For the first time, Naas CBS proudly participated in the annual Irish Cyber-Schools Security Challenge, organised by Zero Days Security, at UCD yesterday. We were thrilled to have four teams - two from Transition Year and two from our 5th Year Computer Science class - compete in this unique event.

Out of 58 teams and over 220 participants, we are incredibly proud to announce that our two 5th Year teams secured joint 2nd place overall—an outstanding achievement!

The events aim to showcase the cyber-security industry as an exciting and accessible career path. Competing in teams of four, students tackled over 30 cyber-security challenges, including web hacking, scripting/coding tasks, escape rooms, virtual reality challenges, security testing, and bug bounties.

A special congratulations to Dawid Van Vuuren and Shane Codd, whose exceptional talent caught the attention of the organisers. They have been invited to Croke Park this Saturday to take part in Ireland’s flagship national cyber-security event, alongside university graduates and ICT professionals. With over 300 participants expected, this will be one of the largest in-person CTF (Capture The Flag) competitions globally.

Well done to the lads and wishing them the best of luck on Saturday!

TY Students - Cian Lawlor, Micheal Niland, Stephen Raleigh, Gordon Tsoi, Colm Zeng, James Wallace, Oisin Tuohy, Luca Harvey

5th Year Students - Dawid Van Vuuren, Shane Codd, Derec Mooney, Cathal McNamee, Evan Cogan, Daniel Black, Carl Deans, Oisin Leane

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

The portal for the 2nd Year Ski Tour 2026 is now open. You should have received an email from Topflight with instructions for logging into their portal. Please check your spam folder if this email does not appear in your inbox. Once you have logged into the portal, you can pay the €300 deposit to secure your son's place on the tour. Just to remind you that due to the number restrictions on the tour, places will be filled in order of the deposits being paid.

Kind regards,

Ms. Mairéad Murphy

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Dear Parents / Guardians,

Thank you for registering your son's interest in the 2nd Year Ski Tour 2026. The tour company have delayed opening the portal for the 2nd Year group as they needed to make amendments to the booking. I will send a notification on the app to confirm that the portal is open and I expect this to happen in the coming days.

Once the portal is open, you will receive an email from Topflight with instructions for logging in and you can then pay the €300 deposit. Just to remind you that due to the number restrictions on the tour, places will be secured in order of the deposits being paid.

Kind regards,

Ms. Mairéad Murphy

Dear 6th Year Parents/Guardians,

The Citizens Information Board School Leavers Guide 2024 is now available as an online resource at :

https://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/downloads/guides/Information_for_school_leavers_2024_en.pdf

It contains information that parents and students should find helpful.

Kind regards,

Ms Egan and Ms Nolan 

Dear Parents / Guardians,

Please click on the following link to view the results of the Parent Survey on Student Participation from the school S.S.E. Committee.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1foKvb3cVodagc0SdMMtUxes7jWvEN3hGGknJrc8UTiE/edit?usp=sharing

Many thanks to parents who completed the survey.

Kind regards,

The Management Team 

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

Please find attached the 5th Year Summer Exam Timetable.

We wish the lads the best of luck as they begin their exams on Monday.

Kind regards,

The Management  Team