Clonkeen College
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| Motto | Tada gan Iarracht Irish: 'Nothing without Effort' |
| Established | 1965 |
| Location | Deansgrange, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Students | c. 500 |
| Principal | Mr Neil O'Toole |
| Religious order | Christian Brothers |
| Homepage | http://www.clonkeencollege.ie/ |
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
- Irish
- English
- Mathematics
- French
- Geography
- History
- Science
- Business Studies
- Art
- Civic, Social and Political Education
- Religious Education
- Physical Education
[edit] Senior Cycle Subjects
- Irish
- English
- Mathematics
- French
- Geography
- History
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Business
- Economics
- Accounting
- Art
- Classical Studies - Extra-curricular
- Applied Mathematics - Extra-curricular
- Religious Education
- Physical Education - Only for those students not studying Higher Level Mathematics
[edit] Sports
[edit] Inter-school sports
- Athletics
- Cross Country
- Gaelic football — two Dublin titles in 1975-1976
- Golf
- Hurling
- Soccer — Leinster Junior Champions, runner up to All-Ireland in 1981-1982
[edit] Club sports
- Basketball
- Canoeing
- Hill Walking
- Orienteering
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
[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]
