Halcyon Herbo!
May has actually agreed this year that it is the start of summer, and many of us have carpied the diem and moved class to our educational annex: Herbert Park! Here we see Sixth Year Gaeilge, Fifth Year Classics and Second Year Wellbeing, all al fresco! What else goes on at the Herbo? Second Years […]
MoreFrom Ember to Flame!
After a year of faith-and-fun-filled activities, our Ember Team of Fifth Years travelled to DCU for a special Graduation Ceremony where they made a very well-received presentation on their extensive list of fundraising, awareness sparking and comaraderie-building projects. Well one to all those involved and to Mr. Lonergan, who initiated this great programme at St. […]
MoreRhetorical Rookies Rock the Rostrum!
The Second and Third Years are about to battle for the O’Connor Cup, so we best clear our desk of photos from the First Year McCarthy Cup, an impressive in-house competition debating debut for many, but clearly won by Mariana Alves Branco. St. Conleth’s is, without doubt, the best debating school in the country (see […]
MoreFaith and Fun!
It’s a long road to Waterford but with proper rest, nutritious snacks and the right training, Fifth Years had a great time surfing the waves (and their souls) as Road Warrior Lonergan was at it again. leading them off to Glencomeragh for a Holy Family Mission Retreat. Faith, philosophy, fun, friendship… and a bit of […]
MoreClassic Gold Hits!
Yes, that’s right, Boomers, time to listen to (and watch) more Classics Gold Hits! Our Third Years took First Prize in the Junior Cycle category and two Fifth Year groups tied for Third in the Leaving Certificate category at the Young Classicists Symposium at UCD for their classics-themed videos. And the phalanx of 70+ supporters […]
MoreDarius the…
…Third! Yes, Darius III (not II !) was the particular ”King of Kings’ of the Persian Empire who lost to Alexander the Great at Issos, Gaugamela etc… and tt was one of the few questions, at The Ides of March (and April) Classics Teachers Table Quiz last week, that our leading ‘Olympian’ team of Isobel […]
MoreGang Gaeilge!
Shhhh… do yo hear that? It’s Arthur Wellesley, The First Duke of Wellington, rolling in his grave! Why? Because, during Seachtain na Gaeilge, even a school which lies at the top of Waterloo, Wellington and Clyde Roads is very proud to come out ‘all Irish’! Not that our Irish Department has ever been shy about celebrating our […]
MoreAnother Classics Coup!
They came. They spoke. They conquered! St. Conleth’s rocked the rostrum at the Classics Speech Competition at Trinity College, taking two of only four prizes on offer, with Milo Smith winning First Prize in LC and Amelie Timmins taking Second Prize in JC. Milo came to bury Caesar but ended up praising him, channelling Shakespeare’s […]
MoreNew World Order
The Donald had better watch out! Mr. Baneham has brought St. Conleth’s back to the Model United Nations and Belarus might soon be a real player on the world stage! Yes, after years of isolationism, St. Conleth’s has once again entered the world’s debating chamber, having last been there in the 1990s with the late, […]
MoreOui Mais… Non!
The St. Conleth’s team stormed to the Finals of the Alliance Française Joutes Oratoires French debating competition. After vanquishing some impressive competition from Muckross College in the Quarterfinals and Holy Faith- Clontarf in the Semifinals, Enda Crowley, Finley O’Dea and Henry Turner impressed all and sundry with their charm, spontaneity and ability… all, of course, […]
MoreBusiness as Usual…
Yes, the Mocks are in full swing, but life goes on as normal for non-exam years: Fifth Years practice their oral Irish; Second Years learn how to devise a PE programme; and First Years put on plays in Classics!
MoreCúpla Focal!
TYs are getting their Irish up! With the help of Múinteoirí O’Dualing, Fay and Dorman (Gradaim), eleven students received Gold and twelve received Silver, earning the Conradh na Gaeilge Fáinne badge, which encourages the speaking of Irish with the motto: “Ár dTeanga Do Rogha” (Our Language Your Choice)! This will help them with preparation for their […]
MoreGreen Convenors!
We all know how enthusiastic is our Green Schools czar, Cecilia. She has been teaching and leading TYs all year in recycling and other green issues under the guise of CSPE: Sustainability, and we enjoyed the lunchtime ‘battery bazaar’ a couple of weeks ago. Well, more photos have come to light from that celebration of […]
MoreStone Aged!
Yes, the Conlethian D4-ers and SoCo-ers might have been forgiven for thinking that Irish culture began at Teddy’s on the Pier and ended at the Liffey, with a narrow extension into Terminal 2, but now they have no excuse: after Ms. Halpin and Ms. Speller bravely led a coach full of Fifth and Sixth Year […]
MoreGaeilge 24!
The Irish Department twisted our collective arm and commandeered TY for a day to celebrate Gaeilge 24! Starting with Bricfeasta as Gaeilge, Mr. ODualing joined in for some Tae agus Plé, followed by a nation-wide Tráth na gCeist. But Gaeilge 24 was not over yet! Still to come was Tóraíocht Taisce and Poc Fada down […]
MoreWatch Out, Saoirse and Cillian!
Hollywood has been in love with the Irish lately, with Saoirse Ronan and Cillian Murphy regularly in the Oscar hunt and they may soon have some home-grown competition, judging by the writing, directing and acting talent on show in Ms. ODulaing’s Fifth Year Irish. During their last class of the half-term, they had an ‘Oscars’ […]
MoreSt. 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 […]
MoreLearning by Listening
It was 1A’s turn to wander off into town and visit the Museum of Modern Literature and their workshop titled ‘Shut Your Eyes and See’, which explores Irish literature, past and present, hoping to inspire the next generation to read and write. Dr. Fallon and Mr. O’Dualing also enjoyed the trip, with the fine weather […]
MoreDynamic O’Dualings on the Double!
The O’Dualing household is usually full of banter and chat in our nation’s first language, but our Principal (Mr. Donal O’Dualing) and our réalta óg of a teacher (Miss Caoilfhionn O’Dualing) don’t mind using their second tongue occasionally, especially if it benefits the students. Recently, this dynamic duo of O’Dulaings (and trusty sidekick Simon) accompanied […]
MoreIt is OK to Win!
When Homer Simpson and Barney Gumble’s competition for a seat on space mission came to its inevitable conclusion, a NASA official awkwardly tried to lessen the blow for you-know-whom: ‘Gentlemen, you’ve both worked very hard. And in a way, you’re both winners… But in another, more accurate way, Barney is the winner.’ Well, we at St. […]
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