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00:00Five, six, seven, eight!
00:03School. Love it or loathe it?
00:08Yeah, I prefer the work than being in school, really.
00:11We all have to do it.
00:12Sorry, I've actually learnt nothing.
00:14Minus one times minus one.
00:17I feel 100% Irish.
00:21At Carragalline Community School,
00:23home from home for 1,100 Cork teenagers,
00:26it's a time of change and rebellion.
00:30I love my phone. My phone is my baby.
00:36If there's one thing I would ban in schools,
00:38it would be mobile phones.
00:39Over the course of a year,
00:41we have captured the life,
00:43the last,
00:45the lessons.
00:47You've an awful lot to give, girl,
00:49and I hope you realise that.
00:50And the classroom clashes.
00:52Do you speak to people like that in real life?
00:53Like what?
00:54Inside the school gates.
00:56It's teenage life.
00:58You can't give up on them.
00:59You can't give up on them.
01:00This is a rebel education.
01:08Previously on a rebel education...
01:10Oh, yeah!
01:11...second year student Caelan
01:13was getting noticed for all the wrong reasons.
01:16Sir, when's the next football match?
01:18I come to school because I kind of have to go to school.
01:21Caelan, don't talk to them.
01:22Can you watch a movie?
01:23So the principal had called in Caelan's man.
01:27What do you do?
01:29Barreling football and soccer.
01:31Ooh, a busy man.
01:32If you do suddenly start acting a maggot,
01:35remove that privilege.
01:36You're not representing this school out on a sporting pitch.
01:42I think the whole DART team being a privilege,
01:45that was very hard for Caelan to digest.
01:47I don't want to get taken off any team.
01:49I'll try and keep quiet if I can.
01:55As Caelan returns to class,
01:57Paul tries to get a better handle on what's really going on with him.
02:02Caelan, it's not a...
02:05He's just like attention seeker.
02:08That's it.
02:09You know, he's talking to the lad across there
02:12or his disengagement is bringing the three or four lads around him
02:16Absolutely.
02:17Into it, and then the class becomes disrupted.
02:19I'm just hoping that there will be some level of correction in his behaviour.
02:23Unfortunately, like, if he keeps going
02:26and if he does keep disrupting, it gets worse.
02:29I mean, I will pull him from that team.
02:31Now, I don't like doing that with students,
02:34but I will do it if it needs to be done.
02:58In Carrigaline Community School,
03:00one sixth year student stands out.
03:02Head and shoulders from the crowd.
03:04The hair.
03:05I was waiting for you to ask it.
03:07I was waiting.
03:08The mullet came in second year, third year.
03:11And I've been nurturing it ever since.
03:13The mullet's magic will never die.
03:16Mullet pride.
03:17And then I started getting affirmed, getting the fake curls.
03:20But in my opinion, I brought the mullet back to Carrigaline.
03:23But big hair is only half this lad's story.
03:27He's a phenomenal musician.
03:30Like, really, really good for his age.
03:32What I really got to know him was, of course,
03:34the fourth year musical where he was cast as Gaston.
03:36And immediately, me and Kira were just like,
03:38whoa, this kid is classic.
03:40As you see, I've got biceps to spare.
03:44Music's a big, big part of what I do.
03:46Like, I'm always at home writing music,
03:48playing music with my guitar.
03:50Are you waiting for the family to arrive?
03:54Luke was, I think he was eight years old.
03:56And he said, Mom, I want to play guitar.
03:58And within a couple of weeks,
04:00he had strumming patterns, as well as chords.
04:02Like, he just loved it.
04:04Music has always been at Luke's fingertips.
04:07But schoolwork, not so much.
04:10Right, er, law one,
04:12being a fine egg shellig,
04:14nor a honey sheet,
04:15haple bond,
04:16and ban all in irri.
04:18They were egg shellig, Luke.
04:19How do you like egg shellig?
04:21Er, er, where?
04:23I remember really vividly
04:25sitting at the sitting room table
04:27with my mom, like,
04:28crying over the time of stables
04:29and the maths, being like,
04:30I actually can't do it.
04:31Like, I can't...
04:32I want to do it.
04:33I can't sit down and learn.
04:34And my dad giving out
04:35when I can't do multiplication
04:37and all this kind of stuff.
04:38We'd always had an idea Luke was different.
04:41Get up and running here, Saul.
04:42Over the years,
04:43Luke's challenges intensified.
04:45And by the time he was a teenager,
04:47his parents were properly worried.
04:49Some evenings I'd grow up,
04:51and I'd say,
04:52is he staring into space?
04:53What was he doing?
04:54And some evenings,
04:55it would be off-road,
04:57almost like he had photographic memory.
04:59And I said,
05:00Luke, what is the difference?
05:01He said,
05:02I'm just, sometimes I can't.
05:03And Luke wasn't faring much better
05:06in the classroom.
05:07You started this question yesterday.
05:09But it was just because I couldn't clock in
05:10and I was losing the motivation.
05:12And I just...
05:13I just had no interest
05:14because I couldn't...
05:15I thought I couldn't do it.
05:16Oh my God,
05:17for f***ing sake.
05:18We went to a parent-teacher meeting
05:19and every single teacher
05:21bar one, engineering,
05:23and music actually,
05:25told us Luke had been asleep in class.
05:27And we were like,
05:28what?
05:29He doesn't have an Xbox in his room.
05:30How is he asleep?
05:31He's not up all night.
