A strong opening to DCMUN today as delegates listened to opening speeches from our distinguished guests, including Cork Lord Mayor Councillor Fergal Dennehy, Mr Pat McKelvy, Director of Schools with Cork ETB, and Ms Jennifer Cooney of WorldWise Global Schools. We were also honoured to hear from our keynote speaker, Mr Richard Zimmler, who engaged delegates with a thought-provoking address and Q&A session. The Deputy Ambassador of Poland to Ireland was also in attendance for t

📖 Supporting Exam Success at ERSS We are delighted to share our new Exam Revision page, where students can access revision materials and subject supports online. This resource is available to students and parents to support study at home. 🔗 https://www.erss.ie/examrevision

Thank you to Fr Patrick Cahill, our school chaplain, for visiting ERSS today as part of Catholic Schools Week 🙏 Our 1st Years reflected on the meaning of being Catholic ✝️ and were also inspired by a guest speaker from the Youth 2000 programme 🌟 A lovely, faith-filled day in our school 💙

Our ERSS delegates arrived safely at the stunning Cork City Hall for DCMUN and listened to the opening address of the 11th conference. They enjoyed engaging lobbying sessions in both the General Assembly and the Special Conference. We are especially proud that two of our delegates featured in the prestigious MUN Times. Exciting times ahead for Team ERSS! 👏

Best of luck to our ERSS delegates as they take part in the DCMUN Conference! 🌍🇺🇳 Model United Nations is a fantastic opportunity to develop critical thinking, public speaking, diplomacy, research skills, and global awareness. We know our students will represent their countries with insight, respect, and confidence. We look forward to thought-provoking resolutions, respectful dialogue, and fruitful debate over the coming days. Enjoy the experience and make ERSS proud! #ERS

🗓️ ERSS Weekly Schedule | 19th–23rd January A packed week of Catholic Schools Week events, DCMUN, TY activities, clubs and sport. Don’t miss out!

Congrats to this week’s lucky winner! Thank you to everyone supporting our school — your contribution truly helps our students. Want to take part? • 1 line €2.50 • 2 lines €4 • 3 lines €5 • Match 4 numbers to win the jackpot • Jackpot grows every week! Join now by visiting: 🔗 https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/erss Best of luck in next week’s draw!✍️ #ERSS

First Year students worked in expert groups to explore their chosen sacred texts before teaching their learning to the rest of the class. A fantastic way to build confidence, communication, and understanding. #ERSS #ERST #EXCELLINGINTEACHINGANDLEARNING

We are delighted to announce our Week 7 Student of the Week for our 1st Year students in Room 12 and Room 13. This award recognises students who consistently demonstrate excellent effort, a positive attitude, and a strong commitment to life in ERSS. A huge congratulations to this week’s deserving students: ✨ Room 12 – Zach Norris ✨ Room 13 – Fionnan Quigley Well done to both students on your fantastic achievement. Keep up the brilliant work—we’re very proud of you!

Well done to our U14 team who advanced to the last 16 of the Munster Cup with a great win against a strong Scoil Ruain Killenaule team today. Our goals came from Zach Norris (2), Dale Redmond (2), Ryan Walsh(2), Jack Norris and Joaquin Garcia. Well done to all.

Our first years are getting to grips with figurative language and having lots of fun with it! They’ve been began with exploring similes, metaphors, and personification, then showing their understanding through drawings and examples of their own. So much creativity and brilliant shown in this sample of their posters.

As part of a climate and resilience module looking at rainfall and flooding TY students competed to create their own flood defences using a limited amount of materials. The team whose defense held out the longest against the flood won. Congratulations to Dylan's team just beating Alex's team by 5 seconds.

✨ Congratulations to our winners of "Student of the Month" for December! ✨ We are proud to celebrate students who have excelled across the three categories – Academic, ERST Spirit, and Extra-Curricular. Each award recognises outstanding effort, commitment, and passion both inside and outside the classroom. 🌟👏 Students were presented with their Certificates and Gift Vouchers by their Year Heads.

Munster Junior Trophy Semi Final ERSS 3-2 St. Mary's Newport A great win for our U17 today as they joined our under15s in the Munster Finals with a hard fought win over Newport today. The weather proved to be very challenging but goals from Jay O'Gorman, Fionn Power and an OG saw us well in control at the break. Newport never gave up and pulled back two late goals. Thanks to Bohemians for hosting today's game. Well done to all involved.

Well done to our u15 soccer team, winning their Munster Minor Trophy Semi-Final today against Saint Mary's Newport. Goals scored by Cillian Power, Tom Gahan, Darragh Revutsky, Jamie Lonergan, Ronan Connolly.

Please see this week’s schedule at ERSS (12th–16th January). It promises to be a busy and exciting week with a wide range of activities, including clubs, sports fixtures, TY events and Jersey Day. We encourage all students to get involved and wish everyone a great week ahead.

We are delighted to announce our Student of the Week recipients for our 1st Year students. Each week, this award celebrates students who demonstrate exceptional effort, a positive attitude, and a strong contribution to school life in ERSS. Winners ✨ Room 12 – Liam Kavanagh ✨ Room 13 – Ryan Walsh Congratulations to both students on their fantastic achievement! 👏

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Congrats to this week’s lucky winner! Thank you to everyone supporting our school — your contribution truly helps our students. Want to take part? • 1 line €2.50 • 2 lines €4 • 3 lines €5 • Match 4 numbers to win the jackpot • Jackpot grows every week! Join now by scanning the QR code or visiting: 🔗 https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/erss Best of luck in next week’s draw!✍️ #ERSS

Our Transition Year students recently took part in an exciting Barista Course delivered by the Dublin Barista School. Operating since 2011, the school’s expert trainers brought their commercial espresso machines—and a wealth of knowledge—directly to us, creating a hands‑on learning experience right in our own building. Throughout the workshop, students learned the practical skills behind crafting quality coffee, from pulling the perfect espresso shot to steaming milk with con

A UL undergraduate open day will take place on Saturday 17th January 2026. Booking is essential to attend this day and a link to the site is below. Undergraduate Open Days | University of Limerick https://www.ul.ie/opendays/undergraduate-open-days

Date : Wed 14 Jan Time : 16:30 - 19:00 Kilkenny Road Campus, Carlow, R93 V960 CAO Information Evening Join us for the SETU CAO Information Evening on Wednesday, 14 January, from 16:30–19:00 at our Kilkenny Road Campus, Carlow (R93 V960). Meet our passionate academic staff, chat with current students, and explore our career-focused courses that open doors to real opportunities. Enjoy guided tours of our campus, discover valuable supports like HEAR & DARE, and get expert guidan

Date : Thu 29 Jan Time : 09:00 - 14:30 Cost : €0 College Street Campus, Waterford SETU Try Music 2026 Come along and spend a day as a music student at SETU and discover the wide range of music careers our graduates are involved in. Bring along your instrument and join our current BA (Hons) in Music students to perform in our ensembles, which include jazz/pop, choir, Irish traditional, guitar, and percussion. Spend some time in our recording studio and get valuable informatio

Michelangelo found it easy to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. First Year Historians found out today just how difficult it is to draw for a few minutes in an unusual position and realised how hard it would have been to spend 4 years at it !