The 30th Annual Ashton Sponsored walk/run took  place on Wednesday April 13rh, 2011, a date which is a regular calendar event,  and eagerly anticipated.  The walk raises  funds for much needed charities each year, and this year’s beneficiaries were  Cork Deaf Enterprises, Cork Simon Community, St. Vincent de Paul, Red Cross  Japanese Tsunami Appeal, Marymount […]

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Transition Year students recently  presented a cheque 817.00 to Concern,  which was the proceeds of their 24 hour fast.   Tom Arnold, Chief Executive Officer Concern, gratefully acknowledged the  generosity of students, and thanked them for their continuing support over the  years.  He then proceeded to discuss the  work of Concern, with great passion, conviction, and […]

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The winds of March  bring the news of dates of orals and  practicals to schools.  We wish all  students well in their preparations and plans. Transition year students have been very busy with a full  schedule of challenging events and engaging activities.           Mr. Pat Meely, of Drive for Life presented three one-day  workshops on the […]

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Juvenes Translatores   is a translation contest which promotes young peoples’ thirst to learn  foreign languages.  As part of this  programme, five Leaving Certificate students, Lisa Hayden , Heather Johns,  Conor O’Donovan, Michael Angland, and Eoin Corcoran  participated in a translation competition  recently, co-ordinated by Spanish and Irish   teacher, Mr. Geaney.   Juvenes  Translatores raises awareness about […]

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