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Staff Photograph IFCPrincipal’s Foreword 2Japanese Drummers / Editorial 3Pink Day 41916 Commemoration 6Images of Revolution 8Nancy O’Connell RIP 9Liam Glynn RIP 10French Theatre 11TY Theatre Tour 121st Year Geography Trip 13Moyler Meets Mensa 14l’Hermitage - TY 15Rome - History Trip 16St. Vincent de Paul Appeal 17TY Enterprise 18Senior History in Dublin Streets 19Design, Communication and Graphics 20Young Social Innovators Award 21Athletics 22Ciaran Carr Memorial Cup 23Autographs 246th Year Individual Photographs 25TY Form Classes 316th Year Group Photograph 326th Year Form Classes 341st Year Form Classes 37Prefects 39L.C.V.P & Student Council 40Gaelic Football - 1st Years 41Gaelic Football - U14s 42Gaelic Football - U16s 43Senior Gaelic 44Soccer - 1st Years 46Soccer - U15s 47Soccer - U17s 48Soccer - U19s / Boxing 49Basketball - 1st Years 50Basketball - 2nd Years 51Basketball - U16s 52Basketball - U19s 53Hurling - U14s 54Hurling - U16s 55Italien Ski trip 56Woodwork Projects 58Art 60Night of Light Concert 62Jim Gavin / Sam McQuire Cup 64

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Forewordby Mr. Maurice HartiganPrincipal

The publication of the Year Book provides an opportunityto think back on the year that is passing and to pay tributeto all who do so much for the life of the college. On thatnote, it is only right that I express my gratitude to our editor,Ms Quigley and our photographer, Mr Flanagan, for onceagain producing such an excellent publication. Thanks arealso due to Aaron Douglas, Harry Jenkins, LaurynasGelzinis and Dawid Dobrowolski for their assistance withpreparing the Year Book for publication. I wish also toexpress my gratitude to Sadiq Yusuf for training this newstudent editorial team.

For some years now, in common with all other schools inthe country, we have faced a serious challenge due to asharp reduction in the resources available to us. I want tothank all staff for doing everything possible to ensure thatthe quality of education available to our students has notsuffered. If anything, despite lower pay and changedconditions, staff have been committed to new ventures andinitiatives aimed at improving the education of ourstudents. One only has to think of CFES, mentoring, theincreased uptake of higher level learning, academictracking and the new Marist Leadership Programme to getsome idea of the generous contribution of all staff. Inaddition to this, I am deeply appreciative of the manysporting and extra-curricular activities which staff organisefor students on a voluntary basis.

I also want to take this opportunity to express my gratitudeto the Marist Brothers for their on-going commitment anddedication to the college. They have ensured that theCatholic ethos of the college continues to be relevant andto grow stronger in a manner which is inclusive andrespectful of other faiths and beliefs. They have worked tokeep us connected to the values of our founder, SaintMarcellin Champagnat, to ensure that all students,irrespective of means, faith or background, are offered aneducation and the opportunity to succeed in life. A keyelement in this effort has been the appointment of MsAisling Demaison as Marist Education Officer for theprovince of West Central Europe. Through herengagement with the Marist schools we are all movingforward together to ensure that the values on which theMarist schools were founded, continue to flourish. Thisalso leads us to remember those who played a key role inestablishing Moyle Park during its early years. Sadly, thisyear saw the passing of Nancy O’Connell, our formersecretary, who played a vital role in helping the MaristBrothers during the college’s early decades.

I also want to thank our Board of Management for doingso much for all of us. The Board is led by Chairman, MrTommy Flynn and includes teachers and parents who carryout this work for no reward other than seeing that the

school prospers forthe sake of its studentsand staff. I also wishto thank the StudentCouncil for itscontribution under thechairmanship ofDaire Duffy. Likewise,I must also record mygratitude to theParents’ Council, ledby Mrs Anne Hanlon.The Council takes avery active interest inthe work of thecollege and ensuresthat the voice ofparents is heard in allkey areas affecting itsfuture development.

This year we celebrated the centenary of the Easter Rising.At Moyle Park this reached a memorable point onProclamation Day, 15th March. From the raising of thenational flag that morning until the Night of Light concertthat evening, there was a very real sense among the schoolcommunity that this was an occasion for reflecting on ourpast and taking pride in ourselves as citizens of a republic.Let us hope that in the years to come we can continue totake inspiration from this important national event when,for a brief time, cynicism seemed to no longer count andinstead we remembered the idealism of other times. OnProclamation Day, it is my hope that we realised that thechallenge for the generation of 2016 is to give practicalexpression to our citizenship of our republic throughthinking of others and by making the best of our individualGod-given gifts. A vital part of this is making the best ofthe educational opportunities now thankfully available toall, unlike the children of 1916 who could only lookforward to a rudimentary education at best.

Moyle Park exists to serve its students. I want to thank eachof you for being part of the college and hope that you areproud of your school. I know that all the staff at the collegeare very proud of you. Moyle Park offers each of you theopportunity to be the best that you can be. As studentsleave us each year it is always a source of immensepleasure to see young men moving forward in life andfollowing their dreams. With that in mind I want to extendmy best wishes to all those about to sit the stateexaminations in June and especially those about tograduate.

Maurice Hartigan May 2016

Mr. Maurice Hartigan, Principal


Finally a word from the editor…

As the school year 2015/16 drawsto a close we wish to share with youevents from our school life.

2016 being the Centenary of the1916 Rising, Our students took partin the National Flag PresentationCeremony in Croke Park hosted bythe President Michael D Higgins.

Take a moment to read about thisand other events at Moyle ParkCollege.

• We want to wish our studentsevery success in their exams andfuture careers.

• A word of thanks to our editorialteam whose work ethic andcommitment are exemplary. Wewish every success in the L. Cert toSadiq Yusuf who has been part ofthe team for the past 5 years.

• A warm welcome to the neweditorial team: Laurynas Gelzinis,Dawid Dobrowolski, HarryJenkins and Aaron Douglas.

• A big thank you to Terry Flanaganour dedicated photographer andto all staff and students whocontributed to the year book.

Enjoy Reading,Fiona Quigley (Editor)

This year 8 TY students took a short course in TaikoDrumming with Jennifer Edmund of Taiseiyo Taikogroup. After a mere 5 weeks of training theyperformed at Moyle Park College’s Night of LightConcert, where they not only wowed the audience butalso the members of Taiseiyo. So impressed were the

Taiseiyo group that they asked the Moyle Park TaikoTeam to perform alongside Taiseiyo at the prestigiousJapanese Festival “Experience Japan”. Well done lads!

by Ms. Áine Sreenan

Moyle Park Taiko Team EditorMs. Fiona QuigleyRyan Cahill, Toms Ludbarzs, Jack Keirns Mahon, Harry Jenkins, Shane Rafter, Aadam Reyes, Ms. Ellis and Ms. Sreenanperforming at this year’s Experience Japan festival at Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park on April 17th. Absent: Aaron Douglas and Jerry Olusegun太鼓 Taiko

Editorial:


Pink Dayby Ms. Rowena Lacey Staff and students atMoyle ParkMoyler Thinks Pink!

The name Moyle Park College has become synonymouswith fundraising over recent years and this year’s PinkDay was no exception.

Last Thursday the 28th of April was a dull, miserable dayacross Dublin but spirits were high in Moyle Park Collegewhere TY students, led by their teachers Ms. Rowena Laceyand Ms. Gabrielle Ging, turned the college into a sea ofmagenta in an effort to raise much needed funds forcharities Aoibheann’s Pink Tie and Breast CancerResearch Ireland. Reiss Fitzgerald, Dylan Wall,Adam Devoy, Eoin Maguire,Nicholas Nastasa, LutherOsahon, Aaron Douglas, Spin 1038 Spinni, Cllr. Kenny Egan, Ms. SarahGray & Baby JamesDarragh McCormack, Shane Daly, Ryan BrownMs. Aine Sreenan, Ms. Leigh Ellis


Pink Day PhotosThe day promised many activities such as a bakesale, a traditional sporting event and a pop-up tuckshop but the highlight of the day had to be the bestdressed competition judged by past student and localcounsellor Kenny Egan, teacher Ms. Sarah Gray andthe Spin 1038 Spinnis, where students and staff alikebattled it out to be crowned the fairest Pinkie of themall. The title was rightfully awarded for the secondyear in a row to Eoin Maguire in 3rd year with DylanWall, Reiss Fitzgerald, Adam Devoy, Nicolas Nastasa,Luther Osahon and Aaron Douglas proving to beworthy competitors.

Over €800 was raised on the day and will bedonated by the TYs to the two charities over thecoming weeks. Dylan Wall, Adam Devoy, James Devoy, Reiss Fitzgerald Eoin Maguire, Nicholas Nastasa, Jeremie Mazingu, Adam MurphyReiss Fitzgerald, Donatas Vikarauskas,Jack Coughlan, Sadiq Yusuf, JamieDuncan, Craig Doyle, James DevoyAdam Devoy


1916Commemoration by Mr. Trevor Connolly

As part of a wide-ranging nationalcommemorative initiative for thecentenary of the 1916 Rising Moyle ParkCollege decided to mark the event. Avoluntary committee came together tosee what part the College should play inthat programme.

The 1916 Rising was worthcommemorating: it was a time ofnational awakening; a turning pointtowards the desire for completeindependence; the founding act of ademocratic state; it was a hugelysignificant historic event; a time rooted inthe national identity. It was keenly feltthat the commemoration was a teachingmoment not to be missed, an event to belearned from and importantly, a timeand opportunity to reassess nationalgoals and aspirations in 2016.

As a permanent feature of commemoration it was agreed to name the College corridors after the signatories ofthe Proclamation. Old naming conventions such as the “Irish corridor” and the “red corridor” had fallen out ofusage, it was time for rebranding. Name plates were mounted by Chris and each corridor had a noticeboardinstalled to feature information about the Rising focusing on those who were executed, the key locations aroundthe city and other important aspects of the Rising. The committee is to examine the feasibility of a further

permanent commemorative feature.

One of the main national eventsrelating to the 1916 Commemorationswas the National Flag PresentationCeremony in Croke Park, hosted by thePresident of Ireland Michael D.Higgins. Three students from MoylePark along with Mr.Connell andMr.Taylor represented the schoolcommunity and were presented withthe National Flag by the Irish DefenceForces.

The main event of the commemorationwas “Proclamation Day” held onTuesday, March 15. After a flag raisingceremony at 8am, each year group inturn were invited to an assembly in thesports hall. Mr.Hartigan began a

Mr. Maurice Hartigan (Principal)


presentation that included contributions from staff andstudents. Visual and audio contributions laid out thehistorical background and significance of the Risingand the Proclamation document while studentsoffered information, analysis and insights into theirthinking on the centenary commemorations. TheProclamation Day ceremony ended with some of ourtalented musicians playing us out with the nationalanthem.

Thanks to all who played their part in the day,

especially,

Flags Presentation:Anthony Carolan, Graeme Corrigan, Shane Rafter

Proclamation Document:Steven Thomas, Emmet McDonald

Music:Aaron Douglas, Jack O’Reilly, Philip Murray,Ross Tully

National Flag Presentation Ceremony:Reiss Fitzgerald, Shane Rushe, LukeNolan.

