Today we celebrate the 90th birthday of Brother Eamonn Davis S.J. From the entire Belvedere community, thank you Brother Eamonn for all that you have done and continue to do for the College. We wish you a wonderful day!
Seamus Finegan, Deputy Headmaster, announces retirement at the end of August after 36 years at Belvedere. He will be sorely missed by staff, students, parents and alumni and we wish him well on this next chapter of his life.
Read more on our website:
It is with the deepest sadness that we share the news of the death of our esteemed Brother Eamonn Davis SJ.
Funeral details will be shared when known, but provisionally next Monday and Tuesday with funeral mass from Gardiner Street Church.
Rest in peace dear brother.
The Belvedere College SJ community extend their sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families, students, friends, staff and the entire St. Michael's community on the tragic death of Andrew O'Donnell and Max Wall.
Today we celebrated the 89th birthday of Br Eamonn Davis SJ. Br Eamonn came to Belvedere at the age of 53 and we are thrilled to celebrate his 89th birthday with him. If you'd like to learn more about Br Eamonn and his story please click here:
The College Choir came together with the help of their directors Frances Stoker-Phelan and Ruaidhrí Ó'Dalaigh to perform this very special virtual rendition of You Raise Me Up. This performance premiered today at the Rhetoric 2020 Virtual Final Assembly:
Sleep Out 2022
Well done to all those involved in Sleep-Out 2022 finishing with a final figure of €315,000 raised for our three charity partners, Focus Ireland, Peter McVerry Trust and Home Again. Read all about it here
Congratulations to Andrew Synnott (Rhetoric Loyola) and Matt Grogan (Rhetoric Aylmer) on being selected for the Leinster Rugby Schools Top 15. This team is made up of the 15 best players, based on their performances throughout the Cup competition. Well done to everyone selected!
Congratulations to the Senior Team who were victorious at the All Ireland Senior Schools Cross Country Championships this weekend! They are now the 2020 All Ireland Senior Champions!
TOMORROW, 31st January at 3:00 pm - Belvedere College v Cistercian College in The Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup at Energia Park. Watch LIVE on Free Sports/eir Sport 1. Come on Belvo!
Congratulations to our Senior Soccer team who won the Leinster Senior Cup winning 4-1 against Mount Merrion earlier today. Well done to the boys and thanks to the coaches and all involved!
Well done to Mark Isong who starred for the Irish U-18 Schools team last night in their 3-0 victory against Wales. He was also named Player of the Match!
The SCT Jersey Presentation took place this morning. Belvedere face Cistercian College in the first round of competition on the 31st of January. Come on Belvo!
TOMORROW, Belvedere v St Michael's in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final. We hope to see all of our Belvo supporters fill the stand! Can't make it out? You can also watch LIVE on
@FreeSports_TV
AND follow along with our Twitter feeds:
@Belvederecolleg
@BelvedereUnion
.
David Hawkshaw (OB 2018), a two-time Senior Cup winner with Belvedere, will captain the Ireland U-20s for the upcoming Six Nations campaign. Well done and best of luck David!
The road to the final... Coaches & players last weekend worked hard to clear our pitches for training which really paid off this week. We can't thank everyone enough for your support through the rounds, hope to see you all cheering on these dedicated young men on Sun 18th March!
Well done to our Senior Soccer who won FAI Schools under 19 Dr. Tony O’Neill National Senior Cup Semi Final vs
@RocoSoccer
. The lads managed to win 4-0. Thanks to
@RocoSoccer
for a great game.
Great see Daniel Hawkshaw and Dylan O Grady (both OB 21) in school recently presenting their u20s Jerseys. Daniel and Dylan were integral parts of a Grand Slam winning season for the Irish u20 side.
Final score Michael’s 16 Belvo 15.
We want to wish
@stmcnews
the best of luck in the final. And well done to the Belvedere SCT, that was a hard fought match.
#SCT2019
Tonight Louise Curtin will be awarded an honour from the French Government for her contribution to, and promotion of, the French Language. We are very proud to have Louise on our staff since 1998 & congratulate her on receiving the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques.
Captain David Hawkshaw thanks the supporters, parents and staff who helped the team get to another final and reminded his teammates and wider rugby panel “to have the good days you have to suffer the bad days as well”
#belvo
Today, we have our final, online Assembly for Rhetoric 2020. We wanted to mark the day as it would have been their Graduation. We look forward to commemorating the special day this afternoon AND to the great celebrations we will have when we can once again gather in the College!
Thank you to Jack McCaffrey (OB 2012), along with U20s David Lacey (OB 2018), Brian O'Leary (OB 2019) and David O'Hanlon (OB 2018) for attending school assembly yesterday and bringing along the Sam Maguire Cup. The College was delighted!
School’s out for summer! ☀️ We officially have an empty courtyard now that our House Exams are finished. We would like to wish all students and teaching staff a wonderful summer holiday -and best wishes to all those starting the Junior and Leaving Cert on Wednesday!
The Belvedere Passing Out Ceremony took place this morning. Congratulations to each award recipient and to all of Rhetoric 2019. Well done to you all. We will see you Sunday at Graduation!
Belvedere are now the Gael Linn Irish Debating Leinster Champions! Well done to the team and a sincere thank you to their Irish teachers for instilling a 'grá' for the Gaeilge in them. The team will take part in the All Ireland Final on 27th March. We wish them the best of luck!
Too much Dawg for them.
