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MATHS AND APPLIED MATHS SUCCESS!!!
Created : 14 Mar 2022, 9:50 PM
Archived : 14 May 2022, 12:00 AM
Pres had an excellent performance in this year’s Regional Applied Maths Team competition recently. The joint efforts of our 5th and 6th Year applied maths students proved very successful on the night. Congratulations to our team consisting of William Hetherington, Charlie Neville and Sean O Coilean who won on the night and Fionn Coleman, Mark Fitzgibbon and Isaac Lee who came second. Congratulations to 6th Years students Ronan Barry, Diarmuid O’Connor, Darren Sheehan and Isaac Wheelock who participated in the National Final of Team Maths at the weekend. In the regional round of the competition in January, they finished joint first and as a result they were one of 12 teams selected to take part in the national final where they finished a commendable fourth place. We wish to acknowledge the students involved for their exemplary work ethic and dedication in preparing for the competitions.
CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL FINALS!!
Created : 14 Mar 2022, 9:43 PM
Archived : 14 May 2022, 12:00 AM
Congratulations to our fantastic cross country runners who outdid themselves in the National finals in Belfast this weekend. Our Minor team braved an extremely muddy course and finished in 5th place. An outstanding performance from each of our athletes Tom Kelly, Paul Kelly, Bobby Waters and Andrew Hinds. Conor Twomey competed in the Intermediate category, excelling in a grueling 5km and finished in 48th place. Conor is eligible to compete in this age category again next year, so to achieve such a high position this year is particularly impressive. Huge well done to all involved, including their team members that aided their qualification from school trials, South Munsters and to the Munster Championship.
FRANCOPHONIE WEEK
Created : 14 Mar 2022, 1:29 PM
Archived : 14 May 2022, 12:00 AM
In order to celebrate French-Language and Francophonie Week (12th - 20th March), Ms. McGonnell organised a poster competition for her 1st Year students in PBC. Well done to winners Alexander McGarry (1B), Colman Shanley (1C) and Daniel Barry (1C) who have created beautiful posters in French on Senegal, Belgium and Canada.
Rowers Compete at St.Michael's Head, Limerick
Created : 13 Mar 2022, 1:38 PM
Archived : 13 May 2022, 12:00 AM
Sport
Our Junior 18 Eight travelled to Limerick yesterday to compete in St. Michael's Head of The River, a 5.5km time trial on the River Shannon. In challenging conditions, the crew of Rex O'Sullivan, Sam Hernan, Andrew O'Leary, Eoghan Ahern, Tadhg O'Flynn, Ben Mullane, Leo Porion, Darragh Buckley and cox Jack Carroll finished second behind a strong Castleconnell crew from Limerick. This brings an end to the 'Head of the River' season for the club and huge credit must go to all the rowers and coaches on some strong performances throughout the Winter portion of the season. Next up is the Munster Indoor Rowing Blitz in UL Arena on March 31st.
PBC MUSIC SOCIETY!!
Created : 13 Mar 2022, 1:15 PM
Archived : 13 May 2022, 12:00 AM
PBC has established a Music Society!!! It meets on Wednesday afternoon, directly after school. After just two sessions, the teachers involved - Mr. O' Dave O' Riordan and Ms. Mary O' Driscoll, have told us that we have a serious amount of Musical Talent in our school!! If any other students would like to get involved, just turn up on Wednesday in the College Theatre at 12.55. We look forward to hearing some musical delights in the future. Well done to all involved!!
First Cut Youth Film Festival Winners 2022!!!!
Created : 13 Mar 2022, 12:44 PM
Archived : 13 May 2022, 12:00 AM
First Cut Youth Film Festival 2022 Winners Best Schools Film Congratulations to the first ever TY Film studies Module! Maurice Minogue, Daniel Prestwich, Alex McKenna Carroll, Liam Ring, Sam O’ Connell and Christy Hosford. The Film Crew had some fierce competition to win first place overall. This is a first for the school and all in PBC are extremely proud of their achievement. The student's talent and creativity for this module and competition was exemplary. First Cut! Youth Film Festival is an annual event based in Youghal, County Cork dedicated to showcasing new films by young filmmakers. It presents films in all genres by individual filmmakers, schools and youth groups as well as offering workshops and talks by film industry professionals. Well done to the boys, their teacher, Mr. Brian Casey and Ms. Nora Walsh for her help. A special thanks to Mr. Caleb Sheehan for helping to bring film studies into Pres.
