{"id":2487,"date":"2017-06-14T07:37:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T07:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ld-wp.template-help.com\/wordpress_62555\/handyman-sample\/?page_id=2487"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:48:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/?page_id=2487","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2487\" class=\"elementor elementor-2487\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-pvekeqg elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"pvekeqg\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-jrzewta elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"jrzewta\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-luybncf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"luybncf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-epwxhvw elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"epwxhvw\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ktpuvkp elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ktpuvkp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wdzautb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"wdzautb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>As Principal, on behalf of the hardworking and dedicated staff and board of management of Portlaoise College, I would like to welcome you to our new website and invite you to explore the world of Portlaoise College.<\/p><p>This website will provide you with a glimpse of life at our school and an opportunity to explore the wide range of options we offer, from academic to liberal studies, from sports to music, and from individual to team pursuits.<\/p><p>I hope you take the time to browse our pages and get a sense of the wonderful school we have.<\/p><p>At Portlaoise College, we have a strong tradition of students, teachers, and parents working together to encourage students to reach their potential. We promote participation in a wide range of activities to develop skills and attitudes that will help students thrive in further education and the world of work.<\/p><p>You will be challenged and encouraged at Portlaoise College, with opportunities not only to discover your talents but also to develop them to their fullest. Our team of top-class, committed, and dedicated teachers is here to help you achieve your dreams, and you will do so in a new, purpose-built school with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.<\/p><p>We hope that as you read our school prospectus, visit us in person, and explore the many successes highlighted on our website, you will gain a true sense of life at Portlaoise College. Here, friendships are forged, unbreakable bonds are formed, and the exciting world of knowledge, success, and endeavour is open to you. Secondary school is a time to be embraced and enjoyed, and you will progress through the years, leaving as bright, confident, and happy individuals.<\/p><p>That is my wish for you, and I hope we can achieve that goal together.<\/p><p>Of course, this website cannot replace the experience of visiting our school. I warmly invite you to contact us and visit Portlaoise College to discover first-hand what makes our school community so special. Our school Facebook page, Portlaoise College Official has all the up-to-date photos of what has been happening in our school community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Thank you for visiting our website, and I very much look forward to meeting you in person.<\/p><p>Noel Daly<br \/>Principal of Portlaoise College<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-canfbkd elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"canfbkd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ibvivrz elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ibvivrz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcoqwvz elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcoqwvz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-688x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-560x834.jpg 560w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-400x596.jpg 400w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-900x1340.jpg 900w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-453x675.jpg 453w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel-725x1080.jpg 725w, https:\/\/portlaoisecollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Noel.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-zwpq8uk elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"zwpq8uk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-m7bnwlf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"m7bnwlf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noel Daly<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-pl680ns elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"pl680ns\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Principal of Portlaoise College<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db97c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"9db97c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58fa0e elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"a58fa0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e6d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21e6d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb7550 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"6fb7550\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23a767 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"a23a767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6925974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6925974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01295ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"01295ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf590e elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"bbf590e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5246c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b5246c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8218ff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"8218ff6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ca825 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"17ca825\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bffc79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bffc79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Principals at Portlaoise College<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbf3e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbfhaf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"0fbfhaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7n0g5nz elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"7n0g5nz\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd44dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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