Coláiste Eoin is a Catholic voluntary Gaelcholáiste (Irish language scondary school) for boys, under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, in

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, Ireland. It has

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and

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teams,

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bands, and Irish language debating teams. The school is financed by resources from the

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and voluntary donations.

Notable past pupils

* Peter Coonan – Actor, known for his role as Fran Cooney in the

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series '' Love/Hate'', * John Crown – Senator, member of 24th Seanad, consultant oncologist. * Pádraig Cusack – Theatre Producer for the

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and NCPA, Mumbai * Ian Daly – Footballer playing for Dulwich Hamlet in the lower divisions of the English football leagues * Coman Goggins - Former Dublin footballer and current commentator with TG4 and RTÉ * Colm Mac Con Iomaire – Solo artists Member of

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, former member of

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* Fiach Mac Conghail – Director of the

and

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* Colm Mac Eochaidh – High Court judge * John Mulholland (Journalist) – Editor of Guardian newspaper (US), Former-editor of the Observer. * David Odlum – Former guitarist with Kíla and the Frames, now produces and records bands in France * Fiachna Ó Braonáin – Member of Hothouse Flowers * Dara Ó Briain – Stand-up Comedian and Television Presenter * Con O'Callaghan – Dublin Senior County Footballer, All-Ireland medal winner *

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– Member of My Bloody Valentine * Ciarán Ó Cofaigh – TV and Film Producer and director of ROSG (Cré na Cille) and Eo Teilfís *

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– Actor in various films and TV shows including British soap

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* Liam Ó Maonlaí – Member of Hothouse Flowers * Aengus Ó Snodaigh – Historian, author and

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TD, spokesperson on Social Protection and Communities * 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

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– Irish international cricketer

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 Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

Catholic voluntary secondary Gaelcholáiste 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

Dublin area.

References

External links

Coláiste Eoin Irish-English Phrasebook and Forógra Choláiste Eoin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colaiste Eoin 1969 establishments in Ireland Booterstown Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1969 Gaelcholáiste Irish-language education Secondary schools in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown