St. Kevin's College (
Irish ''Coláiste Chaomhín'') is a Roman Catholic day secondary school for boys in
Ballygall, which is located between
Finglas (3 km) and
Glasnevin
Glasnevin (, also known as ''Glas Naedhe'', meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient chieftain) is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the River Tolka. While primarily residential, Glasnevin is also home t ...
(2 km)
on the northside of
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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. St. Kevins College was founded in 1967 by the
Christian Brothers and is now under the trusteeship of the
Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST). The school is dedicated to
St. Kevin of Glendalough, the
patron saint of Dublin and is built on lands previously owned by the
Ball family in the 16th century. The current principal is Sarah Barry. The school has approx. 550 students.
The school offers the Junior Certificate, an optional Transition Year, the Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate
Applied (LCA) and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. St Kevin's College participates in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) initiative and the School Completion Programme. A recent Department of Education and Skills report described the quality of teaching and learning at St. Kevin's College as good or very good with some instances of excellent practice.
[Whole School Evaluation Report, Department of Education and Skills, 2014]
Notable alumni
Arts, humanities and religion
* Senator
Tom Clonan
Thomas Martin Clonan is an Irish senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022 in the 2022 Dublin University by-election.
Military career
Clonan grew up in Finglas, Dublin an ...
, former Captain in the Irish Army, academic and journalist
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Gavin Friday, musician and actor
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Prof. James O'Higgins Norman, academic and author
Sports
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James McCarthy, Dublin Senior Gaelic footballer
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David O'Leary, manager and former professional footballer (Arsenal and Republic of Ireland)
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Pierce O'Leary
Pierce O'Leary (born 5 November 1959) is an Irish former professional footballer. Pierce is the brother of former Arsenal star and fellow Irish international David O'Leary.
Playing career
Born in Dublin, O'Leary signed for Shamrock Rovers i ...
, former professional footballer (Shamrock Rovers, Celtic and Republic of Ireland)
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Keith O'Neill, former professional footballer (Coventry City and Republic of Ireland)
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Barney Rock
Barney Rock (born 10 January 1961) is a former Gaelic footballer and Manager (Gaelic games), manager at club and inter-county level (he managed Westmeath county football team, Westmeath in the mid-1990s).
Biography
Born in Ballymun, but growing ...
, former Dublin Senior Gaelic footballer i
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Stephen Kelly (footballer, born 1983)
Stephen Michael David Kelly (born 6 September 1983) is an Irish former professional association football, footballer who played as a right back (association football), right back. He was part of the team that secured the Republic of Ireland nat ...
, former professional footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Republic of Ireland)
References
External links
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Sam day at Kevin's!- Herald.ie
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Ballygall
Secondary schools in County Dublin