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April 29th:

January 21st:

Table Tennis Team top of League:

A 4-2 victory over Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig today puts our table tennis team on top of Division 1 of the Cork Schools league. Team: Joe Kelleher, Robbie Lillis, Stephen Kelleher and Darragh Foley.

January 14th:

Opening Victory for U-14 Team:

Our U-14 footballers delivered at first time of asking today when they comfortably defeated St . Fachtna's of Skibbereen in the Cork Colleges championship today.

Match report:

Stephen Best in the Country!

Stephen Walsh's march to the top of the archery world continues; he has won top prize in the "elite" section of the Irish Schools' championship.

December 20th:

4th Years Raising Money:

Our Transition Year students will be taking part in the school's annual Christmas collection today and tomorrow for the Macroom Charities Appeal. Please donate generously!

December 17th:

October 8th:

Off to Bordeaux:

34 of our students headed for Shannon Airport this morning en route to France to begin the first leg of the annual school exchange with Ecole St. Genes in Bordeaux.

October 3rd:

U-15's Keep Up the Good Work:

Our U-15 footballers maintained their unbeaten run with a victory today against Mitchelstown CBS in the Munster Championship.

Sep 26th:

Unlucky Loss for Seniors:

The first outing for the Senior football team resulted in a narrow loss today to St. Brogan's of Bandon in the first round of the Simcox trophy (Cork Colleges).

Sep 25th:

U-15's keep up the good work:

Our U-15 football team easily won their second round Munster Championship game today when they defeated Kilmacthomas of Waterford.

Sep 19th:

Football Year Off to a Great Start:

The school's football year got off to the perfect start today when our U-15 team scored a narrow victory over Youghal Community School in the first round of the Munster championship.

Sep 16th:

Brilliant Victory for School in Golf:

The school has won the West Cork Schools' golf championship, which was held today in Bandon golf club.

Sep 14th:

Whole School Evaluation:

The school will be be partaking in a whole school evaluation (inspection) from Monday Sep. 24th to Friday Sep 28th next. This is a routine process that every school in the country will be required to undertake. Further details are available from the office and teachers.

Sep 13th:

Student Council Elected:

The Student Council for 2007/08 has been elected:

Sep 4th:

Timetable for the Year:

The timetable of mid-term breaks, holidays etc. is available using this link:

Sep 3rd:

National Champion!

Stephen Walsh from 5th Year has won the Irish Schools National Outdoor Archery Championship, which was held in Bray during the summer. Stephen is also now an Irish International and is on the training panel for the London Olympic Games in 2012!

More Success with Cork!

The school's fantastic run of success with representation on Cork football teams continued over the summer, with Rory Buckley and Con Dunne from 6th Year winning Munster Minor medals and Tony Dineen and Jeremiah Kelleher from 4th Year winning U-16 Munster medals with the county.

Darragh Gains Honour:

Darragh O' Leary from 5th Year was presented with the award for the best log book in the G.A.A. coaching module from last year's Transition Year.

August 24th:

School Re-opens:

The school will open for new First Year students on Tuesday, August 28th, from 10 am to 12.30. The school re-opens for all other students on Weds 29th at the usual time.

May 18th:

Timetable for Summer Exams:

The timetable for the summer exams for 1st, 2nd and 5th Years can be viewed here:

May 16th:

Great Performance by Science Quiz Team:

De la Salle sent two teams to the Cork Science Teachers' Association Junior Cert Science quiz, which was held in Presentation College Cork tonight. One of our teams came very close to winning the trophy for the school for the second time, taking second place after a tiebreaker with Christian Brothers College. Presentation Brothers College won the quiz by one point. Our second team came a creditable 6th. Team members: Kevin Barrett, Seán Buckley, Mark Cullinane, Jeremiah Kelleher, Cal McCarthy, John McSweeney, Denis O' Leary and Daniel O' Riordan.

May 2nd:

U-14's Go Close:

Our U-14 football team lost out by 4 points to a much-vaunted Douglas Community School in the semi-final of the Cork Colleges B championship, played in Ovens today.

April 27th:

First Years Return from Italy:

The First Year group that travelled to Marcallo con Casone near Milan returned today after a wonderful week in Italy. Highlights of the visit included watching Pope Benedict XVI pass only six feet away in his Pope-mobile, seeing AC Milan play under floodlights in the San Siro stadium, a trip to the ancient city of Venice and a visit to the second largest aquarium in Europe, in Genoa.

April 18th:

First Years All Ready for Italian Adventure:

28 of our First Year students will be jetting off in the early hours of next Friday morning on their way to Milan, Italy. This is the return leg of the cultural exchange programme with the town of Marcallo Con Casone. Highlights of the trip should be watching AC Milan play in the San Siro stadium and a visit to the wonderful city of Venice.

