News of The Past

13th May 2021

Please see below a link to a statement from the Jesuit Order regarding an independent restorative process that has been put in place following the naming of Joseph Marmion, a former teacher at this school. Central to the process is the involvement of past pupils who may have been harmed or impacted by Joseph Marmion….read article

20th April 2021

40th Anniversary of the Twinning of Portora Royal School and Clongowes Wood College 1980-2020   An Old Clongownian remembers[1] My family used to go to Donegal for holidays in the years after WWII and we had to pass through Enniskillen on the last stage of the journey from Belfast. As you leave the town driving…read article

18th November 2020

The Annual Remembrance Mass for deceased Old Clongownians, members of staff and Jesuits of Clongowes took place on Sunday, November 15th in the Sports Hall. The Mass was streamed live online to families past and present, and friends of the College.  A candle was brought to the altar to record the passing of each of…read article

22nd October 2020

The 4th annual Climate Action Week took place from October 12th to 18th and activities in Clongowes were led by our Green Schools Committee. The annual awareness campaign on climate action highlights how climate change is impacting Ireland. The week-long initiative encourages students, teachers, and the wider community to talk about climate change and get…read article

16th October 2020

Pictured from left to right: Joseph O’Sullivan (’85), Marcus Keane (’89), Dave Lane (’85), Conor Halpenny (’83),Ken Barry (’86), Adam Mac Nulty (’88),Ambrose O’Sullivan (’78), Jonathan White (’86), Hugo Mac Nulty (’99), Colin Rafferty (’85), Gary McCarthy (’87), Johnnie Mullan (’93), Rob Downes (’96), Frank Kelly (’85), Stephen FitzPatrick (’93), James Keane (’99), Maeliosa Power…read article

20th December 2019

Pictured L – R: Dr Michael Boland Jr and Wife, Mrs Susan Boland – wife of Dr Michael Boland Sr, Fr Michael Sheil SJ   On 12th September 2019, the Archive Office launched the supplement to our previous publication “Clongownians of Distinction – a Guide to the Serpentine Collection”, by Dr Harman Murtagh OC62. We…read article

18th December 2019

This week saw the arrival of the much-anticipated latest issue of the annual (and historic) journal The Clongownian in Clongowes Wood College. The journal was presented to the Headmaster, Mr Chris Lumb by the editor, Mr Declan O’Keeffe and later distributed to the pupils and staff. Every year The Clongownian attempts to reflect the breadth of activity in the…read article

26th May 2019

Matthew Cassidy, Harry McGrath, Frederick Gavigan and Jay O’Leary put a plan together and with the help of Mr Steven Gray plus many other members of the extended Clongowes community, produced a very enjoyable day at the K Club for all who took part. The day started with beautiful blue skies and there wasn’t a…read article

16th May 2019

Fr. Rector Michael Sheil SJ OC ’56 invites all Old Clongownians who have left Clongowes forty years ago or more and a guest to join him for the annual Fr Peter Kenney Day on Wednesday, 19th June, 2019 from 10am-3pm. To mark the Centenary of the First Dáil there will be an informative talk by…read article

6th December 2018

While the IRFU was founded in 1874 it was some fourteen years more before some Clongowes students asked the Higher Line Prefect to have rugby posts erected and not until 1923 that Clongowes entered the lists in the Leinster Schools Senior Challenge Cup. Success came early with a somewhat controversial victory over our sister college,…read article