

On Tueday 20th February our LCA 1 students were given a warm welcome to Galilee by the Sisters Olive, Mai and Margaret. We had the use of the meeting room and prayer space for the day where students were given the opportunity to reflect with Mary O'Connor and Ian Neylon. We were grateful to be guided in prayer in many creative ways through music , art , scripture and poetry. Thanks to teachers Ms Kenny, Ms Moynihan and to Nicola who accompanied the students, but particular thanks to Ian and Mary who arranged every detail of the day with great care. We appreciate the care of the Sisters to ourselves and our students in letting us avail of the space.

First Year Art:

Exciting Junk Kouture Update:

Huge congratulations to 5th year student Caoimhe Reilly who has made it through to regional finals of Junk Kouture in March in the Helix with her creation 'Shear Power'

‘Shear Power’ symbolises a deeper relationship and power between ourselves and the tranquility of the world around us. Nature inspires creativity in today’s youth inspiring us to to explore art. The intricate design employs the use of weaving, crochet and knitting. The use of these techniques symbolise the serenity associated with nature, as the crocheted string and panels resemble the twisting and entangling of vines, demonstrating how people can become one with the world surrounding us and take inspiration from nature around us to inspire creativity within us.

Watch this space for further updates on Caoimhes journey.

Boys basketball:

Another good day for the 1st and 2nd years boys taking on Rice College. First years winning 17 to 15 with some last minute heroics from Eoin Kearney and excellent performances from Conor Cryan and Harry Sheerin. The second years put in a very commanding display with Darragh Lee, Nirav, John McGrath and Roarke all putting in excellent work in what was a great collective performance. We go again next week thanks to Noah and Modestas mentoring the lads.

A 6Nations First for ACC

28 very lucky ACC students got the opportunity to go and watch Ireland Vs Italy in the Aviva this. Sunday. For many it was a first Ireland international and it's was a great reward for the students for their contributions to rugby in the school and a great reflection of the work being done. Thanks to Ms Leahy and Mr MacRory for volunteering their time to go and Mr Flynn for putting the event together and accompanying also. We all had a blast!

School News 9th February 2024

U16 Boys Soccer:

Our U16 boys had a great win vs Carrick CS in the Connacht Div Cup. After a tough, tight encounter, they were 1-0 winners with Owen McNamara getting the game's only goal.

U14 Girls GAA:

Well done to our U14 girls football team who defeated Coláiste Chiaráin during the week. A great win for our girls and their dedicated coaching team.

1st Year Boys GAA:

Our 1st year boys football team played their first group game in this year's Connacht Colleges competition v Mohill Community College on Monday January 29th. They played some fantastic football in the first half racing into a 7-9 v 1-1 lead. Mohill never gave up and scored some lovely goals in the 2nd half however the lads would not be denied their win with the game finishing ACC 9-17 v Mohill 5-2. Team squad: Lenny Chen, Nikita Vetlugin, Luke O Gara, Richard Nally, Conor Regan, Barra Conheady(0-1), Alpheus Anoop (0-1), Conor Cryan (2-1), Harry Sheerin (1-2), James O Loughlin(0-2), Eoghan Kearney (0-3), Donal McDermott, James O Donohoe, Oisin Carty (5-6) Adam Ferris (1-0), Liam O Driscoll, Mark O Connor, Emmett Sheerin, Brian Ward, Anthony McDonagh (0-1), Mark Moran, Mateusz Tioczek. Next up is Garbally away.

We would also like to give a massive thank you to Kevin Clarke of Clarke's Mini Bus and Coach Hire for sponsoring a lovely set of jerseys which will be worn with pride by the students of ACC.

Cookery:

1st and 2nd year students from Ms. McGraths Home-Economics classes were busy this week making pancakes in preparation for Pancake Tuesday next week 🥞

St. Brigids Crosses:

Ms. McGraths 1st and 2nd years were busy making St. Brigids day crosses this week in religion class during the week

Congratulations LCA's:

Congratulations to our 5th and 6th year LCA classes who completed task interviews this week. 6th years completed the Practical achievement task and the Contemporary issues task while 5th years completed their General Education task starting them on the right path for the year ahead.

Many thanks to their teachers who guide them through these tasks & their coordinator Ms. Noone👏

An All-Star Visit!:

Before Christmas we were delighted to invite Enda Smith back to Abbey College to show us his well deserved All Star award. Enda was a brilliant student and sports star during his time in ACC playing football, soccer and basketball with distinction. Enda captained our Juvenile team to a Connacht Colleges title in 2010 and he also won Connacht Colleges titles in 2009 2nd year league and championship double, and in 2011 winning the Junior league. Enda had a brilliant questions and answers session with our 1st year boys football squad imparting some excellent words of wisdom on what makes a successful player and most importantly team/team mate. A massive thank you to Enda for giving up his time.

School News 1st February 2024

1st Year Girls Basketball:

Our 1st year girls basketball team had another convincing win in the North West schools competition, this time V Mohill. The opening quarter team of Katie (4) Georgina (6), Colette (2), Ciara C (2) and Blathnaid were on fire with Georgina scoring 3 baskets in a row at the very start of the game giving them great confidence. They continued to play some brilliant fast breaks resulting in a lead of 0 v 14. The 2nd quarter proved to be a little closer with Mohill getting some nice scores. However the team of Shayla, Sophie B (2), Klara (2), Ciara T and Freya (4) continued to work the score board finishing the quarter with 2 lovely baskets to leave the half time score 6 v 22. The 3rd quarter team of Katie(4), Georgina (4), Ciara C, Blathnaid and Freya (2) were slow to get into their groove with Mohill getting the opening 4 points. But once they got to grips with their new positions, they started to find space, moving the ball quickly and getting some fantastic scores at the end to leave the score 6 v 32. The fourth and final quarter team of Sophie B (2), Sophie McDermottroe, Amy, Lily and Ciara T put in a great performance to close out the game. Final score Mohill Community College 10 v Abbey Boyle 34. Next up will be St Attracta's, Tubbercurry on Feb 22nd.

