Both primary and secondary students in Kinsale were privileged to have Richard Moore address them when he spoke of his story recently in Kinsale Community School.

Richard was invited to Kinsale by the Kinsale Peace Project. As a ten year old child Richard was stuck in the face by a rubber bullet during the troubles in Derry and as a result lost his eyesight. Rather than making him bitter this experience led Richard to ‘see life in a different way.' He is a humanitarian who works through his charity Children in Crossfire to eradicate childhood poverty. The Dalai Lama is patron...

On Tuesday 11th May the 2nd year boys' basketball team will travel to University of Limerick Arena for the All Ireland School Basketball Final versus Castleisland, Co. Kerry. They will be supported by 150 sports fans from the school as well as parents and friends.

The team has been successful in defeating experienced basketball teams from all over the country to claim their place in the final. It is a great achievement for the school, being the first team to reach an All Ireland Final.

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Well done to Aisling Judge who is the only student from Cork to have been declared a national winner in the Bank of Ireland Student Awards. Aisling was nominated for the award in the community spirit category for her work with the Chernobyl Children's Project and with the local primary schools. She was also nominated for her fundraising efforts and generosity and for her general willingness to get involved in her local community.

Aisling will attend a gala banquet in Naas on Friday 7 May when she will receive her award and will be only one of ten individuals to receive an...