Academic Awards
Each year in the College we acknowledge the academic achievements of students at our annual Awards Night and our Year Group Prize Giving Ceremonies.
Awards Night
The annual Awards Night was re-established in 2005 and has become an important date on the College calendar since then. Parents and award recipients are invited and academic achievement in all subject areas in recognised, as is leadership and commitment in other areas of school life.
Each year a former student has been invited to the Ceremony as Guest of Honour. To date Guests of Honour have been...
Mr. Dermot Ahern, former Minister for Justice and Law Reform
Mr. Peter Malone, Chairman, National Roads Authority
Mr. Frank Lynch, Businessman
Dr. Pearse Lyons, President of Alltech Corporation USA
Mr. James McGuill, Solicitor and Former President of the Law Society
Prof. Brian Donnelly, Senior Lecturer, English Department, University College Dublin
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Academic Awards
In addition Awards are presented for sporting achievement, contribution to the Arts and leadership.
Oisin Ó Dálaigh Perpetual Trophy (Senior Sportsperson of the Year)
Fr. John Mulligan Award (Junior Sportsperson of the Year )
Peadar Gallagher Award (Outstanding Achievement in Sport)
Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award
MEA Award for Outstanding Contribution to School Life
Chaplaincy Award
Student Council Presentation
Academic Awards:
- Ahern Cup (Leaving Certificate Accountancy)
- Cooney Cup ( 5th Year Business)
- Outstanding Achievement in Art (Junior and Senior)
- Mullen Cup (Best Junior Certificate Results in the preceding year)
- Hearty Award (Best Pre-Leaving Certificate)
- Best Leaving Certificate Results (in the preceding year)
- Junior Science Award
- Senior Science Award
- Hanaway Cup (Leaving Certificate Maths)
- Junior Maths Award
- Junior Geography Award
- Senior Geography Award
- Dermot Jennings Perpetual Award (Junior English)
- Flanagan Cup (Leaving Certificate English)
- Thiel Prize (Junior German)
- Hughes Award (Senior German)
- French Medal (Junior French)
- Junior Certificate French Award
- Murphy Cup (5th Year French)
- Irish Cup (3rd Year Irish)
- Seán Mac Suibhne Award (Senior Irish)
- Donnelly Cup (Leaving Certificate History)
- Fergus Commins Perpetual Cup (Home Economics)
- Henry Plate (Best 5th Year Student)
- Fr. McGeough Trophy for Student of the Year
Year Group Prize Giving Ceremonies
Each year group has a Prize Giving Ceremony at the end of May. The Principal, Deputy Principal, Year Head and Form Teachers attend the ceremony and present awards to students.
Awards presented:
1st and 2nd place in each class
Most Consistent Worker in each class
Leadership Awards
Social Awareness Awards
Sports Awards
