Coláiste Cholmcille

U-16 Girls Championship Campaign

Sanket — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:02:05 +0000

U-16 Girls Championship Campaign

Our U16 girls have been busy over the last number of weeks, with two of their three group games now played.

Coláiste Cholmcille produced a brilliant team performance against Dungloe. CCBS got off to a great start with a well-taken goal from Lucy McGrath. Dungloe had the advantage of the wind in the first half and made good use of it, kicking some excellent long-range scores. Katie McGuinness and Jenna Britton also added to the scoreboard, leaving the half-time score
at 2-5 to 0-7.

Coláiste Cholmcille knew they would have to work hard to hold on to their lead, as Dungloe continued to battle right to the final whistle. Dungloe scored three well-taken goals in a 15-minute spell, putting the pressure on CCBS.

However, the Coláiste Cholmcille defence stood strong, with Kate McGrath, Ella McGoldrick and Lexi Mai Roper putting Dungloe under pressure and limiting their scoring opportunities. Tiah Kane and Niamh Patton drove the team forward, creating the opportunity for Jenna Britton to add another crucial score and seal a fantastic victory.

Final score: Coláiste Cholmcille 4-7, Dungloe 3-6.

The girls’ second game was against a very strong Stranorlar team. CCBS struggled to get scores on the board, while Stranorlar made the most of their opportunities. Despite the challenge, the girls never gave up, with Katie Lipsett, Kayla McDermott and Lexi Mai Roper working hard in defence. Bethany McNamee also produced some excellent goalkeeping.

The final score was
5-15 to 1-5 in favour of Stranorlar. Well done to the girls for continuing to battle throughout the game against very strong opposition.

The team now turns its attention to the final group game against our neighbours, AVS Donegal,
on
Thursday, 23 October, at 11:15 am in Donegal Town.

Best of luck to the girls in their final group game!

Full Panel

Bethany McNamee, Catherine Garvey, Ella Dinsmore, Ella McGoldrick, Emily Gallagher, Emily Ryan, Emma Clyne, Emma Louise O’Neill, Finola Sheridan, Kate McGoldrick, Katie McGuinness, Kayla McDermott, Leah Monaghan, Leah O’Malley Malone, Lucie McGrath, Neasa McGurn, Niamh Patton, Saoirse O’Donnell, Sienna Doran, Tiah Kane, Aoibhe Marie Gallagher, Blathnaid Oates, Bláithín McCloskey, Bronagh Waugh, Emer McGarrigle, Enya Feehily, Holly O’Neill, Jenna Britton, Kate McGrath, Katie Ferguson, Katie Lipsett, Leia Roper and Lexi Mai Roper.

The post U-16 Girls Championship Campaign appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

CCBS Senior Girls Begin Ulster their Campaign

Sanket — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:02:05 +0000

CCBS Senior Girls Begin Ulster Campaign in Style

The CCBS senior girls got their Ulster title campaign underway with an impressive display of football in their opening blitz competition on Monday the 12th of October.

CCBS faced Magh Ene, Holy Cross and St Kevin’s Lisnaskea, with the teams competing to secure their place in the next stage of the Ulster competition.

There were some excellent passages of play, particularly in the games against Magh Ene and Holy Cross. Both sides had dangerous forwards, but the CCBS defence stood strong throughout. Katie McGowan, Aodhbha O’Donnell and Caitlin McGuinness were outstanding at the back, keeping their opponents under pressure and limiting their scoring opportunities.

The Ballyshannon girls built their success on strong defending, quick transitions and an exciting, fast-paced style of attacking football. Katie McMahon, Rachel Gillespie and Faye Monaghan found the net with some excellent goals, helping to seal impressive victories for CCBS.

The girls can now look forward to the Ulster quarter-finals after the midterm break.

Well done to all the players on a fantastic team performance, and to team management Mr Kenny and Mrs Coleman.

CCBS Senior Girls Panel

Aodhbha O’Donnell, Aoife Hughes, Caela Monaghan, Caitlin McGuinness, Emma O’Donnell, Erin Gallagher, Faye Gillespie, Mairead Murphy, Niamh McGrath, Rachel Gillespie, Sarah McGoldrick, Sarah O’Brien, Cadhlá Gillespie, Emily McNamee, Katie McGowan, Katie McMahon, Niamh Duffy, Rebecca Downey, Enya Feehily, Jenna Britton, Leia Roper, Lexi Mai Roper, Katie Lipsett and Kate McGrath.

