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St. Joseph's, Fairview – An Edmund Rice School
The following link brings the reader to a good article written by our recent past pupil Alexander Fay on getting into Trinity College Dublin. It is a very fine piece that is well-written and does all of us in Joey’s proud. Well done, Alex, and also thanks for the praise – we are truly grateful … Read more
We recently heard the sad news that Robert Kirwan, Leaving Cert class of 1980 and better known as Bobby, originally from Killester but living in Carlow, sadly passed away last month. On behalf of all here in Joey’s I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Bobby’s family and friends. May Bobby Rest in … Read more
Leaving Cert results will be available at the school tomorrow Wednesday 16th August 2017 from 10.00am onwards. Best of luck to all the lads!
Tomas Mac Eoin, Class of 1968, has sadly passed away. He attended the last PPU dinner in Feb 2017 with his 1968 cohort, and read the citation for Jim Dowling (Hall of Fame Winner) at the 2016 dinner. He was an award winning uilleann piper in his school days, and maintained a life long interest … Read more
On May 17th we celebrated the TY Graduation. The graduation celebrates primarily the learning of new skills, personal, social, educational, and of course work-related. Each student was presented with his individual folder of work, comprising tasks in individual subjects, results and reports thereon by the teachers, as well as all the various certificates gathered … Read more
The Annual PPU Mass for deceased members takes place Sunday, 25th June in the school at 11.00am. All Past Pupils, along with family and friends, are most welcome.
Past Pupil James Shortall has sadly passed away. James celebrated his 100th Birthday last October. He was Honorary President of Dublin Wheelers Cycling Club. On behalf of all in Joeys we extend our deepest sympathy to his family. May he rest in peace.
“Tempus fugit” or “time flies” as the old poet Virgil put it so long ago. Once again, our Sixth Years have graduated and they now face out into the world of work or study or both after their Leaving Cert exams. This exam preceded by six years of hard work (hopefully) is such a significant … Read more
We at Joey’s, along with hundreds of other schools in Ireland and many thousands around the world, are working together for a sustainable future for our much-polluted planet. The Transition Years, under the direction of their teacher/ tutor Mr Stack, worked towards earning the Green Flag for Travel over the past two years as a part of … Read more
joeys-gazette-summer-2017 (Please click above link for newsletter) After a small delay (Editor’s grace!), the Transition Year Media team is proud to present the summer edition of the Joey’s Gazette. With so much going on this term, particularly with the TYs, many of the ‘staple’ news stories found their way to the cutting room floor. However, … Read more