The Lord Mayors Visit!!

On Tuesday the 28th of September, the Lord Mayor Of Cork came to visit Scoil Nioclais.

At 9:45, all members of the school choir, run by Mrs Kenny and assisted on the piano by Miss O Callaghan, came down to the hall with their chairs. The teachers gave us positions and then we practised the songs!

At 10:00, the hall began to fill with excited young children as they waited for the Lord Mayor to arrive with his wife Catherine O Connell.

They arrived at 10:15. The Lord Mayor and his wife took pictures in the corridor before they entered. The hall was dead quite until they walked in to find everyone on their feet and clapping!

After we settled down, Micheal O Connell (The Lord Mayor) took the micro-phone and started to talk to us about his job. He talked about the duties and responsibilities he had, such as making sure the city and county are clean, finding jobs for people and he also talked about his Gold Chain. He mentioned that the chain was 300 years old and that he was the 73rd Lord Mayor and also how, before, some of the mayors kept the chain for 4-5 years instead of 1. King Charles gave the Chain of Office to Cork.

After the discussion the Lord Mayor answered some questions. One of the questions was " Do you like your job?" by a little girl. The Lord Mayor replied " Yes, its the best job in the world!".

When the questions were finished, the choir started with 'The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee' and finished with ' Oh What A Beautiful Morning'. The songs were a hit and we got a round of applause at the end.

The Lord Mayor is a very friendly man who takes his job seriously but makes time for everything. He is funny and has a sense of humour. Micheal O Connell deserves to be the Lord Mayor of Cork.

I enjoyed the visit from the Lord Mayor and it was an honour to sing for him, especially since it was 6th classes last visit from a Lord Mayor in Scoil Nioclais!

Lord Mayor enjoys our rendition of "The Banks".

Trip to Nano Nagle centre. [Ms Walsh's 6th class.]

Dates for your diary...

Confirmation for 6th classes will take place on Wednesday 4th May 2011.
[Service of Light happens on Tuesday November 23rd at 7.30 pm in parish church]

Our trip to St Finbarrs Cathedral.

All Ireland Football Final 2010. [A Report by Natasha Singhal]

The All -Ireland final was played in Croke Park ,Dublin. It was Cork vs Down. The match was especially important for Cork as it was a chance for them to win the Sam Maguire for the first time after 20 years.

The Stadium was filled with thousands of people .The supply of tickets was running low and lots of people were trying to get their hands on them.

The atmosphere of the stadium was electric and the sound of the supporters cheering was deafening .The red and white colours and the Down colours were seen all around the stadium.

Cork had a pre-match scare with Captain Graham Canty who was injured and did not play with the starting 15.

Both teams started with quick play. Down held the upper hand with quick passing and good defence through its half backs Declan Rooney and Kevin Mckerrnan.

Down led at half time 0-8 to 0-5.Coach Couniham then itroduced Nicholas Murphy and Graham Canty.Now the team had their powerful players. They started to play better and used possession wisely.

Cork got the lead in the 56 minute through Paul Kerrigan.They maintained the lead till the end to win by 0-16 to-15.

I'll Tell Me Ma!