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December 8, 2023

ROW Man Makes “Photos Of The Year”

Dr. Kieran Jack McGinley (Class of 1971) made it to the Irish Times “Photos of the Year” for 2023, published in the IT Magazine on December 30th. Our Jack organised the second International…
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December 8, 2023

Gerry Keenan, ROW Person Of The Year 2024

The Past Pupils Union is delighted to announce that Gerry Keenan (Class of 71) has been elected as Row Person of the Year for 2024. The PPU had a real headache, this…
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January 11, 2024

Christmas 2023

PPU President, Dan Ferrari, and committee wish all past pupils and everybody associated with The ROW a happy and peaceful Christmas as well as good health and prosperity in 2024. 2023…
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January 11, 2024

Annual Mass for Deceased Past Pupils

The annual St. Andrew’s Day Mass was celebrated by the Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, on Sunday December 3rd. 2023. By arrangement with the Parish deceased past pupils are included…
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January 11, 2024

Westland Row Class of 1973 – Group Visit to School October 2023

The “ROW” Leaving Class of 1973 marked 50 years since leaving the school in June of this year (2023) and a group of 14 past pupils were delighted to pay…
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January 11, 2024

Presentation of Education Awards October 2023

As members will be aware, the Past Pupils Union has, in recent years, supported the school with various grants or awards towards the cost of students’ education. Thanks to the…
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January 11, 2024

Mass For Deceased Past Pupils Sunday December 3rd 2023

The Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, will celebrate the above Mass at St. Andrew’s, Westland Row at 11.30am commemorating St. Andrew’s day. The Mass will also commemorate past pupils from…
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January 11, 2024

More Photos – Annual Dinner And School Visit

Below are some more photos, provided by John Murray, taken at the Dinner on January 28th and during Gerry Davey’s visit to the school on Friday January 27th. Enjoy
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January 11, 2024

PPU Annual Dinner 28th Jan 2023

Fifty past pupils and guests were present in The Westbury for a most enjoyable annual dinner. Gerry Davey (class of 62) was presented with the PV Doyle trophy as Row…
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January 11, 2024

PPU Annual Dinners Past And Future

As we look forward to the 2023 Dinner at The Westbury on Saturday January 28th. we can “whet our appetites” by looking back at some photos from previous Dinners below.…
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January 11, 2024

Bryan O’Higgins RIP

Row Man of the Year 1997, Bryan O’Higgins died peacefully at his home in Shankill, Co. Dublin on December 22nd 2022. Bryan was a valuable member of the PPU committee…
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January 11, 2024

Irishtown Hero Helped Dubs Back To Top Table

Author’s (Jim Conway) Note – This article, reproduced in full below, was written by Finbarr Dolan shortly after the 1963 All Ireland Football Final and was focused on Gerry Davey…
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January 11, 2024

Gerry Davey – ROW Person Of The Year 2023

The PPU Committee is delighted to announce that Gerry Davey has been elected ROW Person of the Year 2023 and will be presented with the PV Doyle Trophy at our Annual Dinner at…
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January 11, 2024

ROW PPU ANNUAL DINNER

WESTBURY HOTEL, SATURDAY JANUARY 28TH 2023 BOOK NOW TO CATCH UP WITH OLD FRIENDS IN THE WESTBURY WE’RE BACK TO OUR TRADITIONAL JANUARY DATE PROVIDING AN OPORTUNITY TO MEET OLD…
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January 11, 2024

Fr. Hugh Fagan C.S.Sp. 1933 – 2022

PPU Chaplain, Fr. Eugene McCarthy, recently advised that past pupil, Fr. Hugh Fagan passed away on Wednesday June 8th 2022. Hugh was born in Harold’s Cross and grew up in…
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January 11, 2024

Des Stirrat 1930 – 2022

It is with great sadness that the PPU announces the passing of Des Stirrat. Des was one of our oldest members when he died on May 19th at the age…
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January 11, 2024

Chromebooks Appeal

School Principal, Kate Byrne made an appeal, at the PPU Dinner on April 2nd, for donations to purchase Chromebook computers which are vitally important to the students as they prepare…
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January 11, 2024

PPU Annual Dinner – More Photos

Some more photos from our Annual Dinner held at the Westbury Hotel on Saturday April 2nd 2022. Many thanks to our photographer John Murray for all the great photos. Tommy…
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January 11, 2024

PPU Annual Dinner April 2nd 2022

Having missed our regular January dates in 2021 and 2022 we finally managed to hold our Annual Dinner on Saturday April 2nd 2022. A lot of thought and discussion went…
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January 11, 2024

1971 was a very good year !!

