Year: 2013

4th September 2013

Since 1990 Clongowes has hosted a very special holiday in mid July for the special needs pupils of St. Mark’s and St. Anne’s school in the Curragh.  Along with KARE, Clongowes hosts a holiday with a difference.  This year the holiday ran from July 14th – 19th and was a terrific time for all. Students…read article

3rd September 2013

As if they hadn’t already announced themselves to the school community, Elements certainly made themselves known with a bang last weekend. Following an impressive introduction to the Clongowes rugby field, the boys gathered outside the refectory to be directed by the whistles of the Ma Samba School instructors. Armed with instruments such as agogô bells,…read article

2nd September 2013

Last Friday, the school community convened in the Boys Chapel to mark the beginning of the bicentenary year in the life of Clongowes. There was a palpable buzz in the air as Fr. Moloney SJ formally welcomed the 200th class in the school’s history. In the course of his remarks he brought us back to…read article

29th August 2013

On Wednesday 14th August the boys from Rhetoric 2013 returned the school to collect their Leaving Certificate results. In a letter to the parents the Headmaster Fr Moloney congratulated them on an outstanding performance. “We had high expectations of the boys, which they surpassed by some distance. With a points average of almost 470, the results…read article

28th August 2013

Thursday August 29th brings about the 200th school year of Clongowes Wood College. Welcome back to all our students and a very special welcome to our new Elements class of 2013-14. The best of luck to all for the year ahead.

27th August 2013

A very warm welcome to our new Elements Class of 2014 who begin their journey through Clongowes this week.

4th June 2013

On Wednesday 29thMay, we were honoured by a visit from the Australian Ambassador, Dr Ruth Adler. Dr Adler, who only took up her duties in May, had coffee with the staff, toured the school with the five Australian Gap students (Sam Hartwig and Daniel Sheehan from St Ignatius College, Sydney; James Quinn and Josh Schwager…read article

4th June 2013

Congratulations to our two fine athletes Jack O’Leary (Grammar) and Turlough Gray (Poetry) who achieved great success at the All Ireland Schools’ Athletics Championships held in Tullamore last Saturday, June 1st. In one of the first, and most exciting events of the day, Turlough maintained his pace and composure to secure a richly deserved second…read article

4th June 2013

On a sultry summer afternoon last Sunday (19th) parents, and families of the incoming Elements group were treated to a most sublime concert featuring students from the Music Department from Elements to Rhetoric. Sadly, this was the final concert of the current Rhetoric group, who have given so generously of their unique and diverse musical…read article

28th May 2013

On Friday 24th May the Board of Management appointed Mr Martin Wallace as Assistant Headmaster of Clongowes to succeed Mr Martin Nugent, who will step down from the post on August 31st after 13 years. Mr Nugent is taking well-earned retirement after a teaching career of 40 years, the last 38 of which were spent…read article