Templeogue College CSSP
Native nameColáiste Theach Mealóg
Motto translationEducation rooted in values[1]
Established1967 (age 59)
LocationTempleville Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W.
ProvinceLeinster
CountryIreland
Coordinates53.3044°N 6.3118°W
Enrollment675
PrincipalCiarán Dowling[1]
Religious affiliation
ColoursRed, white and blue
SportsRugby, Gaelic football, association football, basketball, badminton
Websitetempleoguecollege.ie

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 (Spiritans), a Roman Catholic religious institute. The motto of the school is in virtute scientia ('education rooted in values').[1] As of December 2024, there were 675 pupils enrolled in the school.[2] The school's principal is Ciarán Dowling.[1]

History

Templeogue College was founded in September 1966.[3] It has been historically associated with the Holy Ghost Fathers (the Spiritans),[4] and the Spiritan Education Trust remains the patron of the school.[5][6]

At the time of the school's establishment, in 1966, its grounds contained a priests' residence, gymnasium and the main school building.[7] The school grew following the introduction of free secondary education in Ireland in 1967, and a swimming pool was opened.[7] In the 1990s, additional classrooms, canteen facilities and a study hall were added.[7]

Sport

The school participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton.[8]

The Templeogue College rugby team, whose colours are red and blue, reached the final of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup in 1980 and in 1985.[9] 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. [10] In 2003, the school won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior League. Also in rugby, the school has won a number of McMullen Shield competitions.[9]

Controversies

In early 2024, a former teacher raised a case against the school with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).[11] The details of the complaint were reportedly refuted by the then principal who made "counter claims".[12] In the WRC testimony, where it was alleged that Tipp-Ex had been used to "doctor" the details of a teacher's contract, the then principal was reputedly described by the complainant as a "corridor angel and office devil".[13] At the conclusion of the WRC process, Templeogue College was ordered to pay approximately €40,000 to the teacher who had been subject to "multiple and sustained acts of penalisation".[14] The principal subsequently stepped down from her role.[citation needed]

An RTÉ report, from July 2024, suggested that four teachers had taken employment rights claims against the school in the preceding two years.[15]

In mid-2024, an article in that TheJournal.ie stated that close to "300 former pupils report[ed] abuse by clergy and lay staff at Spiritan schools".[16] These schools reportedly included Templeogue College as well as Blackrock College, Willow Park and Rockwell College.[16]

Alumni

See also:

References

  1. ^ "Templeogue College C.S.Sp - Principal's Welcome". templeoguecollege.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Directory Page - Templeogue College". gov.ie. Department of Education. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ^ O'Donnell, Aoife; O'Byrne, Lisa; Hand, Kelly (eds.). Templeogue College C.S.Sp. : Golden Jubilee 1966-2016. Retrieved 24 January 2025. – via catalogue.nli.ie. In September 1966, Templeogue College, a Catholic secondary school, opened its doors for the education of boys living in Templeogue and the surrounding areas
  4. ^ "About Us". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 24 January 2025. Our Legacy: Founded in 1966 by the Spiritans
  5. ^ "Spiritan Heritage". spiritaneducation.ie. Spiritan Education Trust. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Katherine (24 August 2023). "Single manager appointed to Templeogue College after four board members resign". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. ^ Murray, Darren (19 October 2016). "Foundation of Templeogue College". darrenmurrayblog.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Sport". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Rugby". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  10. ^ Thornley, Gerry. "Planet Rugby". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  11. ^ Reynolds, Eoin (2024-02-27). "Former teacher at Dublin school claims penalisation after raising discipline concerns". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  12. ^ Reynolds, Eoin. "Templeogue College principal did not retaliate against teacher for raising grievance, WRC to be told". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  13. ^ "Templeogue College principal branded 'corridor angel and office devil' by ex-teacher at workplace tribunal". Irish Independent. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  14. ^ Bourke, Steven (24 June 2024). "Templeogue College to pay nearly €40,000 to teacher subjected to 'multiple and sustained acts of penalisation'". Irish Times
  15. ^ "Templeogue College reaches 'compromise' with fourth teacher to pursue claim in two years". rte.ie. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  16. ^ Fitzgerald, Cormac (2024-06-06). "Close to 300 former pupils report abuse by clergy and lay staff at Spiritan schools". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  17. ^ "GAA". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College. Archived 27 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ^ Sale, Jonathan (2 October 2008). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Diarmuid Gavin, gardening presenter and designer". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  19. ^ Moore, Hayden (5 November 2021). "Inspiring the future: Brendan Hyland". echo.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  20. ^ Whelan, Karl (2010-04-13). "Profile of Morgan Kelly". IrishEconomy.ie. Archived 9 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  21. ^ Small, Daragh (20 March 2015). "'Robbie's success is a confidence boost for all of us'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025. McSharry went to Templeogue College
  22. ^ Heneghan, Conor (6 February 2013). "Schools rugby PRO-files: Malcolm O'Kelly". joe.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  23. ^ "Stevens and O'Shea line out for Ireland". templeoguecollege.ie. Templeogue College. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  24. ^ Tracey, Cian (11 December 2018). "O'Sullivan's route to professional ranks shows the value of allowing for late developers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  25. ^ Holden, Louise (16 August 2006). "Pyro's technical hitch first time around". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2025. I left Templeogue College with its sport and discipline and uniform and went to Stratford in Rathgar