First year students from class 1D collecting food for the St. Vincent de Paul food appeal and collecting items for the Simon Community appeal. Please give generously this Christmas.
Match report by Sean Spenser.
Skibbereen Community School 2 - 2 Kinsale Community School
Mid way through the first half Isaac Harte took the lead for Skibbereen with a spectacular finish into the top right hand corner of the net. It didn't stay at 1-0 for long as a mere two minutes later Skibbereen had a corner. As the ball came in, it cleared everyone in the box. Kinsale launched a counter attack. With the rest of the team leaving the centre backs too much to do on Kinsale's left flank, their attacker was able to run through and slot home near post. Skibbereen's mood was low going in at half time and they needed to bounce back and score first if they wanted a win. During the second half Kinsale got a corner. None of their corners in the first half had reached the first man. This one did however and it went straight to a Skibbereen defender who headed clear to the edge of the box. The ball was hit first time and this was again poorly cleared and this time Skibbereen did not get off scot-free. As the shot came back in it deflected off Gearoid McCarthy causing a disastrous own goal through no fault of his own. Skibbereen luckily did not let their heads drop and sooner rather than later they were on the attack again. Liam McCarthy played in his team mate, got it back inside the box, but his shot was unfortunately saved. Luckily for Skibbereen, Jack O' Brien was there to score. In the last 10 minutes of the game Liam McCarthy went one on one with the goalkeeper, took it round him, but unfortunately his shot was blocked off the line by a fantastic slide tackle by Kinsale's number four. It stayed at 2-2 and I think it was a very fair result. If I had to pick a winner I'd have said Skibbereen. Even though they had a lot of possession, Kinsale didn't create many opportunities, whereas Skibbereen looked very threatening on the attack.
Man Of the Match: Robbie Minihane - The captain played phenomenally at centre back, breaking down most of Kinsale's attacks while dominating the aerial battles. He set up a few very decent attacks from the back as well!
See Timetables for each year group below.
2nd YEAR TIMETABLE F47/48/49/53/54
Congratulations to Kate O'Donovan who was awarded the title 'Chef of the Week' in class 1.1 last week. Also pictured are 2nd year students displaying their dishes, which account for 25% of their Christmas grade.
The following are our 5th year entries in the Euroscola Poster Competition.
The Transition Year Outdoor Pursuits Group pictured enjoying their hike on Toe Head yesterday.
Well done to the Senior Ladies Football Team and their coaches, Mr. Patrick Hayes and Mr. Tony Harrington on having reached the Munster Semi Final. They defeated Cashel Community School today.
The under 19 A girls basketball team after their quarter final match against Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire .
The following was the report on the match by Denis Hurley in the Irish Examiner on Thursday November 24th.
Skibbereen CS 5-9 Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra 1-11:
A deluge of goals brought the new Skibbereen CS their first Corn Uí Mhuirí win as they triumphed at Kilmurry last Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to prevent their elimination.
With Group D further ahead than the other three, yesterday was the final round of games and, having lost to Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne and St Flannan’s College, Skibb needed at least a two-point win and a victory for the Dingle school against their Ennis opponents. The first objective was achieved, but unfortunately for Skibb, Flannan’s won to render the outcome moot.
Nevertheless, they can take heart from the performance, considering they went into the game knowing that a win was mandatory. Aided by the wind, they hit the ground running as a point from Seán Minihane, effective at midfield, was followed by Ryan Foley’s goal after Peter O’Driscoll’s delivery had evaded the Sliabh Luachra full-back line. When Rory Byrne and Seán Fitzgerald added further points, they were 1-3 to 0-0 ahead.
Inspired by All-Ireland-winning Kerry minor Brian Friel, the Rathmore school came into the game. Friel and Ian Roche set up Jack Hanrahan for a well-worked opener and then Friel’s individual game left just two in it before he added a point after good work by Brian Brosnan.
If Skibb were shaken by that surge, they didn’t show it, as another 1-3 was quickly pieced together. Corner-forward Alex Minihane had their second goal with a low shot to the net as Eoghan O’Connell added some lovely points and though John O’Leary had a Rathmore point, Skibb had a third goal in the offing.
Wing-forward Elliott Connolly was the driving force this time as his run brought him deep into enemy territory and while he could have gone himself, he passed to Foley, who crashed a fine shot home.
