Past Pupils Union

The Union's new president, Mr. T. Kirley,  accepts his chain of office from outgoing President, V. Rev. Fr. PJ McEvoy at the recent Dublin Branch Annual Dinner.

The College has the oldest surviving Past Pupils’ Union in the country and it is an invaluable aid to the College, purchasing a new bus for us in the last couple of years and also contributing funds for other resources. The annual Golf Day they organise each June in Carlow raises funds for the school and allows past-pupils to meet socially. A biennial 'Reunion Dinner' is held and attracts close to three hundred people. The President of the Past Pupils’ Union at the moment is V. Rev. Fr. P.J. McEvoy, PP, Edenderry and Rhode, Co. Offaly, and Carlow Branch Chairman is Mr. John Behan.

A  board inside the college’s front entrance hall lists the Presidents of the Past Pupils Union from 1930 to the present day.

Some Notable Alumni

• James Fintan Lalor - Founder of The Irish Tenant Rights Association 1846.
• William Hoey Kearney Redmond - Irish Nationalist and Parliamentary M.P. for 34 years.
• Lt.Col.Myles Keogh - Killed with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
• Kevin O'Higgins - Pro Treaty T.D. and Minister for Home Affairs in the First Dail ( 1922 ). Founder of An Garda Siochana.
• Tommy Murphy (The Boy Wonder ) - Laois and Leinster footballer. Midfield on the Team of the Millennium.
• Paddy Lalor - Fianna Fail T.D. for Laois/Offaly. Minister for Industry and Commerce and M.E.P.
• Charlie Flanagan Fine Gael T.D. for Laois/Offaly - Fine Gael spokesman for Justice.
• Liam Hayes - Journalist, Editor, All Star and All Ireland winning Meath footballer.

Past Pupils - ReUnion Dinner

The PPU new President, V. Rev. Fr. P. J. McEvoy, PP, Edenderry and Rhode accepted his chain of office from Mr. Cairbre Lyndon outgoing president.

The next re-union dinner in Carlow for the following classes 1961/62, 1971/72, 1981/82, 1991/92, 2001/2002 will take place in Nov 2011. Looking forward to seeing you there. For more details please contact Mr John Behan at the College - 059/9142127.