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De La Salle College Churchtown

Field	Value
name	De La Salle College
image	De La Salle College Churchtown.jpg
image_size	250px
city	Churchtown
postcode	Dublin 14
country	Ireland
fundingtype	State school
motto	Latin: Recta Sapere
English: Correct Judgement which is interpreted as 'The wisdom to know what is right and the courage to do it'.
religious_affiliation	Roman Catholic
principal	Siobhán Foster
teaching_staff	35
national_ranking	400+
avg_class_size	28
gender	Mixed
age range	12-18
medium	English
hours_in_day	6-8hrs
sports	Basketball
Golf
Rugby Athletics
Badminton
Squash
patron	Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
colours	Wine and Gold
homepage	De La Salle College

English**:** Correct Judgement which is interpreted as 'The wisdom to know what is right and the courage to do it'. Golf Rugby Athletics Badminton Squash

De La Salle College is a co-educational (from 2023 onwards) state secondary school in Churchtown, Dublin 14, in Ireland. It is a non-fee paying school which has educational facilities to cater for about 500 pupils. The school was officially opened in 1952 and moved to its present location in 1957. Since then, the college was extended in 1986 and 1997 to cater for the increase in the number of pupils. De La Salle College Churchtown is a member of Le Cheile Schools Trust.

The Brothers of De La Salle are the trustees of the college and it is under the control of a board of management. Siobhán Foster is the principal. There are approximately 35 teachers.

Sports

Republic of Ireland soccer player Damien Duff, past pupil of De La Salle Churchtown

The school won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 1983 and 1985.

The school won the Leinster Schools Badminton Senior Cup in 2020.

Notable alumni

Dermot Keely, Former football player and manager. Former teacher
Paul O’Donnell, Irish Athletics International
John Kavanagh, UFC Coach
John Carney, musician and director of the Oscar-winning film Once
Damien Duff, footballer with the Ireland national team (retired) and Chelsea in the Premier League
Brian Stynes, Gaelic footballer
Jim Stynes, Australian rules footballer
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Actor Love/Hate
Brian Jennings, RTÉ Newsreader
Des Fitzgerald, Ireland rugby international, Father of Luke Fitzgerald.
Niyi Adeolokun, former Connacht rugby player

References

"Home - Le Chéile Schools Trust".
"News {{!".
(21 March 2012). "Irish students honour the story of Jim Stynes half a world away".

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