Flag Raising Ceremony:Cian Ó Súilleabháin, Jack Leahy, DylanFassnidge.

Teachers’ Committee:Lorna Campbell, James Connell, TrevorConnolly, Terry Flanagan, DavidKennedy. Mr. Maurice HartiganMr. Terry Flanagan, Mr. James Connell, Mr. David Kennedy, Ms. Lorna Campbell, Mr. Trevor Connolly, Principal Mr. Maurice Hartigan


Transition Year Film Studies

As part of the celebration of Proclamation Day, Transition Year

Film Studies students attended screenings of The Wind that

Shakes the Barley at the Lighthouse Cinema and Michael

Collins at the Irish Film Institute. They also visited the 1916

exhibitions at the National Museum, Collins Barracks and the

National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar. Thanks to Mr

Hogan & Mrs Ging for arranging and accompanying.

Proclamation Day 2016

IImmaaggeess ooff tthhee RReevvoolluuttiioonn

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Nancy O’Connell RIPMoyle Park College1957-2002

by Bro. PJ McGowan

It was with deep sadness that we heard of the death ofNancy O’Connell on 18th April 2016. Her funeral wasa great celebration of her life and many former staff ,former parents, past pupils and friends of the Collegeattended at the village church in Clondalkin. Weremember her sister Vera and brother Paddy who deeplymourn her loss. Vera was a great support to Nancy ineverything she did all through her life.

Nancy’s association with Moyle Park goes back to July1957 when the first Horse Show took place. Sheorganised 37 horse Shows from 1957 to 1994. Apartfrom being a huge fundraiser for the college, it was alsoa great community event and everybody in the villagelooked forward to it every May. Famous showjumperssuch as Eddie Macken, Paul Darragh and Jack Doyletook their first equestrian steps in Moyle Park which wasa qualifier for the Dublin Horse Show. She wasresponsible for many other fundraising events includingthe cheese and wine and the Monster Draw which raisedfunds for the school building projects when there was nogovernment grants available. All of us owe a greatdepth of gratitude to Nancy and her Building Fundcolleagues for the College we have today.

Nancy became School Secretary in 1970 and remainedin that post until 2002. She herself referred to herself asthe First Lady to five Presidents ( Principals). We tend toforget that everything then was written by hand and her

written record of accounts, students details, examinationresults and all other files was precise and neatlypresented. She had a great knowledge of the studentsand their parents and took a great interest in theiracademic progress and future career paths. Nancy wasalso a great support to staff and many shared the upsand downs of life with her.

Nancy really enjoyed the Summer school and enjoyedentertaining the leaders in her home and made life longfriends with them. Her loyalty to all things Moyle Parkwas unbounded and no one would be allowed to say abad word about Moyle Park in her presence.

Nancy had a special place in Marist hearts and was anaffiliated member of the Order and affectionately knownwithin the Brothers as Brother Nancy. One of her mosttreasured memories was Marcellin Champagnat beingdeclared a Saint in 1999 in Rome. She was a greatsupport to many Brothers in numerous ways with acts ofhospitality and kindness. As they say she lived the Maristvalues.

Nancy was an exceptional Lady who gave her whole lifeto Moyle Park College and the Marists and we willalways remember her with great gratitude and affection.

Ni bheid a leithead aris ann. Nancy Go dte tu Slan.

Ms. Nancy O’Connell with four former Principals


Mr. Liam Glynn RIP

by Mr. Edward O’Byrne

It was with deep shock that we learned of Liam’s sad passingthis year.

Liam came to Moyle Park in 1983. He taught English andFrench for sixteen years.

Many newly appointed staff did not have the privilege ofknowing Liam.

Large numbers attended his funeral Mass on Saturday February27th in his native Galway. It was a celebration of a life lived tothe full.

Anne, his wife and Grace, his young daughter will have takensolace from the large attendance, which included an Aide deCamp to represent the President.

Musical accompaniment, led by his daughter Grace ended withthe final moving rendition of ‘Forget me not’, performed by hiscolleagues from the ‘Bish’ (St Joseph’s College), his AlmaMater, where he returned on leaving Moyle Park.

Liam was an inspirational teacher, always open to innovationand new ideas with the interest of the students uppermost.

We have fond memories of the legendary French lunches in theCanteen where staff and students were only allowed to ‘parlerfrancais’.

As part of a fund-raising event, Liam organised the studentbody on the pitches to form the word GOAL, while an AirCorps helicopter took an aerial photo.

He had a great sense of collegiality, working as School Stewardfor many years.

Always a great man to tell a joke, he helped to brighten up thetough Mondays!

Finally, In the spirit of generosity and altruism that characterisedhis life, Liam donated his body to medical research.

Liam, we miss you and no doubt, wherever you abide now,you are regaling those around you with jokes and fun.R.I.P

Mr. Liam GlynnAerial photo of studentsforming the word Goal!


FrenchTheatreCompanyVisit

by Aidan Kelly and Faruq Raji

This year, a French theatre company came into theschool and put on a very enjoyable show for all2nd and 3rd year French students. The showincluded the characters interacting with MoylePark students in French and even some singingand dancing! It was a good chance for us to putthe phrases we’ve learnt in the classroom intopractice and having fun too. The show was verybeneficial for students and was very entertainingas well.

The actors did many skits and even though wecouldn't understand some of it we still all foundthem very humorous. One of the most popular skitamong us students was their puppet show. At theend of the day everything was funny and all of ushad a tremendous time.


The day began with a visit to Lir, Trinity College'straining centre for careers in stage and screen. Wewere brought on a tour of the facility and given aninsight into the various different departments thatwork together to put on a show. We followed theprocess from the lighting rig in the theatre, theprops department, costume department and aglimpse into the rehearsal studio where the actorswere choreographing a fight scene.

Then it was over to the Bord Gàis Theatre where thedirector Anna Taylor led a workshop introducing themain themes and ideas of the play. Through anumber of role playing games and activities sheexplored ideas of power struggles, group dynamics

and social hierarchies. The games were veryphysical and hands on and were used by the cast inpreparation for their roles.

The highlight of the day was the performance itself.The set consisted of a life size carcass of a 747crash-landed on a desert island. The schoolboysurvivors initially experience fear, then elation, asthey realise they are totally alone and must fend forthemselves. Using music, dance and lighting theplay depicts the power struggles between the boysand their eventual descent into savagery.

Thanks to Mr Hogan, Ms Ging and Mr Connolly forarranging and accompanying.

TY Theatre Tour

Lord of the Flies


Leaving Moyle Park bright and early on the 4thDecember 2015 the 1st year Geography students setoff to visit the Ailwee Caves and the Burren Co. Clare.

We took the long bus journey from the rocky roads ofDublin to the west coast of Clare and not a sign ofany rest or peace and quiet on the bus.

We arrived at the cavesseeing stalactites andstalagmites, bringing thegeography course to life.Following the caves weexplored limestone pave-ment, clints & grykes andtheir favourite feature forsome reason Karrens. Weexplored the history of theregion, learning about thelarge dolman that stands onthe limestone pavement

After our long day ofstudying the Geology andhistory of the region we gotsome well-deserved food.We headed back towardsDublin arriving home inMoyle Park at 6 o’clock.

1st YearGeography Tripto the Burren by Mr. Stephen Doyle

“It was easy to learn things after

seeing them in real life” Seán Byrne Kehoe“I loved the fact that we learned

something new but also had a lot of fun”Kevin Boatheng“I really enjoyed it, we learned about

the Geography and the history of the

place aswell” Benny Byrne“Instead of reading out of a book

we got to see everything for real” Ethan Hanlon


This year has been the most successful for Moyle ParkCollege. Currently Moyle Park is home to 26 studentswho were accepted into Mensa. The numbers gethigher and higher each year. When we first started thisoff in 2012 a total of 5 students were accepted intoMensa. From then on the numbers increased to 8 in2013, 7 in 2014 and 8 students in 2015.

Mensa

The incoming students from a variety of primaryschools around Clondalkin completed a long day ofentrance exam. These exams were based a CognitiveAbility Test (CAT) as well as a Mensa exam. The topthirty students were then invited to take part in theMensa exams.

Mensa is a worldwide organization, in over 100countries with 110,000 members. In order to qualify

for Mensa you must be within the top 2% or 1% ofintelligence in the population. Just to put it intoperspective currently the world population is 7.1BILLION. In order to qualify for Mensa a studentwould need to receive a score of 148 or higher. Thisyear we had three students that received a score of147.

This Year has been our most successful year yet. Theincoming first years showed great enthusiasm anddedication as they worked through the long andchallenging Mensa assessment. Three students scored147 and will be invited back next year to try the examagain if they wish. However a total of 12 studentswere accepted into Mensa this year. With two studentsgetting the highest result possible of 162 in the MensaExams. This is a huge achievement for these studentsand hopefully with our help next year they will flourish!

Moyler meetsMensaby Mr. Stephen Doyle Mensa Students


As part of our TY course 9 lucky students from MoylePark College got the opportunity to visit the site whereMarcellin Champagnat himself was born, raised anddied. The experience was phenomenal ranging fromvarious activities we did from day to day. Even thoughwe have only been here for four days it felt more likea week.

Our holiday started with a Friday off school, BurgerKing and and short flight to Lyon International Airport.With no trouble in Dublin we were on our plane andall set for take off by 11:45. A couple of card gamesand a box of pringles later we arrived in Lyon at 3pmlocal time.

Our tour guide for the weekend and Marist Brother ,Dijon, met us at the airport to bring us to L'Hermitage.The bus journey took about an hour but just like theflight a couple games of cards made the hour feel like10 minutes.

Arriving at L´Hermitage we were met by formerteacher in Moyle Park and current Director of MaristEducation Aisling Demaison.

Just before dinner, Brother PJ took us on a tour ofMarcellin´s house seeing his bedroom, paintings andother original objects from the 1st house of the MaristBrothers. However, one of the most important andimpressive things we saw that day was the tomb whereChampagnat’s ashes lie.

Dijon met us again for a tour of the Marist Museum inthe complex. Learning more about Champagnat andthe Marists in general, was very interesting. It got us

thinking that we should be learning more about this inschool.

Every night we sat down to a game of switch whichcould last up to 3 hours. These competitions weregreat craic and one of the best parts of the whole trip.

Saturday was by far the best day of the trip. With usgoing into the city of Lyon. It started with us going tothe church where Champagnat made his pledge toMary. We then made our way into the city for the restof the day. It started off with us going to Mc Donaldsfor lunch and then on to the football stadium in Lyonfor a tour which was one of the highlights of the trip.Then on to ice skating which was a good bit of craicwith most of us falling every time they tried to goforward. At the end of the day we were treated todinner in an Italian Restaurant.

On Sunday we explored the back garden of theL'Hermitage, visiting the graves of the past brothersand learning about the great wonders they did whilethey were alive. Then we went to the french mass ,which was a bit hard to understand but some of thewords were recognisable.

