Past Pupils Union Message

Dear Conlethian,

The 72nd St. Conleth’s College Past Pupils’ Union Annual Dinner will take place in the school on Friday 28th February 2025.

Traditionally, Past Pupils from milestone years attend in large numbers. We would recommend you book your ticket as soon as possible to avoid disappointment – it will be first come, first served and payment needs to be upfront and not on the evening. Tables will be set up per year. We look forward to welcoming back Past Pupils to meet their old classmates as well as current and former teachers (guests of the Union) – and in particular to the classes of 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and the recent graduates from the Class of 2024. Any year is welcome.

Ticket Prices: €70 or €50 for those who’ve graduated in the last 5 years (Years: 2020 – 2023)
Class of 2024: €20 (refundable)
Dress: Black Tie (or dark suit)
Time: 7.30pm (sharp)

Please contact us at [email protected] or via facebook (St. Conleth’s Ppu) if you have any queries.

Why is it important to stay in touch and help each other, you may wonder?
Well, the reasons are manifold:

  1. Mentorship
    Your experiences and achievements serve as a source of inspiration for current students. By staying connected, you can provide valuable guidance and mentorship to the next generation. Have a look at our SCAN newsletters.
  2. Networking
    The alumni network is a valuable resource for personal and professional growth. It opens doors to new opportunities, collaborations, and partnerships.
  3. Support
    In times of need, the alumni community can offer support, be it through advice, resources, or a helping hand. Together, we can overcome challenges more effectively.
  4. Giving Back
    Many of you have already made significant contributions to the school, whether through donations, scholarships, or volunteering. Your continued involvement ensures that future generations can benefit from the same quality education.
  5. Friendship and Camaraderie
    Reconnecting with old friends and classmates is a delightful experience. The Past Pupils Union provides a platform for reunions, events, and social gatherings.

We encourage you to take an active role in our alumni association, whether it’s by attending reunions, volunteering your time and expertise, or simply staying connected through our social media channels and newsletters.

We look forward to your participation and contribution to the continued success of St Conleth’s.

Alumni News

The PPU Are Coming!

Actually, the bad, old days when the looming Annual Dinner of the Past Pupils Union was viewed by Mr. Kelleher and the other respectable residents of Ballsbridge like a Viking warship somehow navigating up the Dodder are far behind us. Now, under the steady guidance of President Donal Milmo-Penny and the omnipotent and omnipresent PPU High Priest Ronan […]

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Debs Night Style and Substance

We expected nattily dressed gentlemen and girls in gorgeous gowns and we were certainly knocked out with the style, but we also knew there would be a more important aspect of the Class of 2016 Debs’ reception at St. Conleth’s: a spirit of honest affection and appreciation, tinged with the tiniest bit of regret that we […]

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Alumnae Illuminatae

With the St. Conleth’s Past Pupil’s Dinner just around the corner (March 3rd: tickets), we thought this might be the appropriate time to catch up with two particular alumni, or alumnae if you will, who reached new heights in their respective careers in 2016.  And with St. Conleth’s quickly becoming fully co-educational, what better role models for the school’s current […]

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Conor White: St. Conleth’s Chuck Norris?

Back in the days before our culture evolved to the heights of meme creation, we used to pass around little ironic jokes that made us feel smart and smile. Sometimes we even said these jokes face-to-face, and not on Skype or Facetime.   A common theme was the omnipotence of certain individuals: Demba Ba and […]

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They’re Baaaack!

Preparations for the annual Past Pupils Dinner is quite similar to those made before the visit of a head of state from a Caucasian ‘republic’: the hedges are clipped back, the recycling bins are surreptitiously emptied into the Dodder, the good silverware is well hidden, extra security cameras are wired up and Willie takes up […]

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The PPU Dinner photos are in

…and there is no need to call your lawyer!  Yes, we know how you usually spend the morning after the Past Pupils Union Dinner in a cringing state of apprehension of some social media outlet’s pictorial display of you nocturnal misadventures, but you can relax and go ahead and get that modem boinging because all the […]

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The Zorin Brothers: Technology for All!