March 26th:

Schools' Table Quiz Notice:

Our Parents' Association annual table quiz for primary and post-primary schools in the region will take place in the school hall on Thursday next, March 29th, at 7.30 pm. A great night of fun, learning and prizes is assured!

March 23rd:

Fantastic Victory with Othello!

Our (mostly) 5th Year cast produced a wonderful success for the school tonight with their performance of Othello in the Cork Schools' Shakespearean drama competition. The event took place in the Cork Arts Theatre and pitted 6 schools against each other. This is our 3rd win out of four attempts in this contest and the school can now be justifiably proud of the wonderful tradition that is being built up in the performing arts. To add to the celebrations, Neil Muscheidt won the individual prize for best actor and John O' Connell won the prize for best director.

March 22nd:

Quiz Team Lose Out:

Our Irish Examiner quiz team went down narrowly tonight behind Coláiste Daibhéid in Round 3 of the general knowledge quiz. The event was held in Jury's Hotel, Cork.

All Set for Othello:

Our 5th Years are currently putting the finishing touches to their presentation of Othello, which they will perform in the Cork Arts Theatre on Friday night, 23rd March, at 8.30pm (all welcome). We have won this annual Shakespearean drama competition twice in the recent past and gone very close on a third occasion, so hopes are high for a hat trick!

March 21st:

Great Double in Table Tennis:

The school had a terrific table tennis double victory in Dunmanway today, where the U-19  team lifted the West Cork schools' trophy and the U-15's retained the trophy in the same competition.

March 16th:

Next Round of Quiz:

De la Salle's next involvement in the Irish Examiner quiz will take place in Jury's Hotel on Thursday, 22nd March at 6.30pm.

March 15th:

Fine Victory for Table Tennis Team:

A good 4-2 victory away to Midleton College cements De la Salle's position in second place in Div I of the Cork Schools' league.

French Students Arrive:

The school welcomes the students from Bordeaux, who arrived tonight to begin the return leg of the annual cultural exchange - bienvenues à tous!

March 8th:

Bloodless Victory for Quiz Team:

We were handed a walkover tonight in the Irish Examiner quiz when our opponents, Presentation Convent Bandon, failed to show.

March 7th:

Italian Students Arrive:

A large group of students from Marcallo Con Cassone, near Milan, arrived in Macroom today to begin the school's second cultural exchange, which is linked with the Macroom-Marcallo twinning programme. A large group of our First Years will be travelling to Italy at the end of April.

March 2nd:

Bordeaux Exchange Begins:

13 of our Transition Year students began their journey this morning to Bordeaux to commence the first leg of the annual school exchange with Ecole san Genes in Bordeaux. They will be returning on Tuesday, March 13th.

February 25th:

Run Comes to an End:

De la Salle surrendered their Corn Uí Mhuirí title in a wind-swept Knocknagree today, going down on a 3-11 to 0-10 scoreline to St. Brendan's Killarney.

February 16th:

Details of Semi-final:

The Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final against St. Brendan's will take place on Sunday, February 25th in Knocknagree at 2pm. It will be followed by the second semi-final, between Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh and Tralee CBS.

February 13th:

U-14 footballers keep on winning:

Our U-14 footballers remain unbeaten as they comfortably defeated St. Fachtna's Skibbereen today in the Cork Colleges' B championship.

February 5th:

U-16½ Footballers Lose Out:

Our U-16½ football team went under by a goal in the Munster Championship today against Mount Hawk, Tralee.

31st January:

Senior Team on a roll!

The semi-final of the Corn Uí Mhuirí beckons after De la Salle handed Glanmire Community School a 0-16 to 1-3 thumping in Ovens today. We will next play St. Brendan's of Killarney in the semi-final.

January 24th

Date/Venue for Quarter-final:

The Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final against Glanmire Community School will take place in Ovens on Weds. 31st Jan, throw-in at 1.30 pm.

January 22nd:

Good Win for U-14 Footballers:

Our U-14 football team trounced Mount St. Michael's Rosscarbery today.

January 19th:

Revised details of parent-teacher meetings:

The parent-teacher meeting for parents of 1st Years will be held on Thurs. Feb. 8th, from 4.15 to 6.30 pm, and the meeting for parents of 2nd Years will take place on Feb. 15th, also from 4.15 to 6.30

U-16 Footballers Unlucky:

Our U-16 football team suffered a narrow 1-point loss in the Cork Colleges championship today. They lost to Mount St. Michael's, Rosscarbery.

January 12th:

Fine performances from table tennis teams:

Two teams from the school travelled to the Parochial Hall in Gurranebraher today to take part in the Munster Schools U-15 championships. Both teams reached the semi-final stage, only for their progress to be halted by teams from Coláiste Choilm. Team members were Robbie Lillis, Stephen Kelleher, Darragh Foley, Andrew Hegarty, David Dineen and Michael Browne.

