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Welcome to the April information update and upcoming event guide for the Belvedere College Union.



ADMISSIONS BILL



As most of you will now be aware, the Minister for Education has published the ‘Admission to Schools Bill 2015’ that will include a number of regulations, which may effect us as Past Pupils. We will be reviewing the proposals and look forward to consulting with the Minister and her Government colleagues at the earliest available opportunity.





REUNIONS 2015 AND CONTACTING YOU



As a Union we are endeavoring to keep in touch with you the past, about all things present. Our biggest challenge is that at the moment we have only just over 2,600 email address contacts for our past pupils. We should have closer to 5,000. Would you have any interest in helping us to rebuild our database of class contact details?. If you think you can help us, or have friends that might help us rebuild the contact information for your classmates, please contact Jane at secretary@belvedereunion.com



So far this year, with the help of the College, there are reunions planned as follows:




Class of 1965

50th Reunion being held 12th of June 2015

Tour of Belvedere House & drinks reception from 5-7pm. Organised by Berchmans Gannon.



Class of 1950

65th Reunion being held on the 22nd August 2015.

Mass at 11.30am, followed by Lunch. Organised by Gerry Walsh.



Class of 1955

60th Reunion being held on the 8th October 2015

School Tour & Dinner from 6-10pm. Organised by Gerry Owens & Des Byrne



Class of 1985 (Provisional date)

30th Reunion provisionally in the diary for the 16th of October 2015.

Organised by Paul Bale.



If you would like us or the College to assist with your reunion, please let us know.







GOLF SOCIETY & OUTINGS 2015




The Golf season, under the leadership of Captain Andy Kinsella and Secretary Paul Daniels will tee off again very soon. There are three events planned for this season, on the following dates.



Thursday April 30th - Milltown Golf Club - Captain's Prize - Book here now



Thursday June 25th - Luttrellstown Golf Club



Thursday August 27th- Royal Dublin GC - President's Prize



To be included on the email list for the golf society, or play our next event on April 30th, please email golf@belvedereunion.com like the facebook page ‘Belvedere Union Golf Society’ or follow the twitter feed @belvedere_golf





BELVEDERE UNION BUSINESS LUNCH – MAY 15th




I am delighted to confirm that this years charity business lunch is a sellout. Outgoing AerLingus CEO Christoph Mueller, will be the guest speaker at FIRE restaurant on May 15th. Christoph will have just commenced his new role as CEO of Malaysian Airlines and we look forward to what should be a great insight of Christoph’s experiences of Aviation, both inside and outside of Ireland. All proceeds from this years lunch will go to the Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice. We will be in contact with all guests soon on the final details.





BUSINESS FORUM EVENT – WEDS MAY 27th




We are delighted to confirm John Teeling will be our Guest Speaker for our next Business Forum Event, to be held in DAVY Stockbrokers on Weds May 27th at 7.30am. Light breakfast refreshments will be served.



John is best known in Ireland as the Founder and Chairman of Cooley Distillery; however he also focuses on the Natural Resources sector, where over the years he has founded nine Stock Exchange listed companies. Cooley Distillery was recently sold to US drinks company Beam in a reported deal worth around $95m (€71m). Founded in 1987 and was the first rival to Pernod Ricard, the owner of Irish Distillers, who held a monopoly on Irish whiskey distilling. Cooley exports more than 90% of sales to over 40 countries.



The Company’s best known brands are Kilbeggan, Tyrconnell, Connemara and Greenore. Teeling’s interests are varied In the Resources sector and include African Diamonds, developing a diamond mine in Botswana. Pan Andean Resources operates in the US, Peru and Colombia. Petrel Resources has been active in Iraq for ten years.



Connemara Mining has made a significant zinc discovery in Limerick. Persian Gold is exploring for gold and copper deposits in Iran. Teeling, who lectured in Business Administration at UCD for 20 years, holds degrees from UCD (B. Comm, M. Econ. Sc), Wharton Business School in Philadelphia (M.B.A.) and a doctorate from Harvard Business School. Book your place online today or email secretary@belvedereunion.com





INTERNSHIPS FOR UNIVERSITY GOING BELVEDERIANS - CAN YOU HELP?



In a continued drive to assist our younger colleagues, The Union would like to assist those who are attending College at this time, who are seeking employment in Ireland or abroad for the Summer months. Based on feedback from the recent past, one of the biggest challenges that they face, is securing employment during holiday periods, or the Summer months whilst they are attending college. For that reason we are seeking the help of past Belvederians who would be willing to offer Summer internship opportunities to our colleagues currently attending University.



If you think that you are in a position to help us, please advise us by contacting secretary@belvedereunion.com



We would like to thank the organizations that have already offered support to this incentive.



INTERNSHIPS



If you are currently in University and would like the opportunity to interview for an internship in either Eversheds or The Dublin Chamber of Commerce, please email your CV to secretary@belvedereunion.com with ‘Summer Internship’ in the subject line.



PANDA CUP 2015



On Saturday last, April 11th, this years Panda Cup trophy was lifted by 'The Honey Badgers'. It was a day of excitement and sweat, heat and hail, burritos and wheatgrass, a DJ and not to forget, the raffle tickets. T-shirts decorated the teams to remind us of the importance of the day to the elected charity, Team Jonathan Ranson.



With 22 teams on the day, 300 players, 6 referees and many helpers, the day was a huge success for all involved. So far €2,200 euro has been raised, from t-shirts sales and the raffle alone. The overall figure has yet to be updated, with money yet to be collected for team registration, a donation from catering and also a further raffle of a signed Rugby Jersey by our very own 6 nations champions, Ireland. To buy a ticket or simply to make a donation to the charity please contact us at belvoju@gmail.com.



A donation is also being made to The Christmas Soup Run, which is a charity run by Conor McHugh of Rhetoric 2010, and Gearóid O' Meara of Rhetoric 2013.



A huge thank you to all that could contribute to the day. Sincere apologies to those who could not make it after the event had to be postponed on 4th April. Those who did not request a refund should do so soon by contacting info@tagrugby.ie. If you do not request a refund, the money will be contributed to both charities mentioned.



John Mc Hugh - President of the Belvedere Junior Union





SCT RUGBY



Congratulations to the College SCT Rugby team on reaching the Leinster Schools Cup Final in this year’s Senior Cup campaign. While unfortunate not to win on the day, they did us all proud. Congratulations to Roscrea on their historic victory.



SCT RUGBY PHOTOS



The Union's photographer, Fionan O'Connell has had numerous requests regarding photographs of the Junior & Senior Cup campaigns so in an effort to make things as easy as possible for people, he has created two separate, large galleries where people can view and, if they wish, buy photos - all online.

Galleries:

The Password needed for both galleries is onlyingod



http://www.oconnellstreetphotography.com/seniorcup2015

http://www.oconnellstreetphotography.com/juniorcup2015





BELVEDERE CAREER CLINIC



Finally, the inaugural Belvedere Career clinic, took place in the College on March 25th. The event, which was targeted at the boys of Poetry and Rhetoric and our younger Union members, was another great example of the Union and College working together to make something new a great success. I would like to thank the College Careers teacher Roisin O’Donohoe for working closely with the Union on this and our guest speakers on the night, Barry McLoughlin (Communications Clinic), Stephen Maguire (Smart performance) and Ken Harbourne (Wallace Myers Recruitment).





Remember, if you would like to contact the Union on any issue you can do so by emailing secretary@belvedereunion.com



Don’t forget to like our facebook page 'Belvedere College Union' or follow our twitter feed @BelvedereUnion You can also check out our website www.belvedereunion.com for more news



Thank You





Cillian Murphy

President