5th year students planting herbs for the Home Economics room.
Coláiste Muire 4 - 1 Skibbereen Community School
Match Report by Sean Spenser
With poor weather and a poor pitch it was certainly going to be a game where you did not want to go behind first. Unfortunately for Skibbereen they did. Shortly after kick off number 11 easily knocked the ball past the Skibbereen defence to whip a dangerous ball into the corridor of uncertainty. The number 9 was first to the ball, took one touch and saw the goal keeper was slow to go down to the ball and slotted it through his legs. For the rest of the first half Skibbereen were massively under the cosh with Cobh utilizing the flanks heavily. Most of the chances were coming through their left side. Barry Collins had a big first half making some fantastic saves to keep his team in the game.
Mid-way through the second half number 11 for Cólaiste Muire ran down the left wing and had an early shot which caught goalkeeper Barry Collins off guard and hit the back of the net. Soon after, Cobh decided to end the game with a quickfire double as a long hopeful ball was headed to the ever-so reliable Jack Collins with what seemed to be a lot of space. However his chest down was far too heavy and fell to the Cobh player who struck it first time on the half volley into the bottom corner, an unstoppable strike. Late on in the game Barry Collins came outfield and Daniel McCarthy went in goal. Chris Connolly and Muirios Waugh came onto the pitch and at this point the game changed. Whether it was all three new outfielders or just one of them, something clicked. I'm sure they will all argue their point. Barry Collins played a beautifully weighted pass to Chris Connolly who stopped the ball on the edge of the box by the byline. He shimmied and executed a great cutback to Dermot Hegarty on the edge of the box. He took one touch onto his left foot and hit it near post. It dribbled in past the keeper who hadn't been tested all game and couldn't deal with the first test.
Any hope Skibb might have had was soon put to bed as one long ball along the ground set number 11 free whose first time left footed shot left goalkeeper Daniel McCarthy standing, as the ball drilled in near post. The last highlight of the match was when Muirios and Dermot pulled off a sweet one-two allowing Dermot to chest it down and strike it on the volley with his left foot from distance, but was in dismay as he saw the ball swerve at the last second and strike the post.
Man of the Match: Patrick Bergin - The right back playing at left back had the best performance for the Skibbereen side. He stopped almost all the attacks down his side and was solid on the ball. Unfortunate to get injured halfway through the second half.
Starting 11
Barry Collins, Andrew Whelton, Patrick Bergin, Jack Collins, Conor Hourihane, Michael Meaney, Dermot Hegarty, Eoghan O'Neill , Aaron O' Sullivan, Alan Leonard, Jason Murray.
Used Substitutes
Ciaran O'Dwyer, Mark Keohane, Chris Connolly, Muirios Waugh, Daniel McCarthy.
Unused Substitutes
David Petrikauskas, Seán Finn Gallagher Spenser
The Third Year Parent-Teacher meeting will be held in the school tomorrow Thursday, 12th January 2017 from 4.15pm to 6.45pm.
Niall Collins, kai Hill, Kevin O’Donoghue and Wayne Williamson displaying their fabulous work. Well done to all!
Skibbereen Community School marked its first Christmas with a fun filled day. It began with all first years witnessing the turning on of the Christmas tree lights in the General Assembly Area. Santa paid a special visit and handed out a mountain of sweets. They then held their own Christmas party and were first in line to get the Christmas dinner from the canteen. All years joined them for a lunchtime concert performed by the legendary singer, Mr. John Spillane. The entire community wore their Christmas Jumpers which raised 1200 Euro for the Aurelia Trust Charity and our own Learning Resource Centre. Mr. Anton O'Mahony, our Principal wished all students and their families a very Happy Christmas. The School wishes to thank the Religion Department, The Music Department, The L.R.C Department and Mr.John Spillane for making the day so memorable.
On the 25th of November, the school entered its first showjumping event which was held in Wayne Santry's Equestrian Centre in KIlbrittan. The team comprised of Jennifer Dorrington, Amy Dorrington, Lisa Harte, Martha Mulcahy, Hannah Pernas O Shea, Zoe O Connor and Caitlin Brennan. The grooms were Leah Wyn and Matt Mulcahy. The whole team performed admirably, taking 7th place out of 12 teams. Thanks to Mr. PJ Fitzgerald and Ms. Dorrington for organising.
Here are some pictures of our Christmas Festive Day which was held on Monday December 12th.
The Religion Department of Skibbereen Community School were very busy over the last few weeks collecting food for St Vincent de Paul. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed. Included in the photo are a few of the hampers. All students were encouraged in their classes to contribute to a hamper for the needy!
Pictured below are some cribs produced by first year students in Art and Religion class.
Students hard at work, double checking all is in order before our Christmas Festive Day on Monday 12th December.
First year students from class 1D collecting food for the St. Vincent de Paul food appeal and collecting items for the Simon Community appeal. Please give generously this Christmas.
Match report by Sean Spenser.