January 11th:

Great Victory for Quiz Team:

A decisive victory was achieved by De la Salle tonight in the first round of the Irish Examiner general knowledge quiz, which was held in Bandon. We comfortably beat Coachford Community College and Presentation Convent Bandon to progress to the next round.

Draw takes place for Munster quarter-final:

De la Salle have drawn Glanmire Community School in the quarter-final of the Corn Uí Mhuirí.

6th December:

Great Praise All Around for Panto Performance:

Highly entertaining, very funny, and impressively accomplished would all be deserved descriptions for the school's production of the Muppets' Christmas Carol, which had 2 performances today. Students from the local National schools were hosted by the school this morning, and this evening there was a performance for parents and the general public, all of whom were highly complimentary of what was a great night's entertainment. Congrats all around, Broadway here we come!

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1st December:

Panto Ready to Roll!

The School's presentation of the Muppets' Christmas Carol is nearing the end of rehearsals and will be presented in the school hall to the general public on Wednesday 6th Dec. at 8pm. Tickets cost €5 for adults and €3 for senior citizens and students. Performances will also be made for primary schools on Weds. morning and to the students of the school on Thursday morning.

21st November:

Brilliant Performance in Cross-country:

A terrific all-round display saw our Junior Cert teams go to 2nd place overall in the West Cork Schools cross-country league. Our 3rd years filled 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th places in their section.

20th November:

Examiner Quiz Team Selected:

The school's team for the upcoming Irish Examiner general knowledge quiz has been picked. Team members are Shane Murphy, Stephen O' Rourke, Jeremy O' Sullivan, Stephen Down, Daniel Crowley and Kevin Barrett.

15th November:

Seniors Continue their Comeback:

Our senior football team defeated St. Fachtna's of Skibbereen in Ballineen today, winning this crucial Corn Uí Mhuirí game narrowly on a 0-11 to 1-7 scoreline. We have now qualified for the knock-out stages for the 2nd year in a row and have given ourselves a chance of a successful defence of the Munster title.

13th November:

U-14's Get Off to a Great Start:

Our U-14 football team made the best of starts to their Cork Colleges campaign today when they easily beat Ballincollig Community School on a 6-10 to 1-6 scoreline.

10th November:

Preparation for Christmas Panto Continues:

Under the guidance of Miss Groome and Miss O' Donovan, preparations are well advanced for the upcoming presentation of the Muppets version of "A Christmas Carol". Apart from exam classes, all years have an involvement and we just can't wait to see the show!

8th November:

Nail-biter Delivers a Much-needed Victory:

Our senior team came good at the third time of asking when they defeated Killorglin CC by a single point today in the second round of the Corn Uí Mhuirí. The score was 1-8 to 1-7.

6th November:

Parent-Teacher Meeting:

There will be a parent-teacher meeting for parents of 6th Year students on Tuesday next, between 4.15 and 6.30.

25th October:

Parent-Teacher Meeting:

There will be a parent-teacher meeting for 3rd and 5th Year classes on Friday next. Parents of 5th years are asked to come in between 10.45 and 12.30, while parents of 3rd years are asked to come in between 1.45 and 3.30.

18th October:

Good Victory for Hurlers:

Our U-16 hurling team won their first round game in the Munster C championship today, beating Deerpark CBS from Cork city.

11th October:

Seniors Defeated Again:

Our defence of the Simcox title (Senior Cork Colleges A) faltered at the first hurdle today when we tasted defeat at the hands of Coláiste Chríost Rí.

29th September:

Disappointment for Hurlers:

Our Senior hurling team was knocked out of the Cork Colleges C championship when they were comprehensively beaten by Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Blarney.

27th September:

Disappointment for Champions:

Our defence of the Corn Uí Mhuirí title got off to a poor start today when our senior footballers were well beaten in the first game of the "round robin" series. St. Brendan's Killarney proved to be far too strong for us. St. Fachtna's Skibbereen and Killorglin make up the remainder of the group.

20th September:

G.A.A. Season starts with a bang!

Our first G.A.A. outing of the season was, unusually, in hurling, and it was a spectacularly successful one at that! We beat Scoil Pobail (Bantry) by 7-21 to 2-8 in the first round of the Cork Senior C championship. Our next opponents will be Blarney, who will undoubtedly offer stiffer resistance. Macroom man-of-the-match was Andrew Cronin.

15th September:

De la Salle Dominate in Cross-country:

A fantastic performance was given by our U-13 team today in the Muskerry Schools cross-country championship. We provided the first five finishers, in the following order: 1st Cathal Vaughan, 2nd Seán O Leary, 3rd Robbie O' Dwyer, 4th Darren Kelly and 5th Liam Kelleher.

13th September:

Student Council 2006

The members of this year's Student Council are as follows: Tommy Lillis; Steven Casey; Con Creedon; Brian Mullen; Darragh Murphy; Neil Muscheidt; Daniel Sheehan; Michael O' Herlihy.

28th August:

Back in Harness!