05:32But he just completely
05:34and utterly disengaged.
05:36I actually can't do it.
05:37Yeah, so I'd say
05:38it's just a side and shoes
05:39where you're going around.
05:40Someone just said,
05:41you know what?
05:42This has to be looked at.
05:43This really does.
05:44It's not fair.
05:45At the beginning of sixth year,
05:46Luke was diagnosed with ADHD.
05:49It's been a relief
05:50to finally get an answer.
05:52One of the biggest things
05:53that I've found
05:54during like consultations
05:55with the doctors
05:56and all these
05:57is that it's actually
05:58not really your fault
05:59when you can't do these things.
06:01This is the hardest time
06:03in his life.
06:04He's doing his best.
06:05So you're just trying
06:06to respect that all the time.
06:08I'm not putting crazy
06:09amounts of pressure on myself
06:10because I know if I do
06:11put pressure on
06:12then I'll just...
06:13I'll get too stressed.
06:14The clock is ticking.
06:16In my head,
06:17it's ticking a lot slower
06:18than it probably is, right?
06:19Anyone can go...
06:20Billy, do you want to go out?
06:21Okay.
06:22Jimmy!
06:23Would you read the lyrics
06:24for us, please, eh?
06:25Anthony, thank you.
06:26I'm a Walshine.
06:27What do you think
06:28about the lyrics there?
06:29What's the tone
06:30of the lyric here?
06:31It's a sad tone.
06:32TY student Adele is enjoying the fun side
06:45of everyone's favourite year.
06:47Going to TY, that's like a year to express myself more.
06:52Despite her dad's feelings, she should have given it a miss.
06:56But for me, I didn't want her to do the transition.
06:58I wanted her to go straight to fifth class.
07:01Adele has auditioned for a lead role in the school musical.
07:04As a former star of the school stage, teacher Andy understands why students want to be in the school musical.
07:17I was here as a fourth year student, and I was one of the leads in the show.
07:20Feels like you're on a world stage.
07:22It's like you're on Broadway.
07:24Adele and her friends anxiously await the cast list.
07:28Okay guys, so the leads are as follows.
07:31So as Troy Bolton, we have cast Jamie.
07:34For Kelsey, we've gone with Adele.
07:36And for Katie, you have Nabs Sharpay.
07:40So well done.
07:43I'm kind of a little disappointed.
07:45I kind of wish I got Sharpay.
07:47But all in all, I still got a part.
07:50As Sharpay sashays away from Adele, the show must go on.
07:55And action.
07:57What gets in the house?
07:59We've got to bump the competition.
08:02The pressure is definitely high.
08:03Like, it's like really serious.
08:07I've known all the people in the school for like a long time.
08:09So it's kind of scary to like know that they're all going to see me up on stage.
08:14The absolute arse floated at the end.
08:15Rather than that, it was great.
08:16Well done.
08:17If I could change something about the school, it would probably be I'd make it start later.
08:27Like, even just like 20 minutes later.
08:30Yeah.
08:31And then I'd change the jacket's rule and the piercings.
08:35I just think it's a joke.
08:37Oh, it is a joke.
08:38Traxy pants.
08:39Traxy pants.
08:40I'd make actual traxy pants.
08:41Yeah.
08:42Every time I bend down, like, they fall down.
08:44I have a story about that.
08:46For third year student Giselle, the approaching junior cert is coming a very poor second to having the crack with her sidekick Sadie.
08:59I've tried to stress the importance to her of like, you also do, you do need to kind of lock in with the academic stuff.
09:06Her teachers want her to knuckle down, especially since she's aiming so high.
09:13My plan is, I want to try to get a scholarship over to America.
09:17I like to be good at running and I also need to be good in school.
09:26Today, she's facing a different set of hurdles.
09:29Giselle is just one race away from qualifying for the European Athletics Championships in Budapest.
09:35And for once, she's not messing around.
09:39On the day of the race, it's nerve-wracking.
09:42But you don't want to be too nervous, because then you just won't be able to focus.
09:47Worst case scenario, I could probably fall on my face.
09:51Wouldn't be good for the TV.
09:53I'm always a ball of nerves.
09:55I think I'm worse than her.
09:56My stomach kind of twists and turns and I usually go away on my own and just to watch it.
10:01Even during the day before, I'm always nervous.
10:04She would be top three in Ireland, so she's at the highest level at her age.
10:16She has this gearlessness that you need for the hurdles.
10:19She attacks them, she's not afraid.
10:21Run it, run it, run it, run it, run it, run it, they don't see it coming.
10:26Golden girl Giselle is heading for Hungary.
10:29And her mum couldn't be prouder.
10:31It's all good. She won the race.
10:34Relieved. I thought it was done and over.
10:37I'm happy for her now, it's all.
10:39But the trip won't pay for itself.
10:41And with neither sponsors nor grants, Giselle needs to get creative.
10:46You think because they're representing Ireland, they would get some sort of funding anyways.
10:50And even if you had the most talent, you might not have the funds to go and compete for something like that.
10:54It is expensive for the week, but she's no problem trying to help and get sponsorship as well.
11:01It will be a lifetime experience for her.
11:04Coming up, Giselle kick-starts her fundraiser with a plan to clean up.
11:14Sir.
11:15Hey, sir.
11:16Can I wash your care?
11:17Wash your care, please.
11:18Absolutely not.
11:19Please.
11:20No, I don't want you washing my care.
11:22You can have my money, but you're not washing my care.
