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Ireland U18 Clubs &Schools

Created : 25 Apr 2022, 5:43 PM
Archived : 25 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

Congratulations to 6th Year student, Sean Condon, who played for Ireland U18 Clubs &Schools vs Leinster Development in Dublin last week.

U18 Six Nations in Paris

Created : 25 Apr 2022, 5:41 PM
Archived : 25 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

Congratulations to Jacob Sheahan, Danny Sheahan & Ben O’Connor who were part of the Ireland U18 Schools squad that took part in the U18 Six Nations in Paris over the Easter break. Huge credit also to our own teacher, Mr. Paul Barr, who coached the squad.

Munster Schools' Track and Field Championships - Ms. Dawkins

Created : 22 May 2022, 5:38 PM
Archived : 20 Jun 2022, 1:00 AM

Sport

PBC had yet another day of success in athletics as 7 athletes made their way to Templemore, to compete in the Munster Schools’ Track & Field Championships on Saturday 21st May. Matthew Wilkins was our first and last athlete to compete as he kicked off the day with Paddy Walsh in the Intermediate Long Jump. Both athletes jumped well, with Matthew winning our first medal! Later on, Matthew added to his tally by taking home the silver medal from the Intermediate Triple Jump. It was a very close competition with both 1st and 2nd place jumping the exact same distance! The winner was decided by comparing the athletes’ second best jump. Matthew Riordan was next up in the Junior Shot Put. Matthew threw well, but unfortunately missed out on the medals this time around. Our next athlete was Oscar Naughton in the Junior Pole Vault. He came away with the silver medal despite very blustery conditions. He quickly followed up with a comfortable first place finish in the Junior Discus. Meanwhile, on the track John Cashman was lining up in the Intermediate 100m Hurdles. With a photo finish needed to determine the medal winners, he was unlucky to land 4th place. Definitely more to come, as John is eligible to compete in this age group again next year! Finally, Conor Twomey and Frank Balfry raced in the U16 mile. Both athletes ran competitively with Conor finishing in 4th place with a new personal best and Frank coming in at 6th. Congratulations to all athletes on their spectacular performances! Many thanks to all parents and guardians for their support and assistance with travel. We look forward to the All-Ireland Championships which take place in Tullamore on the 4th of June. Wishing best of luck to all our Qualifiers!!!

South Munster Athletics Championships

Created : 21 May 2022, 6:51 PM
Archived : 12 Jun 2022, 1:00 AM

Sport

A crew of 30 athletes ventured out to MTU athletics track to represent PBC at the South Munster Athletics Championships last Thursday 12th May. In a thrilling day of competition and rivalry, PBC experienced great successes! On the track, Conor Twomey and Frack Balfry excelled in the U16 mile, with both athletes progressing to Munster Championships and Conor taking home the silver medal. John Cashman opened his athletic season with a comfortable 3rd place finish in the 100m Hurdles, and secured qualification to Munster. Daniel Murphy and Matthew Lynch qualified for their respective 100m finals by defeating dozens of competitors, but unfortunately missed out on the medals this time around. Three relay teams spent the long day waiting for their time to shine, and they certainly didn’t disappoint! The Intermediate teams were unfortunate to miss out on the medals, despite fantastic runs. The Junior team of Bobby O’Callaghan, Michael Browne, Sé Clarke and Daniel Murphy qualified as the third fastest team on the day and so progress to the Munster Championships. Our Field eventers proved to be wildly successful! Oscar Naughton competed in the Minor Discus competition bringing home the gold medal, to match his gold from the Pole Vault earlier in the week. Shot Putters also cleaned up with Robert Barry winning silver in the Intermediate and Matthew Riordan winning Bronze at Junior level. Matthew Wilkins was another big winner taking home two medals! Gold in the Intermediate triple jump and silver in the long jump. Paddy Walsh was also in the mix, winning the bronze in the long jump. Overall, a fantastic day of racing, jumping and throwing! Congratulations to all involved, and stay tuned to hear about our results in the upcoming Munster Championships! Many thanks to Mr O’Driscoll for supervising on the day! -Ms Dawkins

U14 Munster Champions! - Ms. Shannen Dawkins

Created : 14 May 2022, 9:39 AM
Archived : 12 Jun 2022, 1:00 AM

Sport

Even more tennis success for PBC this week! The under 14 team of James O’Regan, David Nolan, Johnny Fitzgerald, Tommy Fitzgerald and Christopher Lennon travelled down to Rushbrooke Tennis club to face off against CBC in the Munster Finals. The boys defeated their rivals by winning the first 3 matches comfortably in straight sets. After securing their victory they went on to play a further 2 doubles games where they continued their winning streak. Huge congratulations to all the boys, and a massive thanks to parents Susan Nolan and Gillian Fitzgerald for their help on the day. That concludes what has been a massively successful tennis season for PBC with 2 of the 3 available Tennis cups coming home to the Black and Whites. Well done to all involved!