St. Conleth’s alumni brothers, Kyrill (2012) and Artyom Zorin (2013), were the Wozniak and Jobs of their time when they graced the halls of 28 Clyde Road, winning the Technology Section of the Young Scientist competition and repeatedly amazing their teachers and classmates with their rare combination of technological genius, common sense and honest enthusiasm.  Their […]

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Words of Wisdom

Alumni (and alumnae) are constantly dropping in at 28 Clyde Road, and the door is always open to those past pupils who would like to stop in for a visit or a chat or a character reference for the gardai… Sadly, Mr. Kelleher, a mainstay of these reunions for so many years, is no longer […]

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Ishan Prasai, 1999-2017: An Appreciation

It was with a sense of disbelief and then heavy hearts that we heard the news that Ishan Prasai, a member of the Class of 2017, had passed away in his native Nepal after a short illness.  Ishan was a quiet but vibrant member of the St. Conleth’s community for three years, and we have […]

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Michael O’Dea: Alumnus, Trustee, Architect and Friend of St. Conleth’s

It is quite an achievement to say that one arrived at St. Conleth’s at the same time as a certain Kevin D. Kelleher and Michael O’Dea was as proud of this distinction as any other in life full of personal and professional distinctions.  Michael’s life, family and legacy are as intertwined with that of St. Conleth’s as […]

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Aonghus and Friends: The 2017 Debs!

Forgive the delay in reporting on the St. Conleth’s Class of 2017 Debutante Ball.  First there was the little issue with Fireman Sam and then we had the darndest time finding some suitable photos!  PA Chairman Michael Mansfield did his part, sending us a report before the slow set had even started, but then we waited […]

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Another STEM Star From St. Conleth’s!

Whatever alchemy Michael Manning, Brendan Doyle and the other St. Conleth’s Science teachers were up to in the school lab over recent decades, it certainly did work!  You can read about the multiple American based professors of Maths and Science spawned in the Manning/Doyle lab in our 75th Anniversary Annual and you have read in […]

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Fencing Pays!

The recent exploits of Philip Cripwell, Class of 2014, marry two of our consistent themes at stconleths.ie: fencing and STEM.  Fencing, as you can see above and below, is a consistent good news generator at the school, as training continues for both Juniors and Seniors under Maître David Couper and our merry band of swordsmen […]

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Classical Kellehers!

The Kellehers, from Lorcan (Class of 2008) through to Joe (2025) have been, and still are, are an essential part of the St. Conleth’s culture and community. In between Lorcan and Joe, there were John (2019) and the shining sisters pictured below: Bridget (2011), Lois (2017), Mary (2015) and Rita (2022). They are seen on […]

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825 Leaving Certificate Points?

7, 8… 9 is Enough! Yes, guitarist Nigel Tufnel infamously managed to turn the volume on his amp ‘up to eleven’ but only our very own Caraíosa O’Farrell (Class of 2022) has managed to turn the Leaving Certificate points haul up to 825.! Yes, that is nine ‘H1s’ , or, for the boomers out there: nine […]

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Style and Substance

The prints are finally back from The Photoshop, so now we can fully share with you the highlights of our Class of 2023 pre-debs reception. The high style was matched only by the good humour and sincere affection for a group of young men and women of whom we are so proud. The Couples Couples? […]

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Debaters, Assemble!

Yes, we punch above our weight at rugby, basketball and hockey… and we are THE fencing school in Ireland…and our knights rule the Leinster chessboards… but when it comes down to picking the one extracurricular activity that defines us, the one arena of engagement where we are (literally) world-beaters, it has to be Debating. The […]

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Maths Magic!

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PPU… phew!

The good burghers of Greater Ballsbridge and Donnybrook hold their collective breaths every year on the last Friday of February because that is when the carnival comes to town: the Past Pupils Union Annual Dinner is always the liveliest gig in town on that night, and the 2024 version did not disappoint. Well done to […]

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The Debate is Over…

…and the motion has been carried: “That this House declares St. Conleth’s to be the greatest debating school in the land!”  We should have laid a few quid down at Paddy Power as the Conlethian contingent at the Leinster Senior Schools Debating Final was always likely to come up trumps (can we still say that?). […]

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Pitch Perfect!

When Manus Macgearailt (Class of 2020) was studying Music at St. Conleth’s, his own performances were always ‘pitch perfect’… if not always so, his classmates’. When his fellow students would perform, Manus would good-naturedly grin and hum along, for a while… but eventually the unintended variance of one more single, slender note would just be […]

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Alumni Illuminati!

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This how we’ll remember it!

Family, teachers and alumni joined Catherine Prasifka (Class of 2014) at her book launch at Hodges and Figgis. (Yes, that’s big brother John and Michael Coleman of the Class of 2011!) And despite the publishers and the producers hanging on the phone, Catherine still found time to give our Fifth Years a barnstorming creative writing […]

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Sixth Years, Skip this Article!

