Drimnagh Castle Secondary School

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Drimnagh Castle Secondary School first opened its doors in 1954. The school buildings are located directly beside the old Norman castle. At the time, all students were taught by Christian Brothers although as the years passed the numbers of Brothers teaching in the school has decreased. There are currently no brothers teaching in the school. The vast majority of students come from the Drimnagh Castle Primary School but a good deal of pupils come from other schools in the area as well as other schools in the surrounding suburbs.

The current principal of Drimnagh Castle Secondary School or Meanscoil Iognaid Ris is Dr. Ray Walsh

Drimnagh Castle or ‘The Castle’ as it is known has a great sporting tradition helped by its extensive playing fields which lie hidden from view of the Long Mile Road. Past pupils include Niall Quinn (Soccer - Arsenal, Manchester City, Sunderland, Rep. of Ireland), Kevin Moran (GAA - Dublin, Soccer - Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Rep. of Ireland) and runner Eamonn Coughlan (Running - World Champion and twice 4th place in the Olympic Games). The school team was crowned All-Ireland soccer champions in 2002 and, as well as this, have won a host of GAA tournaments in recent years