CAO Information Session for Parents & Students

6th year Parents/Guardians/Students. Learn more about how CAO operates and making course choices. Register asap as spaces are limited for the following webinar on Tuesday 17th January 2023 at 6.30pm. 

Jingle and Mingle LRC Christmas Party, Dec 20th

Our LRC celebrated Christmas with a get together of students, staff and parents yesterday. The room was awash with Christmas Colour and there were lots of tables of food. Many thanks to the Students for all their efforts in hosting the event. Many thanks to the LRC Team for their trojan work throughout the year and many thanks to all the Parents who came to visit. Thanks also to the Home Ec Dept. for their help. Happy Christmas to one and all!

4th Year Singers perform at Cara House

Well done to our 4th years for singing their hearts out recently in Cara House, the Bank of Ireland, the nursing home in Baltimore Road and of course SCS.

Composed mainly of all males, they were very organised, knowing better to include some females and that “behind every good male is an even better female”.

They have a natural ability to sing but have now gone from being self-trained singers to be known as “The Singers” in SCS. In fact they make it look easy with practical advice to offer such as “All you need are the lyrics printed off from Margaret in the office and just sing!” It doesn’t get any easier than that they reassure everyone.

More famous up to now for their football skills on the pitch, the prospect of an All Ireland in the near future is not daunting.. they are going to win that anyway. Interestingly it was performing in front of their peers that was considered more daunting!

Full of festive fun they have a loyal fan base now and on request they can sing anything from ‘Last Christmas’ to ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’.

The school is immensely proud of this new group and we can’t wait to hear about their next touring dates of 2023.

Thanks to their TY Co ordinator Ms. Gretta Burchill for organising and their 4th year Religion teachers too. One Direction watch out!

Happy Christmas to all in our School Community, Dec 2022

The School Community would like to wish all our Students, Staff, Parents and all in our Community a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas. Our 1st, 2nd and TY students get their holidays on Tuesday, Dec 20th at 3.50pm and our 3rd, 5th and 6th Years finish on Wednesday, Dec 21st at 1.10pm. School reopens on Thursday, Jan 5th.

Enjoying Christmas Festivities Day, Dec 16th.

Pictured is Brian and Mr. O Mahony officially turning on the School’s Christmas Lights! Well done to everyone for creating such an atmosphere with their singing, wearing their Christmas Jumpers and eating Christmas Dinner together. Many thanks to the Wellbeing Committee, the LRC Dept, the RE Dept. for all their efforts and to Ms. Orla O Sullivan for organising a very successful Festivities Day. We also wish to acknowledge the work of Mr. Peter Lynch, our Christmas Jumper and Christmas Door Judge. Many thanks also to Mr. Colman O Driscoll for coordinating the Sports Fund Raffle and all those who bought and sold tickets for the school. Over €3500 has been raised to date. We also said goodbye to Eric, Carla and Saez David, our TY ELP students who are returning to Spain after spending a term in SCS.

Christmas Carol Service, Dec 15th.

Many thanks to all the musicans, the singers and the readers who made last night’s Carol Service an amazing occasion. A special, special thanks to Ms. Colette Brennan, Music Dept. for conducting and organising the proceedings and thanks also to Ms. Rosie O Brien, School Chaplain for organising a lovely service. Many thanks also to the many parents and staff who attended.

Green Schools Commitee have Christmas Party, Dec 15th

The Green School’s Committee celebrated a great term’s work done by having a Christmas Party today. Many thanks to the entire team and their teachers, Ms. Una McNulty and Ms. Louise Munday for all their efforts with the Walking on Wednesday’s Campaign and the new Recycling Initiative.

LRC Students Visit Skibbereen Community Hospital

L.R.C. Students visited the residents of 'Saol Nua' Skibbereen Community Hospital and presented them with gifts that they had made.

This activity formed part of their Level 2 ‘Living In The Community’ module.