School re-opens for new First Years at 9.30 am on Tues 29th August, and for all other students on Weds. 30th August. Yippee!

The school has been re-arranged a little this year. To make space for an extended computer room (which now contains nearly 30 computers!), the library has been relocated to where the Demo room used to be - this room has been radically altered, and the English teachers as well as the students will be delighted with it.

The technology room has been divided, and one section of the room will now be used exclusively for French. This will be of tremendous benefit with regard to oral/aural preparation etc.

13th May:

Fantastic Athletics Double!

It was another tremendous day for De la Salle in the South Munster track-and-field (part II) when we won two 1500m titles - Ciarán Ó Lionáird of 6th year easily won the Senior boys event while Tony Dineen of 2nd Year comfortably added the Junior Boys 1500m gold medal to the 800m title that he won last week. Both progress to the Munster finals next Saturday at the C.I.T. track.

12th May:

De la Salle Day Celebrated:

The feast day of St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle was celebrated today with mass in St. Colman's church.

9th May:

U-14 Footballers into Final:

Our U-14 football team defeated Carrigaline Community School today to advance to the final of the Cork Schools Plate competition.

6th May:

Fantastic Athletics Performances:

Tony Dineen from 2nd Year won the Junior Boys 800m track race in the South Munster meet today. Brendan Lynch, also 2nd Year, came in second. Colum Casey from 1st Year won the bronze medal in his event. All three progress onto the Munster championships in a fortnight.

3rd May:

Decent Showing in Chemistry Quiz:

A solid performance by our Leaving Cert chemistry team saw them place joint 7th of 32 schools in the annual Pfizer chemistry quiz tonight. The event, as ever, was held in the Pfizer social club in Ringaskiddy. The team comprised Jerry Cooney, John Corkery, Solamh Kelly and Alan Murphy.

2nd May:

Great Win for U-14 Footballers:

The youngest football team in the school got into the winning act today, beating the Patrician Academy Mallow to advance to the semi-final of the Cork Schools' Plate competition.

26th April:

Footballers Lose:

The school relinquished its hold on the Cork Schools' U-16A trophy today when they were beaten in the semi-final by Coláiste Chríost Rí.

25th April:

Table Tennis Loss:

Our table tennis team were defeated by Scoil Eoin in the final of the Cork Schools' division 3/4 cup in Ballincollig today.

Archery Champion:

A new string has been added to the school's "bow" by Stephen Walsh of 3rd Year. He has recently won the B section of the Irish Schools National championships in archery, which is a first for the school in this exotic and interesting event.

24th April:

Italian Adventure Begins!

Over 30 of our First Year students travelled to Marcallo con Cassone near Milan this morning on the return leg of the school's new cultural exchange programme. They will be returning home in one week's time.

1st April:

Great Effort but Major Disappointment for Senior Footballers:

The school's first ever foray into All-Ireland competition turned into a narrow, heartbreaking defeat in Dr. Cullen Park in Carlow today. Level at half-time with the Abbey from Newry, Co. Down, a storming start to the second half by the Ulster team was enough to hold De la Salle's late comeback. The final score was 1-10 to Newry, 1-08 to Macroom. Congratulations to the team on a great performance and to the fantastic support, which definitely won the noise contest!

29th March:

Table Tennis Success:

Team A from De la Salle today won the West Cork Schools' U-15 table tennis championship. On the way to the final we defeated Dunmanway Community College and Mount St. Michael Rosscarbery, before handing Clonakilty Community College a 9-0 drubbing in the final. The A team was Joe Kelleher, Andrew Hegarty and David Dineen. The B team of Dairis Sietinsons, Barry Murphy and Robbie Lillis were beaten in the 3rd and 4th place play-offs.

Change of Venue for Semi-final:

The All-Ireland football semi-final between De la Salle and The Abbey, Newry, has been switched from Portlaoise to Carlow. Throw-in will be at 3.30pm.

25th March:

Great Honour for Seán:

Our 6th Year student Seán Kiely captained the Cork Minor team to victory today over Clare in the first round of the Munster championship.

22nd March:

U-16½ Team Unlucky:

A much-depleted U-16½ football team was defeated in the 2nd round of the Munster championship today by Kerry outfit Milltown.

21st March:

Date for Semi-final announced:

The All-Ireland semi-final against Abbey C.B.S. of Newry will take place at 3pm on Saturday April 1st in Portlaoise.

Parents' Association Quiz Date:

The Parents' Association annual general knowledge quiz for primary and post-primary schools will commence at 7.30 pm on Friday next, March 24th.

19th March:

History made - De La Salle are the Very Best in Munster!

A dominant performance by De la Salle saw captain Seán Kiely lift the Corn Uí Mhuirí in front of a fine crowd in Dromcollagher today, as we totally outplayed St. Flannan's College from Ennis. The final scoreline of 1-12 to 1-04 did not truly reflect just how superior De la Salle were, which bodes very well for the All-Ireland series to follow. We will be facing the Ulster Colleges champions in the semi-final, and most who witnessed the classy display today could well imagine the new Munster Senior A football champions following up to become the All-Ireland champions.

