Organisation: Bandon Grammar

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Diarmuid Barron promoted to Munster senior squad as Jack Crowley joins academy

Munster has announced its academy make-up for next season.

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U20 Six Nations: Crowley’s quality shines like a beacon as Ireland see off Scotland

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Bandon Grammar School play through the pain following death of former pupil

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Rugby club to provide guard of honour at Cameron Blair funeral on Sunday

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School’s in as Norton gets his Ps and Qs right at Bandon Grammar

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Brian McMahon: 'We have gone way further than we thought we would this year'

Moss Finn on the rugby legends to emerge from PBC-CBC rivalry

In Cork two rugby nurseries, a mere 2km apart, Schools Cup legends linger long in the memory.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2019

'We got lucky': Pres pull off smash-and-grab victory to set up final with Christians

Presentation Brothers College will contest yet another Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup final after a dramatic 19-18 win over Bandon Grammar.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2019

‘We’ve learned our lessons from last year,’ says PBC’s McMahon

Record-chasing Presentation Brothers College aren’t letting the lure of another Munster Schools Senior Cup final get in the way of their preparations.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2019

Glenstal keep Senior Cup double dreams alive with last-gasp leveller against Bandon

Taylor Gleeson’s last gasp score earned defending champions Glenstal Abbey a second chance as they secured a dramatic draw against Bandon Grammar.

Wed, 13 Feb, 2019

Teachers to don uniform for charity

Teachers be warned! A West Cork school is making plans for ‘U’.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2018

Brave Bandon resistance defies Munchin’s onslaught

Bandon Grammar 7 - St Munchin’s College 5: Ever-improving Bandon Grammar School laid down another marker with a sensational victory over unlucky St Munchin’s in yesterday’s thrilling Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup first round tie at Bandon RFC.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2018

Pres prepare to defend Munster crown

The Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup begins this week, with holders Presentation College Cork amongst the first to see action when they take on Castletroy College at Muskerry today, a double-header programme with the schools meeting first in the Junior Cup at 1pm. Barry Coughlan looks at all 10 teams schools involved in the opening rounds of both cups and

Tue, 16 Jan, 2018

Glenstal Abbey v Presentation Brothers Cork - Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup Final

Castletroy clash first up for holders Pres

Presentation Brothers, Cork, will begin the defence of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup with a first-round game in Cork against Castletroy College, Limerick.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2017

Kilkenny College leave Ursulines on the brink

Ursulines Thurles’ hopes of a first Subway All-Ireland Schoolgirls title since 1996 are all but dead as Kilkenny College and Banbridge Academy led the way on the first day of the national championships at Havelock Park yesterday.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2017

Mighty Pres won’t underestimate final challenge

Glenstal Abbey in the role of David and Presentation College, Cork, as Goliath make for a fascinating and novel pairing in this afternoon’s Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup final at Thomond Park (4pm).

Fri, 17 Mar, 2017

VIDEO: Presentation Brothers overcome Bandon Grammar in remarkably close game

Presentation Brothers College, the favourites, had to battle all the way before overcoming brave, injury-hit Bandon Grammar School in a pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup final at Musgrave Park today.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

Can Ursuline halt Crescent gallop?

The goal may be the same, but the motivation is very different for Crescent College Comprehensive and Ursuline Convent Thurles as they contest today’s Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final in Fermoy (2.45pm).

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Battling Bandon Grammar make history and now tackle favourites Presentation

Bandon Grammar School 17, St Munchin’s College 13: Bandon Grammar School created their own special piece of history on a wet and windy afternoon at Bandon RFC yesterday when they advanced to the Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup semi-final for the first time.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Crescent show the stuff of champions

Bandon Grammar School 7 Crescent College Comprehensive 32: Holders Crescent College Comprehensive had to come from behind but still managed a fully deserved Clayton Hotels Munster Junior Schools win over Bandon Grammar in this second round “losers” tie at Musgrave Park yesterday.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2017

Stirring second-half comeback by Bandon Grammar in the Senior Cup

Bandon Grammar School produced a sensational comeback to win a pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup tie at Bandon RFC.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Battle on for Munster Schools Cup glory as CBC defend title

The Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Cup campaign gets under way today with five fixtures running up until Thursday.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2017

Gavin Coombes looks set for big welcome from West Cork fans

The selection of up-and-coming Skibbereen flanker Gavin Coombes should ensure increased local interest in tonight’s B&I Cup clash between Munster A and Doncaster Knights at Bandon RFC (7pm).

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Paul O’Connell enthusiasm rubs off on Munster's young guns

Munster Development XV - 35

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017

Hockey: Crescent on course after tough battle with Bandon

Crescent College Comprehensive’s defence of the Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup remains on course after they dispatched Bandon Grammar with a last-minute winner in West Cork on Wednesday.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

Munster up for interpro battle

Munster’s boys teams will hope to find the cohesion necessary to challenge at this weekend’s U16 and U18 interpros in Belfast.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2016

Freak accident rules captain Frazer out for nine months

Ireland’s hopes of World Cup qualification have been dealt a serious blow after captain Megan Frazer was ruled out for up to nine months.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2016

Ulster Bank League profiles: Big player turnover at Young Munster

"The professionals aren’t expected to do it, yet the amateurs are. It just doesn’t add up."

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Ciara Neville star of show with hat-trick

Ciara Neville of Castletroy College was the star performer at the Munster Schools Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Waterford Regional SC.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

Christian Brothers College and Presentation Brothers College ready for semi-final showdown

There’s more than city pride at stake as old rivals Christian Brothers College and Presentation Brothers College meet at Musgrave Park this afternoon (2.30pm) in the first of the Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Presentation set up derby date with old rivals CBC

PBC Cork 39  Bandon GS 10 Munster Schools Senior Cup Musgrave Park

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Champions Rockwell put Bandon Grammar to the sword

Munster Schools Senior Cup

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

New Zealand's Rugby World Cup stars fancy Bandon Grammar for the cup

Bandon Grammar School will hope to be inspired by a little reflected Rugby World Cup glory after two of New Zealand’s try scorers in Saturday’s final took time out from their celebrations to tip the school for next year’s Munster Senior Cup.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2015

Aussie success will secure Ireland a place in Rio

Ireland’s top international hockey players will assemble in the early hours of Sunday morning to find out whether their Olympic qualification dream can become a reality.

Fri, 23 Oct, 2015

Munster facing daunting task at interprovincials

Munster teams will set out to reverse an unwanted interpro winning record as the U16 and U18 girls take centre stage at Grange Road this weekend.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

CJ Stander the standout player for Munster

CJ Stander acknowledged the encouragement and drive of his team-mates after being named Munster’s Player of the Year at the province’s 2015 Munster Rugby Awards in Cork yesterday.

Fri, 01 May, 2015

Graham Dwyer: Murderer lived a darker double life

A lover of model planes. ’Fantastic’ knowledge of computers. A predilection for knives. What did we learn of Graham Dwyer? Noel Baker reports.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015

Crescent claim comprehensive cup victory

Crescent College Comprehensive’s stranglehold over the Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup continued after they routed Ursulines Thurles 5-1 in yesterday’s final at Villiers.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

How to help your child land a scholarship

There’s not a lot of information out there about second and third level scholarships. So Aileen Lee has been doing some research.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

Young Scientist: Enthusiasm, imagination, energy... and good science are what judges are looking for

Having whittled down the entries for the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition from 2,077 to 550 last October, the judges will crown an overall winner this evening — which won’t be easy because the standard is up across the board, writes Evelyn Ring.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015