Awards Night 2018
Miriam O'Callaghan presents Joe Sheehan with the top award, the McFadden Medal
McFadden Medal
Many congratulations to our students who were honoured at the annual Blessed Edmund Rice Awards Night on May 16 2018. Each year, this occasion gives us an opportunity to celebrate the skills and talents of our students, their sporting prowess, their leadership in issues of environmental conservation, charitable and social justice, their skills in debating, drama, art, music and many other areas across school life.
There to celebrate with us on the night was top broadcaster and presenter Miriam O'Callaghan and our neighbour, the recently appointed Bishop of Ossory, Dermot Farrell.
School Chaplain Fr Jim Murphy opened proceedings with a prayer and the pipe band played a beautiful rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann. Principal Tom Clarke warmly welcomed our esteemed guests and the student award winners and their parents and guardians. Sadly missed on the night was Colm Dunne, our recently deceased TY student. We are delighted that there to represent Colm on the night were Tony and Eileen, his parents, and Peter his brother, who collected numerous awards on behalf of Colm. Mr Clarke thanked all of the students for their generosity with their talents and for representing the school with distinction. In turn, he warmly thanked all stakeholders in the school community, the Board of Management, the Parents Council, the Student Council and all of the staff at CBS Kilkenny, for supporting the students in our care and for giving them every opportunity to develop their talents and to develop holistically as individuals. Later in the evening, Mr Clarke thanked Lucy Heary, our outgoing Chairperson of the Parents Council, for all of her hard work leading the Parents Council for several years.
Miriam O'Callaghan spoke most engagingly about her upbringing and her parents and family. Miriam believes that after love, education is the best thing a parent can provide for their child. Education was highly valued in her family growing up and she is very grateful to her parents for that. Miriam congratulated all of the award winners and their parents/guardians, and she imparted three important pieces of advice to them which she has learned from life experience. Miriam advised them first and foremost to be kind to others because kindness will always return to the giver, to work hard and to enjoy their lives, because the years pass so quickly.
At the close of the evening Principal Tom Clarke announced the McFadden Medal nominees: Joe Sheehan, John Collins, Darragh Roberts, Bobby O'Mahony and Conor Heary. While all of the nominees were very deserving recipients, the final winner of this prestigious award was Joe Sheehan, a very popular, hardworking, courteous, considerate and clever young man.
Thanks to our wonderful music department for adding so much to our celebration, and sincere thanks to the team of people working so hard behind the scenes to make the night such a superb celebration.
Many thanks to Terry Campion, photographer and former student of CBS Kilkenny, for his superb talent and organisation.
There to celebrate with us on the night was top broadcaster and presenter Miriam O'Callaghan and our neighbour, the recently appointed Bishop of Ossory, Dermot Farrell.
School Chaplain Fr Jim Murphy opened proceedings with a prayer and the pipe band played a beautiful rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann. Principal Tom Clarke warmly welcomed our esteemed guests and the student award winners and their parents and guardians. Sadly missed on the night was Colm Dunne, our recently deceased TY student. We are delighted that there to represent Colm on the night were Tony and Eileen, his parents, and Peter his brother, who collected numerous awards on behalf of Colm. Mr Clarke thanked all of the students for their generosity with their talents and for representing the school with distinction. In turn, he warmly thanked all stakeholders in the school community, the Board of Management, the Parents Council, the Student Council and all of the staff at CBS Kilkenny, for supporting the students in our care and for giving them every opportunity to develop their talents and to develop holistically as individuals. Later in the evening, Mr Clarke thanked Lucy Heary, our outgoing Chairperson of the Parents Council, for all of her hard work leading the Parents Council for several years.
Miriam O'Callaghan spoke most engagingly about her upbringing and her parents and family. Miriam believes that after love, education is the best thing a parent can provide for their child. Education was highly valued in her family growing up and she is very grateful to her parents for that. Miriam congratulated all of the award winners and their parents/guardians, and she imparted three important pieces of advice to them which she has learned from life experience. Miriam advised them first and foremost to be kind to others because kindness will always return to the giver, to work hard and to enjoy their lives, because the years pass so quickly.
At the close of the evening Principal Tom Clarke announced the McFadden Medal nominees: Joe Sheehan, John Collins, Darragh Roberts, Bobby O'Mahony and Conor Heary. While all of the nominees were very deserving recipients, the final winner of this prestigious award was Joe Sheehan, a very popular, hardworking, courteous, considerate and clever young man.
Thanks to our wonderful music department for adding so much to our celebration, and sincere thanks to the team of people working so hard behind the scenes to make the night such a superb celebration.
Many thanks to Terry Campion, photographer and former student of CBS Kilkenny, for his superb talent and organisation.
