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Coláiste Bhaile Chláir

Coordinates: 53°20′13″N 8°56′20″W / 53.3369033°N 8.9388783°W / 53.3369033; -8.9388783
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Coláiste Bhaile Chláir
Claregalway College
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Coordinates53°20′13″N 8°56′20″W / 53.3369033°N 8.9388783°W / 53.3369033; -8.9388783
Information
Motto"Together We Will Achieve"
Religious affiliation(s)Multidenominational
Established2013
PatronGRETB
Number of students1,174[1] (2021)
PrincipalAlan Mongey
Deputy Principals
Websitecolaistebhailechlair.com

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is an Irish co-educational and multidenominational community college situated in Lakeview, Claregalway, County Galway.[2] It is under the patronage of the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB).[3]

It is a Microsoft "showcase school", having been recognised by the company as a "global leader in successful integrations of technology with teaching and learning".[4][5]

History and development

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Coláiste Bhaile Chláir was founded on 2 September 2013.[6]

Alan Mongey is the principal of the school, a former president of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD).[7][8] Cyril Donnellan, Emma Ryan and Lisa Carty are deputy principals.[9] Donnellan is a former hurler with the Galway senior team.[10]

Construction work began in early 2016 on a 23-classroom extension to Coláiste Bhaile Chláir.[11] In July 2018, further plans to extend the school and also provide a purpose-built Educate Together national school in the area received the green light from An Bord Pleanála.[12] In late 2018, the €5.4 million extension project to develop a new two storey extension to Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, including a two classroom special needs unit and sports hall, began.[13] It was completed in July 2020.[14]

Curriculum

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The school offers both the Junior and Leaving Certificate cycles and a Transition Year cycle. Coláiste Bhaile Chláir offers all the mandatory subjects, along with woodwork, metalwork, home economics, technical graphics, business studies, design & communication, music and modern foreign languages.[15][16][17]

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is involved in a variety of sports, including Gaelic football, camogie, hurling, soccer, basketball, badminton and golf.[18]

Notable staff

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References

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  1. ^ "gov.ie – COLÁISTE BHAILE CHLÁIR". Gov.ie. Department of Education. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ "GRETB Patron". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ^ Gilmore, Tom (12 November 2014). "IT Success for Claregalway College with Microsoft". claregalway.info. Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "New Ways of Learning at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". Irish Independent. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ Farrell, Josette (31 August 2013). "Coláiste Bhaile Chláir August 2013 Updates". claregalway.info. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Principal's Welcome". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Alan Mongey – School Principal – Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". linkedin.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via LinkedIn.
  9. ^ a b "New Deputy Principals – Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". colaistebhailechlair.com. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b Kelly, Nialll (23 November 2017). "Galway All-Ireland winner Donnellan announces his retirement". The 42. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ Gilmore, Tom (13 January 2016). "Coláiste Bhaile Chláir School Gets 23-Classroom Extension". claregalway.info. Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ^ Holliman, Siobhan (25 July 2018). "Appeals board gives green light to two major school projects". Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ^ "€5.4m Colaiste Bhaile Chlair Extension in Co. Galway". buildinginfo.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Completion of Claregalway Education Campus". www.abmdesignandbuild.com. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Junior Cycle – Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Senior Cycle Options – Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Transition Year – Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Extra/Co-Curricular – Coláiste Bhaile Chláir". colaistebhailechlair.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  19. ^ Keys, Colm (14 June 2019). "Comer: Our game expanding but defensive roots won't be dug up". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Galway's Paul Conroy encourages positive approach to Irish language". GAA.ie. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  21. ^ a b c Glennon, Stephen (13 April 2018). "Coláiste Bhaile Chláir making rapid strides on the ladies football fields". Connacht Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  22. ^ a b c Galway Footballers Homepage (28 August 2018). "With Galway captain Damien Comer joining the teaching staff at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, right across the staff-room they have teachers with a huge passion for sport..." facebook.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Facebook.
  23. ^ "Mayo legend Andy Moran takes first major step into management". The 42. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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