2nd Year Girls Basketball:

Next up in Mohill was the 2nd year girls basketball team who had a very close game here last year. They were really determined to put in a great performance and come away with the win. This determination was in full flow in quarter 1 with Lily O (2), Orlaith (2), Holly (2), Katie (6) and Aoibhinn defending brilliantly and hitting Mohill on the break to race into a 2 v 12 lead. Quarter 2 the girls put on a master class of shooting and rebound play with Grainne (10) on fire under the boards and Teresa (7) controlling the game from the centre. Amy (2), Aisling, and Emma ensured Mohill were constantly under pressure and they finished the quarter giving us a great lead of 10 v 31. While the scoring in quarter 3 slowed down Lillie Carty (2) Orlaith (2) and Katie (5) made sure we still won the quarter by 6 v 9 to set us up nicely going into the final 7mins. Chloe Gilligan, Clodagh Healy, Tara Duignan, Annaliese and Lillie C closed out the game with some wonderful to leave the final score Mohill 22 v ACC Boyle 42. Well done girls and next up is our biggest challenge v defending champions St Attracta's Tubbercurry on Feb 22nd.

1st Year Wood Technology:

Well done to some of our First Year Wood Technology students on their recent completion of their key/jewellery holder projects. Thank you to their teacher Mr. Farrell

TY News:

This week we had a visit and a wonderful workshop from Hairdressing and barbering tutor Lizzie McGhee. She taught our TYs, LCAs and students from the MLU all about hair care and the basics of hairdressing and barbering. Even our VP Mr Colohan got the VIP treatment in the barbering chair from our future barber Kyle. Thank you to Lizzie for the very enjoyable workshop the students loved it and learnt so much.

1st Year Cookery:

This week. Ms. McGraths first years made delicious sponge cakes in home economics class! Well done to Ellie garvin, Aoife Farrell, Ahna Mc Donnell, Leah Moran and Lily O’Brien who were chefs of the week.👩‍🍳🍰

Là Fhèile Bríde:

1st Year Religion class have been busy making crosses in preparation for St Brigids Day tomorrow.

This tradition marks the beginning of spring & the celebration of Là Fhèile Bríde 💚

Knights of Columbanus Public Speaking Competition:

On Monday night our school hosted the Knights of Columbanus Public Speaking Competition for the Connaught .We were delighted to Welcome Castlerea Community School their Team School Principal, Chaplain and their team mentor to our school. Congratulations Conan, Brianna, Ruby , Lucy and Grace who represented Abbey Community College. Following a very tight contest between Castlerea Community School, our team successfully achieved first place in Connacht. Both teams qualify for the All Ireland stage of this competition in March . The team and their mentor Ms Moynihan wishes to Thank all staff and students for their support to date in helping them prepare. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to demonstrate their talents in Public Speaking . This opportunity is provided every year by the knights of Columbanus and organised by Seamus Mc Donnell. We are grateful for their support of Young People in this venture. This is the e second heat on this competition. The team are currently in their mock exams and we wish them well and all sixth and third years.

Junior Girls GAA:

Our Junior Girls GAA Team reached the Connacht quarter final on the 26th of January.

They lost out to a strong Enniscrone team. Well done to the team for getting this far and for their commitment all year! Thanks also to coaches for their dedication to the girls.

School News 29th January 2024

1st Year Girls Basketball:

Our 1st and 2nd year girls basketball season opened with an away trip to Sligo Grammer on Monday January 15th. Our 1st year team were first on court and they played some lovely basketball winning the opening quarter 8-2 with 6 points for Blathnaid Kilroy and 2 from Colette Coyle. Quarter 2 and a new set of players who really took control of the game winning the quarter 17 -0 with points from Klara Healy 4, Ciara Tonry 4, Ciara Cooke 2, and 7 points from Freya Fitzpatrick. The commanding half time lead allowed us to change up our team again for the 3rd and 4th quarters, giving all the girls game time. We failed to score in the 3rd quarter but finished the 4th strongly with 14 points coming from Klara 2, Freya 4, Katie Flanagan 2, Blathnaid 2 and Ciara Tonry 2. Final score Sligo Grammer 6 v ACC 39. We play Mohill away in our next game.

2nd Year Girls Basketball:

Having just watched the 1st year girls put in a fantastic performance the 2nd year girls were determined to make it two wins from two. They didn't disappoint, with some brilliant defensive play and fast breaks allowing them to race into a 10 point lead. Some great scores coming from Lily O Shaughnessy 4, Katie Conroy 4, Aoibhinn Tonry 2 and Orlaith Callaghan 4 made it 4 v 14 after quarter 1. The 2nd five continued this relentless pace in the 2nd quarter hitting the Grammer for 12 points V their 2, giving us a great half time lead of 6 v 26. Scores in the 2nd quarter from Grainne Sweeney 6, Aisling Cooke 2, Teresa Fernandez Santos 2 and Amy Brogan 2. The girls won the 3rd quarter 2 v 16, (Holly Fitzhenry 2, Katie 10, Lily 2 and Teresa 2) and the 4th 0 v 6 (Teresa 6) leaving the final score line Sligo Grammer 8 V ACC 48. We play Mohill away in our next game on Thursday.

