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Óisin Cooney Earns U19 Cap in Euro Qualifiers
Photo courtesy of Donegal Daily Óisin Cooney (6th year) continues to progress at International level, making another appearance between...
Mar 21


Ciaran Porter (2A) Represents CCS in All-Ireland XC
Ciaran Porter (2A) was CCS's sole representative in the All-Ireland Schools' cross-country on Saturday 8th March in Galway. Having...
Mar 19


U14 Girls GAA Blitz
The U14 girls GAA team recently participated in a blitz, winning two of their three games. The turnout was great and the results bode...
Mar 18


First Year Development Team Qualify for League Final
A huge congratulations to our First Year Development Team on reaching the League Final. In an incredible game of football, they drew 5-5...
Mar 13


Inishowen Academy (and CCS) Win SFAI U16 Interleague Final
Congrats to the Inishowen Academy team that played in the SFAI U16 Interleague Final in Limerick on Saturday, 8th March. They defeated...
Mar 10


CCS Represented in Win at Kingspan
Congrats to Adele McKinley, Tia Doherty, Tori Cantwell, Alisha McKinley and Eibhea McEleney, who won the Leona Harper U14 Ulster Rugby...
Mar 10


Darts a Big Hit in CCS
CCS had its first ever after-school darts sessions this week. Going forward, there will be darts on after school on Wednesdays and...
Mar 7


U17 Girls are Ulster Champions
Our U17 girls soccer team are Ulster Champions for 2025. It was a tough one against Royal and Prior who led 2-1 in the first half. Goals...
Mar 3


Ciaran Porter Books Spot in All-Ireland XC
Ciaran Porter (2A) had a brilliant run at the Ulster School Cross-country Championships in Belfast recently. Running in the Junior Boys...
Mar 3


Brónagh Butler Secures Ulster All Star Award
Congratulations to Brónagh Butler (6th Year) who has been awarded an Ulster All Star Award for 2025. 170 players were selected by their...
Feb 26


Danske Bank 3rd XV Trophy QF - CCS 20 - 5 RBAI
Danske Bank 3rd XV Trophy QF CCS 20 - 5 RBAI CCS started very well with great handling skills which saw Conor McNally cross the line for...
Jan 31


U17 Girls Soccer - Defence Wins the Day Against Crana
Match Report by Melanie McGoldrick and Cadla O'Donnell. The CCS girls started the game strongly. The midfield quartet of Alannah...
Jan 29


Boys Rugby - CCS Ease to Victory in Belfast
The CCS Rugby boys had a big win in Belfast on Thursday, 16th January, easing to a 36-7 victory against Our Lady and St Patrick's...
Jan 16


U17 Girls Soccer - CCS beat Loreto in Ulster QF
Thanks to Ciara Devine and Cadla O'Donnell for another cracking match report! On a cold, crisp winter's morning CCS travelled to take on...
Jan 13


U16.5 GAA - CCS are Champions of Ulster!
Put it in the books! CCS are U16.5 Ulster Champions for the first time following an emphatic victory against St. Conor's College Claudy....
Dec 19, 2024


U16.5 GAA - Boys Through to the Ulster Final
On Friday 29th November, the CCS U16.5 boys GAA team qualified for the Ulster Final thanks to a hard fought 2-point victory over a very...
Nov 30, 2024


Cooney Rising High for Harps and Ireland
Photo courtesy of Sportsfile.com Sixth Year, Óisin Cooney has had plenty written about him over the last couple of years, but as Óisin...
Oct 15, 2024


Irish Rugby International Erin McConalogue Visits CCS
Having barely finished classes for the year, Irish rugby international (and current pupil) Erin McConalogue called back into CCS with her...
May 30, 2024


U16 Boys Rugby - CCS Defeat Ballyclare to Win High Schools' Plate
The CCS U16 Rugby team won the Ulster High Schools' Plate on Wednesday, 10th April after a hard-fought but convincing victory over...
Apr 10, 2024


CCS are Clubhouse Leaders Going into DL Golf Champs
CCS secured top spot in their group to qualify as finalists in the Donegal Schools' Golf Championship. Playing in very tough conditions...
Mar 23, 2024


U15 Girls Battle Through to Ulster Final
U15 Girls Soccer - Ulster Semi-Final CCS 4-2 Inver College Carrickmacross Match Report by Aoife Doherty TYF The game started at a frantic...
Mar 19, 2024


U14s Beat Beech Hill to Reach Ulster Quarters
Well done to the Under-14 Girls Gaelic football team who defeated Beech Hill College, Monaghan in their preliminary clash at Tyrone...
Mar 19, 2024


Erin Gets U18 Six Nations Call-up
(Photo courtesy of DonegalLive.ie) It's been a month to remember for Erin McConalogue (6th Year). Erin was made Ulster U18 vice-captain...
Feb 21, 2024


Senior Boys Represent Ulster at Inter-Pro Tournament
Everyone at CCS would like to wish Tiarnan Ruddy, Oisin Cooney, Nathan McDaid, and Brendan McLaughlin the very best as they represent...
Dec 8, 2023


Senior Soccer Boys are 2023 League Champions
Pictured are the CCS senior soccer side who retained the Bernard Doherty Senior League Cup after a hard-fought win against St Eunan's...
Dec 6, 2023


U15 Girls Cruise to Victory v Crana
CCS 3-0 Crana Match Report by Aoife Doherty and Shauneen McLaughlin Crana College broke upfront from kickoff. A block from Zara Devlin...
Dec 2, 2023


