Good afternoon everyone, Bishop Colton, Principal Landen, Board of Management, parents, teachers, and especially all of you Ashton students. May I say at the outset how honoured I am to have been invited back to speak to you at your annual Prize Day,  and to see the beautiful new school. It’s not too long ago […]

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The following website was set up by various professionals as a reference for parents: http://ie.reachout.com/parents/ Parents Association contact details are: ashtonparents@gmail.com  618 total views

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Corn Bedell was presented recently at Assembly at Ashton School by Ms. Máire Roycroft atá ina ball ar Chumann Gaelach na hEaglaise do Ms. Creedon, Ms. Desmond, Ms. McCarthy and Mr. Geaney, múinteoirí Gaeilge at Ashton, on behalf of the school cohort.  A cheque to the value of 250 euros was also presented. The prize […]

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“The History of Ashton School” written by Alicia St Leger was due to be launched on 6th November 2015. Due to the considerable work involved in the final stages, the launch has had to be deferred until the Spring of 2016.  The new date will be published on the school website after it has been decided. Adrian […]

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Maths Week took place from the 12th to the 16th of October at Ashton School, and was  celebrated  in many ways. Each morning a maths puzzle was read out over the intercom. This gave students the time to solve the problem, and submit their answer at break time. Students heard a number of fun and […]

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Leaving Certificate results were received with relief and joy by hard-working students and their parents in mid-August. Mr. Landen congratulated all students, complimenting them on their examination success, and wished them well as they now embark on new and interesting areas of study and training. The Graduation Evening was held recently at the Rochestown Park […]

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Ashton School. Earlier this year, students in Art class with Ms. O’Shea entered the ‘Simon Community Art competition from the junior cycle within the school, and Maeve Herlihy was honoured to be chosen as runner up. For her achievements Maeve received a €50 one-for-all voucher from Niamh Quain, the Education Sector Co-ordinator for Simon Community. […]

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Cathal Merz a recent graduate of Ashton School, and currently in year two of Mechanical Engineering,  has just been selected to be the recipient of the inaugural Abbott Mechanical Engineering scholarship for the next  three years of his study at Cork Institute of Technology.   Congratulations to Cathal Merz and his Engineering teacher, Mr. Liam Keohane. […]

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Fergus Dunne, 6th Year, was awarded First  Prize in Ireland in the U18 Creative Writing for Youth category at Listowel Writer’s Week recently, the result of work he did in English class at Ashton, throughout Junior Cycle years, and in Senior Cycle, guided by Ms. Michelle O’Leary.   Fergus was presented with his prize on the […]

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The Leaving Certificate results are out.  What Now? Click here to get the most up-to-date advice from the Institute of Guidance Counsellors.  633 total views

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