Coláiste Mhuire is a mixed-gender

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gaelscoil in

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, Ireland. From 1933 to 2002, the school was based at

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in central Dublin before moving to its new campus in Cabra.

History

The school was established in

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, Dublin 1931 by the

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. It moved to

, Dublin two years later expanding to other buildings on the north-western corner of the Square. Originally an all-boys school, in the 1990s the school began to accept girls for the first time. In 2002, the secondary school relocated to a new campus in Cabra in view of the poor condition of the Parnell Square buildings, while the primary school children moved to 7 Parnell Square East. In 2007, the school began operating under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust.

Academics

The school offers a broad curriculum and a range of extracurricular activities. The school provides the Junior Certificate, an optional Transition Year (TY) programme, the

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(LCVP) and the established Leaving Certificate."Whole-School Evaluation", An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, 2012
/ref> Pupils from the school won the overall prize at the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 1972 and 1977.

Notable alumni

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(1942–2016) - public affairs consultant; advisor to Charles Haughey *

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(born 1945) -

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politician; government minister *

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(born 1952) - broadcaster and journalist *

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(born 1959) - sports broadcaster

References

Secondary schools in Dublin (city) Educational institutions established in 1931 1931 establishments in Ireland {{Ireland-school-stub