Fixtues for the outdoor Hurling/Camogie competition (Click here)

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Fixtures for Indoor Finals (click here)

Outdoor Equipment order forms have been emailed out and must be returned to the office in Pairc Ui Rinn on or before

Friday 5th March 2010

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 The Annual Hurling/Camogie meeting was held in St Finbarrs on Tuesday 23rd February 2010 at 8pm sharp.

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Indoor Hurling/Camogie Finlas are taking place in Na Piarsaigh from 8th to 11th March 2010.

If your school has qualiifed to play in the finals please forward a team photo and

team list numbered 1 to 10 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it asap

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Congratulations to Clonakilty BNS, GS Carraig Ui Leighin, Ovens and Sc Barra Ballincolig

who played under lights in Pairc Ui Rinn on 2nd December

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Congratulations to Gael Scoil Ui Riada, Wilton who were the winners of the annual Sciath na Scol

in Association with 0₂

School Sports Quiz which was held in the Rochestown Park Hotel on Wednesday 25th November.

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FOOTBALL WINNERS AND FINALISTS 2008

Carrigaline   and Millstreet Drew after Extra-Time

HURLING WINNERS AND FINALISTS 2009

Having been elected to this position as part of the Cóiste Sciath na Scol, it immeditely became apparent how much work came with the job. The numbers of children that we preside over it quite astonishing. As a direct result, I would like to take this oppotunity to publicly acknowledge the officer’s work.

There is usually at least one meeting a month and in my time with the Cóiste, there were only two months of the school year where we met less then three times. Competition falls after competition, Munster and National Cumann na mBunscoil meetings need to be attended. Most of us have attended training and other seminars at one stage or another this year, with these all taking place on Saturdays. Add to that, Final's arrangements, Primary Game Teams, the 125^th Anniversary Celebrations, quiz competitions, equipment distribution and you will see that we have had an incredibly busy year.

From my perspective, the role of P.R.O.s in clubs, district boards and schools has been greatly heightened county-wide. I was included on a Cork County Board P.R. Committee as well as attending meetings to do with the County Year-Book and new website. Within the Cumann na mBunscoil organisaton, the importance of the “P.R.O. role” has recently been emphasised, with individual training seminars being organised for us in Croke Park.

Communication is the key, hence newletters have been produced with a view to keeping schools up to date with Sciath na Scol activities. We are also introducing a bulk-texting system, so teachers can be directly contacted with ease. Coverage in the newspapers has increased for the Finals and we hope to work on this even more. Our other activites were also covered substantially and vital links have be established between myself and the editors.

I am delighted with the co-operation I received all year from individual teachers and schools whom I rang/emailed for photos or reports!! I wish to build on these links over the coming year. We genuinely as an organisation of teachers and group of schools, do not give enough credit to ourselves for all the voluntary ( and I wish to stress the word voluntary) work we do.

Assumpta our secretary has been a remarkable support and help all year. I sincerely thank her. Jim Ryan has taken responsibility for the radio-side of our Final's week, as well as many other things I've asked him to do for me. Again without his help I could not complete some of the tasks this job sets.

Finally, I wish to acknowledge the support and help I received from all the members of the Cóiste. Everyone has always only been a phonecall away and the work-ethic of all those involved is unrelenting.

Yours in Sport,

Séamus O'Conchubhair.

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