Are they gone? Yes, the Sixth Years are home and studying so we will now let you see the evidence of the recent carnage: a treble of emphatic victories for the Staff Team in soccer, basketball and hockey. To be fair, the youngsters did put up a good fight, and at some point in each […]

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We all have our favourite sayings of Kevin Kelleher, ‘Mr. St. Conleth’s’ for so many years. Some of those witticisms have been left behind by the tide of political correctness but most have retained the charm and warmth with which they were first said. “Make way for a naval officer!” still echoes through the halls […]

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And the Winner is…

We cannot seem to cut our ties with the Class of 2024! To be honest, they are just such good company! Two last bits from Graduation to interest you: the complete gallery of Sixth Year Award Winners and the video of the visit to the Hill of Tara, incredibly produced by Mr. Weldon on the […]

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Ann Sheppard, as she always does, pulled it off! The end of May is a mad time at every school, but especially at St. Conleth’s, where we have many more awards, shows, matches, parties and ceremonies than your run-of-the-mill school, and there were whispers that the ladies could wait till Autumn… when we would surely […]

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Of Points and Plans!

There is nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition, especially when the end result is a shared victory.  On Leaving Certificate Results Day, in a sense, everyone is a winner as everyone gets that piece of paper (or digital missive) which serves as a key in unlocking their future.  Obviously, there is always a […]

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Alumni Who Lunch

In 2020, Past Past Pupils Union Presidents Donal Milmo-Penny and John Carvill organised the first ever St. Conleth’s Business Lunch and it was a smashing success, with close to 100 attendees at the Lansdowne FC.  The featured speaker was Past Parent and entrepreneur Brody Sweeney and, by all accounts, his talk was as entertaining as […]

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Art Matters!

Over the years, St. Conleth’s reputation for casual cool, our liberal interpretation of the uniform and general quirkiness has led to the rumour that we were, in fact, an ‘art school’. (And maybe a ‘drama school’.) Well, that reputation suits us just fine, as we have always had a vibrant art scene, and we are […]

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Style and Substance

We expected nattily dressed guys, and girls in gorgeous gowns, and we were certainly knocked out with the style, but we also knew there would be a more important aspect of the Class of 2024 Debs’ reception at St. Conleth’s: a spirit of honest affection and appreciation, tinged with the tiniest bit of regret that we […]

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Art… Worked!

It was an evening to remember, as the Conlethian creatives, and their many fans, gathered to celebrate our 85th birthday with Artworks, a multi-storey, multi-media tribute to our artistic legacy. The art works of both professional and talented amateur alumni were on display, as well as those of staff and current students, but the greatest […]

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London Calling!

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Maths Magicians!

Yes, technically, Maths week was last week, but like a repeating decimal or pi… Maths never really stops! This year, we were delighted to welcome back Past Pupil Colm Mulcahy (Class of 1975): Irish mathematician, academic, columnist, book author, public outreach speaker, amateur magician and spinner of engaging Maths stories. Colm is Professor Emeritus at Spelman College, […]

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All Together, Now

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St. Conleth’s, Distilled

We have been writing much about Conlethian ethos and spirit lately, and serendipitously we ran into an alumnus who is one, big, boisterous, walking, talking vessel of that true, old St. Conleth’s essence: Gavan O’Connor Duffy (Class of 2009), or as our Sixth Years know him, now, the Earl of Gloucester. Yes, the Leaving Certificate […]

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Our LC Results: Crunched!

For an assignment this important, namely an analysis of the Leaving Certificate Results of the St. Conleth’s Class of 2024, the CEO thought our usual debonair doggerel could use some support from two real pros: our Guidance Counsellor Gordon Weldon and our Data Czar Richie Morris. After digesting their two reports, we almost feel ready […]

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Making Movies!

We assume it is the highest of contemporary compliments in the world of matinee idols to be designated ‘the next Paul Mescal’ but, at St. Conleth’s, we also know that Ollie West (Class of 2023) has been setting pants on fire for years! In fact, Mr. Mescal has to pick up a few more talents […]

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A Conlethian Triptych!

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A Grand Entrance!

As reported by our Guidance Counsellor, Gordon Weldon: One student from St. Conleth’s was among the 593 students who were awarded prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards for the 2024/5 academic year from Trinity College Dublin. The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme who achieved the highest points […]

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