The Submarine, June 2022

Well done to Editors Elizabeth Hart and Isabella Treacy on the final edition of 'The Submarine' magazine this school year. It can be read here in flippable form.

 

The cover is by Alexia Fantacci, and other artwork is by Tabitha Larke, Safia Walker, Iona Chavasse, Daniel Moran, Isabel Warnock, Alison Wang and Antonia Ladanyi. On the writing front, there is an entertaining interview with Mr Duffy, Edna Johnston's 'What is Mars was made out of a Mars Bar?', Zining Wang's artist profile of Sixth Former Iona Chavasse, an interview with the author Richie Conroy, an account of the talk on race by Clinton Wokocha, and an untitled poem by Anna Rose MacManus.

The Submarine, Michaelmas 2021

The latest edition of the pupil magazine, The Submarine, has now been published, and can be read online via Issuu here. The new editors are Isabella Treacy, Elizabeth Hart and Phoebe Landseer.

Elena O'Dowd reviews this year's book club choice, All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue, there is poetry by Marianne Lee and Delia Brady, essays on Grades by Alexia Fantacc, on Victorian London by James Breatnach and on BDD by Isabella Treacy and a rugby report on First Form by Ethan Robertson, as well as a selection of the best Young Adult fiction this year.

Art work is by Felicitas Boecking,  Max Kinsky, Paul Schilling, Calvin She, Zining Wang, Antonia Ladanyi, Ellen Bevan, Helma Worringen and Alice Letort.

The Submarine, Hilary Term 2021

The latest edition of the pupil magazine, The Submarine, is now online and can be read here in flippable form.

Editors Avi Johnston and Edna Johnston have gathered pupil writing and artwork by, among others, Zofia Cannon-Brookes, Isabel Warnock, Isabella Treacy, Lorne Walsh, Vivian Tuite, Vanessa McEvoy, Lou Sacolax, Ryan Ovenden and Elys Walker.

Thanks also to Mr Jameson, as 'patron' of the venture.

The Submarine, December 2020

 

This term’s edition of The Submarine magazine has now been published, and you can read it here online. Well done to editors Avi Johnston and Edna Johnston.

Pupil contributors (both writers and artists) include Maybelle Rainey, Alexander Fought, Sveva Ciofani, India Hassett, Julia Kaptein, Archie McKeever, Carlotta Laudien, Florian Zitzmann, Eliot Tschierschwitz, Georgina Stewart, Eliz Kolat, Shannon Walker Kinsella, Aeladh-Bradley-Brady, Hedley Butler, Gloria Rose, Lola Garofano and Tita Schack.

The Submarine, June 2020

Well done to all those who contributed to the final edition of The Submarine for this academic year: click here to access and download a copy.

First Formers Rory O’Dowd, Hal Somerville and Alexander Fought write about their grandparents.  Fifth Former Maybelle Rainey  reports on forest fires in the Hortland Bog in North Kildare and Hugo Dunlop (Fourth Form) asks whether humanity’s aspiration to do justice at Nuremberg has been fulfilled. We also hear what some of our pupils got up to during ‘lockdown’ and about their plans now that lockdown has been lifted. There are poems from Isabella Treacy (II) and Marco Trolese (III) and an abundance of art-work from Third Formers Zofia Cannon-Brookes, Kate Higgins, Isabel Warnock and Pavlov Shavlov,  as well as Fourth Formers, Cadhla McGuinness and Iona Chavasse and Fifth Formers Arizona Ford and Ana Junquera, among others.

The Submarine, December 2019

The latest edition of The Submarine, edited by Avi and Edna Johnston, is now out, and can be read online (and downloaded) here. Among the articles are ones by Éile Ní Chianáin about her experience of the recent Climate Change Youth Assembly, Elise Williams on the UCD Leinster Debates, Cian Slyne on dystopian societies, and Zofia Cannon-Brookes, as well as lots of pupil art work.

The Submarine, June 2019

The latest edition of the pupil magazine The Submarine, or rather, given the time of the year, The Summerine, has just been published in school in paper form, and now can be read here electronically, above, via Issuu (click for closer view and navigation, click on the arrows to move through the pages). Below, Noah Leach's composition (see the back page of the magazine).

In this issue, plenty of interesting writing, and lots of pupil art work. Thanks to this year's Editor Tania Stokes as she hands over to Avi and Edna Johnston, next year's Editors, and Emma Hinde, sub-editor.

