Alumni News – St. Conleth's College

Please, DO take his Kodachrome away!

Due to our former staff photographer being shangaied into a new position, alumni thought they were safe from the dreaded ‘Alumni Selfie-Cam’… but they were wrong… as Oisin Power (2022), Paul Cahill (2001), Robert Somerville (2012) and Ross Wainer (2007) found out! Yes, we did try to take away his Kodachrome, but before he surrendered […]

“Mommmm! The Boys are Making…”

Candace would be shouting about these two, too! All of us boomer St. Conleth’s teachers have fond memories of alumni brothers, Kyrill (2012) and Artyom Zorin (2013): they 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 […]

Alumni Cam!

Our serendipitous encounter with Anthony Steyn reminded us that we had other recent alumni news to share… Regarding Anthony’s own graduation year of 2022, comes news of a Beijing reunion. Oisín Power welcomed classmates Seamus Joyce, Ryan MacDonnell, Ignacio Sadofschi and Coleman Hegarty (2023) to China where Oisín is currently studying and teaching debating and […]

Is That You… Anthony?

Anthony Steyn (Class of 2022) was that rare ‘combo’ student at St. Conleth’s: very talented in Maths and the STEM side of things… but also able to tell and take a joke! All of us teachers enjoyed having his wit, warmth and bright-eyed enthusiasm in class. But when we happened to run into him on […]

Conlethian Clan Cultural Connection!

TY Naoise McCann was with his classmates on an art outing to the National Gallery… and he ran into one of his photographer father’s famous portraits of the artist Brian O’ Doherty. Fionn McCann (Class of 1991) is also a proud Conlethian! Fionn is a renowned portrait photographer. And Naoise’s TY friends (escorted by Ms. […]

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!” Finley O’Dea (as is his wont) laid a few quid down at Paddy Power as the Conlethian contingent at the Leinster Senior Schools Debating Final was his little wager come up trumps (can we […]

London Called: We Answered!

The cultured but cosy confines of the understatedly named The Farmers’ Club was the site of our most recent Past Pupils Union foreign affair. We did London for our 75th (The Cavalry and Guards Club); New York for our 80th (The New York Athletic Club) returned to London a few weeks ago. The affable and […]

Welcome, Parents!

Last Friday morning, the Junior School opened their doors for the second ‘Celebration of Learning’ of the year. Parents from Junior Infants through Sixth Form were treated to a tour through this term’s learning by the most important people in the building (after Chef Mark)- the students! And, quite appropriately considering the Past Pupils Dinner […]

PPU… phew!

The dust has settled…the alumnus from the 80’s who was found sleeping in the stairwell has been sent home…and Clyde Road is back to its quiet, staid respectability… for another St. Conleth’s Past Pupils Union Dinner is in the books! Well done to new PPU President, Charles Crimmins, who wisely kept his address short and […]

Joachim’s Warm Memories!

Who remembers Joachim? Though only here for a year, 1990-1991, Joachim de Salazar Delfin left a significant impression on St. Conleth’s College… as we did on him. Joachim spent only Sixth Year with us in 1991-1992… and sat the Leaving Cert at 15-years-old. He even did Irish! No, Joachim was no snowflake! Joachim has many […]

Alumni with Attitude!

We told you we had some alumni snaps to share… here’s the Absolute Legend, Pat McGrath, and the Bürgermeister of Ballsbridge, Maurice Wright (2009). And Charles Crimmins (1990, PPU Pres.) with Theo Fitzgibbon (TBD); Emilio Sadofschi (2024), Centra worker and UCD Economics scholar; and a few recent snaps from the archives of The McGraths: Tony […]

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 […]

A Conlethian Triptych!

Good things also come in threes! We have a trio of upcoming events which should tempt both alumni and parents to come out and gather in camaraderie and cordiality with their fellow Conlethians… especially, as the events start after ‘Dry January’…and you’ll be in the need of a little lift! First up is the culmination […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

All Together, Now

‘Assemblies’, by definition, are just gatherings of people but our October Assembly was much more than that. Like our recent Artworks celebration, it showcased the best of us, in terms of talents, achievements and milestones, but it was also, simply but profoundly, a gathering of different people for a common purpose, that of building on […]

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, […]

London Calling!

Currently, St. Conleth’s is like that quaint, little bistro that opens up quietly, garners a few rave reviews and soon a table can not be had for love or money! In our very busy September, in addition to all the normal school business, we had an oversubscribed Open Morning/Information Evening, spectacularly successful 85th Anniversary/Artworks show […]

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 […]