Skibbereen Community School 2 - 2 Kinsale Community School
Mid way through the first half Isaac Harte took the lead for Skibbereen with a spectacular finish into the top right hand corner of the net. It didn't stay at 1-0 for long as a mere two minutes later Skibbereen had a corner. As the ball came in, it cleared everyone in the box. Kinsale launched a counter attack. With the rest of the team leaving the centre backs too much to do on Kinsale's left flank, their attacker was able to run through and slot home near post. Skibbereen's mood was low going in at half time and they needed to bounce back and score first if they wanted a win. During the second half Kinsale got a corner. None of their corners in the first half had reached the first man. This one did however and it went straight to a Skibbereen defender who headed clear to the edge of the box. The ball was hit first time and this was again poorly cleared and this time Skibbereen did not get off scot-free. As the shot came back in it deflected off Gearoid McCarthy causing a disastrous own goal through no fault of his own. Skibbereen luckily did not let their heads drop and sooner rather than later they were on the attack again. Liam McCarthy played in his team mate, got it back inside the box, but his shot was unfortunately saved. Luckily for Skibbereen, Jack O' Brien was there to score. In the last 10 minutes of the game Liam McCarthy went one on one with the goalkeeper, took it round him, but unfortunately his shot was blocked off the line by a fantastic slide tackle by Kinsale's number four. It stayed at 2-2 and I think it was a very fair result. If I had to pick a winner I'd have said Skibbereen. Even though they had a lot of possession, Kinsale didn't create many opportunities, whereas Skibbereen looked very threatening on the attack.
Man Of the Match: Robbie Minihane - The captain played phenomenally at centre back, breaking down most of Kinsale's attacks while dominating the aerial battles. He set up a few very decent attacks from the back as well!
See Timetables for each year group below.
2nd YEAR TIMETABLE F47/48/49/53/54
Congratulations to Kate O'Donovan who was awarded the title 'Chef of the Week' in class 1.1 last week. Also pictured are 2nd year students displaying their dishes, which account for 25% of their Christmas grade.
The following are our 5th year entries in the Euroscola Poster Competition.
The Transition Year Outdoor Pursuits Group pictured enjoying their hike on Toe Head yesterday.
Well done to the Senior Ladies Football Team and their coaches, Mr. Patrick Hayes and Mr. Tony Harrington on having reached the Munster Semi Final. They defeated Cashel Community School today.
The under 19 A girls basketball team after their quarter final match against Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire .
The following was the report on the match by Denis Hurley in the Irish Examiner on Thursday November 24th.
Skibbereen CS 5-9 Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra 1-11:
A deluge of goals brought the new Skibbereen CS their first Corn Uí Mhuirí win as they triumphed at Kilmurry last Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to prevent their elimination.
With Group D further ahead than the other three, yesterday was the final round of games and, having lost to Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne and St Flannan’s College, Skibb needed at least a two-point win and a victory for the Dingle school against their Ennis opponents. The first objective was achieved, but unfortunately for Skibb, Flannan’s won to render the outcome moot.
Nevertheless, they can take heart from the performance, considering they went into the game knowing that a win was mandatory. Aided by the wind, they hit the ground running as a point from Seán Minihane, effective at midfield, was followed by Ryan Foley’s goal after Peter O’Driscoll’s delivery had evaded the Sliabh Luachra full-back line. When Rory Byrne and Seán Fitzgerald added further points, they were 1-3 to 0-0 ahead.
Inspired by All-Ireland-winning Kerry minor Brian Friel, the Rathmore school came into the game. Friel and Ian Roche set up Jack Hanrahan for a well-worked opener and then Friel’s individual game left just two in it before he added a point after good work by Brian Brosnan.
If Skibb were shaken by that surge, they didn’t show it, as another 1-3 was quickly pieced together. Corner-forward Alex Minihane had their second goal with a low shot to the net as Eoghan O’Connell added some lovely points and though John O’Leary had a Rathmore point, Skibb had a third goal in the offing.
Wing-forward Elliott Connolly was the driving force this time as his run brought him deep into enemy territory and while he could have gone himself, he passed to Foley, who crashed a fine shot home.
Brosnan and Shane O’Sullivan reduced the gap for Rathmore as half-time neared but there was still room for a fourth Skibb goal, an unmarked Minihane with his second after Foley’s point attempt hit the post and dropped into his hands.
That left them 4-6 to 1-5 in front at the break and Foley’s fine point extended that advantage. Roche did have a Rathmore free, but O’Connell got his third point the validity of which was questioned by the Kerry side, who felt it didn’t curl in enough. Then Connolly fired a shot to the top corner after another good run. It meant that all 12 starting forwards had scored but more importantly for Skibb it gave them a near-impregnable 5-8 to 1-6 lead. They would add just one more point, a Foley free, but they had done enough.
Rathmore, for whom wing-back Jack Cremin excelled, did have frees which Roche and John O’Leary converted, but Friel was being forced to come deeper to try to influence matters and the Skibb defence never looked like coughing up the goals needed to make the game a contest. They took the points, but unfortunately for them they weren’t enough.
Scorers for Skibbereen CS:
R Foley (2-2, 1 free), A Minihane (2-1), E O’Connell (0-3), E Connolly (1-0), S Minihane, S Fitzgerald, R Byrne (free) (0-1 each).
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra:
B Friel (1-1), J O’Leary (2 frees), I Roche (1 free) (0-2 each), B Brosnan, J Hanrahan, S O’Sullivan, J O’Sullivan (0-1 each).
SKIBBEREEN CS:
E Hourihane; J Collins, C O’Driscoll, S Walsh; M Bushe, D O’Donovan, L Browne; P O’Driscoll, S Minihane; E O’Connell, S Fitzgerald, E Connolly; A Minihane, R Byrne, R Foley.
Sub:
K O’Donovan for Browne (60).
SCOIL PHOBAIL SLIABH LUACHRA:
F Jacob; K O’Sullivan, G O’Leary, M Doyle; G Looney, T Fleming, J Cremin; D Cronin, M Mahoney; B Brosnan, B Friel, J Hanrahan; J O’Leary, I Roche, S O’Sullivan.
Subs:
J O’Sullivan for Doyle (37), D O’Connor for S O’Sullivan (48), C O’Leary for Fleming (60, injured).
Referee:
B Barry-Murphy (Aghinagh)