Dear Parent/Guardian,

We have training as usual this week, Tuesday and Thursday. We have two matches v Rockwell on Wednesday in Wilton. Those involved will travel by bus to Wilton after school (1pm). Kick off is at 2.30 and the boys will be ready for collection at approx 3.40.

We will have in house games for everyone on Saturday morning in Wilton. On pitch for 9am.

Le meas agus le buíochas,

Mr. Mullarkey

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Welcome back after the break. We will be training as usual on Tuesday and Thursday. 

On Wednesday the 6th of November we have two matches in Wilton v Bandon. Kick off 1pm. The players involved on the day will leave school by bus at 12pm and can be collected in Wilton at approx 2pm.

We have an away trip to Dublin this coming Saturday 9th of November. Four matches versus Terenure. Two buses will be leaving the school gates at 6.45 am. Returning at 5.30 pm approx.

Each boy should wear his school tracksuit. Bring gum shield, lunch and some pocket money for a stop on the way home. 

Le meas,

Mr. Mullarkey

Dear Parent,

Super Rugby Wednesday is almost here. This Wednesday sees the end of term 1 for our First year and Second Year Rugby boys. The First Years will face off against our old Rivals CBC in 4 matches at 12.00pm in our Rugby Facility in Wilton. It also sees the climax of the U15 season as PBC will contest the McCarthy Cup A and McCarthy Cup B finals in Virgin Media Park, Kick off in the B Final is 12.00pm v KInsale and the A final v CBC kicks off at 13.30. This is the 13th Rugby Final the school has reached in the last 3 years.

Our Bowen Shield will play Bandon Grammar in the Semi Final of the A Competition at 14.30 in Wilton. Finally, our Junior Cup Team will play the final round of the Junior Cup Qualifier against Bandon Grammar at 14.30 in Wilton.

We look forward to seeing you all to support our boys in their last hoorah before Christmas on Wednesday, either in Wilton or in Virgin Media Park.

Our Seniors will end the year with matches against Roscrea this Friday in Nenagh, next Wednesday night against UCC, 19.00 in the Mardyke and December 28, v Terenure in Wilton.

Our Juniors will face off against St. Michaels this Saturday in Wilton at 12.00pm.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a fantastic, peaceful and safe Christmas. Thank you to all our teachers, volunteers, coaches and sponsors, without whom none of our great success would be possible. Special thanks to Marita in the school and Barry in Wilton.

Guímis Nollaig Shona is faoi mhaise ar ghach éinne,

Brian McMahon and Willie O Keeffe,

PBC Rugby.

See below from Virgin Media Park regarding Wednesday’s finals.

Traffic & Travel 

Please note there is no parking in the grounds with the exception of team buses and limited school personnel. Please respect our neighbours  in the vicinity of Virgin Media Park  and refrain from parking in residential areas as cars will be clamped or towed if causing any obstruction. 

Supporters can avail of parking in Black Ash Park and Ride less than a 5-minute walk from the Stadium. 

€5 entry for all supporters.

Enter via Dolphin gate

Dear Parent,

Please find attached below a copy of the school letter of indemnity. This can be downloaded and printed or emailed to prospective work placement venues. I will be meeting the boys in the coming week to go through what is expected and see where they are at in their search for employment. I will email you all with same later in the week. There have been a few technical issues on my side, (my laptop seems to have given up). 

I will be writing to all re payment for the modules which is outstanding, this can be done through the school easy payments system.

Barista level 1 (Wednesday Morning) €80

Barista level 1 and 2 (Thursday Morning) €150

Lifesaving (Wednesday Morning) €100

ICDL (Wednesday Morning) €120

Is mise le meas,

Brain McMahon

Hi all,

Please see attached, Rota for 4th years for Share Collection 2024. Monday to Friday next week will be from 13.00 to 17.00 daily (see pdf below).

Saturday 21/12 4A, 4B and half 4E (Connor Barry to Donncha Leane) will collect 09.00 to 13.00

Saturday 21/12 4C, 4D, and other half 4E (Bob Lee to Joe Wrixon) will collect from 13.00 to 17.00.

A roll call will be taken daily and any absence must be noted in the school in the normal way.

Thank you all, for participation, heretofore, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and all your families a very happy Christmas and very peaceful and safe New Year.

Is mise le meas,

Brian McMahon.

TY Coordinator PBC.

Dear Parent,

Researchers in Mary Immaculate College are seeking parents to take part in a short online 5-10 minute anonymous survey (visit www.tinyurl.com/ParentMH or see attached poster for more information).

