- St Paul's High School Bessbrook
St Paul's High School, Bessbrook (Irish, "Ardscoil Naomh Pól, An Sruthán") is an
English-medium all-ability, co-educationalsecondary school located on the outskirts ofBessbrook nearNewry , in theCounty Armagh . It is aCatholic maintained , day school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18, with 1285 pupils (including a Learning Support Centre for students with moderate learning difficulties). It is within theSouthern Education and Library Board area.
The Principal is MrOliver Mooney , who was appointed to the position in 2002.Principals
Since the foundation of the school in 1966 there have been three Principals. Mr
Michael Warde (1966 - 1996), MrFrancis Duffy (1996 - 2002) and MrOliver Mooney (2002 - present).Location
The school is located on a multi-acre modern campus, situated on the main
Newry toCamlough road (A25). The school was recently extensively re-built and refurbished with a £17 million grant from the Department of Education. The new school was officially opened on25 January 2007 by His Grace, ArchbishopSeán Brady , Archbishop of Armagh, andPrimate of All Ireland , on the feast day of The Conversion of St. Paul.President of Ireland ,Mary McAleese visited St Paul's on9 November 2006 as part of the celebrations to mark the completion of the extensive renovation of the school.Notable Alumni and staff members (past and present)
Dominic Bradley ,Social Democratic and Labour Party politician andNorthern Ireland Assembly Member forNewry and Armagh . Currently on leave of absence from teaching staff. Formerly Head of Year, and Acting Head of Irish Department.Jarlath Burns , formerArmagh GAA captain and TV personality. Currently Vice-Principal.Eamonn Collins , IRA supergrass murdered in 1999.Susan Lynch , actress, has starred inWaking Ned and numerous TV productions.Steven McDonnell , All-Ireland winningArmagh GAA footballer and former All-Star.Conor McGinn , Labour politician and Vice-Chair of theYoung Fabians .Dáithí Ó Muirí , broadcaster with RTÉ. Currently member of Irish Department.John Toal , Irish language broadcaster, for, amongst othersBBC Radio Ulster Martin O'Rourke , Armagh GAA Senior Player. Currently a PE Teacher.John Rafferty , Former Armagh GAA Senior Assistant Manager, Former Armagh Senior Player. Currently Head of PEExternal links
* [http://www.stpaulsbessbrook.org/ St Paul's High School Official Website]
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