Death of past pupil, Mr. Gerry Fulham

The death has occurred of Gerry Fulham, Class of 1952. He attended from 1942 to 1952. He passed on Tuesday 7th March 2023  at peacefully at St. John’s Hospital, Limerick.  We send our deepest condolences to wife, children and extended family and friends. Details on RIP.IE – click here

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

Death of past pupil, Mr. George Gleeson

The death has occurred of George Gleeson, Crescent class of 1963  on 16 January 2023 at Cairn Hill Nursing Home, Bray, Co. Wicklow.  Our condolences to his sisters, family and friends. Further details on RIP.IE

Death of past pupil, Mr. John Daly

The death has occurred of John Daly (Class of 1948) on 27th December 2022. His career was spent as a teacher of English and French and subsequently Vice-Principal of Belvedere College S.J. Details on RIP.IE

Death of past pupil, Mr. Shane Maher

The death has occurred of Shane Maher, CCC Class of 1988 suddenly on 20 December 2022. We send our condolences to his family and friends. More details on RIP.IE

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 …

Death of Fr. Fergus O’Keefe S.J.

The death has occurred of Father Fergus O’Keefe S.J., who taught at Crescent College as a Jesuit scholastic, 1960-61. After ordination he was superior of a number of Jesuit communities. Further details on RIP.IE

Death of past pupil, Rev. James (Jim) Byrnes

The death has occurred of Father Jim Byrnes on 15 December 2022. He was a member of the Spiritan Congregation. He served as a missioner in Sierra Leone, a teacher in Templeogue College and a chaplain in a number of Dublin hospitals. He was from Pallaskenry and attended Crescent College  1957-59. Details on RIP.IE