Today at Coláiste Pobail Acla we held our school awards where we gave recognition to our students who have excelled throughout the school year.

Our awards are presented on the basis of a student’s academic achievements, sporting endeavours and overall contribution to our local community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, we hope this sets these students on the path to further success.

Senior Student of the Year :
Jointly awarded to Clodagh English and Fionn English

Junior Student of the Year: Shane Gallagher

Master Craftsman (Woodwork)
Cody Callaghan

Einstein Award (Science)
Senior: Matthew McGreal
Junior: Joey Hanley

The Oscar (TY Musical)
Orla McNamara

Junior Sports Star (Female)
Andrea Kilbane

Junior Sports Star (Male)
Briain Daly

Senior Sports Star:
Mikey Wilson

Luca Callaghan Engineer of the Year
Senior: Eoin Murphy
Junior: Cody Callaghan

Virtuoso Award (Art)
Senior: Katie Foley
Junior: Isabelle Finnegan

Music Maestro:
Oleksandr Yakubenko

Gaeilgeoir Award
Sinsear: Áine Ní Mhongáin
Sóisir: Anam Khan

Linguist of the Year (French)
Senior: Gaia Di Giannantonio
Junior: Jérémy Faujours

Joe McGinty Award (History)
Ewan Gallagher

Extra Curricular Award
Eoin Murphy

Gradam John ‘Twin’
Cathal Cooney

Meitheal Award:
Shane Gallagher
Tiernan Moyles

Environmentalist of the Year
Conor Kilbane

Well done to all students, and thanks to Mr. Moran, and all the musicians and students who helped organise todays event.

Heinrich Boll Essay Competition 2025.

Last Friday Coláiste Pobail Acla students were invited to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Heinrich Boll Weekend. In front of a packed St. Thomas' Hall in Dugort, the presentations for this year's essay competition were made by German Ambassador to Ireland, David Gill. Award winners were:

Gold - A World of Wealth and Waste by Isabel Cafferkey and Kayla Connaghan

Silver- The Human Cost of War by Molly O'Reilly and Muireann Mc Hugh

Silver- strength in Adversity: What 2025 Teaches Us about Human Resilience by Meg Healy- Reeves

Bronze - Consumerism by Gaia Di Gianantonio and Anna Basso

Special Commendation - Literature Talk, Boll Podcast by Samuel Larch, Stella Bouvier and Marla Eggert.

Huge congratulations to all of these students. Thanks are extended to Sheila Mc Hugh and Sean O'Malley, who come to the school, to inspire the students and direct their research. Thanks also to the Heinrich Boll Committee for their continued support to our school and its community. Achill Heinrich Böll Association

One Book One Read 2025

Today Coláiste Pobail Acla first years had the pleasure of meeting up with our incoming students for September. Very few introductions were needed!

We learned about William Shakespeare and worked on some activities together. Second years Evie Hanley and Angel Dempsey gave a wonderful presentation on the differences between national school and secondary school. Sixth class students could ask them any questions they had, and the girls answered very informatively.

It was a very enjoyable day. Thank you to all the Achill, Mulranny, Ballycroy and Newport schools for sending staff with their pupils. We can't wait to see you all in August.