Newbridge College
| Newbridge College Irish: Coláiste Dhroichead Nua |
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Newbridge College and the River Liffey
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Newbridge, County Kildare Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°11′19″N 6°47′35″W / 53.1885°N 6.7931°WCoordinates: 53°11′19″N 6°47′35″W / 53.1885°N 6.7931°W |
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| Motto | "Veritas, Cur me Persequeris" ("Truth, Why do you persecute me?") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1852 |
| Principal | Mr Pat O'Brien |
| President of the Board | Fr Gregory Carroll, OP |
| Staff | 97 (75 teaching staff, 22 support staff) |
| Age range | 13–19 |
| Enrolment | 835 pupils (2013) |
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Rugby union Athletics Equestrian sport Hockey Canoeing |
| School fees | €4,000 per annum |
| Religious order | Dominican Order |
| Website | newbridge-college.ie |
Newbridge College (Irish: Coláiste Dhroichead Nua), formally the Dominican College Newbridge, is a co-educational private fee-paying voluntary secondary school in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, run by the Roman Catholic Dominican Order. The Dominican Friars founded Newbridge College in 1852 as a boarding school for boys. Today, still run by the Dominican Fathers, Newbridge College is a mixed day school with a student population of more than 800 pupils.
The Dominican College in Newbridge was founded in 1852 by Fr Dominic Walker and Fr Nicholas Freyne, who established the College as a result of the high and increasing demand for secondary Catholic education owing to Catholic emancipation in Ireland at the time. In its first year of establishment, Newbridge College had an enrolment of 50 students. A cap was placed on the number of pupils enrolled. In 1870 the second church on the grounds was built. The restriction was lifted in 1894 and the roll grew to 100 students.
In 1924, Junior House and the Clock Tower were constructed. 1941 saw the Senior Cup Team (SCT) win the Colleges' first Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, trained by Fr Leahy, OP. In 1950, the Junior Cup Team (JCT) won the schools first Leinster Schools Junior Cup Final. Building began for Senior House in 1951. In 1952 the College marked its centenary, events to celebrate the milestone were attended by the President of Ireland Seán T. O'Kelly, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera, the Papal Nuncio, the Master of the Dominican Order and the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.
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