TY and LCA trip to the cinema:

As part of the Crocus project*, the TY and LCA went on the 18th of January to the cinema to view " en avant première" the movie : One life. The story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued Jewish children from the Nazis. This is based on a true story. Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ethollg-PI *The Crocus Project is a tangible way to introduce young people to the Holocaust and raise awareness about the dangers of discrimination. With thanks to teachers Mr Costello, Ms Perrigué and Ms J. Rogers

Junk Kouture:

5th Year student Caoimhe Reilly would like to introduce her latest creative masterpiece! Wishing you the very best of luck with the Junk Kouture competition from all at ACC.

U16 Boys Rugby:

At Creggs Rugby Club, our school's U16 rugby team put on a strong performance. The players showed great skill in both offense and defense, working well together on the field. They tackled hard, passed accurately, and adapted quickly to the game's pace. This match wasn't just about individual talent; it was about teamwork and how well they played as a unit.

Coaches Mr. Costello and Mr. McRory were proud of their performance. They showed not just good rugby skills but also sportsmanship and determination.

Junior Cycle Science:

Ms Wallace's 2nd year Science Class, presented their Periodic Table Project to their classmates during the week. Well done on your hard work!

School News 22nd January 2024

Religion Presentations:

First Years in 1B kicked off the New Year with achievements in Presentation in Religious Education. Well Done to all students involved.

Leaving Cert Chemistry:

Our Leaving Cert chemistry class recently attended a chemistry practical day in Nui Maynooth. The students got to experience working in a third level chemistry lab which gave them a unique insight into lab work and the life of a science undergraduate in third level education. It was also invaluable in assisting the students with revision of some of the key experiments on their syllabus in advance of their all important mock and LC exams. with thanks to teacher Ms. Lavin for organising the day.

Boys Rugby:

On the 9th of Jan 2024 the brave lads from Abbey CC took on Ballina. It took a first half of shock, awe and unanswered scoring for Abbey to get fired up, which they did, but the game had already swung Ballina's way at that stage. Two tries in the second half for abbey would have made it a contest, but for the first half blitz by Ballina seen them come out deserved winners 44 -10. Ballina as a team showed the value of playing on the same club team while Abbey showed great determination and spirit not to let their heads drop and give up, and put two tries past Ballina in the face of defeat.

With thanks to Mr. McRory for the match report

Rugby Trip:

Abbey CC took our rugby tours to the Aviva on Saturday to watch Leinster in a championships cup game. 50 of our amazing Junior Cycle students got the opportunity many for the first time to see a professional rugby game and indeed go to the Aviva. Some of our students got the opportunity to work on their french by meeting some of the Stade players. An amazing day out thanks to Miss Farrell and Leahy for supervising and Mr Flynn putting it together. Hope to return soon. #accontour #rugby

First Year Cookery:

Ms. McGraths first year groups made delicious chocolate chip cookies during the week in Home Economics class! Well done to Nina, Tom and Blathnaid who received chefs of the week this week.

First Year Woodwork:

Well done to our First Year Woodwork students on completion of their first year projects this week. Thanks to teacher Mr. McDermott

Community Garda Christmas Card Drive:

Well done to our students who were picked by the organisers for selection box as reward for participating in the annual Community Garda Christmas card drive - Thanks to our teachers who support this each year Ms McManemy, Ms. McGrath, Ms. Corcoran, Ms Kenny and Ms. Noone. Thank you to Garda Coleman and all involved in this project.

School News 21st December 2023

STEM Funding Granted:

Abbey Community College has been awarded just under €8000 for Stem education programs to be rolled out over the coming year. This is a great boost for the school and reflects our leadership in this area. A big shout out to Mr Doyle who is managing this initiative.

Athletics Club:

Congratulations to Chloe Moffett and Oliver Neary. They won the athletics club Christmas Turkey Trot! Thanks to Mr. Coman

Christmas Concert 2023:

On monday 18th December we celebrated the immense talent of our students with a special showcase Christmas Concert - a wonderful mixture of styles and genres- individual ,group and instrumental performances were only amazing. Congratulations to our wonderful music department led by Ms . Hannon. Our leaving certificate music students led the way in backing students and provided sound and lighting support also.This was truly a spectacular concert and to our wonderfully talented students. A special thanks to Katrina & Music Generation Roscommon for all their support and their dedication to supporting music in our community with our students 🎄🎅🏼🎼🎹⭐️

Staff vs Students Volleyball:

The Annual Staff vs Students Volleyball game provided plenty of excitement and entertainment on Monday. the Students proved too strong winning all 3 sets.

Advent Wreaths:

1st years created advent wreaths in Ms. McGrath’s class in the last week of advent.

Caroling:

Well done to our Transition Year students who entertained the residents of the Plunkett Home Nursing Home today with singing and dancing. Thanks you to Ms. Kenny, Ms. Rooney, Ms. Moynihan and SNA Nicola❤️🌲

Christmas Stockings:

Ms. McGraths first year home economics classes completed their Christmas stockings today. Well done to all the students!

School News 15th December 2023

Home Economics Christmas Creations:

Ms. McGraths first year home economics classes completed their Christmas stockings this week. Well done to all the students!

Christmas jumper day was held on Thursday.

Ms McManemy’s Second year Home Economics class proudly showed off their Christmas jumpers they have upcycled. Fantastic creativity & effort displayed by all

1st Year Boys Soccer:

Hard luck to our 1st year boys Soccer team who went out of the Connacht A competition in the hardest way losing to Galway giants St Josephs The Bish ..... After going behind in the first half, the Abbey lads came out after the break and upped their game. A great cross from the left by Harry Sheerin was finished with a header at the back post by striker Conor Cryan.

Deadlock continued, and with the teams inseparable through extra time, it went to penalties.

The Bish won out 4-2 with Harry Sheerin and man of the match Eoin Kearney scoring Abbey's spot kicks.

