🎉 Askeaton Youth Club Taster Night 🎉 Try it out, meet new friends, and see what we’re all about! 📅 Friday, 17 October 🕒 8-10pm 📍 Askeaton Community Hall

Excited to welcome prospective students & families to our Open Night this Thurs from 7 to 9. Principal’s Address at 19:05, followed by an opportunity to tour the school. As we anticipate another great turnout this year so thanks to SuperValu Askeaton for kindly allowing the use of their car park.

Our TY Sports Coaching students took part in a fantastic GAA Coaching Course with Limerick GAA GDA Peter Nash this week! They developed their coaching skills, learned new training techniques, and gained valuable insight into what it takes to plan and deliver engaging GAA sessions

Tonight! 🎉 Askeaton Youth Café is on in the Solar Room, Askeaton Community Hall—every Tuesday from 6pm. All welcome—see details below!

🌿 World Mental Health Week 2025 As part of this important week, our students took part in a special competition called “Fill Your Cup with PositiviTEA” 🍵✨ 🎨 Congratulations to our winners! 🥇 Amber O’Shaughnessy 🥈 Devika Anish 🥉Niamh Somers 👏 Runners Up: Riyana Cyril Ellen Costello Annabelle Whelan

The Coláiste Mhuire Drive Safety Programme got underway this morning with Naoise O’Cathasaigh from Deelside School of Motoring. Students Paudie, Jack, Alina, and Nathan had the opportunity to get behind the wheel, learning about driver safety and exploring the basic workings of a car.

On Friday 17 October 2025, Tate Britain’s Library and Archive Reading Rooms will host The Irish Face, a performance and one-day encounter by artist and writer Frank Wasser.

Well done to Coláiste Mhuire Askeaton, who showed incredible determination, teamwork, and spirit in today’s match against Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh ⚽ Our players fought hard from start to finish and made us all so proud but unfortunately, it just wasn’t to be this time.

Congratulations to the senior girls basketball team who had a great win over Desmond College today. Well done to all involved.

Yesterday, our TY students participated in the Tin Pot Radio Production Workshop! They got hands-on experience with radio and podcast production, recording their own segments in the mobile booth. Huge thanks to Frank for facilitating and helping the students bring their ideas to life!

🎉 Congratulations to all our CMA students on their outstanding results today! Your hard work and your teachers dedication, and perseverance have truly paid off. We’re so proud of each one of you! 👏

Best Wishes to Our Junior Certificate Students As you receive your Junior Certificate results today, we want to extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to each and every one of you. This milestone marks the result of your hard work, resilience, and commitment.

Our 6th Year students attended the IGC Mid-west Careers Fair today in UL today. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to further research their career options. Thank you to Ms. O' Driscoll for organising and also to Ms. Hennessy & Mr. Carroll for accompanying our students to this event

🌟 Optimistic October is here! 🌟 Let’s make this month a journey of hope, connection, and small actions that make a big difference. 💛 The CMA Optimistic October Calendar 2025 is packed with daily inspiration to help us all be happier, kinder, and more connected – together. 🤝✨

A big thank you to Dr. Michael Fennelly from TUS for visiting our school on Friday! TY and 6th Year students enjoyed an insightful talk about the wide range of Sports courses available at TUS Moylish and Thurles, including the exciting new PE and Business degree launching next September

Happy World Teachers' Day! Thanks to all of our teachers for the outstanding contribution they make to CMA's students, fellow staff and the wider community. Wishing everyone a great day.

This week, our students will be taking part in a special competition called “Fill Your Cup with Positivitea” Students are asked to Design a poster with your best positivity quote for mental health using our template.

🧠💚 World Mental Health Day – October 10th 💚🧠 Next Friday marks World Mental Health Day, and in the lead-up to it, CMA students will be taking part in a range of activities and events focused on Mental Health & Wellbeing.

Today our TY students engaged in a Youth Leadership Workshop with former Kilkenny hurler and current TUS lecturer, Michael Fennelly. The session focused on developing key leadership qualities such as confidence, communication, teamwork, resilience, and decision-making.

Save the date! The CMA Open Night 2025 is coming!

✨🦋 The Butterfly Club Talk 🦋✨ Today we welcomed Julia Keaveney & Karen O’Sullivan to speak to our TYs about The Butterfly Club – a voluntary organisation that provides leisure activities in a safe, fun, and caring environment for young people with additional needs.

Great local event happening this Sunday October 5th.

🚴♂️ Our CMA TY students took to the Limerick Greenway today, enjoying a cycle and taking in the beautiful sights along the way! 🌿✨ A big thank you to Ms. Elligott, Ms. O'Driscoll, and Ms. Hennessy for making the trip possible.

Junior hurling training this evening in CMA. Great numbers and skill on show!

Well done to our TY Sports Coaching group who successfully completed the Badminton Ireland Shuttle Time Coaching Course yesterday. They developed new skills, gained valuable coaching experience, and are now ready to share their knowledge on the court.

Hard luck to junior ladies V Abbeyfeale last week. Best of luck in next round V Crescent College in October

Well done to senior ladies on their win V Coláiste Iósaef, Kilmallock on Wednesday. Best of luck in the next round V Scoil Pól Kilfinane in October.

🌍✨ European Day of Languages Breakfast Morning Success! 🥐🎉 Today we had our Annual Cultural Breakfast Morning 🌅 From the lovely pastries to the beautiful traditional dress, languages spoken, and the joyful atmosphere—it was a true celebration of the amazing cultural diversity in our school.