11:24Let us wash your care.
11:25I'm not letting them wash my care.
11:27I just wanted to make them feel nice about themselves, but they're not going anywhere near my care at all.
11:31But they can have my money, that's no problem.
11:33Always discreet, strong protection, incredible discretion.
11:45Always discreet, strong protection, incredible discretion.
11:4925.5.
11:50Look at the meniscus.
11:52Look at the meniscus.
11:54Yeah, I know, you're spot on.
11:57Teacher Tygo Donovan's not just famous in his own schoolyard.
12:01Just dropping by to let you know, we still have no idea what's going on and most of us are just making it up as we go.
12:07When I started making my content for social media, I was kind of hoping maybe this will make them realise that their teachers are exactly the same as these people.
12:14This TikTok-ing teacher has nearly 600,000 followers online.
12:20Right, more than four cheers, how are we?
12:24All good to go?
12:27Straddling the classroom community and the digital world, Tighe knows the stresses teenagers face online.
12:34Two weeks ago, he tasked a group of fourth years with creating content to help students be more upfront about their mental health.
12:41We've talked about the different aspects of media today.
12:43There's a huge amount of danger around social media and how teenagers use it.
12:48It is massively impacting this generation.
12:51There's no ifs or buts about it.
12:53So many teenagers suffer from mental health, so I feel like it's definitely important to spread the message that you can share your problems.
13:02It's definitely harder for men to talk about their mental health compared to girls, that's why they're constantly talking.
13:08People believe that they should be strong.
13:10The boys and girls have really thrown themselves into this challenge.
13:14We need a boy.
13:15Jack!
13:16Sam, come on.
13:17We nearly got a full class out of you.
13:19You are actually watching the Subway Surfers as well.
13:23I like that.
13:24That looks very decent, lads.
13:26And now it's time for the big reveal, with a special guest judge invited to the screening.
13:32Okay, so as none of you can be unbiased, I've brought an independent adjudicator who's going to decide who made the better video between the two groups.
13:41So, we've got Mr. Burke who's going to come in.
13:48Imagine you got that every time you walked into a classroom.
13:51I'll go back out, you can do that again.
13:53That's brilliant.
13:54Did you enjoy doing it?
13:56Yeah.
13:57I'm in for a treat.
13:58First up, it's the girls.
14:11The girls one was really good because I thought it delivered so much information about how many people and how common it is for young people to have, you know, issues surrounding their mental health and then driving home their key message at the end.
14:26So, that is really, really powerful.
14:28That's really impressive.
14:29Okay, thank you.
14:30Have you another one?
14:31I'm struggling to go outside because I'm scared of being judged.
14:34I don't feel like I fit in with anyone anymore.
14:36Everyone always seems so happy, but I always feel so sad.
14:39I thought the lads one was interesting because it really is what teenage boys would watch.
14:46I thought it was really clever how they pulled into that concept.
14:50Opening up is easier than you think.
14:52Talk to your friends.
14:53Having watched both videos, it's Paul's job to choose the winner.
14:58Okay, so they're two, they're two really powerful TikToks.
15:02They really, really are.
15:03I think the biggest change I've seen in all my years as an educator is the advent of social media and the way it has invaded teenagers' lives.
15:13The girls did a wonderful piece.
15:15It was very emotional.
15:16They had the music involved.
15:17They cut to the chase immediately.
15:20But who will get Principal Burke's winning vote?
15:23One strikes me.
15:26You know, just a little bit more.
15:30I think the one will be the lads.
15:32The lads will be the one.
15:35Yeah, I chose the boys' group.
15:37I thought it was a really clever way of getting the point across that boys need, you know, distractions to talk about their mental health.
15:44So that's why I went for them.
15:46Brilliant.
15:47Great, great work.
15:48Well done.
15:56Okay, what if someone said, what are three good things about you, what would you come back with?
16:03What do you want to say?
16:04About yourself?
16:05I don't know, I like to eat.
16:08We'll get back to go.
16:09Oh.
16:10When he's not in the classroom, second-year student Caelin is an A-plus student.
16:19You're ready, sir.
16:23Working alongside him, his grandad can see huge potential in Caelin.
16:27But he knows that school is a bit trickier for him.
16:31Caelan is well able to work, well able to work,
16:34and Caelan is well able to ask questions.
16:38She probably asks too many questions sometimes.
16:42If you're under pressure, he's still going to ask good questions.
16:46Caelan would be a huge part of my life, to be honest.
16:49As much as I'm a granddad, I'm probably kind of half a dad
16:52in his own ways, maybe.
16:54He volunteers to come to work with me, just mad to go for work.
16:58He's kind of born into it because his dad is a tradesman as well.
17:01And his dad's dad was a tradesman, and my dad was a tradesman.
17:07Oh, I think he still has to do school.
17:09They're a bit young at 14 or 15 to be kind of making these.
17:12That's a life decision.
17:14Were mark exams in the school when you were there?
17:16No. Fair enough.
17:19No exams when I was there, but...
17:21He's a typical little boy, he'll push his look.
17:24He just talks too much.
17:25I know he gets detention the odd time.
17:28With Caelan, I just want to get him to know what's right and what's wrong.
17:32Barry, am I finished here?
17:34He gets away with Les because he is part of me.
17:36Happy that everything's clean.
17:37Yeah.
17:38Go back into your room again just to make sure.
17:40I prefer the work than being in school, really.