Spreading the Christmas Cheer:

Our LCA 2 students were spreading some Christmas cheer during the week, as they packed and delivered some festive treats to the staff of ACC! 🎅🏻

Woodwork:

Congratulations to second year students who recently completed their Marquetry projects in Mr. McDermott's class.

Transition Year Christmas Markets:

Our now annual Christmas Markets took place over two fays this week in Abbey Community College. Our amazing Tys have baked, crafted and designed some amazing projects. This event gets bigger and better each year and we couldn't be prouder of our hardworking students. Thanks to all TYs Teachers and Especially the Enterprise Team for all their amazing work. #christmasmarkets #acc #fairytaleinboyle

ACC Christmas Concert:

Preparations are in full swing for our Christmas Concert which takes place on Monday 18th December. Students are looking forward to showcasing their talents to the school community. We can't wait!

School News 7th December 2023

Senior Boys GAA:

Well done to our Senior Boys Football team who were victorious over Ballinamore 4.8 to1.5 in Kilronan Park, Ballyfarnon on Wednesday 6th December.

TY Dance Workshop:

Amy from Dance Concepts was with us during the week for a very enjoyable dance workshop. Such a great experience for our TYs! Thank you Amy.

Movie Magic:

Our TY students participated in a workshop called Movie Magic during the week. The students were introduced to a basic understanding of film making and how to best use their smart device as a One Stop Video Production Shop.

They commenced the workshop with a hands on camera presentation followed by an overview of Green Screen technology along with editing techniques. Students wrote & produced a magazine programme, an ideal project suitable for their TY Portfolio.

The students worked in crews of approx 4/5 and each crew produced and edited their own magazine style show, news report or short film. All of their final pieces were excellent and they really enjoyed the workshop. The students can continue to use the skills learnt throughout the year and for years to come.

Senior Girls GAA:

Well done to our senior girls football team who defeated Presentation College Headford on a scoreline of 5-11 to 1-13 during the week. This concludes our senior girls campaign for this year. We would like to thank all the girls for their commitment, especially all of our 6th Year students.

Open Night 2023:

A fabulous night here at ACC where prospective students visited our school. We would like to thank everyone who came along and to the staff at ACC for all their hard work on the night.

In the Moderate Learning Unit our wonderful models Aoife and Rachel were treated to a wash and blow dry by our amazing hair duo Isobelle and Katie!

School News 1st December 2023

Senior Girls GAA:

Well done to our senior girls football team who defeated Presentation College Headford on a scoreline of 5-11 to 1-13 today. This concludes our senior girls campaign for this year. We would like to thank all the girls for their commitment, especially all of our 6th Year students. With thanks to Ms. Corcoran and Coaches for all their hard work.

Chef of the Week:

Well done to LCA student Clodagh McKeon on winning Chef of the Week! Clodagh baked the most delicious chocolate cake this week in her home-economics class.

Slí na Croí Drumming Workshop:

Integration and Inclusion activity supported by Boyle Family Resource Centre on Wednesday 29th November. Thanks to Barry from Slí na Croí - Malinké music of upper Guinea, for facilitating this thoroughly enjoyable drumming workshop for our Transition Year students.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame:

Well Done to our staff members Ms. Hannon & Ms. Rooney and our own student 5th year student Nicolas on taking part in this wonderful production - Congratulations to our friends at Boyle Musical Society, who always support ACC, on producing a show worthy of the West End. A special well done to Vivienne Moran, director of this spectacular show, who always does such an amazing job directing our school musicals.

TY Forensic Workshop:

TYs had a fantastic Forensic Workshop on the anniversary of the assassination of JFK…thank you to Alison Leck for facilitating the workshop..enjoyed by all.

Senior Boys GAA:

Abbey Community College Senior Boys put in a convincing performance in their Connacht championship game vs Coola Post Primary today winning by 17 points with standout performances from Alex Oates, Aaron Healy & Conor Kelly. Final score ACC 6-13 - Coola 1-11. Thank you to all coaches.

Well done to our 1st year boys football team who defeated a strong Strokestown team in the Roscommon schools A competition in Strokestown on Wednesday. ACC started the game really well and raced into an early 2-1 v 0-0 lead by the 4th minute. The goals coming from Oisin Carty and Eoin Kearney and a beautiful point from Donal McDermott. The next score of the game came in the 12th minute, with a beautiful goal from Oisin Carty after some great interplay from Barra Conheady, Harry Sheerin and Conor Cryan. Strokestown got their first point in the 13th minute and by the time they got their 2nd score, a fine goal by their full forward, ACC had added a further 2-3 (Oisin Carty 2-1, James O Loughlin 0-1, Harry Sheerin 0-1). Strokestown never gave up and rattled in 2 goals in the 25th and 28th minute to get back into the game. However, a Conor Cryan goal and another Carty point finished off the half nicely, leaving the half time score ACC 6-4 v Strokestown 3-2.

Strokestown really came out fighting in the 2nd half and had 2-1 on the board before ACC replied with a Carty 1-1. Both teams emptied their benches as the half wore on and while ACC added a further 1-2 (Kearney 0-1, Cryan 1-0, Carty 0-1) Strokestown replied with a fine 2-1 leaving the final scoreline ACC 8-8 v Strokestown 7-4. Well done to everyone on the squad.