We later went out to visit important places inChampagnat's life such as the house where he wasborn and lived on for 15 years, the church where hewas baptised and La Valla, the first Marist school setup himself. These visits were very interesting and welearned a lot about Marcellin that you couldn't learn inschool.

Overall the experience was mind blowing and if wegot the opportunity we would have stayed for longer.The scenery was beautiful and the weather behaveditself for the most part. This trip was definitely one ofthe highlights of TY and one that all of us willremember for a long time.

L´Hermitage TY Trip by Aaron Douglas andJerry Olusegun


In the very early hours of Monday 26th October,twenty sleepy eyed students met with three equallybleary eyed teachers in Dublin airport. The annualhistory trip had come again. We departed a cold, wetand windy Dublin to arrive in 20 degrees sunshine inthe Eternal City.

Check–in, quick freshen up andwe’re off to view the sites. Firststop–Lunch! For most of us itwas our first taste of real Italianpizza and pasta and it wentdown a storm. With food onboard, it was really time to takein the sites. From the comfort ofan open top bus, we saw someof the fabulous architecture ofRome. After dinner, it was off toTime Elevator - a virtual realitytour of Ancient Rome.

Tuesday arrived far too early forthose who liked their sleep. Outof Bed at 5a.m for the bus toPompeii and Mount Vesuvius.Under the shadow of thevolcano, we explored the ancientruins and got an insight into thedaily lives of the Romans. In the afternoon we climbedup to explore the steaming crater at the top ofVesuvius. For those that study geography, standing onthe summit of this legendary mountain was an

experience.

Wednesday dawned brightas we headed to the Metroto make our way to theVatican City. As the rainstarted to fall we made ourway to the Vatican Museumavoiding the legendaryqueues. The guide took usthrough thousands ofhistorical artifacts, into thepapal apartments which

Raphael had painted and into the Sistine Chapel.Here we wondered at the beauty of Michelangelo’sceiling depicting the Creation of Man and the ability ofthe security to shout ‘No Photographs’. We returnedto St. Peter’s Basilica where the Pieta amongst othertreasures are contained. This massive building was

truly awesome as hundreds of people walked aroundlooking up and barely avoided each other. Back tothe hotel to put the gladrags on and we were out fordinner.

Despite it being our last day, therewas still plenty of the city to explore.Today we were heading for ourguided tour of the Colosseum.Outside the Colosseum, we weregreeted by the sight of some of thelocal Romans dressed in Gladiatorand Centurion costumes. After takingthe odd sly picture, our guide arrivedand we happily skirted the queue toenter this ancient monument. Thesense of being part of history waspalpable. You could almost here thecrowd roar.

Leaving the Colosseum we werebrought through the remnants of theAncient City. Up through the PalatineHill, where we took in the sweepingview of the once fabled Hippodrome,the Circus Maximus, and down intothe hub of the Imperial City – theRoman Forum and then onto the

Pantheon. Here we bid farwell to the guide as weenjoyed a few hours of shopping time. For some thiswas the chance to take on Mr. Doyle’s sovereignbargaining challenge. When in Rome…

Presents and sovereigns purchased, it was on to theairport and home from the sunshine of Rome to thedamper climes of Clondalkin – all in time for Trick orTreat!

Moyle Parkon a RomanHoliday by Ms. Carmel Roche


Moyle Park’s ChristmasAppeal in aid of St. Vincentde Paul 2015

On the 7th of December Moyle Park’s First Yearstudents and year team together with Br. Colmanlaunched their Christmas Appeal in aid ofClondalkin St. Vincent de Paul. A Christmas Jumperthemed Non-uniform day and a Christmas HamperAppeal were announced. The walls of the schoolwere adorned with Jumper shaped posters asstudents were encouraged to get into the spirit of theevent and help raise some much needed funds forthose in need in the Clondalkin area.

Moyle Park’s Christmas food Appeal in aid of St.Vincent de Paul has been running for the past sevenyears and helps send food hampers to those in needin the local area. Staff, students and parents cometogether to remember others over the festiveseason. All donations are made into food hamperswhich are given to the local St. Vincent de Paulcommittee. The hampers are then delivered to thosein need before Christmas. This is a worthy causereminding us to remember others at Christmastime.

A huge thank you to all who have contributed to our2015 Christmas Food Appeal and non Uniform Dayin aid of St. Vincent De Paul. Over Twenty hampersalong with €240 worth of Butchers vouchers weredonated to families in need in the Clondalkin area.€742 was also collected from the Non Uniform dayand this was also used to buy vouchers to help localfamilies.

Thank you to everyone for your support andgenerosity over the past number of years helping usto help others at this special time of year.

St. Vincentde PaulAppealby The First Year Team


TY Enterprise2016

by Fuad Usman-Dio, Lukas Bauza &Jeremiah Oluwaseyi Olusegun

For our TY Enterprise module our teacher’s Ms.Hartigan and Ms. Doonan informed us that wehad the opportunity to set up a Business so thatwe would gain experience of what it's like to bea young entrepreneur. We had many ideas atthe beginning, but the idea we chose to go withwas the GPRS trackers.

Our company name was inspired by theproduct itself “PinPoint” as the tracker canpinpoint the location of any object it's attachedto. Our tracker had the characteristics of aneagle, as they can both locate objects from a farrange,so our company adopted the eagle asour logo.

Fortunately, we were one of the groups chosento represent our school in the Student EnterpriseAwards held in IT Tallaght .This was a big dayas many schools around Dublin got toshowcase their products and services.

PinPoint received an award on the day for thebest Marketing and Public Relations campaig,as a reward we got a tour of SPIN 1038 studios.It was a really enjoyable day for us and ourteachers. The experience of having our ownBusiness this year has being so enjoyable forus,we are very grateful to our teachers for alltheir hard work.


Senior Historyin DublinStreetsby Conor O’Reilly

To me, senior history came as a pleasant surprisebecause I, along with my classmates got to see Dublinwhich is rich in history. We went on multiple tripsthroughout the year. This included the Walking Tour ofDublin and two trips to Glasnevin cemetery.

The first trip was the Walking Tour of Dublin. We wenton this trip in November. On a wet cold miserable day,which seem to be a theme on our history tours. We setoff around Dublin City. We began the tour in Trinity.Even though the weather was awful that day, the tourguide made it bearable with his light humour and wittypersonality. As he gave us a brief background on thehistory of Trinity we made our way up towardsO’Connell Street but stopping at the Central Bank totell us about the architecture and the reasoning behindit. When we reached O’Connell Street he gave us theinformation on the enormous Daniel O’Connellmonument that stands 49m high looking out overO’Connell street as if it was its protector. Following thiswe advanced down to the GPO. As I said before, hewas a great tour guide and gave us a full, detailed andeasy to follow Star Wars analogy explanation of theevents of Easter Monday in the GPO. As the rain wasstill pouring down the tour guide to decided to wrap thetour up in the infamous Dublin Castle.

Our next trip was in Glasnevin Cemetery. We made twotrips out to Glasnevin, one in February and the other

March. On our first day we had a little briefing on whatwe would be learning about. While there we wereshown the graves of all the great Irish war hero’sincluding, Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith, RogerCasement, James Larkin and the Fenian leaderO’Donovan Rossa. This was not all though, there werealso political leaders buried there. One for example isEamon de Valera and another is Daniel O’Connell.

For our second day we were presented with a task. Wehad to prepare a presentation to give to our fellowclassmates. Miss Roche (Our History teacher) gave useach one person’s grave to go home and find out factsand present an oral presentation to the class in front ofthe set person’s grave they had been given. As youcould guess standing in front of a class can be verydaunting enough but to have to memorise apresentation too is even more frightening. In sayingthat I think everyone handled themselves very well anddid a spectacular job, but Dylan Mooney went thatextra step and gave an excellent detailed presentation.

Again, like I said we all got to enjoy and learn aboutthe great Irish heroes that gave Ireland ourIndependence and why we still have it today. Seeingthese graves and learning about these great men givesus more reason to love and be proud of the country welive in.


Design,Communicationand Graphicsby Mr Diarmuid O’Dowd

This year the 6th year DesignCommunication Graphics studentsspent 3 intense months completing theirLeaving Certificate project. The finalproject amounted to 40% of their finalgrade.

At higher level students were asked tocarry out a design investigation ofexisting taps and explore thedevelopment of taps over the ages. Inaddition students had to modify ordesign their own concept tap for Part Bof the project.

At ordinary level students were asked tocarry out a design investigation of anexisting salt and pepper shaker. For PartB students were asked to modify ordesign a concept shaker.

The standard of projects this year wasexceptional high and students should bepleased that they have completed themto the best of their ability. Cormac PedenScott ByrneShane Hanley


Young SocialInnovatorsAwardby Ms. Rowena Lacey

The Young Social Innovators Award- Moyler reigns supreme!

Tensions were running high on the 10th of May inCitywest as 5000 students from over 600 schoolsdescended on the Citywest Hotel for the 16th annualYoung Social Innovators (YSI) awards ceremony. TheYSI is a project run at senior cycle in schools across thecountry which encourages and celebrates instillingchange and innovation in young people. Students aretasked with identifying issues of social concern in theirown lives and wider community, and then carrying outa project to try to combat the same issue.

The project presented by the Moyle Park boys howeverhad raised a lot of eyebrows in the regional finalsalone, merely because of its title “Born into Porn,” aproject which aimed to raise awareness amongstyoung people and their parents about the negativeimpact which watching inappropriate material online

can generate in young people. A huge amount ofpreparation had gone into this project under theguidance of Ms. Lacey with the boys makinginstructional videos for both parents and students onthe dangers of watching such content, meeting with theparents council in the school and even moreimpressively going into Google and presenting to thehead of child safety on their project.

After the special mention at the regional finals inMarch, the Born into Porn team approached this daywith hope and trepidation. They performed theirspeakout to the judges in an exemplary manner - thepresentation skills honed in TY had definitely paid off!- with Shane Rafter, Lukas Bauza, Aaron Douglas andFuad Usman-Dio deserving a special mention for theirsuperb acting and oratory skills.

The 5000 strong crowd assembled at the main stageand went wild as all were treated to a DJ set, followedby a speech from An Taoiseach Edna Kenny. The prizeswere announced and we were ecstatic to beannounced the category winners in the Relationshipand Sexuality Challenge. We accepted our prize infront of An Taoiseach and Miriam O’ Callaghan andwere later interviewed by The Irish Independent whowere very impressed by the maturity with which weapproached this issue.

This is a huge achievement for the school and a hugecongratulations deservedly goes to all involved!!

Members of the team: Fuad Usman-Dio, AaronDouglas, Shane Rafter, Lukas Bauza, Luke Murphy,Harry Jenkins, Ben Finnegan, Dylan Culloty, JerryOlusegun, Kory Mooney, Daniel Donohue, Jack O’Gorman, Lyes Hadef, Jack Kerins-Mahon.