17:42I want to be a carpenter like my dad would have done.
17:45You've got to be accountable for your own decisions or you won't get no sorrow with me, dog.
17:51Back in school, the threat of losing his place on the GAA team means Caelan's finally raising his game.
17:58Hey.
17:59Emma.
18:00Vest.
18:01Hey, jacket.
18:02Jacket.
18:03Très bien.
18:04Jacket.
18:05The behaviour has improved.
18:06Last Wednesday, we were working on the CDA and he came up with a very great idea.
18:11He was really on task.
18:13Caelan is not there yet, but a lot of room to improve.
18:17Classical clothes.
18:18Très bien.
18:19You're on social media?
18:26Am I on social media?
18:28I'm not.
18:29My kids keep trying to get me to go on Twitbook or FaceTweet or whatever it is, but I ain't doing it.
18:38Are you on social media?
18:40No.
18:41Hashtag hot principle, is it?
18:44Yeah, sure.
18:49One person who's always had Leaving Cert student Luke's back is his sister, Abby.
18:59As a small child, my mum always said, like, I have to say things to Luke that I never had to say to you.
19:04Why am I saying these things out loud?
19:07But then, I suppose, when he got to secondary school, it started to become more apparent that even though he wanted to be organised
19:14and he was driven to do well, he just didn't know where to really start with that.
19:20The ADHD diagnosis has helped the whole family understand what Luke's been going through, but it's still something he has to wrap his own head around.
19:28Luke can internalise probably quite a bit, and it can lead to a lot of shame.
19:35It's not as straightforward as having a diagnosis and the world feels okay.
19:41Abby's had some pretty big news herself recently, which means Luke is now a doting uncle.
19:50If he's interested in something, it's all he gives his attention to and he gives it his all.
19:55It's good at being a brother and an uncle.
19:57He's coming.
19:58He's coming.
19:59Hi, Joey.
20:02Away from the sleepless nights, Abby's day job involves working with neurodivergent students in higher-level education,
20:10which makes her a very handy study partner.
20:14I think Luke probably feels the need to hide a bit less now that he has his diagnosis,
20:19so we can have conversations where he'll admit that, oh, actually studying is really hard or I haven't got much done.
20:26I feel like I've only done English once in the weekend, and I was ready.
20:29Yeah.
20:30I would review it on the days, and if you get no homework, I'd add one thing in after dinner.
20:35Some things work really well for him, like accountability, so he has a maths grade,
20:39and that's one way of getting maths study done.
20:42Working with me is probably another thing that helps him,
20:44because even though we're not going through the course material with him,
20:47he knows that there's someone going to check in on what happened last week
20:50and what's happening next week.
20:52What's realistic, though, Luke?
20:54Because what's the point in putting everything in Tuesday and you don't do anything then for the week?
20:58Like what?
21:00Weekend now is Friday.
21:02I mean, the Leaving Cert suits the academic student who can concentrate,
21:06who can sit down as a particular type of student can deal with it,
21:10but for a neurodivergent student, you know, it's tough, it's hard going.
21:16Luke will have to work really hard to figure out how to get the job done this year.
21:22What can I do to convince you to have a crack off?
21:28Give us money, money, money, money.
21:30Give us money.
21:32Money. How much money?
21:3450.
21:36Money, money, money.
21:40Stop. Put her down.
21:42Put her down.
21:44Giselle's trip to Budapest isn't going to pay for itself.
21:48So Sadie and Giselle have gone money mad.
21:50Hi, can we and talk to Mr. Burkdates?
22:00I'll go in.
22:02So yeah, there is costs, of course, and it is expensive for the week,
22:07but she's no problem trying to help and get sponsorship as well.
22:12What's that?
22:13They must never have been in trouble, have they?
22:14No.
22:15If they don't know where I am.
22:16Hi, how are you?
22:17Well.
22:18Sit down, sit down.
22:19Good.
22:20What have you got for me?
22:21We're wondering if we can do a car wash to fundraise money
22:25for Giselle to compete in Budapest.
22:27That's a good idea.
22:28Yeah.
22:29Is it costly?
22:30Yeah.
22:31Irish athletics or...?
22:32Yeah, it's Ireland.
22:33OK.
22:34They don't contribute.
22:35So you must fund everything yourself to compete in the European Championships.
22:38Yeah.
22:39What are you competing in?
22:40Hurdles.
22:41Hurdles.
22:42100 metres.
22:43100 metres.
22:44What's the competition like?
22:45I'm getting close to different countries, like Spain, Chile, Brazil.
22:49Wow.
22:50OK.
22:51What are you washing it with, by the way?
22:52We were hoping you might have stuff that we could...
22:55In the storeroom.
22:56In the storeroom.
22:57In the storeroom.
22:58Yeah.
22:59OK, we'll have to talk to caretakers about that.
23:01OK, so, do you know what?
23:03I'll start you off.
23:05Just stick me name on this.
23:06Oh, you've got a good bit already.
23:08You've got a head of yourself.
23:09What if I said no?
23:12Excellent.
23:13Good luck with that.
23:15And we'll talk to you before you go to your competition anyway.
23:17That's brilliant.
23:18I mean, that's a serious level of competition.
23:20Fair play to Giselle.
23:21Well, we knew she was good, but qualifying for European Championships, fair play to her.
23:25She's a top-class athlete.
23:27And what a lovely thing to see her buddy helping her raise money.
23:31Sir.
23:32Hey, sir.
