Bunscoil na Toirbhirte, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork

Amazing Achievements ....

To foster creativity, we allow our pupils to design our homework journals. Our snazzy new Homework Journals arrived recently!!! Well done to the designers, Luna and Grace. Cant wait to get started. Another great  achievement for these girls!
Huge congratulations to Orla on winning 1st prize in the Moorepark Art Competition recently! Her art entry was fantastic. We were delighted and so proud to hear this wonderful news. Well done Orla.
Indie-Go-Girls .....
We are so proud of our girls that took part in the Mitchelstown Busking Competition recently. They cleverly called themselves the “Indie-Go-Girls”! They were fantastic and came joint first in the U14 category. Well done girls.
These brilliant girls played during halftime at the Cork ladies football match between Cork and Kerry. Well done our girls and Cork  girls who won 5-14 to 2-17. Corcaigh Abú 
​Climbing a mountain on the hottest day of the year......”We just can't get over it”!!!
Training has begun in earnest for the staff versus 6th class basketball match! Things are looking “up”!!!! Hopefully we haven't “peaked” too soon!!!   Well done everyone, a mighty achievement.
Saint George's at Sunset
Our very own Mr Dineen created this beautiful painting. What a talent!!!
​Well done Mr Dineen.
Picture
The amazingly talented Ava-Lily pictured with some of her recent art work. How amazing are these?!!!
​Huge congratulations to Ugné on winning first prize in the Presentation Secondary Schools Creative Hat Competition. Ugné put a tremendous effort into design. It took her a whole week to complete her creation. She made it out of old newspaper, cardboard, tissue paper and bun cases. Special thanks to Ms O’Keeffe and Ms Evans for calling to our school and presenting Ugné with her beautiful art set and certificate. 
We love to celebrate the achievements of our girls and boys.
​Well done to these very talented girls (above and below) on their recent successes 
Joy for Jessica
A proud day for Bunscoil in February when Jessica travelled to Croke Park to collect First Prize in the Under 7’s National Credit Union Art Competition last weekend . Jessica had a wonderful day with her mum and her brother Michael. She was delighted to meet Marty Whelan. This was a wonderful achievement. Well done Jessica, we are so proud of you. Special thanks to Mitchelstown Credit Union for supporting Jessica and our school . Mitchelstown Credit Union
Well done to Alannah on representing Bunscoil na Toirbhirte in the Primary Game trials for Girls' Football in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in March. She is a most talented footballer and represented our school very well. Well done Alannah 
Congratulations to Rachel and Órna. At the end of January Rachel was a winner in a Taekwondo Competition and Órna was a winner in the All Ireland Racquetball Competition. This is a wonderful achievement given the girls only took up the sports in recent months. Well done girls!! 
Congratulations to Jessica Kearney (Ms Kenneally’s 2nd class). Jessica was the winner in the 7 Years and Under in the Credit Union Art Competition 2022 . Jessica & her family will be invited to attend the National Prize given Art Ceremony in February 2023 at Croke Park. We think this picture is brilliant!

WELL DONE IZZABELLA ...... GREAT WORK ​

Izzabella Winkle (Ms O’Dwyer’s 4th class) winner of the Lego Challenge on Saturday, 28th January, 2023 in Mitchelstown Library.  Izzabella was chosen by other club members. For further information and availability contact the the library. Details at https://www.corkcoco.ie/.../libraries/mitchelstown-library
Well done to our 5th and 6th class quiz teams that recently participated in the Credit Union Quiz competition on 26.01.2023. They did us proud. Special thanks to Ms Conway, Ms Cahill and Ms McGuirk for preparing the teams
Well done to our 3rd class camogie team. They were outstanding today. It was a first time playing for a team for most of the girls.
​Fantastic news, Jessica is the National winner of the 7 Years & under Credit Union Art Competition!! We were delighted to have had two girls reach the finals of the competition. Well done girls. Jessica will attend the National Award Ceremony which will be held at Croke Park of all places!! Well done Jessica.
Special thanks to Jessica’s family, Ms Kenneally and Mitchelstown Credit Union for their tremendous support.
​Jessica and Grace were 1st Place Prize winners in the regional Credit Union Art Competition. Yesterday we heard that the girls came 1st Place in the second round of the competition. Both girls are now through to the National Finals of the Credit Union Art Competition. Well done girls and the best of luck in the final 
​Best wishes to Órna this Wednesday (23.11.2022) as she represents Bunscoil na Toibhirte in the Cork Primary Schools Football Competition. Well done to Ms O’Brien for organising our participation.
​​Irish National Taekwondo Championships 2022
Huge congratulationsto Irina Todorović on winning:
1. Silver Special Techniques Female 12-13 blue and red belts
2. Bronze Patterns Female 12 yrs blue belt
3. Bronze Sparring Female 11-13 yrs blue and red belts
This was the biggest Taekwondo tournament in Ireland so far, with 1090 competitors over two days and about 25 competitors in the inclusive category. Well done Irina, we are so proud of you.
Reaching the final of Football Blitz in Fermoy
03.10.2022. Well done to our girls football team on reaching the final of their recent blitz in Fermoy. They performed exceptionally well and made us all very proud 
Our own Katie Moriarty lined out for Cork on Friday, 07.05.2022 in the Primary Games against Kerry. This is a wonderful achievement as only 11 primary school girls in the whole of Cork were selected to play. Everyone in Bunscoil was proud of Katie cheering her on all the way.