School News

Senior Debating – UCD L+H Debates, Round 1

UCD L+H Debates 2021 Round 1 Congratulations to the following students on progressing to next round in the L+H (UCD) Schools Debate competition. Students: Matthew O’Donnell & Colm Fagan James [...]

Autumn 2021 Newsletters

Blackrock College’s Autumn Newsletter is out now! Autumn Newsletter 2021Autumn Castle Chronicle 2021

Debating – Junior Team Update, Term 1 2021

Leinster Junior Schools Debating Competition November 2021 This term, we have four teams competing in the Leinster Junior Schools Debating Competition organised by the Law and the Literary and Historical [...]

3rd Year Family Mass, Nov 2021

3rd Year Family Mass Sunday, 7th November 2021 Chief Celebrant Fr. Cormac O’Brolchain, in an excellent homily, urged the boys to be the best they can be and to think [...]

Maths Week 2021

Maths Week/Numeracy Day October 2021 The last week before midterm saw the launch of the College’s Maths Week 2021. The week (plus Numeracy Day) was a feast of diverse and [...]

French Debating, Round 1 – Blackrock Vs St Andrews

French Debating Round 1 Blackrock Vs St. Andrews Congratulations to our team of Eoin Dunne (captain), Michael Paran, John Duffy and Mark McCabe (all 6th Year) who won their Round [...]

BT Young Scientist 2022 Qualification

BT Young Scientist 2022 Qualification Congratulation to the following students on their qualification for the BT Young Scientist Competition which will be held virtually in January. Diarmaid Byrne & Simon [...]

Green Schools, Oct 2021

Green Schools Opening of the new Bicycle Parking Bay Fr. O’Brolchain, on Thursday 21st October, blessed our new Bicycle Parking Bays before a gathering of our Green Schools Committee, Ms [...]

Mental Health Awareness Day 2021

Mental Health Awareness Day Thursday, 21st October 2021 This year’s Mental Health Awareness Day took on a new format with a short exercise/presentation during each period. The focus was on [...]

Maths Weeks 2021

Maths Week 2021 Monday 18th to Friday 22nd October 2021 It was a very busy week as we encouraged the boys to focus on their numeracy and analytical thought processes. [...]