Art Competition - Every year the committee of the Mental Health Association at Erkina House, Rathdowney sponsors an Art Competition for all the Primary Schools in the parish. Judging takes place and prizes are presented the last week in June before the Summer holidays. This year the decision made by the committee was to have the theme of the competition “Neighbourhood Watch”. We went with that and the results were excellent from all schools. All schools were visited by the committee and prizes handed out, we got a wonderful welcome from the teachers and staff. Every child received an award from medals to trophies. As Scoil Bhride has been amalgamated to one beautiful school there was special history there because the Old Convent school was part of Erkina House and is now idle. The Chairperson Vera Fogarty spoke of the good neighbours that the teachers, staff and children were, she donated a special trophy to John Gunning, Principal, it was a silver cup tinged with blue and inscribed Good Neighbours from Mental Health Association, Erkina House. John Gunning thanked Vera and said the cup would adorn his new school in a showcase. The pupils were then presented with bronze, silver and gold medals and trophies. The overall winner of the school trophy was Shauna Ryan.
