‘The Full Story’ Writing Competition
In a wonderful initiative between three Jesuit schools, we are excited to be part of ‘The Full Story’ writing competition which takes place this month. We are teaming up with…
Read MoreAD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM
In a wonderful initiative between three Jesuit schools, we are excited to be part of ‘The Full Story’ writing competition which takes place this month. We are teaming up with…
Read MoreOne hears a lot these days about people, unable to put up with the current anti-covid lockdown – wanting to leave their “prison-space” and head away beyond the imposed 2…
Read MoreThey all lived together and shared everything in common ……. [Acts 2:44] The first reading of last Sunday’s Mass describes the first Christians – after the coming of the Holy…
Read MoreThe Way of the Cross on Good Friday, 10th April 2020. We gathered this year in The College Chapel as a ‘virtual’ school community – unable to attend in person…
Read MoreMy Little Friend Anne Marie’s Alleluia! I first met little Anne Marie on this very Easter Monday – 8th April 1985. I was on my first of nearly 20 visits…
Read MoreThe other day I saw in a newspaper a photograph of a very busy Grafton Street – it looked a scene from the shop-till-you-drop Christmas shopping madness. There was a…
Read MoreA strange question, perhaps – but I hope it may make you think back for a moment and see that special tree in your mind’s eye. I am lucky that…
Read MoreSome years ago I spent a few weeks helping out in a parish in the middle of Paris. One morning I switched on to Radio Notre-Dame the station run by…
Read MoreRest – read – work/walk – show love – be at peace – pray! I came across those ten words the other day – in a church notice in…
Read MoreLast Thursday, TY students were visited by guest speaker Alex Hibbert – a polar expedition leader who spent six months living and working among the Polar Eskimos of remote northwest…
Read MoreOn Thursday 5th March, The Kildare Local Enterprise Office Student Enterprise Awards took place in the Killashee House Hotel, Naas. Clongowes was represented by two mini-companies; Talk Native and Womba…
Read More13th March 2020 We received the following statement yesterday afternoon from Leinster Rugby: “All Domestic Rugby activities have been suspended until 29th March. The Irish Rugby Football Union,…
Read MoreYesterday evening, Daniel Groome delivered his paper on ‘The Origins of Communication’ to staff and students as The Academy assembled for the fourth in a series of presentations by Poetry…
Read MoreOn Thursday the 27th of February, TY students attended an Addiction Awareness Workshop facilitated by Mr Roger Mehta, pre-accredited Addiction Counsellor and Psychotherapist. Roger travels the length and breadth of…
Read MoreThe school held its annual Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) session last Wednesday the 4th of March. DEAR is organised by our dedicated school librarian Ms O’Loughlin to coincide with…
Read MoreClongowes Wood College 29: St Vincent’s Castleknock College 19 For the first time since 2014, our Senior Cup Team have booked their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final…
Read MoreDust you are and unto dust, you shall return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 Last Wednesday, the school community joined together for the annual Ash Wednesday service in the Boys’ Chapel. This…
Read MoreBlackrock College 43: Clongowes Wood College 15 Our Junior Cup Team’s winning streak has come to an end following their defeat by Blackrock College at yesterday’s Junior Cup quarter-final…
Read MoreIn recent months, the College has been pleased to welcome a rather uncommon visitor – a Peregrine Falcon. The Peregrine has been making a steady comeback in Ireland following a…
Read MoreClongowes Wood College 55: St Gerard’s School 24 The Clongowes Senior Cup Team (SCT) have secured their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals after yesterday’s win over…
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