Leaving Cert Class of 1971 – where are they now? Ed Hanlon (do you recognise him in front row with his finger on the pulse even then??) sent me the…
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January 11, 2024

Liam O’Callaghan RIP

Denis Kane recently received news from a friend in the USA of the passing of ROW past pupil Liam O’Callaghan. Liam graduated in 1964 and John Cullen recalls meeting him…
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January 11, 2024

Communications Etc.

The photo below of the WESTLAND ROW LOURDES PILGRIMAGE GROUP 1971 was posted by Peter Mullen to the PPU Facebook page Westland Row CBS Past Pupils. Peter said that his…
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January 11, 2024

More Home Thoughts From Ray Behan

Ray, who hails from the Pearse St. area and who was in the ROW between 1970 and 1980, recently posted a photograph of his Confirmation group (in 1974) on the…
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January 11, 2024

Christmas Message From PPU President

As we approach the end of another year, I wish all past pupils and their families every blessing for Christmas and the New Year. At this time of reflection, we…
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January 11, 2024

Annual Mass

The St. Andrews Day Mass was celebrated in Westland Row on Sunday November 28th. The main celebrant was Archbishop Dermot Farrell. Our PPU Chaplain, Fr. Eugene McCarthy, was a co-celebrant…
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January 11, 2024

New Ways To Pay

The PPU recently undertook a review of its banking arrangements with a view to making it easier for members to pay their subscriptions and make donations. the old “cheque book…
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January 11, 2024

Home Thoughts From Australia

Conor Dwyer (class of 1962) was prompted to write, from his home near Brisbane, with some memories of our days at the ROW, when he learned of the passing of…
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January 11, 2024

Recent Funerals

The funeral Masses for two of our old classmates, Tony Rowe and Eamonn O’Malley, took place recently, may they rest in peace. We bid them a fond farewell and attach…
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January 11, 2024

Eamonn O’Malley RIP

It is with great sadness that the PPU announces the passing, on November 25th, of Eamonn (Class of ’62). Eamonn was a larger than life character who supported many PPU…
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January 11, 2024

Deceased Past Pupils 2021

November is, traditionally, the month when we pray for our relatives and friends who have passed away. The Past Pupils Union has, for many years, arranged for Mass to be…
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January 11, 2024

Student Bursaries 2021 Presented

The PPU recently presented bursaries of €1,000 each to Geneveva Memes and Kristians Locmelis to assist in their third level education commencing in 2021. The presentation ceremony, which took place…
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January 11, 2024

Annual Mass For Deceased Past Pupils 2021

Past pupils of Westland Row CBS, who passed away during the last twelve months will be prayed for during Mass, which will be celebrated by the Archbishop of Dublin, Most…
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January 11, 2024

PPU Launches Appeal

PPU President, Dan Ferrari, recently launched an appeal to encourage past pupils to update their PPU subscriptions and/or make donations to help with the on going development of the school.…
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January 11, 2024

Assistant Principal, Eddie Kelly, To Retire

Eddie, on right, with John Cullen and Michael Casey.   The PPU has learned that, Eddie Kelly, Assistant Principal at CBS Westland Row will retire at the end of the…
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January 11, 2024

Dan Ferrari Elected PPU President

The PPU AGM was held via Zoom on Thursday last May 27. The big news is that Dan Ferrari (class of 73) was elected PPU President for the next two…
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January 11, 2024

Shay (Ogie) Healy 1943 – 2021

One of our most illustrious past pupils, ROW Man of the Year 1983, Shay (or Ogie, as we knew him) passed away on April 10th. Shay suffered with Parkinson’s disease…
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January 11, 2024

Breaking News December 2020

Row Person of the Year 2021 Announced Following a Zoom Committee Meeting on December 17th, PPU President Jerry Carroll, announced the election of John Cullen (class of 1964) as Row Person of…
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January 11, 2024

Pat Neill Elected Row Person Of The Year 2020

PPU President, Jerry Carroll, and committee are pleased to announce that Pat Neill has been elected Row Person of the Year 2020 and will be presented with the PV Doyle…
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January 11, 2024

ROW Annual Dinner 2020

Over 70 past pupils and guests enjoyed a great evening at the Annual Dinner in the Westbury Hotel on Saturday January 25th. The PV Doyle trophy for Row Person of…
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January 11, 2024

The 5 In A Row Is What Shay Sings For

Row Past Pupil, Shay Connolly and pals, video 5 in a row is what we’re after is enjoying great success. Click on YouTube.  ROW boys Gerry Davey and Chris Kane were All Ireland…
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January 11, 2024