In partnership with parents, HSE, Tusla and Clarecare, the survey examines the experiences of parents living with mental health challenges (formally diagnosed or not), to find out more about the supports and barriers that are in place in terms of seeking help. 

They would like to hear from mothers, fathers and guardians who are parenting while experiencing a mental health challenge (or who have previously experienced a mental health challenge), who are living anywhere in Ireland and over the age of 18.

The study has been approved by the Mary Immaculate College ethics committee and the Tusla ethics committee. No parent is obliged to take part.

Please note, the school has no further information on this, so if you have any queries, please contact the organisers directly.

Thank you for your time. 

Regards, 

Point of contact:

Professor Niamh Stack 

Head of Department

Department of Psychology

Mary Immaculate College

Limerick

 Survey Link: www.tinyurl.com/ParentMH

Dear Parent/Guardian,

There will be no training over the midterm. Thanks for all the support thus far. Our next training session will be on Tuesday 5th of November when we are back at school. 

Some dates for the diary:

Nov 9th - Terenure away

Nov 23rd - Gonzaga away

Le meas agus le buíochas,

Mr.Mullarkey

Dear Parent / Guardian,

We are sending you this as we believe it is very important and relevant to all our students.

This has to do with Andrew Tate and other ‘influencers’ who are having a significant negative influence on some young people. ‘The controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate is facing trial in Romania. He has been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women’ according to BBC News.

Two journalists went undercover for 4 years into Andrew Tate's world and have just published a book (Clown World: Four Years Inside Andrew Tate's Manosphere) detailing the life of Andrew Tate and his far-reaching influence amongst young men. Oliver Callan interviewed one of the journalists recently and we think it is worth listening to. 

The link to listen to this interview is https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22444724/

Colman Noctor is a child and adolescent psychotherapist with St Patrick’s Mental Health Services. He specialises in the treatment of emotional disorders. As a self-confessed technology addict himself, he has a keen interest in the effects of contemporary media on child development and mental health. He wrote last year on why young Irish boys are being influenced by Andrew Tate. We think his article might be helpful for parents.

Here is the article from the Irish Examiner.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/parenting/arid-41055113.html

Thank you all.

Regards

Dear Parent/Guardian,

As regard the matches in Wilton tomorrow v St.Munchins the opposition can only send two teams. Therefore we are only asking those boys involved in squads A and C1 to play tomorrow (those squads are on Microsoft teams) There will be training as usual for all the boys on Thursday after school. 

Le meas,

Mr. Mullarkey

Dear parent/ guardian,

The following information below has been relayed to the students on Teams regarding the Barcelona trip.The students who were accepted were added to a Teams group entitled Barcelona 25 so they need to keep an eye on that for updates. The first of which contains the payment info etc.

For those who did not receive a place, my apologies. Unfortunately we cannot facilitate everyone and can only do our best on that. There were 88 students looking to go, and only 48 places. These were allocated on a random basis to ensure fairness.  

Note that only the students that are on my list- and in that Teams group- will have their places secured when payment arrives. The company will disregard payments made outside of this list.

If spaces open up, I will randomise selections once again to fill those.

Thank your for your help and understanding on this!

Shane Twomey

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Do your best to get this deposit paid tonight, I know the link was late coming through but we still need to get these done to secure flights. 

Tour Booking ID: 2003280

Destination: Barcelona

Tour Price: €840

First deposit payment: €300 Due ASAP

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HOW TO PAY ONLINE: Go to our website: www.schooltour.ie

Click on the Payments Tab at the top right-hand side of the screen.

You will need to create an account from here- so I would suggest to use your school email. MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD AS I CANNOT RECOVER IT FOR YOU! 

When you are entering your name in here MAKE SURE IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS YOUR PASSPORT. If this is incorrect the airline will charge a name change fee, and there's nothing we can do about that. It has cost guys up to 180 euro in the past. 

Enter the details of the person travelling along with the booking and destination exactly as above and pay using your debit/credit card. You need to input the amount to pay, 300 euro.

The first deposit instalment confirms your place on the tour. By paying this you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.

All deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE - as they will be used to book flights straight away.

Cancellation charges: 29-56 days before departure - 80% of tour price. 28 days or less – 100% of tour price. Cancellation is effective only once we have been advised by the group leader.

If this payment schedule is not adhered to then your child’s place on the tour will be in jeopardy.

If you would like to cancel your place, please inform the group leader as we will only accept cancellations in writing from them. You will still be liable for applicable cancellation penalties.

Please ensure you fill in all details correctly to ensure your payment is allocated correctly.

You will receive an email receipt, please keep this for your records.