Third Year students recently participated in short story writing workshops, supported and encouraged by their English Teachers, facilitated by John W. Sexton, writer, Editor and Facilitator Cork City Teen Short Fiction, as part of the Cork City Libraries and Schools Project, supported by the Arts Office, Cork City Council.   Students, Emily Hynes  and Ewan Lynch […]

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History was made in 2015 at Ashton when three significant cups were won by the various boys hockey teams in the school.  The Senior Boys Hockey Cup was won against Villiers, captained by Simon Wolfe.  The Junior Boys Hockey Cup was won in a game against Midleton College, captained by Fabio Greco. The Minor Boys […]

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Fergus Dunne, 6th Year student at Ashton, currently preparing for Leaving Cert. Examinations, was awarded First Prize in the U18 Creative Writing for Youth category at Listowel Writer’s Week recently, the result of work he completed in English class at Ashton, throughout Junior Cycle years, and in Senior Cycle, guided by his English teacher, Ms. Michelle […]

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Congratulations to the eight Ashton students who, under the direction of Ms Kerins and Ms Ryan, have successfully managed to bring their Bloom project to completion.  Ashton is one of just two schools to exhibit a garden design at the annual Bord Bia Bloom festival which takes place during the June Bank Holiday weekend. Click […]

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Transition Year students at Ashton School, Blackrock Road, held their Awards Night recently, where students displayed their projects, portfolios, film-work, and much more, to their parents and invited guests.  Principal Mr. Landen welcomed everyone, and congratulated students on their outstanding achievements.  Ms. Ryan T.Y. Co-Ordinator,   spoke of students ‘capacity to be flexible, willing and able […]

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Transition Year Students recently made a  presentation of a cheque to Ms. Karen O’Sullivan D.S.I., being funds from selling chocolate bars during break times and during class periods. Students listened intently to Ms. O’Sullivan, as she informed them of the work of this organisation supporting people of all ages with Down Syndrome to ensure they live […]

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The Ashton Transition Year carried on a tradition of a 24-hr fast to raise funds for Concern and Christian Aid that has been going since 1992. A group of five pupils organised the event and forty pupils took part. The pupils stayed in school overnight,  and had a breakfast together early on Friday morning. They […]

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Ashton School students Brendan Morris and Marcus Fitzgibbon, winners of the Post Primary Language Initiative competition, winning themselves and their teacher, Olan Geaney a week’s language scholarship in Salamanca in Spain, studying Spanish in a dedicated language school. This is Ashton School’s third time winning the competition, open to all 5th year students of Spanish […]

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  Mrs. Alison Flack visited Ashton recently to speak to students in Ms. Power’s C.S.P.E. class about the role of Guide Dogs in the family, and wider community.  Students were spell-bound when they saw the dog completing various commands from Mrs. Flack. Visually impaired students and others were impressed with the impact a Guide Dog […]

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Third Year students recently participated in Short Story writing workshops, promoted by the English Department at Ashton , as part of the ongoing development of literacy throughout the school.  Ewan Lynch and Emily Hynes both honed their talents  as writers of fiction with the assistance of Cork City Council.  Their work was recently published in […]

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