Templeogue College C.S.Sp is a boys'

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in the suburb of

Templeogue Templeogue () is a southwestern suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It lies between the River Poddle and River Dodder, and is about halfway from Dublin's centre to the mountains to the south. Geography Location The centre of Templeogue is from bo ...

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in Ireland.

History and statistics

It was founded in 1966 and is run by the

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, a

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. The school's principal is Niamh Quinn and the motto of the school is , which means 'education rooted in values'. There were 700 pupils and 50 teachers at the school in 2020.

Sport

The school participates in sports including

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, basketball,

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, athletics, and

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. The school's rugby team, whose colours are red and blue, has reached the final of the

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twice, in 1980 and in 1985. In the 1980 final, the school lost 0-4 to

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of Dublin and, in the 1985 final, the school lost 0-14 to Presentation College of

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. In 2002, the school rugby team visited South Africa, the first state school in Ireland to do so. In 2003, the school won the

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. Also in rugby, the school has won a number of McMullen Shield competitions.

Alumni

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Denis Bastick Denis Bastick (born 8 May 1981) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Templeogue Synge Street and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. Biography Bastick attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure. Bastick's club side Templeogue Sy ...

, Gaelic footballer,

inter-county team *

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player *

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inter-county team *

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References

External links

* {{Schools and colleges in County Dublin Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Secondary schools in South Dublin (county) Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Spiritan schools Templeogue 1966 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1966