1) Lenny Chen, 2) Harrison King, 3) Luke O Gara, 4) Richard Nally, 5) Alpheus Anoop, 6) Barra Conheady, 7) Nikita Vetlugin, 8) Conor Cryan, 9) Harry Sheerin, 10) Donal McDermott, 11) Eoin Kearney, 12) James O Loughlin, 13) James O Donohoe, 14) Adam Ferris, 15) Oisin Carty, 16) Conor Cryan, 17) Brian Ward, 18) Emmett Sheerin, 19) William Berzanskis, 20) Nicholas Rodak, 21) Mateuz Tioczek, 22) Liam Lawlor, 23) Jack McGarry, 24) Rory Mullen

Girls Basketball:

Hard luck to the U19 who put up a good fight against Loreto Milford in their semi final on Wednesday. Finishing up on a score line of 42-22 they fought until the bitter end. Hard luck girls, especially to our 6th years who played their last bit of school basketball. Roll on next year 🏀

U16s had a great win during the week against Sligo Grammar, finishing up on a score line of 33-15. Great effort put in by all of the girls 🏀

Thanks as always to coach Ms. Murphy for her hard work with the girls.

School News 24th November 2023

Girls Basketball:

Science Week 2023:

170 Students from the following primary Schools, Corrigeenroe, Geevagh, Cootehall, Croghan, Abbey Primary school and The Parochial National School in Boyle, came in to visit our school last week. They took part in our annual science magic show as part of science week 2023. Huge thank you to Mr. Coman for his trojan work every year!

Science Week Prizewinners:

Well done to our science in-house quiz winners Caoimhe Hanly, Nikola Suwala, Freya Beirne, Aoife Farrell, Sophie Higgins & Carly Toolan and our science week poster winners Alpheus Anoop, Conor Cryan, Rory Mullen & Aoife Farrell.

Diocesan Schools Public Speaking Competition:

Congratulations to our leaving cert students who were successful today in winning the Diocesan Schools Public Speaking Competition- Thanks to our staff and students who supported our team in preparing them (R.E Dept & English Dept.) and to their mentor Ms. Moyniahn. Best wishes in the next stage in the New Year👏👏👏🥇Thanks to Elphin Youth-Ministry and the Knights of St. Columbanus which helps support faith development in our young people.

Junior Girls GAA:

Huge congratulations to our Junior Girls GAA team who defeated Castlerea during the week.

Our girls now progress to the Quarter finals. Thank you to their dedicated coaches.

Junior Cycle Religion:

This week, in Ms. McGraths 2nd year Religion class, students were learning about Hinduism. They researched the Hindu religious festival ‘Diwali’ and designed and created lanterns for the festival of lights. Well done on your creations which are now proudly on display in school.

School News 19th November 2023

unior Girls Rugby:

An excellent display of rugby once again from our Junior Girls vs Carrick CS in a great win 29-5. Tries from Adriana Berzanska, Dearbhla McDonald, Grace McCawley and Julianne Moore with 3 of those converted by Julianne proved to be a great day of rugby. Well done girls. Mr Martin and Ms Farrell are delighted with the performance and progress you have made!

🎄🎅🏼 Shoebox Appeal:

A huge well done to all the Students, Staff & Families for once again getting involved in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Because of you and your efforts Children in war torn and famine stricken countries are going to get a present this Christmas! Thank You.

Drumming Workshop:

Something a bit different this week with visitors Slí na Croí - Malinké music of upper Guinea. Second Years got a chance to participate in drumming workshop today. Thanks to Boyle Family Resource Centre for supporting and funding this event 👏👏Leaving Certs tomorrow 👏👏🎼

Junior Camogie:

Last Wednesday, our junior camogie team played Colàiste Chroí Mhuire gan Smal from An Spidéal. It was a tough battle between the two teams.

Final score

An Spidèal 5-3

ACC 3-5

Boys Soccer:

ACC went down to a strong Summerhill College 6.3 during the week. Abbey starred well going ahead through an Aaron Healy free, and again taking a 3-2 lead in second half with goals from Alex Oates and Brìon O'Dowd. However, the huge effort took its toll and they conceded 3 late goals to lose 6.3. All of the lads gave their all,but with injuries and tired legs, they couldn't overcome group winners Summerhill.

Science Quiz:

Our 6th years represented the school with pride at the ISTA senior science quiz in ATU on Thursday 16th November.

Senior Art Exhibition:

Our wonderful senior Artists recently had their artwork on display in 'An Ríoga' @the Royal Hotel, Boyle. What a fabulous display of Art and a great opportunity for our students to exhibit their work. A big shout out to all our amazing students and to their teacher and artistic role model, Mr Martin.

School News 11th November 2023

First Year Boys Football:

Congratulations to our 1st year boys football team who opened their season with a convincing win v Castlerea in the Roscommon schools GAA competition.

Senior Ecology Field Trip:

6th year Biology students went on their Ecology field trip to Dublin Zoo and the phoenix park on wednesday 8th November. Thank you to their teachers Ms. Wallace, Ms Lavin & Ms. Carr.

Basketball:

U19 and U16s girls had great wins on Thursday 9th November against Mohill

U19s winning on a score line of 56-46, great play by Aimee Roddy, Carrie O'Donnell and Aoife Kiernan.

U16s with a very healthy finishing score of 56-11, with great displays by Georgina Wynne and Shauna McGrath, with a lovely 3 pointer from our Aoife O'Donnell.

Special mention to two of our TYs for making the extra effort to be at the game, Nicole and Shauna.

U16s have one more group fixture to fulfil against Sligo Grammar at the end of November. U19s await the results of the groups stages.

Thanks to the girls Coach Ms. Murphy

Maths Week 2023:

Maths Week 2023 was a huge success in Abbey Community College running from the 16th -20th October.Congratulations to all the students that got involved in the daily puzzles,, the maths quizzes, Maths Olympaid and the Mary Gough.

A big thank you to the Transition years who organised fun activities throughout the week for first and second years classes.

The Transition students enjoyed a trip to Sligo ATU to see Fernando Blasco who performed 'Magic of Mathematics'.

