St Benildus College

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St Benildus College
Coláiste Naomh Benildus
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Location
St Benildus College
Kilmacud, Dublin 14

Ireland
Coordinates 53°17′03″N6°13′18″W / 53.2842°N 6.2217°W / 53.2842; -6.2217
Information
Motto"Secundum verbum tuum" (Latin)
("According to thy word")
Established1966 [1]
PrincipalMary Brohan
Number of studentsc. 880 [2]  (2023)
Religious order De La Salle
Website stbenilduscollege.com

St Benildus College is an all-boys, Catholic secondary school located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1966, [1] the college was named after the De La Salle Saint, Brother Benildus of Clermont-Ferrand, France. As of 2023, there were over 880 students at the school. [2] It is located on the Upper Kilmacud Road in South Dublin on a 25-acre site. The Luas green line runs close to school, and the Kilmacud stop is at the back of the school.[ citation needed ]

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St. Benildus College has been under the trusteeship of the Le Chéile Trust since 2010 but retains its Lasallian ethos. Several De La Salle Brothers reside at St. Benildus monastery on the school grounds. The school is administered by an eight-member board of management.[ citation needed ]

Sport

Sports undertaken at the school include basketball, football, hurling, soccer, rugby, badminton and athletics.[ citation needed ] The school has won Provincial and All-Ireland honours in several of these sports.[ citation needed ]

The school also has a gym which is available to students in 4th year and over, although students who are supervised by a PE teacher can use the facilities.[ citation needed ]

In March 2009, the students of Benildus won their first ever Dublin senior "A" colleges title.[ clarification needed ] In 2008/2009, the school's U-16 hurlers won the Dublin "A" division title, and the U-14 hurlers won the "A" division shield. The Benildus team beat Coláiste Éanna on both occasions.[ citation needed ] In May 2010, in O'Toole Park, Benildus retained their Dublin Senior "A" Football title by beating local rivals Coláiste Eoin.[ citation needed ]

In 1998, the college won the U-16 All Ireland soccer title which qualified them to compete in the World Students Cup in Sardinia in 1999. [ citation needed ]

In November 2013, a full-sized astroturf pitch was opened.[ citation needed ] It consists of one full-sized GAA pitch and two full-sized soccer pitches. The facilities are used by several local amateur sports clubs.[ citation needed ]

Notable people

Alumni

Former Benildus student Danny O'Donoghue, from Dublin band The Script Danny O'Donoghue at Pinkpop 2015 performing with The Script.jpg
Former Benildus student Danny O'Donoghue, from Dublin band The Script

Staff

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "St Benildus at 40 . . . celebrating the best education money can't buy". Irish Independent. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Subject Inspection: Geography - Report - St Benildus College" (PDF). Department of Education. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024– via gov.ie.
  3. ↑ "Declan Ryan writes an interesting account of David Gillick". Runireland.com. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Sadlier, Richard; Fanning, Dion (2019). Recovering. Gill Books. ISBN   978-0717184545.
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