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De La Salle College Churchtown

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Funding type
  
State school

Opened
  
1952

Teaching staff
  
35

Province
  
Leinster

Parent organization
  
De La Salle Brothers

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Principal
  
Betty O'Connell

Phone
  
+353 1 298 1067

Colors
  
Wine, Gold

Patron saint(s)
  
Jean-Baptiste de la Salle

Address
  
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Profiles

De La Salle College is an all-male state secondary school in Churchtown, Dublin 14, in Ireland. It is a non-fee paying school which has educational facilities to cater for about 500 pupils. The school was officially opened in 1952 and moved to its present location in 1957. Since then, the college has extended on two different occasions (in 1986 and 1997) to cater for the increase in the number of pupils wishing to attend. De La Salle College Churchtown is a member of Le Cheile Schools Trust.

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The Brothers of De La Salle are the trustees of the College and it is under the control of a board of management. Ms. Betty O'Connell is the current principal. There are approximately 35 teachers offering pupils an opportunity to explore science and technology.

Sporting Success

De La Salle College Churchtown won the Leinster Senior Schools Rugby Cup in 1983 and 1985.

2009 All Ireland league (division C) basketball champions.

  • Damien Duff, footballer with the Ireland national team (retired) and Melbourne City in the A-League
  • Jim Stynes, Australian rules footballer
  • Niall O' Carroll Dublin minor hurling team 1982 and 1983 Leinster champions and All-Ireland Hurling Finalists
  • Adam Nealon Leinster u17 player, South Dublin Junior Cup winning captain 2016
  • Seán Mari, National Boxing Champion of Ireland, 2012, 2015 and 2016
  • Notable alumni

  • John Carney, musician and director of the Oscar-winning film Once
  • Damien Duff, footballer with the Ireland national team (retired) and Melbourne City in the A-League
  • Republic of Loose Members: Brez - Guitar, Vocals & Deco - Keyboard.
  • Brian Stynes, Gaelic footballer
  • Jim Stynes, Australian rules footballer
  • Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Actor Love/Hate (TV series)
  • Brian Jennings, RTÉ Newsreader
  • Des Fitzgerald, Ireland rugby international. Father of Luke Fitzgerald.
  • Niyi Adeolokun, Connacht winger.
  • Adam Nealon, Leinster Rugby outhalf
  • References

    De La Salle College Churchtown Wikipedia


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