Coláiste Cois Life
| Coláiste Cois Life | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1997 |
| Chairperson | Anne-Marie D'arcy.[1] |
| Principal | Tomás Ó Donnagáin[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Number of students | 771[3] |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Website | colaistecoislife |
Coláiste Cois Life is a mixed post-primary Gaelcholáiste (Irish language school) in Lucan, Ireland. The school is financed by resources from the Department of Education and voluntary donations, and is a member of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. It was founded in 1997.[4]
History[edit]
Coláiste Cois Life was founded in 1997 and occupied a number of prefabricated buildings on Esker Manor. In 2006, a new two-story building was completed along with a new school campus on Castle Road.[5] The new building still houses the school to this day and is located adjacent to the original site. The original site is now occupied by Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada, an all-Irish primary school.
In December 2013, a 10m x 20m section of the school's roof was torn off during 100 km/h winds. The section of roof landed in the car park of a nearby primary school, Gaelscoil Naomh Pádraig. There were no injuries.[6]
Gaeltacht Leamhcáin[edit]
In the summer months, Gaeltacht Leamhcáin is based at Coláiste Cois Life offering 1–2 week Irish language courses for children between the ages of 9 and 12.[7]
School teams[edit]
- Boys' hurling and girls' camogie teams.[8][9]
- Boys' and girls' Gaelic football.[9]
- Boys' and girls' basketball teams.[10]
- Debating teams.[11]
- In 2019, the junior boys' Gaelic football team won the junior Dublin 'C' championship and reached the Leinster semifinal before losing to Portlaoise Community College.[citation needed]
Rankings[edit]
In 2017, Coláiste Cois Life was ranked as the 40th best post-primary school in Ireland in a list by the Sunday Times.[12] On the same list, the school ranked third out of all post-primary gaelcholáistí,[n 1] and first out of all mixed gaelcholáistí.
Notable past pupils[edit]
Conor McGregor – Mixed martial artist and boxer.[13]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Plural of Gaelcholáiste
References[edit]
- ^ "Cairde Cois Life". colaistecoislife.ie.
- ^ "School Detail". Department of Education.
- ^ "Enrolment". June 2017.
- ^ "Bunaíodh Coláiste Cois Life sa bhliain 1997". Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Coláiste Cois Life Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Part of school roof torn off". 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Home". Gaeltacht Leamhcáin.
- ^ "2012 Senior C" (PDF). Dublin Camogie.
- ^ a b "Gníomhaíochtaí". colaistecoislife.ie.
- ^ "U16 and U19 Boys Basketball teams play Colaiste Cois Life | News | Stratford College Secondary School Dublin". www.stratfordcollege.ie.
- ^ Bheacháin, Áine Ní. "Díospóireacht (Concern)". colaistecoislife.ie.
- ^ "Local secondary schools hit top spots in rankings list". September 2017.
- ^ "UFC's Conor McGregor Speaking In Irish. The Notorious Speaking His Native Language" – via www.youtube.com.
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