Back Row: Aaron Douglas, Ben Finnegan, HarryJenkins, Ben Finnegan, Jack O'Gorman, Shane Rafter,Caimin Byrne, Daniel Donohue, Lyes Hadef, Jack KerinsMahon, Ms. Rowena Lacey.Front Row: Luke Murphy, Fuad Usman-Dio, LukasBauza, Jerry Olusegun, Kory Mooney


Athletics

by Mr. David Kennedy

Having set such high standards last year, there was a lotof expectation on the Athletics team to reproduce thegoods in 2015-16. If the medal haul collected so far thisseason is anything to go by, these standards have notonly been matched, but well and truly exceeded.

When the cross country season began back in October,all eyes were on the reigning All Ireland Champion,Louis O’Loughlin, to see if he could build on hisachievements from last year. There was little doubt thatLouis’ form had carried over when he strolled to victoryin the Castleknock Invitational. At the same meet, anumber of first years demonstrated real promise,especially Harry Kelly who narrowly missed out on amedal.

It was little surprise when Louis cruised to victory in theWest Leinster and Leinster Finals, thus qualifying for theAll Ireland Finals in Sligo. Louis’ performance in thatfinal was nothing short of remarkable. He dominated therace from the start, finishing a good 30 seconds aheadof his nearest rival. This victory qualified Louis torepresent Moyle Park and Ireland at the InternationalCross Country Championships in Falkirk, Scotland. Itwas here that Louis established himself as aninternational class athlete when he took on and beat thebest junior runners from Britain and Ireland.

Louis’ achievements are a source of great pride to theathletics team and to the school as well, but it is

important to acknowledge that winning is not the be alland end all. Throughout the year, a small but dedicatedcohort of runners have trained and competed in all sortsof weather conditions and each one of them hasrepresented their school with pride.

As ever, one of the most anticipated events on theAthletics calendar was the Track and FieldChampionships held in Morton Stadium, Santry. In all,13 Athletes competed across a range of disciplinesincluding sprints, middle distance and high jump. BothKeenan McDonnell and Desmond Edogiawerie put infine performances and were unfortunate not to qualifyfrom their respected heats. Louis O’Loughlin maintainedhis stellar form cruising to victory in the 800 metres. Themain talking point, however, was the emergence of aJohn Ojewumi as a serious sprint talent, when he tookgold in the minor boys 80 metres. This was one of themost competitive races in the entire championships, andJohn’s victory, which he took on a photo finish, meansthat he joins Louis in qualifying for the Leinster finals.Best of luck to both boys!

It has been a pleasure to be involved with the Athleticsteam this year. Hopefully the success of our athletes willinspire more students to get involved in the sport. Wecan’t all win medals, but we can all get ourselves fit andactive!John OjewumiWinner of the West Leinster Cross Country Championship, April 2016 Gold medal winner Louis O'Loughlin


Ciarán CarrMemorial Cup– Best Overall

Student

Our son Ciarán’s graduation from Moyle Park College in 2008 ended with a rendition of ‘Time of your life’ by GreenDay. In truth, Ciarán did have the time of his life in Moyle Park. Like most of you, he hated the early morning starts,the walk to school in the wind and rain, the odd detention for things he swore he didn’t do, the one-way corridorthat was policed like a match day in Croke Park and the constant reminders that exams were just around the corner.

But then there was everything else that made and continues to make Moyle Park so special. You may not appreciateit now but in future years you will look back and remember the great times.Perhaps you’ll remember a school trip,ateam that went or nearly went all the way in a competition or how you got one over on one of your teachers! Wehope, that like Ciarán, you will leave Moyle Park and face a bright future. Whether you choose further education orone of the many trades, we hope that you achieve success in every walk of life.

The Ciarán Carr Memorial Cup will be presented at the graduation ceremony to the best all-rounder. To the winner,we offer our congratulations on your achievement. To gain recognition from your peers and teachers as the best all-rounder proves that you have a bright future ahead and we wish you the best. But this is about so much more thanreceiving awards. Whether you have received one or not, rest assured that each and every single one of you haveleft your mark in the corridors of Moyle Park. Not only are your parents proud of you but you should also be proudof yourself. This is the very first step on the road to bigger and better things.

Ciarán left us in 2012 when he was 20 years old. Although his life was cut short in the most tragic of circumstances,we know that he crammed as much as he possibly could into his short life. We will never know what Ciarán mayhave gone on to do in later life. It is with this in mind that we say to you to go out there, study hard, work hard, traveland see all the wonders of the world and live every day to the full.

The very best of luck to all of you in your future endeavours.

Gemma & Philip Carr

Following Ciarán’s death in 2012 the Ciarán Carr Foundation wasestablished to raise awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome(SADS). So far with the help of the local community, the Foundation hasmanaged to carry out numerous initiatives and place lifesavingdefibrillators in every school in the community. The Foundation willcontinue to work to raise awareness of SADS and its detection andultimate prevention. This October we will be teaming up with ClondalkinHelping Homeless to host our annual 5k Family Fun Run / Walk. Formore information please follow us on Facebook and Twitter or visit us atwww.ciarancarrfoundation.ie.


Autographs


6th Years 2016

Aaron Campbell Aaron Connolly Aaron Fan Aaron Fitzgerald

Ben Alex Farrelly Ben RiordanArjay Simbulan Arnas Sadaunikas

Aivaras Geraltauskas Alex Pepper Amadeusz Zlotocki Andrew Fox

Aaron Richardson Adam Holden Penny Adam Molloy Ahmedomair Chakari


6th Years 2016

Benny Lukoki Bradley Byrne Calvin Connolly Carl Hickey

Daniel Keating Daniel KellyDaire Duffy Daniel Dasilva

Conor Clohisey Corey Maguire Cormac Peden Craig Doyle

Charlie Conron Christinel Doru Christy Miguel Cian Ennis


6th Years 2016

Daniel Merrigan David Reska David Roe Dean Brannigan

Gavin Moloney Gracia MualaFilip Tyrala Florin Todescu

Emmanuel Ayo

Obafemi

Eoghan Fitzgerald Eoin Connolly Evan Smith

Dominik Chylicki Donatas Vikarauskas Dylan Kearney Edward Gouldsbury


6th Years 2016

Igor Markiewicz Jack Coughlan James Devoy James Gaffney

Jordy Manuel Karl PowerJonathan Hemedy JonathanMungwande

Jamie Kennedy Jamie Murray John McSweeney John O'Boyle

James O'Brien James O'Sullivan Jamie Doherty Jamie Duncan


6th Years 2016

Kevin Hyland Killian White Lee Flood Lee Molloy

Luke Rigney Luke Scully Mark McCarthy Matthew McLoughlin

Lee Reynolds Levi Canga Luke Nolan Luke Peden

Richard ChenReece Byrne Reiss FitzgeraldNathan DillionMonsur Alam


6th Years 2016

Robert Finnegan Ross Keating Ross Shortall Doyle Sadiq Jeremiah Yusuf

Tolu Femi-OluyedeTawfiq Abdallah

Al-Mugheiry

Tobiloba Kasali

Sean Delaney Shane Hanley Shane Rushe Simon Behan

Sam Redmond Scott Byrne Sean Fitzmaurice Sean Slattery

Tadgh Mc GreevySolomon Sala


TY Class 4.1Back: (L-R) Darragh McCormack, Daniel Byrne, Daniel Donohue, Joshua Cullen, Ryan Cahill, Gavin Smith, Eoin Quinn Middle: (L-R) Ms. Rowena Lacey (Form Teacher), Shane Daly, Jakub Macieszko, Adam Eustace, Caimin Byrne, Ryan Mahon,Gavin Howard, Ms. Ging (S.N.A)Front: (L-R) Glen Cullen, Joseph Kelly, Luke Murphy, Zak O'Neill, Ryan Brown, Muhammed Korumtalee, Leon Askin, Kory MooneyTY Class 4.2Back: (L-R) Ben Finnegan, Shane Murphy, Thomas Byrne, Mitchell Byrne, Andrew Rigney, Toms LudbarzsMiddle: (L-R) Cathal Bullough, Dylan Culloty, Jack Maguire, Dean Dillon, Shane Rafter, Graeme Corrigan, Aaron Douglas, Mr. S. Smith (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Jack O'Gorman, Lukas Bauza, Lyes Hadef, Luke McGovern, Seán Casey, Jerry Olusegun, Jack Kerins Mahon,Liam O'Connor


6th YearGroupPhotograph Class oForm Teachers L-R: Mr. Stephen Doyle, Ms. Deirdre Brennan, M


of 2016 Ms. Carmel Roche, Ms. Bernie Doonan and Mr. Eoin Houlihan

6th YearForm ClassPhotographs

Form 6.2Back: (L-R): Aaron Connolly, Robert Finnegan, Filip Tyrala, Eoghan Fitzgerald, Craig Doyle, Aaron Richardson Middle: (L-R) arl Hickey, Ross Keating, Arnas Sadaunikas, Jonathan Mungwande, Adam Holden Penny, Ms. C. Roche (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Dominik Chylicki, Alex Pepper, Corey Maguire, Aaron Fan, Jamie Murray, Solomon Sala Form 6.1 Back: (L-R) Tolu Oluyede, Sadiq Yusuf, Cian Ennis, Luke Peden, Luke Rigney, Luke Scully, Eoin Connolly Middle: (L-R) Dylan O'Connor Kearney, Sean Slattery, Cormac Peden, Evan Smith, Tadhg Mc Greevy, James Gaffney, Ms. D. Brennan (Form Tutor) Front: (L-R) Benny Lukoki, Reiss Fitzgerald, Jamie Duncan, Jack Coughlan, Ben Riordan, Luke Nolan 34 Moyle Park College Yearbook 2016


Form 6.3Back: (L-R) Sean Fitzmaurice, Danny Keating, Christy Miguel, Karl Power, Dáire Duffy, Shane Hanley Middle: (L-R) Levi Canga, Edward Gouldsbury, Ben Farrelly, Ross Shorthall Doyle, Shane Rushe, Mr. E. Houlihan (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Nathan Dillon, Adam Molloy, Tawfiq Cali, Lee Molloy, Daniel Kelly, Calvin ConnollyForm 6.4Back: (L-R) Richard Chen, Conor Clohisey, Charlie Conran, Donatas Vikarauskas, Reece Byrne, Ayo Obafemi Middle: (L-R) Lee Flood, Scott Byrne, Andy Fox, Killian White, Amadeauz Zlotocki, Ms. B. Doonan (Form Tutor) Front: (L-R) Jordy Manuel, James O’Brien, David Roe, Daniel Da Silva, Monsur Alam, Kevin Hyland

Form 6.5Back: (L-R) Matthew McLoughlin, Gracia Muala, Gavin Moloney, Igor Markiewicz, Daniel Merrigan, Mark McCarthy Middle: (L-R) Aivaras Geraltauskas, Jamie Doherty, Jonathan Hemedy, Lee Reynolds, Sam Redmond, Mr. S. Doyle (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Dean Branagan, Ahmedomair Chakari, John McSweeney, Jamie Kennedy, Arjay Simbulan 36 Moyle Park College Yearbook 2016

6th Year LCA classBack: (L-R) Eoin Connolly, David Roe, Mark McCarthy, Sean Fitzmaurice, James Gaffney, Mr. J. Roebuck (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Arjay Simbulan, Nathan Dillon, Conor Clohisey, Robert Finnegan, Charlie Conran

