Stations of the Cross officially open
The new stations of the Cross were officially opened and blessed by Fr. Malachy on the grounds of Mount St Joseph Abbey. We welcomed parents, friends, staff of Cistercian College, board members and the members of Mount St. Joseph’s Abbey to come together for the blessings of the stations along with our first year and transition year […]
Cistercian College Annual Gala Ball
Our recent Cistercian College Annual Gala Ball which was held in the County Arms Hotel in Birr, Co. Offaly and organised by the parents association was a huge success. This annual event brings the past and present Cistercian College Community together every year and we are already looking forward to next year’s event. A huge […]
Junior Cert Results
A huge well done to our Junior Cycle Class of 2022 who received their result on the 23rd of November. These results will help them in selecting their subjects for senior cycle. Thank you to all our teachers and study supervisors for their great work in supporting our students’ learning over the last three years.
Cistercian College mourn the death of former President Dom Kevin Daly O.C.S.O
Cistercian College mourns the death of former President Dom Kevin Daly O.C.S.O. This College community are greatly saddened by the news that Dom. Kevin died earlier this morning. Dom Kevin came to CCR as a student and he sat his Leaving Cert in 1953. He joined the monastery in 1958. He served as both Dean […]
UCD Entrance Scholarship Awards 2022
We would like to congratulate Darragh Conroy, James Dunne and Fionn McWey who each received a UCD Entrance Scholars Award earlier this week. Entrance Scholars are first year students recognised for their academic achievement in achieving 560 points or more in their Leaving Certificate examinations. These awards are part of a range of UCD initiatives […]
Abbey Apple Juice
Congratulations to Aodán Kirwan, Josh Powell and Tom McKeon whose company Abbey Apple Juice were runners up in the Senior section of the Offaly Student Enterprise awards on Wednesday March 2nd. We waited in suspense as the awards were being announced until it came to the senior section, they narrowly missed representing the county in […]
Nine Day Novena
Fr. Malachy celebrated mass in the College Chapel for nine consecutive days for our Cistercian Community, both on the College Campus, and all those extended members who are also part of this community. The Novena was to ‘Our Lady of Lourdes’ and the prayer to her was acclaimed each day for her protection and healing […]
BT Young Scientist 2022
Congratulations to the three groups that qualified to take part in this years BT Young Scientist Competition. This is a great achievement for the College and we are very proud of how they represented themselves and the College.. Very well done! All students taking part are Transition Year students and were mentored by Ms […]
CCR Christmas Fundraiser
Students and staff of Cistercian College raised 750 euro for the Obera Trust, a charity developed by the late Fr. Liam Hayes from Cappamore. This money will go directly to the running of three homes in Obera, Argentina. Mentally handicapped children that were previously abandoned on the streets of Obera are now lovingly cared for […]
Monastery Walk and Cookery class for International Students
Our TY international boys enjoyed a guided tour of our monastery grounds on Tuesday morning. Thanks to Mr. Paddy Smyth for taking the time to accompany the students on a walk which included both the prayer path and the esker. It was a fresh, misty morning outside but the boys soon warmed up with the […]
