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Overlooked in Irish History
June 2, 2009
The Summer number of Studies has appeared, on the theme: Overlooked in Irish History. The basket of the overlooked holds two women (Nagle and Hayden), four men (Redmond, Sheehan, McCullough...
Read moreBelvedere athletes crowned
June 2, 2009
On 23 May Belvedere athletes were crowned All Ireland champions for boys’ schools when they won the College of Science Cup for a record 11th consecutive time. Belvedere amassed more points...
Read moreStudents become teachers
May 26, 2009
A very successful project which had Transition Year students in Clongowes teaching English to asylum seekers concluded on 19 May with a Fun Day. The project was a joint-initiative of...
Read moreBelvedere students inspired
May 26, 2009
Students from Transition Year in Belvedere College, with the backing of tutor Nóirín McManus, have compiled a collection of the favourite inspirational writings of 60 different people – some well-known...
Read moreA bit of Clongowes history
May 19, 2009
Old Clongownians and brothers Rob and David Kearney have made a little bit of Clongowes rugby history. A recent match against Gwent Dragons was the first time two brothers from the College have...
Read moreBoys for others
May 19, 2009
Clongowes 4th year (Transition Year) students were busy helping out collecting for the Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Medical & Research Foundation at the weekend. All the volunteers said that...
Read moreTeaching post in China
May 19, 2009
Daniel Ross SJ, the Coordinator for Higher Education in the Jesuit Chinese Province ([email protected]) is looking for a Jesuit who might be ready to teach for a limited period in...
Read moreWhy care about social justice?
May 12, 2009
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice launched “‘Why Care?’ – Social Justice Unit for Schools” on Wednesday 13 May in the JCFJ office, Upper Sherrard Street, at 2.00pm. This...
Read moreUniversity chaplains on in-service day
May 12, 2009
CN3 (Chaplains Network at Third Level) had its Spring in-service day at St. Stephen’s chaplaincy, UCD Belfield, on Friday 8 May. The topic: how to communicate, to an increasingly secular...
Read moreJESUITICA: Early ecumenism
May 12, 2009
In 1687 a multi-denominational Jesuit school in Edinburgh described its ethos: “There shall be all freedom for everyone to practise what Religion he shall please. None shall upbraid or reproach...
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