Wesley College

Leinster Schools wrap: Blackrock rout The High School as quarter-final line-up takes shape

Roscrea await Blackrock in the quarters; St Mary’s work past Wesley to set up quarter-final date with CBC Monkstown

Fri Feb 02 2024 - 17:52

Private school numbers climb to highest on record

Enrolments surpass peak last seen prior to the economic crash in 2008

Mon Aug 21 2023 - 05:00

’Rock hunt down a 70th title but ’Zaga eager to join roll of honour

If the Ranelagh lads bring their attacking game, this promises to be a gripping final

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00

Former Ireland coach Graham Ford joins YMCA cricket club

Move ensures South African stays in country despite leaving role with senior side

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 18:03

Wesley College pull off shock first round defeat of Roscrea

Patrick Collins’ charges rolled out a gameplan that had Roscrea reeling backward

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 17:27

Pioneering former Labour minister Mervyn Taylor dies aged 89

President hails his former cabinet colleague as ‘an icon in the struggle for equality’

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 15:50

Lives Lost to Covid-19: Ann Hyland embraced life

She wrote a children’s book, climbed the Great Wall of China, rode a camel in Morocco, jet-skied in Barbados

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 16:49

Under-20s Six Nations: Meet the Ireland team to face Scotland

John O’Sullivan looks at the XV that will start the tournament in Cardiff on Saturday

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 12:17

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Then she says it – the words all south Dublin parents dread

Honor gets frank with Ross after he fails to see the painful truth about his boys’ rugby abilities

Sat May 08 2021 - 06:00

Johnny Watterson: It’s not fun when you can’t play at the YMCA

Charity’s decision to sell cricket land says history and club’s social value count for nothing

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 06:00

Feeder Schools: Wealthy areas keep strong advantage in accessing third-level places

Deis schools see higher numbers progress to third level in 2020

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 00:30

Life as a school nurse: ‘You never know what’s going to come in the door next’

Their role is more important than ever due to heightened anxiety and Covid-19

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 06:01

Marginal Gains – Frank McNally on the Book of Kells as a property supplement

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 19:30

‘Technology was always an interest of mine’

Conor Quinn recently completed a Fulbright scholarship programme in cybersecurity with Boston College

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 01:00

Hart of China – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of Chinese customs

Sun May 24 2020 - 15:01

Wordsworth’s daffodils were not lonely – or even alone

Former rugby player Ollie Campbell said he enjoyed the poem because it was ‘simple, like myself’

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 00:01

Johnny Sexton recalls first trip to Japan as a 16-year-old rookie

Ireland outhalf and analyst Vinny Hammond went with St Mary's College team

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 01:00

UCD stun reigning Champions Trophy holders Three Rock Rovers

Promoted students claim impressive win in their EY Hockey League opening game

Sun Sept 22 2019 - 17:07

Lynch’s strike seals first Leinster Senior Cup for High School

Wesley claim the Minor Cup with a victory over High School

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 17:20

Department of Sport announces €6.9m funding through Sports Capital Programme

Projects in Shane Ross constituency get 5% of total sports funds

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 18:43

School warns parents about attempted abduction of pupil in south Dublin

Wesley College issues warning letter as gardaí investigate report of incident in Dundrum

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 20:51

Handsome Gothic in Rathgar for sale for €1.7m

58 Grosvenor Road offers 304sq m over four floors and needs total renovation

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 06:00

Sports capital grants scheme reopens on September 7th

Disadvantaged areas set to receive higher priority following Wesley grant controversy

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 11:00

‘I’m morking the 20th anniversary of failing my test for the first time’

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: I set off for the driving test centre confident it would be 17th time lucky

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00

Boarding schools bounce back

While the recession threatened the future of some schools, enrolment levels have bounced back to boom-time highs

Tue May 08 2018 - 00:00

Poorer schools should have priority for sports grants – report

Review of funding follows controversy over €150,000 grant to Wesley College

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 02:00

Disadvantaged school near Wesley refused PE hall for decades

St Tiernan’s is yards from fee-paying school at the centre of hockey pitches controversy

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 02:00

Women’s hockey sides bracing for final weekend of senior cup action

UCD face Loreto and Belfast Harlequins meet Pegasus in semis with final the following day

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 01:00

Ross mounts spirited defence of grant to Wesley College

Minister for Sports denies any political interference in the relevant allocation process

Thu Mar 29 2018 - 01:00

Hilda Coles – An Appreciation

Gifted artist and teacher who inspired many in a long and productive life

Mon Mar 26 2018 - 00:01

Ross says he had no ‘hand, act or part’ in Wesley College grant

Minister says he had been ‘cheering for them’ but never made a representation

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 13:48

Tánaiste defends grant to private school in Ross’s constituency

Mick Barry says Sports Minister ‘trumpeting’ grant as deprived schools get ’not a button’

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 22:12

The Belfast man who became president of Israel

Schooled in Dublin, Chaim Herzog served two terms as president

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 12:54

Conor O’Shea undaunted by the scale of the Italian job

Head coach remains positive despite Italy’s current low place in the pecking order

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 06:00