Slán Go Deo

24 May 2025

The beautifully decorated School Hall provided the perfect setting for the fitting finale to the Graduating Class of 2025’s time at St. Conleth’s. Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Latvis presided over a poignant celebration which mixed prayers, music, words of wit and wisdom and a considerable amount of style. Some of the graduates have been at the school since Junior Infants while others have joined along the way, but all involved seemed full of bittersweet emotions at leaving a place which for them had very much become a second home. Mr. Gallagher’s opening liturgy once again reminded us all of the ethos which helps make St. Conleth’s such a welcoming place and the speeches and awards which followed both recalled the good times of the past and the promising deeds of the future. Of course, this being St. Conleth’s, where we are never at a loss for words, the impressive musical performances were more than met on the rhetorical front by Captain Lucy McGoldrick , Vice Captains Scott Herbots and Finley O’Dea, Principal Donal O’Dulaing and PPU representative Ronan O’Kelly. Mr. O’Dulaing’s words of warmth and wisdom were especially powerful and poignant and like a good, long Rory Gallagher guitar solo, they just seemed to hang in the air. We will miss Mr. O’Dulaing and Mr. Seamus Gallagher, dearly! All the speeches captured perfectly the nostalgic nature of the evening and Scott and Harry’s carefully composed slideshow provided the perfect backdrop for their musings. Of course, awards were also on the agenda and you can see all our winners and their prizes, below.

The Ceremony Booklet (thanks to Mr. Morris!)

The Ceremony Video