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Blackwater Community School
Blackwater Community School ( ga, Pobalscoil na hAbhann Móire) (BCS) is a co-educational, multi-denominational community school in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. The school offers Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes. It's the one hundred and forty sixth public school in the county and the fourth largest school in the county by number of pupils. In 2020 BCS was ranked 367th in ''The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...'' 'Best Schools Guide Top 400'. History Blackwater Community School is an amalgamation of three local schools: Lismore CBS, Presentation Convent, Lismore and St Anne’s Secondary School, Cappoquin. It was opened in September 2003 with a student population of 400 students. Alumni References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lismore, County Waterford
Lismore () is a historic town in County Waterford, in the province of Munster, Ireland. Originally associated with Saint Mochuda of Lismore, who founded Lismore Abbey in the 7th century, the town developed around the medieval Lismore Castle. As of the 21st century, Lismore supports a rural catchment area, and was designated as a "district service centre" in Waterford County Council's 2011-2017 development plan. As of 2016, the town had a population of 1,374 people. History Founded by Saint Mochuda (Irish: Mo Chutu mac Fínaill), died 637, also known as Saint Carthage (Carthach or Carthach the Younger; Latinised: Carthagus, Anglicised: Carthage), first abbot of Lismore (Irish: Les Mór Mo Chutu). The town is renowned for its early ecclesiastical history and the scholarship of Lismore Abbey. The imposing Lismore Castle, situated on the site of the old monastery since medieval times, lies on a steep hill overlooking the town and the Blackwater valley. It can trace an eight-hund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Bennett (hurler)
Shane Bennett (born 5 December 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Waterford senior team. Born in Ballysaggart, County Waterford, Bennett first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Blackwater Community School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team before later joining the under-21 side. Bennett played wing back in 2013 as Waterford won the All Ireland minor title for the first time since 1948. Three years later, he was part of the same team that captured the county's second All Ireland U-21 title, again beating Galway He made his senior debut during the 2015 league. Bennett has since become a regular member of the starting fifteen. At club level Bennett is a one-time Munster medallist in the junior grade with Ballysaggart. In addition to this he has also won one championship medal in the same grade. His brothers, Kieran and Stephen, also plays with Waterford. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Shanahan
Maurice Shanahan (born 1 February 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team. Born in Lismore, County Waterford, Shanahan first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Blackwater Community School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2009 championship. Shanahan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal. At club level Shanahan plays with Lismore. His brother, Dan, also had a lengthy career with Waterford. In 2015, Maurice spoke candidly to the Irish media about suffering from depression, and he was widely praised for speaking out as a high profile sportsperson on the topic. Club Shanahan has played with his club, Lismore since a young age. Shandy presently p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Prendergast
Jack Prendergast (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Lismore and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-forward. Playing career Blackwater Community School Prendergast first came to prominence as a hurler with Blackwater Community School in Lismore. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team as a 14-year-old and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns. Waterford Institute of Technology As a student at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Prendergast joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out for WIT in the Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns in 2018 and 2019. Lismore Prendergast joined the Lismore club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's top adult team during the 2015 Waterford Intermediate Championship. On 28 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland National Football Team
, FIFA Trigramme = IRL , Name = Republic of Ireland , Association = Football Association of Ireland (FAI) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , website fai.ie, Coach = Stephen Kenny (football manager), Stephen Kenny , Captain = Séamus Coleman , Most caps = Robbie Keane (146) , Top scorer = Robbie Keane (List of international goals scored by Robbie Keane, 68) , Home Stadium = Aviva Stadium , FIFA Rank = , FIFA max = 6 , FIFA max date = August 1993 , FIFA min = 70 , FIFA min date = June–July 2014 , Elo Rank = , Elo max = 8 , Elo max date = March–April 1991, April 2002, August 2002 , Elo min = 63 , Elo min date = May 1972 , pattern_la1 = _irl22h , pattern_b1 = _irl22h , pattern_ra1 = _irl22h , pattern_sh1 = _irl22h , pattern_so1 = _irl22h , leftarm1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayson Molumby