Daily puzzle winners were: Markel Irizar,Aisling Hanly,Roisin Feely and Emma Caslin,Eva Sakurskyte and May McGowan.

Maths Olympaid certificates were achieved by the following students: Gold-Fionnan Cregg, Silver- Nirav George, Bronze-Eva Sakurskyte and Josh Casey.

Once again a big thank you to all the students that got involved to make Maths Week so successful from the maths department.

Orienteering:

The Geography department recently organised an Orieenteering activity for Abbey Community College second year students.

Big thanks to Micheal Brennan for facilitating this activity. Staff and students thoroughly enjoyed learning a new skill. Always a great day out!

"Hamlet'

Our 6th year English students got the opportunity to see The Gaiety Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet' in the Dean Crowe in Athlone. The production was so powerful that it inspired a one Jeffrey Oates to ‘tread the boards’.

2024/2025 Enrolement:

Applications for admission to Abbey Community College for 2024/2025 are now open. As outlined below, we have moved to a new online process.

A link to the application form can be found as outlined below on our school website landing page.

www.abbeycc.ie

Closing date for admission will be final so please get all applications in on time.

In addition, we will be visiting the national schools over the coming weeks where we will answer as many questions as are posed.

Don’t forget our open evening also on November 30th. All prospective students and parents/guardians are very welcome. It’s always a great event.

History:

Ms. Murphys 1st years have been learning about the arrival of Christianity to Ireland. When looking at monks living in a monastery, students were very interested in looking at Round Towers and how they acted as places of protection for monks and their valuable goods in times of Viking attack.

Well done to our 3 Round Tower winners - Liam Lawlor, Ryan McManus, Jim Duffy.

Congratulations Rachel:

Very proud of our past pupil Rachel on receipt of her nomination for this year’s Irish Journalism Awards. We were most grateful to Rachel when she returned to our school a few years ago to give an insight into how her career was developing. Congratulations 👏👏👏

School News 23rd October

Senior Boys GAA:

ACC Senior boys football team put on a heartened display in their first outing of the season against Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown with the game finishing in a draw. The lads had chances in the final moments to win the game but failed to take their scores. Points from Cian Carty, Aaron Healy, Jeffery Oates, Oran Henry, Karl McKeon & Darragh McDonagh. Final score 1-8 - 0-11. Our next match is against St Clare’s Comprehensive, Manorhamiliton in the Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship. Well done lads 👏

Thanks to coach Mr. Seoige assisted by Mr. McKeon.

LCA Drama:

LCA Drama students enjoyed a wonderful day out at the Hawkswell Theatre in Sligo to see 'The Murder of Wolfetone.' Pupils really enjoyed the show and will be writing a review of it as one of their key assignments. Thanks to Mr. Patton for organising the trip🎭

Maths Week ATU Trip:

Students from Abbey Community College Boyle ventured to the ATU in Sligo to take part in a maths magic show. The event was organised as part of maths week. A great day was had by all. Students got to explore the campus and experience 3rd level student life for a day.

Girls Basketball:

Our U16 team had a loss against Tubbercurry today with a score line of 23-11. The girls still have two group games left after midterm against Mohill and Sligo grammar.

U19 had a great win against Tubbercurry, finishing up 22-17. Great win today girls, keep up the great work. We break now for in house exams and midterm and ready to go again in November. Thank you to Ms. Murphy for her work with the team.

Pope John Paul II Awards 2023:

We are extremely proud of the twelve students from our school who received their Pope John Paul II Awards by Bishop Kevin Doran on Monday night.

This is a wonderful achievement and we wish to acknowledge and congratulate each one of the recipients for the huge contribution they have made to their school, parish and local community over the past few months.

They are as follows:

Saoirse Supple (Gold Award)

Victoria Harding Bradley (Gold Award)

Aoibhe Morahan (Silver Award)

Emma Kelly (Silver Award)

Grace Harding (Silver Award)

Anna McGrath (Silver Award)

Caoimhe Reilly (Silver Award)

Jessica Bright (Bronze Award)

Anne Kennedy (Bronze Award)

San Maria Shaju (Bronze Award)

Charlie Cooney (Bronze Award)

Grace Mckenna (Bronze Award)

A huge thank you to Award Leaders Ms Moynihan and Ms McManemy for all their help & encouragement

TY Trip to Pallas Driving School:

TY students spent 2 days on location with Pallas Karting, Pallas Driving school, Galway. They loved the driving experience and learning about driver theory.

Our students got a chance to practice their driving skills, learn about the rules of the road, dangers of drink/drug driving and basic car maintenance. Thank you to teachers Ms. Noone, Ms. Hannon, Ms. Rooney & Ms. McGrath for accompanying the students No excuses now not to pass those theory tests!!!!!🚗

School News 16th October

Junior Girls GAA:

Congratulations to the Junior D girls football team who continued their great start to the season with an impressive away win over Elphin Community College on Tuesday 3rd October. With thanks to the girls coaches Mr. Farrell and Ms. O'Roarke

U16 Boys Basketball:

Well done to the U16 Boys Basketball Team who came out on top of an incredible game 42 to 41. Playing against a very strong and skillful Ballyhaunis team, our ACC men showed great resolve. Cormac Lee, Patrick Regan, Jake Davey and Zack Smith all to the fore. The boys go forward to play Ballinrobe next Monday. Well done to the boys and their coach Mr Flynn. #Abbeyontour #hoops

University of Galway Open Day:

Our 6th year students visited University of Galway open day last Friday. They toured the campus and attended seminars in different departments. Thank you to Career Guidance teacher Ms. O'Roarke and Deputy Principal Mr. Colohan who accompanied the students.

Congrats Paul:

Paul Lavin past pupil of Abbey Community College recently received his MRCPI- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Congratulations from all at ACC.

