Templeogue College
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| Templeogue College C.S.Sp Coláiste Theach Mealóg | |
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Templeville Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W. Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°18′16″N 6°18′42″W / 53.3044°N 6.3118°W |
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| Motto | In virtute scientia (The power of knowledge) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Niamh Quinn[1] |
| Staff | 42 |
| Number of students | 650 |
| Colour(s) | Red and blue |
| Website | templeoguecollege |
Templeogue College C.S.Sp is an Irish voluntary secondary school in the suburb of Templeogue in Dublin. It was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious institute. The school's principal is Niamh Quinn and the motto of the school is Latin: in virtute scientia, which translates to 'education rooted in values'. There are 650 pupils and 42 teachers at the school As of 2010[update].[2]
The schools participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton.[3] The school's rugby team, which colours are red and blue has reached the finals of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and in 1985.[4] In 1980 the school lost to Blackrock College with a score of 4-0 and in 1985 the school lost to Presentation College with a score of 14-0. In 2002, a team visited South Africa, the first state school in Ireland to do so. [5] In 2003 the school won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior League. The school has also won a number of McMullen Shield competitions.[4]
Alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2020) |
- Brendan Hyland, International Swimmer
- Eric O'Sullivan, Ulster rugby union player
- Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Strategist of OCLC
- Sunil Sharpe, DJ, producer and co-founder of Give Us The Night
- Diarmuid Gavin, gardener TV personality
- Morgan Kelly (Irish economist), Professor of Economics at UCD[6]
- Denis Bastick, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team
- Eoghan O'Gara, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team
- Malcolm O'Kelly, former Irish international rugby union player
- Dave McSharry, Connacht rugby union player
- Enda Stevens, (footballer) footballer with Sheffield United
- Dara O'Shea, (footballer) footballer with West Bromwich Albion
- Mick Pyro, lead singer of the band Republic of Loose
- Rob Rogers, League of Ireland referee
- Rob Smith, musician
References
- ^ College, Templeogue. "Principal's Welcome". Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "School History". .templeoguecollege.ie. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ College, Templeogue. "Templeogue College C.S.Sp". Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b College, Templeogue. "Rugby". Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Thornley, Gerry. "Planet Rugby". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Whelan, Karl (13 April 2010). "Profile of Morgan Kelly". IrishEconomy.ie.