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🥳After great success at the Féile Fichille, in January, three SNB teams travelled to Bantry today to take part in the Comórtas Fichille—a team chess tournament where the top three teams are awarded medals after a series of rounds. The day celebrates excellence in chess, sportsmanship, and teamwork, recognising those who performed strongly at the Féile. At the event held at the Maritime Hotel in Bantry today, SNB celebrated fantastic team success, bringing home: * 🥇 1st place for the SNB Ants * 🥉 3rd place for the SNB Bats * 🎖️ 5th place for the SNB Cats A special mention goes to Jack Rea, who won all six of his matches on the day. A sincere thank you to our chess coordinator, Ms Niamh MacAuley, and to teachers Ms Laura Connolly and Mr Ciarán Crowley for training and supporting the after-school chess teams. A fantastic time was had by all ♟️

Today, on World Earth Day 🌍, we celebrate the many ways our school community cares for the environment in our everyday lives. Across all classes, pupils are actively involved in learning about sustainability and putting it into practice — from reducing waste ♻️, recycling, and reusing materials, to conserving energy ⚡ and water 💧 throughout the school day. Our students also explore the natural world through outdoor learning 🌿, gardening 🌱, and observing seasonal changes 🍃, helping them to develop a deeper appreciation for nature. Through projects, discussions, and simple daily habits, they are encouraged to think about how their actions impact the planet and how they can make positive choices. By working together and supporting one another, we are building a culture of environmental awareness and responsibility in our school 🤝. Today reminds us that caring for the Earth is something we can all contribute to — not just on one day, but every day 💚🌎.

🌿 National Spring Clean 2026 🌿 Our pupils recently rolled up their sleeves and took part in the National Spring Clean, showing fantastic pride in their local environment. Armed with gloves and litter pickers, they headed out around our community to collect litter and make a real difference. It was great to see such teamwork and enthusiasm from all involved! As well as helping to keep our area clean, pupils learned about the importance of looking after our environment and how small actions can make a big impact. We are very proud of their efforts—well done everyone! 👏 #NationalSpringClean #ProudSchool #CommunitySpirit An Taisce - National Spring Clean Clonakilty Tidy Towns

First proper Monday of sunshine in Clonakilty and the school is in full bloom 🌞🌸🌿 Tulips are stealing the spotlight 🌷, red and pink and full of attitude, bluebells are quietly nodding along 💙, violas are bringing the purple punch 💜, and the broom is blazing in yellow and orange like it owns the place 🌼🔥 Even the young pea plants are making their debut 🌱 We’re lucky to be blessed with a site full of nature 🌍, and you can see the wonderful trees in our grounds awakening all around us 🌳✨ A small nod to Earth Day on April 22nd that when we look after our little patch, it really does give something back 🌎💚 Now if we could just add “guaranteed sunshine” to the timetable… ☀️😉 #ClonakiltyInBloom #EarthDay #SchoolGardenGoals Green-Schools Clonakilty Notice Board I Love Clonakilty

📢🌿✨ Delighted to share our fantastic news! ✨🌿📢 We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded our 8th Green-Schools Flag 🟢🏆 for Global Citizenship – Marine Environment 🌊🐬 👏💚A huge congratulations to our amazing Green-Schools Committee for all their hard work and dedication to making our school a greener place. 🌍♻️ Every member of our school community is committed to this process and to caring for our environment 🌱 We are honoured to have been invited by An Taisce to a special awards ceremony where the Green Flag will be presented: 📅 Tuesday, 26th May 📍 Fota Wildlife Park, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork A very special mention to our Green-Schools Coordinator, Ms. Niamh MacAuley for her leadership and commitment. Ms. MacAuley and three members of our school community will proudly represent us at the awards ceremony 🎉 Well done everyone! 🌍💚🎉 Clonakilty Notice Board Clonakilty Tidy Towns I Love Clonakilty

🌟🌟SNB Soccer Makes History! ⚽🔥 For the first time ever, we had a team progress to the County Finals in the FAI Primary 5-a-Side Competition! Clonakilty BNS UTD battled through a series of very close and hard-fought matches and proudly broke new ground for our school. Not only did they reach the County Finals, but they also advanced to the Semi-Final, placing them among the top 4 Large Schools teams across Cork city and county — an outstanding and historic achievement! Today we travelled to Corinthians to compete in the Large Schools competition, featuring schools from across Cork city and county. Out of 256 teams that began this journey, our boys showed incredible spirit, teamwork, and determination throughout the day, representing our school with great pride. We are so proud of every player for their effort and commitment. A huge thank you to all our supporters and to the staff for their encouragement, coaching, and support. A special Thank You to Mr Paul Carmody and Mr Ciarán Crowley for mentoring the team. Well done, boys! 💪⚽ Clonakilty AFC Ardfield F.C. FAI Schools