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Ashton School News May 2023.

By Geraldine Collins on May 26, 2023.  

Ashton School.   What a month we have had at Ashton, focused on a very special occasion, the 50th Birthday of Ashton School. It was celebrated over a week long period of events which was ‘hit-off’ with the Senior Boys Hockey team winning the SO Hockey Munster Senior Cup, in the Final against Bandon Grammar […]

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Ashton School News April 2023.

By Geraldine Collins on Apr 26, 2023.  

Ashton School.   The academic year progresses at a frenetic pace once the mock-examinations take place.  Junior and Leaving Certificate students are studiously preparing for oral examinations, and also for practical examinations in many subjects across the curriculum.   We wish them, their teachers and their parents every good wish in all they are doing. Seachtain […]

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Ashton School News March 2023.

By Geraldine Collins on Mar 26, 2023.  

Ashton School. Transition Year students participated in the excellent Driving Lessons programme where they each actually drive a car around the car park supervised by a Driving Instructor.  This is in addition to actually changing a tyre, being informed and shown how to check the oil, water, and so much more under the bonnet of […]

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Ashton School News February 2023.

By Geraldine Collins on Feb 26, 2023.  

Ashton School. As the storms of Spring hail new growth, and ‘slightly’ brighter days create an exciting optimism in nature, with crocus, daffodil, snowdrops, hyacinths all making a great splash of colour in our gardens, or on the way to work!  The Lord works in mysterious ways, thankfully for all our benefit! Ashton school Drama […]

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Ashton School News January 2023.

By Geraldine Collins on Jan 26, 2023.  

Ashton School. As we start a New Year, we want to wish all our readers, peace, joy, good health and happiness.  The arrival of crocus flowers and snowdrops, reminds us of the definite presence of God in our world, despite the harrowing events across the world that humanity deals with on a constant basis.  Let’s […]

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Information Evening and Open Day 2022

By Ashton School on Sep 9, 2022.  

For prospective students and their parents… In 2022, we are very pleased to be able to invite visitors to our school once again.  This year Ashton School Open Day will be on Friday, 30th September.  Prospective students and their parents will be invited to visit the school between 1.30 and 4.00 p.m. For parents of […]

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Lord Mayor’s Visit – September 2022

By Ashton School on Sep 9, 2022.  

We were very pleased to welcome the first citizen of our city to Ashton School today: Councillor Deirdre Forde, Lord Mayor of Cork. The Lord Mayor addressed a whole-school assembly and gave a very positive and encouraging message to students along with advice on how to support themselves and how to promote sustainable practice in […]

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Announcement of Head Students for 2022/2023

By Ashton School on Sep 7, 2022.  

In past years, Ashton School appointed two head students each year from our sixth-year group to assist with the running of the school and to represent the student body at school events. For 2022/2023, we have appointed four head students. Our head students were presented to the student boy at a whole-school assembly on Wednesday […]

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Ashton School News June 2022

By Geraldine Collins on Jun 21, 2022.  

Ashton School. Welcome to our newest students recently arrived from Ukraine, who are settling in well to Transition Year, making friends, finding their way in the Ashton world, becoming totally immersed in all that is happening, thankfully. While language is obviously being worked on in school, it is not stopping the friendships, good manners, inclusion […]

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Ashton School News May 2022

By Geraldine Collins on Jun 21, 2022.  

Ashton School. May brings its own beauty, embodied in the emerging buds on trees and shrubs. We feel the excitement of good weather and the eternal optimism of what good summer weather might bring. A recent assembly was held to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, co-ordinated by the Irish Department. Polished performances done with panache from […]

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