School News

Music – RIAM PianoFest – Gavin Bowen-O’Connor 5th Year

Congratulations to Gavin Bowen-O’Connor (5th Year) who was commended at the RIAM’s ‘PianoFest’. He competed in the Margaret O’Hea Recital Cup, a senior competition for 5th and 6th Year as [...]

RockMUN 2022

RockMUN 2022 Friday 18th & Saturday 19th February 2022 ROCKMUN (Blackrock College Model United Nations) was held on the 18th and 19th of February. With this being the first in-person [...]

Transition Year Corporate Duck Race 2022

Transition Year Corporate Duck Race Friday 11th February 2022 On Friday 11th February we had the return of the Transition Year Corporate Duck Race in aid of the Bigue Community [...]

Trinity College Entrance Exhibition Award 2021

Leaving Certificate 2021 The Entrance Exhibition Award is for the incoming student with the highest points in the Leaving Certificate from each school. This year’s recipients are Matthew O'Meara, Alex [...]

UCD Ad Astra Scholarship 2021 Award Winners

Award Winners of UCD Ad Astra Scholarship 2021 Congratulations to Class of 2021 graduates Rory McGuire (Elite Sports), Alex Kelly (Performing Arts) and Jamie McMahon (Elite Sports) on their award [...]

February 2022 Newsletters

Blackrock College’s February Newsletters are out now! February Newsletter 2022February Castle Chronicle 2022

Chemistry Olympiad Ireland 2022

Chemistry Olympiad Ireland 2022 Congratulations to David MacHale, Michael Paran and Andrew McCarthy (all 6th Year) who have qualified for the next round of the Chemistry Olympiad Ireland. We also [...]

Cake Sale 2022

Cake Sale Wednesday, 9th February 2022 There was a great buzz in St. Patrick’s hallway last Wednesday 9th February as the Cake Sale in aid of Machakos was fully embraced [...]

6th Year Mock Interviews, February 2022

6th Year Mock Interviews February 2022 Sixty-five 6th Years benefited from the Mock Interviews provided by forty-eight past-pupils, parents and friends of Blackrock. Fifteen different career options were covered and [...]

Senior Debating – Leinster Schools’ Competition, Round 2

Leinster Schools’ Debating Competition February 2022 Motion: ‘This House Believes that Sporting Teams Should Be Owned by Their Fans.’ We congratulate our four Sixth Year students, who took part in [...]