Reading Path to Empathy
A small selection of our collection that will help to develop empathy. ‘The Guardian’ recently published Lost for words? How reading can teach children empathy an article by Miranda McKearney and…
Read MoreA Match of Two Halves
Present v Past Golf The 33rd playing of the Present v Past Golf Challenge for the Union Golf Society Shield took place on the Clongowes Course on Sunday 20th September.…
Read MorePat Taaffe and Shergar
This Saturday, 26th September Pat Taaffe (Rudiments – pictured above winning the Dingle Derby) will represent his country when ten Irish riders take on their British counterparts in the third…
Read MoreCitius, Altius, Fortius
Despite the absence of anything even resembling an Indian summer this month, the athletics track and ancillary field event locations were primed in preparation for Sports Day yesterday (Monday, 21st September).…
Read MoreGrammar Retreat
On Friday the 18th of September, accompanied by Mr. Corcoran, Ms. Dolan and Mr. Heslin, we left the school for our Grammar retreat to the Dominican centre in Tallaght. The…
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Clongownians at the RWC
The hearts of Clongownians worldwide will have beaten a little faster and their pulses quickened this morning at the news that Rob Kearney (OC’04) and his brother Dave (OC’07) have…
Read MoreRefugee Crisis Response
Homily on 24th Sunday (B) – CWC – 12.09.15The Gospel of our Mass for the opening of the academic year just over two weeks ago was Matthew’s account of what…
Read MoreA home from home?
Following on the eloquent statement of our Christian duty in regard to the present refugee crisis in Europe made by Fr Bradley at the School Mass ten days ago, the…
Read MoreLourdes Pilgrimage
On Monday September 7th, five Rhetoric students, Daniel Lane, Michael Stapleton, Conor Slattery, Joseph Martin and Thomas Blake (above), accompanied by Australian GAP student Patrick Sunderland and Mr Francis Marron set off for…
Read MoreYouth Club to Youth Café
Conor Daly (OC’85) writes to tell us that the Clongowes Youth Café – an initiative of the Clongowes Union and the Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) – is now complete and…
Read MoreWeb Award Nomination
Clongowes Wood College SJ is delighted to have been nominated in the Best Education/Third Level category for this year’s 2015 Web Awards to be held in the RDS on Thursday,…
Read More‘Harden not your hearts’
Fr Bruce Bradley SJ celebrated Mass for the whole school this morning (Sunday, 6th September). His homily focused on the tragedy that befell the Kurdi family during the week and his…
Read MoreSavage Success
Last May Robbie Savage (then in Rudiments) and James Coonan (in Elements) rode to success on the Irish Tetrathlon Squad at the UK British Regional Competition in Moreton Morrell. Last…
Read MoreKey Elements in Clongowes
Last Tuesday heralded the start of a new journey for our incoming first years. While the rain may have helped mothers (and fathers) disguise the tears it certainly didn’t dampen…
Read MoreDancing in the Concourse
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…
Read MoreHeadmaster’s Address
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…
Read MoreA New Hand On The Tiller
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…
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Fr Moloney Departs
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…
Read MoreLeaving Cert Results 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…
Read MoreAnother Year
Clongowes Bicentenary year wound to a close on Union Day after twelve action-packed months of celebration and commemoration as well as much pause for thought. The Bicentenary was celebrated out…
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