This time of the year can very stressful for many students, especially with exams fast approaching. Most weekends are now spent studying. Eighteen-year-old leaving cert student from Scoil Mhuire Máiréad Martin took a break from studies and headed to the beautiful Old Golf Course in Lahinch. The +2 handicapper completed two impressive rounds of golf, going on to claim the Scratch Trophy. Read more…
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Enterprise Winners
The Transition Year students took part in the Griffith College Dublin Business Enterprise competition. They had to research, produce and sell a product. ‘Sock Box’ is a product that stores your odd socks until you find the matching pair. ‘Heavenly Hair’ produced a holder for a hair straightener/curler. Both teams were shortlisted, the only school in the country to have two teams in the final. ‘Sock Box’ took 2nd place in the final.
Both teams also took part in the Local Enterprise Office North Cork finals in Mallow. The competition was very high. ‘Sock Box’ won ‘Best Team Spirit’ and also won the overall prize.
Both teams have been highly successful. Well done to all.
Kanturk Arts Festival Success
The 2018 Kanturk Arts Festival has been a very memorable event for students of Scoil Mhuire. Transition year student Shauna O’Connor won the U16 Flash Fiction Competition. Second-year student Molly Kirwan won the category D art competition with Roisin Cussen, also a second-year student won both the category E award and the overall art award.
The school Trad Group also performed in the Courthouse on Friday, March 16th as part of the festival. Congratulations to all involved.
Munster Boxing Champion
Congratulations to Dean O’Connell, a 5th-year student in Scoil Mhuire, who has recently won both the County and Munster Light-Heavyweight Boxing titles. We wish Dean well in the All-Ireland championship.
U14 Rugby Blitz
Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk played David’s College, Mallow and CBS Mitchelstown in a U14 blitz held at Kanturk Rugby Club on Tuesday 13th of March.Scoil Mhuire were first up playing Mallow coming out the wrong side of a 15-5 result. Scoil Mhuire bounced back from this to beat CBS Mitchelstown 17-15.
At this stage each team had won a game each. Our third game was up against Mallow again who once again proved too strong. Well done to all involved.