Coláiste Chríost Rí () is a Catholic secondary school for boys based on Capwell Road in

Turners Cross, Cork Turners Cross () is a ward on the south side of Cork City in Ireland, and home to the Roman Catholic parish of the same name. Largely residential, one of the key features of the area is the iconic church created by architect Barry Byrne and sc ...

, Ireland. The school, which is under the trusteeship of the Presentation Brothers Schools Trust, had an enrollment of 513 students as of 2023.

History

The school was founded by the

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and owned by the order until 21 November 2009. The school was opened in its current location in 1960. A preceding primary school which offered some secondary education, Scoil Chríost Rí, was previously located in Kinsale Road and subsequently in Sawmill Street. Coláiste Chríost Rí was designated the "Cork School of Culture" during Cork's tenure as

European Capital of Culture A European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union (EU) for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong pan-European dimension. Being a European Capital of Culture can ...

in 2005.

Curriculum

Coláiste Chríost Rí (CCRí) offers both the

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and

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cycles. Students first year undertake classes in Irish as L2;

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as L1;

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;

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as L2;

science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

;

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

;

geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

; CSPE; SPHE;

Religion Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...

;

Life skills Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. The subject varies greatly depending on social no ...

and

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. The student may then pick two subjects out of five choices,

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;

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

;

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;

art Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, tec ...

and

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. After completing the

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, students undertake

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. The

curriculum gives students six mandatory subjects; Irish as L2;

as L1;

;

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;

and RSE / SPHE. The student also chooses one subject out of four additional option lines. CCRí also offers the

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(LCVP).

Activities

Sport

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is the principal sport played at the school. The school has won the

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on four occasions: 1968, 1970, 1983 and 1985. Several former students have gone on to represent

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at inter-county level in both Gaelic football and

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. In

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(soccer), a number of former students, including

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Chiedozie Ogbene Chiedozie Somkelechukwu Ogbene (born 1 May 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland national team. Ogbene began his career in Ireland with Cork City and Limerick, before tra ...

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and

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, have represented the

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. Other sports at the school include

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and

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Clubs

Extra-curricular and co-curricular activities at Coláiste Chríost Rí include

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, a gym club,

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, a

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, a music club and history club. The ''Rí Eolas'' magazine, an annual magazine produced by the school, has been published since the 1960s.

Former students

Politicians

* Dan Boyle –

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senator *

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– former government minister *

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–

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and leader of

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Others

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– poet *

Andrew Fitzgibbon Andrew Fitzgibbon VC (13 May 1845 – 7 March 1883) was a British soldier, and possibly the youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross. Details Fitzgibbon was born in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India. He was fifteen years old, and a Hospital Ap ...

- engineer * Patrick G. O'Shea – former president of

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Film and theatre

* Shane Casey - actor *

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- theatre designer *

Dermot Crowley Dermot Crowley (born 19 March 1947) is an Irish stage, film and television actor. Life and career Theatre Crowley's stage work has included a leading role in an Olivier Award winning production of Conor McPherson's '' The Weir'', which playe ...

– actor

Broadcasters

Ger Canning Ger Canning is an Irish sports commentator with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Career Ger Canning was born in Cork on 10 May 1951. He was a secondary school teacher at South Presentation school in Cork City when he began his broadcasting ...

– sports commentator *

Eddie Hobbs Eddie Hobbs (born 10 November 1962) is an Irish financial advisor, writer, campaigner and former television presenter, politician and author. Hobbs was a co-founder and former president of the right-wing party Renua, resigning in 2016. Befor ...

– television presenter

Association footballers

- defender *

- footballer and sports television presenter *

- wing half & manager *

Noel O'Mahony Noel O'Mahony (18 December 1939 – 30 May 2013) was a former League of Ireland footballer and manager. As a player, he won the 1970–71 League of Ireland title with Cork Hibernians and as manager he won the 1992–93 League of Ireland Premie ...

- defender & manager *

- midfielder & manager *

- winger

Athletes

Robert Heffernan Robert Heffernan (born 28 February 1978) is an Irish race walker. Career At the 2000 Olympics he finished in 28th place in the 20 km walk, and at the 2004 Olympics he was disqualified. At the 2008 Olympic Games he improved, coming eighth in t ...

- race walker *

Marcus O'Sullivan Marcus O'Sullivan (born in Cork, Ireland on 22 December 1961) is an Irish retired middle-distance runner. He competed for Ireland at four Summer Olympics. After Steve Scott and John Walker, he is the third all-time by total of sub-4 minute ...

- middle distance runner *

Reece Ademola Reece Ademola (born 1 February 2003) is an Irish track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. The Irish national champion, he also holds the Irish U20 and U23 all-time records. Early and personal life From Mayfield, Cork, he attended C ...

- long jumper

Rugby union players

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- rugby player (

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)

Gaelic footballers

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- goalkeeper * Luke Connolly - forward *

Ray Cummins Maurice Raymond "Ray" Cummins (born 9 November 1948) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer whose dual league and championship career with the Cork senior teams spanned fifteen years from 1967 to 1982. Born in Ballinlough on the so ...

- full forward * Billy Morgan - goalkeeper and manager * Frank Cogan - manager *

Ephie Fitzgerald Ephraim "Ephie" Fitzgerald (born 1961) is an Irish Gaelic football manager who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. He has been manager of the Waterford county team since 2021. Career Born in Cork, Fitzg ...

- corner forward * Seán Hayes - centre forward *

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- manager *

Paul Kerrigan Paul Kerrigan (born 16 December 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Nemo Rangers. A member of the Cork senior football team for 13 seasons from 2008 until 2020, he won seven major trophies in his int ...

- left-wing forward * James Masters - right corner forward *

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- left corner-back *

Colin Corkery Colin Corkery (born 5 January 1971) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Nemo Rangers and at senior level for the Cork county team from 1993 until 2004. Playing career Club Corkery played his club football with t ...

- corner-forward

Hurlers

* Jim Cashman - centre back *

- full forward * Darren McCarthy - midfield *

- right corner-back *

Martin O'Doherty Martin O'Doherty (born 26 March 1952) is an Irish former Hurling, hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork GAA, Cork senior team. Born in Galway, O'Doherty first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He ...

- full-back *

Fergal Ryan Fergal Ryan (born 17 February 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Blackrock, Cork, Ryan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on ...

- right-corner back *

Tony Maher Tony Maher (born 12 January 1945) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-back at senior level for the Cork county team. Maher made his first appearance for the team during the 1968–69 National League and was a regular mem ...

- right-corner back

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colaiste Chriost Ri, Cork 1938 establishments in Ireland Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1938 Presentation Brothers schools Schools in Cork (city) Secondary schools in County Cork