Friendship Week coffee Morning
Transition years enjoying their Friendship Week coffee morning … Continue reading →
Margaret Cronin
Friendship Week FlashBake
Friendship week got off to a great start! A group of second years did a Flash Bake of treats for weary 3rd and 6th years starting the final week of their pre exams. … Continue reading →
Past Pupil Success
Congratulations to our talented past pupil Holly Crowley Walsh on being named Cork College of Art and Design student of the year 2016 photographed here with Art Teacher Ms Wilcox … Continue reading →
IWish Stem
Photos from the TY visit to IWISH STEM … Continue reading →
Basketball All Ireland Semi Final
What an amazing and nailbiting day – and that’s just those of us who stayed at home! A selection from the updates runs as follows: Bandon off to a great 2 pointer / Dalkey now at a 2 point lead … Continue reading →
Aberdeen Angus Competition Update
Best of luck to our transition year pupils through to the final round in the Aberdeen Angus competition. If successful they will win an Aberdeen Angus calf for the school. http://www.angusproducergroup.com/ … Continue reading →
Model UN
Model United Nations Twenty enthusiastic Transition Year students represented Coláiste na Toirbhirte at the Davis College Model United Nations in City Hall from January 24th-27th. The Model United Nations is a simulation of the United National General Assembly and Special … Continue reading →
1st Year Enterprise
1st Year Business Studies students in Coláiste na Toirbhirte were demonstrating their entrepreneurial spirit this week with their Mini Company, which they called ‘Coco Gone Loco’ hot chocolate treats. Students were tasked with setting up their own business as well as marketing and producing their products. It … Continue reading →
Catholic Schools Week
Our message for Catholic Schools Week 2017 The Church reminds us that we have a duty of care to the world and everything in it, for ‘she must above all protect mankind from self-destruction. Our world is hurting to be … Continue reading →
TY Dublin trip
Our Transition Years had an early start on their trip to Dublin! Photo shows some of the fun including a trip to the national history museum – looks like everyone is having a good time! … Continue reading →
Basketball – All Ireland Qualifier
Fantastic wins in both games today – through to the Semi Finals! … Continue reading →
Superstar Savings Launch
Great excitement with the arrival of Lucy Fitzgibbon, Beauty Blogger last Friday for a makeup masterclass with TY’s and to officially open Superstar Savings Bank. Lucy also officially launched the red carpet photobooth which students got the opportunity to pose … Continue reading →
Leaving Cert Applied Trip
Leaving Cert Applied students, along with their teachers Ms Hall and Ms O’Sullivan had a most enjoyable trip on Jan 16th last. They attended the movie Collateral Beauty in Mahon Point cinema as part of their English and Communication course … Continue reading →
Under 14 1/2 Football
Well done to our under U14 1/2 football team who beat Loretto Fermoy today and are now through to the county Semi final!! Congrats to the team and to their mentors Mr Barrett and Ms O’Brien … Continue reading →
Numeracy News
Problem of the Month: The problem of the month was designed to include all students in the school. The problem solving questions aimed to all levels entertain students on a monthly basis while teaching them different problem solving strategies. Students … Continue reading →
Accounting Bootcamp
Transition Year students attended their first Accounting Boot-camp in University College Cork on Thursday 12 January 2017. Organised by the UCC Department of Accounting and Finance, students received a fantastic insight into Accounting at Third Level as well hearing about the … Continue reading →
BT Young Scientists Exhibition
Some photos from 2nd and 4th year pupils exhibiting their projects at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2017. … Continue reading →
Aberdeen Angus Competition
Best of luck to transition year pupils in the penultimate stage of the Aberdeen Angus competition. If successful they will win an Aberdeen Angus calf for the school. http://www.angusproducergroup.com/ … Continue reading →
Christmas 2016
End of Term celebrations at Coláiste na Toirbhirte involved Mass including a presentation to St Vincent De Paul, Bandon branch followed by a fun sing song with contributions from each year group and wound up by a staff rendition of … Continue reading →
Past Pupil Success
Very proud of our past pupil Margeurite Nyhan. follow the link to her TEDx talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYspQKmMElI … Continue reading →