First YearForm ClassPhotographs

Form 1.2Back: (L-R) David O’Reilly, Andriu Shynder, Stefan Micula, Frank Mekans, Seji Omasanya, Jakob O’Neill, Ben Freenley, Kyle Goucher, Alex TurchieviciMiddle: (L-R) Alin Turchievici, Dickson Giaji, Afolabi Yunsuft, Sean Hegarty, Wojcien Trzciak,Cain Purcell O’Reilly, Kyle Mates,Calvin McGreevy, Cal Gleeson, Conor Ryan, Ms. G. Rock (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Peter Manning, Anthony Green, Maharuf Hossain, Karl Whelan, Aidan Gallagher, Roberts Kalnberzins, Joseph Onuma, Thomas Daly, Oisin Maher, David Ward Form 1.1Back: (L-R) Jordan Maguire, Mikey Fowler, Luther Osahon, Bartosz Bien, Ben Russell, Harley Odia, David Ryan, George Andronic Middle: (L-R) Eamonn Abood, John Madu, Seán Byrne-Keogh, Lones Xheladini, Fahim Alam, Jordan Hickey, Paul Flood, Owen Ribey, Mr C.Waldron (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Ethan Hanlon, Cian Morgan-Gallagher, Ben Byrne, Mateusz Sewerynski, Keving Boatheng, Luke Carter, Davin Fagan,Jordan Kothar, Tariq Al Mughiery, Jamie Muldoo37Moyle Park College Yearbook 2016


Form 1.4Back: (L-R) Colin Redmond, Kris Slusnys, Daragh Haughton, Oluwa Tobi Joseph Afolabi, Sinclair Armstrong,Mohammed Avtarhanov, Tomiwa Adetunji-Obe, Gabriel TkacovMiddle: (L-R) Ben Hanley, Stephen Bobani, Adam Nyo, Josh Martynkeyes, Conor Doyle, Conor O’Mara, Shane McGregor,Jamie McGrath, Ms. T. Lee (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Luke Bradshaw, David Kuye, Ben Rafter, Harry Aresa, Praise Togetherness, Jack O’Reilly, Dante Malinowski,Marek Milosz Orlowski, Pierce McDonald, Brandon EwassaForm 1.3Back: (L-R) Craig Murphy, Patrick Nastasa, Sam Gaynor, Faruq Olasapo, Conor McCabe, Alex Mahon, Robbie Imperial,Shamad Hammed, Brian KirwanMiddle: (L-R) Sylvester Eguavoen, Jack Dunne, Max Popchenko, Sean Holden, Eoin Nolan-Murray, Tristan Perkins,William Powell, Oge Ekeziem, Nathan Geraghty, Seweryn Rajewski, John Ojewumi, Ms. L. Dunne (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Patryk Cichosz, Adam Kerslake, Zach Donohue, Aaron Kernan, Rion Zheladini, Aaron O'Brien, Josh Currivan,Jack O'Connell, Senan Walsh, Luke Wisely


Form 1.5Back: (L-R) Daniel Byrne, Luke Hassett Cruise, Barry Grenham, Lee Reddy, Patrick Smirnov, John O’Malley, Krzysztof Stankiewcz, Jamie Hamm, Rory Day Middle: (L-R) Harry Kelly, Bartosz Borucki, Sean Duff, Tony Igharo, Dean O’Reilly, Lee Proctor, Aaron Fox, Jack Nolan,Teacher: Mr. K. Condren (Form Tutor)Front: (L-R) Devin Moonan, Chadraque Kumba, Cian Quinn, Raphael Aja, Michael Banjo, Shane Blake, Ade Odutola, Kyle Bridgeman, Toke OlufowobiPrefectsBack: (L-R) Brother Nicholas Smith (Mentor), Gracia Muala, Adam Herd, Igor Markiewicz, Tobi Kasali, Scott Byrne, Luke Nolan, Evan Smith, Jack CoughlanMiddle: (L-R) Bro. Nicholas, Philip Murray, Daniel Dasilva, Reiss Fitzgerald, Lee Molloy, Jamie Duncan, Shane Rushe,Ben FarrellyFront: (L-R) Adam Molloy, Nathan Dillon, Glen Moore, Glen Hollywood, Dylan Mooney, Monsur Alam, Kevin Hyland,Christy Miguel, Shane Hanley


Student CouncilBack: (L-R) Bro. Nicholas, Fuad Usman-Dio, John O’Boyle, Christy Miguel Front: (L-R) Cian Fitzpatrick, Aidan Kelly, Jack Leahy, Gavin Connolly Absent: Daire Duffy, Barry Grenham, Euan CurranLCVPBack: (L-R) Eoghan Fitzgerald, Gavin Moloney, Tolu Oluyede, Daire Duffy, Jack Coughlan, Evan SmithMiddle: (L-R) Adam Molloy, Shane Hanley, Shane Rushe, Lee Molloy, Ms. C. Roche Front: (L-R) Lee Reynolds, Reiss Fitzgerald, Daniel DaSilva, Scott Byrne, Solomon Sala

This year, very few students in first year had Gaelicfootball as their main sport. Therefore, a reasonableeffort was put into introducing as many students aspossible to the game. We hosted a blitz day inOctober for the Dublin colleges in the area. On thisfine day it was good to see players like Steven Bobani,Sinclair Armstrong and Brandon Ewassa take toGaelic football with a gradual improvement in theirefforts over the course of the day.

This was followed up with an equivalent day in St.David’s college in Artane at the end of November.Ben Hanley, Jack Nolan, Kyle Bridgeman and ZachDonohoe all did well on this second blitz day. Theyhave undoubted football skills and the showed quitean aptitude for Gaelic football on this day.

There was quite a delay before the Gaelic footballleague started this year due to the weather and thescheduling of fixtures for other teams in the college.This is always an important issue for those involvedwith students as one seeks a balance betweenacademic activities and sports. Eventually our firstgame took place in March against local rivalsDrimnagh Castle. During a highly competitive game,players like Senan Walsh and Kyle Bridgeman playedreally well in the forwards, taking some lovely scores,whereas Oisin Maher, Euan Curran, Jamie Muldoon

and Harry Kelly all played well in defence. However,a bigger and stronger Drimnagh team finally got ontop at the end of the game.

Our second day out was against Coláiste Cois Life ona day in April when players and mentors alike gotsoaked by rain and battered by hailstones. RyanHickey, Barry Grenham, Rafael Aja and DevinMoonan played very well despite the appallingconditions. Goal keeper Pierce Mac Donald had afantastic day between the posts. Despite battling theconditions, we were not able to overcome the hurdleof Cois Life and they won out comfortably in the end.This second defeat ended our interest in thecompetition.

Our final outing with this first year group was in theMarist cup, a day where 1st year players from each ofthe three Marist schools in Ireland come together fora sports day. It was great to see Josh Currivan, JakobO’Neill, Conor O’Mara and Cian Gallagher showingthe benefits of their years work as the team came outon top in their group.

It is to be hoped that this group of first years come outand train on with the Under 14 team next year as theywill be the backbone of the college’s gaelic footballteams for the next few years.


FIRST YEAR GAELIC FOOTBALL TEAMBack: (L-R) Conor O’Mara, Ryan Hickey, Barry Grenham, Sinclair Armstrong, Jakob O’Neill, Seven Bobani, Jack NolanMiddle: (L-R) Devin Moonan, Josh Currivan, Senan Walsh, Ben Hanley, Pierce Mc Donald, Lee Proctor, Rafael Aja.Mr. Johnny RoebuckFront: (L-R) Oisin Maher, Euan Curran, Cian Gallagher, Harry Kelly, Frank Mekang, Jamie Muldoon, Kyle Bridgeman, Zach Donohoe.Gaelic Football1st Yearsby Mr. Johnny Roebuck


Gaelic FootballUnder 14’sby Mr. Johnny Roebuck

The backbone of this team is composed of studentswho had won the 1st year competition in the 2014 –2015 school year. These are all second year students.

Confidence in this group is good and our first outingwas a challenge game against St. Mac Dara’s C.S.who had won their competition last year also. Theywere a physically bigger and stronger team and ourteam took a long time to get into the game. However,despite losing the game, it was great to see the effortsof players like Conor Behan, Adam Byrne, MathewKelly and Aiden Kelly as they gradually came to termswith their opposite numbers and began to influencethe game. It was also lovely to see the arrival of firstyears like Harry Kelly who played for the first time forMoyle Park in this game.

Our first league outing was against Confey C.S. awayin Leixlip on 30th September. This was a highlycompetitive game again played against bigger andstronger opposition. It was only with the eventualmove of Louis O’Loughlin to left half forward that thethreat of the key Confey player was neutralized andLuke Lacey Coakley and Sean Sheridan got on top inthe backs which then led to quality ball going intoforwards like Sean O’Mahony, Sinclair Armstrongand Senan Walsh. With such good scorers Moyle Parkran out easy winners in the end.

Our second league game was against DrimnaghCastle and Junior Emakku announced that he could

play Gaelic football scoring at will that day. Greatperformances by Lu Silawong, James Farrell andDara Byrne ensured another comfortable win.

We played Coláiste Cois Life the following week andDylan Stack, Allen Haverty and Gavin Curtain ran riotin the forwards, while Kian McCarton, Adam Djellabiand Patrick Dam played well in the backs. DominicBednarski and Jack Corless shared the goal keepingduties equally well.

We met St. Colmcille’s C.S. from Knocklyon in thequarter finals. This was a roller coaster of a game. Weled at one stage by 5 points, were behind by a similarmargin and ended up level at the end. As it was aknock out game we had to play extra time. This timewe let them lead by 5 points first but ran out of timebefore we could peg them back. The final kick of thegame was a shot on goal by Moyle Park’s full forwardwhich went outside the post with their goalie beaten.On that final whistle we ended behind by 2 points.

That was a disappointing end to the season, whichhad promised so much. However, that is the nature ofschool-boy football. Sport is just part of college lifeand sometimes the team focus can be elsewhere,whether that be school work or other sports oractivities. We encourage students to be involved in asmany areas of school life as possible, as in this way,we know that character is formed and in the processthe good memories of school days are created.

U.14 Gaelic FootballBack: (L-R) Jack Corless, Aiden Kelly, Adam Byrne, Louis O’Loughlin, Osamu Hazel, Lu Silawong, Junior Osehon Emakku Middle: (L-R) Senan Walsh, Allen Haverty, Sean Sheridan, Sinclair Armstrong, Patrick Dam, Dominic Bednarski,Sean O’Mahony, Mr. Johnny RoebuckFront: (L-R) Kian McCarton, Harry Kelly, James Farrell, Mathew Kelly (Captain), Conor Behan, Dara Byrne, Dylan Stack, Gavin Curtain


Gaelic FootballUnder 16’sby Mr. Gary Kenny

As this team was back-boned by a large number oflast years successful U14 team hopes were high thatthis would be a successful year. However, it proved tobe a frustrating year for this group as despite beingan extremely talented bunch of footballers we foundit very hard to build any real momentum.

