National Concert Hall performance

Robert Farhat began his musical studies at the age of four and won an entrance scholarship to the Royal Irish Academy of Music at the age of nine. He is an exceptionally talented musician who has won many awards to date.

In August this year he appeared as the guest performer at the concert of young piano students in Washington DC, USA. He has performed piano duets publicly with the famous pianist, John O'Conor. On September 26 2001 he performed at the National Concert Hall as part of the "Young Platform Series" .  During October 2001, Robert was a guest performer on "The Late Late Show".

Gold medal in the Olympiad

Congratulations to Nicholas Nash who won a gold medal in the Irish Olympiad in computer programming. Nicholas began programming when he was about 13 and developed his skills in Transition Year, using the opportunity of having additional time available to him. He mainly uses C++ and enjoyed a trip to Finland in July to the International Olympiad as a result of his success.

Best History student in Ireland

Des Ryan was awarded the History Teachers' Association of Ireland medal for the best History paper in the Leaving Certificate 2000, as decided by the Department of Education. His History teacher was Miss Patricia Graham.