Junior School Open Morning
For students joining in 2024 and beyond → St. Conleth’s Junior and Preparatory School welcomes you with great enthusiasm to our Open …more
Secondary School Information Evening
Registration for our Information Evening on Monday, February 27th, is now open to everyone! St. Conleth’s College is now into …more
Seachtain na Gaeilge, An Dara Cuid!
Shhhh… do yo hear that? It’s Arthur Wellesley, The First Duke of Wellington, rolling in his grave! Why? Because, during …more
Picture at an Exhibition
Fifth Year Ciara Thornton won Second Prize in the U-18s at the Ranelagh Art Exhibition Schools Art Competition! Her masterpiece …more
Avast, Ye!
The St. Conleth’s Sailing Team was in action last weekend at the Leinster Schools Team Racing 2023 Championships at the …more
Gang Gaeilge!
St. Conleth’s múinteoirí Gaeilge are in full Seachtain na Gaeilge mode… with some classic Irish weather in accompaniment! First up: the …more
Alby ἄργῠρος!
Silver-tongued Alby rocks the Young Classicist Symposium! When word was heard in the ἀγωγή, the military camps of Sparta, that …more
Hockey Hysteria!
Cup? Shield? Plate? League? All of the above, please. Well, that is the attitude of Ms. Speller and the hockey …more
A Natural Double
The scientist and the theologian have had their differences over the years, but most of both persuasions would agree on …more
Art Matters!
Ms. Mellon’s Third Class Art Pupils get creative in preparation for an upcoming important parental recognition day… we don’t want …more
And the Nominees Are…
Alby Crowley and Ollie West! Yes, two Conlethians are in the news for getting nominated for special awards! Our resident …more
Alas! Conlethians Cede the Rostrum
Cicero, the greatest orator of the Late Roman Republic, and perhaps of any age, tested the limits of the power …more
PPU… phew!
Denizens of Greater Ballsbridge and Donnybrook hold their collective breaths every year on the first Friday of March because that …more
Enormous Fun During Book Week!
For boys and girls, mothers and fathers… really, everyone and anyone… is there more fun to be had than the …more
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 …more
Conlethians Take Centre-Stage!
Ms. McGuinness and Mr. O’Neill led the St. Conleth’s School Choir to take part in the Emmanuel Concert at The …more
Loquacious Lords of Leinster!
Conlethians continue to dominate debating with two of our teams making the Senior Finals (Coleman Hegarty & Turlough Dineen and …more
Pro Arte et Natura!
Our Arts & Environment hero! Fifth Year Ciara Thornton has been chosen by the Ranelagh Arts Competition to have her …more
This is St. Conleth’s
At times, we may joke about some of the quirky characters this great school attracts and fosters (staff as well …more
Semper Fi!
SCT Coach Louis Magee, Captain Michael Donnelly and the few but proud long-time members of the team finally reaped what …more
What Are You ‘Giving Up’?
They’ll know we are Christians by our love… and our ashes! Last week, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Lonergan led a …more
Debaters of St. Conleth’s, Unite!
Conlethian debaters have certainly made their mark as individuals. Scroll downwards (and in older Conlethian annals) for the exploits of …more
A-macing Debaters!
At St. Conleth’s, the debate never ends! Fifth Year Lochlan Flynn and Transition Year Finley O’Dea are joining Fifth Year …more
Noblesse Oblige
And King Brian ‘The Benign’ Nolan and Holy Conlethian Emperor Tony ‘The Terrible’ (in a good way) Kilcommons did decideth …more
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’ …more
They Know The Ropes!
The St. Conleth’s Sailing Team were back in action on the waves and in the wind, as they put in …more
Arise, Squires!
The Senior basketballers have justly grabbed much of our attention this week but how about another of our characteristic sports? …more
TYs Go To Work!
A last bit of Transition Year news before midterm. First, a couple of shots of one of their last activities …more
Above the Rim
In a relatively short time, we have grown accustomed to continued success for our basketball teams, and sometimes that can …more
St. Brigid on the Double!
What did you do for the first officially upgraded St. Brigid’s Day? Well, we teachers were thrilled to have an …more
Catholic Schools Week ++
Like Seachtain na Gaeilge, our Catholic Schools Week celebrations demanded extra room and time! It all started two weeks ago …more
CSPCE for the DSPCA!
Mr. Gahan’s Third Year CSPE Class pulled off an impressive Action Project, organising and running a Cake Fair +, with …more
Juniors Ready to Ruck and Roll!
More news and sparkling photos from Junior School parent Cahir Davitt: our combined Fifth and Sixth Form Rugby Team beat …more
Of Lawyers and Reptiles
Our Transition Years are currently on two weeks of Work Experience and we miss them dearly. Before they left, they …more
SCT Lose a Close One
The SCT battled bravely but lost on a last minute try, 27-24, to Patrician-Newbridge with Matthew O’Leary and Fionán Power …more
I Could Make That!
Yes, any visit to a museum or gallery of contemporary art, for the relatively uninitiated, inevitably leads to grunts of …more
TYs: All Heart!
Ms. Halpin has sparked the romantic side of TY, and they have responded with handcrafted St. Valentine’s Day love-heart sculptures. …more
Hockey Hysteria!
Ms. Speller’s Hockey Minions are on the march! Our valiant First Years lost to traditional powerhouse St. Andrew’s in their …more
Rhetoric: A Conlethian Constant
Conlethian debaters rocked the rostrum… again! In the Leinster Schools Senior Competition, Coleman Hegarty and Turlough Dineen (as a team) …more
Juniors: All Sorts of Sports!
Head of Junior School Sport Louis Magee keeps a variety of sporting adventures on tap for the younger Conlethians. Of …more
Hockey Hangs In!
We knew Ms. Speller would not keep quiet after all our excitement over basketball, rugby and chess: she rightfully reminds …more
Are You Being Served?
Well, yes, if our TYs are in the house! Fiona from Hospitality Skills came in to our TYs last Thursday …more
We Still Know How to’Ruck’ and Roll!
Enough of that dunking nonsense! We all know that the oblong ball still rules at St. Conleth’s! (Until Ms. Speller …more
Young Scientist Fun!
1st, 2nd and 4th Years all enjoyed their visits to the Young Scientist Exhibition at the RDS, especially these First …more
Hannah’s Sweet Song of Success
You heard our School Choir in action earlier this year at our School Mass (replayed below), and Third Year Hannah …more
POSTERIZED!
Conlethian hoops historians are welcome to correct us, but we do believe that below you see the first ever recorded …more
See You Next… Week?
We enjoyed the lighthearted but pointed comment by our local parish priest when he jested that there would be better …more
Episode I: The Mock Exams
Every great work needs its prequel! Just see (or click) below for the full timetable for this year’s Junior and …more
Last Christmas…
…we gave you the news, but the very next day… we gave you some more! In our-end-of-term rush, we left …more
Santa’s Little Helpers
After their beautiful carols concert on Tuesday, it was Christmas Party time on Wednesday for the Junior School. We Senior …more
Christmas Crooners!
Mr. ODulaing said it best: the moment we are most ‘St. Conleth’s’ is when we are all gathered together, celebrating …more
Minutes of the Central Debating Committee
The problem with many left wing organisations is that they never really get to even the first stage of the …more
En Passant!
Beating Brazil in football. Canada in ice hockey. The Japanese in sumo wrestling. And Gonzaga… in chess. These are accomplishments …more
Hoop High?
Don’t tell Gav or Ms. Speller, but St. Conleth’s is quickly gaining a reputation as a ‘Basketball School’ and its …more
Don’t Fence Us In!
The ancient and noble art of Fencing has been linked with St. Conleth’s since its earliest days and we have …more
Surfin’ Safari!
Mr. Smith and Mr. Lonergan were like the Wilson Brothers on Tuesday morning on Killiney Strand (they can fight over …more
Give! It Doesn’t Hurt!
In recent years, a mainstay of the Junior School’s Christmas calendar has been the collection for Brother Kevin’s Capuchin Day …more
Juniors Skating into Christmas
Our younger Conlethians may very well be actually skating into school this morning, considering the sheen of ice that has …more
Timea is Tops in GAA!
No better man than Mr. ODulaing, holder of a few powder blue jerseys himself (and an ancestral red one in …more
Kodachrome Crunch!
We are not sure where Junior parent Cahir Davitt found the snippet of sunshine to snap this vibrant photos, but …more
Have Gumshield: Will Travel!
On the road again! In one day, Junior Sport Honcho Louis Magee visited Willow, St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s to …more
Revenge of the Nerds!
How do you match the dizzying heights (and widths and perimeters) of Maths Week? Well, follow it up with mathematics’ …more
Maggie’s Classics Coup!
Conlethian alumna Maggie Tighe (Class of 2019) was recently presented with one of the most selective and competitive international academic …more
Whole Child, Inc.
You get the occasional teacher complaining about missing classes (we, the notable and enthusiastic exception!), but there is plenty of …more
St. Louis Magee?
Is bilocation still a qualification for sainthood? In the hagiography of St. Conleth’s, it is! In one day, Junior Sport …more
An Early Christmas Present: Exams!
Only Lidl gets rolling with the Christmas season earlier than us, thanks to Ms. Killen and Ms. Hopkins! Here are …more
Debs’ Style and Substance!
We expected nattily dressed gentlemen and girls in gorgeous gowns and we were certainly knocked out with the style, but we …more
Last Gasp!
First Year Art Students enjoyed the ‘Zombie Doubles’ so much, they asked for the rest. Enjoy them and get ready …more
Halloween A++
Covid did not just lead to grade inflation… and cost of living inflation… it has also led to holiday hype: …more
Shh… What’s that Sound? Ka-Ching!
The scariest sound effect this Halloween for the St. Conleth’s Student Socialist Society/Debating Club was the clarion call of capitalism… …more
Hot Off the Presses!
Okay, by this stage it is only luke-warm as we have been a bit slow in getting it up since …more
Not the Same, Old Samhain!
The Senior School gathered for its annual Samhain/All Saints’ Eve Assembly and Mr. ODulaing and Mr. Gallagher again inspired those …more
Yikes! Bio-Med Graduates!
How do STEM devotees celebrate an illogical, incalcuable and inflammable holiday? Well, Ms. Phelan and her Sixth Year Biology students …more
Furious Finish!
We had a pretty hectic- and successful- close to the half term, sporting wise, at St. Conleth’s. We are still …more
A Comeback for the Ages!
Maybe our regular basketball coaches, Peter Gahan and Sean Ingle, should stick to surfing! While the usually dynamic duo were …more
Cool Ghoul School!
Ms. Halpin and her Art students have transferred St. Conleth’s Senior School into a cool ghoul school! Below we see …more
Nocted Out!
When current Marian College Basketball Coach (and teacher) Eoin ‘Trust Me, I’m a…’ Noctor wandered these halls as a student …more
Improv and Gore!
The short course ‘Artistic Performance’ is quickly becoming a favourite of the Senior School. Ms. Orla Mellon takes her creative …more
À La Carte!
It is not just Chefs Mark and Emerson who serve up a wide menu at St. Conleth’s! Junior School Principal …more
A Moral Victory!
It is said that infant Achilles was dipped in the River Styx by his heel, rendering him nigh invincible. Too …more
Retreat! Retreat!
Do you remember when retreats involved a lot of hushed voices, hastily drawn symbolic etchings, vague expressions of well-being and …more
Believe in Science!
After enduring the zealotry of the covid cartel for all things scientific, or those things apparently so, it was a …more
People For Profit!
Think globally: act locally! TYs helped Paddy Byrne, of Ballsbridge Tidy Towns, to make flower plants by up-cycling wooden pallets. …more
Straight outta Ballsbridge!
Never mind the hockey jollies… our basketball girls roared straight outta Ballsbridge last week to take an emphatic double over …more
Hockey Hordes
If it came down to a civil war between the partisans of our main sports of rugby, basketball, debating and …more
Cheer up, Peig!
And don’t even mention An Triail… Yes, this actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but ‘Is fearr mall ná …more
Junior Round-Up!
We in the Senior School often miss what our Junior brethren are up to simply because they are so small …more
mmm…What’s That Smell?
Well, it is less likely to be the carbon in our atmosphere, cooking in the hot Irish sun, as our …more
Call-Up of the Cross Country Army!
Shay Keenan has been doing this for some years now: assembling hordes of willing and mostly able runners to compete …more
Juniors on the Bounce!
We got the rugby last weekend, and then the rains came in… but Junior Sport Czar Louis Magee knows what …more
“Don’t know much Biology…
… Don’t know much about a science book…” sweetly sang Sam Cooke but he did not have Mr. Carvill The …more
Junior Rugby Wild Geese!
Like the brave Gaelic warriors who scattered across Europe, our Junior Rugby teams spread across Dublin this past weekend. Head …more
Jolly Hockey Sticks… Again!
Once again, Ms. Speller’s hockey minions are off and running and winning and putting pressure on those rugby boys! Third …more
That’s A Load of Falafel!
Growing up across the pond, the cheap, simple and carcinogenic ‘baloney’ was our metaphoric food of choice, but it marks …more
Listen to The Commish!
Commissioner (and Guidance Counsellor) Gordon Weldon is still doing the last bits of custom-fitting on the Class of 2022 (you …more
Transition Years Are Go!
The Transition Year dynamic duo of Gav Maguire and Richie Morris have completely banished the covid error image of TYs …more
Conlethians, Assemble!
The KDK extension was rocking again as the whole Senior School gathered for the first assembly of the year. It …more
Howth Revisited!
The Fifth Years so enjoyed their ‘Lonergan Lark’ to Howth that they went back the very next day! And this …more
Clear Your Mind!
What are two Tipperary natives to do, come the first days of autumn when the breeze turns cold yet all …more
Scrumptious Soups!
Two famous soups, Corn Chowder and Sweet Potato, make their glorious return on this week’s canteen menu (PDF)!
Where’s My Phone?
Yes, the desperate furtive glances and frenzied pocket patting usually results in a reassuring but slightly sickening feeling of comfort, …more
Return of the Chicken Wing!
Yes, you can’t get a broom closet in the original TriBeCa now for less than $10,000 a month (and no …more
Alex Yusko
Class of 2016
What’s Cooking?
This week, it’s celeriac and friends! Menu PDF
Art Flows On
Like the fluid, flowing shapes in John Kelleher’s paintings, art flows ever onward at St. Conleth’s. Below you see Mr. …more
MMXXII… DCXXV!
Yes, there was grade inflation across the nation but, as usual, St. Conleth’s ‘turned it up to 11’ and we …more
Mark, More Melanzane!
One indisputably good thing about coming back to school: lunch by Chef Mark, Emerson, Anna and crew! Menu 5/9-9/9 (PDF)
First Daze!
Yes, we are back in action at St. Conleth’s! In fact, the Junior School teachers (driven by General Brian Nolan) …more
Building His Future (and ours)
Sometimes, nice guys do finish first. TY Cillian Cooke recently secured a place in the prestigious DCU Centre for Talented …more
Sweet Dreams!
Yes, it is the eve off the First Day of School, dreaded and dreamed of in equal parts… and that’s …more
From Across the Sea
Of course, we St. Conleth’s teachers spend the summer busily preparing lesson plans for the upcoming school year, but apparently …more
Art Matters
We, the skeleton crew of the good ship St. Conleth’s, just welcomed the State Examiners Commission’s Junior Cycle Art Examiner …more
No Buzz Aldrins Here!
Everyone likes to win but sometimes, especially in Ireland, we have a difficulty in recognising and applauding excellence. We prefer …more
When The Music Is Over…
…but at St. Conleth’s, the music is never over! Okay, we planned on providing you with a full 4K Super …more
Alternate Power
On Monday, June 27th, at about 17:03, upon the completion of the Leaving Certificate Latin Exam, a quiet will descend …more
Cool Classics Kids!
We foretold the impending godhood of one Turlough Dineen below, and, it turns out, that we were as prophetic as …more
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah!