We prepared for the group stages by playing MarianCollege in a very useful challenge game in Ringsend.It was a great work-out as we played three twentyminute periods and every member of the panel gotgame time. This left us in good condition for our firstround v Drimnagh Castle. Travelling down the LongMile road we weren't sure what we would face,however we proved far too strong for Drimnagh andran out convincing winners on a scoreline of 6-8 to 1-1. Strong running midfielders Conor Flannery andScott Munnelly dominated the middle third and theelusive Sean Casey caused the Drimnagh Castledefense all sorts of problems. We travelled home veryconfident about the year ahead, particularly as fivepossible starters were unavailable on the day.

Our final group game versus Confey College failed totake place as they gave us a walkover. This was farfrom ideal as we really needed the match practice.This meant we qualified for the quarter finals asgroup winners.

The quarter final took place after the Christmasholidays on the 29th of January against St. Kevin's

CBS. As always a strong gale was blowing on ourhome ground towards the main entrance and weplayed against the elements in the first half. Weseemed in a strong position at half time, although notplaying well we only trailed by two points on a score-line of 1-2 to 0-3. The second half was a very difficultone to watch and I'm sure even more difficult to playin. The team worked tirelessly but the cohesion andteam play required to win championships sadly wasnot present. We conceded two killer goals on thebreak and although we gamely fought back to drawlevel we never hit the front and sadly exited thechampionship on a score-line of 3-5 to 1-9.

This campaign could prove to be a very valuable onefor this group as they certainly have the potential towin major silverware at senior level. Defenders likeAlex Doyle, Toms Ludbarzs and Ross Tully shouldanchor a senior back-line for years to come whilemidfield will be well served by the outstanding ConorFlannery, the elegant Scott Munnelly and thedisciplined versatility of Lewis Fagan. EoghanRichardson showed great promise at times as thefulcrum of the attack at full forward and together withSean Casey and the industrious Adam Eustace thereis the potential for a serious team to develop over thecoming years. Hard work and a selfless attitude toteam principles is all that this group requires to besuccessful. I look forward to watching out for thisteams results from a distance!

U16 Gaelic FootballBack: (L-R) Adam Eustace, Liam O'Connor, Liam Callaghan, Eoin Richardson, David Roe, Lewis Fagan, Mitchell Byrne, Conor GallagherMiddle: (L-R) Oisin Douglas, Sean Lyons, Dotun Mustapha, Karl Spooner, Dean Dillon, Ross Tully, Lu Silawong, Jan Ahmadi, Ms. A. Crowley Front: (L-R) Adam Nugent, Sean Casey, Alex Doyle, Conor Flannery, Matthew Kelly, Conor Behan, Benjamin Dussi, Ben Akinbote


As always with the Senior team there was only onegoal at the start of the year. Win the championship.Things were going to be a little different this yearthough as we had a very young panel with only sevenof the team in their final year. Therefore, a lot of ourtraining was focused on kick passing and moving theball very quickly into space to our extremely fastforwards. We played two useful challenge gamesagainst Drimnagh Castle before our championshipbegan. We won both and it was very noticeable theconfidence the younger players gained from playingin these games. Scott Munnelly's goal in the secondgame will live long in the memory!

Our first championship game was away toSt.Vincent's CBS in Glasnevin. This game was playedduring a very sad time for Mr.Roebuck and theplayers were very eager to give a performance thatwould lift his spirits. Playing with the breeze in the firsthalf we scored some nice points but we conceded two

killer goals on the break. What was very pleasing toobserve though was that each time we conceded agoal we responded with three points of our own aftereach setback. This proved to me that I was coachinga team with real character. At half time the scorelineread MPC 0-11 St.Vincents 2-1. The second halfperformance was as good as I've seen from a MoylePark team. Playing against the breeze we defendeddeeply and hit them on the break. The unselfishdisplay of our forwards was a joy to behold. Led bythe simply brilliant Matthew McLoughlin who providedgreat leadership to the much younger Sean Caseyand Eoghan Richardson we ran out convincingwinners on a score-line of 6-19 to 2-2.

Coolmine C.S were our next opponents in a gamethat would decide who would top our group. Theteam was now in a great place as they trusted thecounter-attacking game plan we had in place. LewisFagan was proving to be a very effective sweeper in

SeniorGaelicby Mr. Gary Kenny

Senior GaelicBack: (L-R) Sean Lyons, Adam Eustace, Liam O'Connor, Eoghan Fitzgerald, Luke Peden, Lewis FaganMiddle: (L-R) Alex Doyle, Ross Tully, Liam Callaghan, Eoin Richardson, Scott Byrne, Ayo OBafemi, Ms. A. CrowleyFront: (L-R) Sean Casey, Conor Flannery, Davie Roe, Daniel Dasilva, Andrew Fox, Daniel Kelly, James O'Brien


front of our backline. Goalkeeper Andy Fox and fullback Eoghan Fitzgerald provided the experience inthe centre of defense while Scott Byrne wasn't puttinga foot wrong at left half back. This meant that wewere very hard to break down and with ConorFlannery and Captain Daniel Da Silva dominating themiddle of the field our forward line was always goingto score enough to win any game. Wing forward LiamO'Connor had his best game of the year againstCoolmine and we ran out easy winners on a score-line of 3-11 to 0-4.

We had now qualified for the quarter finals where wewere drawn to play Tempelogue College. Ouropponents were very strong and physical and wefound it difficult to break them down early on.Nonetheless,we stayed patient and led at half time ona score-line of 0-7 to 0-4. In the second half our paceand the speed at which we moved the ball was toomuch for Tempelogue. Centre back Daniel Kelly(whodeveloped into a serious footballer this year) led thecharge and again Matthew McLoughlin put on amasterclass in finishing up front. Also, centre forwardBradley Byrne was proving to be a very useful linkman between defense and attack and when the finalwhistle blew we were through to another semi-final.Final score- 4-13 to 1-5.

Gaelscoil Reachrann were our opponents in the semi-final. They proved to be very difficult opponents.

Playing with the breeze in the first half we didn'tconvert our chances and to compound matters GCRhit us on the break with a killer goal which meant wewent in at half time level. 0-7 to 1-4. GCR switchedtheir star man to full-forward( a Dublin U21 panelmember) at the start of the second half and he provedtoo hot to handle. We conceded three goals in quicksuccession and although we battled manfully until theend the goals ended the game as a real contest.Corner back Alex Doyle who is a potential Senior forthree more years deserves an honorable mention forthe tenacity he showed right until the final whistle.Throughout the year he developed into a player anda man who would not be out of place on any schoolteam in the country. The players were obviouslydevastated that the campaign had ended in defeat,however I was incredibly proud of the usual 'Warriorspirit' that the team displayed right to the bitter end.

Personally, It was a sad day for myself also as it wasthe last time I would lead a Moyler team in the Dublinchampionship. It was very much a dream job for meto teach and coach such enthusiastic young menduring my time in the college. I want to thank allplayers that I was lucky enough to coach and I hopeyou learned half as much from me as I did from you.I hope the players eligible for next year continue toraise the standard of the GAA in the college andrealize that 'Acta non Verba' is what’s important.Actions not words will win Senior titles!


1st Year SoccerBack: (L-R) Lee Proctur, Sinclair Armstrong, Steven Boboni, Conor O’Mara, Jamie Muldoon-Reid, Kyle Goucer Middle: (L-R) Mr. Colm Anderson (Manager), Jamie Hamm, Owen Ribry, Frank MeKang, Jack Nolan, Ben Hanley,Brandon Evvassa, Mr. Kevin Condren (Manager) Front: (L-R) Cian Gallagher, Aidan Gallagher, Senan Walsh, Kyle Donohue, Ade Odu Tola, Kyle BridgemanSoccer1st YearsManagers:

Mr. Colm Anderson and Mr. Kevin Condren

The First Year soccer team enjoyed a successfulseason which saw them reach the final of theDublin West League competition and the thirdround of the cup, where they were eventuallyknocked out on penalties. The first game of theleague campaign was at home against a verystrong Coláiste Padraig Lucan side, Moyle Parkeventually coming out on top with a 3-2 score line.Goals on the day came from Stephen Boboni (2)and Frank Mekang.

The next fixture saw Moyle Park take on Tallaghtcommunity school away from home, this was aclosely fought tie ending up in a 1-1 draw, MichaelFowler getting the goal on the day.

The last of the three group games for Moyle Parkended up in them getting handed a walkover dueto Hartstown Community School unable to field ateam on the day. After these three games, MoylePark came out on top of the group, advancing intothe Semi Final of the competition.

Awaiting them in the Semi-final were CoolmineCommunity School. On a windy day up in

Peamount, Moyle Park ran out winners after extratime to a score line of 3-1, goals coming fromJamie Muldoon, Zach Donohue and Jack Nolan.

The final loomed to see none other than ColáistePadraig Lucan await, who Moyle Park beat earlieron in the competition and maybe the players wereslightly complacent going into the game knowingthis as Moyle Park went down on the day to a scoreline of 4-2. This was the end of the road for theteam who can be very proud of their efforts over along and exciting campaign. Penalty shoot outs,red cards, extra time and last minute goals allplayed their part! Players such as Jack Nolan, theGallagher twin brothers – Aidan and Cian, ZachDonohue, Sinclair Armstrong and Michael Fowlershone right throughout the campaign. The teamcan look forward to good days ahead with so manypromising and talented players amongst the ranks,all of which combined with the tactical prowess ofmanager Mr. Anderson, means the boys will look togo one step further next year.


The year started very brightly with some finedisplays especially in coming from behind to defeatCoolmine at home in the league 4-2.

We also convincingly beat Oatlands MountMerrion 9-1 in Round 1 of the cup beforeeventually losing in sudden death penalties athome in Round 2. However, even though we gotthrough to the League Semi-finals WesternDivision, we played very poorly without anydefensive effort and were well and truly beaten.

Going forward, the team will need to rediscover it'sfighting spirit and a more team based rather thanindividual minded effort.

Special mention goes to captain Conor Behan onanother great effort throughout the season, aidedby solid displays from Liam Callaghan in defense,Kian Spooner and Benjamin Dussu who playedseveral positions excellently, Adam Nugent andSean Madden. Maybe next year will be our year!!!!

U.15 SoccerBack: (L-R) Sean Madden, Liam Callaghan, Lu Silawong, Jack Corless, Allen Haverty, Frank Mekang, Sean O'Mahony-King Middle: (L-R) Mr. Daniel Doody (Manager), Adam Nugent, Kian Spooner, Benjamin Dussu, Conor Behan (C), Sinclair ArmstrongFront: (L-R) Osehon Emakhu, James Farrell, Joseph Kibabu, Dylan Stack, Paul Flood, Gavin Curtain.SoccerUnder 15’sby Mr. Daniel Doody


The Under 17 Soccer season was a tale of twohalves. The boys failed to get out of their group inthe league campaign, narrowly missing out ongoal difference. Whilst they had a thumping 8-0win away to Hartstown Community School. Defeatsagainst Rathcoole and Templeogue meant that theLeinster Cup was the only route left for success.

