School News

Junior Debating – Cambridge Qualifiers 2021

Junior Debating Cambridge Qualifiers 2021 Hosted by the UCD Literary & Historical Society Sunday, 24th January 2021 Times: 9:30am – 6pm Teams Blackrock A: Darragh O’Neill & Ishaan Pandey (2nd [...]

News of the Past – Ireland 6 Nation Squad, Class of 2009-2016

Ireland 6 Nations Squad Congratulations to Andrew Conway and David Heffernan (both Class of 2009), Garry Ringrose (Class of 2013), Hugo Keenan (Class of 2014) and Caelan Doris (Class of [...]

Debating – French Team v St Andrews College, Jan 2021

French Senior Debating January 2021 Congratulations to Liam Prior (c), Hugh MacNeill, Oscar Bourke-Mullaney, Colm Kelly and sub Matthew Keeley (all 6th Year) who won their Quarter-final debate against St. [...]

Morning Mass, 11th January 2021

Morning Mass Monday, 11th January 2021 The College morning mass, celebrated by Fr. Paddy Dundon, C.S.Sp. was broadcasted on the R.T.E. News Now channel last Friday morning. They have informed [...]

Christmas Carol Service 2020

Christmas Carol Service December 2020 It had to be different and it was. The boys were in their classrooms; the choir, orchestra, cantors, readers, and soloists were in the chapel. [...]

Senior English Debating – Senior V Junior Debate

Senior English Debating The Senior V Junior Debate Congratulations to our ten speakers who took part in the Junior vs. Senior English debate, debating the motion that “This House Believes [...]

Duck Race Winners 2020

Duck Race Winners 2020 Supporting the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Well done to 2nd Year for their terrific fundraising for Vincent de Paul. €3,340 has been raised! The [...]

Christmas Chess Tournament 2020

Christmas Chess Tournament Wednesday, 16th December 2020 24 boys contested our inaugural Christmas Chess Tournament last Wednesday 16th December. There were 6 teams of 4 and after 3 rounds Team [...]

Christmas 2020 Newsletter & Castle Chronicle

Blackrock College’s Christmas Newsletter and Castle Chronicle are out now! Christmas Newsletter 2020Christmas Castle Chronicle 2020

SciFest Awards 2020

SciFest Awards 2020 Congratulations to our 2nd Year students on the quality and range of projects presented for this year’s Scifest competition. The projects are on display in the Senior [...]