16th March:

Tension Continues to Mount!

As the clock ticks down to the Corn Uí Mhuirí final on Sunday, the school's collective nerves are beginning to jangle. This will be the biggest day in De la Salle's sporting life since the same event in 1978, when we were beaten in the final by Coláiste Chriost Rí. Beating St. Flannan's next weekend will give the school its first ever victory at the highest level of the game, and will also set us on the road to an All-Ireland series.

Throw-in will be at 3pm, in Dromcollagher, Co Limerick (through Kanturk, onto Freemount and then into Dromcollagher. Turn left at the village).

15th March:

4th Years Make Presentation of Cheque:

On behalf of the Transition Year class, Michael Foley today handed over a cheque for €1800 to Mr. Dick Dineen of the Cork Chernobyl Project. The money had been raised by the students on a sponsored hill walk.

French Visitors Arrive:

Students and teachers from Bordeaux arrived this morning on the annual exchange, and will be staying with host families for 12 days. Our students visited Bordeaux last October.

8th March:

More Plaudits for Ciarán!

6th Year student Ciarán O Lionáird has been honoured by the Irish Examiner, which has selected him for the title of the National Junior Sports Star of the year in athletics.

6th March:

Italian Visitors Arrive:

38 students from Marcallo con Cassone in Northern Italy arrived today as part of a cultural exchange with our school. They are staying for two weeks. In May, a group of our 1st Year students will be travelling to Italy on the return leg of the visit.

2nd March:

U-14 Footballers Unlucky:

Our U-14 football team was beaten today by Coláiste an Chroí Naofa, Carraig na bhFear,in the second round of the Cork Colleges football championship.

26th February:

Stunning Victory for Senior Footballers!

Sunday was a singular day in the history of the school as our senior football team progressed to the final of the Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges' Senior A championship) for the first time in 28 years. The 1-12 to 2-5 victory over St. Fachtna's Skibbereen also gave De la Salle the Cork Colleges' senior A title. Paul Healy accepted the trophy as team captain and Seán Kiely was given the man-of-the-match award. The final of the Corn Uí Mhuirí will take place in Dromcollagher, Co. Limerick, on Sunday March 19th.

21st February:

Tension Mounting!

The atmosphere in the school is becoming ever more excited as the countdown to the Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final against Skibbereen continues. Throw-in will be at 2.30 pm in Dunmanway. The game will double as the final of the Cork Senior championship.

20th February:

Pre's Under Way:

The "mock" Leaving and Junior Cert exams begin today with English as the first subject on the schedule.

18th February:

Fine Showing in U.C.C. Engineering Quiz:

DLS gave a good account of themselves in the U.C.C. organised engineering quiz today. The quiz was based on maths and physics, and our boys came in 5th place out of 23 schools, winning themselves an MP3 player each. The team was John Corkery, Jim Finn, Neil Murphy and Solamh Kelly.

10th February:

U-16½ Team Make Their Mark:

The U-16½  football team began their Munster Schools campaign with a victory over Carraig na bhFear today.

Brilliant Victory for Cross-country Team:

De la Salle are Munster Junior Cross-country champions. The team of Brendan Lynch, Tony Dineen, Stephen Down, Mark Long, Christopher Flanagan and Grant Fleming came in first overall in the gruelling event. The lads now travel to Dublin City University on Sunday week to take part in the Irish finals.

Table Tennis Team Unlucky:

The visit from Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig saw DLS beaten on a narrow 4-2 margin today.

1st February:

Dramatic Victory in Corn Uí Mhuirí Quarter Final:

Our Senior team had a nail-biting one-point victory in the ¼-final of the Corn Uí Mhuirí today, beating Dingle CBS in Killarney on a 0-12 to 1-8 scoreline. The semi-final will be played in Dunmanway on February 26th, throw-in at 2.30 pm. St. Fachtna's of Skibbereen will  provide the opposition.

Great Performance by Cross-country Team:

Some terrific individual runs by Brendan Lynch (2nd overall) and Tony Dineen (4th overall) gave De la Salle overall second place in the South Munster Cross-country Junior boys championship today. Other team members included Mark Long, Stephen down, Cal McCarthy and Christopher Flanagan.

31st January:

Table Tennis Team Through to Semi-finals:

A 5-1 defeat of Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig sees DLS qualify for the semi-final of the Division 3/4 Schools Cup. They will meet Clonakilty Community School.

30 January:

Ciarán in Flying Form:

A fantastic performance by Ciarán O Lionáird in Boston today has earned him a sports scholarship to Michigan University. He came in a brilliant second place in the Boston Invitational indoor mile event.

24th January:

Walkover Given to Table Tennis Team:

Clonakilty Community School handed DLS a walkover in the table tennis league today.

