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St. Benildus College
St Benildus College is an all-boys, Catholic secondary school located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1966, the college was named after the De La Salle Saint, Brother Benildus of Clermont-Ferrand, France. As of 2025, there were over 900 students at the school. It is located on the Upper Kilmacud Road in South Dublin on a 25-acre site. The Luas 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. The school is administered by an eight-member board of management.

Sport

Sports undertaken at the school include basketball, football, hurling, soccer, rugby, badminton and athletics. The school has won Provincial and All-Ireland honours in several of these sports.

The school also has a gym which is available to students in 4th year and over, although students who are supervised by a PE teacher can use the facilities.

In March 2009, the students of Benildus won their first ever Dublin senior "A" colleges 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 Coláiste Éanna 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 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

Former Benildus student Danny O'Donoghue, from Dublin band The Script
Former Benildus student Danny O'Donoghue, from Dublin band The Script
See also: Category: People educated at St Benildus College

Staff

References

  1. ^ "St Benildus at 40 . . . celebrating the best education money can't buy". Irish Independent. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Subject Inspection: Geography - Report - St Benildus College" (PDF). Department of Education. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via gov.ie.
  3. ^ "Declan Ryan writes an interesting account of David Gillick". Runireland.com. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  4. ^ Sadlier, Richard; Fanning, Dion (2019). Recovering. Gill Books. ISBN 978-0717184545.
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