PARENT RETREAT
On the 19th April, I was privileged to take a group of CWC parents on a day retreat to Glendalough. I composed the retreat around the theme of the Road to…
Read MoreBECKETT-JOYCE AWARD 2013
Last Friday evening (26th April), in the Jesuit Community Library, members of the Clongowes and Portora Unions, members of staff and, most especially, this year’s entrants for the Beckett-Joyce Award…
Read MoreBAREFOOT ON THE REEK
On the 6th of April 2013 eight lads from Transition Year set out to climb Croagh Patrick barefooted in aid of the Duck Push. We were inspired by my uncle…
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Retirement of Mr Martin Nugent
At a Board of Management meeting held last Friday, April 19th Mr Martin Nugent announced that he will be retiring as Assistant Headmaster of Clongowes this summer. On Monday morning,…
Read MoreVANBRUGH STRING QUARTET at C.W.C.
As the warm April sunshine filtered through the stained glass windows of the Boys’ Chapel, the RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet delighted an audience of approximately one hundred music students from…
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Students and Servants
On the 31st of March a group from Clongowes began the school’s sixth Immersion trip to Malealea, Lesotho. Before the flight had even taken off we experienced our first mishap…
Read MoreThe Rollercoaster Ride of the Teenage Years
On Wednesday 17th April, the Annual Parents’ Association ‘Question & Answers’ evening took place in the school. This year’s theme was ‘The Rollercoaster Ride of the Teenage Years’ and we…
Read MoreLiturgy Survey
During the academic year 2011/12 the College commissioned a survey on attitudes towards mass from the boys. This was as a result of a perceived negativity around the Sunday mass…
Read MoreStorytelling Evening
On Wed April 10th storyteller Niall de Burca returned to the school to entertain the Third Line. The event took place in the Higher Line Rec Room where we drew…
Read MoreWeekly OC Feature- Eoin O’Leary (OC’08)
Established in the early 11th century, the University of Oxford was the first university of the English speaking world and has remained at the forefront of centres of learning, teaching…
Read MoreElements Gaelic Football Blitz
On Thursday, 35 boys from Elements took leave from class to partake in the Kildare section of the Leinster First Year GAA blitz. Held at the St. Mary’s club in…
Read MorePoetry Pilgrimage to Taizé
Poetry Pilgrimage to Taizé The annual Clongowes Pilgrimage to the ecumenical retreat centre at Taizé took place again at Easter when ten Poetry students, accompanied by their prefect Mr. Tom…
Read MoreWeekly OC Feature- Ruairi Lynch (OC’06)
There are many who have taken the road less travelled upon leaving Clongowes, but perhaps none moreso than Ruairi Lynch (OC’06) In 2007, Ruairi earned a place at Oxford Brookes…
Read MoreWeekly O.C. Feature- Adrian Gahan (OC’97)
Adrian Gahan (OC’97) A former secretary of the school Adrian Gahan was awarded a first class degree in History and Politics from UCD. At the invitation of a fellow Irishman,…
Read MoreRETIREMENT OF MR MARTIN NUGENT, ASSISTANT HEADMASTER
At a Board of Management meeting held last Friday, April 19th Mr Martin Nugent announced that he will be retiring as Assistant Headmaster of Clongowes this summer. On Monday morning,…
Read MoreJacked- Charity Event for Jack Kavanagh
On Tuesday March 26th Midnight Events and the Village of Wexford St. will play host to “JACKED” , a charity event in aid of Jack Kavanagh OC 2011. This isn’t your…
Read MoreWeekly O.C. Feature- Patrick Mullins
Patrick Mullins (OC’08) Patrick (Paddy) Mullins has had huge success as an amateur jockey and hit the racing headlines once again on 29th December 2012, when he broke the 97-year-old…
Read MoreNew Past Pupils Feature
Check out our new weekly feature on notable Old Clongownians. You can find all the stories located under the People drop down menu. First Up, Micheal Byrne (O.C. 2004) Michael…
Read MoreClongowes Union Annual Retreat
This year’s Past Pupil’s Retreat will take place in the College on Thursday, 28th March (Holy Thursday) and Friday 29th March (Good Friday). Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J., will act…
Read MoreParents’ Association: Annual Q&A 2013
The Parents’ Association Clongowes Wood College SJ Annual Questions & Answers Evening 2013 Date: Wednesday April 17th Time: 7pm Venue: The Refectory, CWC Dear Parents and Guardians, The Parents Association…
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