Setanta College

History

Other courses

Education partners

• Gaelic Players Association
• Irish National Teachers' Organisation
• LIT Tipperary
• International Rugby Board
• Irish Rugby Football Union
• Irish Rugby Union Players Association
• Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association
• Titleist Performance Institute
• The Irish Institute of Sport, a subsidiary of the Irish Sports Council, the state agency for sports development.
• Saracens F.C.
• Pádraig Harrington – Ambassador of the college
• Football Association of Ireland
• Irish Wheelchair Association-Sport

  Alumni

• Tommy Dunne – former Tipperary GAA hurling player and captain, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner 2001.
• Tommy Carr – former Dublin GAA Gaelic Football player and manager, also former football manager of Roscommon GAA and Cavan GAA.
• Mick Dempsey – former Laois GAA footballer and current member of management team for the all-conquering Kilkenny GAA hurling team.
• Declan Meehan – Former Galway GAA Gaelic Footballer, winner of 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships and 2 GAA GPA All Stars Awards.
• Johnny O'Connor – Irish International and Connacht Rugby player. Also previously played with London Wasps
• Nicholas Walsh – Former Cavan GAA Gaelic Footballer and Melbourne Football Club Australian rules football player. Current coach of Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team
• Gavin Duffy – Irish International and Connacht Rugby Rugby Union player. Also previously played with Harlequins.
• Joe Gamble – Former Reading F.C. and Republic of Ireland international Soccer player.
• Liam Kearns – Former Limerick GAA and Laois GAA Gaelic Football manager
• Gavin O'Mahony – Limerick GAA Hurler.
• Derek Lyng – Kilkenny GAA Hurler and winner of 6 All-Irelands and 2 All-star award, current member of management team for Kilkenny GAA hurling team.
• BJ Botha – Munster Rugby and South Africa rugby player. Previously Ulster Rugby and Sharks. 2007 Rugby World Cup winner
• Aaron Dundon – Leinster Rugby player
• Marcus Horan – Former Munster Rugby and Irish International rugby union player.
• Charlie Hodgson – Saracens F.C., England and British and Irish Lions rugby player. Previously Sale Sharks
• Michael Clegg – Former Manchester United F.C. player and current Sunderland A.F.C. coach

  Notable current students

• Gillian Ryan – Irish Triathlete
• Enda Gormley – Former Derry GAA footballer, All-Ireland winner and 2 time All-star award recipient.
• Denis Leamy – Former Munster Rugby and Irish International rugby union player.
• Alan Quinlan – Former Munster Rugby and Irish International rugby union player.
• Robert Heffernan – Olympics race walker and current 50k World Champion
• Darren Hudson – Bristol Rugby player, previously Leinster Rugby
• James Coughlan – Pau rugby player, previously Munster Rugby
• Ian Keatley – Munster Rugby and Irish Rugby player. Previously Connacht Rugby and Leinster Rugby
• Eoghan Grace – Irish 7s international rugby player
• Mark McCrea – Ireland A international rugby player
• Louis Ludik – Ulster Rugby player. Previously Agen, Lions and Sharks
• Cian Bohane – Munster Rugby player
• Chris Ashton – Saracens F.C. rugby player and Dual-code rugby international for England Rugby League and England Rugby Union. Previously Wigan Warriors and Northampton Saints
• Aaron Jarvis – Ospreys and Wales rugby player. Previously Bath Rugby
• Sam Warburton – Cardiff Blues, Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby player
• Brian Doherty – Irish international and Royal Beerschot professional Field hockey player.
• Max Sorensen – Irish international and The Hills C.C. cricket player.