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St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush

Europe's first CFES School of Distinction

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School Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Principal:	Mr Daragh Nealon
Deputy Principals:	Ms Georgina Brangan
	Mr Darren Byrne
	Mr Ciarán Reade

Middle Leadership Team - Assistant Principal I:
	Ms Áine Lynch- 1st Yr Year Head
	Ms Yvonne Kiely- 2nd Yr Year Head
	Ms Mary McElligott - 3rd Yr Year Head
	Ms Emer Kiely - 4th Yr Year Head
	Ms Eimear Mc Carthy -5th Yr Year Head
	Mr Justin McElwain- 6th Yr Year Head
	Ms Ann Marie Caulfield - AEN Coordinator
	Ms Laura Greene- Attendance and Punctuality Coordinator
	Ms Louise Ní Chonchubhair- TY Coordinator
	Ms Ita Dagger- Acting TY Coordinator
	Ms Niamh Quinn - DEIS and Level 2 coordinator

Teaching Staff

Ms Claire Barrett	Ms Bronagh Brennan
Ms Laura Brien	Ms Alison Blood
Ms Cathy Boylan	Ms Kate Burns
Mr Luke Caul	Ms Shauna Caherly
Ms Ann Marie Caulfield	Ms Mary Clarke
Ms Claire Cooke	Ms Louise Conaty
Ms Caroline Cutliffe	Ms Katie Connolly
Ms Ita Dagger	Ms Hannah Dempsey
Ms Siobhan David	Ms Aoife Doohan
Ms Haleigh Davidson	Ms Ciara Darby
Mr Kevin Delahunty	Mr Kevin Dowling
Ms Maria Diaz	Ms Sarah Doyle
Ms Linda Dunleavy	Ms Áine Duffy
Ms Therese Egan	Ms Una Fallon
Ms Aisling Geraghty	Ms Aisling Forde
Ms Alanna Galvin	Ms Annabel Heaney
Mr Aran Hiraldo	Ms Cristine Illiin
Mr Jack Hussey	Ms Anita Irwin
Ms Susanne Kelly	Ms Megan Kelly
Ms Yvonne Kiely	Ms Emer Kiely
Ms Amanda Leahy	Mr Darragh Kiernan
Ms Aideen Lowe	Ms Áine Lynch
Ms Catherine Mackin	Ms Katie Lynch
Ms Íde Malone	Ms Aisling Martin
Mr Adam McAllister	Ms Eimear McCarthy
Ms Mary McElligott	Ms Jennifer McConnell
Ms Irene McElroy	Mr Justin McElwain
Mr John McGarry	Ms Judy McGann
Ms Jennifer McManus	Ms Roisin McGowan
Ms Kathleen Murphy	Ms Sinead Moore
Mr Daniel Murray	Ms Majella Murphy
Mr Christopher O' Connell	Ms Arlene Murphy
Ms Louise Ní Chonchubhair	Ms Karen Naughton
Mr David O Hara	Ms Ellen O Driscoll
Ms Chloe Ryan	Mr Jack O'Donnell
Ms Sarah Ryan	Ms Niamh Quinn
Ms Orla Quinn	Mr John Roche
Ms Shamsa Shahid	Mr Graham Sheehan
Ms Emma Skelly	Mr Padraic Slattery
Mr Maccullin Skelly	Ms Helen Teehan
Mr Brian Worrell

Special Needs Assistants

Ms Agata Bednarek	Ms Tara Brennan
Ms Elaine Flynn	Ms Mary Brogan
Ms Hanna Leonard	Ms Michele Fynes
Ms Karina Lambkin	Ms Edel Curtis Mulligan
Ms Gillian Gavan	Ms Ciara Kerrigan
Ms Ellen Riordan	Mr Derek Hickey

PME / BEd. Teachers

Ms Megan Collins	Ms Caer Ni Ghibne
Ms Molly Greene	Mr Ryan Hickey
Ms Jessica Leonard	Ms Aoife Lew
Ms Caoimhe Young	Mr Robbie Weldon

Home School Liaison Officer

Ms Amanda Leahy

School Support	Ms Michele Condra
	Ms Sophie Cummins

Supervisors	Ms Maria Leonard
Ms Carol Martin	Ms Nuala O' Donoghue
Ms Caoimhe McCarthy

School Office	Ms Carol Cooke
	Ms Tracy Boughton
	Ms Patricia Prenty
Attendance Office	Ms Maria Leonard
Finance	Ms Catherine Ryan

Caretaker	Mr Mark Grimes

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May 13

2026

TY Module 3 ends

May 13

2026

TY Graduation

May 22

2026

May Assessments

May 29

2026

Last day of School

Young Reporters for the Envirnonment Winner

01-May-2026

Young Reporters for the Envirnonment Winner

As the winner of the national YRE Senior Photojournalism title for her investigation into microplastics, Aoife Smyth is now competing internationally and needs our community's help to spread her vital environmental message far and wide.

Félicitations to our talented french students

13-Apr-2026

Félicitations to our talented french students

Our students’ incredible posters perfectly captured the spirit of La Francophonie Month, a global celebration of the diverse cultures and shared values of the world’s 321 million French speakers.

Official Opening of the Cubbie Unit

13-Apr-2026

Official Opening of the Cubbie Unit

Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee and Robert O’Donoghue TD officially opened our school’s new Cubbie Sensory Unit, a state-of-the-art wellbeing resource made possible through the generous support of the DAA Elevate '25 grant.

One Good School Award 2022-2023

FUSE

Digital Technology Awards

One Good School Award 2022-2023

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