20th January:

Table Tennis team's Easy Victory:

Out table tennis team travelled to St. Brogan's today and inflicted another 6-0 defeat on the boys from Bandon.

19th January:

School Makes Simcox final for 3rd Successive Year:

De la Salle earned a shot at defending their Cork Colleges' U-16 A title when they beat St. Colman's Fermoy in the semi-final of the Simcox trophy. Coláiste Chríost Rí will provide the opposition in the final.

17 January:

Examiner Quiz Team Bow Out:

Our team failed to progress to the next stage of the Irish Examiner general knowledge quiz when they came third to Clonakilty Community School in tonight's heat in Dunmanway.

13th January:

De la Salle draw Dingle in the Quarter final:

The draw for the knockout stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí was made today and pitted DLS against Dingle CBS, with the game to be played on Feb 1st in Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.

11th January:

Good Performance by Science Quiz Team:

Our 6th Year science quiz team put in an encouraging display in the U.C.C. Munster Schools' Senior science quiz in the Silver Springs hotel tonight, coming in the top ten. The team was John Corkery, Jim Finn, Solamh Kelly, and Alan Murphy.

23rd December:

Hols off to a Good Start:

As the students made their way home to enjoy the festive season, the good news emerged that the MCA charities collection run by the Transition Years had produced a magnificent total of €2304.

15th December:

De la Salle Host the Examiner Quiz, but fail to Win:

Despite having home advantage, our Irish Examiner quiz team failed to capitalise and came in second to Coláiste Treasa Kanturk tonight. They will get a second chance to qualify however.

14th December:

Christmas Exams Start:

The end-of-term exams begin today for Transition Year students, as they will be on Christmas collection duties next week. Leaving Cert exams begin on Friday next, while the remainder of the students will begin on Monday.

7th December:

Table Tennis team well beaten:

A visit to Coláiste Choilm proved to be a chastening experience for the table tennis players from Macroom today as they were on the wrong end of a 6-0 drubbing by the Ballincollig school.

25th November:

Heartbreak for U-15's:

A single point gave Mount St. Michael's of Rosscarbery a victory over De la Salle in Ballineen today, ending their great run in the contest.

23 November:

The Juggernaut Rolls On!

The school's astonishing run of success on the Gaelic football field continued today when our U-16 team easily defeated St. Brogan's of Bandon today on a 2-14 to 0-7 scoreline.

22nd November:

U-14 Footballers Unlucky:

On their initial competitive outing, our U-14 football team were well out-pointed by Glanmire Community School Today in their Cork Colleges encounter.

21st November:

U-15's Take Replay in Another Cliff-hanger:

Our U-15 footballers had a thrilling win over St. Declan's of Waterford in their Munster Colleges' replay today.

16th November:

Seniors Unbeaten Run Continues:

Our Senior football team closed out the group stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí today when they defeated Coláiste na Sceilge in Beaufort on a 1-20 to 3-8 scoreline.

18 November:

U-16's Successful Start to Defence of Crown:

Our U-16 footballers had a tremendous 2-12 to 2-6 victory over Coláiste Choilm today in the first round of the Simcox trophy (Cork Colleges' U-16 A championship). The school has won this trophy for the last 2 years.

15th November:

Examiner Quiz Team Chosen:

Based on trial quizzes, the members of the school's team to represent us in the Irish Examiner General Knowledge quiz will be Jerry Cooney, Shane Murphy, Jeremy O' Sullivan, Stephen O' Rourke, Stephen Down and Cormac O' Sullivan.

11th November:

U-15 Team Draws:

Our U-15 footballers had to settle for a stalemate in their Munster Colleges' clash with St. Declan's of Waterford today. The game was played in Youghal.

Whitewash Victory for Table tennis Team:

Our table tennis team had a resounding 6-0 win over St. Brogan's of Bandon today. The game was played in De la Salle's hall. Team members are Joe Kelleher, Andrew Hegarty, Dairis Sietinsons, David Dineen, Robbie Lillis and Seán Curtin.

26th October:

De la Salle into the Quarter Finals

Macroom's Senior football team had a narrow 0-8 to 0-7 victory against St. Fachtna's from Skibbereen in Ballineen today. The victory has already given Macroom a place in the quarter finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí , despite De la Salle still having to play one more game in the qualification stages.

21st October:

Easy for U-15 Footballers:

Our U-15 footballers had a runaway victory today against Mayfield Community College in the Munster Colleges' championship.

5th October:

Back in the Big Time!

Today saw the school's return to Corn Uí Mhuirí senior championship football for the first time in many years. The game, Played in Ballincollig against Glanmire Community School, saw De la Salle come with a late surge to win on a 1-16 to 3-7 scoreline. The two other schools in our group are St. Fachtna's, Skibbereen and Coláiste na Sceilge, Caherciveen.

