Year: 2015

9th October 2015

22 years of pushing ducks. For over twenty years the Transition Year students in Clongowes Wood College have made raising money to buy a piece of life saving equipment for Crumlin Children’s Hospital an annual goal. Equipment has included portable ultra sound machines (for use with children with limited mobility) to machines to help diagnose…read article

7th October 2015

Clongowes physics and applied maths students are again involved in research projects with the University of Limerick. The science department has linked up once again this year with the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry to develop mathematical models for real world problems. Professor James Gleeson, a world leader in his field, visited Clongowes…read article

7th October 2015

This year, the Poetry Parent Day will take place on Sunday 11th October 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Patrick Boland, Careers & Executive Coach will be the guest speaker.  The theme of Patrick’s talk will be: ‘The process of finding the perfect career for your…read article

5th October 2015

5th October 2015

Clean Break from Clongowes Last Sunday (September 27th) saw the launch of a new crime drama series, Clean Break on RTEI, featuring not one, but two of our past pupils in starring roles: Adam Fergus (OC’98) in the main role of a beleaguered businessman / kidnapper and Damien Molony (OC’02) as the failed boxer turned…read article

4th October 2015

The hearts of Clongownians worldwide will have beaten a little faster and their pulses quickened yesterday (Sunday 11th) as they watched Rob Kearney (OC’04) and his brother Dave (OC’07) represent their country in the D decider against France in the Rugby World Cup – Rob at full back and Dave on the wing. Neither player…read article

3rd October 2015

In the end it came down to the last race on the card and Mr Bowen (something of a dark horse himself) did not disappoint. Steered home by the youthful but talented Pat Taaffe (Rudiments) he secured the win needed by Team Ireland to take victory in the third running of the Shergar Cup of horse and…read article

2nd October 2015

Last Thursday, The Clongowes Trad group, led by Mrs and Mr Heslin, was warmly welcomed to the head offices of Trócaire in Maynooth to participate in the launch of the annual music event for charity ‘Trad for Trócaire’. There was a brief presentation by Trocaire’s Community fundraising officer, Katie Bolger on the work that that…read article

1st October 2015

This year, the Rhetoric Parent Day will take place on Sunday 4th October 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. 

We are very pleased to announce that Fr. Damian Howard SJ will be the guest speaker.  The theme of Fr Damian’s presentation will be; “What’s going on in the Muslim World?” Fr Damian is a Jesuit…read article

1st October 2015

The AGM of the Parents’ Association is scheduled for next Sunday 4th October at 6.15pm. That same afternoon at 4.45pm, Ireland play Italy in the Rugby World Cup and the match will probably not be over until about 6.25pm. In addition – due to Mr. Frank Kelly’s letter circularised to us all by email last…read article