Cork Cup - Under 16 Soccer

Created : 11 Apr 2022, 2:12 PM
Archived : 11 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

Match Report - Written by Peter Burke and Robert Barry St. Colmans (Midleton) 0 VS PBC 5 The U16 Soccer team traveled to Midleton to kick off their campaign in the U16 Cork Cup. They faced up against a strong St. Colmans side for their first game since spring 2020. The game kicked off at 12 o’clock in very windy conditions, with PBC facing into the strong wind. The back line of Tom Barry, Thomas Egan, Shane Collins and Zach Bradley withstood immense pressure at the beginning of the game. St. Colmans started the game strongly, applying great pressure to the PBC goal with Robert Barry as Goalkeeper. The first chance fell to St. Colmans. A deep cross into the box was met by an on rushing St. Colmans player but Tom Barry was on hand to make a great defensive block to keep the score at 0-0. The first goal came from a excellent ball over the top from Ronan O’Shea, capitalised on by Diarmuid Forrest, who rounded the keeper to finish. The next goal soon followed with Ronan O’Shea passing the ball to Peter Burke who calmly finished under pressure, with a slight deflection from Thomas O’Mahony. The boys, sporting orange jerseys led 2-0 going into half time. They grew in confidence with the wind behind them and went 3-0 ahead as Barry Collins scored directly from a corner. He whipped the ball towards the back post and the strong wind aided the ball into the far corner. Only a short time passed before the Pres boys scored again. Again they scored from a corner, Dara O’Brien this time, again aided by the wind scored from the right side. The game continued and with the help of the wind the boys really pushed on, scoring a 5th goal towards the end of the game. Fiachra Wall advanced towards the goal line, before cutting back and placing a pinpoint cross in to Barry Collins, who stooped low to head into the far corner. This wrapped up the first game of 3rd Year with an emphatic 5-0 win. The PBC boys progress to the Quarter Final where their opponents are to be confirmed. The squad was as follows: Robert Barry Zach Bradley Tom Barry Thomas Egan Shane Collins Peter Burke Thomas O’Mahony Dara O’Brien Diarmuid Forrest Barry Collins Ronan O’ Shea Bobby Kelleher Daire McStay Dave Coughlan Deckie Fitzgerald Fiachra Wall Kieran Barry Micheal Collins Stuart Daly Tadhg Daly

PBC TENNIS UPDATE

Created : 07 Apr 2022, 3:31 PM
Archived : 07 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

Great day out for PBC tennis yesterday! Our U19 team of Reem Gafurov, Christian Daly, Aidan Barry and Benjamin Linehan, triumphed over Christians in the U19 Munster Cup Campaign. They won 3-0 without losing a single point. The team performed to a very high standard, displaying great levels of tennis. This win secures the team into the U19 Munster Cup final which will be held at a later date. The U16 team also played yesterday, against Douglas Community School in cold and windy conditions. They played extremely well but, unfortunately, will not advance to the next round after losing 3 matches to 2, with two matches requiring a Championship Tie Break Set to decide the winner. Hard luck to the team: Jack O'Mahony, Colman Shanley, James Power and Barry O'Connor. Congratulations to all involved, and special thank you to Ms. Dawkins and Mr. Bohane for their help!

DEBATING - DAVIS SHIELD

Created : 07 Apr 2022, 3:24 PM
Archived : 07 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

The Davis Shield is a competition that we run within the school annually to determine the best junior debater of the year. We had eight students from 1st, 2nd and 3rd year participating. This year’s motion was: That This House would stop teaching Irish in schools and it was a very competitive debate with many excellent points being brought up. This year’s Davis Shield was won by Liam Fitzgerald from 2nd year who was opposing the motion, a huge congratulations to Liam. ( Ronan Mc Auliffe )

Under 18s Six Nations Championship!!!

Created : 04 Apr 2022, 4:31 PM
Archived : 04 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

Many congratulations to Pres Senior Cup players, Jacob Sheahan, Danny Sheahan and Ben O’Connor who have been selected for the Ireland U18 Schools squad to play in the U18 Six Nations Championship, to be held in Paris over the Easter holidays. Commiserations also to Sean Condon, who misses out through injury.

5th Year Ecology Field Trip

Created : 04 Apr 2022, 9:02 AM
Archived : 04 Jun 2022, 12:00 AM

5th Year

5th year Biology students travelled to Kilarney National Park last Friday and had a very successful day conducting their habitat study as part of their Leaving Certificate course.