Coláiste Cois Life


Coláiste Cois Life is a mixed, Irish language post-primary Gaelcholáiste in Lucan, Dublin. The school is financed by resources from the Department of Education and Skills and voluntary donations, and is a member of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB. The school was founded in 1997.

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. 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.

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 to 12.

School teams

In 2017, Coláiste Cois Life was ranked as the 40th best post-primary school in Ireland in a list by the Sunday Times. On the same list, the school ranked 3rd out of all post-primary gaelcholáistí, and 1st out of all mixed gaelcholáistí.

Notable past pupils

- Mixed martial artist and boxer.