Well done to our U18 football team who played against St. John’s College from Ballyfermot last Thursday 17th May. They played in Ballymun Kickhams ground and Balbriggan CC won the game 5-17 to 4-10. Thanks to Mr. Richardson for coaching the team.Read More
Day 2 of the recent North Leinster athletics in Santry brought more excellent performances and results for Balbriggan CC. In the U16 200m Ike Eze finished 4th in the final. We had 2 finalists in the Intermediate 200m, Bori Akinola finished 5th and Marvelous Agbator brought home the silverware with a bronze medal in the same race. Our...Read More
Chuaigh daltaí ón 5ú agus 3ú bliain ar thuras go dtí Dún Laoghaire an seachtain seo chaite. Rinne siad íoga, grianghrafadóireachta agus cadhcáil as Gaeilge. Bhí an ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch agus bhain siad an-taitneamh as an turas! Students from 3rd and 5th year attended an Irish trip to Dún Laoghaire last week. They...Read More
First years Jake Morrell and Yinka Adedokun competed well in the Leinster Athletic championships in Santry yesterday. Jake finished 4th in the final, just narrowly missing out on a bronze medal, in this, his first season throwing javelin. Yinka too did himself proud finishing 6th in the junior boys 100m sprint and making the Leinster...Read More
Great fun was had today at our annual Sports Day and a what a brilliant way to end our Wellness Week. Activities included the high jump, shot put, climbing wall and obstacle course. The much anticipated teachers versus students soccer game ended with a final score of 6-1 to the teachers! Thanks to Ms....Read More
We would like to thank all the staff and students who took part in wellbeing week and made it such a success! Some of the activities included random acts of kindness, mindfulness colouring, positive post-its, scrumptious smoothies and a special delivery from the ice cream van. A great week was had by all, reminding us...Read More
With ‘Darkness into Light’ around the corner we decided to undertake our own early morning walk. In the spirit of wellbeing week, staff and students met at 7.30am and walked together to create an awareness of the importance of physical and mental health. This was followed by breakfast before we started our school day. Thank...Read More
During our Wellbeing Week Ms. Toner’s 1st year Home Economics class compared healthy and unhealthy drinks and showcased their information during lunchtime. They provided students with healthy smoothies at lunchtime, getting them to taste a healthier alternative to fizzy drinks. As well as this they made healthy fruit skewers and gave them to their teachers,...Read More
Wellbeing Week ran from Tues 8th-Friday 11th May in Balbriggan CC. As part of this students participated in various physical activities, something which is a key element to everyone’s overall wellbeing. On Tuesday Senior students were given an opportunity to participate in a Yoga class where they stretched and de-stressed. On Wednesday students took part...Read More
Balbriggan Community College students have built and provided nestboxes for the Roseate Tern on Rockabill since 1993. This year is our 25th anniversary of supporting the internationally important conservation scheme. Balbriggan CC has co-operated with Birdwatch Ireland and has produced over 1000 nestboxes for the project. The huge increase in breeding numbers of Roseate from 189...Read More