Starting out as one of 128 teams in the LeinsterCup competition, Moyle Park reached the last 8 atthe quarter final stage. Here they met TempleogueCollege who they already played earlier on in theleague competition. In a pulsating first half, MoylePark missed various chances which was to costthem as Templeogue sneaked one in before half

time. This was hard to take for both managers andplayers as Moyler were clearly the better team butyet found themselves one down at the break. Thegame eventually ended up 4-0 in Templeoguesfavour but the score line did not reflect the gameoverall.

The lads can hold their heads up high for gettingso far and only two games away from a Leinsterfinal. Players such as Dylan Culloty, Jack Maguire,Dean Dillon, Jamie Doherty, Eoin Richardson andMitchell Byrne shone for the team throughout thecampaign. The lads will have one last bash at itnext year at senior level and who knows, they mightjust reach the final.

U.17 SoccerBack: (L-R) Michael Murtagh, Glenn Cullen, Zach Jones, David Roe, Gediminas SteponaviciusBack: (L-R) Andrew Finnegan, Ross Tully, Conor Gallagher, Eoin Richardson, Jamie Doherty, Mr. K. Condren (coach)Front: (L-R) Jack Maguire, Dean Dillon, Mitchell Byrne, Zak O’Neill, Dylan Culloty, Samuel BorokiniSoccerUnder 17’sManagers:

Mr. Kevin Condren and Mr. Ciaran Hegarty


U.19 SoccerBack: (L-R) Gracia Muala, Michael Murtagh, Andrew Finnegan, Cillian White, Zak Jones, David Roe, Edward Gouldsbury,Dillon Kearney, Mr. E. O’Byrne (coach)Front: (L-R) Dominik Chylicki, Jonathon Hemedy, Benny Lukoki, Ayo Obafemi, Aaron Connolly, Jamie Doherty,Daniel Dasilva, James O'Brien, Daniel MerriganSoccer Under 19’sMr. Edward O'Byrne

Junior BoxingBack: (L-R) Ben Akinbote, Bartosz Borucki, Shane Blake, Adam Murphy, Jordan Kothor, Jack Leahy, Benjamin Dussu,Brendan Ale, Mr. Stephen Doyle (coach)Front: (L-R) Junior Emakhu, Dotun Mustapha, Bartosz Bien, Joshua Ojelabi, Kamil Falowski, Daragh Haughton, Aron LittleBoxing


Basketball1st Yearby Ms. Yvonne Coscaddenand Ms. Carmel Roche

1st Year BasketballBack: (L-R) Ms. Yvonne Corscadden, Tobi Afolabi, John O'Malley, Samuel Gaynor, Harley Odia, Sean Hegarty,Seweryn Rajewski, Ms. Carmel RocheFront: (L-R) Tony Igharo, Kevin Boateng, Patrick Cichosz, Sean Holden, Ben Rafter, Craig MurphyTraining for the First Year basketball began early inOctober with a number of skills sessions ran by theTransition Year students. Their season began inJanuary with high hopes for success being severelydashed with a defeat at the hands of Pres. Bray.However, they quickly bounced back. Strong offensivework by Harley Odia and Sean Hegarty saw thememerge as victors against Oatlands. They weredelighted with the win. They were determined to buildon it.

There next opposition was St. Andrew’s. It was a tightgame from the start and it could have gone eitherway - right down to the last few minutes. However,with a run of fast breaks, St. Andrew’s managed topull ahead and ran out ten point winners. There wasa huge sense of pride in the way our young ladsfought for every ball. The determination of Ben Rafterand Lennon Lambert was evident throughout. Thisfighting spirit could also be seen when they took onthe challenge of Templeogue and Coláiste Eanna.Despite the losses, they were fighting for everypossession. They showed the same strength of mind

when they took on Coláiste Phadraig. They foughtthe valiant fight and worked well as a team butunfortunately they were the weaker team on the day.

However, their earlier win over Oatlands meant thatthey were eligible to compete in the Plate. After theEaster break they took on St. Paul’s and won. Theywere through to the Final in the Oblates.

On Friday 8th April, the first years took on St. Fintan’sin the Plate final. Tensions were high as the playerswanted to give a good account of themselves for theirlast match of the season. The first quarter was a toughand tense affair with Moyler coming out 6 pointsdown despite some excellent rebounding. Thingschanged in the second quarter with some excellentshooting and Moyler coming out two points up. Thelast two quarters were end to end stuff with bothteams rebounding and fighting hard for every ball.Despite a valiant effort the first years lost by threepoints, but have every reason to be proud of theirachievements.


Our second year basketball enjoyed mixed fortunes thisyear. Training started in January with the ladsdetermined to put the previous season behind them tobuild on the skills they had learned in first year. Theirfirst opposition was going to be a real challenge as theyfaced off against Pres Bray. This incredibly strongopposition made short work of our lads as we were nomatch for their fast breaks or their shooting skills.However, the season had just begun and we had a lotof matches to play.

With renewed vigor we headed to Oatland’s College. Itwas anyone’s game for the first half but superbshooting by Logan Quinn as well as rebounding byLuke McKee saw the lads pull ahead. It was aresounding victory - their first - and a huge boost totheir confidence. This was followed up the next weekwith another win, this time over St. Andrew’s. We weredeveloping hugely as a team and gaining confidence inour own ability. Even with losses to last year’s CountyChampions, Templeogue, and to their opponents inthat match, Coláiste Eanna, our lads were stilldetermined to fight for everything.

They took on Coláiste Phadraig intent on playing to thehigh standard that they had developed in training.They fought for every ball, working as a team,supporting each other. It paid off. They beat ColáistePhádraig and whilst they were out of the Cup, theirhard work had seen them through to the Plate.

After the Easter holidays they took on St. Paul’s in thesemi-final. They were rusty after their long time off buttheir spirit helped them to fight through to the finalwhistle. With a victory in their pocket, they werethrough to the Plate Final in the Oblates.

Along with the first years, the second year’s arrived atthe Oblates on the 8th April with a nervous confidenceas their opponents were Oatland’s College. They hadbeaten a weakened Oatland’s earlier in the year, butthey weren’t taken anything for granted. Also one oftheir top scorers Dominik was absent, so nerves werehigh. Unfortunately for Moyler, Oatland’s had returnedto full strength and despite valiant efforts from theMoyler lads, Oatland’s were too strong and emergedthe victors.

2nd year BasketballBack: (L-R) Ms. Yvonne Corscadden, Dominik Bednarski, Noel Mukaba, Osamu Hazel, Luke McKee, Harley Odia,George Adegboyega, Ms. Carmel RocheFront: (L-R) Sean Hegarty, Chidera Adago, Logan Quinn, Oswald Odoemena, Kian McCarton, Alex Forrester, Patrick DamBasketball2nd Yearby Ms. Yvonne Coscaddenand Ms. Carmel Roche


BasketballUnder 16’sby Ms. Yvonne Coscaddenand Ms. Carmel Roche

U.16 Basketball Back: (L-R) Ms. Yvonne Corscadden, Ryan Cullen, Colm O'Shea, Michael Afam, Emmanuel Adeleye, Jerry Olusegun Ms. Carmel RocheFront: (L-R) Daton Mustapha, David Tracey, Sean Langan, Kevin Anyanwu, Lyle KridichartOur Under 16 squad made a slow start to theseason. As training began the panel was small but itas we got closer to the first matches we had a smallbut strong team. We were in a good position to tryout our skills against our first opponents of the season– Oatlands. Great shooting from Sean Langan andthree pointers from David Treacy saw us run out thevictors. It was the ideal start to the season. Their nextopposition was going to be a real challenge -Templeogue. Our lads started well and fought hardthroughout the game. However, the opposition hadgreater numbers on the panel which meant they hadthe advantage of fresh legs. At the final whistle,Moyler were behind by 10. This did not mean that allwas lost.

We faced off against Coláiste Eanna. Moyle Parktook the early lead with three pointers from KevinAnyanwu but they needed the strong defensive workof Lyle Kridichart to keep that lead. Jack Brambleand Dotun Mustapha made their debut to helpMoyler keep that lead to the final whistle. It wasgoing to take the same level of teamwork to face their

next rivals - Pres Bray. It was a tough competition thatrequired our lads to call on all of their reserves as aunified team to win. Fast breaks from Jerry Olusegungave us the edge. By the time the final whistle blew,we were ahead. We were one game away fromqualification to the knockout stages.

The game against Coláiste Phradraig got away fromus very early. Their superior height on the court madeit very difficult for our lads to score through the centerand we could not compete with their fast breaks.Whilst the Lucan side ran out the clear winners, wewere still through to the County Quarter Final.

Our opposition in the quarter-finals was MalahideCS. They had come out top of their pool and woulddefinitely give our lads a run for their money. It wasa tense tit-for-tat affair from the start. Throughout thegame, there was little to separate the two. When thefinal whistle blew, the sides were level and we hadgone to extra time. Our lads fought to the very endbut unfortunately, on this occasion, it was not to beour day. With a 9 points deficit, our season hadcome to an end for another year.


BasketballUnder 19’s by Ms. Yvonne Coscaddenand Ms. Carmel Roche

U.19 Basketball Back: (L-R) Ms. Yvonne Corscadden, Bartosz Guzul, James Devoy, Aivaras Geraltauskas, Sadiq Jeremiah Yusuf, Igor Markiewicz,Jared LeClos, Gracia Muala, Ms. Carmel RocheFront: (L-R) Toms Ludzbars, Christy Miguel, Kevin Anyanwu, Jonathan Hemedy, Connor O'Reilly, Addam Reyes, Lyle Kridichart.After training commencing early in September, ourseason tipped off against St. Andrew’s .Hopes forsuccess were high as they took to the court. Itseemed like this could be a great season for us asthe played out easy victors. However, at A level,success is never easy. This was seen when we tookon Oatlands College. It was a much closer gamewith Oatlands putting our lads under pressure fromthe start. Strong offence and hard work on defensesaw us earn a narrow win. With two wins underour belt, we were going in the right direction.

However, our lads were about to take on thestalwarts of the A division and the challengebecame much greater. Losses to TempleogueCollege and Colåiste Eanna meant thatprogression through to the next round came totaking on previous All Ireland Champions, Pres

Bray. It was a tense affair from the outset butMoyler held their own for the majority of the match.Great defensive work by Connor O’ Reilly andBartosz Guzul kept us in contention. But on thefinal whistle Pres Bray came out the winner. MoylePark’s Under 19s season had come to a close foranother year.

Once again, we are bidding a fond farewell to anumber of our basketball stalwarts. James Devoy,Aivaras Geraltauskas, Jonathan Hemedy, DonatasVikarauskas, Igor Markiewicz and Sadiq JeremiahYusuf. We would like to take this opportunity towish our graduating players every success in theirfuture studies and careers.


