Tag: Notable Old Clongownians

28th September 2013

Two lucky students from Rudiments, Jack Dowling and Tadhg Maloney (pictured), will feature in a unique theatrical production of James Joyce’s ‘A Portrait of the Artist’, which will be premiered in Brussels.  Both Tadhg and Jack recorded the famous ‘hell sermon’ from Joyce’s work, which was partially set in Clongowes. The production is under the guidance…read article

19th May 2013

Featured May 20th Conor Cronin (OC‘04) Mr. David Nelson has long been in the habit of ensuring that the Headmaster has several artistic types to send down the avenue each year. Some of his former pupils, namely Gearoid Hayes (OC’98) and Harry Durdin Robertson (OC’05) have exhibited throughout the country to widespread acclaim. But Mr….read article

13th May 2013

Throughout its 200 year history, Clongowes has maintained a proud tradition in producing students that embark on careers in a wide variety of disciplines. Hugo MacNulty adds another dimension to that reality.  Leaving Clongowes in 1999, Hugo initially opted to follow his CAO preference for Business and Legal Studies in UCD. However, within a few…read article

15th April 2013

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 and research to this day. Here, Eoin O’Leary, who read Economics and Management, gives an insight into life at one of the leading educational institutions…read article

8th April 2013

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 University where he opted to study Mechanical Engineering . To earn his keep away from home Ruairi worked the usual student jobs before he became…read article

2nd April 2013

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, Professor Brendan Simms, Adrian went to the University of Cambridge in 2002 and took an M.Phil in European Studies.  Using the skills he acquired on…read article

25th March 2013

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 record of 72 winners in a calendar year in Ireland for an amateur jockey with his 73rd victory of 2012. Standing at 6’2” it is…read article

19th March 2013

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 Byrne (OC’04) Michael Byrne is currently in his 4th year of a PhD program in Climate Dynamics at MIT in Boston. MIT is widely acknowledged…read article