Who runs it
Three officers and three committee members, elected at the AGM each year, all of them volunteers. If you want something changed, one of these people is who to tell.
President
John has led the Union through its re-establishment and was returned unopposed as President at the 2026 AGM. His priority for the coming year is straightforward: build the association back up, and strengthen the links between past pupils and the College.
president@oatlandsppu.ie
Secretary
Class of 2011
David keeps the Union's records and looks after its communications with past pupils. He organised the reunion held in April 2026, and if you have a question about the Union, he is the one who will answer it.
secretary@oatlandsppu.ie
Treasurer
Dominic looks after the Union's accounts and presents them to the AGM each year. He also oversaw the perpetual trophy the PPU now awards to a Sixth Year student, which stays at the school, and helped coordinate the class of 2006 reunion.
treasurer@oatlandsppu.ieCommittee Member
John works on the earliest year groups, which is the hardest job on the committee — the class of 1956 has no email addresses between them and has to be found by telephone.
Committee Member
Brian was returned to the committee at the 2026 AGM.
Committee Member
Class of 1966
Brendan put himself forward at the 2026 AGM and was elected to the committee, having already taken on the organisation of his own year group's reunion.
Get involved
Every position is elected at the AGM each year. Nominations can be made in advance in writing to the Secretary, or from the floor on the night — which is exactly how the newest member of the committee joined in 2026.
The commitment is roughly one meeting every six weeks, plus whatever your own portfolio involves. Nobody is paid anything and nobody claims expenses.
We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who left in the last fifteen years, and from anyone with an interest in the archive, in organising their own year group, or simply in being told what to do at events.
None of these require joining the committee, and all of them are more useful than you would guess.
Whatever you do for a living, a room of Fifth and Sixth Years would rather hear it from you than from a careers leaflet.
A couple of phone calls across the year with someone thinking about the field you work in.
The reunions that happen are the ones where one person decided to bother. We'll do the admin.
Scanning, transcribing school magazines, or simply naming faces in photographs from your own era.
The easiest way for a past pupil with a business to support the Union's work in the school.
