School News

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 [...]

Senior Debating – English Debating Society

Senior English Debating Society Leinster Schools’ Debating Competition Tuesday, 1st December 2020 We commend Frazer McGinn (Transition Year), James Carroll, Michael White (both Fifth Year), Stephen Corr, Joey Haughton, Michael [...]

Senior Debating – Leinster Schools’ Debating Competition

Senior Debating Leinster Schools’ Debating Competition Congratulations to our Senior Debating teams of Daniel Welch & Stephen Corr (both 6th Year) (opposing), Michael Lucey & Conor Slattery (both 6th Year) [...]

Transition Year Family Mass 2020

TY Year Family Mass Sunday, 6th December 2020 The theme for this year’s Mass was ‘For Christ’s sake – share’ so it was fitting that Jim Murphy (class of 1971), [...]

Castle Carol Service 2020

Castle Carol Service December 2020 Director of Boarding Mr MacDermott welcomed the families of our Boarders to the College Chapel via our webcam from wherever they were and they tuned [...]

St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal – Mince Pies and Coffee

St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal Mince Pies and Coffee 5th December 2020 Due to Covid restrictions, our coffee morning moved outdoors last Saturday morning 5th December as our T.Y. [...]

Senior Debating – Leinster Schools’ Debating Competition

We commend Frazer McGinn (Transition Year), James Carroll, Michael White (both Fifth Year), Stephen Corr, Joey Haughton, Michael Lucey, Conor Slattery and Daniel Welch (all Sixth Year), who qualified to […]

SVP 5th Year Cyclothon

St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal 5th Year Cyclothon 27th November 2020 Over 200 boys participated in the 8-hour cyclothon last Friday 27th November, Cycling, time keeping, sanitising, providing the [...]