Senior Choir at Sligo Choral Festival
Last Friday morning (8th, November) at 7 am, the senior choir accompanied by Ms Keighary and Ms Heslin tip-toed out of the building on their way the 25th annual Sligo…
Read MoreFor Clongowes, for Leinster, for Ireland…
It was as though Joe Schmidt had actually read the script. It was his day but it was also to be Clongowes’ day. When Dave Kearney (OC’07) entered the fray…
Read MoreFor Clongowes, for Leinster, for Ireland…
It was as though Joe Schmidt had actually read the script. It was his day but it was also to be Clongowes’ day. When Dave Kearney (OC’07) entered the fray…
Read MoreGary Skinner skis for Ireland
My name is Gary Skinner and I ski in The Ski Club of Ireland in Kilternan in Co. Dublin. During the weekend of the 5th and 6th of October I…
Read MoreRemembrance in Enniskillen
Since 1979 Clongowes has had a proud association with Portora school, Enniskillen. The twinning of both schools represented a very concrete step in promoting understanding and acceptance of both traditions…
Read MoreMs Ann Cooke: Business Manager of the Year
Ms Ann Cooke, the very popular Catering Manager in Clongowes was recently awarded Business Manager of the Year Ireland 2013 by her employers, Sodexo at their Star Awards ceremony… ‘This…
Read MoreChristmas Shoebox Appeal.
Mr. Noel Mason is leading this year’s Team Hope Shoe Box Appeal here at C.W.C. Take a few minutes out to put together a Christmas Box and give a needy…
Read MoreMacbeth Scene Studies
If there is one thing to be said about Shakespeare, it’s that at times his language can seem a tad… Dated. This can lead many students struggling to understand and…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs of the Year
The recent EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards night saw not one, but two winners from among our alumni in the persons of Patrick Joy (OC 1969 – centre) and…
Read MoreAlone and on Foot: Rudiments Parent Day
This year, the Rudiments Parent Day will take place on Sunday 10th November 2013 as indicated on the school calendar. The focus of the day will be a 2008 publication…
Read MoreShadows and Dust: Erik Vaughan
Erik Vaughan from Kilgowan, Co. Kildare is an Old Clongownian (2007) making great strides in the musical world. As part of a new and exciting band, Shadows and Dust, Erik…
Read MoreBe afraid, be very afraid…
As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness nears its end and the days begin to shorten appreciably the hardworking pupils and staff of Clongowes prepare to hibernate for a…
Read MoreFind God in All Things: Rhetoric retreat
On the 10th of October, 2013, the boys of Rhetoric set out from Clongowes for their annual retreat in four different locations across the country, from Newry, to Roscrea. There were also…
Read MorePoetry dance for SVP!
Poetry were certainly putting their best foot forward on Tuesday night last when they were invited to Mt. Sackville, Castleknock for a ceilí in aid of St. Vincent De Paul.…
Read MoreLet’s Dance for Jack
Jack Kavanagh is an Old Clongownian (2011) who had a serious accident last year. He is now wheelchair bound, with a C5 injury, which means that he has no feeling…
Read MoreOpen Day 2013
Time never stands still at Clongowes and last week (Saturday 12th October), with Elements well settled and engaged in a host of pursuits, the day had arrived to welcome potential…
Read MoreCatching Fire in the library
The James Joyce Library together with the Arts and the English Departments invites Junior Cycle students to participate in a ‘Hunger Games’ themed Art & Literacy competition. Participants are asked…
Read MoreSunday surfing
The first Sunday “Grand Day Out” of the year saw a group of 40 boys head off to Sligo’s Strand Hill on a beautiful sunny day (22nd September) with Mr. Steven Gray and Gappie,…
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Cyclone Anti-Bullying Workshop
Last Thursday (10th October) the celebrated Cyclone Repertory Theatre Company from Cork brought their acclaimed Bullying Prevention Session to The Old Library in Clongowes for the boys of the Lower…
Read MoreLunch with Joe Schmidt and Jack Kavanagh
Two hundred and seventy people listened raptly to a witty and very frank Joe Schmidt, Ireland Rugby Coach, at the inaugural Clongowes Union Business Lunch, with proceeds in aid of…
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