'The Submarine', December 2018

The latest edition of the pupil magazine, The Submarine, has just been published, and you can read it above via Issuu (click on the arrows to go through the pages, click again for a closer view, and click the icon bottom right for full-screen). Tania Stokes, Avi Johnston and Edna Johnston put it together.

Among the pieces are (written) Georgy Dementiev, Sinéad Cleary ('In defence of Oedipus'), Shannon Dent and Marcus O'Connor, and there is lots of talented and skiful artwork by Amelie Buzay, Paolo Garcia Leslie, Isabelle Townshend, Kate Higgins, Jeanne Levesque, Max Cully, Glory Popoola and Frances Wilkinson.

Moreover, you can listen to Noah Leach's Song 'Muse' via Soundcloud below or via this link.

The Submarine, summer 2018

The pupil magazine The Submarine has just released its end-of-year summer edition, and it can be read above (click on the arrows to navigate and zoom in). Its focus starts with the recent Eighth Amendment vote, and also in it are a poem by Iona Chavasse, illustrations by Flora Macrae and Tania Stokes and a Lord of the Flies wordsearch.

The Submarine, March 2018

The latest edition of the pupils' magazine, The Submarine, is out now, and you can read it below via Issuu (use arrows to navigate, and click to zoom in). You can listen to a clip of Rocket to Friday via Soundcloud at the bottom; James O'Connor is interviewed on pages 6 and 7, and Nevin McCone and Marcus O'Connor are also in the group.

'The Submarine', December 2017

The first edition of the new format of The Submarine (formerly a Library publication) is now out in paper form, and here it is digitally too. Flip through the pages and use the arrows to magnify detail.

The Submarine, June 2017

The latest (bumper) edition of the Library magazine The Submarine is now online. Edited by Fifth Former Nyla Jamieson, it contains articles by pupils on our four long-serving retiring teachers, Felix Alyn Morgan on Samuel Beckett's connection with the College, an article on 'Lucid Dreaming' by Nevin McCone, Mr McCarthy on 'what really annoys me' (spoiler: Jose Mourinho. A lot), Dr Bannister on the dangers of rugby, a book review by Alex Lawrence, the author Joseph O'Connor on how a novel changed his life (romantically), poems by Eliza Somerville and Tania Stokes, Garry Bannister again on Patrick Ussher's book on POTS syndrome and plenty more!

Read it below via Issuu. Use the arrows to navigate, and click for closer view.

The Submarine, January 2017

The latest edition of the Library magazine, The Submarine, is out, and it is a special one, since our Librarian, Mr McConville, moves to pastures new next month. His creation and editing of this excellent magazine has been one of the highlights of his time here, especially his elegant and amusing editorials. Read it via Issuu below (click on the arrows to navigate, and again to zoom in).

The edition includes 'A Russian Christmas' by Anastasia Danilova,  a review of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy by Nevin McCone, another by Catherine Butt of Lauren Gruff's Fates and Furies, an account of Olive Mooney's recent launch of her book The Curse of Helbizia in the BSR by Avi Johnston, a short story by Daisy McKeever, a version of Isabelle Townshend's TY House Speech on 9/11, another session of 'What's Reading Me', and the major part of the production, the completion of John Somerville-Large's series of articles on the architectural development of the College (including, of course, the Library itself, which he designed).
 

The Submarine, June 2016

This year's final edition of the Library magazine, 'The Submarine', is now out and you can read it online above (click on the arrows for a closer look, and again to navigate).

As usual, there is a terrific mix of writing and artwork. These are seen to good effect in the pages with poems written for the Junior Poetry Prize by Imogen Casey, Megan Bulbulia and Tania Stokes (the winner), as well as (in Russian) Elena Sirazetdinova. The main feature is another piece by architect John Somerville-Large, this time most significantly focussing on the creation of the Library itself, which opened in 1994. Review follow by Blanaid Sheeran (The L-Shaped Room), Nyla Jamieson (The Eye of Minds), Catherine Butt (Room, recently discussed at the SCC Book Club) and Nicole Dickerson (All the Light We Cannot See, which she also mentioned in her TY English Evening reading).

