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St Benildus College is an all-boys, Catholic secondary school located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1966 when free secondary education was introduced in Ireland. The College was named after the De La Salle Saint, Brother Benildus of Clermont-Ferrand, France. As of 2018, over 800 students were recorded as being current pupils at the school. It is located on the Upper Kilmacud Road in South Dublin on a 25-acre site. Most of the school's students live in the surrounding areas such as Ballinteer, Kilmacud, Sandyford, Dundrum, Windy Arbour, Goatstown, Stillorgan, Balally, Leopardstown, Ballyogan andCarrickmines. St. Benildus College has been under the trusteeship of Le Chéile 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.
| St Benildus College Coláiste Naomh Benildus | |
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| Motto | "Secundum verbum tuum" (Latin) ("According to thy word") |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Mary Brohan |
| Number of students | 800+ |
| Religious order | De La Salle |
| Website | stbenilduscollege |
The school is located in an area of south Dublin which was largely farmland until the 1950s and 1960s, when the area became built up with housing estates. The Luas green line is adjacent to the school, and the Kilmacud stop is at the back of the school. In 2009, a new road was opened, named Benildus Avenue, which runs parallel to the Luas line. The new road aims to ease traffic congestion around Sandyford Business District.
The school motto is "secundum verbum tuum" which means “be a man of your word”.
Academics edit
The school has a higher-than-average percentage of students that will go on to study at third level.[citation needed] In most years St Benildus College has a 100% progression rate of its students to third-level education, with most students progressing to colleges such as UCD and TCD. The Irish Independent asserted that St Benildus college had "the best education money can't buy".[1]
Sports edit
Students are encouraged to participate in sports including basketball, football, hurling, soccer, rugby, chess, badminton, and athletics. The school has had much success in all of these sports, winning both Provincial and All-Ireland honors in many. [citation needed] There is a healthy rivalry between Benildus and the local school Coláiste Eoin. Benildus' hurling and Gaelic players come from local clubs, such as Kilmacud Crokes, Naomh Olaf, Ballinteer St Johns, and the Stars of Erin.
The school also runs 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.
On 19 March 2009, the Students of Benildus won their first ever Dublin senior "A" colleges title. The school had much success in hurling in 08/09. The 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. On 4 May 2010, in O'Toole Park, Benildus retained their Dublin Senior "A" Football crown by beating local rivals Coláiste Eoin.
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.
In November 2013 construction of a full-sized astroturf pitch was completed. It consists of one full-sized GAA pitch and two full-sized soccer pitches. The facilities are used by local amateur clubs and teams on weeknights, as well as the Kilmacud Crokes GAA club on Saturdays.
Notable people edit
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Alumni edit
- Danny O'Donoghue; of Irish band The Script.
- David Byrne; Dublin GAA footballer
- David Gillick; twice European indoor athletics gold medalist.[2]
- David Kitt; singer-songwriter.
- Derek Daly; racing driver-Cart, Formula Two, Formula One.
- Diarmaid Ferriter; historian and author.[1]
- Éamon Zayed; Libyan international footballer.
- James Keddy; League of Ireland Footballer
- Joe Lynam; BBC Presenter
- Maurice Pratt; Businessman
- Padraic McMahon; of Irish band The Thrills.
- Paul Cunningham; RTÉ Environment Correspondent.
- Paul Mannion; Dublin GAA footballer
- Ray Cosgrove; Dublin GAA footballer and former All-Star.
- Richard Sadlier; former Ireland international soccer player.[3]
- Rory Cowan; actor and entertainer.
- Willie Burke; League of Ireland footballer
- Philip F. Tyler, actor and television presenter
Staff edit
- Aidan Fennelly; Laois footballer.
- Austin O'Malley; Mayo footballer.
- Cormac McAnallen; Tyrone football captain.
- Walter Walsh; Kilkenny Hurler
- Noel McGrath; Tipperary Hurler
- Darragh Fives; Waterford hurler
References edit
- ^ a b Sweetheart deals (31 May 2006). "St Benildus at 40 . . . celebrating the best education money can't buy – National News, Frontpage". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Declan Ryan writes an interesting account of David Gillick". Runireland.com. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Sadlier, Richard; Fanning, Dion (2019). Recovering. Gill Books. ISBN 978-0717184545.