Archive for December, 2006
All-Ireland Cross-Country Championships
Douglas Community School athletes competed in the All-Ireland Cross-Country Championships last weekend. It was held in the grounds of St Augustines College Dungarvan on a flat and fast course. Irelands top young athletes gathered for a great days racing. Douglas athletes returned with 4 All-Ireland medals. The u16 team finished 7th led [...]
Outdoor Pursuits Centre – Kenmare
Transition Year Students of Douglas Community School recently went to an Outdoor Pursuits Centre in Kenmare.
Douglas Community School Christmas Card Appeal
There was a total of ten thousand euro raised last year from the generous support of the local community for our annual Christmas Card Sale. This year we are hoping to beat that figure. The winning designs were drawn by Elliot McCarthy-3rd year, David O' Connell-5th year, Kieran Rigby-5th year and Norbert Miczic-3rd year. The [...]
German Debating Competition
This year's German debating competition kicked off just before mid-term. As usual, Douglas is stepping up to the challenge. Its team this year consists of Cian O' Mahoney, Robert McCarthy, Sergei Pobulding, Sean Creagh, Jonathon Wallace and Brian O' Connell. The knock out competition began this year with the motion (Students shouldn't work [...]
Cork County Junior (u20) Cross-Country Championships
Douglas athletes were to the fore at the recent Cork County Junior (u20) Cross-Country Championships in Carrignavar. The team was led home by Richard Quirke in 7th place, continuing his very impressive form this season. Other team members to run well were Eric Murphy, Matthew Murphy, John Kidney and Craig Harrington. The team dominated the [...]