Desk Clearing Time: What else did we do in those hectic last days of term? Well, Head of Sport, Fun …more
They’re Here!
They’re here! JC & LC start tomorrow. Leave your bags in Room 3. Study Rooms are 4 (LC) & 5 …more
Juniors Take Centre Stage!
With our Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students finally hitting the books with gusto, our un-undead TYs working on their …more
TY: Full of Life!
We were planning on making jokes about Gav, and many of the TYs, ‘method acting’ all year long for 10 …more
What’s the Story?
Before there were looped videos of campfires on Youtube, there were real campfires. Before there were podcasts, there were real …more
Lonergan’s Larks
Aidan Lonergan was last seen in a classroom in 2009… but that was only because Tipp was in some league …more
Learning Curve
Junior School Principal Brian Nolan has brought youth and energy to the role (not that the auld fella wasn’t half …more
Canteen Menu: 30 May- 2 June
Monday 30/5/22: Main Course One: Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli. Allergens: Gluten, Wheat, Milk. Main Course Two: Pasta with Mushrooms …more
Fencing: A Conlethian Legacy
Fencing has been an integral part of St. Conleth’s since its founding, with national champions and Olympians a proud part …more
Brains, We Eat Brains!
Yes, the zombies are coming tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00 as the Transition Years wrap up a lively year with a …more
The Bell Tolls for Thee!
Our new, and very slightly improved, Summer Exam and Block Classes Schedule…. enjoy!
Suite Sayonara
After all they have been through, it was a blessing, deserved and earned, that the Class of 2022 were able …more
Really… We Must Be Going …
Art Class Cake and Afterschool Study parties… the Jameses starting early on the debs date hunt… graduation mortar boards… one …more
Canteen Menu: 23rd- 27th May
Monday 23/5/22 Main Course One: Pasta with Tomato Sauce & Chicken. Allergens: Gluten, Wheat. Main Course Two: Pasta with Tomato …more
Staff Hold Court
Okay, okay… maybe we should give the Sixth Years one more chance and play them in Chess… but we have …more
Junior Sports Day Shenanigans!
The competition was intense, but always in good humour, and though we may have exhausted the local stocks of semiprecious …more
Nobber Clobbers D4
Maybe ‘cultural context’, the bête noire of the Sixth Years’ English Paper II, actually does matter, as the country boys …more
This Is What We Missed
The last few weeks have been a flurry of activities which have… in living colour, in full surround sound and …more
Sponge Dodge!
Mr. Lonergan was at it again: galvanising his students to get out of their screens and off their butts to …more
The End of the Debate… almost!
Actually, we still have the McCarthy Cup for First Years to be won, but all the rest of the St. …more
Quo Vadis?
Like Captain Oveur in the movie Airplane, Sean Ingle is a huge fan of gladiator films, so when the St. …more
Art Kids Get Edgy
At home, St. Conleth’s kids may be used to the safer, more curatable forms of art: the tasteful minimalist collage …more
That’s No Moon…
It’s Your Summer Exam Schedule! Yes, they are looming on the horizon like the Deathstar… but with plenty of study …more
Speak to me of Love
‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all’: A mature, weighty motion for our …more
Juniors’ Debate a Success on All Points!
For years, St. Conelth’s Senior School has been simply da bomb in debating, dominating the Leinster and All-Ireland Championships and making …more
STEM+ Story
When Eric Borguet (Captain, 1981) returned to St. Conleth’s, in the company of Principal Emeritus Peter Gallagher, he was impressed …more
Another Day in the Life of…
… St. Conleth’s. It is a hectic time of year, with many special events crowding the calendar… and the regular …more
The Power of Speech
James Power is the kind of kid of who makes the ‘Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence’ theory rather redundant: you aren’t left …more
Tennis… Everyone!
‘You cannot be serious!’ but, yes, we are! The Senior Girls Tennis Team’s success a few weeks back seems to …more
A Farewell to Arms!
Sixth Years James Moriarty Smyth and Claudio Sosa Smatrala are bowing out in style, after thrilling us with their fencing …more
Sailors Float Our Boat!
*Now with more photos! Our sailors can once again take a bow (and a small glass of port) as they …more
Off and Running!
With spring in the air and their step, St. Conleth’s athletes hit the ground running at the East Leinster’s in …more
Turlough Dineen, Divus.
The Roman emperors were often declared divus by their successors in gratitude for a lifetime of toil and trouble on …more
En Garde/En Piste
Fencing has been important to St. Conleth’s since the foundation of the school but skiing is a relatively recent addition …more
First Before the Mast!
We all knew that there was a bit of the pirate in Third Year Daniel O’Connor: the adventurer, the raconteur, …more
Crossing Borders
With a nascent GAA movement amongst the girls and tennis matches happening across the years, St. Conleth’s College Head of …more
Diana Spencer
Class of 1987
Chuggers Supreme!
A proper end to Lent! St. Conleth’s Transition Years were proud to present The Down Syndrome Centre with a cheque …more
Flash… Ah-ah!
Yes, cue the classic 1980 Queen soundtrack song whenever Mr. Weldon is around because he is definitely our otherworldly superhero! …more
Tennis, Anyone?
Nestled as we are between the shadow-dappled courts of Herbert Park and the power and prestige of the Fitzwilliam Lawn …more
Paparazzo!
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Fourth Former Andrew O’Brien finally publishes and distributes his first edition of the all new St. …more
Remembering Neil
Neil Quinlan passed away tragically while on a Transition Year hiking trip in April 2013. Neil was only at St. …more
Some of this is Serious!
For it is not every day of the week that a Conlethian alumna has a book launch! We joined Catherine …more
The Bells Toll for Pierre
Maurice O’Reilly (Class of 1973) organised for the bells of St. Patrick’s Cathedral to be rung in honour and memory …more
Conleth’s in Wonderland!
Covid did not halt the learning: the perseverance of our ‘class’ class teachers and the co-operation of parents saw to …more
Retreat! Retreat!
Apologies for the delay in this report but our Special Sixth Year Photographer, Anna Downey, is as open-minded with shot …more
Weekend Warriors!
Some of us remember when Mr. Sheridan was a different type of ‘weekend warrior’: as a Fifth and Sixth Year …more
Esmonde Corbet
Class of 1970
Unfoilable!
Sixth Year Fencer Fatale Claudio Sosa cannot be foiled! He has been selected for the World Championship in Dubai and …more
A Prayer for Peace
Our Religion Team of Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Lonergan united to bring Pope Francis’s powerful and unprecedented prayer for peace …more
будь ласка!
St. Conleth’s welcomes Andrii Vygdorchyk of Ukraine with a coffee morning organised by Ms. Killen and Mr. Toal. Andrii will …more
Someone to Talk To
All our students already know what a good listener and advisor is our Guidance Counsellor Gordon Weldon: now, so do …more
The Plaque is Back!
Our Junior Hockey Team is back with a bang! After a heart-breaking League Semi-Final defeat, they stormed back to win …more
Masters of the Universe
Never mind The Skull and Bones, The Bullingdon and The Stonecutters: the most exclusive and powerful club in the land …more
Jolly Junior Hockey Sticks!
We were so busy processing our ace reporter (and over-enthusiastic amateur herpetologist) Emilio’s 3,000+ photos of various visiting reptiles last …more
Profit for People!
Wait until the Sandymount Young Socialists Club hears about this! Two of their rising stars, Rory Clarke and Evan Power, …more
Pierre Zakrzewski: Our Man in…
Kabul. Syria. Kashmir. Leopardstown. Caracas. Baghdad. Sudan. Liberia. Kyiv. St. Conleth’s College is used to having ‘far-flung’ alumni, with impromptu …more
Pure Class
Some things are bigger than the game. Mt. Temple showed their sportsmanship and sheer class by presenting St. Conleth’s First …more
Are You A Parselmouth?
And we thought all the reptiles were in the staffroom! Apparently not, when The Reptile Zoo pays a house visit! …more
Aoi Lán Seoil!
During Seachtain na Gaeilge even a school which lies at the top of Waterloo and Wellington Roads comes out ‘all Irish’… …more
Pierre Zakrzewski: Rest in Peace
It is with great sadness that St. Conleth’s College acknowledges the tragic passing of Past Pupil Pierre Zakrzewski (Class of …more
Let Putin Eat Cake!
Actually, no, on second thought, he can’t have any! Our Student Council have organised two fun, and profitable, events to …more
Ferg… on the Banseó!
Apparently, music does indeed ‘soothe the savage breast’ and calm the savage beast. You may think that referring to our …more
Doing Our Part
St. Conleth’s is doing its part for the Ukraine. Little did we suspect that 83 years after the school’s founding …more
Culture Vultures
Long ago, Mrs. Patricia Kelleher initiated what has become a beloved Conlethian tradition: the Sheppard-Kelleher family invites Sixth Years out …more
Help The Ukraine!
Late notice, but here is an opportunity to help the Ukraine. Details below but please, please do not bring anything …more
Coming Back to Life!
Springtime always brings a natural and impulsive sense of de vivre and the lambs gamboling in the fields and the …more
J’ai La Gnac!
We told you previously about all the tongues with which we speak and the resultant cornucopia of LC language mocks… …more
Spring Thaw!
Things are getting back to normal in the Junior School! So-Young Yoon is back giving one-on-one paint lessons; ITC lessons …more
JCT Clobber Clongowes!
A quick note from HOS Mr. Smyth about the JCT match last Wednesday: We played Clongowes and won 26-22: a …more
Certamen? Esame? Prüfung? 考试 ?
Certamen? Esame? Prüfung? 考试 ? Don’t worry… in any language, the recently completed exams were just Mocks, but as Exam …more
Shay: The Pied Piper of St. Conleth’s!
One of the more pleasant sights and sounds that we witness daily from the covid-opened staffroom door is the one-and-only …more
Bullies, Beware!
St. Conleth’s takes bullying very seriously. This past week we welcomed the professionals of Bully 4u, an organisation who deal with all …more
Clear Minded!
Our Junior School Mindfulness Programme continues to grow apace! Head of Junior School PE Louis Magee has led Junior Infants through …more
A Polite Lenten Push!
St. Conleth’s Chaplain Fr. Michael Collins makes the rounds, and delivers an Ash Wednesday blessing to the students. He also …more
Keep On Runnin’!
Some of us did get a bit more exercise over the Covid Era, walking the designer hybrid pup, who every …more
Lovin’ Life Again!
In an appetiser of the feast to come, we ended last half term with the spirit and freedom which we …more
Choices, Choices, Choices!
Junior School Principal Brian Nolan reports on one of the many bridges between St. Conleth’s Junior and Senior Schools. This …more
Transition Years Are Go!
Yes, TY Co-Ordinator Gav Maguire does spend most of his time at L&C’s in the Herbo… actually, that is not …more
His Story/Her Story
At the heart of every good history lesson, or any good lesson, for that matter, is a good story. The …more
The Puppet Mistress
Conlethians tend to come naturally to ‘performing’… sometimes we resemble Fame Academy in the students’ aptitude and enthusiasm for performing …more
The Jolliest of Hockey Sticks!
It has been some year for Lucy McGoldrick. While the rest of us spent the covid days moaning and endlessly …more
Rugby Roars Again!
We missed a lot of big things these last two years and maybe one of the biggest for our youngsters …more
Return of the Chessmen!
For too long we have let the basketball, the hockey and the rugby players dominate the headlines: we all know St. …more
Jack Quann
Class of 2003
Gordon, Well Done!
The busiest of a busy St. Conleth’s staff crew must be Gordon Weldon, our Guidance Counsellor: everybody wants a piece …more
Here We Go Again!
It seems just like yesterday that Coach ‘Giv ’em Hell’ Speller and I were arranging a hockey team on the …more
Swish Senior Cup Team
Louis ‘Hightower’ Magee wears a few hats: mindfulness guru; Head of Junior School PE; proud St. conleth’s parent; roving rugby …more
They’re Here!
With the announcement of the return of the good, old regular Leaving Certificate (albeit, considerably truncated in content) has at …more
‘Give ’em Hell’ Speller!
Ms. Speller may have picked some tips up, herself, from her History classes on the great dictators and generals of …more
Rugby Rises Again!
Yes, St. Conleth’s still plays rugby… and we play it darned well! All that bball and hockey talk must take …more
New Kids on the Block!
This just in! After a massive, multi-biscuit bidding war between various record companies and promotional entities, we have secured the …more
School of Rock!
Afterschool Director Cecilia Franken would give that Jack Black movie character or Louis Walsh or Willy Wonka or any impressario …more
The Children’s Crusade (and Competition!)
In a fitting conclusion to Catholic Schools Week, Mr. Lonergan led 28 First Yeasr student volunteers on ‘A Pilgrim Path’ …more
Bunch of Jocks!
The Silver Screen and, even more so, its diminutive cousin, are full of high school scenarios and tales where the …more
No Where Else, We’d Rather Be!
Never mind that headlong rush to buy your Ryanair tickets for a summer escape after two years of gulag: when …more
Study. Eat. Play.
The routine is returning and isn’t it glorious? No, not the fear, suspicion and condescension of the plague days, but …more
Luke Drops Another Dime
The big man with the knack for a pass has been around since the dollar Bills, Russell and Walton, led …more
Yes, That’s ‘SAINT’ Conleth’s!
There have been various attempts over the years to separate the Irish people from their ancestral faith, but such measures …more
Episode I: The Mock Exams
Every great work needs its prequel! Just see (or click) below for the full timetable for this year’s Junior and …more
St. Conleth’s International
We have a long tradition at St. Conleth’s of welcoming students from all over the world and immersing them into …more
Gav, We Are So TYred!
Just what were the Transition Years up to in recent weeks as the rest of the students took their exams …more
Yuletide App-less Fun!
No, there is no ‘app’ for Afterschool! All participants in Cecilia Franken’s fun-filled festival of freedom must use their own …more
Sticks and Style!
A good news story to start the year and the return to school: Ms. Speller’s and Ms. Handley’s hockey hordes …more
Io, Saturnalia!
Yes, Jesus’s arrival was the game-changer, and Christmas and Easter are holy days of a different class, but in the …more
Christmas Capers and Cuddles!
Sadly, there was no Howe/Hartnett Whole Junior School Christmas Spectacular on the stage this year, so teachers had to work …more
Christmas Crooners and….KERRANG!
No, it was not the usual wholesome, whole-school Christmas Concert experience but Mr. ODulaing, Mr. Seamus Gallagher and Music Maestro …more
Christmas with the Kooks!
Ms. Speller and Mr. Lonergan were not going to let covidaphobia cancel Christmas for our kids! After the cinema trip …more
Cher ‘Pen Pal’…
Yes, we Boomers did have a ‘World Wide Web’ back in the 70s and 80s and it was even more …more
Holiday Hucksters!
Is there anything more beautiful than a tidy little profit, fairly worked for and won? Well Gav Maguire and his …more
B-Ball Glory Days!
The Oblates Hall in Inchicore was once again the venue for a colossal Conlethian basketball triumph as Coaches Sean Ingle …more
First Years Get ‘Booster’!
Last Friday, our First Years enjoyed a day of faith and fun with the dynamic Christian group, An Tobar Nua, …more
Tom Hennigan
Class of 1990
It’s A Given!
In recent years, a mainstay of the Junior School’s Christmas calendar has been the collection for Brother Kevin’s Capuchin Day …more
Straight Shooters!
Our U16 Girls Basketball team are through to the Dublin Final and not only are the players accurate markspeople, so …more
Ismail Squashes the Opposition!
Dating from the glory days of Pat McGrath and William Prasifka, St. Conleth’s has always had at least one sneaker …more
Leinster Lioness!
The Toy Show had plenty of adorable kids jumping around the place, emitting affected roars, but there is one St. …more
Cup Courage!
There were two stirring Rugby Cup matches for St. Conleth’s this past week, and both conveyed the same message: the …more
Hoopsters: En Garde!
Never mind all that hoopla! We are still a Fencing School! Claudio Sosa was back on the podium recently- twice! …more
Look What the Tide Dragged In!
