Moyle Park College
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Moyle Park College is a secondary school in Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland.
History
[edit]The school was established by the Marist Brothers in 1957,[1] and grew alongside the population of the local area. As of the 2017 school year, no more Marist Brothers taught in the school. In 2007 Moyle Park College celebrated its Golden Jubilee.[2] On 13 October a ceremony was held in the sports hall to mark the occasion. This was attended by the then President of Ireland Mary McAleese who also opened the Golden Jubilee Garden. Niamh Cahalane took over as principal from Maurice Hartigan in August 2016.[citation needed]
During the summer months, the college is host to Moyle Park English Language College. This summer project sees more than 300 international students come to the college to learn English as a second language. Students come from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France and Italy and stay in the Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Tallaght and Lucan areas of Dublin.[citation needed]
Notable Past Pupils
[edit]Notable past pupils include:
- Irish politician and government minister John Curran
- Dublin Senior Football Manager Jim Gavin
- Longford Senior Football Manager Jack Sheedy
- Former Dublin Senior Footballer Derek Murray
- Olympic boxer Kenny Egan
- TV presenter Brian Ormond
- Current footballer for Millwall Aidomo Emakhu.[3]
- Current footballer for Republic of Ireland U21 national team Sinclair Armstrong[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "History". moyleparkcollege.ie. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Jubilee". moyleparkcollege.ie. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007.
- ^ "1st Year Soccer - Season 2016/2017". Moyle Park College. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ GBFM, Sport (4 November 2019). "FAI Schools Boys' Interprovincial squad announcement". Galway Bay FM. Retrieved 4 August 2023.