TY News & Events

The TY students got the opportunity to experience taster courses in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy during the week in Mallow College of Further Education. 

Our TY business classes went on a financial literacy trip on Monday with the assistance of @ccpcireland ‘Our Money, Our Future’ sponsorship initiative.

Charity Tractor Car Vintage Run 2025. Huge thank you to all our participants and volunteers. A special mention to Billy Breen & Tiernan Mulcahy for all their hard work and dedication in organising this fantastic event. 🚜🚗🚙

TY students took part in a Road Safety Workshop with Caroline Casey from Cork County Council. Caroline gave them a presentation with some very difficult and hard-hitting scenes about road safety. T

With stage 1 completed and approved by judges with a video entry, our TY students John, Jack @ Tiernan had their interview Thursday in Moorepark Fermoy stage 2 of the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition.

Final day of the BTYS 2025 where the girls have been visited by members of the public and family members. While the girls were unlucky this year at the awards ceremony they were outstanding ambassadors for the Colaiste.

The Tea Party helped our TY group to relax and unwind before finishing up for the Christmas break.

The TY music students had a lovely morning performing for the residents of the Windmill nursing home. Well done to all the students, thanks to the Windmill for having us.

A huge thank you to Carmel from @educ4sustain who completed an 8-week module with our 2B CSPE class. The students now have an awareness around the topics of climate literacy and sustainability ♻️ 👏🏻 

Huge congrats to Tiernan, John and Jack who advance to the next round of the CIAB schools competition. 

An Garda Síochána came to visit the TY class to deliver ‘The Lifesaver Project’ a new road safety education program. It is a hard hitting and realistic road safety presentation highlighting the devastating effects that road traffic collisions have on people’s lives.

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to our annual SVP food appeal. Every year we are overwhelmed by the amount of food donated, and this year was no different.

This week some of our TY students took part in a coaching course ran by Munster LGFA. The girls also completed the Go Games refereeing course and will soon begin putting their skills to the test when organising blitzed for 1st years and local primary skills in the spring. Well done girls 👏 👏 

Our TY students are braving the elements today as they are fundraising for their ‘Camino for Clionas’ trip! @clionasfoundation Michaela, Aoibhinn, Finn and Noah will be heading off in May. Thanks to their friends for joining them today.

TY students took part in a forensic science interactive workshop which investigated all the evidence around the shooting of JFK and the subsequent arrest of Oswald. They were presented with many small activities which they had to conduct themselves including taking fingerprints, testing for gunshot residue etc.

TY Mini-Company students attended a Christmas market in the @ marinamarket today hosted by @Foróige 🎅 🎄 A very enjoyable day was had by all 👏🏻 

Huge congrats to the other TY group that are through to the BTYS finals in January 2025.

We are delighted to announce our @btyste Teams for 2025 with over 4,000 students from 352 schools in Ireland having submitted 2,069 projects.

An absolutely wonderful day with actor, poet, musician, bard, seanchai, storyteller Aindrias de Staic, who did a workshop with our Transition Year English classes. Transition years wrote, directed and performed their own short stories.

Our TY classes had a very informative talk from Roseanna O'Donnell from the @rsaireland.

Maria, one of our Transition Year students, had the privilege of participating in the WIMS (Walk In My Shoes) program at St. Patrick's Mental Health Hospital. Alongside 20 students from across the country, Maria spent a week immersed in learning how to support individuals struggling with mental health challenges.  

Our Transition Year students had an amazing for days in Paris last week! Memories for life!

A huge well done to Ella Lawlee, Tiernan Mulcahy and Robert Hawe who represented their TY STEM class in the TY STEM Showcase in City Hall today.

Our TY and 5th year students had the opportunity to complete the 'Safe Pass Health and Safety Awareness Training Course' over the weekend.

TY and 6th year Ag Science students paid a visit to Macroom Buffalo farm, owned by Mr. Johnny Lynch.

Juliette from Breast Cancer Ireland gave a breast cancer awareness talk to our TY students. There were separate talks for males and females covering all of the information relevant to them. Topics discussed were signs and symptoms, recovery rates and how to check yourself. Students also received information leaflets. 

As part of the TY STEM Challenge, 4B went on a site visit to Gilead Sciences in Carrigtwohill. Students got a tour of the manufacturing, facilities, packaging and QC areas of the building and got to engage with different STEM professionals and interview their mentors on the day.

TYs hosted a range of activities for First year students, from apple bobbing to spooky X’s and O’s. The gym was alive with activity.

Thanks to Robbie from @thebodhranbuzz who taught TYs and music students a variety rhythms on the bodhrán. It was an excellent, fun filled workshop, with demonstrations, games and performance.👏👏

Huge thanks to Ciara and Clodagh from Badminton Ireland, for training 23 lucky TY students this week in the BadminTEEN Coaching Program.