Pity the Geographer, for he plows a lonely course as he strides through the sands of time and bends to …more
Double Dribble!
The girls are at it again! U16s and U19s Girls Basketball won the double over Mount Anville: 44-16 and 44-28, …more
The Fairest of Them All!
We love and miss all our alumni: we really do! In fact, some alumni are like certain vintages of wine: …more
Gahan’s Gangstas!
Coach Gahan’s B-Ball Gangsta Girls are off to a fast start with the U16s beating Presentation-Terenure and the U19s getting …more
Exam Schedule and Rules. Yay!
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat? Below is your Christmas Exam Schedule and accompanying …more
An Offer We Couldn’t Refuse
St. Conleth’s a Gaelscoil? Well, the other Modern Languages also lay claim to our turf, including a recent arrival: gli …more
Imagine Dancers
Even in the deepest and darkest dungeons of the most totalitarian states, the imagination flies free… as it does in …more
Gifted with Gab
Apparently, their day has come! Banishing rugby, hockey, fencing and even their fellow modern linguists to the back pages, the …more
TY Gaeilgeoirí!
No, Torthaí Tráth na gCeist, is thankfully not an Irish Spelling Bee but a General Knowledge Table Quiz in the …more
Pass the Test!
Yes, Christmas is coming early… well St. Conleth’s Senior School Christmas Exams, anyways! Nice to get them all wrapped up …more
Climbing the Walls?
Yes, over the last twenty months or so, we have all been ‘climbing the walls’ at some point or another, …more
TYs: Gang Gaeilge 24!
Yes, we cringe a bit when, in mid-March, those few Americans who don’t claim an actual, specific percentage of Irishness …more
They’re Playing Basketball!
Yes, the Covid cops tried to spoil the fun but Coach Ingle used his ‘hood connections to apply some pressure …more
An Olympian in the Making
Some people’s 10% is better than others’ 100%. Or in Ronan Roche Griffin’s case, 3% can trump 100%, when applied …more
Art: On the Double!
Ms. Mellon and Ms. Halpin, Art Teachers of the Junior and Senior Schools, respectively, make for a formidable dynamic duo: …more
Afterschool Ghouls… and More!
Cecilia Franken’s latest Morning Club and After-School Newsletter available right here! Catch up on all the goings-on from September and …more
Triumph Through Trauma
We have been personally involved in the production of the last four St. Conleth’s ‘quinquennials’, our every-five-years collection of Conlethian …more
St. Conleth’s Alumni News
St. Conleth’s College Alumni News ISSUE 10/2021
Classical Kellehers!
The Kellehers, from Lorcan (Class of 2008) through to Joe (2025) have been, and still are, are an essential part …more
Birds of Batik
Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Of Javanese …more
Seniors: Too Cool for Ghoul
Unfortunately, nearly all the Senior School students and staff thought they were ‘too cool to be ghoul’ for Halloween and …more
Masks On! It’s Halloween!
Yes, some have tried to cancel Halloween, but luckily Principal Brian Nolan did not get the memo and, if anything, …more
What… me worry?
Unfortunately, Alfred E. Neuman’s famous motto is no longer universally shared, even amongst the youngest of our children, who have …more
Buzz, Buzz…
You would think that Mr. Carvill The Younger would be the last to fall for the old honeypot trick, but …more
No Free Lunch!
First Years daily enjoy Chef Mark and Emerson’s canteen concoctions but occasionally they do have to earn it! Below we …more
Of Faith… and Fun!
Rapid changes in technology, and our society as a whole, have made the currents students’ attitudes sometimes seem very foreign …more
All Hail Halloween!
Creeping, creepy Americanism or just a good bit of fun, Halloween has rocketed up the charts as a favoured holiday …more
Turtle-Time!
Remember the butterflies? The worms? The chicks? No, these are not plagues from the Old Testament, sent to harrrow Pharaoh: …more
Afterschool Cool!
Cecilia Franken, our After-School Manager, runs such an exciting and interesting programme for our Junior School students that we often …more
Holier Than Now
Yes, by Saturday afternoon, all these little devils will be a good bit holier, having made their First Holy Communion …more
Adventure Time with Gav!
Yes, Peru has unfortunately been parked by Covid contingencies, but that will not stop intrepid adventurer and explorer Gav Maguire …more
Great Sports!
We mentioned below how the St. Conleth’s rugby and hockey teams have hit the ground running, and we are soon …more
Art Kid Kool
No, it was not open auditions for The Breakfast Club re-boot, but, yes, our art kids are certainly proud of …more
Lock and Load!
Many years, in fact, decades ago, when Transition Year Elder Gavin Maguire was a young lad, of about 17 or …more
Jock School?
Art School? Music School? Debating School? Yes, we could be classified as any, or all, of those but maybe we …more
The Great Outdoors!
These last couple of days have been a bit nippy but the sun is still shining and we at St. …more
Idle Hands…
Well, in Transition Year at St. Conleth’s, we really don’t have to worry about the conclusion of that old proverb …more
Moral Victories!
Now, we are not saying that the SCT headed into their first match of the season as absolute underdogs as …more
Barney and Mr. Nolan Agree!
Clean Up! Clean Up!Everybody, Everywhere.Clean Up! Clean Up!Everybody do your share! Yes, the purple dinosaur may not quite be the …more
Colourful Kids!
Junior School Art Teacher Orla Mellon always has a grand design in mind when she enters the classroom, and that …more
Jolly Ho, Jules!
In the short years since Hockey Czarina Speller first brought hockey to St. Conleth’s, there have already been several Cups, …more
Sophomore Smash!
If anyone had the ‘pleasure’ of supervising First Years at lunchtime last year knows, the boys and girls have a …more
Jack Kirwan
Class of 2014
Mushroom to Improve!
We are quite fond of twisting the latest news we receive into the corniest headlines, but in this case Third …more
Captains Covid Courageous!
Whom do you trust to lead us from this microviral morass? School Captain Rory Clarke and Vice Captains Evan Power …more
After-School Cool!
What could possibly be better than spending five to six hours in St. Conleth’s Junior School, certainly the coolest private …more
Wish We Could Turn Back Time…
…to the good old days. When we would spend a good portion of Philosophy class admiring a classmate’s precarious coloured …more
Monkeys go to Uni!
One more bit of ‘results news’: if ‘Monkey (or Piggy) in the Middle’ were an Olympic sport, these boys would …more
Of Points and Plans!
There is nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition, especially when the end result is a shared victory. On …more
When is Midterm Break?
Actually that favoured retort of the class wit did not pop up this year when the Form Teachers settled in …more
JI’s Smooth Settle!
What… me worry? Well, you naturally do on the first day of school, especially if you are starting Junior Infants… …more
Sailors, Ahoy!
Yes, it was the Irish rowers grabbed Olympic glory over the summer but we believe we have, right here at …more
Hooray! Afterschool Study Starts Monday!
Time to face facts: summer is over and it is time to get some work done! But the worst part …more
First Days: Fun Days!
Bittersweet is the first day of school: a bit bitter as parents bid farewell to their near constant summertime companions …more
We’re Back!
Back to school blues? Well, spare a thought for those who are not lucky enough to attend, or work at, …more
Star of Track and Field
The so-titled pop song is a bit ambiguous about its subject but we are not, especially when in praise of …more
John Carvill
Class of 1982
Au Revoir: Maître, Ami et Collègue!
Conleth’s loss is certainly Connacht’s gain: the West of Ireland just got a whole lot calmer and cooler with the …more
Ann Sheppard Takes a Break
Ann Sheppard was the first person we met upon arriving at St. Conleth’s for an interview in the summer of …more
The Artist Formerly Known as Cassia
Cosha… Bonzai… Cassia… the name may have changed but the undeniable talent and irresistible charm have remained consistent, even while …more
Back to School?
In this relatively splendid summer, it is almost a sin to mention those three words beloved of advertisers (and, sometimes, …more
Summer Snippets
During that recent relatively welcome blast of global warming, while the rest of us were at the beach, dodging plagues …more
STEM 2- Culture 1
We were clearing our desktop- wait, stop there! When we said ‘desktop’, were you thinking mahogany and leather, Ikea MDF …more
I’m Not Myself Today
This old Irish paradox has always made sense on some level but perhaps it was truer than we knew. Maybe …more
A Fond Farewell
With the last words scribbled into the Leaving Certificate answer booklets, and the sun shining on Ballsbridge and its environs, …more
Ronan Murphy
Class of 1969
TY in a Trying Time
There were many contestants in the misery olympics this past year, and to be honest, quite a few had authentic …more
Afterschool: Last Looks!
Unfortunately, the last gasps of that dying virus will keep St. Conleth’s College a bit quieter these summer months as …more
My Kid is on the Honor Roll
No, we are not quite yet American enough to adorn our car’s rear bumper with stickers declaring the beatification or …more
Junior June Jumble!
We admitted that we had neglected the term-ending goings-on in the Junior School while busy calculating LC grades (with aid …more
A New, True Conlethian Legacy
The front steps of No. 28 Clyde Road have always been a favourite spot for the photographic capture of significant …more
A Different Class! X 2!
The St. Conleth’s College Graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021 will always be linked by their shared experience of the …more
Catherine Caught Them All!
It is never easy following older siblings into a school: teachers invariably make repeated, glowing references to the senior members …more
Great Sports!
We have to admit that we recently been neglectful of our Junior brothers and sisters in the St. Conleth’s family, …more
Doctors in the House!
Worried about post-Covid Ireland’s health and all those waiting lists that have trebled during the lockdowns? Don’t be! For two …more
Classics Kids Got Talent!
Yes, we may argue endlessly in our Classics classes about the accurate modern equivalent value of a talent. that ancient …more
Class of 2021: The Resilient!
With so much suffering going on across the globe, and the even more damaging, outsized worrying about it, it is …more
Catching Some Bray Rays!
Yes, it has reverted to a typical Irish summer since, but the weather was absolutely splendid for last Wednesday’s Second …more
Everyone Does Not Get A Medal!
No, we are not an Educate Together school. Though we share many progressive educational ideas and practices with our secular …more
The Examined Life
Yes, we have a lot for which to thank Socrates, but maybe the dictum referred to above has had some …more
Sports Day 2.0
Okay, it is actually our fourth Senior School Sports Day of the year, but it did seem like an upgrade …more
Sports Day V!
Yes, with each year having their own Sports Day this year we are quickly running out of punning headlines and …more
Good Sports!
It was the Third Years’ turn last Friday for the new-fangled Sports Day by Year and the boys and girls …more
A Different Class!
Unlike Maradona, the dearly departed maestro, Morton did not need the aid of ‘the hand of god’ to score a …more
Sports Daze!
Before we praise St. Conleth’s Head of Sport Mr. Smith’s first ever Sports Day, we must pay tribute to the …more
TY’s Epic Finish!
Transitioning between a normal school life and a much restricted Covid-complicated version was not the transition our Fourth Years envisioned, …more
First Years Invade Bray!
You have heard how Mr. Lonergan and his rather raucous gang of PE, Geography and First Year teachers decided to …more
Friends Reunited
Do you remember when people used to ‘visit’? As in people besides the ones whom you have seen every day …more
Catherine Prasifika
Class of 2014
Bray Adventure!
What is the best thing to do when your students start drooping under the pressure of their Covid masks and …more
Back in Action!
Finally! Yes, the new gods have issued their decrees and the children can be children again! We have already seen …more
Peru: The Sequel!
Can it really be twenty years ago that Dr. Garrett Campbell, full-time Physics teacher and part-time adventurer, took a group …more
Junior PE is Busy!
Junior School PE has been rolling along for weeks, with Head of Junior PE Louis Magee keeping the pupils moving …more
Who is King or Queen of the Castle?
Somewhere back in the mists of time, not long after the Norman invasion itself, Mr. Peter Gallagher inaugurated a Castle-building …more
You Will Pass the Test!
We recently tried the ‘These are not the droids you are looking for…’ line on a big, country Garda who …more
Greta Loves Mr. Gahan!
But then again, who doesn’t? Our swashbuckling, surfboarding, golden-maned young English teacher (and alumnus) is a credit both to both …more
Busy Kids… Busy Parents!
Our Junior School students have been very busy this year, especially since returning to school in their full running, jumping, …more
How West Won!
The cynic suspected that Gardner’s ‘multiple intelligences’ theory gained traction because we wanted to find something, anything that our kid …more
The Last Waltz?
‘Make hay as the sun shines’ the old adage goes, but at St. Conleth’s we also follow a more recent …more
Class of 2020: Full Zoom Ahead!
All this talk about a ‘lost generation’ of young people, whom have been irreparably marred by the Covid catatrophe and …more
Left Brain Activities!
Where would we be without the scientists and the statisticians during this Covid crisis? Why, in the pub, or enjoying …more
Is Fearr Go Mall Ná Go Brách!
Ms. Fay and Ms. Dorman attempted to run their annual Poc Fada during Zoom classes but there were a few …more
Badminton Anyone?
In the rough and tumble (if agriculturally prosperous) hinterland of County Tipperary, whence Mr. Lonergan proudly hails, there is only …more
Remembrance of Things Past
Mr. Porzadny, guru to the stars (of St. Conleth’s students and staff) also has a day job as a French …more
Publish or Perish!
Transition Year Siobhán Fitzgerald is once again making waves with her poetry. Along with the works of several nationnally known established …more
A Valuable Legacy
The world has changed a lot since Thomas Stamp Tzvetkov left us thirteen years ago; and, lately, not for the …more
Good News Story!
With all this moaning and groaning about restrictions and our rather depressing obsession with ratting out covid non-compliers, we needed …more
A Fine Fibonaccian Feat!
Don’t forget that Junior School Principal Tony Kilcommons is also half of the Sixth Form class teacher dynamic duo, along …more
Gaeilge Gravy!
We all know about the 10% ‘extra’ you get on the Leaving Certificate for completing your exams; the ten points …more
Cool Covid Cuts!
Lockdown has taught us many lessons; probably the most positive and important one is to cherish what is really important …more
Many Happy Returns!
We had almost full attendance, nigh 100%, throughout the Senior School this past Monday. We figure this rare feat was …more
David Kelly
Class of 1980
Marvellous Maude!
After weeks, nay, months of baking, tasting, deliberating and speechifying by the First Year Form teachers, we finally have a …more
They Come from the Land of the Ice and Snow!
Actually, they come from St. Conleth’s Junior School! Yes, Sixth Former Harry Groarke (and his clan) are certified celluloid vikings! …more
Adam Upstages Bunny!
Who needs the Easter Bunny? Is he not just a leporine American capitalist tool? And what kind of bunny lays …more
It’s All Greek to Them!
Just before the break, Classics V (and special guests) celebrated Easter and the Ancient Greek springtime festival of Anthesteria with …more
Move Over, Avoca!
Yes, the votes are in and the announcement of the winner is pending… but, meanwhile, have a look at the …more
And The Winner Is…
Two landmark competitions, as popular as any in the history of St. Conleth’s, have now run their course: Afterschool Director …more
Simon Says ‘Have Some Fun!’
Whom do we all miss most during lockdown? The consensus is: Simon Toal, the heart and soul of the St. …more
Cúpla rudaí eile!
We did Múinteoir Quirke a disservice, not including him or his Irish class in our round-up of the Irish Department’s …more
Comórtas Ealaíne!
Visual Art speaks in every language, as we saw this past week when múinteoirí Ms. Fay and Ms. Dorman ran …more
Memorable Mutts!
And meows! The award ceremony for the ‘My Pet vs. Yours’ competition run by Afterschool Director Cecilia Franken is not …more
St. Patrick’s Day: The Remix!
Ms. McGuinness and her First Year Artistic Performance Class have not let you-know-what get them down. All lockdown long, they …more
They’re Back!
Yes, we have finally banished the Zoom poltergeist and welcomed all our Juniors back to school… in the living flesh! …more
Galway Glic!
