100th Birthday Celebrations
Congratulations and many happy returns to past pupil James Shortall on his 100th birthday today.
End of Year Events 1 – Unveiling of Plaque to Seán Connolly and the I.C.A. 15th May
So many things happen in the month of May in any one school in the country that it merits Mr Cullen’s designation as “May madness.” Hence, it is only now that I am getting around to uploading this short series of End of Year Events. Click on an image below to magnify. The … Read more
Collage of Pictures from School Proclamation and Flag Day
On 15/03/2016, we celebrated National Flag and Proclamation Day. This collage of photos was assembled by our photographer for the day, past pupil, Mr Leo “George” Devitt. There is a display of these pictures in the corridor leading into the Secretary’s office: … Read more
GPO Garrison Centenary Commemoration
On Easter Monday 28th March, three Sixth Year Students, Conor O’Reilly, Stephen Moran and James Morgan accompanied Mr Quinlan to a special gathering of the descendants/relatives of those Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army members who fought in the G.P.O. during the 1916 Rising. Mr Seán O’Connell, president of the Past Pupils Union and his wife … Read more
Fifth Years attend Tricolour Ceremony in Croke Park
Six thousand secondary school students, along with their teachers, attended a special event in Croke Park to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising last Monday March 7th. Each school was presented with a Tricolour and a copy of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. … Read more