For the eighth year running, ACN is providing Christmas parcels for displaced children, including warm clothes, shoes, toys, devotional items and other essentials.

Scholarships announced this week will be awarded for excellence in academics, music, hurling and rugby, and are available to potential seven-day, five-day and day boarders.

Scholarships valued at €2,000 each will be offered on the basis of results obtained in the Leaving Certificate Examinations.