Brosnan and Shane O’Sullivan reduced the gap for Rathmore as half-time neared but there was still room for a fourth Skibb goal, an unmarked Minihane with his second after Foley’s point attempt hit the post and dropped into his hands.
That left them 4-6 to 1-5 in front at the break and Foley’s fine point extended that advantage. Roche did have a Rathmore free, but O’Connell got his third point the validity of which was questioned by the Kerry side, who felt it didn’t curl in enough. Then Connolly fired a shot to the top corner after another good run. It meant that all 12 starting forwards had scored but more importantly for Skibb it gave them a near-impregnable 5-8 to 1-6 lead. They would add just one more point, a Foley free, but they had done enough.
Rathmore, for whom wing-back Jack Cremin excelled, did have frees which Roche and John O’Leary converted, but Friel was being forced to come deeper to try to influence matters and the Skibb defence never looked like coughing up the goals needed to make the game a contest. They took the points, but unfortunately for them they weren’t enough.
Scorers for Skibbereen CS:
R Foley (2-2, 1 free), A Minihane (2-1), E O’Connell (0-3), E Connolly (1-0), S Minihane, S Fitzgerald, R Byrne (free) (0-1 each).
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra:
B Friel (1-1), J O’Leary (2 frees), I Roche (1 free) (0-2 each), B Brosnan, J Hanrahan, S O’Sullivan, J O’Sullivan (0-1 each).
SKIBBEREEN CS:
E Hourihane; J Collins, C O’Driscoll, S Walsh; M Bushe, D O’Donovan, L Browne; P O’Driscoll, S Minihane; E O’Connell, S Fitzgerald, E Connolly; A Minihane, R Byrne, R Foley.
Sub:
K O’Donovan for Browne (60).
SCOIL PHOBAIL SLIABH LUACHRA:
F Jacob; K O’Sullivan, G O’Leary, M Doyle; G Looney, T Fleming, J Cremin; D Cronin, M Mahoney; B Brosnan, B Friel, J Hanrahan; J O’Leary, I Roche, S O’Sullivan.
Subs:
J O’Sullivan for Doyle (37), D O’Connor for S O’Sullivan (48), C O’Leary for Fleming (60, injured).
Referee:
B Barry-Murphy (Aghinagh)
As and from next Monday December 5th, the Baltimore Bus will leave the school at 3.50pm.
A 'Festive Day' is being planned for Skibbereen Community School on 12th December.
Shopping for Christmas lights are Wayne Williamson, Niall Collins, Kevin O’ Donoghue, Ms. Cooke and Ms. O’ Sullivan.
Ms. O’ Brien and Ms. O’ Sullivan are photographed shopping for Christmas decorations.
Well done to our Junior Girls Basketball Team who have qualified for the county semi-final in the A league.
Congratulations to TY student Niamh Lynch who won the Bank of Ireland 'A Moment in Time' photo competition. The winning photo was entitled 'Locals Enjoying the Skibbereen Saturday Market'. Second prize went to Rachel O'Donovan for the photo entitled 'The Swans at Rosscarbery'. Both students were presented with their prizes by Dáithí O'Shea at the Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town event this evening at the Sports Centre. Below is the winning photograph by Niamh Lynch.
Below is the agenda for the Skibbereen Enterprise Town Initiative taking place this Friday at the Skibbereen Sports Centre. Some of our TY students are volunteering at the event and a representative group from across all years are providing the musical entertainment for the opening ceremony.
Our U15 Rugby Team made it three wins out of three in the West Cork School's Rugby Blitz which was organised by Munster Rugby. They defeated Dunmanway, Schull and Bantry. Well done to all and thanks to their coach, Mr. Barry.
Hard luck to our U19 Senior Boys Basketball Team who lost narrowly to St. Munchins of Limerick in a thrilling cup tie on Nov 21st. The final score was 54 to 37. Thanks to their coaches Ms. Keating and Lorcan.
Well done to 2nd year students Mollie O'Mahony, Amy Zacharyah, Aoife Kingston and Celine Harte who were each awarded the title 'Chef of the Week' in their respective Home Economics classes.
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TY students enjoying Kayaking on Lough Hyne today.