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Local Entrepeneur speaks to TYs

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Dec 10, 2021

Last Friday, local entrepreneur and past pupil, Gearoid Tully spoke to TY students about his professional path and the steps that led him to forming a thriving business and getting him to the career he is currently in. Gearoid is a former CBS Roscommon pupil and went on to study Business development in Sligo IT. He then went on to obtain a role in recruitment […]

Chess Tournament

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Dec 10, 2021

Well done to the CBS chess players who came in to school on their day off to compete in a national online chess tournament! Although they didn’t win, they put in a great performance and thoroughly enjoyed the experience! Well done, Mikus, Ciaran, Aaron, Axel, Craig and Pitor!

SVP Talk for TYS

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Dec 10, 2021

Last Thursday, Helen Ralph, a representative from the society of St Vincent de Paul visited the CBS and spoke to students the organisation and how they help people in different communities. Helen spoke about what the SVP does, the aims of the organisation, its founder and how they raise awareness for people in need. She spoke in particular about happens […]

History Trip to Derry

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Nov 26, 2021

On Monday 22 November, Leaving Cert History students embarked on a trip to Derry with Ms. Reale and Mr. Hodgins. On arrival, they enjoyed a guided walking tour around the city walls where they learned of Derry’s past and in particular the “Siege of Derry 1688”. This was followed by a visit to the “Apprentice […]

Chess Tournament

by CBS Roscommon / Featured News / School News / No Comments / Nov 26, 2021

Students in CBS Roscommon took on twenty-eight other schools in an online chess tournament last week. Aaron, Axel, Ciaran, Craig, Danny, Mikus and Antoni succeeded in making it to the National finals on 6th December. Best of luck to all students and many thanks to Ms O’Connor for co-ordinating the event.

Anti-Bullying Course

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Nov 26, 2021

The CBS will be hosting an Anti-Bullying workshop delivered by Dublin City University Anti-Bullying Centre FUSE team. This is a free parents webinar for all FUSE participating schools, which includes the CBS. This will take place on Tuesday, December 14th from 7 pm to 8 pm. Details to register will be sent out to parents.

Senior Football

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Nov 26, 2021

Well done to our Senior Footballers who defeated Scoil Mhuire Strokestown yesterday in the Roscommon School A championship. The result now means we are qualified for the Final of the competition.

CSPE Courthouse Visit

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Nov 26, 2021

CBS Second Years visited Roscommon Courthouse as part of their CSPE course. They received a tour of the courtroom and a talk on the both the role of the court and the people who work there. They also had the opportunity to stage a mock trial and witness how such proceedings would take place. Students also […]

RM Tool Hire sponsor Junior Jerseys

by CBS Roscommon / GAA / Hurling / School News / No Comments / Nov 26, 2021

Roscommon CBS are delighted to announce sponsorship of Junior Football and Hurling teams by local businessman Ray Mullen pictured with Rory Kilcline, Rory Carty, Michael Harrington, Jamie Betts, Sean Rohan and Joe O’Connor. A sincere thanks to Ray and continued success.

BT Young Scientist Press Brief

by CBS Roscommon / School News / No Comments / Nov 19, 2021

CBS Transition year students Brian O’Connor, Adam Murphy and TJ Smyth have been selected to compete in the Virtual Finals of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in January 2022. Their research project is ‘Investigating the student experience of learning during a pandemic’. This project was one of 550 selected projects out of a total of 1400 […]