St. Kevin's College ( Irish ''Coláiste Chaomhín'') is a Roman Catholic day secondary school for boys in

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, Ireland. The school was founded in 1967 by the Christian Brothers and is now under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. It is dedicated to St. Kevin of

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, the patron saint of Dublin, and is built on lands previously owned by the Ball family in the 16th century. As of 2024, the principal was Eoghan Rooney and the school had 516 students enrolled. St. Kevin's offers the

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, an optional Transition Year, the

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, Leaving Certificate Applied and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. It participates in the ''Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools initiative'' and the ''School Completion Programme''. A

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report in 2014 described the quality of teaching and learning at the school as "good or very good .with some instances of excellent practice".

Notable alumni

Arts, humanities and religion

* Tom Clonan, former Captain in the Irish Army, academic, journalist and senator *

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, musician and actor * James O'Higgins Norman, professor and author

Sports

* Stephen Kelly, former professional footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Republic of Ireland) * James McCarthy, Dublin Senior Gaelic footballer *

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, manager and former professional footballer (Arsenal and Republic of Ireland) * Pierce O'Leary, former professional footballer (Shamrock Rovers, Celtic and Republic of Ireland) * Keith O'Neill, former professional footballer (Coventry City and Republic of Ireland) *

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, former Dublin Senior Gaelic footballer * Paul McQuaid, former international cyclist, winner of

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References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.stkevinscollege.com/
Sam day at Kevin's!
- Herald.ie Glasnevin Secondary schools in County Dublin 1967 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1967