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Portmarnock Community School

Coordinates: 53°25′55″N 6°08′17″W / 53.432°N 6.138°W / 53.432; -6.138
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Portmarnock Community School
Pobalscoil Phortmearnóg
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Coordinates53°25′55″N 6°08′17″W / 53.432°N 6.138°W / 53.432; -6.138
Information
TypePublic
MottoVitam Impendere Vero
(Latin for "to stake one’s life for the truth")
Established1979
PrincipalHelen Dargan
GenderMixed
Age12 to 19
Number of students915 (2019)[1]
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)
Websiteportmarnockcommunityschool.ie

Portmarnock Community School (Irish: Pobalscoil Phortmearnóg)[2] is a public secondary school situated in Portmarnock, County Dublin.[3] It was built by the Department of Education in 1979,[2] and was one of the first community schools built in Ireland.[citation needed] As of 2019, the school had an enrollment of over 900 students.[1]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Subject Inspection Report - Portmarnock Community School" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About us". portmarnockcommunityschool.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Portmarnock Community School | Pobal Scoil Phortmearnóg". portmarnockcommunityschool.ie. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Kodaline support enterprise". independent. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ O'Shea, Cormac (9 May 2018). "Who is Ireland Eurovision hopeful Ryan O'Shaughnessy? Former Fair City and BGT star reaches final". dublinlive.ie. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ^ McGreevy, Ronan (31 January 2018). "Ireland's Eurovision revealed: another twentysomething with a high-pitched voice". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 May 2018. He came to public attention in 2012 on Britain's Got Talent when he sang his own song No Name, a song of unrequited love dedicated to a girl who went to his school at Portmarnock Community College.