O'Connell School

School in Dublin, Ireland O'Connell Secondary SchoolLocationNorth Richmond Street, Dublin 1, D01 Y4A9,Ireland53°21′30″N 6°15′03″W / 53.3582°N 6.2507°W / 53.3582; -6.2507InformationMottoCiall agus neart(Sense and strength)Established1828; 198 years ago (1828)PrincipalLiam M.NewellGenderMaleEnrollmentapprox. 248Religious orderEdmund Rice TrusteesWebsiteoconnellschool.ie The O’Connell School is a secondary and primary school for boys located on North Richmond Street in Dublin, Ireland. The school, named in honour of the leader of Catholic Emancipation, Daniel O’Connell, is the oldest surviving Christian Brothers school in Dublin, having been first established in 1829. It is now under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. The school offers the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes. Notable staff and past pupils O'Connell's School from the North Circular Road A number of notable people attended O'Connell's School. These have included: Arts, journalism and entertainment Philip Chevron - musician, songwriter and member of the Pogues Paul Harrington - singer songwriter, Eurovision winner 1994 Michael Holohan – composer, member and form