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, a Roman Catholic religious institute. The school's principal is Niamh Quinn and the motto of the school is , which means 'education rooted in values'. There were 700 pupils and 50 teachers at the school in 2020.
The school participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton.
The school's rugby team, whose colours are red and blue, has reached the final of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and in 1985. 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. In 2003, the school won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior League. Also in rugby, the school has won a number of McMullen Shield competitions.
Alumni
Carl Mullan, Irish radio presenter
Denis Bastick, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team
Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Strategist of OCLC
Diarmuid Gavin, gardener and TV personality
Brendan Hyland, International Swimmer
Morgan Kelly (Irish economist), Professor of Economics at UCD
Dave McSharry, Connacht rugby union player
Eoghan O'Gara, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team
Malcolm O'Kelly, former Irish international rugby union player
Dara O'Shea, (footballer) footballer with West Bromwich Albion
Eric O'Sullivan, Ulster rugby union player
Mick Pyro, lead singer of the band Republic of Loose
Rob Rogers, League of Ireland referee
Rob Smith, musician
Enda Stevens, (footballer) footballer with Sheffield United
Kevin Potts, CEO IRFU
Niall Rynne, Chairperson IRFU
Dr Tom O'Connell, Chief Medical Officer, Irish Civil Service
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Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland
Secondary schools in South Dublin (county) Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Spiritan schools Templeogue 1966 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1966