School Awards Day 23rd May 2019

The PPU was represented by Jim Conway at the Awards Ceremony in St. Mark’s on Thursday last. The PPU award of Pupil of the Year in the Leaving Class was…
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January 11, 2024

Westland Row PPU Golf Society 2019 Outings

Golf Society Secretary, Tony Kenny, recently annoiunced details of the 3 outings planned for 2019. New members and guests would be very welcome. Brief Details as follows: President’s (Des Donnelly)…
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January 11, 2024

The Memorial Wall

The Memorial Wall Five or six years ago Brother Tommy McDonnell cfc was inspired to undertake a project to create a Memorial Wall to remember and honour the many young…
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January 11, 2024

Annual Dinner And AGM 2019

Below are some more photos taken by Patrick Dowling at the PPU Annual Dinner on January 26th. Congratulations to Stephen Kenny who was presented with a Medal of Honour for…
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January 11, 2024

PPU News and Photos April 2019

I attach below some more photos taken at the Annual Dinner in January. Many thanks to Patrick Dowling of Rock Photography for his excellent photos as usual. This year’s dinner…
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January 11, 2024

ROW Person Of The Year 2019

PPU President, Jerry Carroll, and Committee are pleased to announce that Dr. Pat Felle has been elected ROW Person of the Year 2019. Pat will be presented with the PV…
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January 11, 2024

Annual Dinner 2019

I attach some photos from the above held on January 26th. I hope to publish more photos and information on PPU events over the coming months. Jim Conway.
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January 11, 2024

ROW Person 2018 Visits School

Jim Farrelly, newly elected ROW person of the Year 2018 paid a visit to the school on Friday January 26th when he met many of the present pupils, teachers and…
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January 11, 2024

Annual Mass For Deceased Past Pupils

The Annual Mass for deceased Past Pupils of the school was said in St. Andrews Westland Row on Sunday December 3rd 2017. The chief celebrant was the Papal Nuncio, Fr.…
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January 11, 2024

President Jerry

Congratulations to Jerry Carroll who has been elected President of the PPU for the two year period commencing March 2018. Outgoing President, Brian Duncan handed over the historic chain of…
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January 11, 2024

PPU Annual General Meeting

The AGM took place in the school on March 30th. with a very small attendance of only nine past pupils. The President, Brian Duncan, said that he was disappointed with…
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January 11, 2024

Museum Opening

PPU President declared open the refurbished and restocked Museum in the school on Friday January 27th 2017. This project was undertaken by the Transition Year students with their teacher Susanne…
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January 11, 2024

Yet More Dinner Photos

I am putting up the final raft of photos from the dinner. Many thanks again to Patrick Dowling for such quality and quantity. Remember to give Patrick a shout at…
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January 11, 2024

More Dinner Photos

In my last News Blog I mentioned the very generous donation made by the Flax Trust America to the school. I must correct a small typo; I mentioned that the…
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January 11, 2024

Inspirational Row Man

PPU President, Brian Duncan, presented the P V Doyle Trophy to Row Person of the Year 2017 Fr. Myles Kavanagh CP (see NEWS BLOG December 15th 2016) at the PPU…
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January 11, 2024

The Memorial Wall

I attach below an Invitation from the 5th. Class Applied to all past pupils for Friday January 27th. I suggest that we try to be in the school for 11.30am when we…
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January 11, 2024

PPU News January 2017

Happy New Year to all. I hope everybody had a good Christmas. Sad News Sorry to kick off 2017 with sad news but I recently learned of the passing of…
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January 11, 2024

Row Person Of The Year 2017

The President and committee of the Past Pupils Union are pleased to announce that they have elected Fr. Myles Kavanagh CP to be Row Person of the Year 2017. Fr.…
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January 11, 2024

A Team For All Seasons

The photograph below was kindly sent to us by Margaret Flood who found it amongst her grandfather’s effects. It shows a Junior Football team from 1930 and the great thing…
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January 11, 2024

Westland Row PPU Golfing Society

President, Des Donnelly, hosted his 2016 prize at Woodbrook GC on Friday May 20th. There was a good turnout and the prize was won by last year’s PPU President John Cullen (Class of…
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January 11, 2024

Commemorating Past Pupils Who Took Part In 1916 Rising

Research carried out by the Past Pupils Union revealed that an extraordinary number of past pupils of Westland Row CBS took part in the 1916 Rising. We have been able…
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January 12, 2024

