and 2003, the under14 team also came runner up in the Leinster championship of 2003. Golf 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students take part in the Dublin junior match play golf competition. Hurling The hurlers play in 1st year, under-14, under-16 and under-18 hurling competitions. Soccer The school has soccer teams entered into competitions at under-14, under-16 and under-18 level. Leinster Junior Champions, runner up to All-Ireland in 1981–1982 Chess The first Clonkeen College chess team was formed in 2007 and took part in the Scholastic Chess All-Ireland. International Rules Football In 2006 Clonkeen hosted Southern Cross college and the two schools competed in a friendly international rules football match, which Clonkeen won. Club sports Basketball Canoeing Chess Orienteering Rugby union Sailing Swimming Tennis Volleyball Water polo Extracurricular activities Public Speaking The school's public speaking team have participated in the Mental Health Public Speaking Competition. Drama Clonkeen has long had the tradition of performing annual Christmas pantomimes, such as Jack and the Beanstalk in late 2007, but have recently begun performing musicals as well, with Footloose (musical) having been seen there in the Spring of 2012, and Disco Inferno (musical) the following year, 2013. Annual adventure holidays Every year students are accompanied by several teachers on an outdoor pursuits week in the Ardèche region in Southern France. BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition The school enters Irelands Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition and won the competition in 1992. Other activities The school offers students music classes, hosts quizzes for both students and adults connected to the school, internal leagues provide sporting opportunities to students who may miss the chance to play for a school team. The school has an annual sports day open to entry from all the students. Notable alumni Stephen Byrne – (RTÉ) presenter Oisin Gough – Dublin Hurler Alan Judge – professional footballer Jason Knight - professional footballer for Derby County F.C and Ireland national team Tommy Lyons – former Dublin football manager Colum McCann – international writer and novelist Kevin Nolan – Dublin Gaelic Footballer Darren O'Dea – professional footballer Glenn Quinn – television and film actor (deceased) David Treacy – Dublin Hurler Prof. Philip Nolan - Director General of Science Foundation Ireland, former NPHET chair, former president of Maynooth University, former deputy president of University College Dublin. References External links Clonkeen College website Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1965