Ashton School. The Ashton School Choir, under the baton of Dr. Mary O’Brien, and accompanied by Principal Mr. Adrian Landen attended the Vox Lucensis Choral Festival in Lucca, Italy from the 22nd to 27th March 2024. They won the ‘Top Level Silver Diploma in Mixed Voice Youth Choir competition, against stiff competition. Great friendships were […]

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Ashton School.   The Hall of Fame award ceremony was held in the P.E. Hall at Ashton on Feb. 21st with the recipient being past-pupil, Éanna Hardwicke. Thespian and actor trailblazing his way in the world of drama and specifically, film. Éanna gave of his time generously on the day.  He participated in a ‘Question […]

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Ashton School.   March brings out the daffodils, a ‘riot of colour’ giving energy and optimism to us all! We congratulate Junior and Leaving Certificate students who recently completed the Pre-Examinations in the lead-up to the State Examinations in June.  They now complete all projects, practical subject submissions and orals.  We wish them, their teachers […]

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                                  Right Reverend Bishop Paul Colton of Cork, Cloyne and Ross visits Ashton on 6th March, 2024.   Right Reverend Bishop Paul Colton visited Ashton on March 6th, 2024 in celebration of his 25th year as Bishop of Cork, […]

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Ashton School. Mr. Richard Lester is the newly appointed Deputy Principal of Ashton School, succeeding Ms. Annemarie Hewison who retired at the end of October 2023. Having taught in Ashton from 2020 to the present, his appointment was greeted with great warmth and affection.  A strong sense of goodwill was extended to him from his […]

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Ashton school. As we start a new year, we want to wish all our readers a very Happy New Year, and wish you all the blessings of peace, happiness, and most especially good health to you and yours throughout 2024! Ashton has had a very busy term up to the end of the year. Kerrie […]

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Ashton School.   We wish all our readers the best of Season’s Greetings for Advent, Christmas and the New Year, hoping it brings peace to the world, in all its various facets. Transition Year students spent five days at Achill Island in October as part of their bonding and team building within the year group.  […]

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Ashton School.   Winter has set in yet school life continues in its usual cycle of events and activities for students at all levels. Transition Year students have been extremely busy this term with all students attending Self Defence classes, where they learned the basics in protecting themselves and others.  Students learned how to get […]

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Ashton School.   As Autumn colours herald the arrival of the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness ‘ (Keats), we celebrate and give thanks for all that is bountiful about the harvest, in Church, school and community. The results for Leaving Cert. Class of 2023 were excellent at all levels, the dedication and hard work […]

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Ashton School Retirement.   Time waits for no man, or woman, as in this case!!  And so Ms. Dorothy Fogarty announced her retirement from Ashton as a Home Economics Teacher prior to the conclusion of the school year. Dorothy started in Ashton in 1992 as a Home Economics Teacher.  Dorothy was also qualified as a […]

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