Templeogue College
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Templeogue College is a secondary school
, located in the Templeogue
area of Dublin, Ireland
. It is on the R112 and is within walking distance of Terenure
, Templeogue
and is accessible by numerous Dublin Bus
services including: 54A, 15A, 15B, 49, 150, 74/A, and 65/B
Templeogue College was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers
, a Catholic religious order
.
The school's motto is In Virtute Scientia (Latin: 'knowledge rooted in virtue') and the principal is Aoife O' Donnell, assisted by Eddie Guilmartin.
There are 650 pupils and 42 teachers. The school rugby team (colours are red and blue) has reached the finals of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and 1985, however, they were not successful in either. In 2002, a team visited South Africa
, the first state school in Ireland to do so.
A number of sports are offered including Rugby union
, basketball
, athletics
, Gaelic football
, association football, and hurling
. Sixty boys are involved in the school's concert band. Senior debating teams take part in Toastmasters. There are 30 elements to the transition year programme including the European Computer Driving Licence
.
In 2005, the Irish Times listed Templeogue College as one of the top 25 non-fee paying schools in the Republic of Ireland, based on the proportion of students going on to university.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, located in the Templeogue
Templeogue
Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, Ireland. The original Irish name Teach Mealóg refers to a chapel named after Saint Mel that was built there in about 1273....
area of Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is on the R112 and is within walking distance of Terenure
Terenure
Terenure is a mainly residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, largely in the administrative area of Dublin City Council but with parts in the administrative county of South Dublin County .-Location and transport:...
, Templeogue
Templeogue
Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, Ireland. The original Irish name Teach Mealóg refers to a chapel named after Saint Mel that was built there in about 1273....
and is accessible by numerous Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...
services including: 54A, 15A, 15B, 49, 150, 74/A, and 65/B
Templeogue College was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers
Holy Ghost Fathers
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and since Vatican II, lay associates...
, a Catholic religious order
Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
.
The school's motto is In Virtute Scientia (Latin: 'knowledge rooted in virtue') and the principal is Aoife O' Donnell, assisted by Eddie Guilmartin.
There are 650 pupils and 42 teachers. The school rugby team (colours are red and blue) has reached the finals of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and 1985, however, they were not successful in either. In 2002, a team visited South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, the first state school in Ireland to do so.
A number of sports are offered including Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, association football, and hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
. Sixty boys are involved in the school's concert band. Senior debating teams take part in Toastmasters. There are 30 elements to the transition year programme including the European Computer Driving Licence
European Computer Driving Licence
The European Computer Driving Licence , also known as International Computer Driving Licence , is a computer literacy certification programme provided by ECDL Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation....
.
In 2005, the Irish Times listed Templeogue College as one of the top 25 non-fee paying schools in the Republic of Ireland, based on the proportion of students going on to university.
Alumni
- Dave Couse, Martin Healy and Ferg Bunbury of Dublin band A HouseA HouseA House was an Irish band from the 1980s to the 1990s, recognized for the clever, "often bitter or irony laden lyrics of [frontman] Dave Couse ... bolstered by the [band's] seemingly effortless musicality". The single "Endless Art" is one of their best known charting successes. A House were managed...
- Diarmuid GavinDiarmuid GavinDiarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He is married to Justine Keane, daughter of The Hon. Ronan Keane, the former Chief Justice of Ireland, and Terry Keane, and they have a daughter named Eppie born December 2004.-Early life:When he was six, his younger brother...
, award winning gardener TV personality - Morgan Kelly (Irish economist)Morgan Kelly (Irish economist)Morgan Kelly is a Professor of Economics at University College Dublin. He is noted for his pessimistic predictions regarding the Irish economy. The Irish Times has described him as Ireland's official soothsayer....
, Professor of Economics at UCD - Conor McPhillipsConor McPhillipsConor McPhillips is a former Irish rugby union player.-Professional career:He previously played professional rugby for Connacht , where the highlight was reaching the European Challenge Cup semi final against Harlequins...
, ConnachtConnacht RugbyConnacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...
and Irish Sevens Rugby Union player - Eamonn Lillis, convicted of killing his wife, Celine Cawley on December 15th 2008.
- Malcolm O'KellyMalcolm O'KellyMalcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....
, most-capped Irish international rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player - Killian O'Sullivan, former Fair City actor and winner of Celebrity Jigs and Reels
- Rob RogersRob RogersRob Rogers born 12 November 1983 is a FIFA Futsal Referee and League of Ireland referee. A notable entrant into RTÉ's Good, Bad and Ugly on their flagship League of Ireland Association Football Show MNS, for his "cheeky backheel"....
, FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
International and League of IrelandLeague of IrelandThe League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
football referee - Michael Scanlan, secretary general of the Irish Department of Health and ChildrenDepartment of Health and Children (Ireland)The Department of Health is a department of the Government of Ireland. The Department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of...
- Rob SmithRob Smith (Irish musician)Rob Smith is an Irish singer/songwriter and musician from Terenure in Dublin. Originally a street-busker, he has released two commercial albums to date Throwing It All Away in 2008 on his own Cocklebob Recordings label which featured three singles all of which made the top 10 in the Irish Downloads...
, indie musician and singer-songwriter - Enda Stevens, League of IrelandLeague of IrelandThe League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
footballer for Shamrock Rovers - Patrick Sullivan, footballer with Cork City Football Club
- Mick TierneyMick PyroMichael Tierney is an Irish musician. He is best known as the frontman of the Dublin funk rock band Republic of Loose. He has also partaken in other independent work with fellow Irish and international musicians and performed a duet with Sinéad O'Connor at the 2008 Meteor Awards when she revealed...
(now known as Mik Pyro), lead singer of the band Republic of LooseRepublic of LooseRepublic of Loose are an Irish funk rock band from Dublin. Formed in 2001, the band currently consists of lead vocalist Mick Pyro, bass guitarist and vocalist Benjamin Loose, keyboardist Darragh, guitarists and vocalists Dave Pyro and Darach O' Laoire and drummers and percussionists Andre Lopes... - Michael J. Turner, Master of the Coombe Women's HospitalCoombe Women's HospitalThe Coombe Women's Hospital is a hospital providing a range of medical services to both women and infants founded in 1826 by Mrs. Margaret Boyle in Dublin, Ireland.-Names:...