Awards Night 2022

Awards Night is where we are privileged to gather and acknowledge the achievements of our students over the past academic year. This year we were delighted to be able to gather once more as a school community to bestow the honours upon their worthy recipients during a fabulous night of music, song and performance at The Watergate Theatre.

The McFadden Medal

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This year's worthy winner of our most prestigious award is Paddy Collins. Paddy is a young man with a voracious appetite to succeed in all aspects of his life. He has applied himself to all of his curricular and extra-curricular endeavours with an unflinching diligence, dedication and good nature over his six years in the school and is a worthy winner of The McFadden Medal 2022.

The Catriona O'Brien Social Justice Award




​Mahmoud Yousif is a young man who is a role model for all others through his courage and determination. He has shown great leadership, academic performance and service of others in the past year. He has made a tangible, positive impact on the school community promoting equaity and inclusion.

He has the ability to inspire, promote and sustain the awareness of social justice both within our school and the wider community.  CBS Kilkenny, wishes Mahmoud all the best for his future and we have no doubt he will continue to demonstrate compassion, courage and leadership in fostering human dignity in the years to come.

The Parents Council Spirit of Edmund Rice Award

This award was presented to Brendan Walsh, a student who has demonstrated a commitment and determination to live by the values of Blessed Edmund Rice.
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Brendan demonstrated a willingness to extend himself to help other members of the school community, always gave most freely of his time, is unselfish, reliable, helpful of others and has had a considerable, positive impact on the lives of others. Brendan has shown exceptional integrity and leadership during his time in our school and is a true gentleman.
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The Colm Dunne Memorial Award

This award is presented in memory of Colm Dunne, a young man who was larger than life with a great hunger for knowledge. His inspirational character contributed significantly to CBS Kilkenny. Colm overcame many challenges in his short life and did so with great dignity and nobility. This for us is his defining legacy. All those who crossed his path are the richer for having known him.


​This year's recipient of The Colm Dunne Memorial Award is Billy O'Keefe 

Billy is a student, who has excelled in all aspects of school life. He is a role model for other students and  emulates the spirit, determination and desire to achieve of the late Colm Dunne whose love for life was extraordinary.

We greatly look forward benefitting from Billy's considerable contribution to our school and celebrating his future achievements in the years to come. 

Roll of Honour

The Distinction in Sports Awards 

 Basketball:                                                                 Charley Phelan, Lewis Blas,
                                                                                      Robert Pikurs, Ciaran Kavanagh
Athletics:                                                                      Billy Coogan
 Hurling:                                                                       Ollie O'Donovan 
 The Hennessy Perpetual Trophy                                Zac Scanlon 
The Declan Byrne Memorial Trophy                           Bobbie Brennan
The Vincent Morrissey Memorial Trophy                   Gearoid Dunne
Football:                                                                       Evan Buggy
Gaelic Football:                                                           Owen Hanney

The Distinction in Arts Awards

Junior Francis MacManus Short-story Award Winner:                     Patryk Lizska               
Senior Francis MacManus Short-story Award Winner:                    Jack Lawlor
  TY Tim MacGabhann Short-story Award Winner:                           Rohan Vargas
The Dan Bryan History Award:                                                             Sean Corbett
The Mary Butler Literacy Award:                                                          Eoin Tuohy

                                                                                                                   

Junior Musician of the Year:                                                                   Declan San Juan
​Senior Musician of the Year:                                                                  Luke Morrissey
Choral Awards:                                                                                         Eoin Bourke
                                                                                                                    Jamie Brennan
                                                                                                                    Darragh McMorrow
                                                                                                                    Edward Ryan

The Distinction in the Academics Awards

Best Leaving Certificate 2021:                                                                Harry Bowen