Jayson Patrick Molumby (born 6 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team. Molumby started his career playing youth football with Villa FC and Railway Athletic before signing for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion where he later made his senior professional debut. He went on to make five appearances for the Sussex club where he also made Premier League debut. During his time at Brighton he had three loan spells, all to Championship sides in Millwall, where he scored his first professional goal, Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion where he went on to sign a permanent deal with ''The Baggies'' in May 2022. He made his senior Republic of Ireland debut in September 2020 at the age of 21 after progressing through the youth ranks. Early life Molumby was born in Cappoquin. He started his career at Railway Athletic before playing for a short period at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Kearney
Michael Kearney (born 19 September 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Ballyduff Upper and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder. Playing career Blackwater Community School Kearney first came to prominence as a hurler with Blackwater Community School where he played in every grade of hurling. On 23 November 2011, he lined out at midfield when Blackwater CS defeated Dungarvan CBS by 0-11 to 0-08 to win the Dean Ryan Cup. Kearney also lined out for the school in the Harty Cup. Cork Institute of Technology Kearney studied at the Cork Institute of Technology and joined the senior hurling team in his second year at the institute. He was a regular player in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns. Ballyduff Upper Kearney joined the Ballyduff Upper club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Fives
Shane Fives (born 26 May 1989) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-back for the Waterford senior team. Born in Tourin, County Waterford, Fives developed as a hurler during his secondary schooling at Blackwater Community School in Lismore. He later attended the Waterford Institute of Technology where he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 2008. At club level, Fives came to prominence in juvenile and underage grades with Tourin, before winning a county junior championship medal in 2009. He also played with the Carrigtwohill club in Cork from 2013 to 2015. Fives made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Waterford minor team in 2006. After two championship seasons with the minor team, he subsequently joined the Waterford under-21 team. By this stage Fives had also joined the Waterford senior team after being added to the panel during the 2008 championship. After a number of years he became a regular member of the starting fifteen, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darragh Fives
Darragh Fives (born 26 March 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Junior Championship club Tourin–Ballinwillin and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back. Playing career University College Cork During his studies at University College Cork, Fives joined the senior hurling team. On 3 March 2012, he was at centre-back when UCC defeated the Cork Institute of Technology by 2-15 to 2-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup. On 2 March 2013, Fives was again at centre-back when UCC reached a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup final. He claimed a second winners' medal following a 2-17 to 2-12 defeat of Mary Immaculate College. Tourin Fives joined the Tourin club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team at junior level. On 25 October 2009, Fives lined out at left wing-forward when Tourin faced Kill in the Waterford Junior Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iarlaith Daly
Iarlaith Daly (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Lismore and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back. Playing career Waterford Daly first played for Waterford at minor level during the 2017 Munster Minor Championship, lining out in three successive defeats during the short-lived campaign. After one season in the minor grade, Daly was drafted onto the Waterford under-21/under-20 team. His two seasons in these grades ended with first-round Munster Championship defeats in both 2018 and 2019. Daly was added to the Waterford senior hurling team in advance of the 2020 season. He made his first appearance for the team on 29 December 2019 when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1-17 t 1-13 defeat by Cork in the pre-season Munster League. Daly was retained on the training panel for the subsequent National League and was selected on the starting fifteen for Waterford's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bennett (hurler)
Stephen Bennett (born 8 October 1995) is an Irish hurling, hurler who plays for Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship, Waterford Intermediate Championship club Ballysaggart GAA, Ballysaggart and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-forward. Playing career Blackwater Community School Bennett first came to prominence as a hurler with Blackwater Community School in Lismore, County Waterford, Lismore. He played in every grade of hurling and enjoyed some success. On 23 November 2011, Bennett scored ten points for Blackwater CS in their 0-11 to 0-08 defeat of Dungarvan Community School to win the Dean Ryan Cup. He also spent four years with the Blackwater CS senior hurling team in the Dr. Harty Cup. University of Limerick During his studies at the University of Limerick, Bennett was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 11 March 2015, he came on as a substitute to win a Fitzgibbon Cup medal as UL defeated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