Representatives of the Board of Management, the Parents Council and the Past Pupils union welcomed Bishop Dermot Farrell and Miriam O'Callaghan.
Lucy Heary, Chairperson of the Parents Council presents Brian Manning with his award for top LC2017
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Eileen and Tony Dunne collect the award for top JC2017 from John Bourke, Treasurer of the Parents Council, on behalf of their son Colm RIP
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Bishop Farrell and Gerard Morrissey present Mikey Butler with the Vincent Morrissey Memorial Trophy for Senior Hurling
Gearóid Dunne accepts the Hennessy Perpetual Trophy for Juvenile Hurling from Bishop Farrell.
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Gearóid accepts the Declan Byrne Memorial Trophy for Junior Hurling from Mrs Byrne and Bishop Farrell, on behalf of his brother Tomás
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Matthew Holland was presented with the Equestrian Award by Sean Breathnach
Aran Treacy-Murphy receives the Soccer award from Sean Breathnach
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Billy Drennan receives the Handball award from Sean Breathnach
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Cathal Beirne is congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Gaelic Football award
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Bobby O'Mahony is congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Golf award
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Matthew Holland is congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Athletics award
Mitchell Synnott and Gerard O'Reilly are congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the U19 Basketball awards
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Michael Purcell is congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the U16 basketball award
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Ciaran Phelan is congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Team Spirit 2nd Year Basketball award
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Ciaran Kavanagh is congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Most Improved 2nd year Basketball award
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Eamonn O'Reilly and Rory O'Connor are congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Gaelic Football award
Dylan Hunston and Brooklyn Synnott are congratulated by Sean Breathnach on winning the Gaelic Football award
Fionn Dwyer receives his award for Basketball Player (1st Year)
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Sean Breathnach presents Ciaran Kavanagh with his Basketball award (1st Year)
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Ms Sarah Phelan of the Board of Management congratulates the Gaisce Silver medallists
Mrs Butler presents Usna Brennan with his Literacy award
Ms Sarah Phelan of the Board of Management presents Ryan McDonald with the Francis MacManus Award (Jnr)
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Ms Sarah Phelan of the Board of Management presents Brian O'Hanrahan with the Francis MacManus Award (Snr)
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Ben Prizeman is congratulated by Ms Sarah Phelan of the Board of Management for full attendance since he started secondary school
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Ms Mairead McMorrow of the Board of Management presents Ciaran Phelan with the Dan Bryan History Award.
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Tony Dunne receives the Chess award from Ms Mairead McMorrow of the Board of Management on behalf of his son, Colm RIP
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Ritvik Trehan receives the Chess award from Ms Mairead McMorrow of the Board of Management
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Ms Mairead McMorrow of the Board of Management congratulates Ian Morrisson, Liam Moore and John Patricio for their Green Schools work and for achieving our first Green Flag.
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Ms Mairead McMorrow of the Board of Management congratulates Ryan Nugent on his Student Council leadership award
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Donal Higgins of the Board of Management congratulates Cillian Murphy on his Art award (Jnr)
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Donal Higgins of the Board of Management congratulates James Kennedy on his Art award (Snr)
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Donal Higgins of the Board of Management congratulates Matthew O'Sullivan, Edward Daly and John O'Brien on their Enterprise award
Tom Walsh of the Board of Management congratulates Andrew Stone and Sam Cullen on their Poetry awards
Tom Walsh of the Board of Management presents Michael Power with the German award
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Tom Walsh of the Board of Management presents Peter O'Brien with his award for Drama
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Tom Walsh of the Board of Management congratulates the Senior Maths team, Mark Reade, Szymon Karabin, Sean Murphy and Joe Sheehan on their award
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Tom Walsh of the Board of Management congratulates the Senior Applied Maths team, James Higgins, Szymon Karabin and Ben Prizeman on their award.
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Tom Walsh of the Board of Management congratulates the Debating team, Conor McCarthy, Ultan Conroy, Oisin Morrissey and Andrew Stone and Eileen Dunne, mother of Colm RIP.
Philip Behan is congratulated for his Pipe band award by Sean Breathnach
Sean Breathnach of the Past Pupils Union congratulates Mark Reade, Sean Coughlan, Sean Murphy, Andrew Mealy, Rhys Williams and Daniel Docherty on their Choral award
Sean Breathnach congratulates Rhys Williams on his Senior Music award
Principal Tom Clarke thanked Lucy Heary for her hard work as Chairperson of the Parents Council
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Sean Breathnach congratulates Daniel Docherty on his Senior Musician of the Year award
Principal Tom Clarke thanked Miriam O'Callaghan for her presence
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CBS Kilkenny Pipe Band
Our music department added enormously to the occasion
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Our music department added enormously to the occasion
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