Kilkenny College

Frank McNally on English-born writer who found his way into literary circles of London

Enrolments in fee-paying schools return to boom-time levels

Banbridge fail to get the five goals they need against Coláiste Iognáid, while Kilkenny go down 2-0 to St Andrew’s

If men beat Chile in preliminary clash they take on number-one ranked South Africa

Other Irish provinces now benefitting hugely from numbers going through the system

Tries by Zak Vaughan and Luke Murnaghan knock Kilkenny out of the competition

We ask five college students to compare exams then and now

The Interschools Music Festival at the Dublin school gives some 1,000 students a chance to shine and provides a great confidence boost

Cleric had been involved with ministry since 1960 and had intended retiring at age 65

‘Buy what you like, as you have to live with it’

Kilkenny took advantage of conditions early on in Portarlington

National team facing into the most important seven months in its history

Table-topping Coláiste Eoin in Stillorgan bucks trend as one of just three non-fee-paying schools in top 10 with high progression rates

Chris O’Dowd and Nick Murphy’s new book, ‘Moone Boy: The Fish Detective’ brings Brazil to small-town Roscommon

Adoptive mother tells retired dean they sought to accommodate man and his partner

Focus Ireland had made a number of “assertive efforts” to engage with him

The young Birr hooker is named in the team to take on Treviso tomorrow night

Participation levels are up in Ireland especially among children playing the game

St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School is third minority faith school to abandon “private” status

Newtown School in Waterford enters Free Education scheme

Former Kilkenny College player has not done it the easy way