Coláiste Ailigh

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Secondary school in Ireland

Coláiste Ailigh

Location

Cnoc na Móna, Letterkenny, County Donegal

Ireland

Information
Type| Secondary school
Motto| sapientia donum dei
(God's gift of wisdom)
Established| 2000
Principal| Micheál Ó Giobúin
Staff| 20
Enrollment| Around 280
Language| Irish
Colour(s)|  yellow and blue
Website| colaisteailigh.ie

Coláiste Ailigh is a Gaelcholáiste (a secondary school offering a curriculum taught through the Irish language) in County Donegal, Ireland. Formerly located at Sprackburn House in Letterkenny, it opened in 2000, becoming the VEC's third All-Irish School. Pupils from the surrounding areas of Carrigart, Termon and Strabane also enrolled in the school.

The Government of Ireland allowed it to build a new school in 2008; this was completed by November 2013.[1] It includes a gym, sport hall, cafeteria and full-sized Gaelic football pitch. Built to hold 35 students, the school currently has about 27 students. Its principal is Micheál Ó Giobúin.[2][3]

In 2007 the school received a €20 prize for PE equipment for at the active School Awards held in The Helix in Dublin. It was one of only two schools in Donegal to avail of the funds, the other being Moville Community College. Awards were presented based on achievements in placing PE, physical activity and sport to the forefront during Active School Week and during the school year.[4] It also takes part in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition and has won many prizes.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "New Coláiste Ailigh set for November opening". Donegal Democrat. Iconic Newspapers. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
2. ^ "Coláiste Ailigh". Donegal Education and Training Board. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. ^ "Colaiste Ailigh". SchoolDays.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
4. ^ DN supplement with Donegal Democrat, 11 May 2007, page 3.

## External links

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* Coláiste Ailigh on Donegal VEC

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Irish-medium schools

Primary (Gaelscoil)|

* Gaelscoil Chill Dara (Kildare)
* Gaelscoil Ultain (Monaghan)

Secondary (Gaelcholáiste)|

* Coláiste Ailigh (Donegal)
* Coláiste an Phiarsaigh (Cork)
* Coláiste Eoin (Dublin)
* Coláiste na Coiribe (Galway)
* Coláiste Ráithín (Wicklow)
* Gaelcholáiste Chéitinn (Tipperary)
* Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara (Kildare)
* Gaelcholáiste na Mara (Wicklow)
* Gaelcholáiste Reachrann (Dublin)

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Letterkenny

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Districts|

* Central: Cathedral Road · Cathedral Square · College Road · College Row · Convent Road · Oldtown Road

Streets: Church Lane · Fortwell · Justice Walsh Lower Main · Market Square (Mount Southwell) · Rosemount Lane · Speer's Lane · Upper Main

Suburban: Oldtown (New Leck · Old Leck) · Rockhill

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* Army Barracks
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* Church of the Irish Martyrs
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Culture|

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Education|

* Letterkenny branch of the local technological university
* St Eunan's College
* Gaelcholáiste
* Loreto Convent

Mass media|

* Donegal Democrat
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* Highland Radio
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* River Media
* Tirconaill Tribune

Sport|

* Athletic Club
* GAA club, Naomh Adhamhnáin—St Eunan's
* O'Donnell Park
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* Club Voodoo
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Retail|

* Courtyard Shopping Centre
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