Ardscoil Rís

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Ardscoil Rís
The School Crest
Motto	Dilseacht agus Uaisleacht (Loyalty and Nobility)
Established	1969
Type	Voluntary secondary school
Principal	Pat Reilly
Location	Griffith Avenue Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland
Region	Dublin's Northside
Enrollment	500 students
Grades	First to Sixth Year
Website	www.ardscoilris.net

Ardscoil Rís (meaning [Edmund] Rice's High School) is a boys' secondary school on Griffith Avenue, Dublin, Ireland. The school is under the trusteeship of the Christian Brothers, however they are to completely withdraw from Education in Ireland in the next few months. The school will pass into the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust upon the Brothers' withdrawal. The school caters for approximately 526 students every year. Ardscoil Rís is well known throughout the country as an institution of academic and sporting excellence and for its efficient students' council.

Contents 1 History and Expansion 2 Recent Achievements 3 Past Pupils 4 Staff 4.1 Teachers 4.2 Non-Educational Staff

[edit] History and Expansion

Ard Scoil Ris originated in the O’Brien Institute, which functioned as a private school, in 1969. Under the principalship of Br. Carberry, the new school incorporated the existing second-level students from the old school and day pupils from the surrounding area. Old dormitories were converted into classrooms and an old reception room became the staff room.

• In 1970 and 1971 six prefab classrooms were constructed.
• On 21 November 1972 the new school building was officially opened by the Irish president, Eamon de Valera.
• in 1979 the school won the Hogan Cup, winning the All-Ireland Colleges football title for the first and only time. No Dublin school has won it since.
• In 1984 a new wing was added with dressing rooms, showers, a Library and Audio-Visual Room. The school continued to excel on the sports field and most students went on to third level education at this point.
• In 1998 a state-of-the-art sports hall was completed and officially opened by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, TD and Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin.
• In 1999 six new classrooms were built. A new wing for the library was constructed and some
  much needed office space has eased the pressure on space in the school.
• In 2001 the science labs were refurbished.
• In 2003 the new computer room was completed.
• In 2005 the school designated a permanent art room.

[edit] Recent Achievements

Ardscoil Rís is often noted for its academic achievements. In 2004 one student attained the maximum 600 points in the Leaving Certificate Examinations, while in 2005 two students scored 11 A grades in the Junior Certificate. For the last 3 years the school has sent more students to Dublin City University than any other Dublin school bar the grind school, the Institute of Education. In 2003 the school was the highest ranking boys' school on Dublin's Northside. A place in Ardscoil Rís has become more and more difficult to obtain in recent years. In each of the last four years the school has received almost twice as many applications as there are places in first year.

[edit] Past Pupils

Ard Scoil Ris has a number of past pupils who have become household names in Ireland and further afield. Current Dublin GAA Senior Football players Ciaran Whelan and Tomas Quinn are former pupils. Owen Garvan is a first team player with Ipswich Town while Karl Moore is on the books at Manchester City. British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh graduated in the late 70's while Labour Party Senator Derek McDowell is also a past pupil. The current European Editor of the Irish Independent Conor Sweeney also attended ArdScoil Ris.

[edit] Staff

[edit] Teachers

Last Name	First Name	Subjects	Additional Duties
Reilly	Pat	Geography, History, Politics	Principal
O’Broin	Daithi	Irish, French	Deputy Principal
Connolly	Michael	Economics, Business	1st Year Head
Casey	Tom	Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry	Head of I.T.
Walsh	Michael	History, Geography	3rd Year Head
Bartly	Fiona	Irish, French, German, Japanese	T.Y. Co-Ordinator
Halpin	Katherine	English, French, Spanish, C.S.P.E	5th Year Head
Ní Chéidigh	Ainé	Mathematics, Business, Economics	6th Year Head
Clifford	Siobhán	English, French	Career Guidance Officer
Markey	Yvonne	English, Geography, History, C.S.P.E	Special Needs Teacher
Daly	Tony	Maths, Economics, Latin*	School Shop Management
Nugent	Geraldine	Mathematics, Economics, Business, History	Fire Safety Management
Brophy	Brian	Mathematics, Science, Geography	School Games Master
D'Arcy	Alma	English, French, C.S.P.E	School Newsletter/PTM Organiser
Kelly	Roisín	Irish, Music	Student Council Liaison
Carroll	Hugh	Religious Education	Head of R.E Dept
Cleary	Martin	Technical Graphics, Material Enginering	2nd Year Head
Connolly	Frank	Maths, Science	Head of Science
Coone	Ronan	Geography, Business	Leaving Cert Vocational Programme Co-Ordinator
Dowling	Bob	Science, Chemistry	Head of I.T.
Fitzsimons	Orla	Reilgious Education, History, C.S.P.E
Loughnane	Joe	Technical Graphics, Material Enginering	Head of Technology
O'Connor	Alan	English, Geography, History	School PRO/Website
O'Connor	Bridget	French, Religion
Power	Nessa	Spanish, French, Drama
Ronan	Cara	History, Criminology
McLoughlin	Catriona	English, Irish	Head of English
Moore	Ashling	Irish, English
Walshe	Philip	Religious Education, History	School Exams Secretary
O'Grady	Caoimhe	Irish and French
Byrne	Brian	Maths and Business
Colgain	Fiachra	Irish, Phyisical Education

(note Latin is currently not being taught)

[edit] Non-Educational Staff

Last Name	First Name	Duties
Liddy	Josephine	Secretarial, Personnel
Mahon	Marie	Secretarial
Coyle	Frank	Caretaker, Groundskeeper