St. Vincent's C.B.S.
| St. Vincent's C.B.S. | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Glasnevin, Dublin D11 PA00, Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Confido (I Trust [in you, O Lord]) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Irish Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1856 |
| Principal | Mr John Horan (Secondary) Mr Warrick Sewell (Primary) |
| Teaching staff | c.51 |
| Number of students | c.350 boys (Secondary) c.300 boys (Primary) |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Trustees | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Secondary School Board Chairman | Br Michael Heffernan CFC |
| Primary School Board Chairman | Mr Austin Hughes |
St. Vincent's C.B.S. is a secondary school for boys between the ages of 12 and 18,[1] located in the district of Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland.
Contents
1 Organisation
2 History
3 Facilities
4 Academic achievements
5 Sporting achievements
6 Alumni
6.1 Arts and media
6.2 Business
6.3 Science and Technology
6.4 Politics, diplomacy and administration
6.5 Sport
7 External links
8 References
Organisation
The school is a Catholic Voluntary Secondary School operating as a registered charity under the Trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust.[2]
The school principal, Mr John Horan, served as President of the GAA from 2018 to 2021.
History
The school was founded in 1856, when the Society of St Vincent de Paul purchased a building in Mountbrown, Kilmainham.
Within a year, this building proved to be too small and land was purchased in Glasnevin, at the junction of Finglas Road and Botanic Road. An imposing building[3][4][5] was erected (behind railings which still exist, now the site of Dalcassian Downs residential development), which opened in 1860 as a school with residential accommodation for 150 boy boarders, teaching and classroom facilities, and a farm which supplied provisions including milk and vegetables.
Initially run by the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Spiritans), in 1863 the Congregation of Christian Brothers took over. Day boys were enrolled from January 1927, but this put a strain on the accommodation and a new primary school building was opened in 1939.
At the centenary in 1956 very little had changed as there were still 140 boarders and the farm was still in operation.
The secondary school continued to operate in the old building until new buildings were opened in 1964.[6] Boarding continued until 1973 when the school became entirely a day-school. The swimming pool was built in 1968 and the sports hall in 1976.
The main school frontage is now on Finglas Road in Glasnevin, Dublin 11, opposite the historic Glasnevin cemetery. Behind the secondary school, and between it and the playing fields, is St. Vincents CBS Primary.
The school was visited by The President of Ireland and Mrs Higgins in December 2017.[7]
Facilities
The school was recently refurbished, including with new equipment for its chemistry, physics and computer laboratories, and extension of the Arts & Crafts, Construction Technology and Library multimedia facilities was completed in 2017.
The school has over 10 acres of sports fields. It has a 25m swimming pool, but this is not currently in use after winter storm damage and the National Aquatic Centre is used. A large sports hall/gymnasium complex contains a gaelic handball alley, a basketball court where large-scale competitions are held, and other facilities such as specialist classrooms, a canteen and an oratory.
Academic achievements
A student from the school (Walter Hayes) won the Young Scientist Exhibition in 1967 and the school won the Young Social Innovators Award in 2006.
Sporting achievements
In terms of sport, the school is perhaps best known for:
Basketball A long established and successful club: from academy level ("Little Saints") to Superleague (since 1990: 3 Superleague titles (including 2005-06, runners-up in 2011-12), 3 Superleague Northern Conference titles (including 2011-12), 2 National Cup titles, 8 National Championship titles, and 2 National League Division 1 titles), sharing a history with, and feeding into, the DCU Saints[8] men's professional team.
Swimming (particularly life-saving[9] and water polo).[10][11] The Water-Polo Club is one of the largest and most successful in Ireland - in the 2013/14 season, the Water-Polo Club were the Irish National League Champions for both Ladies and Men, as well as Ladies' Irish Cup & Men's National Knockout Cup holders. At underage level, the Girls and Boys were winners of their respective Irish U/19 Cups.
The School also has active athletics, rugby, soccer, hurling, gaelic football and boxing squads.
Alumni
Arts and media
Patrick Collins HRHA - Painter
Ronan Collins - RTÉ Broadcaster
Patrick Cosgrave - Journalist and Writer
Jack Cruise - Theatre actor and Comedian
Vincent Doyle - Journalist and Editor of The Evening Herald and The Irish Independent
Aidan Gillen - Stage and Screen Actor
Pat Liddy - Artist, Historian, Author and Environmental Lobbyist
Frank McDonald - Environment Editor of The Irish Times
Business
- Michael Carey - Chairman (Bord Bia, Marketing Institute of Ireland, Company of Food), Non-Exec (Valeo/Jacob Fruitfield), Member of the Clinton Global Initiative[12]
Science and Technology
Paul Kenny - Neuroscientist (Chairman, Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY)
Politics, diplomacy and administration
Frank Cluskey - Politician (TD, MEP, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Leader of the Labour Party, Government Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism)
Fr John Fogarty CSSp - Superior General, Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers)
HE Declan Kelly - Ambassador
Dr John O'Connell - Politician (TD, Ceann Comhairle, Senator and MEP)
HE Francis Martin O'Donnell GCMM KC*SG KM KCHS KCMCO - Senior UN Official and Ambassador
Jim Tunney - Politician (TD) and Gaelic Football
Sport
Paul Caffrey - Gaelic Football
Senator Eamon Coughlan - Olympic and World Champion Athlete
Kenny Cunningham - Republic of Ireland international soccer
Dessie Farrell - Gaelic Football, Hockey and CEO (Gaelic Players Association)
John Furlong OC OBC - Chair and CEO (Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games)
Dessie Glynn - Republic of Ireland international soccer
Pat Hickey - Judo, Olympic Council of Ireland, International Olympic Committee
John Horan - President of GAA
Con Martin - Soccer and Gaelic Football
Mick Martin - Soccer
Jason Sherlock - Gaelic Football
Harry Thuillier - Olympic Fencer and Broadcaster
External links
- Facebook Photograph Album: Facebook Album
- St Vincent's Basketball Club: Website - Facebook
DCU Saints Men's Superleague Basketball Team: Facebook
- St Vincent's WaterPolo Club: Website - Facebook
- St John Berchmans' Swimming, Lifesaving and Lifeguard Club RLSS: Facebook
- Edmund Rice Schools Trust
- St Vincent's C.B.S. Primary School
References
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