Mr. ÓDúlaing and Ms. Fay, noted hurlers from the banks of the Liffey and the Suir, respectively, may have met …more
Alex Hamilton
Class of 2006
Poc Fada Fun!
We imagine that in some Northern European countries, the enforced social distancing has not been as noticeable or lamented as …more
Juniors Provide a Shot of Joy!
Who needs a vaccine? Okay, nearly everyone in Ireland under the age of 102 still does but until we can …more
The Great First Year Bake-Off: The Movie!
Don’t let Mr. Morris’s ‘Science Guy’ persona fool you! Behind those safety goggles, and beneath that pocket protector, lie the …more
Dog Days of Lockdown?
Don’t just sit there moaning and flicking through ‘International Thrillers’ or “Heartwarming Family Dramas’ on Netflix! Grab a pet and …more
Giving it Socks!
In the second week of the ‘My Pet vs. Yours’ competition, Socks really ‘gave it socks’, but so did fellow …more
Ballymaloe Ballsbridge!
Who ate all the pies? Well, don’t look at us! Sadly, we only get digital samples of the Great First …more
Home and Away!
Well, Summer Bay may still be out of reach, but No. 28 Clyde Road is within sight! In fact, our …more
Dervilla Mitchell
Class of 1976
Mind Full?
For the last year or so, most of us have had much less ‘to do’, at least, of the fun …more
Are They Up for the Challenge?
‘My Pet vs. Yours’ enters its second week with new challenges for both dogs and cats… and their owners! Actually, …more
And Then There Were Six…
Do you remember the US Presidential Election in 2000, when the Democrats dragged out the process with innumerable court cases …more
Local Legend
Actually, Mr. Kevin Kelleher, St. Conleth’s esteemed (and dearly missed) former headmaster and principal, is famous on a national and …more
The HeArt of Nature
We have been saving this one for a while but with Spring now in full flow we had better take …more
About Those Mocks…
Word is just in from the Principal that the Leaving Certificate Mock Exams will just not be happening this year. …more
Baker’s Dozen… +1!
Hexofinals? We are not quite sure what to call the final 14 in the Great Bake-Off competition but it seems …more
Mocks… and We Mean It This Time!
Well, things are getting a little clearer… so we issue the following adjusted LC Mock Exam Schedule with a good …more
One Shining Moment!
January 8th, 2016. Covid can’t take away our memories or our hopes for the future. TY Eric Lawless recalls one …more
O, Jerusalema!
Ms. NíAonghusa and her all-star crew stepped up, did a little dance and made a little platonic but hip-shaking love …more
It Begins!
Ms. Cecilia Franken and her pet pals have issued the opening bark and me-ow: let the ‘My Pet vs. Yours’ …more
Pets, Get Ready!
Yes, the St. Conleth’s ‘My Pet vs. Yours’ Competition is about to start! Here are the competitors but don’t let …more
Art Avalanche!
Both the Junior and Senior School Art teachers are keeping me busy with an avalanche of art, produced by their …more
Afterschool Activities: Midterm Edition!
We kept this tasty selection of Cecilia’s Afterschool Youtube activities in reserve as we had a feeling that the weather …more
Class Stained Glass!
Junior School Art Teacher Ms. Mellon and her protégées completed this inspiring project weeks ago but we saved it to …more
First Year’s Valentines for You!
Ms. McGuinness somehow corralled her First Year Artistic Performance students into making videos of their own St. Valentine’s Day wishes …more
Prep School’s Valentine Wishes!
We have seen the now famous ‘fence art’ of St. Conleth’s but did you know that Ms. Kelly and her …more
Timea Nails It!
TY Timea Kovacs has been the most enthusiastic participator in PE Teacher Mr. Lonergan’s weekly fitness challenges. Here, we see …more
Afterschool Tales and Tricks
Conlethians, both teachers and students, are so busy cooking up Zoom-distanced activities, that we are a bit behind in relaying …more
Provo Mocks!
These days, everything is ‘provisional’ so it should be no surprise that Exam Secretary Ms. NiAonghusa issues the following Leaving …more
Do a Little Dance… Get Down Tonight!
And did those feet in ancient time/ dance upon St. Conleth’s schoolyard? Looking forward to midterm and watching a full …more
JSPA Quiz: Corrected Info!
Do come to the JSPA Family Quiz Night but the registration process is quite different than previously advertised: The JSPA …more
Bring it on! My Pet Vs. Yours!
St Conleth’s MY PET versus YOUR’S Competition Dear St Conleth’s pupils, do you own a cat or a dog? Or …more
Beat that Batter!
Drum roll, or rapid whisking, please… The Great First Year Bake-Off Qualifiers from each form have been announced! Here they …more
Aluminating!
Charles Crimmins (Class of 1990) is the man behind Crimmins Visual Communications and all the more impressive parts of this …more
Pop ArtisTrY!
Fifteen minutes seems an awful long time in these days of instant telegrams and snappy chatters but perhaps one of …more
Spring has Sprung!
Okay, the debate can continue regarding the actual starting dates of the seasons, but we will proudly continue with St. …more
Zoom Science!
One of the biggest losses during Conlethian Covid Contingencies has been the loss of the school laboratory: probably the single …more
More Mellon Monas!
We did Junior School Art Teacher Ms. Mellon a grave disservice by only including First Form in our report (scroll …more
Mr. Gahan’s Slow Food Movement
Anybody old enough to remember Mr. Gahan as a student at St. Conleth’s knows that he was as close as …more
An Agenda of Fun!
Yes, we have been a bit slow in getting this to you, even though Cecilia sent them in days ago. …more
1B is in the Kitchen!
1C may have dark forces behind them but after drooling over the picture below, there is a new hope that …more
What Have You Been Up To?
Quite a bit, actually, if you are a St. Conleth’s Junior School student… or a member of the Junior School …more
Use the Forks!
Yes, the Great First Year Lockdown Bake-Off is officially open and our student contestants seem to be willing to employ …more
Lonergan’s Lockdown AC
Our recent graduating classes know the fight and spirit of Mr. Lonergan very well: they have seen (and felt) his …more
Mona Lisa: The Reboots
Ms. Leary’s First Form took on a special lockdown artistic challenge: to update, dare we even say, improve upon a …more
Afterschool Buffet!
Cecilia has topped her own already impressive record with a veritable cornucopia of at-home adventures for her After-School and Morning …more
Lukas Houdek
Class of 1995
Lockdown Louvre!
Ms. Orla Mellon is a famous artist in her own right (website) but the things she inspires our Junior School …more
One Woman Covid Crusher!
Cecilia Franken just does not ‘do Covid’: yes, while school was in session, her Morning and Afterschool Clubs did indeed …more
Lost items
Any valuable items brought in to school should be separately insured under the family household insurance e.g. laptops or expensive …more
It’s a Dog’s Life!
We were never actually certain whether this old saying was positive or negative in its connotations. Having had the opportunity …more
From a Distance…
One of the unexpected effects of this series of lockdowns is a tendency to be more tolerant of schmaltz. Easy …more
Leo, Leonis: 3rd Dec. Masc.
Quick! Someone go and get Mr. Carvill (The Younger) and his nunchucks… there’s a lion loose in Transition Year! Oh, …more
Last Christmas?
With Wham finally claiming their Christmas No. 1, we though it fitting to have one last look at Christmas at …more
Another H&H Holiday Hit!
Hartnett & Howe are St. Conleth’s Gilbert & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lennon & McCartney rolled up in one …more
Christmas Carollers Crush Covid!
Ms. deBhal was not going to let a tiny, little virus completely wreck our Christmas: she was determined to somehow …more
A Great Sport!
While everyone else was well into their second flagon of eggnog, Director of Junior Sport and PE Louis Magee was …more
Too Cool for School!
St. Conleth’s has always been known as a bit of an ‘artsy’ school, and Ms. Halpin’s current crew of LC …more
Bon Appetit!
First of all, we need to get a few things straight: macaron- a confectionary made from a batter of ground …more
Who Has the Fastest Fingers?
Jeremy Clarkson may soon be overwhelmed by young Conlethians if the results of the Eight Finger Ninja Typing Challenge are …more
What Does He See in your Future?
Our new Guidance Counsellor, Mr. Gordon Weldon, has hit the ground running at St. Conleth’s, and he has not let …more
The Big Reveal!
Ms. Halpin’s Second Year Art Class really pushed the artistic and philosophical boundaries with their last project: Charcoal Reduction Drawings. …more
Use Your Noggin!
Did that gust of wind almost blow you back to Ballybrack? Are you freezing when you step outside in Firhouse? …more
Classics Kids Cash In!
Get a life, Westlife! Step off, Steps! Back off, Backstreet Boys! There are some ‘new kids on the block’ when …more
The Debate Goes On!
We are spoiled at St. Conleth’s when it comes to debating: the All-Ireland and Leinster rolls of champions are filled …more
Help Jamie Nail the Covid Blues!
First Year Jamie MacNicholas still needs your help! If you are a student and have not filled out his BTYS …more
Art Matters!
Ms. Halpin’s First Year Art class decided to stop the moaning and think about something other than the Covid Blues. …more
Feeling TYred?
Well, you would be, too, after the week of full-on activities and adventures which the Transition Years enjoyed and endured …more
Peter the Great’s Library!
In these touch-less times, there are many things of which we miss the ‘feel’: from the simple, friendly handshake to …more
Chess Champion… At Last!
The last of the Covid-delayed competitions? Well, certainly one of the most important: the St. Conleth’s Junior School Chess Cup …more
The End is Not Nigh!
Now that the vaccine is just around the corner, we can take a lighter look at the crazy things that …more
An Evening of Warmth and Light
Perhaps we say this every year, but the evenings do seem to be rushing down upon us faster than ever, …more
Christams Exams… A Reminder!
Yes, Santa is struggling in his fight with Covid, but not so Exam Commodore Ms. NiAonghusa. It stats as early …more
Every Cloud…
Yes, even the calamitous cloud of Covid has provided a silver lining for some: Netflix, knitting supply shops, the dog-pound, …more
Escaping the Void!
Of all the tall tales about our intrepid expedition leader, Gav Maguire, which have drifted back to leafy Clyde Road …more
To Boldy Go…
…where no First Class Teacher has gone before! First Class performed an important experiment in rocket propulsion in preparation for …more
What Am I Going To Do Today?
What do you do with your lockdown leisure-time? Sean Keane of Fifth Class does not just watch Clone Wars reruns. He …more
Sweet Tweet!
Things can happen very quickly in the world of social media! Case in point: A fan (with no name but …more
Surfin’ Safari!
Mr. Smith and Mr. Coleman were like the Wilson Brothers last Friday on the Killiney Strand (they can fight over …more
The Holiday That Just Will Not Die!
Yes, like a zombie (or a zombie movie) St. Conleth’s Halloween celebrations keep coming back to haunt us! Here are …more
Christmas Exam Schedule! Yum!
Well, you have all been asking for it, so don’t complain! Here is your Christmas (or ‘Thanksgiving’, if you like!) …more
Halloweenest!
Okay, we thought we had had our last scare, but we should have known that Dr. Cecilia Franken(stein) would have …more
Halloween’s Last Scare!
Nothing is scarier than facing into a half-term of rain, wind, sagging masks, sodden leaves and closed pubs… emm… closed …more
Same Old Samhain!
Of course, Halloween blossomed as it always does, as surely as the coloured leaves fall in swirling eddies along Clyde …more
Hallo-winners!
All this Covid paranoia floating through the air, or lying in wait on unsuspecting surfaces, has had some positive side …more
Halloween MMXX
The Halloween franchise of horror movies headed south after II but MMXX threatens to be the scariest of them all! …more
Soccer Stars!
Our legendary Headmaster Kevin Kelleher famously preferred the oblong ball to the round but his comments about soccer and its …more
The Life in a Day
One of the few places where there is any life these days is in our schools, and we are not …more
Young Masters
Thankfully, the latest lockdown does not include the closing of schools, but even if the Covid czars deemed it necessary, …more
Covid Blues?
Yes, we are all singing that sad little song, but one way to change the tune is to understand the …more
Hightower Transmissions!
Louis Magee, a friendly giant but tough training taskmaster, has added to his already formidable duties as Head of Junior …more
Old Boy Brings The Skills!
At a special SCT training session, Junior School Past Pupil Callum Dowling joined Coaches Louis and Mr. Morris to pass …more
The O Dulaing Visits The O Rahilly
Sing of the O Rahilly! Do not deny his right;Sing a ‘the’ before his name;Allow that he, despiteAll those learned …more
Junior Art Offensive!
All our teachers are struggling a bit with covid regulations which restrict the movements and the materials which are so …more
TYs Paint their Brains!
St. Conleth’s Senior School Art Teacher Ms. Halpin is always pushing the boundaries, especially in her Transition Year art class, …more
Rockett Men!
Like twin Apollos (or Sputniks, if you are more that way inclined) the Rockett brothers have blazed across the artistic …more
Gaeilge agus Clasaiceach agus Baseball sa pháirc!
Some Covid restrictions are more fun than others… like the encouragement for learning al fresco! Right now, we hear the …more
I Have Two Points, Sir!
Only two, are you sure, Oisín? It is with great ambivalence that teachers face the prospect of having a schools …more
2020: A Fine Vintage!*
Updated with more photos and destinations! Aside from seeing graduating students achieving their desired university places, one of the chief …more
Juniors: Learn, Paint, Eat, Play!
Everything has been compartmentalised in this covid era: the co-operative learning and cross-curricular cross-pollination have been put on hold. We …more
Sportacus Redux!
Yes, afterschool sport is back at St. Conleth’s Senior School! Only rugby and hockey for now, but it a welcome …more
Prized Poetry!
Transition Year Siobhán Fitzgerald did not spend her lockdown gorging on the latest dark Danish Netflix sci-fi series. Okay… maybe …more
Juniors Get Down and Dirty!
St. Conleth’s resident fitness guru Adam Swan keeps an immaculately clean Fitness Suite, especially these days, but that does not …more
Jolly Hockey Sticks?
Ms. Leary, St. Conleth’s Junior Hockey Coach, makes Chuck Norris look like a wimp. The most notorious basic training regimen …more
Covid Coping!
Covid Coping in the Senior School: breaktime buddying, a class captain election dance and education al fresco in Herbert Park!
Claudio’s Triple Triumph!
A new fencing season kicked off earlier this month; however, due to Covid-19 – the rewards announcement acknowledging the 2019-2020 …more
PE, not PPE!
It is time to get back to abbreviations that mean something fun… like PE! Ms. Coleman’s Fourth Class enjoyed a …more
Splendour on the Grass
Poets such as Poe feared the invasive reach of personified Science, ‘who alterest all things with (its) peering eyes’ and …more
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The Summer Wind…
…came blowing’ in from across the sea, and blew away all concerns, of Covid 19. At least, for First Class …more
On Raglan Road of an autumn day…
…and on Wellington Road…and Waterloo…and the Grand Canal! Principal Dónal ODúlaing took a short stroll with 2a to visit some …more
Juniors Roll With It!
At break-time, sometimes, the Juniors are literally rolling with it, as they, safely within their class ‘pods’, enjoy the fun-and-games …more
Canteen Menu (Junior School): Monday (7/9) – Friday (12/9)
Monday Main Course 1: Pasta Bolognese with Parmesan 1, 9, 7Main Course 2: Vegetarian OptionSoup of the Day: Vegetable 9Salad …more
Junior School Menu!
Yes, the Senior School kids must wait a few more days (lovely sandwiches, in the meantime, for them!) but we …more
Sailing Takes Me Away…
If one man could defeat Covid-19 all by himself, and we know that is impossible, but if one man could …more
Hi-Yo, Students! Away!
Yes, we are off with a shot at St. Conleth’s; however, not as lonesome rangers but as a unified community …more
Welcome Back!
Yes, it is finally happening! Turn off the Netflix, try on the uniform and leave the dog in peace for …more
Citizen Sweeney
During the lockdown, the rest of us may have been lost in South Korean detective series or faithfully following the …more
Beware the Ides of… July?