23:33Hey, sir.
23:34Hey, what's going on?
23:35Are you OK?
23:36Can we wash your care?
23:37Can we wash your care, please?
23:38No.
23:39Please.
23:40No, I don't want you washing my care.
23:41You can have my money, but you're not washing my care.
23:42No, no, no.
23:43Let us wash your care.
23:44How much did Mr Burke give you?
23:45Five.
23:46Five.
23:47Mr Burke only gave me five.
23:48I'm not letting them wash my care.
23:51I just wanted to make them feel nice about themselves.
23:53But they're not going anywhere near my care at all.
23:55But they can have my money.
23:56That's no problem.
24:00Coming up, the teachers make an absolute show of themselves with a ding-dong karaoke battle.
24:05Oh, there's serious competition today.
24:07Yeah, there really is.
24:08I've never won it yet.
24:09And I'm hoping this is my year.
24:19Always Discreet.
24:20Strong Protection.
24:21Incredible Discretion.
24:24Always Discreet.
24:25Strong Protection.
24:26Incredible Discretion.
24:37Opening night is fast approaching, and nobody is feeling the pressure more than director,
24:42Mr McGrath.
24:44OK, are we ready?
24:45And...
24:47Action!
24:48Two.
24:49Two.
24:50Put your hands up in the air.
24:51It's very hard and it's very stressful.
24:53Like, it is.
24:54It's a big deal.
24:55They do feel a lot of pressure.
24:56Everyone.
24:57With only a short time to get his young cast ready for the spotlight,
25:01he's got his work cut out for it.
25:03Two, three, four.
25:05It's hard to believe that I couldn't see, that you were always there beside me.
25:13Adele has plunged straight into her role.
25:17And any minute now, she'll come up for air.
25:23To be honest, I think I've messed up, like, seven out of ten times.
25:28Ready on stage.
25:29They're starting to find their feet, and their voices, and their eye contact as well.
25:43Adele, I felt that.
25:45I don't know how much I'm gonna sweat.
25:48I'm gonna forget some easy some we are.
25:49Ah, no!
25:50Let's go, to the ground.
25:51Let's pretend you just did your audition.
25:53Yay!
25:54Hooray!
25:55It looks fantastic.
25:56Really, really good.
25:59It's dress rehearsal day.
26:01And as if Mr McGrath didn't have enough on his plate...
26:04Good?
26:05Are you doing lights?
26:06I'm doing lights.
26:07I have my two little girls with me today because, um...
26:09Well, I need to most, unfortunately.
26:10So they're gonna be my little helpers now for today.
26:12You can run over to the back, it's fine, it's just today we've got loads going on.
26:16Is that okay?
26:17Lads, out the way!
26:18Shh!
26:19There's so much noise on the stage, it's incredibly overstimulating.
26:23The only thing that's going wrong is, like, Elliot forgot to bring out my piano.
26:29I was still on the stage and I had to airplay the piano and everyone was just so confused.
26:37In a sweet side hustle, it looks like Adele has invented the air piano.
26:42There's a great piano playing Adele.
26:44Though, maybe that won't become a thing.
26:46I was like, it just looked like you're playing the piano.
26:48I was like, you know, it's fairly straightforward, apparently not so much.
26:51Pressure is mounting.
26:53And Mr McGrath's back is to the wall.
26:56Unfortunately, he seems to be the only one.
26:59Please lads, back to the audience is a big one.
27:01Adele's very enthusiastic to the point where my biggest gripe with her was,
27:04a lot of the times she delivers lines, her back is to me.
27:06Like, sometimes I forget, like, because I feel like I'm just talking to them.
27:10Sorry, new glasses. Anyway, I mean, if you do the part with the...
27:13Adele, your back is to everybody.
27:15Oh, sorry.
27:17And because she speaks quite fast, it's kind of the perfect storm, really,
27:20for not having an absolute iota of what's being said.
27:23Oh, no, you won't. Penis here, Miss Darby's.
27:25I don't really pronounce my consonants properly, so it doesn't sound good.
27:30Usually in the music room junk prepared, I need back to school.
27:33Or, if it's easier, I can come over with my equipment. It's mobile.
27:37Mr McGrath, he's, like, one of my favourite teachers.
27:40Like, he's so genuine, and I would 100% want to make him proud.
27:45We have five days left, so, yeah, kind of nervous.
27:49All right, and we'll just go straight to the next one.
27:52We'll do this first on Monday. Is that all right?
27:54Yeah, it'll be fine. You've been practising it loads. It'll be grand.
28:00Giselle has earned her place in the starting blocks in Budapest.
28:04But now she needs the funds to get there.
28:07You can't clean cars without making some suds.
28:11Luckily, Giselle and Sadie know exactly where to find them.
28:15We don't need the hose. There's a hose out there.
28:17Bring it anyways. We don't need it.
28:18Hey, Miss. Miss. Enjoy Irish without me.
28:21Your class... Your class can be so boring.
28:23Oh! That's enough.
28:25And who says you can't get the staff?
28:28It's like milk. That looks so rotten.
28:30That's enough. That's enough.
28:32That's enough.
28:33Zach, stop.
28:34That's enough.
28:35Zach, stop.
28:36That's enough.
28:41Zach soaked us all.
28:43But persuading the teachers to let them soap up their precious wheels
28:47is not as easy as Giselle and Sadie had hoped.
28:50I'm a little bit nervous, I'm not going to lie.
