Éacht na Scoláirí 2021

This year’s awards ceremony took place via the online medium again.  We were delighted that it could continue in a socially distant environment while also bringing a wider audience together to acknowledge the achievements of our students.  Our MC for the evening was Deputy Principal Ms. Kathleen O’Brien.

This year’s distinguished guest speaker was the EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, Ms Mairéad McGuinness.  A native of Drogheda, Co. Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, she has reached the summit of European politics. Widely regarded as pioneering, progressive and practical, Ms McGuinness is an articulate and able advocate for Ireland at the European Commission in Brussels.  Ms McGuinness was the first female graduate of UCD’s Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics. She is a renowned journalist, broadcaster and commentator, having presented ‘Ear to the Ground’ and ‘Celebrity Farm’, as well as editing the farming supplement of the ‘Irish Independent’.  Ms McGuinness was first elected to the European Parliament in 2004 and returned at each subsequent election. Her insight, inclusivity and interpersonal skills saw her appointed as a Vice President of the parliament.  We were most grateful that she took time out of her busy schedule in Brussels to be our guest at this year’s Éacht na Scoláirí 2021.

Nominees / Winners 2021

The full list of nominees and award winners is as follows:

1st Year Nominees [Year Head - Ms Jean Gaffney]:  Alanna O’ Shea, Brian Nagle, Chloe Bollard, Christina Hurley, Clodagh Morgan, Eimear Ní Chearnaigh, Eoin Dillon, Holly Murphy, Lauren Crowley, Oscar Muller, Sarah Bolger, Sarah Thuiller, Tara O’Farrell and Yasmin Pentony.

1st Year Winner: Tara O’Farrell

2nd Year Nominees [Year Head – Ms Elaine Bennett]:  Aengus Price, Amy Buckley, Amy Casey, Cory Kinnear, Ethan Smyth, Kelly O’Shea, Kiely Lehane, Nora Gould, Saoirse Hayes, Seán Loughnane, Séan O’Keeffe, Sinead O’Leary and Sophie Hurley.

2nd Year Winners: Aengus Price & Nora Gould

3rd Year Nominees [Year Head: Mr John Corcoran]:  Aisling Lowney, Amelia McCarthy, Amy Sue Broderick, Conor MacCarthy, Dawn O’Connor Murphy, Garett O’Donovan, Hazel O’Kelly, Isabelle Linehan, Jake Lynch, Jessica Moloney, Joey O’Callaghan, Joseph Collins, Kali Woodcock, Lauren O’Regan, Lillian Gleave, Oisín Joyce, Oscar Lee, Ruby Henchion and Seán Hynes.

3rd Year Winner: Isabelle Linehan

TY Nominees [Year Head: Ms Niamh Hay]:  Aaron Ganly, Aoife O’Grady, Ben Loughnane, Bo Collins, Caleb Coleman, Caoimhe McGuinness, David O’Leary, Emma Casey, Evan O’Mahony, Jason Russell, Kevin Dempsey, Maya Meade, Marco Lucchese, Max Cronin, Niamh Crowley, Oisín Hayes, Sarah Deasy and Wiktoria Nowak.

TY Winner: Caoimhe McGuinness

5th Year Nominees [Year Head: Ms Marie Hayes]: Alannah Phelan, Alice O’Callaghan, Ann Marie Collins, Anna Peare, Cian Cunningham, Clare Flynn, Eva Crowley, Ferdia Hellebust, Jack Deasy, Kate Redmond, Leah Hurley, Lily Fay, Louis Allman, Mia Casey and Shane Collins. 

5th Year Winner: Alice O’Callaghan

6th Year Nominees [Year Head: Mr Tony Cierans]:  Ava McCarthy, Cordelia Foody, Emma O’Keeffe, Grace Hynes, Hannah Hayes, Jamie Cadogan, Lara Helbrow, Maebh O’Leary, Millie Allman, Niamh Domoney, Oscar Gudinovic, Rachel Fox, Róisín Nyhan, Seán Hill, Sophie Cumiskey, Sophie Lee Condon Collins and Thomas Mulcahy.

6th Year Winner: Hannah Hayes

Junior Sports Winner: Maisie O’Callaghan

Senior Sports Winner: Paul Graham

We were thrilled that Olympian Rob Heffernan was able to make the sports presentations to Maisie & Paul.