If Ceasar had survived into the month named for him, he would have enjoyed this corona-delayed news. On one of …more
Update! Birds of Paradise!
Before we shuffle off to Butlin’s by the Sea for our staycation we will provide some last shots of what …more
See You on the Thames!
Lockdown loosens… random alumni encounters begin again! We ran into Daniel Gilligan (Class of 2016) and his lovely girlfriend, Aishling, …more
Backyardigans! (With Collage!)
The lockdown is lifting just in time for our Junior School’s summer break and we can just imagine the delight …more
Get Active! Be Thematic!
It was the penultimate week of the Junior School’s lockdown season, and the Junior School teaching staff pulled out all …more
The Long Good-Bye!
We were getting a bit ahead of ourselves when we dramatically announced the end of Afterschool and Morning Club Programme …more
TYs Zoom Outta Here!
For a man who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in flip-flops and has swum the mighty Ganges River in those French …more
Art from the Vaults!
Judging from the pieces below, Ms. Halpin’s Senior School Art students have been, if anything, even more creative during the …more
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Now, It Is Up To You!
Our After-School and Morning Club Programme Director, Cecilia Franken, has kept us all busy during the lockdown with her entertaining …more
Sports Day… Redux!
The exodus from one side of Dublin 4 to the other began at break-time, and though we lost a few …more
It was GINORMOUS!
Do you remember when everything bigger than us was ‘enormous’ or, even, ‘ginormous‘? When anything numbering more than ten was …more
Horrible Harriet but Perfect Pastries!
Cecilia give you a popular story this week… and something to munch on while you watch and listen. The story …more
There Are 86 Attendees in the Waiting Room…
The first ever St. Conleth’s ‘Zoomed’ Graduation Ceremony was a smash hit! Yes, we will have a more formal affair …more
Captains Consensus!
If there is one thing that we take seriously at St. Conleth’s, it is the election of our School Captain. …more
Second Form Bridge Builders!
Mr. O’Brien has been catering to both sides of his pupils’ brains during this period of distance learning. On the …more
Francophonic Finale!
Mr. Porzadny reaffirms the ‘French Paradox’ by dipping cheese in his coffee yet remaining the sveltest of svengalis! Read about …more
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One More Chukka!
We will miss dearly all our Sixth Years, but one young man in particular has left a legacy of good …more
Tattoos and Slime…Together at Last!
Cecilia, our Afterschool and Morning Club programme director, has a knack for coming up with novels ways of making learning …more
Bell Bottom Blues!
Actually, judging by the fervour with which our Junior School students are tackling their projects, the Covid lockdown is not …more
Art Avalanche!
You really should be careful of what you ask… as we learned when we innocently contacted Senior School Art teacher …more
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To Infinity…and Beyond!
Junior School learning adventures continue despite the corona lockdown and, if anything, teachers and students are pushing the boundaries because …more
The Midas Touch!
If anyone has the ‘Midas touch’ it is Cecilia Franken, who runs our Afterschool and Morning Club programmes during normal …more
Move Over, George…
Yes, the mysterious and secretive ‘Uncrowned Emperor of Europe’ George Soros may have a whiff of the Sith about him …more
Students: Get 10% Off if You Complete This On-Line Survey!
Sorry… a bit of false advertising. We cannot give you a reduction in your tuition bill but what we can …more
Community Clobbers Covid!
St. Conleth’s is not letting this lockdown get in the way of our habit of working together and sharing our …more
Covert Covid Learning!
The novel corona virus has forced into novel and covert styles of learning but, believe us, the work goes on! …more
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Take-Away Trifecta!
Can you handle a triple-shot of Afterschool/Morning Club Take-Away Hi-Jinks? There are three new postings below from Cecilia! 1) Dinosaur …more
Remote Rostra Rhetoricians!
Congratulations to Coleman Hegarty and Leo Nolan on their impressive top ten finish (of the best 59 in the world!) …more
Poetry in Numbers
In a cross-curricular Corona-coping coup, Mr. Kilcommons has combined Maths with… poetry? Yes, over the centuries various highfalutin’ mathematical types …more
Summer Exams 3.0!
**Slightly adjusted: small changes to the Fifth Year schedule, only** The times they are, indeed, a-changing, but here at St. …more
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Introductory Statement This policy aims at ensuring that a high-quality, comprehensive programme of Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) is delivered …more
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Senior School Parents’ Association Committee Members 2020-2021 1st Year Cliodhna Bourke1st Year Maeve Byrne1st Year Olivia McCullough 2nd Year Lorraine O’Connor 2nd Year …more
Junior Artists’ Summer Celebration!
The start of summer has almost been lost all the corona coverage, but not by St. Conleth’s Junior School students! …more
Remember When….?
It’s Throwback Thursday on stconleths.ie! Since sport is currently reduced to pilates apps and Wii Sports, we will recall the …more
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Staying Active!
With guidance from their remote but attentive teachers, our Junior and Preparatory School students are keeping their learning and imaginations …more
Masters of the Mandala!
Conlethians are keeping busy at home… especially Ms. Mellon’s Junior School Art Class. Over Easter they worked on mandalas using …more
Just in Time for the Rain…
As we write, at least in our far flung Corona hideaway, the weather has just taken a turn for the …more
Just Press Play!
Afterschool and Morning Club Director Cecilia Franken usually spends her Easter ‘break’ assisting the Easter Bunny make his deliveries in …more
Start Hoppin’!
Thankfully, the Easter Bunny has evaded the lockdown and is on his way. operating out of his summer home in …more
The Last B-Ball Game in Ireland?
In our efforts to keep some Conlethian good vibes flowing, we bring you more BC (Before Corona) News: Our U19 …more
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Hurry! Last Seats Selling Quickly!
Enjoy this last edition of the Afterschool Puppet Theatre before Easter. Cecilia and friends bring you ‘Thomas, Mat and the …more
Fitness Challenge #2!
A ‘towering’ member of the PE Department just enjoyed a milestone birthday, but since this GDPR-protected person has such a …more
Conlethians Keeping Busy!
Maria Rainer sang of ‘raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens’ but ‘marshmallows and bubbles’ might very well be in …more
Blog Through the ‘Blah’!
OK boomers, let’s face it, this COVID-19 thing is getting us down. Dog walks, Netflix and unusual dinner combinations can …more
Sir Toby and The 3 L’il Pigs!
Cecilia is back with more Afterschool/Morning Club kind of zany fun! This time she has help in her Shadow Theatre …more
Our First Weekly Fitness Challenge!
Wake up! The St. Conleth’s PE Dept. is talking to you! Below is our first weekly, long-distance learning Fitness Challenge. …more
Remember When?
American baseball philosopher Yogi Berra once complained that ‘Nostalgia is not what it used to be.’ Well, it certainly isn’t …more
Science Fun With Cecilia!
Wednesday is Science and Challenges day in the Afterschool Programme, so Cecilia and her canine co-stars have decided to keep …more
Ms. Cecilia’s Neighbourhood!
Fred Rogers is an absolute legend of American culture: a kindly avuncular personality who managed to be provide extra-parental love …more
Drums Along The Dodder!
To prompt pleasant memories of when your younger family members were not always just standing there listlessly in front of …more
Seachtain na Gaeilge… ar ball!
Before the shutdown… we had just enough time to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, in a rather abbreviated but spirited fashion! …more
Corona News Squashed!
Yes, our school is temporarily closed… but we will try to lighten the mood by delving into the overflowing ‘In …more
School Closed
In compliance with government directive, St. Conleth’s College will remain completely closed until Monday, March 30th. The Principals of the …more
Knee-Bumps Galore!
Juliet Donnelly has lit up St. Conleth’s since she first walked through the door, as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as her …more
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Bring the Noise!
There was a poignant moment at the recent Past Pupils Dinner when select members of the Class of 2010 got …more
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STEMsters!
With plans afoot for a big, new STEM facility for St. Conleth’s, it is fitting that we have a whole …more
A Crown for Fencing!
There is at least one international jet-setter whom the Corona has not grounded! TY Claudio Sosa is seen here fencing …more
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Spring Tide!
No sooner do we do our rugby ’round-up’ for the season and the boys send a clear message: it ain’t …more
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A-macing Debaters!
Rather serendipitous that Michael O’Dwyer (Class of 2010) was our special guest speaker at the PPU Dinner on the Friday …more
PPU… phew!
The good burghers of Greater Ballsbridge and Donnybrook hold their collective breaths every year on the last Friday of February …more
St. Conleth’s Strikes Again!
The Hockey Girls are really setting some high standards for the years and teams to come! With the first St. …more
Just Say ‘No!’ to COVID-19!
St. Conleth’s is well prepared for COVID-19! Considering the ‘jet-setty’ nature of our clientele, we were especially worried when we …more
A Classy Reunion
St. Conleth’s PPU Dinners are always memorable affairs: well-attended, well-catered and well-lubricated… more raucous than retiring, a fact any residents …more
1,2,3, Safe Cross…
Do you still know the Safe Cross Code? Your children do! The Road Safety Authority has been in for a …more
Rugby Round-Up!
As you can see in the news items below, St. Conleth’s sports is thriving on the basketball courts, running tracks …more
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New York, New York!
The greatest city in the world is now going to host Ireland’s greatest Past Pupils Union! Following on our successful …more
STEM Story
St. Conleth’s next extension is going to be a STEAM Centre (more on that later!) so it is only fitting …more
Poetry in Motion!
Conlethian fencing parents, Robert Smyth and Cahir Davitt, make quite a pair of ‘adjunct’ sports reporters: Robert with his faithful …more
Fusion Feasts!
As usual, Chef Mark is not hesitant to mix it up and get all fusiony in devising the weekly menu. …more
Indoor Army!
Fresh off their Cross Country success of a few weeks ago, Mr. Keenan and his ever-growing Athletics Army was on the …more
Build Up for Mocks! Now!
Yes, Third and Sixth Years, it is time to drop tilted on our Mock Examinations! Some of you may have …more
Of Brigid and Conleth
With the usual ubiquitous and undulating showers of rain and a belated arrival of a minor polar vortex, this year …more
Mark the Magnificent!
This week, Chef Mark braves the steppes of Eurasia and the tenements of NYC to bring us Tartar Sauce and …more
Full-On Offensive!
Conlethian Dad Robert Smyth has recently been rehired as our specialist fencing correspondent. Here he fills us in on another …more
B-Ballers Show Mamba Mentality
Basketball fans worldwide recently mourned the loss of one of the all-time greats, but Kobe Bryant’s emphasis on mental attitude …more
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Juniors Get Enabled!
Our After-School and Morning Club director Cecilia Franken has done it again! We have enjoyed the visiting chicks, butterflies, Gardaí …more
You Need a Noggin!
Did that gust of wing almost blow you back to Ballybrack? Are you freezing when you step outside in Firhouse? …more
Dreamspace!
Mr. Kilcommons and his Sixth Form enjoyed an exciting visit to the Microsoft Dreamspace where they imagined (and experienced) the …more
New Heights!
Those PE classes and after-school trainings sessions seem to be paying off regarding Junior School basketball as, for the first …more
Maths Night Out!
Last Friday night, all the coolest clubs and hippest bars around the city were strangely silent for the start of …more
Motion Carried: St. Conleth’s is The Home of School Debating!
Every St. Conleth’s teacher knows that our students are usually not shy about speaking up for themselves. In particular: the …more
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Cross Country Army!
Mr. Keenan and Mr. Smith do not do things by halves: when we say that sport at St. Conleth’s is …more
STEM Erratum
Young Scientist double award winner Cúan Moore does not make mistakes but apparently we do: Cúan did indeed win the …more
Get Ronan to the Paralympics!
We remember a young Ronan Roche Griffin lighting up his First Year Form Class with his wicked wit and a …more
Rugby is Back with a Bang!
All that fencing, debating and chess is great, but let us not forget that we still play rugby at St. …more
STEM Star!
Continuing a Conlethian tradition started by the Zorin brothers years ago, First Year Cúan Moore has won an award, in …more
No Holiday For Fencer!
Yes, we enjoyed two weeks of relatively low key lesson planning and curriculum development over the Christmas break, but not …more
The Pea and Mint Soup is Particularly Good!
No, we may not have ‘salted pork’ on the menu this week (pdf) but Chef Mark has included several specialties …more
Two for the Price of One!
We are having our own January Sale here at stconleths.ie and, really, it is a deal you just cannot beat! …more
All in the Mind!
Julien Porzadny does double duty at St. Conleth’s: he is half of our dynamic duo of French teachers (along with …more
Simple but Spectacular!
After the highfalutin drama, dance and comedy of Aladdin, it was back to basics with the Preparatory School’s version of the Nativity …more
Christmas Geniuses!
The Preparatory School took care of the original Christmas story but the older Junior School classes got a bit ‘edgy’ …more
Christmas Crooners!
The baton has been passed from Ms. Fay and Ms. deBhal to Ms. McGuinness, but judging by the talent and …more
Faith and Fun!
In less than a week, St. Conleth’s took part in two school-wide events, each of which conveyed a different but …more
TYs Show Flair Français!
The TYs are just about to close out a very busy first term, with outings galore, a monumental Christmas Fair …more
The Madchester Trip: Conlethians Party (and spend) Like Sheikh Mansour!
Manchester must be a bit like Las Vegas, as in what happens there seems to ‘stay’ there: it took us …more
Fencing: Ins and Outs!
You know that fencing has always been an integral part of St. Conleth’s. In recent weeks there was ample evidence …more
Thumbs Up for the TY Fair!
The Annual Transition Year Christmas Fair and Tree Sale was once again a spectacular success, with trees, wreaths and various …more
The Rooks’ Return!
We have been neglecting a recent mainstay in St. Conleth’s sporting news: Chess. Yes, we compete and win in many …more
Hearty Bucks!
When the wind whips away that umbrella with gusto, the sleety rain ‘falls’ sideways into your face and the cyclists …more
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like…
…the Annual Transition Year Christmas Tree Sale and Fair! Yes, indeed: the wind has picked up, the sun was last …more
Salad Days?
After last week’s Thanksgiving Feast, and in preparation for the yuletide excesses to come, we recommend (especially to the older …more
Happy Black Friday Eve!
The pilgrim fathers (despite their rabid anti-catholicism) would be thrilled to sees the celebration of the anniversary of his extraordinary …more
Off the Fence!
As with Jose Mourinho, we knew Luke Sherlock would not stay on the sidelines for too long! Luke has ended …more
Top of their Class!
We know we punch above our weight in rugby and hockey and the recent runs by our basketball teams is certainly …more
Turkey Time!
Of all the cultural imports from America, surely Thanksgiving is the most welcome. A holiday that celebrates diversity and community? …more
SS PA AGM…
No, that is not a secret code but the shortest way to announce that the Senior School Parents’ Association is …more
Will Your Exam be a Kobayashi Maru?
The Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario. …more
Still Movin’ and Groovin’!
Health Week may be over but Conlethians have not stopped moving… and groovin’! Here, the Prepsters enjoy their Dance Class …more
To the Rostra!
‘St. Conleth’s and Debating’ go together like ‘Germany and efficiency’, ‘Brazil and soccer’ and ‘America and freedom’… and our sprightly …more
The Write Stuff!
Our Juniors have The Write Stuff! Jamie Fanning was ‘Highly Commended’ in a recent AIJS handwriting competition… continuing our traditional …more
Fun in the Foliage!
Let’s just admit it: the unrelenting rain, gloom and puddle-splashing cyclists of the last few weeks have brought us to …more
Juniors Jump for Joy!
The Junior School also celebrated Health Week with both style and substance as Mr. Kilcommons and the other teachers planned …more
Are Friends Electric?
Not necessarily, but the boys and girls in the St. Conleth’s STEM Club certainly create a buzz when they get …more
We’ re Just Wrecked!
Health Week is finally over… and we are just wrecked! But it is a healthy ‘wreckedfulness’ as we pushed the …more
Health Year!
