Month: January 2015

30th January 2015

SCT v Castleknock College Although he might have assumed that he would quietly slip away into the sunset upon his retirement, the enigmatic Mr. Tony Pierce, erstwhile Latin and Maths teacher, found himself back in the limelight in both capacities as Clongowes took on Castleknock at Donnybrook yesterday. Taking up his usual position on the halfway…read article

29th January 2015

Ever wondered what the ‘rogues’ did to warrant a place in the Serpentine Gallery? All is revealed in ‘Clongownians of Distinction: A Guide to the Serpentine Collection’. The publication was launched on Tuesday evening by one such ‘rogue’ Mr John Bruton OC’65. Written by historian Harman Murtagh OC’62,  with the assistance of our college archivist,…read article

28th January 2015

Bicentenary Celebration Weekend: Sydney – 29th/30th May

28th January 2015

In the perfect setting of the National Concert Hall, The Dublin Youth Orchestras (DYO) Annual Gala Concert took place on Saturday 10th January from where Michelle Burke, Fundraising & Marketing Manager of the Clongowes Foundation and her cub reporter (and daughter) Nicole Tracey (wise beyond her 13 years) filed this report… Early in January four…read article

27th January 2015

Called to serve Last Week we celebrated Christian Unity week which is traditionally observed from the 18th to the 25th January – the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul. Clongowes marked the week with our neighbouring school The King’s Hospital, Dublin when we welcomed their students and staff to share in our Sunday morning Eucharist….read article

26th January 2015

Elements Belfast Tour On a cold and icy Monday morning just last week 65 Elements boys awoke from our slumbers at dawn, buzzing with the excitement of the week to come. As we gathered for Morning Prayer the rest of the school looked down with envy on us as we prepared to depart for Belfast….read article

25th January 2015

Parent Retreat in Glendalough There has been such a positive response to this experience in recent years that this year we are offering two dates: 1. Friday 24th of April (THIS DATE IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED) 2. Friday 22nd of May   Please secure your place by sending a non refundable cheque for €50 made…read article

22nd January 2015

It will come as no surprise to regular readers of this Clongowes Digest and the college website to learn that Gary Skinner (Syntax) has been chosen to be a member of team Ireland taking part in the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival in Vorarlberg (Austria) and Lichtenstein between 24th and 31st January 2015. Gary…read article

21st January 2015

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Dr. Frances E. Jensen “ Scientists believed for years that the adolescent brain was essentially an adult one- only with fewer miles on it……Motivated by her experience of parenting two teenagers, Dr. Jensen gathers together recent discoveries about adult brain functioning,…read article

20th January 2015

Learning to Love the World as God Does A lecture by Dr David Tuohy SJ on Jesuit Humanism in Education and a major exhibition entitled In the Spirit of the Saints: the Jesuit Influence on Baroque Art will mark the end of a series of events to mark the Jesuit Restoration (1814-2014) organised by the Irish…read article