Joe McGrath Memorial Cup Winners: Anna & Megan Fahy

Catherine O’Byrne Memorial Award: Eimear Dwyer

Kilian Ryan Award: Maebh O’Leary & Grace Hynes

Science & Technology Award: Rosie Deasy

O’Brien Biotech Award: Cathal McCormick

Young Scientist Award: Aengus Price

Sci-fest Award: Christina Hurley

Kinsale Historical Society Award: Róisín Nyhan

Civic Virtue Award: Alice, Ted, Maisie & Miah O’Callaghan

Community Awards: Charlie O’Shea & Cathal Galvin

The Principal’s Award: Rachel Fox

Academic Awards:

This acknowledges students that receive a H1 in subjects in their Leaving Certificate.

Lia Farley – Irish, Maths, German, Chemistry, Biology, Accounting, Business – Accounting in UCC

Cordelia Foody - English, Maths, Geography, French, Chemistry Biology, Business - Biological Sciences at Imperial College London.

Roisin Nyhan - Irish, English, Maths, History, German, Art, DCG - World Languages in UCC

Oisin Coyle - Irish, Maths, History, German, Accounting, DCG – Engineering

Sophie Cumiskey – Irish and Geography - Biomedical Earth & Environmental Sciences in UCC

Ellie Mai Dyer - Irish and Business - Commerce in UCC

Ryan O'Sullivan - Irish and Geography

Maebh O'Leary - English and Business – Business & Law in UCD

Anthony Butterly - English

Ellie Condon - English and PE - PE and Irish teaching in UCC

Rachel Fox - English, Accounting and Religion - Law in UCC

Ellie Cronin - Maths, Biology, Accounting and Business - Biomedical Sciences in MTU & UCC

Eoin Cunningham - Maths

Rosie Deasy - Maths, Chemistry and Biology - Biological & Chemical Sciences in UCC

Charlie Grainger - Maths and PE – Sports Studies & Physical Education & Maths in UCC

William Jeffrey - Maths – Finance in Maynooth University

Michael Murphy - Irish, Maths, Applied Maths, Physics & DCG - Engineering in UCC

Nora O'Connor - Maths, Biology and Religion

Hannah Hayes - Maths, Biology, Home Economics - Business & Home Ec Teaching in MTU

Sarah O'Neill - History and Biology - Law in UCC

Grace Hynes - Geography, Biology & Music - Studying in Galway

Colm Madden - Construction, Geography - BIS in UCC

Sophie Lee Condon Collins - Geography, German, Biology and RE - Law in UCC

Rohan Ager - French and PE

Ivanna Janse Van Rensburg - French – Living in Haute – Savoie in French Alps, pursuing a career as an author.

Eimear Dwyer - German and Business – Biomedical Engineering MTU

Joanna Ciolkoz - Art – Interior Design & Architecture

Ciara Buckley – Art - Art & Design in Limerick

Jamie Cadogan - Physics and Engineering – Chemical & Biopharma Engineering in MTU

Dean Harrington - Physics, Construction and DCG - Engineering in MTU

Paulina Matacinskaite - Biology and Business

Finn Bowen - Engineering

Oscar Gudinovic - Engineering – Commerce & German in UCC

Matthew McCarthy - Construction - Common Engineering in MTU

Emma O'Keeffe - Construction – Common Engineering in MTU

Sarah Lehane - Business – Commerce in UCC

Niamh Domoney - Music – Digital Humanities & Information Technology in UCC

Sean Hill - DCG

Oisin Queva - French

Elyse Farley- French - Fine Art in Crawford in MTU

Caolan Walsh - Engineering - Mechanical Engineering in MTU

Lara Helbrow - Biology, Business and Home EC - Commerce in UCC

Sean Crowley - Agricultural Science - Agricultural Science in Cork

Don O’Shea Memorial Award: this recognises students that excel academically in 5th year.

Winners: Anna Peare, Eva Crowley, David Nolan and Mia Casey

Junior Academic Award: Sophie Peare

Leaving Cert Applied Award: 

 Meabh Aherne - Acting for stage and screen in CSN

Diana Harrington - Animal Husbandry in Cork

Senior Academic Award: Highest points in LC                     

Lia Farley, Cordelia Foody, Róisín Nyhan and Oisín Coyle

A special acknowledgement to siblings Abaigeal & Fearghus Walsh for providing us with a spectacular musical finale on the harp and uilleann pipes.

Congratulations to the nominees and the winners who epitomise the diligence, creativity and dynamism of the student body at Kinsale Community School.

A big thanks to our sponsors that support us year on year: Eli Lilly, Kinsale Lions Club, Life Science Consultants, Kinsale Historical Society and Frank & Tim O’Brien.

Thank you also to Ms. Máire Fleming for coordinating this year’s Éacht na Scoláirí.