4th October:

Off to Bordeaux:

20 of our students, from 4th Year and 2nd Year, set off to Dublin airport early this morning to catch a flight to Bordeaux in France. So begins our 12th annual French exchange.

Open Night:

The Open night for prospective 1st Years in 2006/7 will take place on October 20th, commencing at 7 pm.

26th September:

Terrific Success in Essay Competition:

5 students from 6th Year were honoured in U.C.C tonight. An essay competition, organised by the Law Society in U.C.C., had 10 prizes on offer to schools all over Munster. De la Salle students won an astonishing 5 of these 10 prizes. As well as a certificate to commemorate their achievement, each of the students won 200 euro in cash. The students were Duane Linde, David Ring, Aaron Harrison, Solamh Kelly and Ciarán O Lionáird.

Congratulations to Jeremiah!

Jeremiah Delaney from 6th Year came 2nd in the U-40 category in the ploughing championships in Mogeely today.

21st September:

U-15 Victory:

The new football season got off to a flyer today with an easy victory for our U-15 team in the Munster Schools' championship. We defeated St. Paul's from Waterford on a 4-18 to 1-4 scoreline.

7th July:

Olympic Bronze for Ciarán:

Ciarán Ó Lionáird produced a fantastic run in the European Youth Olympics held in Italy today, coming third in the 1500m event, just one second behind the winner.

4th June:

Ciarán Second:

Ciarán Ó Lionáird was a gallant runner-up in the Senior Boys All-Ireland Schools' 1500m at Tullamore today. He later received the consolation of being selected on the Irish team for the European Junior Championships.

25th May:

Mr. Kenneally Retires:

After many years of outstanding service to the school, Mr. Brendan Kenneally has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this school year. Mr. John Murphy is to replace Mr. Kenneally in the position of Deputy Principal.

23rd May:

Timetable for Summer Exams:

The timetable for the summer exams for 1st, 2nd and 5th Years can be viewed here:

21st May:

Great Victory for Ciarán:

Ciarán Ó Lionáird from 5th Year continued on his winning ways today by taking the Senior Boys 1500m title at the Munster Schools' track & field championships. He will now represent the school in the All-Ireland event in Tullamore on June 4th. Ciarán was also second in the Senior Boys 800m Munster final.

14th May:

Great Success at South Munster Athletics:

De la Salle had a very successful day at the South Munster track and field athletics championships today. Ciarán Ó Lionáird had a runaway victory in the Senior Boys' 1500m race and the 1st Year relay team had a comfortable win in the Minor Boys' 100m relay.

12th May:

Footballers Beaten:

A long winning streak for our U-14 footballers came to a halt in Coachford today when they were well beaten by the Patrician Academy, Mallow, in the Cork Colleges' final.

5th May:

U-14 Footballers in Final:

A great 12 point victory over Youghal CBS today saw our U-14 football team through to the Cork Colleges' final.

De la Salle Day:

The school will have its annual celebration of the feast day of St. Jean Baptiste De la Salle on Friday, 13th May. Mass will begin at 10am.

Graduation Mass:

The graduation mass to formally bid farewell to our 6th Year students will be held on Tuesday, 17th May.

29 April:

Footballers Unlucky:

The absence through injury of some talented forwards probably cost De la Salle their chance to reach the U-16½ Munster School's final today. The team was unlucky to be beaten by 2 points by Clonmel CBS.

25th April:

U-16½ Footballers Playing on Friday:

The U-16½ football team will play in the semi-final of the Munster Colleges' championship on Friday next, April 29th. The game is against Clonmel CBS  and will take place in Kildorrery, throw-in 1.30pm.

22nd April:

Voyagers Home:

Our students who went on the exchange trip to Bordeaux returned today, weary from their long journey but very satisfied with their adventure.

20th April:

Great Victory for U-16 Footballers:

The school retained its Cork Colleges' U-16 A championship title today when they defeated Coláiste Chríost Rí in the final. The scoreline was De la Salle Macroom 1-11, Coláiste Chríost Rí 1-07.

1st Years Beaten in Table Tennis:

Our First Year B team was beaten today in the final of the schools' cup by Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig .

15 April:

U-14 Footballers on a Roll:

Another great day for the U-14 footballers as they beat Mount St. Michael's of Rosscarbery today. The team has now qualified for the semi-final of the competition.

13th April:

U-14 Footballers Win again:

Our U-14 footballers claimed their 4th victory of the Cork Colleges campaign when they defeated the North Mon today.

11th April:

Off to France:

17 students head off to Bordeaux tomorrow on the return visit in our schools exchange programme. Bon Voyage!

6th April:

School Has Two Players on Cork Minor Football Team:

Two players from 5th year have been chosen to play on the Cork Minor football team. The two are David Goold and Seán Kiely. Many congratulations to the pair!

21st March:

Andrew Wins Table Tennis League:

Andrew Hegarty has won the De la Salle Macroom 1st Year table tennis league.

