Castletroy College
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{{Infobox school
| name = Castletroy College
| image =
| imagesize = 300px
| motto = Ut Sint Unum (That They May Be One)
| type = Secondary school
| principal = Brian O'Donoghue{{Cite web | url = https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/9nvba7-nca2de-/ | publisher = Department of Education | website = gov.ie | title = Directory Page - Castletroy College | date = 18 December 2024 | accessdate = 25 December 2024 }}
| enrollment = {{circa|1,270}}
| enrollment_as_of = 2024
| free_label = Colours
| free_text = {{Color box|turquoise}} Turquoise
| coordinates = {{coord|52.66313|-8.54089|display=title,inline}}
| location = Castletroy
| website = {{URL|http://castletroycollege.ie/}}
}}
Castletroy College is a co-educational community school in Newtown, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 2000. As of 2024, it had over 1,200 students enrolled.
Sport
Basketball is played at the school and the girls team have won the Senior Munster Cup final four times in a row and the senior all Ireland three times in a row.{{fact|date=December 2024}} The school's girls' soccer team have also been in more than 6 All-Ireland finals, winning several of them.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
In March 2008, Castletroy's rugby teams both won the Munster Schools Junior Cup and the Munster Schools Senior Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/03/castletroy-college-win-the-senior-cup|title=Castletroy College win the Senior Cup|accessdate=23 August 2008 | website = limerickblogger.ie |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210050745/http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/03/castletroy-college-win-the-senior-cup|archivedate=10 February 2010}} The former Limerick hurler Paudie Fitzmaurice previously taught maths at the school.{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/where-are-they-now/26880890.html | website = independent.ie | title = Where are they now? Paudie Fitzmaurice | date = 29 July 2012 | accessdate = 25 December 2024 }} Competitive swimmer Gráinne Murphy also attended Castletroy College.{{cite web|url = https://www.limerickpost.ie/2010/08/19/after-silver-grainne-collects-exam-results/ | website = limerickpost.ie | title = After silver, Grainne collects exam results | date = 19 August 2010 | accessdate = 25 December 2024 }}
Other activities
In 2004, Patrick Collison, a student of the school, won second prize at the EsatBT Young Scientist of the Year Awards. Patrick and his brother John Collison later went on to found the payments company Stripe.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/the-billion-dollar-collison-brothers-256363.html|title=The billion-dollar Collison brothers|date=24 January 2014|publisher=Irish Examiner }}
Another student, Galin Ganchev, won several Maths Olympiad medals, including silver medals at the 5th European Union Science Olympiad (2007) and the Irish EU Science Olympiad (2007),{{cite web|url=http://www.dcu.ie/news/2007/may/s0507a.shtml|title=News - headlines|website=dcu.ie | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070806025405/https://www.dcu.ie/news/2007/may/s0507a.shtml | archivedate = 6 August 2007 }} a silver medal at the Balkan Maths Olympiad (2008),{{cite web|url=http://www.bmoc.maths.org|title=British Mathematical Olympiad Subtrust (BMOS) and Committee (BMOC)|website= bmoc.maths.org | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080512171844/http://www.bmoc.maths.org/ | archivedate = 12 May 2008 }} and was a co-winner of the PRISM Irish National Maths Contest (2007).{{fact|date=December 2024}}
In December 2010, a student from the school was awarded a medal from the Institute of Physics for coming joint first in that year's Leaving Certificate Physics examination.{{cite web|url=http://www.iopblog.org:80/girls-physics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213050841/http://www.iopblog.org/girls-physics|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2010|title=Girls come first in physics - The Institute of Physics blog|date=13 December 2010}}
Notable alumni
{{Main|Category:People educated at Castletroy College}}
- John Collison, entrepreneur{{cite web|url = https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1300262/from-castletroy-college-to-over-20-billion-in-business-for-entrepreneur-brothers.html | website = limerickleader.ie | title = From Castletroy College to over €20 billion in business for entrepreneur brothers | first = Rebecca | last = Lenihan | date = 18 September 2023 | accessdate = 25 December 2024 }}
- Patrick Collison, entrepreneur
- Eoin Hayes, politician{{cite web|url = https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/general-election/1672568/a-loss-and-a-win-for-limerick-candidates-at-general-election-in-dublin.html | website = limerickleader.ie | title = A loss and a win for Limerick candidates at General Election in Dublin | first = Nick | last = Rabbitts | date = 10 December 2024 | accessdate = 7 April 2025 | quote = Eoin Hayes, who studied at Castletroy College, was elected in Dublin Bay South for the Social Democrats }}
- Leah McNamara, actress{{Cite web |url=https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/limerick-actress-leah-mcnamara-adiff/ |title=Limerick actress Leah McNamara nominated for an Audi Dublin International Film Festival award |last=Lynch |first=Richard |date=28 January 2017 |website=ILoveLimerick.ie |access-date=9 November 2019 |archive-date=7 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107143622/https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/limerick-actress-leah-mcnamara-adiff/ |url-status=live }}
- Gráinne Murphy, swimmer
- Ronan O'Mahony, rugby player{{cite web|url = https://www.the42.ie/ronan-omahony-4585690-Apr2019/ | website = the42.ie | title = 'I'm heartbroken' - Munster wing Ronan O'Mahony forced to retire aged 29 | first = Gavan | last = Casey | date = 10 April 2019 | accessdate = 25 December 2024 }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://castletroycollege.ie/}}
Category:Secondary schools in County Limerick
Category:Educational institutions established in 2000
Category:2000 establishments in Ireland
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