CCPPU Calendar for 2023

The Crescent College Past Pupils Union Calendar of meetings and events for 2023 has been updated Those wishing to view the Calendar Online can see it here https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ccppu.contact%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe%2FDublin Those wishing to SUBSCRIBE to the calendar on Apple iPhone or Outlook or other applications can use this link https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/ccppu.contact%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

Wooden sculpture of St. Ignatius unveiled at CCC

As part of our celebration of our Ignatian 500 celebrations we decided with the help of the past pupil union to develop a tree trunk from the front of the school into a captivating wood sculpture of Ignatius the founding father of the Jesuits. This will be a permanent representation of the cannonball moment which inspired the formation of the …

Ignatian Challenge Cup Golf Competition – Donations

Our Union held the this year’s Ignatian Challenge Cup Golf competition at Limerick Golf Club on 02 September.  Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and participants we were able to raise €1700 for charity and donation to the College.  Our chosen charities this year were the North Star Project in Limerick City and the annual Pyjama Appeal of the …

Message from the President

As we approach the end of our year, I would like to reflect on what Crescent College Past Pupils Union has achieved in 2022.  It is through the dedication and hard work of our Committee members that we have built upon the excellent work of our past presidents, Geraldine Heslin Deery (2020) and Tommy Kelly (2021), during the challenge of …

Junior Cycle Award – Creative Writing Competition 2022 – Winners Announced

Our Past Pupils Union have sponsored an award that champions creative writing amongst the 3rd year Junior Cycle students of Crescent College Comprehensive SJ.  The initiative was conducted in conjunction with teachers Ms Lisa Bennett and Mr Shane McDonagh of the Cultural and Languages Department of the College.  The winning author would receive a glass inscribed plaque and a pizza …

Crescent Past Pupils Annual Dinner 2022

Our Annual Dinner was held on Saturday 08 October 2022 in the Shannon Suite at the Strand Hotel.  This was the first time that the dinner was held since 2019 and our level of anticipation was matched by the 151 invited guests, past pupils and friends who attended on the night.  The service, meal and facilities provided by the Strand …

CCPPU Golf Outing Results 2022

The Ignatian Challenge Cup, held in Limerick Golf Club, had a fantastic turnout this year of 67 players which included 6 ladies.  We were thrilled to see so many old and new faces at the event and honoured to have 7 of our 17 sponsors play on the day and delighted that Limerick Golf Club’s Lady Captain Liz Griffin and …

Crescent Refurbishment and new Science Lab project underway

Crescent College Comprehensive S.J. is delighted to announce that the Department of Education has approved their new building project which has begun since June. This building project will incorporate a full refurbishment of the existing school and the construction of five new state of the art Science Laboratories. The project which will be rolled out on a phased basis by …

CCPPU donates to School Library project

Crescent College Past Pupils Union recently made a donation of €600 to the Crescent College Comprehensive SJ Library Reimagining Project at the College. Our picture shows Ms Antoinette Ryan Project Leader for the Library Reimagining receiving the donation from CCPPU President Kevin Cotter. Also present were Mr Diarmuid Mullins (College Principal), Ms Jeannie O’Malley (CCPPU Vice President) and Mr Stephen …