28:52Like, my car is like my baby.
28:54I am going to be a little bit worried that I feel like I'm going to have
28:57a half clean, half dirty car on the way home, though.
28:59But it's all right.
29:04It's all right.
29:05I'm soaked.
29:06Look at me.
29:07I look like a homeless person.
29:08I look like a homeless person.
29:09I look like a homeless person.
29:10I look like a homeless person.
29:11When you're in Budapest.
29:12When you're in Budapest, representing everyone.
29:16Make 10 euro in like an hour.
29:19Yeah, for two cars.
29:20It did feel good trying to make the money for her, but probably definitely the wrong idea
29:25of a car wash.
29:26It turns out that their car wash wasn't the money maker it was cracked up to be.
29:30I'm not sure who the other person's car was, but definitely not Mr. Burks and definitely
29:34not Mr. McGrath.
29:35So I feel like I've been shafted here.
29:39Sorry, Miss Mo.
29:40Could I get Sadie and Giselle for a few minutes, please?
29:45How'd you get on?
29:46So tired.
29:47You're so tired from washing cars?
29:48Yeah.
29:49How many did you wash?
29:50Two.
29:51Come here.
29:52So how much did you make?
29:53Tenner.
29:54A tenner?
29:55Yeah.
29:56It's not going to get you too far, is it?
29:57I did say I'd give you a little bit.
29:58The school will give you a bit to help you along.
29:59So hopefully that will ease the pressure.
30:00I know it's expensive going to these things.
30:03You're very well.
30:04Thanks.
30:14You're very welcome.
30:15Thanks a lot.
30:16Okay?
30:17You're very, very welcome.
30:18So much of a relief.
30:19Caused it off to be relying on other people to give me money to go.
30:22I don't be going around to people asking them, oh, would you like to sponsor me to go.
30:27And she'll win on the medals.
30:28Yeah.
30:29And the numbers that I'm going to sub in then, I'll just put at the top...
30:34After struggling with school work for most of his life, sixth-year student Luke has recently
30:40been diagnosed with ADHD and his new medication is beginning to make a difference.
30:45I'm subbing the zero into this.
30:46I started my ADHD medication.
30:49So that's really helping me to get work done.
30:52All right.
30:53So it's just going to be...
30:54It's going to be three X cube over three, so it's just X cube.
30:56He is definitely more focused to think of where he's come from the start of fifth year,
31:01where I was like literally tapping on the desk to be like, Luke, wake up, come on, like,
31:04you know, and not out of badness, but it was just his, he was just so kind of zoned out.
31:07All right.
31:08So what that looks like...
31:09Maths was never my, my strong point.
31:11And whenever I'd be struggling in maths, I tend to lose the motivation and just kind
31:15of clock out for the rest of the class.
31:17The medication has helped that a lot.
31:18It was like, literally like, like a light bulb went off and in my head changed in an instant.
31:25Come on, Luke.
31:28Now, Mr. Burke wants to check in on his progress.
31:31How's the study going and all that stuff?
31:33Study?
31:34Your head and everything like here.
31:35I wasn't able to really study before and now I can study a lot better.
31:38Is that new?
31:39The medication, has it changed?
31:40The medication is new.
31:42Was there adjustment for you?
31:43Oh, yeah.
31:44Yeah.
31:45I like, I've gone up in like, dosage ever because like, I kind of plateau.
31:49Okay.
31:50So it's a real adjustment.
31:51It's a real adjustment now because like, I'm on the normal one in the morning and then I have like, the short acting ones that I could take in the evening.
31:59Okay.
32:00Because the normal ones seem to wear out quicker on me than usual.
32:03So then I take it at four and I take it at six to get.
32:05To get through the, do some studying and get stuff.
32:07Yeah.
32:08But then the only concern we have is that it's messing with my sleep.
32:11Which is what my mum thinks.
32:12Yeah.
32:13I'm sure I'll figure it out.
32:14Okay.
32:15Come back to me if there's any issues around, you know, a study in that or anything.
32:19As Luke comes to terms with managing his new diagnosis, the big question is whether it's arrived in time to help him succeed in the leaving cert.
32:27Yeah.
32:28I'll do that.
32:29I'll best it up with everything.
32:30Thanks very much, sir.
32:31Alright, my man.
32:32Take care.
32:33This is the hardest time in his life.
32:34There is no doubt that Luke's potential won't be reflected in his leaving cert results, which as a parent is difficult.
32:41Like, I'm proving a point to nobody.
32:43Like, but I feel like I've got a bit of a point to prove.
32:48Ho, ho, ho, bring a bottle of rum.
32:51Ho, ho, ho, cream and whiskey bourbon.
32:55Ho, ho, ho, bring a bottle of rum.
32:57In Carragalline, it's the most wonderful time of the year.
33:01The Christmas market.
33:02I love Christmas.
33:03I feel like there's not that much that we do actually within the school for Christmas.
33:07Cookies, sweets, buns, hot chocolate, cakes, music.
33:13This is a fantastic day.
33:16It's one of the highlights of the year inside in the school.
33:19Christmas markets.
33:20They go on in various schools, but we really pull it out of the bag here.
33:24Basically, students make things, sell things.
33:28Everything's for charity.
33:29So, we made 560 from the candy canes.
33:32No, the stickers.
33:33And we sold 33 stickers.
33:35And there's one very special event that even the Grinches look forward to.
33:40Teacher Karaoke.
33:41Teacher Karaoke.
