The school has produced many great soccer , gaelic football , hurling and judo teams . It won its first soccer trophy - the Leinster Junior School 's Cup - in 1977 , and until recently had a very strong under 18 's soccer team winning Leinster Trophies and representing the school in many tournaments including the Schools World Cup in Israel , which Synge Street represented Ireland in 1993 . They finished the competition in sixth place and took the fair play award . On the way to the Leinster trophy , the school beat other Dublin schools such as Drimnagh Castle . They then went on to win an all Ireland competition before representing Ireland in the school 's world cup in 1993 . The school has a very strong soccer tradition producing many great players including Ireland international Andy Reid , Billy Whelan ( one of the Busby Babes who died in the Munich air disaster ) , and Tommy Hamilton , the Irish international and Shamrock Rovers stalwart
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
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