Offaly students enjoy making music In local theatre

THE 5th year music students of Coláiste Naomh Cormac Kilcormac enjoyed a workshop with clarinetist Deirdre O’Leary and French Hornist Cormac Ó hAodáin from Cassiopeia Wind Quintet in Birr Theatre & Arts Centre last Tuesday.

The students got to perform an accompaniment to Pavane by Ravel on chime bars, while also working on composing incidental music and developing their improvisation skills. The workshop was provided by funding from the Arts Council and was a great introduction to senior cycle music for these students.

Class Of 2023

A massive congratulations to our Class of 2023. We are all very proud of our students' achievements and wish them all every success in your futures.

Best Of Luck To Past Pupil

Best of luck to past pupil, Conor Troy (LC 2023) in the FIPFA World Cup this October in Australia.

Past Pupil Success

CNC Kilcormac congratulates our past pupil, Niall Mahon (LC 2022) on being awarded the J.P. McManus All Ireland Scholarship 2023 recently, based on his excellent Leaving Certificate results. Well done Niall, we here in CNC are very proud of you.

Focus Group

Our Senior Boys participated in a pilot research project which aimed at understanding males’ perception of female participation in sport and exercise. Thanks to DCU School of Health and Human Performance members Dr Hannah Goss and Nathan Gavigan for facilitating this.

Transition Year

CNC Kilcormac welcomed our transition year class on Wednesday August 30th with lots of team bonding games. On Wednesday September 5th, the class went to Lilliput Adventure Centre and took part in Orienteering, kayaking, bog jumping and capture the flag. Students enjoyed swimming in the lake, as the weather was lovely. They are currently paddle boarding in Shannon Harbour on Monday afternoons as part of their PE course. TY’s are busy planning the year with a Culture Day, Musical, Careers Fair and visit to a university planned already.

CNC Making Music In Birr Theatre

The 5th year music students of Coláiste Naomh Cormac Kilcormac enjoyed a workshop with clarinetist Deirdre O’Leary and French Hornist Cormac Ó hAodáin from Cassiopeia Wind Quintet in Birr Theatre & Arts Centre last Tuesday.

The students got to perform an accompaniment to Pavane by Ravel on chime bars, while also working on composing incidental music and developing their improvisation skills. The workshop was provided by funding from the Arts Council and was a great introduction to senior cycle music for these students.

Zeeko Workshops & IT Clinics

On the 21st September, our First and Second Years took part in Zeeko Workshops which aim to educate students on internet safety. An online seminar was presented to the parents on the same evening. On September 18th & 19th we welcomed our first year parents to the school to undertake IT Clinics to become more familiar with VSWare and the Microsoft 365 suite that CNC Kilcormac uses to support our students learning.

Higher Options

Our Fifth and Sixth Years recently attended the Higher Options in the RDS where they got to discuss the various career and course options with a wide range of Irish and overseas institutions.