‘A man of vision’
The new leader of the Jesuits worldwide is ‘decisive, visionary and has a great sense of humour,’ according to Gerry Whelan SJ, an Irish Jesuit who lectures in the Gregorian…
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From a Land Down Under
This year’s Transition Year Australian Exchange, which takes place from early October to early December, is well under way and all the boys involved have settled in very well and…
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Making Good Decisions
Rudiments Parent Day will take place on this Sunday 23rd October 2016 as indicated on the school calendar. The day will begin at 10am with Eucharist in the Sports Hall. Refreshments will…
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Wellread Clongowes
It will come as no surprise to visitors to either this website (and the Library Blog in particular) or to the magnificent real world James Joyce Library in the college…
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Syntax Jailbirds
On Monday, October 3rd, the Syntax year group took a trip to Kilmainham Gaol eager to learn about the prison’s history. Clongowes was lucky to have award-winning writer Aaron Clarke…
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Kids Helping Kids
For almost twenty five years the Transition Year students in Clongowes have made raising money to buy a piece of life saving equipment for Crumlin Children’s Hospital an annual goal.…
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Between the Jigs and the Reels
On last Tuesday, October 3rd the Clongowes Trad Group returned to Connolly’s of Ballagh for the annual ‘Trad for Trócaire’ Session. We were joined on the night by representatives from…
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Comical Allies
Elements and Rudiments revealed their respective artistic talents at yesterday’s Comic Art Workshop presented by Kev F Sutherland on his much anticipated return to Clongowes. Kev is a Scottish comedian…
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Ministers of the Eucharist
‘As in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts…
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Study Skills Seminar
The Grammar year group attended a Study Skills Seminar today (Wednesday October 5th) presented by Geraldine and Jesse from the Study Smart Tuition Centre . The centre was established five…
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Golfing or Farming?
The sterling efforts of Mikey Mina Ronayne (see below) in the recent Leinster Under 15 matchplay final and the imminent Past v Present Golf Match in this – the 50th…
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Comical Allies
Comic artist, Kev F Sutherland will make a return visit to Clongowes next Thursday (October 6th) to present a workshop to art students in Rudiments and Elements. Using his unique…
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Real World Problems
Clongowes physics and applied maths students are again involved in research projects with the University of Limerick. This will be the fifth year that the science department will linked up…
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Trad for Trócaire
On Monday the Clongowes Trad group travelled to the head offices of Trócaire in Maynooth to help launch the annual ‘Trad for Trócaire’ campaign. The group was introduced by Trócaire’s…
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Sailing for Clongowes
Well done to Luke Johnston (Rudiments) and Harry Browne (Elements) who represented Clongowes at the 41st All Ireland Inter Schools Sailing Regatta at Sutton Dinghy Club last Saturday and Sunday…
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Senior Choir at the Races!
It certainly was a race to the finishing line, as our Choral Clongownians were put to the pin of their collar to muster up a repertoire with only two weeks’…
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Pilgrims’ Progress
On Wednesday the 7th of September, four Rhetoric students – Conor Galvin, Ben Messayeh, Sean McCrohan and Daniel Lumb (left to right above) – travelled to Lourdes as part of…
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Irish patriot: British soldier
Old Clongownian, Thomas Kettle was a renowned Irish poet, statesman and soldier who died during the Battle of the Somme, 9th September 1916. Hundreds of past pupils of Clongowes took…
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