Extra-Curricular Activities

Douglas has a long and successful involvement in debating, school quizzes, chess, Young Enterprise companies, Young Scientist Competition and Slógadh. Our teams have won national and international competitions in these.

The school has a school bank run by the students.

The school also organises an annual school tour abroad as well as a number of shorter field trips and cultural visits.

The students have a long tradition of fundraising for local and international charities, among them St Vincent de Paul, Lavanagh Centre, ISPCA, Concern and the Chernobyl Children's Project.

Sports

Douglas fields teams in a variety of sports and has been successful in all. The sports played include hurling, Gaelic football, soccer, rugby, hockey, basketball, table tennis, badminton, athletics, tennis, outdoor pursuits and golf. All students participate in Physical Education classes (including swimming) and are encouraged to take part in sports. Our students have represented Ireland in athletics, soccer, golf, hockey, rowing, sailing and swimming and Cork teams in hurling, football and soccer.

Achievements

· Young Enterprise and Mini-Companies Douglas has been consistently successful in both these areas, winning local, regional and national honours and representing Ireland in international competitions and exhibitions. Companies have been to Malta, Belgium, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland and England in recent years. Individual team members have won Best Manager, Best Accountant and Best Marketing Manager awards.

· Debating - Douglas is recognised as one of the premier debating schools winning individual and team honours in All-Ireland Concern Debates, Bank of Ireland Choice Debates, Philosophical Society Debates, Cork Corporation Apple Computers Debates and the Cork Mental Welfare Association Debates.

· Sport - Our "Sports for All" policy has led Douglas to participate in many sports rather than concentrating on a single code. Douglas has won major competitions in most codes, including hurling, Gaelic football, soccer, rugby, hockey, basketball, table tennis, athletics, tennis and golf.

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