Trip to Manchester:

Abbey Community College had another successful & enjoyable school tour to Manchester where our students got to see Manchester United take on Brentford at Old Trafford. It was a trip for the memories with Manchester United scoring two late goals. Great fun & laughs was had & all students were excellent. Mr.Seoighe wishes to thank Mr.Bourke, Mr.Mac Rory, Ms. McGrath & Ms. Mulrennan for their assistance on the trip.

Senior Boys Soccer:

Well done to our Senior soccer team who drew 3-3 in an entertaining game vs Carrick CS on Friday last. A well taken penalty from captain Jamie Lewis, and a brace from Jake Sharkey had Abbey 3.2 ahead with 2 mins to go. Unfortunately, Carrick equalised with a well taken free kick to make it honours even. Thanks to Boyle Celtic FC for the use of their new astro facility, and the green kit after a clash of colours. The U19s next game will be in 2 weeks against the local rivals Coola PPS. Best of luck to all our senior players in their upcoming GAA finals for Eastern Harps, St Michael's and Elphin/Ballinameen.

Senior Girls Soccer:

Abbey CC senior soccer team lost to an agonising last min winner to Mercy Roscommon in Lisnamult. After going 2 goals down against the run of play, the Abbey girls got themselves back into the game with Amy O'Donohoe and Rachel Flynn getting the goals to draw level. The cliche of being vulnerable after scoring, came to haunt us as last years Connacht champions scored their third with a minute to go. Right at the death the Mercy cleared one over the bar to give away a corner. Abbey went close from the corner with a shot blocked and Annie O'Connor aimed the rebound into the corner but the excellent Aisling Shanagher got down to save just as the final whistle blew. Next up for the Abbey girls is Gortnor Abbey next Friday.

Gaisce Awards:

Two fifth year students, Anna McGrath and Caoimhe Reilly received their Gaisce Bronze Award today from Gasice Leader, Ms Cronin. The girls completed their award in Transition Year which involved four different activities. They had to undertake an adventure journey which involved cycling and hiking, learning a personal skill, participation in a physical activity and participating in a community activity on a voluntary basis. Two of the three skills had to be completed for 13 weeks each and the third skill had to be completed for 26 weeks. It takes a lot of commitment to complete all the activities and keep a log of weekly progress, so well done girls. Any TYs interested in participating in Gasice this year can contact Ms Cronin for more information.

Budget Day:

First year students tuned into Budget 2024 on Budget Day, to put into practice their studies of the chapters of Income, Expenditure and preparing budgets in Ms. Kelly's Business class

School News 6th October

Junior Girls:

Our Junior Girls GAA had an impressive win over Roscommon Community College on Thursday 28th September. Thanks for a great game. With gratitude to Ms. O'Roarke & Mr. Farrell.

U14 Boys Rugby:

Our U14 boys rugby kicked off the season with an impressive win vs Ballygar. Boasting a team of newcomers to rugby, we put in a huge performance to come away with a 40 to 5 win. Barra Conheady with 2 try's Oisin Carty with 2 and some impressive kicking of the Tee and the newly acquired stepping machine Conor Cryan who scored some sensational try's electing to run the pitch on four occasions. Our forwards had a very good showing also and leader on the day Harrison King marshalled his troops very well. A very good team effort which we can all be proud of. Special mention to Caelon McGirl making his competitive debut for ACC. Many thanks to Jayden in TY sharing his experience and Coaches Mr MacRory and Flynn #Abbeyontour

Woodwork:

First Year woodwork students completed their first Projects in their classes recently .... well done to all and to their teachers Mr. Fallon & Mr. McDermott.

Young SVP 2023-24:

Helen Ralph from Young SVP visited our school once again during the week. The purpose of this visit was to elect the Abbey Community College Conference for 2023-24. Well done to the successful students. With gratitude to Ms. Moynihan for her efforts on this project.

School Mass:

Our annual School Mass was held on Wednesday 4th October to celebrate the beginning of the new school year.

With the theme of 'Creation', Fr. Jonas led us in prayer with readings by Fionàn, Jayden, Carrie, Aimee, Peter, Esther, Jim & Ellen.

As always, the music enhanced the ceremony beautifully with performances by singers Amelie Frazer, Mia Fitzpatrick, Isobelle Harding, Grace McKenna, Ciara Byrne & Ruby O'Sullivan as well as the wonderful choir, led by Ms. Hannon, comprising 100+ members. A special mention for the Traditional Irish group and musicians Oran Henry, Shay Noone, Tom O'Connor, Brianna Lennon, Jacob Tighe & Lenny Chen.

A special word of gratitude to Micheál Harrington who is always on hand to help set up the sound system in the church.

To school Chaplain Ms. Moynihan for coordinating this special event, assisted by the religion department & Ms. Hannon, Ms. Rooney & Ms. Kenny from the music department, we thank you.

School News 28th September

School Mass:

Abbey CC School Mass will be held on Wednesday 4th October at 12:15pm, in St. Joseph's Church, Boyle, to celebrate the beginning of the new school year.

ALL are welcome to attend and celebrate with us. Our readers, singers and musicians have been practicing lots over the last few weeks in preparation. We hope you can join us for this special event in our school calendar 🙏

Senior Cycle Geography Fieldtrip:

Ms Farrells Leaving Cert Geography students travelled to Glencarr on Thursday 28th September to conduct their fieldwork study to investigate the impact of erosion on the formation of a meander. They conducted experiments to measure river width, depth, velocity and bedload size. They did great work today and collected lots of data for their project. Best of luck with the write up!

