Coláiste Cois Life
{{Short description|School in Lucan, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2023}}
{{Orphan|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox school
|name = Coláiste Cois Life
|location = Lucan
|country = Ireland
|coordinates =
|established = 1997
|chairperson = Anne-Marie D'arcy.{{Cite web|url=https://colaistecoislife.ie/wordpress/cairde-cois-life/|title=Cairde Cois Life|website=colaistecoislife.ie}}
|principal = Tomás Ó Donnagáin{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=76065H|title=School Detail|website=Department of Education}}
|gender = Mixed
|students = 771{{cite web|url=https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=76065H|title=Enrolment|date=June 2017}}
|colours = Blue and White
| url = {{URL|https://colaistecoislife.ie}}
}}
Coláiste Cois Life is a mixed post-primary {{lang|ga|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.{{cite web|url=https://colaistecoislife.ie|title=Bunaíodh Coláiste Cois Life sa bhliain 1997|accessdate=11 June 2019}}
History
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Whole-School-Evaluation-Reports-List/report4_EV_76065H.pdf|title=Coláiste Cois Life Report}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/locals-have-lucky-escape-as-part-of-school-roof-is-torn-off-by-100kph-gale-29871096.html|title=Part of school roof torn off|date=28 December 2013}}
Gaeltacht Leamhcáin
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.{{Cite web|url=http://gaeltachtleamhcain.ie/|title=Home|website=Gaeltacht Leamhcáin}}
School teams
- Boys' hurling and girls' camogie teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.dublincamogie.ie/_fileupload/2012/Senior%20C.pdf |title=2012 Senior C|date= |website=Dublin Camogie}}{{Cite web |url=https://colaistecoislife.ie/wordpress/gniomhaiochtai/ |title=Gníomhaíochtaí|website=colaistecoislife.ie}}
- Boys' and girls' Gaelic football.
- Boys' and girls' basketball teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stratfordcollege.ie/news/post/u16-and-u19-boys-basketball-teams-play-colaiste-cois-life|title=U16 and U19 Boys Basketball teams play Colaiste Cois Life | News | Stratford College Secondary School Dublin|website=www.stratfordcollege.ie}}
- Debating teams.{{Cite web|url=https://colaistecoislife.ie/wordpress/diospoireacht-concern/|title=Díospóireacht (Concern)|first=Áine Ní|last=Bheacháin|website=colaistecoislife.ie}}
- 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|date=July 2020}}
Rankings
In 2017, Coláiste Cois Life was ranked as the 40th best post-primary school in Ireland in a list by the Sunday Times.{{cite web|url=https://www.echo.ie/news/article/local-secondary-schools-hit-top-spots-in-rankings-list|title=Local secondary schools hit top spots in rankings list|date=September 2017}} On the same list, the school ranked third out of all post-primary {{lang|ga|gaelcholáistí}},{{#tag:ref|Plural of Gaelcholáiste|group="n"|name="gaelcholáistí"}} and first out of all mixed gaelcholáistí.
Notable past pupils
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