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DIARY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 1988-89
1 Sept. School reopens.
5-9 Sept. Fr. Dunne leads 12 Sixth year "brancardiers" to Lourdes.
10 Sept. Seven 5th years present themselves in Muckross to
audition for "Oliver", the school's bi-annual musical
scheduled for performance sometime in November. A
sudden bout of stage-fright drives the greater part of the
contingent into silence leaving the accolades for Colm
Garvey's emotional "Wonderful Tonight" and Eugene
Downes' masterful rendition of "Notte e giorno" from
Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Oliver has not yet been staged
because of "technical difficulties".
13 Sept. The 5th year project committee is elected. Chairman:
David Bateman. Members: (S5) Marcus Dowling, Paul
McVeigh, Annraoi Morris, (S5A) David Carthy, Brian
Kennedy and Ross Morgan. Darragh Finn and Cormac
Deane are later eo-opted on.
28 Sept. A rather clinical gentleman, Mr McEvoy, gives an
altogether clinical talk on the machinations of his Central
Applications Office (CAO) .
30 Sept. Mr Michael McDowell TD, a past pupil of the college,
honours An Chomhdhail with his presence. The Society
bestows upon him its highest honour, an entire speech
devoted to a personal attack. Clearly delighted, Mr
McDowell made a memorable speech in reply, saying that
things hadn't changed much, before attacking the jour-
nalistic community for not turning up to hear him speak.
3-4 Oct. The 6th year retreat takes place in Tabor House.
31 Oct.-4 Nov. A number of 6th years spend their mid-terms in the
inner-city as part of the "urban plunge". Later in the year
the first "reverse plunge" takes place with boys from
deprived areas staying with the 6th years.
Nov. 17-19 Mr Bevan ably supported by 6th year, Mr Daragh
O'Connell and a troupe of bellydancers from Muckross
presents the school with its annual feast of amateur
drama of the highest quality. James Elroy Flecker's
"Hassan" was the play staged and the high standard of
the production was a tribute to all involved .
29 Nov. A team of 5th years are narrowly defeated in the final of
the Booterstown Novice Debating Competition, chaired
and organised by the affable David Keenahan.
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1 Sept. School reopens.
5-9 Sept. Fr. Dunne leads 12 Sixth year "brancardiers" to Lourdes.
10 Sept. Seven 5th years present themselves in Muckross to
audition for "Oliver", the school's bi-annual musical
scheduled for performance sometime in November. A
sudden bout of stage-fright drives the greater part of the
contingent into silence leaving the accolades for Colm
Garvey's emotional "Wonderful Tonight" and Eugene
Downes' masterful rendition of "Notte e giorno" from
Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Oliver has not yet been staged
because of "technical difficulties".
13 Sept. The 5th year project committee is elected. Chairman:
David Bateman. Members: (S5) Marcus Dowling, Paul
McVeigh, Annraoi Morris, (S5A) David Carthy, Brian
Kennedy and Ross Morgan. Darragh Finn and Cormac
Deane are later eo-opted on.
28 Sept. A rather clinical gentleman, Mr McEvoy, gives an
altogether clinical talk on the machinations of his Central
Applications Office (CAO) .
30 Sept. Mr Michael McDowell TD, a past pupil of the college,
honours An Chomhdhail with his presence. The Society
bestows upon him its highest honour, an entire speech
devoted to a personal attack. Clearly delighted, Mr
McDowell made a memorable speech in reply, saying that
things hadn't changed much, before attacking the jour-
nalistic community for not turning up to hear him speak.
3-4 Oct. The 6th year retreat takes place in Tabor House.
31 Oct.-4 Nov. A number of 6th years spend their mid-terms in the
inner-city as part of the "urban plunge". Later in the year
the first "reverse plunge" takes place with boys from
deprived areas staying with the 6th years.
Nov. 17-19 Mr Bevan ably supported by 6th year, Mr Daragh
O'Connell and a troupe of bellydancers from Muckross
presents the school with its annual feast of amateur
drama of the highest quality. James Elroy Flecker's
"Hassan" was the play staged and the high standard of
the production was a tribute to all involved .
29 Nov. A team of 5th years are narrowly defeated in the final of
the Booterstown Novice Debating Competition, chaired
and organised by the affable David Keenahan.
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