Triangle Race

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…

Juniors Bow Out

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran28th February 2020Leave a comment

Blackrock College 43: Clongowes Wood College 15   Our Junior Cup Team’s winning streak has come to an end following their defeat by Blackrock College at yesterday’s Junior Cup quarter-final…

SCT Quarter-Final Win

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran14th February 2020Leave a comment

Clongowes Wood College 55: St Gerard’s School 24   The Clongowes Senior Cup Team (SCT) have secured their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals after yesterday’s win over…

JCT First Round Victory

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Aine Corcoran7th February 2020Leave a comment

Clongowes Wood College 38: Catholic University School 10   Yesterday, our Junior Cup Team kicked off their cup campaign at MU Barnhall RFC, Leixlip where they successfully took on Catholic…