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Sunday Show Added

Ticket News Update:

As both Friday and Saturday Night Shows are now Sold Out it has been decided to run an extra show on Sunday Night.

Tickets available for Sunday at the door on the evening. Doors 7p.m.

Tickets: €10 Adults €5 Student/OAP

Friday and Saturday shows are ticket only, with no door sales available.

Ticket Update

Tickets for this weekends Variety Show and Musical have been selling well. Friday Night is now sold out with a limited number remaining for Saturday.

Tickets Selling Fast

Ticket sale for our upcoming Variety Show and Musical are selling quickly. Less than 60 tickets remain for Friday Night and approximately 100 tickets remain for Saturday Night.

If you wish to purchase tickets they are available through reception.

French Theatre Visit

Hazelwood College Second Year students (back row, left to right) David Noonan, Ronan O’Connor, Roisin Caulwell, Grace Donegan and Carrie Ann Devine with Victoria Shanahan (front row centre) are pictured with actors from the French theatre company, Pickles, after participating in their performance of ‘Le Mystere de l’ Hotel Norbert’.

Hazelwood College Fifth Year students (back row) Letitia Cotter (second from left), Brendan O Flynn (third from left, back row), Colm Galvin (second from right, back row) and Shane Ryan (far right, back row), along with Oisin Brendan (front row, far left) and Jack Roche (second from right, front row) pictured with actors from the French theatre company, Pickles, after participating in their performance of ‘Retour au Bercail’.
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Limerick students get a feel for the cold pinch of homelessness

A NIGHT spent outside in a sleeping bag on concreted ground has given new insights into homelessness to a group of students at Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher.

“It just opened our eyes to what they (the homeless) have to go through every night,” said Ava Mullane, one of the group of 19 Transition Year students who undertook the ordeal.

And while they all survived, they agreed that another night outside was not something they would have liked to do.

The sleep-out was conducted on the school grounds, beginning at 8.30pm and running right through to 8am the following morning, when, as Mary Kate Fehin explained, they had to go straight into class.

“It was cold,” another participant, Ciara O’Flynn recalled. “We were all huddled together.”

But despite being in a group, and with three teachers also nearby, the students felt a great sense of vulnerability, being outside without shelter on a winter’s night.

Ava, Mary Kate and Ciara, along with Eliza Reidy, Katie Ryan and Edel O’Flynn were the group who initiated the sleep out. The six are the founder members of this year’s school bank, the Bumble Bee Bank and are taking part in the AIB Build a Bank challenge.

“We have to have a speciality and we decided ours was to help the community, to give back,” Ava explained.

“Homelessness is such a topical issue and such a big one, we decided to do something about that.”

They made contact with Focus Ireland who gave them all the facts about present-day homelessness and they got whole-hearted backing for the sleep from their TY classmates.

Support too came from local food outlets.

“We wanted to raise money for Focus Ireland and each TY student had a sponsorship card. Then we went the following morning with buckets to the school gate and asked students to donate,” Mary Kate explained.

“We were surprised at their generosity,” Ava added. All the students donated.

The total raised has yet to be finalised, said teacher Ciara Broderick who took part in the sleep out.

But for a group of students, home and homelessness have taken on a deeper meaning.

by Norma Prendiville, Limerick Leader 18th March 2017

Top Business Results

Hazelwood College Business Studies students pictured being presented with certificates of recognition for attaining an A grade in Business Studies in their Junior Certificate in 2016. Pictured at the ceremony held in University of Limerick were (back, left to right) Hazelwood College Deputy Principal Elizabeth Dolan, Caroline Ahern, Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher, Ms Margaret Griffin, Ronan Cahill and Hazelwood College Business Studies teacher Mr Noel O’Grady. Front row (left to right): Chriss Boyce, Dr. Philip O’Regan, Executive Dean, Kemmy Business School, UL and Eliza Reidy.

Apprentice Chef

Hazelwood College Home Economics second year students (from left to right) Kirsty Shiels, Sarah Farrisey and Victoria Shanahan pictured at preparation for Cook Off for the Apprentice Chef Cookery Competition under the mentorship of Mark Doe of Just Cooking cookery school in Firies, Co. Kerry. This high standard cookery competition is based in I.T. Tralee and supports Good Mood Food and Healthy Eating using locally sourced ingredients.

Picture b: Sarah Farrisey, second year Hazelwood College Home Economics student, pictured participating in the Apprentice Chef Cookery Competition in IT Tralee as part of Good Mood Food and Healthy Eating using locally sourced products.

Picture c: Victoria Shanahan, second year Hazelwood College Home Economics student pictured at the Apprentice Chef Cookery Competition under the supervision of chef Mark Doe.

Picture d: Kirsty Shiels, Home Economics students from Hazelwood College student, pictured as she participated in the Apprentice Chef Cookery Competition

Athletics News

On Tuesday the 7th of March, the Hazelwood College athlete travelled to Neenagh Indoor Arena to compete in the Munster’s Indoor Schools Multi-Event Competition. All of the athletes did extremely well in their variety of events some of which included shot putt, long jump, 60m hurdles, 60m, 600m and 1200m. Our Medallists were Megan Lenihan and Máiríde Bennis. Megan came in a brilliant 2nd place in her competition – Junior Shot putt with a stunning new PB of 12.94m. Máiríde came in 2nd place in her Intermediate 60m Hurdles final, she also set a new PB.

The rest of the team did fantastically well but no one else was lucky enough to medal. Pictured are the Hazelwood College Athletics team involved. Back row (left to right): Vicky O’Connell, Aoibhann O’Keefe, Donagh McCarthy, Robert McCarthy, Jack McCarthy, Douglas Woolam, William Geoghan, Michael Brennan, Adam Sheahan and Brian O’Callaghan. Front row (back to front): Kiera Knipe, Emma O’Flynn, Molly McCarthy, May Junquera, Natalie Mason, Kevin Normoyle, Brendan Harding, Corey Knipe, Oliver O’Dell, Máiríde Bennis and Ethan Knipe. Missing from picture: Stephen McKensie, Jack Brennan, Megan Lenihan, Holly Beasley, Sophie Sheehan and Melissa Duggan.

Picture b: Recently, the Hazelwood College Athletics team travelled to Pallaskenry for the North Munster’s Schools’ Cross Country Competition. There were over 500 competitors there on the day. Eimear Lenihan came in the top 10 in her race and qualified for the all-Irelands. Seven other people came in the top 30 of their race but were not lucky enough to qualify. Pictured are (left to right): Michael Brennan, Ciaran O’Flynn, Jack O’Neill and Ethan Knipe.

Picture c: Hazelwood College students (from left to right): Megan Lenihan, Valerie Shanahan and Aoibhann O’Keefe who participated in the North Munster Schools’ Cross Country Competition as part of the Hazelwood College Athletics team.

Picture d: Hazelwood College first year students make their debut at the North Munster Schools’ Cross Country Competition are pictured at the recent meet in Pallaskenry. Pictured are (from left to right): May Junquera, Emma O’Flynn, Kiera Knipe and Natalie Mason

Picture e: Hazelwood College first year boys making their debut at the recent Pallaskenry meet of the North Munster Schools’ Cross Country Competition as part of the Hazelwood College Athletics team. Pictured are (from right to left) Kevin Normoyle, Brendan Harding, Brian O’Callaghan, Oliver O’Dell and Donagh McCarthy.

Picture f: Jack Brennan first year Hazelwood College prepares to make his debut at the North Munster’s Schools’ Cross Country Competition at the recent meet in Pallaskenry.