| Coláiste Eoin | |
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Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°18′09″N 6°12′17″W / 53.302365°N 6.204599°W |
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| Motto | Fiat Justitia (Latin for 'Let justice be done') |
| Established | 1969 |
| Chairperson | Antoin Delap |
| Principal | Proinsias de Poire |
| Staff | 35 approx. |
| Gender | Male |
| Number of students | 500 approx. |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, White and Black |
| Religious order | Christian Brothers |
| Website | www |
Coláiste Eoin is a Catholic voluntary secondary Gaelcholáiste (Irish language school) for boys, under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, in Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It has hurling and Gaelic football teams, traditional Irish music bands, and Irish language debating teams. The school is financed by resources from the Department of Education and voluntary donations.
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Notable past pupils
- Dara Ó Briain – Stand-up Comedian and Television Presenter
- Peter Coonan – Actor,[1] known for his role as Fran Cooney in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate,[2]
- John Crown – Senator, member of 24th Seanad, consultant oncologist.
- Pádraig Cusack – Theatre Producer for the Royal National Theatre, London, Abbey Theatre and NCPA, Mumbai
- Ian Daly – Footballer playing for Dulwich Hamlet in the lower divisions of the English football leagues
- David Odlum – Former guitarist with Kíla and the Frames, now produces and records bands in France
- Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin – Members of The Hothouse Flowers
- Colm Ó Cíosóig – Member of My Bloody Valentine
- Colm Ó Maonlaí – Actor in various films and TV shows including British soap EastEnders
- Colm Mac Con Iomaire – Solo artists Member of The Frames, former member of Kíla
- Fiach Mac Conghail – Director of the Abbey Theatre and Senator
- Colm Mac Eochaidh – High Court judge
- John Mulholland (Journalist) – Editor of Guardian newspaper (US), Former-editor of the Observer.
- Con O'Callaghan (Gaelic footballer) – Dublin Senior County Footballer, All Ireland medal winner
- Aengus Ó Snodaigh – Historian, author and Sinn Féin TD, spokesperson on Social Protection and Communities
- Ciarán Ó Cofaigh – TV and Film Producer and director of ROSG (Cré na Cille) and Eo Teilfís
- Rossa Ó Snodaigh – Kíla multi-instrumentalist, composer for theatre and dance, author, producer and director of radió drama, TV presenter and director of An Puball Gaeilge at the Electric Picnic
- Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipe player and founding member of Moving Hearts
- Lorcan Tucker – Irish international cricketer
- Coman Goggins - Former Dublin footballer and current commentator with TG4 and RTÉ
Notable past teachers
- Tony Gregory – Independent TD
Campus
The school is 6 km from the Dublin city centre. The campus incorporates Coláiste Eoin and Coláiste Íosagáin's original 1970s-built buildings, a science block, an arts block, the newly built 3-storey classroom block and sports hall, and a large sports field with a football and hurling pitch.
Coláiste Íosagáin
Coláiste Íosagáin is an Irish language Catholic voluntary secondary Gaelscoil for girls under the trusteeship of the Sisters of Mercy, which shares a campus with Coláiste Eoin. It was established in 1971, two years after Coláiste Eoin's establishment, to provide an Irish language education for girls in the South County Dublin Dublin area.
References
- ^ "Peter Coonan". theagency.ie. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Losing teeth won Peter his gangster part Peter Coonan: as 'Fran'". independent.ie. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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