Coláiste Feirste

Coláiste Feirste is the only secondary-level Irish-medium school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Coláiste Feirste
Address
7 Páirc Radharc na bhFeá Belfast , County Antrim Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°35′30″N 5°58′19″W
Information
School type	Irish-medium
Motto	Is Gael Mise (I am a Gael)
Established	1991, as Meánscoil Feirste
School board	Education Authority (Belfast)
Principal	Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna[1]
Teaching staff	65 [1]
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	842[1]
Colour(s)
Feeder schools	Irish-medium schools in the Greater Belfast area [1]
Website	colaistefeirste.org

Previously known as Méanscoil Feirste, the gaelscoil (Irish language school) is located in the west of the city in a new facility on Belfast's Falls Road. Founded in 1991 with just nine pupils, as of 2022 the school had around 850 pupils and 65 teachers.^[2][1]

The school was first situated in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich and was opened under the supervision of the first school principal Fergus O'Hare who was replaced in 2002 by Garaí Mac Roibeaird as principal.^[3] Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna has been principal since 2019.^{[citation needed]} The school is now situated in Beechmount, the former home of the Riddel family.^[4]

Notable former pupils

• Niall Ó Donnghaile - Former Lord Mayor of Belfast and current Sinn Féin Senator in Seanad Éireann.^[5]
• Aisling Reilly - Two time singles World Handball Champion and current Sinn Féin MLA for West Belfast.^[5]
• Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh - Rapper in the Belfast-based hip hop trio Kneecap^[6]
• Conor MacNeill - Actor/writer^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of secondary schools in Belfast