The post CCBS Senior Girls Begin Ulster their Campaign appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

CCBS U19 Hurling team into Ulster last 16

Sanket — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:06:04 +0000

CCBS Senior Boys Hurling Blitz

On Tuesday the 29th of September our senior boys hurling team travelled up to Carndonagh to play in a blitz against Crana College and Carndonagh school.

Their first match commenced at 11:30am against Crana College.

The CCBS boys had a strong start with the first point within the first minute by Joseph Gibbons followed by 2 goals by Eoghan McCadden.

The team had an impressive first half with the score of 4:02 to 0:00 at half time, goals contributed by Anton Duffy and Dillion Owens and another point by Anton Duffy.

The team was ready to get stuck into the second half leading them off with a great point by Joseph Gibbions. Although the boys had a strong backline Crana College were able to score their first goal. The team fought back with two more points by Oisín and Eoghan McCadden. Final score was 4:05 to 1:00 with CCBS securing their victory over Crana College.

The team began their second game against Carndonagh, with Carndonagh securing the first point of the game, CCBS then followed it up with two points by Joseph Gibbions and Oisín McCadden.

Carndonagh kept tallying up the scores with a half time score of 1:2 to 0:2.

The boys entered the second half with their heads held high but sadly were unable to get a score on the board. Final scoring being 3:4 to 0:2 with Carndonagh securing victory.

The under 19 CCBS hurling team have qualify for the round of 16 in the Ulster Casemant Shield.

Report by Emer McGarrigle & Mia Roohan

TY CCBS News

The post CCBS U19 Hurling team into Ulster last 16 appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

School Closure Reminder

Sanket — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:44:03 +0000

Just a reminder that school is closed for all students this Friday the 2nd of October.

The post School Closure Reminder appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

Tony O’Reilly Talk

Sanket — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:02:03 +0000

Just a little reminder that we will host Tony O’Reilly on Tues 29th Sept for a talk on gambling.

This is not limited to parents- anyone in the community is welcome to attend.

Direct link to the tickets:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tony-oreilly-parent-talk-on-gambling-tickets-2000615650265?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Please share!

The post Tony O’Reilly Talk appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

Tony O’Reilly Talk

Sanket — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:32:04 +0000

Just a little reminder that we will host Tony O’Reilly on Tues 29th Sept for a talk on gambling.

This is not limited to parents- anyone in the community is welcome to attend.

Please share!

The post Tony O’Reilly Talk appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

CCBS Careers Fair

Sanket — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:24:03 +0000

We are running our first CCBS Careers Fair on Tuesday the 22nd of September.

We would be delighted to welcome parents to school between 10am and 12:30 on the day to meet representatives from a variety of third level institutions as well as representatives from a wide range of possible careers that our students could opt to go in to in the future.

It’s a great opportunity to gather vital information and to help students make choices regarding future career paths.

The post CCBS Careers Fair appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

Fantastic First Years!

Sanket — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:30:11 +0000

As we come to the end of our first full week of the school year we have to give a very special mention to our new first year students. We all know how challenging starting a new school can be and it’s fair to say that these wonderful young people have had a super week. Well done to all-we are so happy to have you here!

The post Fantastic First Years! appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

Home School Community Liaison (HSCL)

Sanket — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:30:08 +0000

Welcome back to all our students to a new school year and a special word of welcome to our First Years. I hope everyone has settled in. For those not familiar with HSCL, my role is to support parents throughout the school year and I can be contacted directly on 083 3732174.

We ran a very successful Uniform Swap Shop for the first time this year and it was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who participated. We always welcome good quality uniform items- they can be left at the office at any time. We have very few jumpers left so please have a look and see if you might have a spare one for us.

I will get in touch shortly about an upcoming talk for parents on gambling addiction- the event is on Sept 29th and I am trying to source a tutor to run a Maths for Parents class in the coming weeks.

Please get in touch if I can be of any assistance.

Mairead McGurren, HSCL

The post Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.

Welcome Back Senior Prefects!

Sanket — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:30:06 +0000

Today was a very exciting day in CCBS as our new first years became part of our school community. On hand to help with settling them in to secondary school life were our fantastic Senior Prefects!

The post Welcome Back Senior Prefects! appeared first on Coláiste Cholmcille.