Clongowes Foundation News

12th May 2025

Clongowes Foundation welcomed over 70 guests to a panel discussion event celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship on April 3rd at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin. The Foundation greatly valued this opportunity to bring Old Clongownians together to share insights, exchange ideas, and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that thrives within the Clongowes community. The event was an…read article

23rd April 2025

At Clongowes, we have taken a major step forward in our commitment to sustainability with the launch of our new ground-mounted solar farm, located just behind the Vinny Murray Park (VMP) astro pitch. This exciting development will provide a significant portion of our electricity needs and stands as a strong symbol of our responsibility to…read article

27th January 2025

The Endowment Fund was conceived out of a desire to ensure that the Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme (AHP) would be self-financing into the future. This desire was an ambitious one, but as we celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Fund’s launch that ambition looks to have been justified. From the outset, it had been decided…read article

19th December 2024

The Headmaster, Mr Lumb, has announced plans for a new, dedicated Arts Building located in the heart of the school. The promotion of the Performing Arts – music, drama, public speaking and debating– is a priority for the College.  This will be achieved by increasing opportunities for boys to take part in music and drama…read article

13th November 2024

On June 12th, 2024, Clongowes welcomed French Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Mr. Vincent Guérend, for the annual Fr Peter Kenney Day event hosted by Fr Rector Michael Sheil S.J. This celebration in honour of Fr Peter Kenney’s founding of the college in 1814, highlighted the accomplishments of distinguished Old Clongownians who have been awarded…read article

19th December 2023

The Importance of Giving A celebration of those who have given to Clongowes past and present took place on Sunday 10th December at Clongowes as part of our annual Mass of Thanksgiving for Benefactors.  The role of giving has always been of great importance in the story of Clongowes allowing the school to develop and…read article

23rd October 2023

‘The experience I had over the 6 years, the lessons I learned and the ethos that was instilled into me is what changed everything in my life’ The words of Michael Medeiros OC’18 on the impact his time at Clongowes has had on his life. This Summer we welcomed back some graduates of the Alberto…read article

26th June 2023

Dr Pat McCarthy, Joe Rooney & Antoinette Kelly. As we conclude the 209th Academic year since the foundation of Clongowes Wood College 100+ Old Clongownians and their guests took the opportunity to revisit the college on June 14th.  This annual event which celebrates the founding of the College by Fr Peter Kenney in 1814 is…read article

11th November 2022

On Friday 28th October, Clongowes Foundation along with the Headmaster Mr Lumb welcomed a group of Elements and Rudiments parents to the College to introduce the work of the Foundation and share upcoming ambitions for the College.  The gathering took place in the Bellarmine Centre – the light filled learning centre for Third Line boys…read article

18th October 2022

  Foundation Autumn Update 2022 In a wonderful development for the Jesuit Order and for Clongowes, one of the early Alberto Hurtado Bursary graduates, Seán McMahon (OC’16), entered the Jesuit noviciate in Innsbruck this September.  Shadowing the life of Fr Cyril Power S.J. (OC 1907)[1], Seán studied Theoretical Physics in Cambridge after leaving Clongowes.  While…read article