33:42Fantastic.
33:43Maestro Donovan singing.
33:44And the Teacher Karaoke.
33:45Oh, yeah.
33:46There is a good play.
33:47I completely forgot about them.
33:48There is a good play.
33:52The highlight is the Teacher Karaoke.
33:56Oh, there's serious competition today.
33:58Yeah, there really is.
34:01And for certain staff members, it's a bit of a grudge match.
34:05I've never won a chess.
34:07And I'm hoping this is my year.
34:09Coming up, after all the hard work, it's finally showtime.
34:14Three, two, one.
34:16Oh!
34:17Oh!
34:18Oh!
34:19Oh!
34:20Oh!
34:21Oh!
34:22Oh!
34:23Oh!
34:24Oh!
34:25Oh!
34:26Oh!
34:27Oh!
34:28Oh!
34:29Oh!
34:30Oh!
34:31Oh!
34:32Oh!
34:33Oh!
34:34Oh!
34:35Oh!
34:36Oh!
34:37Oh!
34:38Oh!
34:39Oh!
34:40Oh!
34:41Oh!
34:43This is a school that goes all out for Christmas, and when it comes to the main event, there are
34:45no holes barred.
34:46holds barren teacher karaoke is very simple we uh we get the crowd in we get them up we get them
34:53excited teachers performing at the very end we get the biggest cheer to see who won the whole thing
35:00are you ready for your teacher karaoke of 2024
35:04put your hands together for your first act it is mr
35:13you never know there's always got to be a dark horse with one of these things
35:29mr. Brock might sneak it in you never know it's gonna be close
35:32it's gonna be close
35:33oh
35:35oh
35:37oh
35:39oh
35:41oh
35:43oh
35:45oh
35:47oh
35:49oh
35:51oh
35:53oh
35:55oh
35:57oh
35:59that was brilliant just great crack the students got so involved with it it was absolutely
36:07brilliant i've never won it yet and i'm hoping this is my year but we wait and see you know when people
36:13vote for things like this sometimes they don't think properly you know
36:17look at that other agent after me you know wigs props dancers
36:25i've been speaking suspicions this year i think andy is uh he's on like a redemption arc this year he lost
36:41out last year i think this year andy andy might take it
36:45out of the week
36:47andy andy
36:49andy
36:50andy
36:51with the crowd at fever pitch it's time to choose the winner
36:55Mr. McGrath takes the karaoke crown, meaning it's a sack of coal for Mr. Burke yet again.
37:17Robbed. The usual. Robbed. Still, can't win them all, you know.
37:22Very good crack. I'll take it. I beat Paul and that's all that matters.
37:28They never give it to the straight-up singer, voting for volume. That doesn't work.
37:35Most important thing about this, absolutely wonderful day for the well-being of all those students involved.
37:42Just after lunch break, heading back into class, you can see, there's three more classes to go.
37:47Life goes on. We'd like to party all the time, but we can't.
37:52With his GAA privileges all to play for, Caelan had got off to a promising start.
38:02But now his behaviour has started to slide again.
38:06I like sitting with the lads in class, because, like, it would just be good crack talking to them.
38:11Couldn't care less who's at Exeter, but can we just move up a few spaces?
38:14No, I'm looking at his behaviour and I'm not seeing any major improvement, unfortunately.
38:22He is not doing what he said he would do.
38:24I've had about 15 bad notes and I've had about, sure, four good ones.
38:30So the true four good ones cancels out.
38:32Sure four, the bad ones, so realistically only 11 or 12.
38:37Come on, let's go, let's go, let's go.
38:39Gens, will you take out a piece of paper and a pen? Please, let's go. Come on.
38:42Believe it or not, my locker key is at home and I have no copy of it.
38:45You have absolutely nothing to write in in your bag.
38:49No, I actually don't.
38:50Jesus Christ.
38:51There are certain students that they don't like a subject
38:53and then they take a sconer against the teacher of that subject
38:55purely because they're teaching it.
38:57That's chill. Okay, come on, let's just keep it chill.
39:00Which is hard. I mean, students, I mean, people get bored.
39:03I understand that, you know, everyone gets frustrated when they're bored.
39:06But again, it's because you're bored. It's not the teacher's fault.
39:08You know, the teacher's doing their job. The teacher has your best interest at heart.
39:12Lads, stop.
39:14Wait, Lee. Lee, if I run a pen across the backyard, would you feel it?
39:18Just some classes I don't like at all.
39:20Because some, they're just too hard and I feel like a lot of them are a waste of time in my opinion.
39:24Caelan. Yeah?
39:26You stop and chill out, okay? You're actually being really disrespectful and rude.
39:28I do not get spoken to like that by a second year student or anybody.
39:31Do you speak to people like that in real life?
39:33Like what?
39:34You know exactly like what. Just cop yourself on.
39:36I just said why.
39:37Stop. Literally, do yourself a favour now and be quiet.
39:39I just said why.
39:41There is a fine line between boredom and being disrespectful and rude.
39:45I don't want to make an issue of it, so just stop. Let's go.
39:47Okay? Just make things really easy for everybody in the room, lads.
39:50This has been a particularly challenging class, so teacher Andy has decided it's time for a chat with the principal.
39:57Oh, we still have to get this.
39:59It's all you've ever seen before, I think. There's trouble or it's money.
40:02Yeah, a few issues now are right. Kids are kids, but it's the level of disrespect for me. That's what I find an issue.
