Ardscoil Rís
Location
North Circular Road, Limerick, Ireland
Information
TypePublic Christian Brothers secondary
MottoHonor Ante Gloriam
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1963
Enrollment720

Ardscoil Rís is a voluntary, all-boys, Roman Catholic secondary school in Limerick, Ireland. Located on the North Circular Road, its catchment area includes neighbourhoods on the northside of Limerick such as Caherdavin, Mayorstone and Clareview though many students commute from other areas of the city as well as surrounding rural areas.

History

Ardscoil Rís was formally opened by the Christian Brothers, in Limerick on the North Circular Road on 1 September 1963, when it welcomed 52 pupils. Classes were held in an old school house until the first purpose-built classrooms were available. This first intake included Pat Cox, then a noted master debater, later a distinguished politician.

From its foundation the school was managed by the Christian Brothers. In 1989, a Board of Management, representing trustees, staff and parents, was put in place and a lay Principal was appointed. From small beginnings, the school, augmented by periodic extensions, grew to its present size and now has over 700 students and fifty teachers. The late twentieth century witnessed the contraction of religious orders in Ireland. Ardscoil Rís's last remaining Christian Brothers had retired from teaching duties by the mid-2000's and the school is now staffed entirely by lay teachers. The Christian Brothers maintain ownership and Trusteeship of the school and are represented on the Board of Management by four lay representatives.

In 2010 the redevelopment of the school went to the construction stage following almost a decade of lobbying and planning. Acting as main contractor for the project, Cordil Construction were responsible for the management of the €5 million plan, which sees the school expand to three times the usable space on completion of all three phases. Construction was temporarily abandoned in 2011 due to the liquidation of Cordil Construction, but continued following a seventeen-month delay. The new school was official opened in March 2014 by Limerick City TD and then Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan.[1]

Profile

The School encourage all students to become involved in a variety of activities outside of the curriculum. Life skills are reinforced by participation in such activities as Music, Sports, Work Experience Programmes, Enterprise, Foreign Exchange, Drama, Concerts, Charitable Fund-raising and Gaisce. The School won the RTÉ Television secondary schools quiz programme Blackboard Jungle in 1993.

Sport

Rugby, hurling and basketball are the main sporting activities of the school. The Munster Schools Senior Cup and Junior Cup competitions (rugby), the Dr. Harty Cup (Munster 'A' Colleges Hurling) (Winners (5): 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018), The Dean Ryan Cup (Munster 'A' Colleges Under-16 hurling) (2009,2016,2023 Winners) and The White Cup (Munster 'A' Colleges Under 15 Hurling)(2011 and 2012 Winners) the Limerick Colleges competitions (GAA) and the South West of Ireland League (basketball) are highlights of the sporting calendar. Under the stewardship of hurling encyclopaedia Niall Crowe Ardscoil Rís have become the most successful Limerick hurling school of recent times. On 11 March 2010 Ard Scoil Ris became the first Limerick team since 1993 to win the Harty Cup (Munster schools hurling championship). They defeated the 2009 champions Thurles CBS after a third replay and lost to St. Kieran's College in the All Ireland Final later that year. In 2022, Arscoil Rís defeated St. Kierans college to win the Croke Cup, the All Ireland senior hurling schools title. The team was full of talent like Shane O’Brien, David Kennedy and Sam Sheehy. It was the first time the Croke Cup had been won by a Limerick side in over 50 years.

[2] On the 8th November 2014 Paul O'Connell captained Ireland against South Africa in the Aviva Stadium, Seán Cronin started at hooker and Dave Kilcoyne came on as a replacement in the 73rd minute, this was the first and only time that three past pupils of the school earned Ireland caps on the same day.

Alumni

Politics

Sports

GAA.

Limerick

Clare

  • Darach Honan Clare GAA Clare hurler 2010 to present. Munster and All Ireland U21 Hurling medal winner 2009. All Ireland Senior Hurling medal winner 2013. Named U21 Hurling Player of the Year in 2009.
  • Conor Ryan Clare GAA Clare hurler. Munster and All Ireland U21 Hurling medal winner 2012. All Ireland Senior Hurling medal winner 2013. Man of the Match award for his performance in the 2013 All Ireland Hurling Final. GAA/GPA All Star award 2013.

Rugby.

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Rowing

Music

References

  1. ↑ "New extension at Limerick's Ardscoil Rís is officially opened". www.limerickleader.ie.
  2. ↑ They retained their title in 2011 with an empathic 3–19 to 0–03 victory over Charleville CBS however they again lost to an injury time goal against St. Kieran's College in the All Ireland Colleges Final. Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "GUINEA: Junta actions "beyond all acceptable limits", rights activist says | World News: The latest local news, headlines and daily news of the countries". ireland.world-countries.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hurler profile | Donncha Sheehan | hurlingstats.com". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "GUINEA: Junta actions "beyond all acceptable limits", rights activist says | World News: The latest local news, headlines and daily news of the countries". ireland.world-countries.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "GUINEA: Junta actions "beyond all acceptable limits", rights activist says | World News: The latest local news, headlines and daily news of the countries". ireland.world-countries.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jokers unmasked as middle-class lads". Independent.ie.

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