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Sports Stars of the Year Awards 2020

Sports Stars of the Year Awards 2020 Robert Galligan Congratulations to Robert Galligan (6th Year) on winning the College Sports Star of the Year Award 2020. Robert is an outstanding [...]

Junior Gold Medal Debate 2020

Junior Gold Medal Debate Monday, 18th May 2020 Motion: This House Believes that human beings are essentially selfish creatures. This year’s Gold Medal Debate Winners: Gregory Quinn (2nd Year) Ben [...]

Music – Sir James Galway Summer Flute Festival, Switzerland

Sir James Galway Summer Flute Festival Weggis, Switzerland Friday 17th to Sunday 26th July 2020 Congratulations to Evan Walsh (5th Year) on his selection for the Sir James Galway Summer [...]

MUN – Claregalway College 2020

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir COMUN 2020 Claregalway College hosted their first online MUN conference on the 24th and 25th of April and hosted 50 participants. Blackrock entered 6 delegates Michael Lucey [...]

TY Retreat – Do Not Be Afraid

Transition Year Retreat on Teams Wednesday, 6th May 2020 Over 180 boys tuned in, at different times, to the Transition Year Retreat on Teams 10.00 am – noon, Wednesday the [...]

Sing Ireland – Ireland’s Call, Virtual Band & Choir

Ireland's Call Virtual Band and Choir Friday, 1st May 2020 24 students from 5th and 6th Years participated in an arrangement of Ireland’s Call which was broadcast on The Late [...]

RNLI Cyclathon, May 2020

RNLI Cyclathon May 2020 Nathan van Steenberge (5th Year) and his sailing team are doing a sponsored 2,000km virtual cycling tour of Ireland visiting every coastal RNLI station along the [...]

Virtual Sports & Family Day 2020

It is with great excitement that we are going to launch Blackrock College TV’s first ever live event that will take place on our YouTube channel, on Friday 15th May [...]