The Submarine, March 2016

The latest edition of our Library magazine, The Submarine, is now out, edited by Mr McConville. Among the contributions are poems by Tania Stokes and Elena Sirazetdinova (the latter in Russian, illustrated by another Russian, Alexandra Konopleva, winner of last year's Senior Art Prize), a long article by the architect of the Library itself, OC John Somerville-Large, a review of Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life and another of a book on the dangers of sugar by Mr Mitchell.

Read it below via Issuu. Zoom in by using the arrows.

The Submarine, February 2015

The latest edition of our Library magazine, The Submarine, has just been published, and can be read above via Issuu (click once for a closer look, click again for still closer, and use the arrows for navigation).

This time: interesting comments by the editor and Librarian, Mr McConville, about digital technology; a report by Seyilogo Braithwaite on the visit by novelist Paul Murray; news of the forthcoming Arts Week; Gabriel Chisholm on 'Snakes', book reviews by Nyla Jamieson, Dr Bannister and Mr Swift; Valentina Ascencio Munoz on the benefits of literature; Blanaid Sheeran on the Book Club set up by Mr Jameson, and more.

'The Submarine', June 2014

The latest edition of the Library magazine, 'The Submarine', has just been published, and it is, of course, the last of the year. It can be read above by clicking once, and again for closer view.

It features Mr McConville's editorial thoughts on key skills and information literacy in the new Junior Cycle, a list of the many new books in the Library in the last six months, Junior Poetry Prize entries, an appreciation of the late David Sowby by Dr Bannister, and one of the late Patrick Scott, artist, by Mrs Morris. Another more recent Old Columban, Richard Mosse, recently had his exhibition 'Enclave' on show at the RHA Gallagher Gallery, and several Transition Year pupils respond to it. There is also a report on the work of the Library Committee, and a feature on memorable characters in fiction. On top of all this, art by Pia Gromotka, Samuel Clarke, Leslie v Negenborn, Kitty Morris, Polina Shikina, Molly Dunne and Hakon Schug.

'The Submarine', December 2013

As reliably as Santa Claus, the Christmas edition of the Library magazine 'The Submarine' has just come down the chimney.  This all-colour edition features editor Tom McConville's always interesting and amusing editorial musings (on how to recommend books to pupils), a list of some of the many new books in the Library this term, poetry by Sadhbh Sheeran, a review by Dr Garry Bannister of Reverend Horace McKinley's new book, As I Said ... an Ordinary Priest Reflects, several pages by David Sowby, OC, on 'archaeology' in the College, our own account of the recent launch of the photographic Portrait of the College and lots of 'What's Reading Me' contributions from First Formers.

Read the magazine via Issuu above (click for a closer look, again for the closest, and navigate via the arrows), or via this link.

The Submarine, June 2013

The latest edition of the Library magazine, The Submarine, has just been published, and you can look at it online below via Issuu (click for a closer view, again for the closest, and navigate via the arrows).

This excellent publication (the last of the academic year) is this time showcasing art, including pieces by our own pupils. As Mr McConville, the Librarian, says in his editorial, 'if we look properly at art we can carry away with us into the actual world a new way of looking, a new insight.' Some such new ways are evident here, such as in the entertaining Instagram versions of famous works like American Gothic and the Mona Lisa. Saya Kasuze writes on (and sketches) Leonardo's Last Supper, Mr Watts writes about the splendid Chester Beatty Library, Mrs Haslett about the Casino in Malahide, Ms Cullen considers the importance of line in art, Bella Purcell recommends the Bilbao Guggenheim and Ms Smith the Lady Level Gallery in Port Sunlight near Liverpool. And there is more.

[Here are some poetic interactions with art that have been on this blog in recent years]

'The Submarine', March 2013

You know it's approaching the end of term when the latest edition of the Library magazine The Submarine appears. The March 2013 edition is the usual mixture of interesting commentary (in the editorial), pupil reviews and staff writing.  For instance, this time Dr Bannister writes about The Pilgrim's Progress, Alina Stiehler about Bad Karma, Ally Boyd Crotty about Markus Zusak's The Book Thief and Mr Brett on Irish Classrooms and British Empire. There's creative writing by Sofia McConnell and Iyobosa Bello-Asemota and lots of fine illustrations, as well as more junior pupils commenting on their current reading.

Read the magazine online above via Issuu, by clicking once for a closer view, once more for still closer, and by using the arrows to navigate.