Resident Dan accepted the gifts on behalf of both Saol Nua and Perrott House.

Wishing all the residents a Happy Christmas.

4th Years at Cara House

Pictured are our Fourth Years Abbey Caverley, Lucy McCarthy, Leah Carey, Eleanor Keating and Chris Hallahan helping out at Cara House’s second Christmas party.

A great time was had by all.

They sang a few songs to keep everyone entertained.

Thanks to all the residents for welcoming the students, Ms Aine Minihane for coordinating and to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for liaising.

Best Staff Member's Christmas Door, Dec 2022

Many thanks and well done to all the Staff who decorated their door for Christmas. The Elves will be making their decision shortly!!

4th Years at Cara House

Well done to the Fourth Years who were helping out today at the Cara House Christmas Party.

They helped with the shopping and serving of the food.

Skibbereen Community School are delighted to be back assisting everyone again as it was not possible during covid.

Every week five Fourth Years will be on a rota to help out. The smiles say it all.

Thanks so much to everyone in Cara House and in particular, Aine Minihane for her coordination. Thanks to our Fourth Years today: Niamh O Sullivan, Hannah Sheehy, Emma Mc Carthy, Carla Martin and Laura Deasy and to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for sorting the rota.

TY Trip to West Cork Campus

Many thanks to all the staff at the West Cork Campus, Skibbereen where our TY students had the opportunity of sampling a taster of all of the great courses they have on offer at the college as well as learning about both the employment and progression opportunities that QQI qualifications provide to students.

An informative and fun day was had by all. 


TY Christmas Carol Singers

Well done to our Transition Year Carol Singers who sang wonderful songs in the Bank of Ireland today.

They delighted all the customers with their festive cheer and raised much needed funds for our memorial garden which is well under way. This is part of our ongoing links to the community.

They are very much looking forward to their next trip out performing for the Residential Centre Baltimore Road. Word is out now about them being such a hit and we have no doubt that their diaries will be busy over the next few days.

Many thanks to the Bank of Ireland for hosting them, Ms. Orla O Sullivan, Ms. Deirdre Hennigan, Ms. Grace Callaghan and Mr. Sean Ronan for organising. 

Senior Boys Football Team narrowly edge out Dingle in cracking Corn Uí Mhuirí last round qualifier, Dec 7th.

Well done to our Senior Boys Football Panel and their coaches/support staff, Mr. Tony Harrington, Mr. Colman O Driscoll, Mr. James McCarthy, Mr. Elliot Connolly and Mr. Chris O Brien on narrowly defeating Coláiste Chorca Dhuibhne, An Daingean by two points in the last round robin game of the Corn Uí Mhuirí.

MATCH REPORT WED, 07 DEC, 2022 - 17:48 ECHO LIVE BY PAT RYAN

Corn Uí Mhuirí: Skibbereen see off Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne to reach quarter-final

Luke Shorten and Brian O'Driscoll hit the net for the West Cork school against the Kerry powerhouse

Skibbereen Community School's Brian O'Driscoll celebrates scoring a goal. Picture Denis Minihane.

PAT RYAN

Skibbereen Community School 2-12 Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-13.

SKIBBEREEN had a close win over Kerry powerhouse Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne to seal a place in the Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final at Banteer.

Goals from Liam Shorten, who hit 1-5 from play, and Brian O'Driscoll were crucial, while Joe Bohane, Shane Carey, Tomás Ó Donobháin and Niall Daly also shone for the West Cork school.

Exchanges were close all through with very little separating two evenly matched sides but Skibbereen hit the front when Shane O'Connell placed Niall Daly for a point. Further pressure saw O'Driscoll place impressive Shorten who scored. 

Cian MacGearailt nailed a free and they were level at 0-4 apiece when Conor Corduff pounced on a kick-out. 

The Dingle side hit the front with a MacGearailt free before fine work by Frank Hurley led to a goal by O'Driscoll. Dingle replied with a goal of their own and were ahead at the break, 1-7 to 1-6.