Health Week may be over but that does not mean that healthy eating stops at St. Conleth’s. See Chef Mark’s …more
Ismail Squashes Munster!
St. Conleth’s First Year Ismail Abdelwahed reached the final of the Munster Junior Open held in Waterford over the weekend …more
An Early Christmas Present!
At St. Conleth’s College, we do not believe in ‘last minute shopping’ when it comes to providing our students with …more
On the Offensive!
On the offensive! Conlethian swordsman continue to win plaudits and trophies! Claudio Sosa took Bronze in the Irish Open at …more
What’s Going On?
We try hard to keerp you up-to-date with our ‘Events’ listings (to the right) but it is also useful to …more
What a Load of Falafel!
and pak choi, and couscous, and lentils, and mac & cheese… this week’s menu (pdf):
Sound Bodies and Minds
Get ready for Health Awareness Week! Both Junior and Senior Schools are getting ‘psyched’ for a week in which we …more
STEM Club’s Stunning Start!
Over twenty First Years (and a few Fifth Year helpers) showed up for the first meeting of the All-New St. …more
A Different Shade of Green!
He shoots, he dribbles, he passes, he scores… and now he plays for Ireland! Luke Gilleran has made the ‘final …more
STEM Stars!
Will a new STEM Star arise at St. Conleth’s? Will we finally have an R-12 series droid? Well, grab your …more
Gotta Love a… TYer!
In the old country, ‘Gotta Love a Trier’ is one of those ambivalent sayings: a double-edged sword, a backhanded compliment… …more
News to Warm and Cheer
After an all-too-short midterm break, it is hard to come back to the daily grind… especially when it seems to …more
I Want to be a Policeman When I Grow Up!
Midterm is the perfect time to catch up on some ‘lost’ stories: Earlier this term, St. Conleth’s After and Pre-School …more
Maths Week Unlimited
Like a repeating decimal, Maths Week at St. Conleth’s just refuses to die! At our Halloween Assembly, Ms. NiAonghusa presented …more
Spooks and Scholars!
Here at St. Conleth’s, we pride ourselves on the ways in which the Junior and Senior Schools interact. We think …more
All Work and No Play…
We all know St. Conleth’s is not a grind school or a points factory though we do a fine job …more
Italy, India… Ireland?
Is Ireland finally going to join the gastronomic greats of the world? Well, if we had more chefs like Mark …more
A Soirée to Remember!
Ms. Fay, our stylish musical maestra, and Seamus Gallagher, our agent to current and future recording stars, pulled out all …more
The Multi-Talented Mr. Sheridan
Every knows about Mr. Sheridan’s sporting prowess both as a competitor and coach. He is a regular first team selection …more
Rabid Rabbit Rubbers!
Cecilia, our Morning Cub and After-School Director, is at it again! The butterflies have flown but the rabbits have arrived …more
The Tiger Roars Again!
Most of our current students are too young to remember but for a few years after the turn of the …more
Fencing Phenom!
It appears that we have a new budding fencing champion in St Conleth’s. Michael Davitt (3rd Form) competed in his first …more
Claudio Captures the Killanin!
Don’t be fooled by Claudio Sosa’s friendly demeanour and his winning, winsome smile. Let your guard down a moment… and …more
Magical, Mysterious Maths!
What can we say about the subject that somehow gives 125% (on the LC) when all others are bound by …more
Genghis Khan in the Canteen!
Fear not , the hairy horseman is at St. Conleth’s only in a disambiguous, inspirational sense for, according to Wiki: …more
Brother (and Sister) at your Side!
Mr. Keenan does not do things by halves: when we say that sport at St. Conleth’s is all about participation, …more
Inspirational Information!
Nearly everyone worked late last Monday night, and it has taken us almost a week to recover but it was …more
What Goes on in Bundoran…
We meant to write this ages ago, but even our ace reporter kept coming up against a stony, cold wall …more
Did I See You at Ascot?
We have been a bit preoccupied with the impending release of our St. Conleth’s 80th Anniversary Quinquennial, but now that …more
Information Evening: Mon. at 7:00!
Come and see why St. Conleth’s Senior School is attracting so much attention and so many students at our Information …more
Mexican-Irish Partnership!
In a relatively short time, Ireland has expanded its culinary palate quite extensively. Thankfully, Nescafe is no longer served as …more
Butterfly Project: The Final Frenzy!
Cecilia Franken’s After-School programme is so active, sometimes St. Conleth’s School itself is just a province of her ever-expanding empire. …more
Ready, Steady…. Sit?
I know it sounds strange at first, just sitting together- like some kind of college campus protest in 1968 Paris- …more
On the Road Again!
Intrepid explorer Gav Maguire is at it again! Like an aged country and western singer desperately trying to keep the …more
Blood Brothers!
There are not too many sports where competitors separated by 47 years (a rough estimate!) can face off against each …more
Return of the Kings
You know we can’t resist a LOTR reference, but the ‘kings’ in this case do not (yet) possess any sovereign …more
Never Mind the Gloom: Burrito Friday is on its Way!
As the calendar turns and the shadows lengthen, the weather is starting to run its usual course of perpetual precipitation, …more
No-one Suspects… The Butterfly!
Bart Simpson once famously fantasised about the butterfly being the perfect cover for wicked derring-do… but surely the soon-to-appear butterflies …more
Menu Della Settimana
Chefs Mark and Emerson are again at their cosmopolitan best! This week we have dishes from Spain and France, as …more
I, Claudio…
Like his Roman Emperor near-namesake, Claudio is no slouch with the academic books, but unlike the bumbling, stumbling Claudius, our …more
From Bologna to The Barbary Coast…
Chefs Mark and Emerson scour the earth for the tastiest dishes to serve up in the Conlethian canteen. This week …more
The Butterfly Effect
If you ever need a pick-me-up towards the end of a particularly gruelling day, do what we do: take a …more
Soup’s On!
And so is the salad… and the pasta… and the sandwich made to order. This week’s canteen menu: PDF to …more
Good and Tired!
It is a phrase of which you do not hear much anymore… after all, is it not oxymoronic? Good and …more
Happy 80th Birthday!
Just by chance yesterday, at about noontime, a woman and toddler were walking down Clyde Road and, when they came …more
And The Special of the Day is…
It has long been known that an army runs on its stomach, but every experienced teacher knows that so does …more
First Daze!
The TYs’ summer officially ends on Thursday at 11:00 but all the other years and classes have already taken that …more
Hooray! Supervised Study Starts Monday!
Time to face facts: summer is over and it is time to get some work done! But the worst part …more
Welcome (Back) to St. Conleth’s!
We are sure all our students, old and new, are eagerly looking forward to the start of school (and perhaps …more
Of Points and Plans
There is nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition, especially when the end result is a shared victory. On …more
Great Sports!
Yes, it is only early July but we bet the kids are already starting to annoy you… So, if you …more
The Golden Sword!
Past Pupil Philip Lee (Class of 1975) has become Ireland’s first ever European Champion in fencing! He won the European …more
booklist-general
Books are available from the suppliers listed below or any local school book supplier. Eason 40 O’Connell Street Lower, Dublin …more
Ann Cramp: An Appreciation
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Ann Cramp. Aside from the Kellehers and Sheppards and …more
Last Looks…
Our former Sixth Forms are probably in the full swing of summer by now but if they (or their parents) …more
Oops… And the Real Winner is..
There we were bragging about the efficiency of our awards ceremony and the lack of a Oscars-style snafu and, true …more
You Will Pass the Test!
No, we do not recommend you donning a visored helmet and relying solely on the force to pass your state …more
An End and A Beginning
Mr. Kilcommons and Ms. Loomes led Sixth Form through a very fitting Graduation Ceremony as the boys and girls bid …more
Beam Us Up, Simon!
The USS Enterprise’s loss has certainly been our gain. Since his arrival at St. Conleth’s on Stardate 96268.25, Ensign Simon …more
Singing for their Supper!
As is now traditional, After School Study ended with a pizza party and though pictures of people stuffing their gobs …more
And The Winner is…
Mr. ODulaing avoided any wardrobe malfunctions and Oscars-style misadventures at the Annual Awards Assembly and, aided by the ivory-tinkling of Sam …more
Dog Day After-Break
St. Conleth’s is going to the dogs! The Junior School recently celebrated its ‘Take your Dog (or Guinea Pig) to …more
The Last Fence… Really!
Yes, we officially ended the seemingly endless flow of fencing news some weeks ago but a operantly we were foiled …more
Art Matters!
We have a proud tradition of being an ‘artsy’ school and it seems like that legacy will continue! Our art …more
You Will Tell Us What You Know…
We are sure that on the eve of the start of the full exam period, following your extensive and intensive …more
Cars and Girls
Did we take the wrong turn somewhere in the late 60’s, when Brian Wilson retreated to his room and stopped singing …more
St. Conleth’s Got Talent!
Legendary Conlethian English teacher emeritus Mr. Golden would often decry the vulgarity of said three letter word, but we can’t …more
Leinster Lions!
Many schools send their athletes to the East Leinster’s Athletics Championships (or the North, etc…) but we take pride in …more
St. Conleth’s: Fame Academy!
Anyone wandering down Clyde Road last Friday evening very well might have thought that they were passing by a performing …more
Stylish Swansong
You will have to wait a bit longer for the full array of news, photos and video highlights from Graduation …more
Mr. Tayto’s Apprentices
Gav Maguire and Shane Robertson hit it off so well with Mr. Tayto during the recent Third Year Business Trip …more
How Are We Doin’?
A few months back we enjoyed a ‘whole-school’ inspection and the Department of Education will soon be publishing its findings …more
Corroborating Evidence!
We have found even more evidence of both the fun and learning that went on during the visit of the …more
Sail Ahoy!
First Year Russell Bolger spent a gruelling four days racing at the trials for the Irish Optimist Sailing teams at …more
Everybody Do Your Share!
We actually find Barney the Purple Dinosaur even more inspirational than Hillary Clinton, particularly his little ditty about taking care …more
To Protect and To Serve
St. Conleth’s After and Pre-School Czar Cecilia welcomed An Garda Síochána to St. Conleth’s and the Juniors got so excited …more
Summer Exams
We have been warned that we should deliver such an important item of news as the Summer Exam Schedule without …more
Liverpool, Tottenham, Staff Team
Yes, there were three great games of soccer these past few days, but though the last displayed similar levels of …more
The Last Fence
Yes, our Conlethian contingent of debonair duellists did approach their last ‘fence’ of the season but unlike the figurative horse, …more
Sun and Fun at Sportsday 2019!
The exodus from one side of Dublin 4 to the other began at break-time, and though we lost a few …more
Power Lunch
Past Past Pupils Union President Donal Milmo-Penny and Current PPU Pres John Carvill organised the first ever St. Conleth’s Business …more
Rhythm is a Dancer
Junior School Principal Tony Kilcommons’s recreational activities have been assumed to consist mostly of the traditional, robust sports and agricultural …more
B-Ballers Bring the Noise!
Judging from the roars emanating from the Sports Hall on Friday at lunch-time, Steph Curry dropping 23 in the 4th …more
Tennis, Anyone?
The Senior School hockey, rugby and basketball teams have thrilled us with their multiple finals and semi-finals and their efforts …more
Relatively Recent History
Apologies for not posting this sooner, but the combined Junior and Senior School Parents Association produced a fantastic newsletter back …more
Hee-Haw! Welcome to MAGA Land!
Actually, that was just to get your attention: most of the debaters, even those supporting the Bouchier Hayes Plate Debate …more
Absorbing the Hits
Apparently, when Mr. Trenier heard that his Transition Years were organising a fundraiser for the Irish Wheelchair Association he mistakenly …more
Stars of Track and Field!
Mr. Keenan’s track and field boys and girls were at it again this week, this time at the East Leinster …more
Zorro Strikes Again!
Third Year Claudio Sosa has once again established his credentials as one of the best fencers in Ireland: notice, we …more
Last Post of Spring!
We were just clearing our desks of all the news from last term and we found one roll of undeveloped …more
Health 2.0
Health Week at St. Conleth’s wrapped up with an Aware talk on mental resilience by GAA legend Kevin McManamon (he …more
Fratres in Armis!
Parent Robert Smyth mixes two noble professions, fencing and Latin, long associated with St. Conleth’s, in his latest report from …more
Out On a High Note!
As always, our Spring Semester ended on a high note, with our Annual School Concert filling the Performance Hall with …more
Healthy Minds and Bodies!
Mr. ODulaing designated this week as ‘St. Conleth’s Health Awareness Week’ and he and the rest of the staff have …more
TYs Take History and Botany 101
Last week the Transition years satisfied both their fauna and Fianna cravings by visiting both the Botanical Gardens and Glasnevin …more
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The Guru in Action!
We are well used to the benefits having our very own guru on the Senior School Staff, but now Mr. …more
Ready, Steady…Go!
St. Conleth’s hosted another very successful AIJS Athletics Championships last week at Irishtown Stadium and, this time, we even won …more
TY Activités Françaises!
You have already read below how a group of Mr. Porzadny’s TYs initiated an innovative project which involved the organisation …more
Bon Appetit!
Ms. Crowley’s Second Years completed their research on the regions of France and then served up some of the local …more
Sci’s the Limit!
Mr. Callaghan led a merry band of First and Second Years to SciFest where two teams topped their groups and …more
B-Ballers Still Bouncing!
It was a hectic end to the official basketball season as Coaches Gahan and Ingle led both boys and girls …more
Art for Art’s Sake!
With Ms. Halpin at the helm, why would we ever settle for just the ‘a’ in STEAM? No room on …more
Now, It’s Really Over!
We have to be honest: reporting about our First Year Rugby victories was starting to get a bit repetitive and …more
Fast… As You Can!
Whether it is Yom Kippur, Ramadan or good, old-fashioned Lent, fasting is intertwined with religious practice. It is a link …more
Francophonic Football Flair!
Mr. Porzadny and Ms. Crowley are at it again, keeping le français alive and active and fighting a two-teacher war …more
Bling, Bling!
Yes, the rugby boys had their heavy metal year in 2016, when they added a treble of trophies to that …more
Grand Designs!
Somewhere back in the mists of time, not long after the Norman invasion itself, Mr. Peter Gallagher inaugurated a Castle-building …more
A Golden Year!
We have made the comparisons before and we stand by them: the 2018-2019 First Year Rugby is so good that …more
Juniors Win Basketball Derby!
Nothing gets the blood up like a local ‘derby’. Just think of the blue versus the red of Manchester or …more
Look What the Tide Dragged In!
Pity the Geographer, for he plows a lonely course as he strides through the sands of time and bends to …more
Science is Just a Blast!
Last September, Mr. Trenier started the Junior School After-School Science and Maths Clubs and they have been going like gangbusters …more
Thriller in the Colosseum!
Our Classics Kids do indeed ‘kick as‘, or more precisely, ‘kick argentum‘ because they walked away with the silver, not …more
Orals and Practicals!
Never mind the fake news that has been floating around the place, the following is straight from Ms. Killen, which …more
Negotiating the Minefield
Anyone with teenagers can attest to the difficulties involved in discussing the ‘big’ issues in life, and the preponderance of …more
Gang Gaeilge!
During Seachtain na Gaeilge even a school which lies at the top of Waterloo and Wellington Roads comes out ‘all Irish’! …more
The Peace Child Wows Them!
For One Night Only! Last Thursday night, the Junior School Musical, ‘The Peace Child’, premiered in our stately Performance Hall, …more
Start Your Theatrics!
Our Second Years are often accused of being a bit ‘dramatic’, even ‘histrionic’: something about this age group makes them …more
The Boyz Take Centre Stage!
The TY Bank Street Boys enjoyed taking the stage and pushing their concept and products at the Build-A-Bank final, while …more
End of an Era
The 2019 SCT bowed out nobly in the Leinster Schools McMullen Senior Cup Semifinal versus Gormanston College this past week. …more
Let Us Eat Cake!