If you wanted to watch the whole 28:24 ⚠️ Spoiler Alert ⚠️
Brian Fay is the first Husky men's 10,000-meter
@pac12
Champion since 2001.
#GoHuskies
Not the result we wanted but a great effort and a high quality cup game against
@stmcrugby
. Next up is our Junior Cup fixture v
@wesleycollege
on Feb 10th.
Delighted to say Group 1 of our students have arrived safely in Chikuni, Zambia ahead of 2 weeks teaching and interacting with local children, exchanging culture and humanity. We wish them all the best
#menforothers
Please enjoy this video of the Belvedere Jazz Band performing Downtown Tango by Rick Hirsch -recorded during COVID-19 school closures. Special thanks to Mr Daniel Dunne for organising! Click here:
Well done to three Belvedere students who recently represented the Dublin Minor Footballers.
(L to R) Tom Callaghan (Poetry Kenney) Luke O' Boyle (Syntax Finlay) and Edward Stenson (Poetry Aylmer)
Huge congratulations to our Herald "Stars of the Week" David Lacey (rugby) & Tyrick Reilly (soccer), who attended an awards ceremony in the Aviva Stadium last week. Everyone here at Belvedere is thrilled to see both boys rewarded for their hard work & dedication to their sports.
The SCT Jersey Presentation took place this morning. Thank you to Ollie Campbell (OB 1972) who attended to speak to the College and give encouraging words to the SCT. Belvedere face St Mary���s College in the first round of competition on Jan 28th at 3 pm. Come on Belvo!
Well done to OB Alex Soroka who recently returned to gift the school his Irish u20 jersey. Pictured are Mr.John Broderick, Alex's SCT Coach and Mr. Colin McCarthy Alex's Form tutor. Read more here
3-0! We've won the Leinster Schools Soccer Cup! Well done to all involved! Massive congratulations to team and their coach Mr.Sheridan!
#cupfinalsuit
#BelvoBallers
TOMORROW, 28th January at 3:00 pm - Belvedere face St Mary’s College in the first round of competition at Energia Park. You can follow along tomorrow with our LIVE Twitter feeds:
@Belvederecolleg
&
@BelvedereUnion
. Come on Belvo!
#SCT2020
Three of our debating teams qualified for Oxford Union Finals Day, the biggest debating competition in the UK. 32 teams tried out and only four teams made the break, three of which are from Belvedere. Finals Day will take place Saturday, 9th March in Oxford. Well done to all!
It’s all systems go this morning. The lads on route to the GPO. Please support over the weekend if you are in Dublin City Centre or donate online at
#SleepOut17
Congratulations to our Senior Soccer team on their North Dublin Metro Div 1 Final win. Cracking game. 2-2 At FT. 3-3 AET. Penalty Shootout Heroics! Onwards to Leinster and Dublin Semi Finals. Massive congrats to coaches and players!
TODAY at 3 PM, get into the stand for Belvedere v St Mary’s in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup. Can't make it out to Donnybrook? You can follow our LIVE Twitter feeds today:
@Belvederecolleg
and
@BelvedereUnion
#SCT2020
Congratulations to Niall Byrne (Poetry Xavier) on this superb oil painting titled 'Freya' which he has entered in to this year's Texaco Art Competition.
Well done Niall and the best of luck with the competition!
The squad stands to cheer their Captain David Hawkshaw who will wear No. 12 this year. He thanks the parents for their support over the last few years, the school & staff for the facilities available to them, the coaches for their time and the players on the wider panel
#sct2018
Great to see
@eoincmacken
doing so well. Eoin, OB 01 directs the critically acclaimed "Here are the Young Men" starring
@anyataylorjoy
(The Queen's Gambit). Scenes of the film were shot in the
College. Congratulations to Eoin and team
.
@brianfay98
becomes the fastest Irishman of all time over 5000m, clocking 13:01.40 in Heusden to finish third, taking two seconds off
@alistaircragg
's previous mark.
📸
@kabdullah360
TODAY at 3 PM, get into the stand for Belvedere v St Michael's in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi Final. Can't make it out to Donnybrook? You can watch LIVE on
@FreeSports_TV
AND follow our LIVE Twitter feeds:
@Belvederecolleg
@BelvedereUnion
. Come on Belvo!
#SCT2019
Great finish in the u20s Six Nations in Marseille.
Ireland 17 France 16.
Great to see these two boys play so well tonight! Well done to Daniel Hawkshaw and Dylan O' Grady!
The JCT Jersey Presentation took place this morning. The team face St Michael’s College Feb 3rd at 3 pm in Energia Park. Come on Belvo! To view the full picture gallery from the presentation, please click here:
Congratulations to Senior Panel 2 on their victory in Senior 4th League West yesterday. They played Templeogue College and won by 12-7. Thanks to coach Gerry J Foley and all the players.
#belvo
Great news coming from the National Aquatic Centre today where our water polo team has just taken the title at the National Junior Schools Tournament with a clean sweep!
#belvo
Congrats to Daniel Bisset who made through to the National Finals of Junk Kouture in April. He was selected in the top 16 from over 90 entrants at the Dublin Regional Finals. Daniel created this work entirely outside school time which has taken great commitment & dedication.
We're delighted to share that the Belvedere Choir's You Raise Me Up video is featured in this week's RTÉ News segment, 5 Positive Things! Check it out here:
Martina Murray, Chair of the Belvedere Ladies Committee, presents a cheque for €15,500 to Headmaster Gerry Foley to support the Social Diversity Programme.
#womenforothers