PBC Podcast - from Cork to Azerbaijan!!!!
Created : 11 Mar 2022, 3:11 PM
Archived : 11 May 2022, 12:00 AM
The boys in TY are back for a brand new jam-packed episode! One special guest this week comes all the way from Azerbaijan with Adam Hartley interviewing his Grandfather, Rasim Agayev who talks about life growing up under communism in the former USSR. We also have part 2 of Ronan McAuliffe's in-depth interview with Simon Zebo and there's a cúpla focal as Gaeilge along with a píosa filíochta to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. Seb O Donoghue conducts a fascinating interview with Pres librarian Sophie McKenzie to celebrate World Book Day and he also reviews Jodi Picoult's new bestselling pandemic novel. Hugh McCarthy voices his concerns about the Uighurs and the social credit system in China and gaming expert, Eoin Harrington, reviews Arcane studio's new game, Deathloop. This episodes concludes with an interview with Red FM journalist Jamie O Hara about a day in his working life. Well done to all involved; ye keep raising the bar with the quality of each episode lads, keep up the great work. This podcast and all previous podcasts can be downloaded on the following links: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/04wpu8JzNap6yT2E68CW6i?si=kOjoztPmRAmBCI58_FsAgQ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/s-2-ep-3-from-cork-to-azerbaijan-and-everywhere-in-between/id1550646073?i=1000553680874
Junior Cup Semi Final Victory! - By Hugh McIntyre and Joe Hayes, TY.
Created : 10 Mar 2022, 10:55 PM
Archived : 10 May 2022, 12:00 AM
The 15 Pres boys came out on to the field to an enormous wave of support from the PBC faithful and it didn't take long before they got off to a flying start with JP Curtin finishing off a brilliant passing move only 3 minutes into the tie. Pres were unfortunate to barely miss the ensuing conversion. A tense period of play followed in which Crescent sliced a penalty conversion wide, before finally forcing the ball over the line 10 minutes later. However, they yet again could not gain those vital 2 points as the ball was sent spinning into the woodwork from their kick. Fortunately, this wasn't enough to deter neither the fans nor players as Pres soon regained a foothold over the game. And on the cusp of the half time whistle, Eoin Hurley received the ball on the wing and outpaced the nearby opposition to touch the ball down for a second PBC try. The resulting kick from Pres was whiskers away from being converted and the whistle blew for half time, Pres 10-5 Crescent. Both teams had their fair share of chances from the restart before a sensational kick from Harry Murphy overcame the relentless winds that plagued both sides in the first half to increase PBC's lead. A chaotic period of play followed wherein Pres first had a try disallowed, much to the irritations of players and supporters alike. But as the saying goes "all good things come in threes", and Pres killed off the game 47 minutes in with a third and final try from James O'Leary before Harry Murphy converted the kick that followed. Both sides battles fiercely until the referee finally brought the match to a close and the celebrations began. The final score was 20-5 in a match which was primarily dominated by PBC. We all congratulate the boys and coaching staff on their performance today as they set their sights towards success in the final.
Agriware Walk and Talk Event - Moore Park
Created : 10 Mar 2022, 12:29 PM
Archived : 10 May 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition year students and accompanying teachers braved the cold weather yesterday in Teagasc, Moorepark which is located on a 110 hectare site in North Cork with a dedicated Food Research Centre, an extensive Food Research Centre, Grassland Research Facility and a Pig Production Development Facility. Students attended the Agriware Walk and Talk event, this event allowed students to gain real-life experiences on working farms and attend talks from agri-food industry experts and leading academics in a practical environment.
Sci-Fest at School Competition
Created : 10 Mar 2022, 11:08 AM
Archived : 10 May 2022, 12:00 AM
TY
Congratulations to our runners up Dylan Swihart, Cian Hannigan and Jamie Cronin. Their project involved the investigation of the effects of different wavelengths on photosynthesis in plants. Our winners of the Sci-Fest at School Competition Louis Flynn and Liam Keville investigated the relationship between different species of spiders under the influence of certain variables. Well done to all groups who participated in the Sci-Fest at School Competition here in the Science Department of PBC. The runners up and winners prizes were selected by the External Sci-Fest Judges who questioned the students and group projects vigorously. All groups have submitted their projects to Sci-Fest at College in Munster Technology University, where they will further present their projects to a panel of judges and compete against other cork schools.