11th March:

More Success for Table Tennis Players:

De la Salle took 2nd and 3rd places in the West Cork Table Tennis Schools' Cup in Dunmanway today. The  members of the teams were: Team A (3rd place) - Joe Kelleher, Daniel Downey and Denis Quinlan; Team B (2nd place) - Andrew Hegarty, Jeremiah Kelleher and Greg Barrett.

9th March:

First Year Team into Table Tennis Final:

Our First Year table tennis B team qualified today for the final of their division of the Schools' Cup. They defeated St. Brogan's from Bandon in a thrilling encounter that went all the way into extra games. The team was: Barry Murphy, Seán Curtin, Dairis Sietinsons, David Cotter and Robbie Lillis.

7th March:

Footballers Go Through:

Our U-16 football team defeated Coláiste an Rísigh, Ennis, today in the quarter-final of the Munster schools championship. The final score was 1-10 to 0-7 in favour of De la Salle, who now advance to the semi-final of a competition in which they will be defending the trophy they also won last year.

21st February:

Great Victory for Footballers:

De la Salle conquered St. Augustine's' Dungarvan on a 12 points to 1-4 scoreline today in their first step towards retaining the Munster Schools' U-16½ football championship title for the school. Their next opponents will be from Ennis in Co. Clare.

11th February:

Presentation of Cheques to Charities:

The good work of our Transition Year students came to fruition today when 4 cheques, amounting to a significant amount of money, were presented to the representatives of various charities.

9th February:

Quiz Team Just Lose Out:

Our Irish Examiner general knowledge quiz team were unlucky tonight to go out of the competition, putting up a great display in losing to Ard Scoil Phobail, Bantry, by 6 points (effectively, one question).

5th February

Great Victory for 1st Year Athletes:

Our 1st Year Cross-country team came first in the South Munster Schools' Minor race held in Carraig na bhFear today. They now progress to the Munster event. The team members were: Tony Dineen, John McSweeney, Cal McCarthy, Brendan Lynch, Dennis O' Leary and Andrew Hegarty.

4th February

U-16 Footballers Will Defend Their Title in Final:

Our U-16 football team beat Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh by 10 points today in the Cork Colleges' U-16 A football championship, played in Bishopstown. They will defend the title that the school also won last year when meet Coláiste Chriost Rí in the final.

27th January:

U-14 Footballers Going Great Guns:

Having already accounted for St. Fachtna's Skibbereen and Carrigaline Community School, our U-14 football team travelled to Glanmire Community School today and came away with a 2 goal winning margin. They now play the North Mon Gaelscoil.

French Students arrive:

20 French boys arrived today to begin the first leg of our annual exchange with the De la Salle school in Talence, Bordeaux. They will stay for two weeks. Bienvenue à tous!

24 January:

Ciarán Does it Again:

Ciarán O' Lionáird from 5th Year has hit the sporting headlines yet again. Last weekend he won the Gold Medal in the Junior Men's Indoor International 1500m indoor event in Cardiff, with a time that has qualified him for the upcoming European Youth Olympics and the World Youth championships.

Table Tennis Teams Beaten:

Our First Year A and B table tennis teams travelled to Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig today. Despite putting up a good show, both teams unfortunately lost.

18th January:

Great Victory for Quiz Team!

Our team in the Irish Examiner Schools' general knowledge quiz had an excellent win last night in Jury's Hotel. The defeated opposition were Clonakilty Community College and Regina Mundi from Cork. The team now progress to the next round. Team members are: Jerry Cooney, Peter Lucey, Andrew Farrow, Shane Murphy, Steven O' Rourke and Jeremy O' Sullivan.

Table Tennis Team Defeated:

Our First Year table tennis "A" team had their first competitive match today against Midleton College. The lads put up a fine performance, being unlucky to lose out by 4 games to 2. The team is Jeremiah Kelleher, Andrew Hegarty, Greg Barrett, Kevin Barrett and Cal McCarthy.

14th December:

School Treated to Christmas Presentation:

A feast of Christmas song and drama was put on today by students from 4th and 3rd Years, with the entire school population in rapt attendance.

Remma to Open the Show for Morrissey:

Remma will travel to Earl's Court in London today to perform as the opening act for superstar Morrissey (of The Smiths fame). They will also open his show in the Point Theatre next week.

9th December:

First Years Lose on Table Tennis Debut:

In their first venture into the world of inter-schools' table tennis, our 1st Year "B" team lost 5 games to 2 today against St. Angela's College. The next outing will be for the "A" team, who play Midleton College on Friday 14th January. The members of the B team are Seán Curtin, Dairis Sietinsons, Barry Murphy, Robbie Lillis and David Dineen.

7th December:

Scholarship for Eoin:

Based on his tremendous Leaving Cert results last summer, Eoin Hyde, has been awarded an entrance scholarship to U.C.C.

19th October: