Templeogue College

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Templeogue College CSSP
Coláiste Theach Mealóg
Location
Templeogue College
Templeville Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W.

Leinster

Ireland
Coordinates 53°18′16″N6°18′42″W / 53.3044°N 6.3118°W / 53.3044; -6.3118
Information
MottoIn virtute scientia
(Education rooted in values)
Religious affiliations
Established1967;59 years ago (1967)
PrincipalCiarán Dowling (acting) [1]
Staff50[ citation needed ]
Number of students675
ColoursRed, white and blue
SportsRugby, Gaelic football, association football, basketball, badminton
Website templeoguecollege.ie

Templeogue College C.S.Sp is a boys' voluntary secondary school in the suburb of Templeogue, Dublin in Ireland. It was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans), a Roman Catholic religious institute. The motto of the school is in virtute scientia, which means 'education rooted in values'. As of December 2024, there were 675 pupils enrolled in the school. [2] The school's principal is Ciarán Dowling. [1]

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History

Templeogue College was founded in September 1966. [3] It has been historically associated with the Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritans), [4] and the Spiritan Education Trust remains the patron of the school. [5] [6]

At the time of the school's establishment, in 1966, its grounds contained a priests' residence, gymnasium and the main school building. [7] The school grew following the introduction of free secondary education in Ireland in 1967, and a swimming pool was opened. [7] In the 1990s, additional classrooms, canteen facilities and a study hall were added. [7]

Sport

The school participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton. [8]

The Templeogue College rugby team, whose colours are red and blue, reached the final of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup in 1980 and in 1985. [9] In the 1980 final, the school lost 0-4 to Blackrock College of Dublin and, in the 1985 final, the school lost 0-14 to Presentation College of Bray, County Wicklow.

In 2002, the school rugby team visited South Africa, the first state school in Ireland to do so. [10] In 2003, the school won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior League. Also in rugby, the school has won a number of McMullen Shield competitions. [9]

Controversies

In early 2024, a former teacher raised a case against the school with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). [11] The details of the complaint were reportedly refuted by the then principal who made "counter claims". [12] In the WRC testimony, where it was alleged that Tipp-Ex had been used to "doctor" the details of a teacher's contract, the then principal was reputedly described by the complainant as a "corridor angel and office devil". [13] At the conclusion of the WRC process, Templeogue College was ordered to pay approximately €40,000 to the teacher who had been subject to "multiple and sustained acts of penalisation". [14] The principal subsequently stepped down from her role.[ citation needed ]

An RTÉ report, from July 2024, suggested that four teachers had taken employment rights claims against the school in the preceding two years. [15]

In mid-2024, an article in that TheJournal.ie stated that close to "300 former pupils report[ed] abuse by clergy and lay staff at Spiritan schools". [16] These schools reportedly included Templeogue College as well as Blackrock College, Willow Park and Rockwell College. [16]

Alumni

Dublin footballer Denis Bastick, Templeogue past pupil Denis Bastick during the 2013 NFL Final (cropped).jpg
Dublin footballer Denis Bastick, Templeogue past pupil

References

  1. 1 2 "Templeogue College C.S.Sp". templeoguecollege.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2025. Acting Principal : Ciarán Dowling
  2. ↑ "Directory Page - Templeogue College". gov.ie. Department of Education. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell, Aoife; O'Byrne, Lisa; Hand, Kelly (eds.). Templeogue College C.S.Sp. : Golden Jubilee 1966-2016 . Retrieved 24 January 2025– via catalogue.nli.ie. In September 1966, Templeogue College, a Catholic secondary school, opened its doors for the education of boys living in Templeogue and the surrounding areas
  4. ↑ "About Us". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 24 January 2025. Our Legacy: Founded in 1966 by the Spiritans
  5. ↑ "Spiritan Heritage". spiritaneducation.ie. Spiritan Education Trust. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Donnelly, Katherine (24 August 2023). "Single manager appointed to Templeogue College after four board members resign". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Murray, Darren (19 October 2016). "Foundation of Templeogue College". darrenmurrayblog.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sport". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Rugby". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Thornley, Gerry. "Planet Rugby". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Reynolds, Eoin (27 February 2024). "Former teacher at Dublin school claims penalisation after raising discipline concerns". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Reynolds, Eoin. "Templeogue College principal did not retaliate against teacher for raising grievance, WRC to be told". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Templeogue College principal branded 'corridor angel and office devil' by ex-teacher at workplace tribunal". Irish Independent. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Bourke, Steven (24 June 2024). "Templeogue College to pay nearly €40,000 to teacher subjected to 'multiple and sustained acts of penalisation'". Irish Times.
  15. ↑ "Templeogue College reaches 'compromise' with fourth teacher to pursue claim in two years". rte.ie. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  16. 1 2 Fitzgerald, Cormac (6 June 2024). "Close to 300 former pupils report abuse by clergy and lay staff at Spiritan schools". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  17. 1 2 "GAA". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024.
  18. ↑ Sale, Jonathan (2 October 2008). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Diarmuid Gavin, gardening presenter and designer". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  19. ↑ Moore, Hayden (5 November 2021). "Inspiring the future: Brendan Hyland". echo.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  20. ↑ Whelan, Karl (13 April 2010). "Profile of Morgan Kelly". IrishEconomy.ie. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  21. ↑ Small, Daragh (20 March 2015). "'Robbie's success is a confidence boost for all of us'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025. McSharry went to Templeogue College
  22. ↑ Heneghan, Conor (6 February 2013). "Schools rugby PRO-files: Malcolm O'Kelly". joe.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Stevens and O'Shea line out for Ireland". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  24. ↑ Tracey, Cian (11 December 2018). "O'Sullivan's route to professional ranks shows the value of allowing for late developers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  25. ↑ Holden, Louise (16 August 2006). "Pyro's technical hitch first time around". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2025. I left Templeogue College with its sport and discipline and uniform and went to Stratford in Rathgar
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