As part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme a special ceremony is being held in Croke Park on Monday 7 March at which President Higgins will present flags and proclamations to schools.

Mr Higgins ran a competition asking students to submit the reasons why they should be chosen to represent their school and Holly Blakeman, Meaghan Butler and Dylan Kennedy will be receiving the flag at Croke Park on behalf of PCS. Well done to them and Mr Higgins.

Well done also to Billy Irwin who won a shopping voucher in the flag quiz.

Well done to Mr Croghan’s students who created Facebook Profiles of famous engineers, innovators and inventors. They can be seen outside Mr Sweeney’s room in H/J.

Transition year history students got the chance to relive the 1916 rising by walking in the footsteps of the rebels on Tuesday 23rd of February 2016.
Students got to walk the trail of the leaders to many of the strongholds defended by the rebels in 1916. Beginning at Liberty Hall and learning about the organisation of the rising pupils walked to the GPO, Moore Street, Four Courts, Dublin Castle, City Hall, Trinity College and finished at Stephen’s Green. The walk was led by Ms. Murphy who enthralled the pupils with her knowledge of the rising stopping at each building and often stopping along the streets where the battle had raged 100 years ago showing the pupils the still visible battle scars of the Easter Rising. The tour finished at Collins Barracks with pupils given the opportunity to explore the barracks and in particular the role of Irish soldiers in history tying in nicely with 1916 centenaty celebrations. Special thanks to the pupils who were excellent and attentive and to Ms Murphy for providing the tour.