Portmarnock Community School Explained

Portmarnock Community School
Native Name:	Pobalscoil Phortmearnóg
Motto:	Vitam Impendere Vero
Motto Translation:	Latin for "to stake one’s life for the truth"
Established:	1979
City:	Portmarnock
Country:	Ireland
Type:	Public
Principal:	Helen Dargan
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	12
Upper Age:	19
Students:	915 (2019)^[1]
Coordinates:	53.432°N -6.138°W
Campus:	Suburban
Website:	portmarnockcommunityschool.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. As of 2019, the school had an enrollment of over 900 students.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Vincent May, drums, Kodaline^[4]
• Jeremy McConnell, Irish model and reality TV star
• Ryan O'Shaughnessy, singer/songwriter^{[5] [6]}
• Stephen Ward (footballer)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subject Inspection Report - Portmarnock Community School . Department of Education . education.ie . 8 October 2019 . 25 November 2020 .
2. Web site: About us . portmarnockcommunityschool.ie . 25 November 2020 .
3. Web site: Portmarnock Community School | Pobal Scoil Phortmearnóg . portmarnockcommunityschool.ie . 2017-03-12.
4. Web site: Kodaline support enterprise. 2020-06-12. independent. en.
5. Web site: O'Shea. Cormac. Who is Ireland Eurovision hopeful Ryan O'Shaughnessy? Former Fair City and BGT star reaches final. dublinlive.ie. 19 May 2018. 9 May 2018.
6. News: McGreevy. Ronan. Ireland’s Eurovision revealed: another twentysomething with a high-pitched voice. 19 May 2018. The Irish Times. 31 January 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..