St Benildus College is an all-boys, Catholic secondary school located in

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, Ireland. Established in 1966, the college was named after the De La Salle Saint, Brother Benildus of

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. As of 2023, there were over 880 students at the school. It is located on the Upper Kilmacud Road in South Dublin on a 25-acre site. The

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green line runs close to school, and the Kilmacud stop is at the back of the school. St. Benildus College has been under the trusteeship of the Le Chéile Trust since 2010 but retains its Lasallian ethos. Several De La Salle Brothers reside at St. Benildus monastery on the school grounds.

Sport

Sports undertaken at the school include basketball, Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, rugby, badminton and athletics. The school has won provincial and All-Ireland honours in several of these sports. In March 2009, a team representing Benildus won their first ever Dublin senior "A" schools title. In 2008/2009, the school's U-16 hurlers won the Dublin "A" division title, and the U-14 hurlers won the "A" division shield. The Benildus team beat

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on both occasions. In May 2010, in O'Toole Park, Benildus retained their Dublin Senior "A" Football title by beating local rivals Coláiste Eoin. In 2016, St Benildus College won the Leinster school's title in

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, qualifying them for the 2016 Hogan Cup. In 1998, the college won the U-16 All Ireland soccer title which qualified them to compete in the World Students Cup in Sardinia in 1999. In November 2013, a full-sized astroturf pitch was opened. It consists of one full-sized GAA pitch and two full-sized soccer pitches. The facilities are used by several local amateur sports clubs.

Notable people

Alumni

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; Dublin GAA footballer * Ray Cosgrove;

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gold medalist. *

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; Dublin GAA footballer * Daniel McConnell; editor ''Business Post'' * Padraic McMahon; of Irish band

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; businessman *

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; former Ireland international soccer player * Philip F. Tyler, actor and television presenter *

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Staff

Aidan Fennelly Aidan Fennelly (born 28 August 1981) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He plays for the Portlaoise GAA, Portlaoise club. He usually plays at right corner back for Laois and in 2005 was nominated for an GAA GPA All Stars Awards, All-Star ...

; Laois footballer *

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; Mayo footballer *

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; Tyrone football captain *

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; Kilkenny hurler * Noel McGrath; Tipperary hurler * Darragh Fives; Waterford hurler

References

External links

Official website
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