Riley & Rocco are Ulster Boxing Champs
"Carndonagh’s Riely Kelly edged the narrowest of 3-2 splits to get the Boy 2 59kgs title at the expense of Shea Higgins from Emerald....
Oct 27, 2023


Aisling O'Neill Selected for Ulster Schools All-Star Team
CCS is delighted to announce that Sixth Year pupil Aisling O'Neill has been selected for the Ulster School All-Star Team/Awards, being...
Oct 26, 2023


Mr. Luke White Named in the 'Champion 15 Hurling Team of the Year'
Mr. Luke White unsurprisingly secured his place in the 'Champion 15 Hurling Team of the Year' following a strong showing at No. 1 for...
Oct 25, 2023


Best of Luck to Malin GAA, Darragh and Taylor in the Intermediate County Final
CCS would like to wish Malin all the best in the Intermediate County Final v Downings on Sunday 15th October (O’Donnell Park, 4pm). In...
Oct 12, 2023

Óisin Cooney Secures Spot on Euro U17 Squad
Photo courtesy of www.finnharps.ie Fifth Year, Óisin Cooney has been called-up to the Ireland U17 squad to face Armenia, Iceland, and...
Oct 11, 2023


Junior Camogie Girls Through to Blitz Final
Well done to the Junior Camogie players who played a blitz on Thursday 21st, winning against Rosses and Colaiste Ailigh. They were beaten...
Sep 26, 2023


Óisin Cooney Earns First Start for Ireland
Our U17 and U19 school goalkeeper, Óisin Cooney has been selected for the Ireland U16 soccer squad; a great achievement for Óisin who has...
May 11, 2023


Future Star Erin Awarded at QUBelfast
Congratulations to Erin McConalogue (5th year), one of fifteen Ulster rugby girls awarded at the #FutureStars Awards at QUBelfast -...
Apr 27, 2023


Girls Soccer - U17s Win Ulster Nail-biter to Reach All-Ireland Semi-final
Congratulations to our U17 girls and their coaches, Ms. Danielle Doherty and Ms. Shannon McLaughlin, who won a rip-roaring FAI Schools...
Apr 20, 2023


Boys Soccer - All-Ireland Semi-final in the Sights of U15s
Huge congrats to the U15 boys' soccer team who won a rip-roaring FAI Schools Ulster Final against Abbey Vocational School on Thursday,...
Apr 3, 2023


Rugby Ladies Blitz the Opposition in Letterkenny
A mixture of junior and senior girls recently travelled to Letterkenny RFC to take part in a Donegal Schools tag blitz. The team played...
Mar 14, 2023


Medal Haul for CCS Pupils at Tug of War World Champs
Well done to our students, their teams and clubs who took part in the Tug of War World Indoor Championships 2023 in Belfast. Shannon...
Mar 13, 2023


First Year GAA - Another Scoring Frenzy Ends in Epic Draw
CCS 5-5 Rosses CS 3-11 O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny The rain stayed away for the duration of the game. However, its non-stop presece over...
Mar 13, 2023


First Year GAA - Scoring Rampage Puts Boys Back in Business
Carndonagh CS 7-12 Colaiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon 7-7 O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny Our 1st year boys got their season back on track...
Mar 7, 2023


Kieran Cunningham is N.W. Boxing Champ (Again)
Kieran Cunningham (5G LCA) retained the North West Boxing Championship at the weekend and will soon compete in the Ulster Championship....
Mar 2, 2023


U19 Hurling - Emphatic Victory Earns Ulster Final Berth
CCS 7-18 v 0-7 Edmund Rice Glengormley The lads started against the breeze and played very well. An early goal by Conor McCloskey and...
Feb 26, 2023


First Year Boys Soccer - CCS Edge Local Derby
CCS 1-0 MCC After a bright start CCS took the lead 5 minutes into the game. The front three of Rocco McDaid, Callum McLaughlin and Niall...
Jan 30, 2023


Tug of War Silver for Clonmany Ladies
Congratulations to the ladies and CCS pupils - Shannon Harkin, Tegan Doherty, Amy Doherty, Ciara Brennan, Grace Harkin and Darcy Doherty...
Jan 25, 2023


U19 Girls Soccer - Ulster Final Awaits After Deele's Defeat
Carndonagh Community School 4-1 Deele College Raphoe The game started off pretty evenly for the first 10 mins, until a cross into the box...
Jan 25, 2023


Ski Trip (No. 1) 2023 - Madonna di Campiglio
The snow days weren't just happening in Inishowen last week. Thirty-six pupils and staff spent the week in a real winter wonderland in...
Jan 23, 2023


Hurling History for CCS as U13.5s Win Corn Setanta
Tuesday, 29th November - CCS have raised the hurling bar yet again by winning the Danske Bank U13.5 Corn Setanta, beating Gaelcholáiste...
Nov 30, 2022


www.GAA.ie - Hurling Growing Steadily in Ulster Secondary Schools (especially CCS!)
It's hardly by chance that the addition of Mr. Luke White and Mr. Declan McCarron to the staff at CCS has coincided with the resurgence...
Nov 28, 2022


U-16 Girls Gaelic Football - CCS Win Goalfest in Buncrana
Carndonagh Community School 8:10 Scoil Mhuire 3:14 The U-16 Girls Gaelic team travelled to Buncrana GAA grounds on Wednesday, 20th...
Oct 20, 2022


Niamh McDaid bound for OZ/NZ after World Cup Qualification
Huge congrats to past pupil, Niamh McDaid, who will be on the plane to Australia-New Zealand for the Women's World Cup 2023. Niamh is the...
Oct 13, 2022
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