Month: August 2015

31st August 2015

Following the summer break, local residents of Clane and Prosperous will once again return to Clongowes to take part in the Age Action Programme which will re-start on Tuesday September 8th in the James Joyce library with the Transition year students… In September 2014, a group of 18 Transition year boys began preparations for the…read article

28th August 2015

A very good morning to everyone and welcome back to the College after the long summer break.  It is great to be here at last and speaking to you all in this wonderful setting of the Boys’ Chapel as we start this new academic year together.  A particularly warm welcome to the 88 boys who…read article

26th August 2015

Following the departure of Fr Leonard Moloney last week, Mr Chris Lumb, has become the first lay headmaster of Clongowes Wood College…  Chris (pictured above with the Rector, Fr Michael Sheil) was selected as headmaster following a rigourous selection process lasting several months, and has much experience in that role in boarding schools and in…read article

21st August 2015

Last February, after eleven years in the position, Fr Leonard Moloney SJ announced that he would be stepping down as Headmaster of Clongowes Wood College in August and last Wednesday it came to pass… In a letter to parents Fr Moloney said: ‘Having served for almost eleven years, I will be leaving with not a…read article

12th August 2015

Congratulations to the Class of 2015 and their mentors on achieving an excellent points-average of just over 432 points in the results issued by the Department of Education earlier this morning. For the record, one third of the class achieved 500 points or more, and half of these achieved 550 or more, including seven students…read article