On the changeover, both sides exchanged two points apiece. 

In the 39th minute, Cian Ó Cinneide edged Dingle 1-10 to 1-8 clear. 

A Daly free and an O'Neill tied up the game and it was deadlocked at 1-11 each entering the final quarter. 

The defining score came in the 49th minute when O'Driscoll and O'Neill combined for Shorten's goal. Dingle missed a few frees before Shorten split the posts after Daly and Carey sent him clear. 

Dingle pressed very hard in the last five minutes. A draw would see them progress. Skibbereen's defence held firm while Dingle had just two late points by Cian Ó Cinneide and Cian MacGearailt. 

Time ran out and Skibb advanced.


Skibbereen Community School's Shane Carey hand-passing the ball clear of Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne's Cian Ó Cinnéide in the Corn Uí Mhuirí at Banteer. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Scorers for Skibbereen Community School: L Shorten 1-5, N Daly 0-5 (0-3 f), B O’Driscoll 1-0, J O’Neill, K O’Driscoll 0-1 each.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne: C Ó Cinnéide 0-5 (0-1 f), C MacGearailt 0-4 (0-3 f), P MacGearailt 0-3 (0-1 m), C Ó Gealbháin 1-0, C Cordubh 0-1.

SKIBBEREEN: S O’Shea (Ilen Rovers); H O’Donovan (Clann nan Gael), J Bohane (Castlehaven), M Keating (O’Donovan Rossa); S O’Connell (Castlehaven), S Carey (Ilen Rovers), D Hourihane (O’Donovan Rossa); T Ó Donnabháin (Clonakilty), F Hurley (O’Donovan Rossa); K O’Driscoll (Ilen Rovers), N Daly (O’Donovan Rossa), B O’Driscoll (O’Donovan Rossa); L Shorten (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), J O’Neill (Castlehaven), D Cleary (Castlehaven).

Subs: D O’Donovan (Castlehaven) for Keating (h-t), L Murray (Tadhg MacCárthaigh) for Cleary (54).

POBALSCOIL CHORCA DHUIBHNE: J de hÓra (Dingle); C Ó Fearghail (An Ghaeltacht), J Ó Néill (Castlegregory), JJ Mac Liam (An Ghaeltacht); T Ó Cathail (Dingle), S Ó Cuinn (An Ghaeltacht), P Ó Riain (Dingle); C Ó Gealbháin (Lispole), S Ó Conchúir (Lispole); C Ó Dufaigh (An Ghaeltacht), C Ó Cinnéide (Lispole), C MacGearailt (An Ghaeltacht); P MacGearailt (Castlegregory), A Ó Beaglaoích (An Ghaeltacht), C Cordubh (An Ghaeltacht).

Sub: P Ó Mainnín (Lispole) for Ó Cathail (h-t).

Referee: D Hickey.



Our Musical Group of Beauty and the Beast 2022 see the Show in Dublin, Dec 7th 2022.

Last year's TY cast, crew, musicians and directors Ms Brennan, Ms Leiber, Ms Hoskins and Ms Bernie Hegarty of Beauty and the Beast on their trip to Bord Gais Energy Theatre Dublin to see the fabulous production of the Musical, "Beauty and the Beast (almost as good as their own production!" ) Thanks for organising guys! Great trip away!

Christmas Trees

Skibbereen Community School has been busy preparing for Christmas.

Plans are well under way for our annual Christmas Jumper/Festive Day on Friday 16th of December with all proceeds going to our Memorial Garden.

Many thanks to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan and Religion Department for co-ordinating. Thanks to our Bam staff, Enda O’Donovan, Blaise O’Sullivan, Patrick O’ Sullivan, our fifth years: Seamus Griffiths, Stephen Kearney, Titas Sautdinovas, Harry Bushe, Tomas Lechtanski and Naoise Quinn for decorating our two lovely trees.