To be honest, for all the lawyers, doctors and engineers we churn out of this place, it is not like …more
Citizen Cyclists
Next time a flash of spandex, go-pro and attitude nearly takes you out as you innocently step from the path… …more
Fifth Form Adventures
With all this hockey hullabaloo we have been a bit neglectful of our other newsmakers, particularly our little Conlethian brothers …more
Goin’ County!
Historically, St. Conleth’s is traditionally associated with sports that may be described as particularly ballsbidgy or even ‘mock-ascendancy’: we excel …more
Leinster Champions!
They have done it! It was a happy, historic hockey happening for St. Conleth’s, as the whole school downed tools …more
Into The Final!
Our Minor Hockey Girls are into the Leinster Final! A first in Hockey for St. Conleth’s. They beat Dundalk Grammar …more
Myles Better!
Junior School fencer Myles Moriarty-Smyth ventured to Scotland last weekend to fence in the Edinburgh stage of this season’s Leon Paul …more
Yes, Still a Rugby School!
Our First Year Rugby Team reminded us all that St. Conleth’s is still a rugby school and that they too …more
Hockey Hoopla!
Our Minor Hockey Girls Team is through to Leinster Semifinal! This historic hockey happening will take place on Friday vs. …more
Two Wheels Good!
Now, that’s a real ‘pick and roll’! TYs enjoyed a day of sporting fun with a social dimension as they …more
Carvill Takes Control
So, this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause. Yes, the count has receded into the shadows and the chancellor …more
Send Lawyers, Guns and Money!
Actually, just send the lawyers: guns are rendered redundant when truly rockin’ rhetoric is reverberating from the rostrum and the …more
Rain or Shine…
…our Junior School Art Classes have a good time! Ms. Mellon somehow regularly gathers the anarchic energy of our Junior …more
Ballsbridge Braces for Past Pupil Party!
Let Blackrock prance and preen in the reflections off their 69 Leinster Senior Cups… let Michael’s attempt the same with …more
Hockey Hits New Heights!
Our Minors won a thrilling penalty shoot-out over Mount Anville in the Quaterfinals of the Leinster’s. Head Coach Ms. Speller …more
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 …more
Balling with the Best!
Another busy Conlethian international sportsman! TY Luke Gilleran recently travelled with the Irish Basketball U17 Development squad to an …more
The Chicks Have Left The Building!
It has been an exciting few weeks at St. Conleth’s as our Great Egg-to-Chick Experiment was planned, initiated, brought to …more
The Third Triumvirate?
As the gentleman involved here know well, there have only been two notable triumvirates in all of European history: those …more
Chicks Impressed By Chess Teams!
Yes, maybe it was just the shine off the trophies, but our little chicks did seem awfully impressed by our returning chess teams. Mr. Kilcommons, himself, give us the details.
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KFC: Kids’ Fun Chicks!
Though we do not subscribe to much eastern mysticism, we do admit that the old ‘yin yang‘ theory tends to …more
Mr. Keenan’s Army Moves Indoors!
Fresh off their Cross Country success of a few weeks ago, Mr. Keenan and his ever-growing Athletics Army was on the …more
AIJS Champions… Again!
Signs of Spring: St. Brigid’s crosses get made in schools. The daffodils force their way up through the mud. And …more
Second Formers: Action Kids!
Mr. O’Brien and his Second Form certainly put all that new-fangled ‘co-operative learning’ and ‘kinetic intelligence’ into practice, and they …more
Hockey Hysteria!
Don’t tell Gav but the word on the DART, in the queues at D-Brook Fair and at the pilates and …more
A Vital Ingredient!
Student involvement in a school is obviously essential: if no students show up for school, we would soon be re-assigned …more
It’s a Long Way…
… to Tipperary, indeed, but the likely lads (and lady) seen below, who accompanied Ms. Sheppard and Mr. Carvill on a …more
St. Brigid and Bernard Sheppard!
With the belated arrival of the polar vortex and the permanent problem of dampness, this year in particular we needed …more
Senior School Special Needs Policy
St. Conleth’s College Senior School Special Needs Policy Mission Statement St. Conleth’s is imbued with the robust Christian values of …more
Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment
Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment In accordance with section 11 of the Children First Act 2015 and with the requirement of …more
World Class!
Fencing has been part of St. Conleth’s since the very beginning and regular readers would know how active and successful …more
Of Bankers and Buskers!
When you think ‘banker’ perhaps you think of the little moneybag grabbing Monopoly caricature… or, perhaps, some of the individual …more
Johnny, Do You Want Them Back?
Magic Boots! Below you see our winners in the Junior School’s aforementioned ‘Johnny Sexton Legendary Drop Goal Boots Competition’. Maybe Johnny …more
Power Sharing
Well, it has not worked to well up north recently, but at St. Conleth’s we are firm believers in ‘power-sharing’. …more
Belfast…Paris…Where’s Next?
Fencing is cosmopolitan in the truest sense of the word: our band of brothers are racking up huge air miles …more
Lucky Boots!
Where were you when it happened? Yes, when you are old and grey and the memories are starting to fade there …more
Know Your Limits!
Is Kamran Roseingrave-Salim the Olivier Giroud of Maths competitions? Like the wonderfully whiskered Frenchman, Kamran and his ‘B Team’ cohorts …more
U19s’ Future Looks Bright!
With essential parts Mark ‘Ronan’ Connor and Johnny ‘Taz’ Barry on the shelf due to injury, the Boys U19 Basketball …more
Ireland Beat Brazil!
Well, not quite, but we want you to get a sense of the earth-shaking significance of our First Year Chess …more
Music Hall Adventures
Both our Junior and Leaving Certificate Music students took trips to the National Concert Hall this week to hear their …more
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Cross Country Army!
Mr. Keenan does not do things by halves: when we say that sport at St. Conleth’s is all about participation, …more
After-School Fire Engine Fun!
Is there anything more exciting than a fire engine? Cecilia welcomed the Fire Brigade to visit the After-School Programme and …more
The Miracle of Miracles!
We certainly do believe in miracles, because it was a miracle that Transition Year Dylan Alves was able to fashion …more
A Thousand Words…
…is the supposed value of a picture but the frequent visitor to these pages knows that we often throw in …more
Lost Limbs in Dangerous Dungeons
Never mind the risk of injury which our rugby, basketball, hockey and chess players face with each match and training …more
Of Kings and Queens…
All that sweat about basketball, hockey and rugby (with more to come!) put us in mind for news of a …more
They’re (almost) Here!
Every great work needs its prequel! Just click below for the full timetable for this year’s Junior and Leaving Certificate …more
DELF Delivered by Duo Dynamique!
Is that a whiff of Chanel mixing with the scent of curry wafting from the cafeteria? Did a well-dressed and stylishly-coiffed professeur …more
New Year: Same Swag!
A New Year, another round of fencing…. The band of brothers headed North on Saturday for Round 3 of the …more
SCT Hang Tough!
Our First Year Rugby team is making history with their season-long unbeaten run and our JCT recently joined the party …more
Hockey Happenings
It is getting rather repetitive reporting on hockey victories, such is the run of success currently being enjoyed by both …more
STEM Explorers!
Mr. Callaghan and his STEM staff sidekicks bravely took on the onerous task of leading three full years of Conlethians …more
JCT: Shield Warriors!
After a tough, close loss in the Cup, we knew anyone facing our Junior Cup Team would have their hands …more
This Year, I Resolve to…
…study more! We all tend to the aspirational rather than the practical when it comes to New Year’s resolutions but …more
Holiday Hoop News!
We already know that our U19 boys basketball team have continued their winning ways under Coaches Ingle and Gahan and …more
A Simple Story, Spectacularly Told
After the extraordinary drama of the Junior School’s first ever professionally produced single (see below), it was back to basics with …more
The So-Young Quartet!
Everyone knows that Conlethians are the coolest of cats and that 28 Clyde Road is hipster heaven but last Friday we …more
Christmas Crooners!
The Senior School Choir is at the heart of everything that we do musically at St. Conleth’s- in fact, it …more
Christmas Cheerers!
At this time of year, much is bandied about about ‘The True Meaning of Christmas’. We certainly do not claim …more
Party Time in After School!
Cecilia Franken, St. Conleth’s After-School Programme Co-Ordinator, knows how to throw a party! DJ, dancing, disco lights, limbo bar and …more
True Believers!
The first miracle of this Christmas season was Music Teacher Emer Hartnett’s almost unbelievable accomplishment of organising and executing the Junior School …more
A Trophy in Every Stocking?
Yes, the band of brothers (and Claudio) have been busy leading into the holidays, building up their supply of precious …more
Ballsbridge Fair
A TYer reports on their super-successful Christmas Fair (in partnership with Parents Association): The TY Christmas tree fair all started …more
Oooh! Look! It’s The Bank Street Boys!
Drift back, if you will, to this time of year in, say, 2005… You are working in mortgages at the …more
Culture Vultures!
Long ago, Mrs. Patricia Kelleher initiated what has become a beloved Conlethian tradition: the Sheppard-Kelleher family invites Sixth Years out …more
Chess D Boys Join the Party!
St. Conleth’s is all about inclusion and participation, and though our top chess teams compete with the best in Leinster …more
A Conleth’s Christmas!
The Annual St. Conleth’s Traditional Christmas Fair is being held this year on Saturday, December 8th from 9.30-4pm. As well …more
Chess ‘A’ Team in the Thick of It!
Pardon if we sound a bit like Ross O’Carroll Kelly, but as it is with rugby, hockey and sports and culture …more
The Write Stuff!
Masters of an almost lost Art! Two of our Juniors have won ‘Highly Commended’ awards in the AIJS Handwriting Competition. …more
Christmas for Everyone!
With Black Thursdays, Cyber Mondays and various other promotions and mercantile devotions, it is easy to get all ‘wrapped up’ …more
Chessmen Return!
For too long we have let the fencers, the debaters and the hockey and rugby players dominate the headlines: we all …more
Talkin’ Turkey: Thanksgiving at St. Conleth’s!
Somewhere Squanto must be smiling… as he sees the celebration of the anniversary of his extraordinary act of goodwill and …more
We Look Back… and Forwards
Our Annual School Mass is always an affair in which we engage with mixed emotions. In this liturgical time of …more
Senior Hockey Girls in Action!
We recently broke the bank with the purchase of a new camera which is capable of catching those split second …more
The Next Lord Chancellor of Ireland?
Yes, Conor Power of the Class of 2018 now moves in rarified company, joining the bishops, the parliamentarians, the lord …more
Oh, Just Go Fly a Kite!
With tuppence for paper and strings You can have your own set of wings With your feet on the ground …more
Please Speak Up!
Actually, it is quite a rare occurrence that a St. Conleth’s teacher needs to ask students to ‘speak up’: it …more
Hi-Tech Marvels!
The Junior School Parent Association has once again enabled us to stay on the cutting edge of technology. Nevermind those …more
Ouch! My Astigmatism!
Actually, we are not exactly sure where on our body we are suffering from said condition, but the winning contestants …more
Top of their Classes!
We know we punch above our weight in rugby and hockey and the recent run by our basketball teams is certainly …more
JCT Pushes Sandford to the Wire
Louis Magee, St. Conleth’s Head of Junior Rugby, had his troops well prepared for this derby-like Cup clash with near …more
Making News in Leinster!
With our JCT campaign kicking off today, it is good time to recall the essential role St. Conleth’s has played …more
Your Christmas Exam Schedule!
Galadriel did, but can you pass the test? At St. Conleth’s College, we do not believe in ‘last minute shopping’ …more
Our Chivalric Heroes!
Well, technically they do not actually compete on horses (yet), but our young fencing heroes do display all the necessary …more
Berries! Alumnus Chris Luke Honoured in Cork
We all know (because the Corkonians keep telling us) that Cork is the best city (or very large town) in …more
Cool Sounds for Sound Minds!
Our report is a bit belated but the event in question was so important that we are still going to …more
A Plethora of Portfolio!
Ms. Halpin has been busy. You have already seen, in other news items, snaps of the new Art Room in …more
Maths: It All Adds Up!
A few years ago, a research report commissioned by UNESCO/UNICEF/The Illuminati found that Ireland’s schools were lagging behind the international …more
A Spectre is Haunting St. Conleth’s…
But have no fear: it is not the lumpenproletariat looking for the redistribution of wealth, it is a fun-loving gang …more
Rugby Teams Roll On!
Winning is obviously infectious. Our First Year Rugby Team continued its record-setting start to the season with a blitz win at …more
Amacing Debaters!* Updated With New Photos!
As proved just last Wednesday, Conlethians are famously tough on the rugby pitch, but off the field we are notoriously …more
Hockey Win in the Wilds of Wicklow!
Just in case you have yet to acquire the ‘postmodern patter’ dialect common amongst our youngsters and used below in …more
Omar Earns Squash Bronze!
Squash has a proud tradition at St. Conleth’s with both Ms. Sheppard and Mr. McGrath having competed at the highest …more
Our Own Little Zorro?
In the dark times of Spanish Colonial administration of California, a masked hero emerged from the shadows of the Los …more
Sisters in Arms!
The St. Conleth’s Hockey Machine keeps rolling! You have already read about our Minor team’s stunning early season success. Now …more
Another Helping of Creamed Corn?
Well, we cannot promise that traditional, dubious American ‘treat’, but we are sure Chef Mark will pull some Halloweeny surprise …more
Maths Teachers ‘Turn it Up to 11!’
St. Conleth’s Maths teachers, both Junior and Senior, do not let traditional boundaries limit their enthusiasm for the world’s favourite …more
Cross Country Camaraderie!
Mr. Keenan does not do things by halves: when we say that sport at St. Conleth’s is all about participation, …more
Francophonic Fun… in Bundoran?
We always knew that the Donegalese were the most civilised of the Irish, and that Bundoran is up there with …more
A New Dynasty?
Will the Class of 2024 SCT rival the of the legendary, record-setting team of 2016? Well, the First Year rugby …more
Good Grief, Greif!
Are you sure that is safe? Yes, we know we have molly-coddled our kids to the point where they risk …more
Sixth Years Enjoy Action-Packed Retreat
Do you remember when retreats involved a lot of hushed voices, hastily drawn symbolic etchings and vague expressions of well-being? …more
Probably… the Politest Lacrosse Goalie in the World!
We have a slew of alumni news to tell you, and that is coming soon in a special omnibus, but …more
Together, We Are More!
Think of any of your favourite Power Rangers’ tagline and they all seem to apply here: Together, We Are More!; Back …more
The Best in… The British Isles?
Conlethians are rather used to ‘All-Ireland’ titles: chess and basketball immediately come to mind… but to be the ‘Best in …more
Batter Up!
The members of the PE Department at St. Conleth’s are actually rather open-minded and experimental for a bunch of jocks. …more
The Invincibles
Our Minor Hockey Girls are on a roll! Now 2-0, after beating Our Lady’s- Terenure 5-0. They have scored 10 …more
Over The Next Fence!
Another term, another fencing season…. This year the blade bar has been upped: James Moriarty-Smyth and Claudio Sosa, having been selected …more
What Are They Doing In There?
In his many years at St. Conleth’s, Mr. Callaghan has often drawn the attention of the wider school (and the …more
Style and Substance
We expected nattily dressed gentlemen and girls in gorgeous gowns and we were certainly knocked out with the style, but we …more
Conlethians, Assemble!
Principal Donal ODulaing and School Captain Tomas Clancy led the first Senior School assembly of the year, but there was …more
Thursday Night Lights!
As fans of ‘Friday Night Lights’ would know, in most of America (the red bits, that is), the biggest night …more
What are Those?
The dearly departed, and sorely missed, Mr. Bolger was known for his collection of shoes. (Have no fear: he has …more
Uisce, Teanga agus Craic!
TYs enjoy a day of water-sports and Irish at Moontour, an innovative language adventure centre run by Past Pupil Sean …more
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Hockey Teams Fire First Salvos!
The revolution continues. And this is no long, drawn-out insurgency in the hills. This is Castro riding into Havana, with …more
All in the Name of Science!
