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The Rockwell College Union's Annual Dinner
2005 took place on Friday March 11th in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.
Once again, we had a "full house" with
280 people attending. This year's dinner was sponsored by Anglo
Irish Bank plc.
The highlight of the evening was the presentation
of the Rockwell Person of the Year to Very Rev Aidan Lehane CSSp.
Michael Butler rifled the archives to present
an informative synopsis, both in words and pictures of Aidan Lehane's
life, with particular emphasis on his period in Rockwell covering
the fifties, sixties and early seventies. A large number of former
students who were in Rockwell in the "Hanners" era attended.
In addition to the Dublin Crystal trophy, Fr Lehane received a gift
of a trip to New Zealand for the Lions Tour.
Past pupils from many generations were represented
at the dinner spanning the classes from 1941 to 2004. Over 20 students
from 2004 attended representing a great turnout from last year's
Leaving Cert class. There were particularly good attendances from
the milestone years of 1965, 1975, 1985, 1990 and 1995. Fr Billy
Cleary, President of Rockwell spoke of the ongoing links between
the College and the Union while the President of the Union, Billy
Murphy thanked all who contributed to making the evening such a
success. He particularly paid tribute to Master of Ceremonies on
the night, Gerry Mac Mahon and the Chairperson of the dinner organising
committee, Yvonne Kennedy who once again managed to plan and run
an excellent event.
Featuring the following years:
1995, 1990, 1980, 1975, 1970, 1965, 1960 & 1955
The Governing Body of the Union confers the
prestigious “Rockwell Person of the Year
Award” on individuals who have made a
particularly significant contribution to Rockwell. This year’s
Rockwell Person of the Year was the Very Rev. Aidan
Lehane C.S.Sp. Father Lehane had a memorable, positive
and lasting influence on generations of pupils at the school
during the fifties, sixties and early seventies. Father Lehane
was presented with the award at the Annual Dinner.
The highlight of the evening was the presentation
of the Rockwell Person of the Year to Very Rev Aidan
Lehane CSSp.
Michael Butler rifled
the archives to present an informative synopsis, both in words
and pictures of Aidan Lehane's life, with particular emphasis
on his period in Rockwell covering the fifties, sixties and
early seventies. A large number of former students who were
in Rockwell in the "Hanners" era attended.
In addition to the Dublin Crystal trophy, Fr Lehane received
a gift of a trip to New Zealand for the Lions Tour.
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