Gort Community School Explained

Gort Community School is a secondary school in Gort in County Galway, Ireland. Founded in 1995,^[1] as of 2023, the school had over 900 pupils enrolled and the principal was Brian Crossan.^[2]

Denis Corry was principal in 2010 when an extension, called the Noone Building, was opened and included new dressing rooms, a music room, a career guidance suite and an oratory.^[3] In 2022, the design for a further extension was approved by the Department of Education, and was projected to include new class rooms, special education rooms, science laboratories and general purpose and fitness areas.^[4]

In 2022, the school was included in the top 10 shortlist of the "supporting healthy lives" category of the "World's Best School Prizes" program.^[5]

Alumni

• Lisa McInerney (b. 1981) - novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor and screenwriter
• Niall Donohue (1990-2013) - hurler
• James P Mahon (b. 1990) - television news reporter and lecturer
• Cianan Fahy (b. 1998) - hurler

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gort Community School History . Gort Community School . 28 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328090245/http://www.gortcs.com/about-gort-cs/history-of-gort-cs/.
2. Web site: 17 February 2023 . Gort Community School . 5 October 2023 . gov.ie . en.
3. Web site: 2010-10-21 . New community school building opens . 2022-05-31 . The Clare Champion . en-GB.
4. Web site: 17 September 2022 . Major Extension in Gort CS . 5 October 2023 . Gort Community School . en-IE.
5. Web site: McGarry . Fiona . 2022-10-31 . Global recognition for Gort Community School . 2022-11-03 . The Clare Champion . en-GB.