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Welcome to the NEW Blackrock College Union community website which is one of the primary channels of communication with our members. We would encourage you to re-register on the new website to help keep you in contact with other past students and inform you of events, support groups and projects the union and college are currently undertaking.
Welcome from Robert Brophy
Welcome to the New Blackrock College Union website. It is a great honour for me to be elected as president for the academic year 2021/2022.
It is a privilege for me to represent all my fellow rockmen as President of the Union. This year we expect the total membership numbers to exceed 8500 members. This growth in numbers will continue to be driven by our class ambassadors programme which is up and running. Inclusion and engagement are two strong themes that we will continue to focus on during the year ahead.
In this regard, we are conscious that the experiences of some of our fellow past pupils while at school in Willow Park or Blackrock College may have been damaged by abuse by persons, priest and lay, who were teachers during those important years. The Union wants you to know that if you have been affected by such experiences, there is practical and moral support available on a confidential basis by contacting the Union Office unionoffice@rock.ie.
During the past eighteen months all of society has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Blackrock College Union has been no different. Many of our events have been rescheduled or postponed. As the new union calendar kicks off, we are cautiously optimistic of hosting as many of our events as possible, strictly following the government’s guidelines and restrictions. We salute the great work done by all the frontline workers and this work continues every day by these heroes. Many of our own members are amongst these numbers and we thank them all for their dedication and service. We remember everyone who has been affected by this pandemic and our thoughts and prayers go out to them all. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our future events as we try and get back to our usual way of life.
Stay safe and stay well. Fides et robur.
Robert Brophy (Class of 1982)
We are pleased to announce that the Class of 1970 Reunion (52 years out) has been scheduled for Friday 20th May 2022. We will be hosting our dinner in the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, at 7.30pm on Friday 20th for all our classmates. There will be a casual get tog… Read more
Where does time go! It’s been 10 years since we all left school. A great event, the 10-year Re-union is being organised and should be a lot of fun. It will give everyone an opportunity to reminisce with old classmates! Itinerary Date: Friday 27th May 2… Read more
Where does time go! It’s been 10 years since we all left school. A great event, the 10-year Re-union is being organised and should be a lot of fun. It will give everyone an opportunity to reminisce with old classmates! Itinerary Date: Friday 3rd June 2… Read more
We are pleased to announce that the Class of 1991 Reunion (31 years out) has been scheduled for Friday 10th June 2022. Please save the date in your diaries and purchase your ticket today for €100. Note: If you happen to be booking more than one ticket you will be aske… Read more
Where does time go! It’s been 10 years since we all left school. A great event, the 10-year Re-union is being organised and should be a lot of fun. It will give everyone an opportunity to reminisce with old classmates! Itinerary Date: Friday 17th June … Read more
24 June 2022 Tickets: Reunion Dinner - €75.00 Note: If you happen to be booking more than one ticket you will be asked to fill in name and email for the guest. Please include their name and their email if you have one for them otherwise leave the email box empty. NB Do no… Read more
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Union EventsClass of 1970 50 (52) Year Reunion20 May 2022We are pleased to announce that the Class of 1970 Reunion (52 years out) has been scheduled for Friday 20th May 2022. We will be hosting our dinner in the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, at… |
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Union EventsClass of 2011 10 (11) Year Reunion27 May 2022Where does time go! It’s been 10 years since we all left school. A great event, the 10-year Re-union is being organised and should be a lot of fun. It will give everyone an opportunity to reminisce… |
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Union EventsClass of 2010 10 (12) Year Reunion03 Jun 2022Where does time go! It’s been 10 years since we all left school. A great event, the 10-year Re-union is being organised and should be a lot of fun. It will give everyone an opportunity to reminisce… |
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Union EventsClass of 1991 30 (31) Year Reunion10 Jun 2022We are pleased to announce that the Class of 1991 Reunion (31 years out) has been scheduled for Friday 10th June 2022. Please save the date in your diaries and purchase your ticket today for €100.… |
Membership of the union is free of charge to all members. However, even as a voluntary organisation, the union does incur expenditure to cover administration and to support events such as the Blackrock College Business Lunch, the Annual Dinner, the various reunions, networking events and other charitable support activities.
We would therefore appreciate any donations, no matter the amount as they will all go a long way to ensuring that all of this work continues.
We would also like to take the opportunity to thank those members who have donated in the past. With your ongoing support, we will continue to provide the best possible services to our membership.