40:11Okay.
40:12I love having crack and I love having a bit of a mess and a laugh. Like, you know, that's great.
40:15But again, it's just when it kind of takes that step forward where I feel like, you know, the mix has been taken out of me.
40:19And I'm like, you know what? I'm doing my job as well. We're all here for a reason. You know, that kind of way.
40:23By the way, yeah. Teenagers are teenagers, but they're basic standards and we don't accept that as you do.
40:29There is. And it's a life lesson going forward. I mean, you can't talk to people a certain way and it's important to let them know that that's not how life works.
40:35Absolutely.
40:38This could be the last straw for Caelan's hurling ambitions.
40:43And the timing couldn't be worse. The school has qualified for a Munster final.
40:48A match that would break Caelan's heart not to play in.
40:53I can't have to be better because if I get a few more of yesterday notes, I'm kicked off the school teams and we're into Munster final.
41:00I know how important this is to Caelan, but the Munster final is something he will not be attending.
41:08Unless he really gets his act together and improves his behaviour big time.
41:12What do I do here? Yeah. Oh yeah. Yeah. Ah, but they always pull it out of the bag. You can kind of pull it out of eventually. Yeah. Yeah. That's what they let go of any kind of, you know, inhibitions.
41:28Do you ever do one? School of play? Yeah.
41:31The closest I probably came to was primary school. I played the Incredible Hulk.
41:35Why doesn't that surprise me? The slightest. Yeah.
41:37Ask Quail. Ask Quail. Yeah.
41:39Did you go green? Huh? I had a full painted green. Yeah. Didn't come off for about a week like.
41:44After that I was like, never playing a school of play again.
41:48Hey Grace, how are you? Opening night has arrived. And Mr. McGrath is still ironing out the creases.
41:58I'm stressed. My heart rate's up to 90. It's been a very stressful few days.
42:02For the students, the excitement is beginning to build.
42:05I'm going to drive it on once, okay? And then you can go back to getting ready, okay?
42:09One, two, two. One, two, two. One, two.
42:14With half an hour to go, Adele's nerves are starting to kick in.
42:18So there's like about 30 minutes to the show.
42:20And we've just been doing our makeup and like getting into our costumes.
42:24I'm feeling a bit nervous, but excited too.
42:27My dad and my mum will be in the audience tonight. I want to make them proud.
42:31It's 20 past 6 now lads, we start bang on 7.
42:33The hard work is done. And before these amateur players take to the boards,
42:38there's some last words from Cork's most glamorous pop star, Lyra.
42:42You're the first group ever to get an official video message from a celebrity.
42:47Get the lights off.
42:48Hi everyone, it's Lyra here and I just wanted to wish the CCS students
42:52the very, very best of luck on opening night of the school musical.
42:56Oh my God, I remember those days and by God, was it so much fun.
43:01So enjoy every single second of it.
43:04To those music teachers as well that did get this musical up and running
43:09from an idea to the stage. I know how hard that is.
43:12So well-blooded on you. From me to you guys.
43:15The very best of luck. Enjoy every single second of it.
43:19These are moments that you will always, always, always remember.
43:22Lots of love.
43:24Three, two, one. Go!
43:28The hall is packed. The atmosphere is electric.
43:32It's showtime.
43:37I've been talking like a little slower.
43:40Like I usually talk really fast, but I've been talking like a little slower.
43:43I feel like I've like improved in that.
43:57She's put in the hours and the spotlight awaits.
44:00It's Adele's time to shine.
44:02If you want to rehearse, I'm usually new to keep drinking prepared.
44:08And even after school.
44:09Or, if it's easier, I can give you a warning wake-up call.
44:13And come over at my appointment. It's mobile.
44:15And she smashed it.
44:17It was actually really good. It was so exciting.
44:20At first, like, I was a bit nervous, but then, like, I can't down and I actually had fun.
44:25It was fantastic. It was really lovely.
44:28I was very pleased, very pleased to see my daughter in a different dimension.
44:33I didn't know that she had some talent like that.
44:35And the funny part, I was laughing at her and I said,
44:37Ah, you never told me your daughter know how to play piano.
44:40And Adele's biggest cheerleaders are her pro parents.
44:46And Adele's biggest cheerleaders are her pro parents.
44:50At the end of last year, when she was about to go, I said,
44:56What, don't you go to fifth year?
44:58And she said, No, mommy, I want to do fourth year.
45:00Now I can really see that it's not only about having fun.
45:04Transition year was, I think, the best year of my life.
45:08I've made so many friends.
45:10I've, like, made so many memories, had so much fun.
45:13It was, like, a real growing experience for me.
45:16Like, with Adele, I think the difference in confidence
45:18from speaking to her from day one to now is huge.
45:22Much more sure on herself.
45:24I did learn how to not be anxious or, like, stressed.
45:29I feel a little more laid back and a little more calmer
45:32than I was in third year.
45:34I'm actually very proud of myself.
45:35I think I did, like, really, really good.
45:37Next time, will Caelan make it to Parky Cueve?
45:49Can Luke keep the focus on his studies,
45:54along with the side hustle of forming a supergroup?
45:57And we meet the fourth year,
45:59for whom school comes a very distant second to the prom.
46:11Lucy moves in with Irish footballer James McLean
46:13as he prepares for the start of the season.
46:15Plenty of laughs and heartfelt conversations
46:17when our new series of Living with Lucy continues next
46:20on Virgin Media Play and One.
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