Clonkeen College

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Clonkeen College is a non-fee paying Christian Brothers secondary school for boys in Deansgrange, County Dublin. The school opened in 1965, and was originally called St. Joseph's Private Preparatory School. Neil O'Toole has been the principal since 2001. Clonkeen is home to 500 students and 30 staff. Religion is important at the Catholic school.

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[edit] Subjects Offered

[edit] Junior Cycle Subjects

[edit] Senior Cycle Subjects

[edit] Sports

[edit] Inter-school sports

[edit] Club sports

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Colm Jordan, Former President of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), who defeated a Government proposal to reintroduction Third Level college fees.
  • Glenn Quinn, actor, played roles in American television sitcom Roseanne, as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel. Died of a heroin overdose in December 2002.
  • Brian Kennedy, former curator of the National Gallery of Australia.
  • Séan Melly, global telecom multi-millionaire, CEO of E-Tel.
  • Ronan Johnston and Tony Kelly, singers and musicians with wide range of RTE credits including resident band for Zig and Zag and The Den. Founder members of Emmaus a Christian Community based in Dun Laoghaire for over 20 years
  • Tommy Lyons, former Dublin Football Manager[1]
  • Colum McCann, international writer and novelist[2]

[edit] External links

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