Templeogue College
Templeogue College C.S.Sp is an Irish voluntary secondary school in the suburb of Templeogue in Dublin. 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 in virtute scientia, which translates to 'the power of knowledge'. There are 650 pupils and 42 teachers at the school.
The schools participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton. The school's rugby team, which colours are red and blue has reached the files of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and in 1985. In 1980 the school lost to Blackrock College with a score of 4-0 and in 1985 the school lost to Presentation College with a score of 14-0. In 2004, a team visited South Africa, the first state school in Ireland to do so. The school has also won a number of McMullen Shield competitions.Alumni
- Brendan Hyland, International Swimmer
- Eric O'Sullivan, Ulster rugby union player
- Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Strategist of OCLC
- Diarmuid Gavin, gardener TV personality
- Morgan Kelly, Professor of Economics at UCD
- Denis Bastick, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team
- Eoghan O'Gara, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team
- Malcolm O'Kelly, former Irish international rugby union player
- Dave McSharry, Connacht rugby union player
- Enda Stevens, footballer with Sheffield United
- Mick Pyro, lead singer of the band Republic of Loose
- Rob Rogers, League of Ireland referee
- Rob Smith, musician