News

26th January 2019

It’s that time of year again, when the young men of Clongowes don the purple and white to represent the school on the rugby field. While this has been happening since the boys returned to school last August there is nothing to quicken the pulse quite so much as the sight of 15 young men…read article

24th January 2019

Two Clongowes fencing teams from Rudiments and Elements travelled to Glenstal in Limerick recently for a friendly fixture with the equivalent A and B teams from the host school. The boys represented Clongowes very well with each team winning both their matches. For Elements this was their first real ‘fight’ (a fencing term) and it…read article

22nd January 2019

Belfast: Tuesday 22nd January – Friday 25th January Elements departed on their traditional tour to Belfast this morning, where their action-packed itinerary over four days includes a whole range of educational, cultural and sporting activities across the Belfast area. The trip will kick off (literally) with three rugby fixtures against old rivals Campbell College
 this afternoon. This…read article

20th January 2019

The first ever Clongowes’ 5km Fun Run will be held at Clongowes Wood College on Saturday 23rd March at 11.30am. The fun run is part of the Transition Year Duck Push, which raises funds for medical equipment for Crumlin Children’s Hospital. The project is in its 26th year and has raised over €2m for medical…read article

17th January 2019

  The Headmaster, Mr Chris Lumb invites you and your family to join him for a lunchtime event to discover Clongowes Wood College SJ, Ireland. Learn about life at Clongowes for your son which encompasses varied co-curricular activities, strong academic programmes and holistic pastoral care.   Join us to meet current and past parents and…read article

14th January 2019

Last week five new GAP students (or Gappies), Pat Fuccilli, Tom McMahon, Marcke De Vera, Oliver Seymour and Andrew Lawler (left to right above), arrived from Australia. Mr Steven Gray has ensured that the guys have settled well into their new surrounds and are being fully immersed into the world of Clongowes. All five are working…read article

11th January 2019

As one twelve month comes to a close and another arrives and we begin to make all of our plans and set all of our goals for the upcoming year, we ought to take some time to settle with the year that was and tie up whatever loose ends we may have in order to…read article

8th January 2019

Today the Headmaster, Mr Lumb led Morning Prayer with this reflection on the nature of the turning of the year and the genuine hope that the New Year can bring… Happy New Year to you all! As the New Year of 2019 dawned, the news broke that a Chinese spacecraft had become the first to…read article

18th December 2018

The Rector Fr Michael Sheil SJ and the Headmaster Mr Chris Lumb extend a warm invitation to you to join the Clongowes community in our annual Easter liturgy of Tenebrae, which will take place on Sunday 7th April 2019 at 21.00 in the Sports Hall. Tenebrae (Latin for shadows or darkness) is an ancient Christian liturgy of Holy Week…read article

16th December 2018

‘To see once again old familiar faces…’ ‘The Clongowes Union means the desire of Old Clongownians by coming together to be able to renew old memories [and] to see once again old familiar faces’. These words of John Redmond, M.P., (Vice-President) proposing the toast of the Clongowes Union at the second annual dinner, continue to…read article