Tag: Portlaoise CBS

A Laois secondary school have appointed a new Meitheal team and welcomed a brand new batch of First Years in recent weeks. Five classes of...

The 2021 Leaving Cert results are out and the fantastic news from Laois students continues. Portlaoise CBS have confirmed that eight of their boys have...

A Laois basketball player is set to trade Portlaoise for Maine in the USA. James Phelan, of Portlaoise Panthers, has secured a scholarship to Hyde...

Transition Year students from St Mary’s CBS have launched the first episode of their new school podcast. The students wrote, recorded, edited and directed their...

Two incoming first years have won the St Marys CBS “From each his best” scholarship awards for 2021/2022. Eoghan Deegan of St Colman's National School...

St Mary's CBS Portlaoise held their annual awards day in the school last Friday. Traditionally the awards ceremony is celebrated at night and is a...

The TY students of a Laois secondary school came together last week to create a beautiful mural on Main Street in Portlaoise. The new library...

A group of students from Laois are celebrating after claiming a national accolade at the Student enterprise Awards. Colm Byrne, Aaron Dooley and Adam Ramsbottom...

Students from Portlaoise CBS claimed a national award at the Young Social Innovators recently. Gary Young O'Shea, Luke Walsh, Padraig Delaney, Finn Brophy, Cormac Allen,...

The National Student Enterprise Award Finals take place virtually on Friday May 14 and Laois has three entrants. Two are from Portlaoise CBS, one in...

There is widespread sadness in Portlaoise and surrounding areas following the death of John Duggan, a highly-regarded teacher in the local CBS secondary school...

The fifth instalment of our Laois Abroad series for 2021 is here and two brothers living in Eastern Europe are up next. Laois people that...

The two victorious teams from the 2021 Laois Student Enterprise Awards received their winning prizes yesterday. Both are from Portlaoise CBS and will go forward...

A group from Portlaoise CBS have been named the winners of the Laois Student Enterprise Awards for 2021. Colm Byrne, Adam Ramsbottom and Aaron Dooley...

Six students from Portlaoise CBS have qualified for the heats of the Irish Film Festival's Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year for 2021. Sean Stafford,...

Students from St Mary’s CBS, Portlaoise secured €270 in funding to advance their project aimed at making their school more inclusive for visually impaired...

A Laois school have launched their own 'Lockdown Bake Off' challenge on TikTok. Portlaoise CBS, led by Home Economics teacher Martina Murphy, are encouraging cooking...

The Transition Year students, staff and parents of St Mary’s CBS Portlaoise are taking part in a Virtual Walk known as Camino De Quarantine...

A total of six Laois students have been presented with prestigious Trinity College Entrance Exhibition Awards for their Leaving Cert results. On Tuesday, we reported that...

A Portlaoise CBS student has been awarded a prestigious University of Limerick scholarship. St Mary’s CBS past pupil Jordan Ikpomwen, who did his Leaving Cert...

NUI Galway hosted a special virtual Scholarship Ceremony recently for recipients of their scholarships for new undergraduate entrants 2020. And among the winners was Laois...

200 care packages have been handed over to a homeless charity thanks to the kindness of some secondary school students in Laois. The lads in...

Students in 5th year in St Mary's CBS in Portlaoise have been informed to stay at home for the next seven school days following...

Portlaoise CBS are currently accepting application forms for 1st year students for the 2021-2022 school year.  The closing date for applications is Friday, October 23,...

The staff of St Mary’s CBS came up with a novel way of honouring their Leaving Cert class of 2020 with the age-old tradition...

12 months ago, Rian O'Connell was devastated. The Portlaoise teenager had completed his Leaving Cert and when the CAO offers came out, he realised...

This is an unbelievable achievement. Two Laois students have scored full marks in the 2020 Leaving Cert results which have been announced this morning. Thomás Dunne...

Over the long history of the GAA, there have been few All Ireland hurling glories for Laois teams. Fewer still have been in Croke Park....

Portlaoise CBS 1-8 St Louis Kilkeel (Down) 1-11 2004 All-Ireland Colleges SFC 'B' Final In May 2004, a star-studded Portlaoise CBS team went in search of...

A Portlaoise CBS Transition Year student has won a national award for journalism. David 'Dee' O'Brien, from The Heath, has won the GAA Future Leaders...