Mr. Kilcommons is running a lucrative side-business at St. Conleth’s: providing unwitting subjects for scientific research. Some might question the …more
Quick… to the Roundtower!
Yikes! The Vikings are coming… on the History Channel! But have no fear… Fourth Former Harry Groarke (and siblings) will …more
S.cience T.renier E.ngineering M.aths
Mr. Trenier is multi-talented mountain of a man. His Cavan neighbours know about the range and depth of his rodeo …more
No Magic Bullets…
Even School Captain emeritus Harry Mansfield, who very soon will be handling real ammunition as a Defence Forces Officer Cadet, …more
After-School Care At St. Conleth’s
How do you ‘bridge the gap’? Your little Conlethians are dismissed at 2:45 but you do not get off work …more
Chrome Book Heaven
That long-awaited new album by Gary Numan? No, it is simply where we are living nowadays at St. Conleth’s, as …more
All Changed Utterly…
Yes, the terrible beauty of the new Junior Cycle has been born… but to be honest, things really have not …more
First Year Rugby Enjoys 3-0 Debut!
We have decided that last Wednesday’s stunning start to the St. Conleth’s rugby season, with First Years winning all three …more
All Day and All Night!
We all know what ‘All work and no play…’ does to Jack but for many youngsters the opposite situation applies, …more
And They’re Off!
Sings of the change in seasons: shorter evenings, darker mornings, leaf fall… and Conlethian fencing triumphs! After a short summer …more
A Walk on the Wild Side
We have cultivated, nay, invented a good-natured competition regarding our Past Pupil accomplishments: Who has been more influential, the STEM-siders …more
Settling In…
It did not take long for our First Year Boys and Girls to find a suitable and satisfying place at …more
Junior School Extra Curricular Activities 2018-2019
All Junior and Prep School pupils were present for at least part of the day today and our early morning …more
First Daze!
Actually, the students did not look dazed at all, hitting the ground running on their first day of the new …more
Welcome (Back) to St. Conleth’s!
We are sure all our students, old and new, are eagerly looking forward to the start of school (and perhaps …more
A Photo Finish on LC Results Day!
There is nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition, especially when the end result is a shared victory. On …more
Eskimo Supreme?
For a relatively small school, St. Conleth’s punches far above its weight in many areas, including alumni accomplishment. You have …more
East Africa 2018: The Lasting Effect
By now, the young Conethians who were part of Expedition East Africa 2018 have settled back into their cushy South …more
Stop Doodling, Jack!
Yes, we ourselves were guilty of occasionally shouting that at Jack Siggins (Class of 2009) back when he was in …more
Back to School???
In this splendid summer weather it is almost a sin to mention those three words beloved of advertisers (and, sometimes, …more
No, Really, What Did We Do This Year? *Corrected Edition!
Well, loads, judging by the 47 (!) pages of the 2017-2018 St. Conleth’s College Parents Association Combined Newsletter (*now with the …more
And They’re Off!
The St. Conleth’s East Africa Expedition 2018 has landed in Djibouti! Troll through our news from the last few years …more
Avoid The Summer Doldrums: Get ‘Food Active’!
An army runs on its stomach and a school runs on its canteen. At St. Conleth’s College we are …more
It Is How You Play the Game…
… well, yes, it does matter but winning is okay, too! Mr. ODulaing avoided any Oscars-style overt political statements (except …more
Bullets Over Broadway!
The one problem I have with this new TY musical is that all these wiseguys and dames… why do they …more
The Last Fence?
You knew the fencers would not give up the headlines to all that graduation hullabaloo without a fight. Two fencing …more
Junior Golfers Putt on a Show!
Fencing, tennis, rugby, polo… yes, it does seem at times that we conform to the stereotypical image of the private …more
And the Winner is…
…everybody! Well, considering how beautifully Graduation Night went last Friday, everybody was a winner and it is almost a shame …more
A Fond Farewell!
The new Performance Space provided the perfect warm and cosy setting for the fitting finale to the Graduating Class of 2018’s …more
James Honoured for Ancient Thriller!
Pompeii, 79AD: The sun shone bright streaks of light through the scattered clouds, turning the sky surrounding the city an amber shade …more
Nicholas Makes Metros!
Congratulations to Nicholas Cunningham Ash on making the U16 Leinster Metro Rugby squad for 2018/19.There were over 500 rugby players (including …more
Total Football!
Things did not look good for the Staff Team in the moments leading up to kick-off. Yes, we had retained …more
Great Sports!
The exodus from one side of Dublin 4 to the other began at break-time, and though we lost a few …more
Basketbrawl!
The deck was stacked against the Staff basketball team from the start. The Sixth Years (the Man City of schools …more
Junior School Soccer Stars!
Junior School had their annual internal soccer blitz in Herbert Park on Tuesday 8thMay. Referee/organiser Mr Keenan and Louis Magee, …more
A Bright, Bright Sun-Shiny Day!
Every year in early May, as the TYs trudge onto the coach for the Gaisce hike, the irrepressible Gav Maguire …more
Project: Maths!
All this recent falafel about art, music and cooking has annoyed the STEM lords and stirred them to action! You …more
Conlethians: Here and There!
Regular readers might surmise that we have no editorial process at all, but St. Conleth’s is such a busy place …more
La Grand Finale!
We bestow the title of ‘TY Masterchef Français’ as carefully as the Americans choose a president so it should be …more
Rara Avis!
Or should we say rarae aves? Our First Years do not need much to get them excited so when a real, …more
Art Matters!
Everywhere you look in St. Conleth’s, there is art: from Junior Infants to Sixth Years, each class and year seems …more
First Order: Summer Exam Schedule!
We do cozy, cuddly, and, dare we say, ‘quirky’ very well at St. Conleth’s but sometimes we have to be …more
Music 101: From the Classics to the Avant-Garde!
The School Concert not only annually awes and delights its audience: it also serves as a useful musical primer! From …more
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Master Chef, Français!
When the Dynamique Duo of the French Department, Ms. Crowley and Mr. Porzadny, sat down to discuss what innovative/interactive/’make your …more
Double Silver at the East Leinsters!
Mr. Keenan’s track and field boys and girls were at it again last week, this time at the East Leinster …more
By Sea and By Land!
Yes, like the Royal Marines, our Junior School Conlethians are successful on all fronts and in all environments! Russell Bolger …more
CSPE DSPCA…AP?
It is all about the abbreviations these days in education… and you probably have not yet even heard about the …more
The Home of Debate
We were already the ‘home of debate’ in the way that Brazil is the home of football but with John …more
Fraternité and Fun!
Well, not quite, as both Transition Year and Fifth Form are now co-educational, but 1/3 of the French national motto …more
Holy Steps!
The front steps of 28 Clyde Road have always been a favourite spot for the photographic capture of significant moments …more
TYs, By the Seaside!
Cross-curricular was the name of the game as our TYs united under the flags of Chemistry and Geography, and the …more
Know-It-Alls!
Two teams from the Junior School represented the school in the AIJS Table Quiz hosted by St. Gerard’s JS. It …more
At Swim, Four Forms
We still see no sign of the much-rumoured swimming pool on the roof of 28 Clyde Road, but CEO Ann …more
Tennis, Anyone?
Nestled as we are between the shadow-dappled courts of Herbert Park and the power and prestige of the Fitzwilliam Lawn …more
Girl Power!
Yes, we all enthusiastically welcomed the arrival of full co-education a couple of years ago and, yes, we knew that …more
Ready, Steady…. Go!
The ubiquitous Tony Barry once famously competed in all seven events at an athletics meet, a couple of which for …more
La Vie en Rose!
Mr. Porzadny took Transition Year to see the French Film “Le voyage de Fanny” at the IFI. They also enjoyed …more
Chess Warriors Finish Strongly!
Junior School Chess success continues! When great teams reach the pinnacles of their sport and win the championship, there is …more
Who is King (or Queen) of the Castle?
Somewhere back in the mists of time, not long after the Norman invasion itself, Mr. Peter Gallagher inaugurated a Castle-building …more
Mr. Keenan’s Athletics Army Assembles Again!
Those bellicose tweets hurled daily across international divides have thankfully come to nothing but here in leafy South Dublin the …more
Fencers Climb National Rankings
We can barely keep up with the fencing news and results at St. Conleth’s! This just in off the wire: …more
Conlethians Impress the Sensei!
Last weekend, Fencing Ireland invited a senior coach from the internationally acclaimed Club Jesi in Italy to Dublin. The St …more
And the Gold Medal for Hospitality…
We may not have won all the races but we certainly came first in the ‘Event Management’ category! Yes, once …more
Screen Safer!
Do you remember this? 1,2,3,4,5,6, Safe Cross Code/Remember, one, look for a safe place/ two, don’t hurry, stop and wait…. …more
Mr. Bolger: The Last Action Hero
Like all of us, Mr. Bolger is getting on in years, but unlike the rest of us, who have retired …more
St. Conleth’s Hockey Reaches New Heights!
Our First Year Hockey Team pushed Mt. Anville all the way in the Leinster B League final, losing only 1-0, …more
Serve’s Up!
The Senior School basketball and hockey teams have thrilled us with their multiple finals and semi-finals and their efforts have …more
Administration of Medicines Policy
St Conleth’s has a duty to safeguard the health and safety of pupils when engaging in authorised school activities, this …more
St. Conleth’s Senior School Child Safeguarding Statement
St. Conleth’s College is a senior school providing secondary education to pupils from 1st Year to 6th Year. In accordance with …more
Career Opportunities
Our dedicated Guidance Counsellor Anne Ryan organises an endless stream of visitors, from universities near and far, who speak to …more
Que Bonita Es Barcelona!
What would you give to spend a few glorious days and sleepless nights with over sixty tweeners in beautiful Barcelona? …more
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Champions!
The St. Conleth’s U16 Boys Basketball Team torched Blackrock College in the Semifinals and then steamrolled St. Andrew’s in the …more
Conlethian Fencers Rampage Through Europe!
The Conlethian fencers, again, went international and grabbed the gold in foreign fields of glory. Poland, Durham (UK) and Northern …more
A Gentleman… and a Schol!
We all knew that Daniel Gilligan was the perfect gentleman: no Conlethian had won as many laurels as Daniel in …more
Conleth’s Classics Kids Kick ‘Aes’!
Marcus Aurelius, our departed deified emperor emeritus, would not be happy if he looked down from his heavenly abode and …more
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Not Putting Their Chocolate Where Their Mouths Are!
We take Lent seriously at St. Conleth’s and the Prep and Junior School pupils especially like to ‘give something up’ …more
LC Orals and Practicals Soon To Bloom!
‘When April with his showers so sweet/ Has pierced the drought of March to the root…’ was Chaucer’s optimistic appraisal …more
Seo Leat í: Seachtain na Gaeilge!
During Seachtain na Gaeilge even a school which lies at the top of Waterloo and Wellington Roads comes out ‘all Irish’! …more
Extra-Curricular Kudos!
We are very proud of what our students accomplish between the walls of 28 Clyde Road, as well as at …more
Darth Phelan the Wise!
Did you ever hear the story of Darth Phelan the Wise? It’s not a story the Classics Quiz Team would tell …more
Their Next Holy Step!
There is ample evidence in these pages that we attend to the bodies and brains of our students, but authorities no less …more
Splashdown!
Yes, we dare compare the heroics of Lonergan, Trenier, Weatherley, Mansfield and Steyn with the triumphant return of Armstrong, Aldrin …more
Putting the ‘A’ into STEAM!
Yes, we are proud of the many STEM stars amidst the current student body and our past pupils (see news …more
All Aboard! Senior School Sailing Starting After Easter!
Head of Sport Gavin Maguire’s mighty realm extends over both land and sea: Dear Parents, For the last few years …more
Junior School Child Safeguarding Statement
St. Conleth’s College is a junior school providing primary education to pupils from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. In accordance …more
Monday: Normal School Day
Because of the unexpected missed days due to the storm, the planned Junior Cycle Inservice for Senior School teachers has …more
Applied Maths Class Cancelled
Due to closing of the school, Saturday’s Applied Maths class has been cancelled.
LC Spanish Mock Orals Postponed
Due to closing of the school, LC Spanish Mock Orals are postponed until further notice.
Past Pupil Dinner Cancelled
The Clyde Road Residents Association, the local constabulary and the gendarmes may be relieved, but it is with great regret …more
School Closed: Wed.-Fri.
St. Conleth’s College, both Junior and Senior Schools will be closed Wednesday- Friday, 28/2-2/3, by order of the Department of …more
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Conlethians are famously (and sometimes, infamously) able to express themselves rhetorically, with a good deal of confidence, and usually a …more
Bank! And Your Debt is Gone!
We have been punished over the years with various build-a-bank names which play upon famous film franchises (remember The Empire …more
St. Conleth’s Special Needs Policy
Aims St. Conleths is committed to providing a fully rounded Catholic education for all its pupils and in line with …more
Basketball Gurlz Win Two On The Bounce!
We knew things would be different at St. Conleth’s when co-education took full effect and the girls began to appear …more
Self Evaluation Report and Improvement Plan
Our Self Evaluation Report and Improvement Plan St. Conleth’s College 2017-18 1 Introduction This document records the outcomes of our …more
Generational Conflict!
How dare those debaters steal the spotlight! Don’t they know that pride of place on the front page is always …more
St. Conleth’s Secondary School Child Protection Policy
St. Conleth’s College recognises that child protection and welfare considerations permeate all aspects of school life and are reflected in …more
Beyond Debate!
Yes, it is a sign of our tremendous success at debating that we must periodically recycle past debating headlines (see …more
Chess Champs… Again!
With all this fencing in our headlines, it was fit and proper for that other dominant Conlethian sporting tradition to …more
We Are All Chosen Ones!
Malory, T.H. White, Walt Disney and innumerable subsequent interpreters of the Arthurian legends all emphasised the ‘chosen-ness’ of young Art. …more
Peace Prom Warriors!
We make ’em tough at St. Conleth’s, both teachers and students! Last Sunday, there was Junior School Information Day in …more
Brothers in Gold!
Did we ever happen to mention that fencing is important at St. Conleth’s? We were actually in the process of …more
Fencing Pays!
The recent exploits of Philip Cripwell, Class of 2014, marry two of our consistent themes at stconleths.ie: fencing and STEM. …more
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Alumni Dinner
Dear Fellow Conlethian, The Union is celebrating its 69th Anniversary this year. The St. Conleth’s College Past Pupils’ Union Annual …more
All in the Family!
With students and teachers from across the globe, it is very evident that have a diverse community at St. Conleth’s and we are …more
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 …more
Slightly Altered Mock Exam Schedules
Link to slightly altered Mock Exam schedules follows. (Click ‘more’ and then the link.) Good luck! Mocks- Junior and Leaving …more
Gupta Over Gonzaga!
St. Conleth’s Chess Teams, both Junior and Senior, have had more than their share of success in recent years and …more
Hyper-Active Maths!
Last Friday night, all the coolest clubs and hippest bars around the city were strangely silent for the start of …more
Le Text Perdu! Les Voix Retrouvées!
Most Conlethians are notoriously lacking in shyness when it comes to getting up and expressing themselves. This mostly positive and …more
Constant Guidance!
The Guidance Department at St. Conleth’s College, like a Jedi Force Ghost, just does not quit! Ms. Ryan and Mr. …more
Avast Ye! Hand Over The Fencing Trophies!
Last Saturday saw more fencing and more swag for the motley band of Conlethian fencing pirates! The prestigious Excalibur Cup competition …more
Raise A Glass to the Explorers!
Dr. Livingstone is long gone, but there is now a kindler, gentler explorer trekking the wilds of Africa: our very own …more
Fencers Strike Gold! And Silver, and Bronze…
CEO Ann Sheppard often talks about the storied history which fencing has at the school, and rightly she does, as …more
Duo Dynamique Deliver the DELF!
Are the duo dynamique of Porzadny and Crowley again jusqu’a quatre-vingt-dix? (Are they ever not?) Are eyes of our TYS actually …more