Girls Rugby:

Storm Agnes wasn't enough to keep our girls away from kicking off their first rugby match of the season against Roscommon Convent. They suffered a narrow defeat with just a conversion in it. The girls put in an excellent performance in what was very difficult conditions. Its looking like it will be a very good season of rugby. Mr Martin and Ms Farrell couldn't be prouder!

First Year Retreat:

An Tobar Nua Retreats retreat team were recently invited to do a day with all our first years. They were split into two groups, one morning and one afternoon. Each group engaged with facilitators Andrew and Demi for games, fun and faith story . Living your life with meaning and purpose was the theme of the day. We thank Andrew and Demi for their work with our students. Thanks to Ms. Moynihan for organising the day.

Girls GAA:

Both ACC Junior Ladies teams were out playing games today and both recorded wins!!!!! Junior C bet Ballyhaunis and Junior D had a win over Roscommon Community College. Thanks to our great coaches Ms O’Rourke, Mr Farrell, Ms Brogan and Ms Corcoran. Pictured are the Junior C team

Debating:

Third year students took part in a VERY lively debate during the week in Ms. Corcorans English class! The motion was ‘Violence is not the answer’. The topic was wonderfully researched and both teams made excellent rebuttals throughout. Well done to all!

Life Skills:

A massive Thank-You and Well Done to Ben Sheerin, Noah McPherson, Robert Grehan who worked tirelessly on this brilliant Life Skills booklet. This booklet was created to aid students in both the ASD Unit and The Moderate Learning Unit in the school. Well Done to teacher Ms. Rooney who was the driving force behind the project.

Fantastic work!

Irish Storyboards:

2nd year Irish students, led by teacher Ms. Kelly, had great fun creating online story-boards in class during the week. Their creations are based on the study of the poem 'Jeaic Ar Scoil'. Maith Sibh ☘️

School News 22nd September

John Paul 2 Award:

Our John Paul 2 award students in Fifth Year created this for the Sacred Space in the Beautiful St. Joseph’s Church. The board highlights the Season of Creation . “In this Season of Creation, as followers of Christ on our shared synodal journey, let us live, work and pray that our common home will teem with life once again.” Message of Pope Francis for the Day of Creation 2023.

U19 Soccer:

The Abbey CC U19s who got their season off to a winning start in the Connacht A competition. A 3-2 victory over St Clare's Manorhamilton with Alex Lillie scoring a hat trick will have the Abbey lads in a confident mood meeting Sligo superpower Summerhill College in 2 weeks time.

Christmas Cards for CJ:

Students across all year groups last week designed Christmas Cards to send to a special boy in Ballaghaderreen Co Roscommon. CJ is 20 months old and is battling brain cancer. His family celebrated Christmas Day at their home on Sunday. To show our support to CJ we designed Christmas cards and posted them to CJ and his family. All staff and students at ACC are thinking of CJ and have him in our prayers.

Young SVP:

Today, Monday 18th September, Helen Ralph from Young SVP spoke to our Transition Year Students about establishing the Young SVP Conference for 2023-2024.

Drop Everything and Read:

5th year students are participating in 'Drop Everything and Read' in their English class with teacher. Reading and literacy is of huge importance at ACC with lunchtime reading clubs and bookclubs being set up.

Transition Year Cycle:

TY students, with the support of the Roscommon Sports Partnership, cycled to Lough Key on Wednesday 20th September. They then went to Zipit and enjoyed a couple of hours doing zip lines and activities up in the tree tops!! Thank you to Mr Greaney, Ms Joyce, Ms Noone and Mr McWeeney for accompanying them to the park and getting the students back to school safely again that afternoon!

First Year Cookery:

Ms. Wallaces first year Home Economics students were busy in their cookery class again during the week. This time they made the most delicious vanilla flavoured cupcakes.

Ms. McManemys class are also learning new cookery skills and putting them into practice. Well done to all!

School News 11th September

Gold for Aoibhinn!!🏅

Huge congrats to 2nd year student Aoibhinn Tonry taking GOLD in the U16 1500m track event at the Community Games Regional Athletics Finals in ATU Sligo last weekend. A Fantastic achievement!

Surfs Up!🌊🌞

Our wonderful Transition Year students had an amazing day of fun in the sun in Strandhill, Co. Sligo today. A big shoutout to the Stranhdill Surf School for facilitating our students. Well done to those who climbed Knocknarea also and achieved their goals. It was a great start to the year and a lovely way for the students to bond Here's to many more exciting trips to come. With thanks to Ms. Noone, Transition Year coordinator, for organising the day and to staff members Ms. Moyniahn, Ms Rattery, Mr. Patton, Ms. O'Neil & Ms. Lambert for accompanying.

First Year Historians:

Ms. Murphy's first year History class are busy learning all about what it means to be a historian and finding different types of sources.

Students brought in some examples of primary sources (a first hand account from the time of the event) to show everyone. Some great examples were brought in such as newspapers from the day you were born, money, jerseys, and old books.

Welcome First Years:

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all new students to at ACC especially to our First Year students. They have settled in so well to life at ACC and have been working with their mentors for the last week who have helped them hugely in this time of transition. Thank You to all who assisted and to Ms. Moynihan for her hard work

David wins big!:

Huge congratulations to our TY student David Costello. David had a big victory in England at the weekend in the Mixed Martial Arts championships and will soon represent Ireland at the world championships in Greece.

Congratulations Class of 2023:

Huge congratulations to this very special group of students who received their Leaving Certificate results on friday 25th August..

With every good wish for whatever the future holds for each of you. We will miss you all at Abbey Community College🩷

Steeplechase Champion Finley!:

Congrats to former student Finley Daly who has become National men's senior Steeplechase champion.

Our first former student to win a National Athletics gold medal. Finley has shown massive dedication and perseverance to achieve his goals. A role model for us all.

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