Congratulations to the Class of 2016 who received their Leaving Certificate Results on Wednesday, 17th August 2016.  As always, hard work paid off and was well rewarded by the results received. Special congratulations were earned by Eoin Meikle who received this year’s top score.  Well done to Eoin and his classmates! Adrian Landen Principal       806 total views

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Ashton past pupil John Jermyn realised the Olympic hockey dream shared by many after being chosen for the Irish squad for Rio.  He begins Ireland’s Olympic quest on Saturday, 6th August 2016, when Ireland will play India at 3.00 p.m. A year ago Ireland came through an arduous qualifying campaign to rightly claim a berth […]

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Sports Assembly. In a dramatic and culturally entertaining introduction to Sports Assembly 2016, opened by Mr. Landen, facilitated by Mr. Eddie Kirwan, and the entire Physical Education Department, music and song received warm applause.  6th Year prefect, student Sally Hughes, accompanied by Mr. Drew Ruttle,  kept the school cohort enthralled with her sonorous voice.  She […]

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Transition Year students at Ashton School, Blackrock Road, Cork keenly anticipate this particular awards night, at the end of a very busy year.  Parents come to view and appreciate the work students have completed with great detail, imagination, and creativity. T.Y. Co-Ordinator Ms. Ryan welcomed everyone and used the ‘journey’ motif to impress on the […]

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As Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students sit their examinations, we wish them peace of mind, and heart, knowing that they have done their best.  We also wish their parents luck and lots of patience!. As an annual event on the school calendar, the P.E. Department, headed up by Mr. Eddie Kirwan, Ms. Siobhain Dennehy, […]

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Proclamation Day was celebrated with grace and dignity.  Students, staff and invited guests paid respectful and dignified attention to most interesting and informative presentations, co-ordinated by Mrs. Carmel Murphy, Maths Department. She informed every one of the historical background and context of Ireland’s history over the centuries up to 1916. Presentations were made by Muireann […]

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                              In a dramatic and culturally entertaining introduction to Sports Assembly 2016, opened by Mr. Landen, facilitated by Mr. Eddie Kirwan, and the entire Physical Education Department, music and song received warm applause. 6th Year prefect, student Sally Hughes, accompanied by […]

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  As an Annual event on the school calendar, the P.E. Department, headed up by Mr. Eddie Kirwan, Ms. Siobhain Dennehy, Ms. Sarah Falvey, Mr. Dean Lynch, and Ms. Kate Twohig, organise the Sponsored Walk.  This is keenly anticipated and generates pleasant camaraderie as students from first to fifth year, walk, run, or jog the […]

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Ashton Students continue their Spanish winning ways. Olé Olé! Cian Murphy and Reece O’Reilly Butler –  5th Year students at Ashton School, Blackrock Road, recently meeting the Spanish Ambassador to Ireland, José-María Rodríguez Coso, and receiving their prize of a week’s scholarship to study Spanish at the university of Valladolid, in Valladolid, Spain. This was […]

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Ashton was host to the German based DeineMaids from Cologne, the Cork RTA Choir (Primary) and the Cantabile Vocal Ensemble also from Cork.  Musical Director for the event was Ms. Mary O’Brien, Music Teacher at Ashton, Accompaniest Mr. Stobart, based at St. Finbarr’s Cathedral, and Co-Ordinator Mr. Drew Ruttle, Chaplain at Ashton, and Musical Director of […]

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