U14 HurlingBack: (L-R) Louis O'Loughlin, Gavin Duffy, Aaron Bevan, Stephen Barry, Matthew Gawronski, Dara Byrne, Sean ConnellMiddle: (L-R) Mr. Waldron, Alex Molloy, Adam Byrne, Aidan Kelly, Matthew Kelly, George Andronic, Ms. Jennifer HartiganFront:(L-R) Brian Kirwan, Senan Walsh, Ryan Byrne, Gareth O'Brien, Matthew O'Meara, Ethan Hanlon, Harry Kelly,Sean SheridanHurlingUnder 14’sby Ms. Jennifer Hartiganand Mr. Cian Waldron

Following the success and interest in hurling last year,we continued with an under 14 hurling team this year.Training began in January with a very committedpanel of approximately 20 players. The panel was amix of both 1st and 2nd years who were verydedicated to all the training sessions.

The first match we played was against ConfeyCollege who were a tough opposition. They gave usa real challenge but our team kept going and pulledout on top, beating the Confey team on a finalscoreline of 4-7 to 1-5.

We came into the second game facing another toughopposition, Coláiste de hIde. Once again we had atough game. In a high scoring match, we came outon top beating the side 2-15 to 3-7. This was asuperb team performance from the Moyle Parkhurlers, with most of their scores coming from play.The performance displayed would have made manycounty players very envious.

After this game we had already secured a quarterfinal place, but in order to give us a quarter finalgame with home advantage we had to win one moregame. This would see us going into the third gameconfident against Drimnagh Castle. We held theDrimnagh team scoreless beating them by a score of4-11.

Our quarter final was played at home againstDonahies College. Playing against the wind in thefirst half, the team went out with the game plan ofattacking the opposition and to try and get a goodfirst half lead. That’s exactly what happened with usscoring quite a number of goals in the first 15minutes. We ended up winning very convincingly andhave now secured a semi final position in thechampionship. We all wish the team the very bestgoing forward and hopefully they will bring backsome more silverware to Moyle Park.


HurlingUnder 16’sby Ms. Jennifer Hartiganand Mr. Cian Waldron

U16 HurlingBack: (L-R) Gavin Duffy, Aaron Bevan, Peter Connell, Stephen Barry, Aaron Douglas, Matthew Gawronski, Liam O'ConnorMiddle: (L-R) Mr. Waldron, Louis O'Loughlin, Adam Byrne, Aidan Kelly, Shane Rafter, Ms. Jennifer HartiganFront:(L-R) Sean Casey, Ryan Byrne, Gareth O'Brien, Matthew O'Meara, Matthew Kelly, Dara Byrne, Oisin DouglasThis year saw Moyle Park field an Under 16 hurlingteam for the first time in a number of years. It wasdecided to form a team at this age group followingthe great interest and commitment shown by theUnder 14 hurlers last year. Training began in Octoberand all players were very dedicated to the trainingsessions. The panel was a mixture of transition year,third & second year students. A lot of these younghurlers have already been training hard with theirlocal club Round Towers, which had a huge impacton the player's ability to play to their full potentialthroughout the year.

Our first game was away to Confey College whichended in defeat. The commitment and effortdisplayed by all players on the day was phenomenal,but unfortunately we were unlucky on the day. Ournext and last opponent was St.Mark's college inTallaght. This game also ended in defeat to a verystrong St.Mark’s side. A lot was learned by the ladsthis year and no doubt we will take defeat in ourstride and improve next year. This year proved veryvaluable to the lads in their hurling careers. Thefuture of Moyle Park hurling is looking very bright.Onwards and upwards for the future.


Lavarone Ski Tripby Glen Hollywood5th Year Student

This year’s ski trip was to Lavarone, Italy. Doorstep skiing ensuredmaximum time skiing with the slope just a two-minute walk fromHotel Vicenza. Five instructors led our group of 39 students into thewhite blanketed Italian Alps. Bright, sunny weather made ourjourneys on the slopes all the more enjoyable with views of themountains all around. However two days of heavy snow preventedicy slopes for the remainder of our stay.

An 8 o’clock rise meant we could be dressed, fed and ready to skiwith our instructors by 9am. Though there were a handful ofadvanced skiers, the majority were beginners, most of whom were upon the first of the slopes by day two (the fastest ever seen accordingto the teachers). This was my third trip with the school which allowedme immediate access to the intermediate and advanced slopes alongwith three others, led by our amazing instructor, Ugo. T.

At 11 o’clock we returned to the hotel for our lunch, on the first twodays. The rest of the week we remained on the mountain at arestaurant where everyone enjoyed their well deserved food. Our


evening lesson which followed lasted from 1pmuntil 4pm, and with the help my GoPro I managedto film much of our day.

In the hotel we were joined by schools fromWaterford, Mayo and Cork, and spent much of ourfree time getting to know one another.

I know I do not only speak for myself when I say itwas a unforgettable trip and thank all the teacherswho came for allowing us the chance for such anexperience as well as a final send off to Mr Kenny.


WoodworkProjectsby Mr. Ciaran HegartyEoghan Fitzgerald Daniel KeatingAaron Fan Tadgh McGreeveyDaniel Kelly Jonathan Hemedy Richard Chen


Reece Byrne James O'BrienAaron Connolly Jamie KennedyLee Flood Andrew FoxIgor MarkiewiczRoss Keating Luke Rigney


It has been a busy year for the Moyle Park ArtDepartment. Between welcoming new First Years tothe department, Art Club Wednesdays after school,trips to National Monuments, spraypainting projects,embroidery projects, sculptures and set designing fora Charity concert we have achieved so much thisyear!

An incredible group of hard working and dedicatedstudents from the Moyle Park College Art Club,assisted by the talented Coláiste Bríde girls, cametogether to create a set and tackle the massive job ofdecorating the Sports Hall for the Night of LightCharity Concert. The work was based on the famousPost – Impressionist Dutch Artist, Vincent Van Goghand his Starry Night oil painting. Read more aboutthis work on page 63.

Transition Year Art has been memorable! Manystudents who have never taken Art before got to

experience what it was like to work in the Art Roomand learn new skills. From learning dance moves andplanning music videos, to creating stage props andbackdrops, to modelling ceramic men inspired by thework of Anthony Gormley to even learningembroidery and how to sew a button! Life Skills! It hasbeen a pleasure to teach you all!

The new Art club has welcomed some talented pupilsfrom Coláiste Bríde and lots of new friendships andexciting projects have been created. Art Club is opento all students wether they take Art for a subject or not– Everybody is welcome!

Best wishes to the Junior and Leaving Certificatestudents this year with their upcoming exams. Keepfocused for the Art History and enjoy the practicals.The best of luck to all of the Sixth Years who havechosen to continue their Art studies in Third Level.

Artby Ms. Ellis Fifth Year Art History trip to Newgrange


Thumbs up from Second Years! Bowie Tribute by TY Shane DalyArt is the Queen of all

sciences communicating

knowledge to all the

generations of the world

Leonardo da Vinci TY Embroidery Workshop


Musically, we wanted the ‘Night of Light ‘concert to givepeople a sense of hope, so picking the music for ourchoir and musical guests began as soon as possible. Weinvited the Clondalkin Gospel Choir, Coláiste BrideChoir and the MPC Taiko Drummers to perform.

We began rehearsing in early December, the nerves andexcitement filled the stage on the first rehearsal. It wasclear that something fantastic was happening before us.We produced a choir, consisting of schools, Moyle ParkCollege boys and Coláiste Bride ladies. Auditions beganand stars were born as they say, with Colin Redmond,Rory Day, Ryan Browne, Ryan Cahill and Dylan Wallsecuring solo pieces, representing the amazing talentthat Moyle Park has to offer.

Soloists from ColáisteBride included theamazing Janice Hemedy,who gave a stunningrendition of EmelieSandes, ‘Wonder’.Another star in themaking included Rachelwho sang alongside ourvery own Ryan Cahill, togive a completelyromantic rendition of‘Falling Slowly’. TYstudent Ryan Brown took

Night of Light Concertby Ms. Cunninghamand Ms. Ellis


centre stage, performing with Bernadette, to give us theirhopeful take on the Gary Barlow song, ‘Sing’.

Weeks and weeks of rehearsals ensued but thedetermination of all acts to produce a night of wonderfulmusic kept us on our toes!! The theme of the showsartwork was inspired by the work of the famous Post –Impressionist Dutch Artist, Vincent Van Gogh and hisStarry Night oil painting. This represents a sleepy villagein France, lying under the swirling skies of a starry night.

‘’For my part I know nothing with any certainty,but the sight of the stars makes me dream.’’

– Vincent Van Gogh

We wanted to link with the feeling of movement andtexture of the oil painting throughout the hall. Wefocused on a variety of media to create this feeling. Thisincluded giant Batik wall hangings completed by theTransition Year groups, vibrant spray paint murals and agiant spray-painted sticker installation that travelledaround the flooring and walls of the hall. A Trojanamount of effort was needed to help install all of theartwork and we had a number of students who kindlyvolunteered their weekend and evenings.

This incredible work would not have been possiblewithout the kind donations of materials, plants and lightsfrom Newlands Garden Centre and the backdrop workfrom the ReCreate Recycling centre.

A final massive thank you is due to Shane Daly (TY) andDarragh McCormack (TY) for volunteering their time anddedication to create the spectacular artwork. Watch thisspace people! Future talent!

Friendships and a lot of happy memories have beenmade during this experience.

The success of the show is down to the hard work anddedication of every student and teacher involved. Fromboth TY groups, Ms Ellis and her amazing artistic energy,Ms Sreenan and her willingness to createbrilliance,Brother Nick and his boardcrew, Ms Dooleyand her killer harmonies and last but not least, MrHoulihan whose energy and passion to achieve greatthings is infectious. There was no job to big or small forthis man, we truly could not have done it without you.

Friendships and a lot of happy memories have beenmade during this experience.


Jim bringsSam to hisAlma Materby Mr. Johnny Roebuck

Jim Gavin, one of our past pupils, is themanager of the Dublin Senior Football team.On October 8th 2015 Jim, along with his friendand Dublin media manager SeamusMcCormack, another past pupil, and JamesMcCarthy, left half-back on the winning teambrought the All-Ireland cup, the Sam Maguire,to Moyle Park.

Jim, as he has said on previous visits, wantedstudents to know that the secret to success in sportsand in life is relatively simple. Set out your goal clearlyand keep relentlessly working hard towards it. Heinstanced James McCarthy, who is not only an elitesportsman, but also a successful graduate fromD.C.U., who has achieved so much by following thatformula. Seamus McCormack, emphasized themessage, pointing out that both Jim and himself hadgot their leaving certificates in Moyle Park and thenjoined the air corps in Baldonnel, becoming pilots,before going on to successful careers in business.They combine these roles with success at the highestlevels in their sport.

While the many photographs taken with Jim and thecup will be the visual reminder of the day, it is to behoped that many students listening will have beenencouraged to follow the simple formula outlined byJim and Seamus.

We look forward to welcoming them back again tothe college on many more occasions into the future.Baile Atha Cliath abu.Mr. Gary Kenny & Mr. Jim Gavin Mr. Gary Kenny & Mr. Jim Gavin & Ms. Aoife Crowley & Mr. Johnny RoebuckMs. Deirdre Brennan, Ms. Rowena Lacey, Ms. Yvonne Corscadden,Mr. Jim Gavin & Brother Coleman

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