PPU Events

Westland Row PPU Golf Society Outings 2016 This is the time of year when golfers’ dreams of sunny fairways start coming into focus. The Westland Row CBS Golf Society has…
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January 12, 2024

Committee Report For Year 2015 – 2016

The President, John Cullen, reported on another busy year of PPU activities at the Annual General Meeting held in the school on Wednesday, April 6th 2016. The full committee met…
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January 12, 2024

PPU AGM Wednesday April 6th. 2016

The PPU Annual General Meeting will take place on April 6th. at 7 pm in the school and we urge as many past pupils as possible to come along and…
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January 12, 2024

“ROW” Boy Running For Seanad Eireann

Past pupil Eoin Meehan MSc CITP FICS has thrown his hat into the ring as a contender in the upcoming Seanad race and is seeking support from fellow past pupils.…
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January 12, 2024

Launch Of Cuimhneachan 1864 – 2014

this link Our 150th. Anniversary Yearbook was launched by PPU President, John Cullen, at our Annual Dinner at the Westbury Hotel on Saturday last. This was the culmination of many…
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January 12, 2024

ANNUAL DINNER AND 150TH. ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION

The following group email was issued by the PPU on January 7th. – Our annual Dinner is approaching fast and will take place at the Westbury Hotel on Saturday January…
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January 12, 2024

CUIMHNEACHAN 1864 – 2014

Our 150th. Anniversary Yearbook is now with printers, Typecraft Ltd. and delivery is expected in time for launch at our annual dinner at the Westbury on Saturday January 30th 2016.…
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January 12, 2024

ROW PERSON OF THE YEAR 2016 BRIAN WHELAN

The Past Pupils Union is delighted to announce that Brian Whelan has been selected as Row Person of the Year 2016. Brian left the Row in 1969 to start work…
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January 12, 2024

YEARBOOK

Our 150th. Anniversary Publication (we are calling it the “Yearbook”) is taking shape and we are confident that it will be on sale at the Annual Dinner on January 30th.…
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January 12, 2024

Centenary Celebrations (1864-1964)

During the school’s Centenary Celebrations in 1964 there were many different events held around the city. These were filmed, and this film has now been edited and can be seen below.
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January 12, 2024

Westland Row Past Pupils’ Union – Committee 2015

Westland Row PPU 2014/15 Sesquicentennial Committee The members of the committee have had a very busy year, and 2016 promises to be just as interesting.
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January 12, 2024

MASS FOR DECEASED PAST PUPILS

The annual Mass for deceased past pupils of Westland Row CBS was celebrated by Archbishop Dr. Diarmuid Martin at St. Andrew’s Westland Row today, St. Andrew’s Day, November 29th 2015.…
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January 12, 2024

NOVEMBER EVENTS

OPEN NIGHT THURSDAY 26TH. 6.30pm – 8pm The Principal, Kate Byrne, is hosting the above and has issued an open invitation to past pupils. A heated marquee will be erected…
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January 12, 2024

MICHAEL FAGAN RIP

The Past Pupils Union regrets to announce the recent death of past pupil Michael Fagan RIP. Michael served as HonorarySecretary to the PPU for many years. He was noted for…
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January 12, 2024

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS

The Principal, Kate Byrne, will host an Open Night in the school on Thursday November 26th from 6.30pm to 8pm. Kate has arranged for a heated marquee to be erected…
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January 12, 2024

Golf Society Reports A Great 2015 Season

The 2015 Row Golf Society Season came to a conclusion at Foxrock Golf Club on Friday October 9th.  39  members and visitors graced this lovely old course in great weather…
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January 12, 2024

Paddy Finn – RIP

The PPU regrets to announce the death of our former President Paddy Finn RIP. Paddy was a great stalwart of the PPU during difficult times and served as President in…
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January 12, 2024

Golf Day – Foxrock GC

Just to let you all know that the final golf day of the season will take place in Foxrock GC on Friday 9th October, 2015. Please note that the timesheet…
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January 12, 2024

History Of Westland Row Area

Below is a detailed history of the Westland Row area and the origins of the Parish, Church and School. History of Westland Row Area
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January 12, 2024

Sports History

Sport was always an important part of school life and over the years many pupils have gone on to achieve success. You can find more in Window On The Past…
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January 12, 2024

The Boys In The Band

In December 2014 a focus group was conducted with a view to understanding the origins, achievements and legacy of the Westland Row Concert Band in the nineteen seventies. The group…
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January 12, 2024

Taoiseach’s visit

Below is a detailed history of the Westland Row area and the origins of the Parish, Church and School. History of Westland Row Area Presedential welcome for An Taoiseach As…