Michael Sheil SJ

Clongowes says goodbye to Syrian family

December 15, 2020

Fr Michael Sheil, Rector of Clongowes College SJ, bids farewell to a Syrian family who have lived on the grounds of the school for the last 12 months

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For the past, thanks! For the future, yes!

June 30, 2020

MICHAEL SHEIL SJ :: Rector of Clongowes Wood College SJ in County Kildare reflects on his 50th anniversary as a Jesuit priest.

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Click-4-Crumlin for Covid-19 testing machine

June 9, 2020

Students from Clongowes are raising money in a virtual duck-push to buy a Covid-19 testing machine for the Children's Hospital.

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Wisdom for the school community

March 30, 2020

MICHAEL SHEIL SJ :: The rector of Clongowes Wood College shared some words of encouragement in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic.

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Fitting tribute for Phil

January 24, 2020

Clongowes celebrated the life of Philip Fogarty SJ with a memorial Mass. Staff and pupils past and present gathered with his family and fellow Jesuits

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‘A day of great joy’

December 16, 2019

A Syrian refugee family has just be housed in the grounds of Clongowes Wood College as part of a parish response to Pope Francis' plea

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Living the Jesuit vision: Phil Fogarty RIP

December 3, 2019

Jesuits from Ireland flew to the USA for the funeral Mass of Philip Fogarty SJ in  Pittsburgh on Tuesday 3 December. He was fondly remembered

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‘A deservedly decorated Brother’

June 28, 2019

Br Charles Connor SJ of the Clongowes Community was presented with the Papal Benemerenti Medal by Bishop Denis Nulty on Trinity Sunday

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Clongowes crozier goes on display at National Museum

November 21, 2018

Clongowes has given the 1,000-year-old 'Prosperous crozier' to the National Museum on indefinite loan

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‘A schoolman all his Jesuit life’

September 14, 2016

Micheal Sheil SJ celebrates 60th years a Jesuit this year. Over half of that time was spent in Clongowes College SJ where staff and students paid him a surprise tribute.

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