Congratulations to Sam Kingston and Allie Tobin on winning awards for their super sporting achievements at the recent West Cork Sports Star Awards held on Monday evening in The Celtic Ross Hotel. The Celtic Ross Hotel were sponsors of the Sports Awards event, along with Cork 103 and The Southern Star.
Sam won his award for Athletics (Javelin) and Allie won hers for Gaelic Football.
Many of West Cork's finest young athletes received awards on the night for various disciplines and it was great to see so many of Sam and Allie's family members and friends, along with Ms. Ní Charthaigh, Mr. O'Donnabháin and Ms. Belton from SCS in attendance.
Congrats again from everyone in SCS and well done!
Our TY students kicked off the year with an unforgettable adventure in Killarney National Park.
Battling the elements with determination and good humour, they hiked from the iconic Ladies View, climbed Torc Mountain, descended past the roaring Torc Waterfall, and finished strong at the historic Muckross House.
Over 4.5 hours of hiking tested their endurance, but the group’s energy and spirit never wavered. Rain jackets were zipped, boots were muddied, and friendships were strengthened with every step.
This was more than just a hike—it was a celebration of resilience, teamwork, and the start of what promises to be a fantastic year of TY activities.
Here’s to many more adventures ahead!
We were delighted to welcome Mr. TJ O’Connor from the National Road Safety Authority to our school on Friday for a presentation to transition year students.
Our Principal Mr. Anton O’Mahony formally welcomed him at the entrance.
Thanks to Ms. Órla O’Sullivan and Mr. Conor Uhl for organising.
Congratulations to our art competition winners at the Carbery Show Skibbereen in August.
Pictured are Alex O'Leary, Aaron O'Donovan, Laura Daly, Gael Taaffe, Jayden Huggins, Faith Keohane and Jack Leahy.
Well done to all.
Pictured below are 4th year students litter picking this week.
We are delighted to be back supporting Skibbereen Tidy Towns.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council, Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl, Ms. Gretta Burchill, Ms. Carla Nugent, and Ms. Margaret Collins for organising.
Well done to our current and former SCS students Zoe and Gemma Salter who claimed the Intermediate and Senior All-Ireland Young Stockperson titles this year.
Well done to our TY students who helped out at Cara House and we look forward to supporting Cara House for the year ahead.
Thanks to Ms. Aine Minihane, Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Gretta Burchill for organising.
Everyone in Skibbereen Community School were delighted to welcome our new first year students for their Induction Day on Monday August 25th.
Students gathered for an official welcome from our Principal Mr. Anton O'Mahony, Deputy, Ms Mary Belton and Year Head, Ms Sarah McCarthy.
Students spent the morning in fun ice breaking activities before being divided into class groups and getting their timetables and lockers.
They have now successfully completed their first full week of timetabled classes and are settling in well.
We are looking forward to working with this fantastic group of students and following their journey over the next six years.
Pictured are Katie and Sam Kingston winning the Scottish Javelin Championships held in Aberdeen two weeks ago.
Katie secured a Triple National title over the summer winning the Irish, Welsh and Scottish Javelin Championships.
Katie also competed alongside three time Olympic Gold medalist Thiam in Brussels. Katie achieved a PB in this competition and took silver.
The School Community would like to congratulate and acknowledge Abigail Fowler, 6th Year, on representing Ireland in the recent U19 Coupe de la Jeunesse 2025 in Austria.
Abigail rowed in the Women’s U19 4-.
Well done Abigail.
The School Community would like to wish our past pupil, Ms. Enya Breen and the Irish Rugby team the very best of luck in the Rugby World Cup in England this month.
Congrats to Enya on scoring a try against Japan in their opening Pool Match last weekend.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE RESULTS 2025
We wish the LC class of 2025 the very best of luck receiving their results on Friday 22nd August. Students will be able to access their results on the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) from 10am. It is very important that all students should check their log-in details for the portal in advance of Friday.
Students are very welcome to visit the school Friday morning from 11:30am to 1:30pm to gather and celebrate, have their queries answered or receive their results in person if they so wish.
Some important information from the SEC is outlined below.
The School Community would like to congratulate and acknowledge Caoimhe Flannery, 6th Year on representing Ireland in the recent U20 European Athletics Championships in Finland. Caoimhe ran in the Women’s 3000m Steeple Chase. Well done Caoimhe!
The School Community would like to congratulate the Cork Ladies Minor Football Team on winning the All-Ireland against Dublin. We in particular wish to congratulate our 5th Year SCS players of Ali Tobin, Éabha O Donovan and Katie Carey. Well done girls. It’s an incredible achievement!
The School Community would like to extend its deepest sympathies to Dovydas’ Family, Friends and Year Group on his tragic passing. Dovydas was a well liked, talented and much valued student of our school. He was a hard worker who had a talent for woodwork and had just begun his apprenticeship. He will be sadly missed by us all. May he rest in peace.
Well done to Caoimhe Flannery on winning the West Cork Sports Star Award 2025 in The Celtic Ross Hotel on Friday, marking her fantastic success in Athletics this year.
Various other awards were presented on the evening, celebrating the wonderful achievements of young people, involved in an array of sports, from the West Cork region.
It was great to see so many of Caoimhe's family and friends in attendance at this wonderful event, including Ms. Uí Shúilleabháin and Ms. Belton from Skibbereen Community School.
Congratulations Caoimhe!
SCS wishes you continued success.
A memorable weekend for the SCS athletes ,who had qualified for the All Ireland Schools' Track and Field in Tullamore last weekend.
2 gold medals , 1 silver ,two 5th places and all seven athletes finished in top 8!
Sam Kingston : 1st in Junior Boys' Javelin (600g) 45.16m
Caoimhe Flannery : 1st 1500m S/Chase 4: 56 ,a new Irish Schools Record ,by 5 seconds.
Katie Kingston: 2nd Senior Girls' Javelin (600g) 37.15m
Ciara Delaney :5th Senior Girls' 800m 2:16.03 PB
Diana Coakley: 5th Senior Girls' Hammer 36.33m
Elaine O'Sullivan: 6th Intermediate Girls'Javelin(500g) 32.55m
Lorraine Coakley: 8th Intermediate Girls Javelin (500g) 31.54 .
SCS were an incredible 2nd overall out of 123 schools in the Senior Girls category (Points accumulated by Caoimhe,Katie, Ciara and Diana for their placings.)
The School are tremendously proud of all their achievements both this weekend and over the entire season. They have done themselves, their families, their school and their Athletic Club so proud! Many thanks to them for their efforts and to their parents and club coaches for all the support.
Best of luck to Diana Rose, Lorraine, Sam, Ciara, Katie, Elaine and Caoimhe in the All-Ireland School’s Athletics Championships in Tullamore this weekend. They are pictured with Mr. Anton O Mahony, School Principal.