Staff vs Students Soccer Match

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Joe Curran17th June 2021Leave a comment

On Monday, May 24th we saw the return of the much-anticipated Staff vs Students soccer match with the coveted Brendan Cullen Perpetual Trophy up for grabs.    Luckily the participants…

Clongowes Golf Open 2021

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Joe Curran25th May 2021Leave a comment

On Sunday 16th May, Clongowes Wood Golf Course was a hub of activity as the 2021 Clongowes Golf Open Championship was played. We had an impressive 97 entries, and despite…

Lower Line Cricket Match Report

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Joe Curran11th May 2021Leave a comment

On Saturday we had the Lower Line (3rd & 4th year) cricket match, this much anticipated clash had the Kildare Strikers facing the Thunder.   Match Report Saturday 8th of…

Triangle Race 2020

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Joe Curran17th November 2020Leave a comment

It was an enjoyable, albeit wet and windy, autumnal afternoon for our Annual Triangle Race which took place on Sunday, October 15th. While none of the remarkable Jack O’Leary’s (OC’16)…

TY Sports Week 2020

Clongowes Stories, Featured, Sports, Transition YearBy Joe Curran27th October 2020Leave a comment

The inaugural Clongowes TY Sports Week took place before midterm with a jam-packed itinerary of exciting and challenging sport-related activities. The boys were met with generally good weather which will…

Interhouse Sports Day 2020

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran19th October 2020Leave a comment

Our annual sports day took place on September 21st much to the excitement of the students. The boys were blessed with good weather and offered some welcome reprieve from the…

Eric Donovan TY Visit

Clongowes Stories, Featured, Sports, Transition YearBy Joe Curran15th October 2020Leave a comment

Our Transition Year students donned their virtual gloves on September 25th as they welcomed the arrival of professional boxer Eric Donovan for a socially distanced sparring session.  Eric, a native…

Tantalus in Cold Storage

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran23rd September 2020Leave a comment

There are many cautionary tales abounding from classical times – as relationships among the gods [way-up-there!] worked out in their lives in a very human way – and also in…

Leinster Rugby Update

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran13th March 2020Leave a comment

13th March 2020   We received the following statement yesterday afternoon from Leinster Rugby:   “All Domestic Rugby activities have been suspended until 29th March. The Irish Rugby Football Union,…

SCT Semi-Final Win

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran4th March 2020Leave a comment

Clongowes Wood College 29: St Vincent’s Castleknock College 19 For the first time since 2014, our Senior Cup Team have booked their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final…