🎉 Calling All Parents & Volunteers! 🎉 Askeaton Ballysteen Youth Club – Open Meeting For parents & volunteers on Thurs 2nd Oct at 8pm in Askeaton Hall. Come hear about past activities, share ideas & help shape the year ahead! Adults only – kids’ open night on Friday 10th Oct (details to follow).

CMA's European Day of Languages following a fantastic week is tomorrow!

Congratulations to the Senior boys basketball team who defeated Killarney community college today. This was a very exciting closely contested game where our boys came out on top by 1 point . Well done to all involved

📚✨ Day 4 of the Language Learning Social Media Quiz! Well done to ALL participants who’ve stuck with it so far! We’re almost at the finish line! 🏁 🎉 Winners will be announced TOMORROW during the Breakfast Morning! 🥐☕ #LanguageLearningQuiz #Day4 #LanguageChallenge

TY Driver Safety Programme Launch 🚗 The Transition Year Driver Safety Programme was officially launched in Coláiste Mhuire this morning with driving instructor Naoise O’Cathasaigh from Deelside Driving School.

🌟 TODAY is SNA Appreciation Day! 🌟 We celebrate the incredible Special Needs Assistants who support, guide, and empower students every single day. 💛 Your patience, kindness, and dedication make a world of difference. THANK YOU for all that you do to help children thrive! 🙌

🎶 Great to have Music Generation Limerick County back with us yesterday! 🎶 We’re delighted to share that Music Generation will be with CMA every Tuesday. All our students are welcome to join in and enjoy the music! 🎵✨ #MusicGeneration #CMA #LimerickCounty #MusicForAll

🎉 Our 2nd Years have officially completed their Language Passport journey! 🌍✈️ Through a series of fun and engaging challenges in various European languages, students put their skills to the test The end result? A passport packed with cultural insights & linguistic achievements

Well done to all of the langauge learners so far with our social media challenge! Lots of wonderful answers coming in ✨ Day 3 ✨

Yesterday we were delighted to welcome Anois Leader James Connery to Coláiste Mhuire! He introduced our TY students to the Anois Leadership Programme, an exciting opportunity for growth, teamwork, and leadership. Students will soon apply and interview for 8 available spots at the programme

🌍✨ EU Languages Week continues today at CMA! 🎉 We’re celebrating the diversity, culture, and connections that languages bring to our community. 🗣️💬 Stay tuned for more activities, stories, and highlights as we keep the celebrations going! 🇪🇺📚 #EULanguagesWeek #CMA #CulturalDiversity #LanguagesUnite

Today, our TY Sports Coaching class welcomed their first guest speaker – former student Pa Ranahan. Pa shared his coaching journey to date, offering brilliant insights and advice from his own experiences in sport. Thanks to Pa for giving his time and inspiring the next generation of coaches 👏🏐

Language Learning Challenge – Day 2! You’ve made it to Day 2 – let’s keep the momentum going! Answer the questions above to be in with a chance of winning a language prize! “One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.”— Frank Smith

Big thanks to our amazing Shona Ambassadors, Therese Gallagher and Chelsea Moroney, for their inspiring session with our First Year girls on Friday last. Topics included minding the heart, mind, body and world. ❤️ Each student received 'The Survival Handbook for Girls' to take home. #ShonaProject

🌍The celebration of EU and International Languages got off to a fantastic start this morning in Coláiste Mhuire! Our students proudly shared their voices with the school community in a wonderful range of languages — including Swiss, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian, Hindi, Arabic, Irish, French, & German

🌍✨ Day 1 – CMA Language Social Media Challenge ✨🌍 We’re kicking off the challenge today! 🎉 Language is more than just words — it’s culture, connection, and community. Over the next few days, we’ll be celebrating and showcasing the power of language in creative ways.

🔬✨ Ms. Hennessy’s 2nd Year Science class were busy scientists this week, carrying out Food Tests in class! Students investigated a variety of foods to identify key nutrients — putting their practical skills into action and discovering the science behind what we eat. 🥩🥦🥚 Great work everyone! 👏👏

🍪📚 First Year History Cookie Excavation 2025! 📚🍪 Ms. McCormack’s First Year History Cookie Excavation was completed today with huge enthusiasm and excitement! 🪨🔍 Our CMA students showed fantastic skills—future archaeologists in the making. 👏✨ #CMA #CookieExcavation2025 #FutureArchaeologists

🎉 European Languages Week Kicks Off Monday 22nd! Get ready for a week full of fun, learning, and prizes! Daily Social Media Challenge – Starts Monday!
Each day, we’ll post a question about Germany or France on our school’s social media accounts.

🎤First-year French students dropping beats & verbs! From the classroom to the (future) DJ booth — turning language learning into a rap session. Who knew conjugations could flow this smooth? ✨🔥 #FrenchClass #LanguageLearning #StudentCreativity #FutureDJs

Congratulations to Evelyn, Leah, Gemma & Ornaith on successfully completing the Camino for Cliona! Your determination, spirit & kindness have helped raise vital funds for Cliona’s Foundation, supporting families who need it most A special shoutout also to Danny Murphy, Eric Whelan and Helena Kelly.

Yesterday marked the first coaching session for our TY Sports Coaching students as they worked with the First Years 🚣 Our Transition Year students stepped into the role of coaches and leaders, putting their new skills into action with energy, teamwork, and plenty of encouragement