Coláiste Cois Life

School in Lucan, Ireland

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Coláiste Cois Life

Location

Lucan

Ireland

Information
Established| 1997
Chairperson| Anne-Marie D'arcy.[1]
Principal| Tomás Ó Donnagáin[2]
Gender| Mixed
Number of students| 771[3]
Colour(s)| Blue and White
Website| colaistecoislife.ie

Coláiste Cois Life is a mixed post-primary Gaelcholáiste (Irish language school) in Lucan, Ireland. The school is financed by resources from the Department of Education and voluntary donations, and is a member of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. It was founded in 1997.[4]

## History

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Coláiste Cois Life was founded in 1997 and occupied a number of prefabricated buildings on Esker Manor. In 2006, a new two-story building was completed along with a new school campus on Castle Road.[5] The new building still houses the school to this day and is located adjacent to the original site. The original site is now occupied by Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada, an all-Irish primary school.

In December 2013, a 10m x 20m section of the school's roof was torn off during 100 km/h winds. The section of roof landed in the car park of a nearby primary school, Gaelscoil Naomh Pádraig. There were no injuries.[6]

## Gaeltacht Leamhcáin

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In the summer months, Gaeltacht Leamhcáin is based at Coláiste Cois Life offering 1–2 week Irish language courses for children between the ages of 9 and 12.[7]

## School teams

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* Boys' hurling and girls' camogie teams.[8][9]
* Boys' and girls' Gaelic football.[9]
* Boys' and girls' basketball teams.[10]
* Debating teams.[11]
* In 2019, the junior boys' Gaelic football team won the junior Dublin 'C' championship and reached the Leinster semifinal before losing to Portlaoise Community College.[citation needed]

## Rankings

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In 2017, Coláiste Cois Life was ranked as the 40th best post-primary school in Ireland in a list by the Sunday Times.[12] On the same list, the school ranked third out of all post-primary gaelcholáistí,[n 1] and first out of all mixed gaelcholáistí.

## Notable past pupils

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Conor McGregor – Mixed martial artist and boxer.[13]

## Notes

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1. ^ Plural of Gaelcholáiste

## References

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1. ^ "Cairde Cois Life". colaistecoislife.ie.
2. ^ "School Detail". Department of Education.
3. ^ "Enrolment". June 2017.
4. ^ "Bunaíodh Coláiste Cois Life sa bhliain 1997". Retrieved 11 June 2019.
5. ^ "Coláiste Cois Life Report" (PDF).
6. ^ "Part of school roof torn off". 28 December 2013.
7. ^ "Home". Gaeltacht Leamhcáin.
8. ^ "2012 Senior C" (PDF). Dublin Camogie.
9. ^ a b "Gníomhaíochtaí". colaistecoislife.ie.
10. ^ "U16 and U19 Boys Basketball teams play Colaiste Cois Life | News | Stratford College Secondary School Dublin". www.stratfordcollege.ie.
11. ^ Bheacháin, Áine Ní. "Díospóireacht (Concern)". colaistecoislife.ie.
12. ^ "Local secondary schools hit top spots in rankings list". September 2017.
13. ^ "UFC's Conor McGregor Speaking In Irish. The Notorious Speaking His Native Language" - via www.youtube.com.

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