Kilkenny spelling bee champion announced!
Daniel came out on top for County Kilkenny
Eason is delighted to announce Daniel Tuohy as this year’s winner of the County Kilkenny Eason Spelling Bee Final.
Daniel, who is a pupil at Scoil Iognaid de Ris, soared to the top following a tense competition in which he faced 16 fellow spelling enthusiasts.
Daniel will now go on to compete in the Leinster Provincial Spelling Bee in May. Daniel is an avid reader and one of his favourite authors is Alex Ryder.
Celebrating its tenth year, the Eason Spelling Bee provides a fun, educational outlet for school kids, encouraging them to expand their vocabulary and develop their confidence.
As well as the prestigious title of Eason Spelling Bee 2023 Champion, the top Bee will also take home a collection of books for their school library, worth €7,500 as well as a personal collection of books worth €500.
This year, over 500 schools nationwide will compete against each other in a bid to win the coveted prize.
The Eason Spelling Bee team will be travelling around the country to host County Final Bees, and then progressing to a Provincial Bee contest.
The champions from these will then go head-to-head in the All-Ireland Final Bee, taking place in June 2023, with the lucky winner being crowned King or Queen Bee.
Schools that took part:
Adam Joyce from St Michaels National School
Anna Kelsey from Gowran NS
Brian Kendrick from Owning NS
Daniel Tuohy from Scoil Iognaid de Ris
Glenn Ryan from Scoil Phadraig
Isabel Furlong from Marymount NS
Jack Coleman from Ballyfacey N.S.
John Holden from St Leonards NS
Liam Kinsella from St. Brigid's N.S.
Lily Rohan from St Brendan's N.S. Newmarket
Lucy Aylward from ST Beacon's N.S.
Michael Coogan from St Johns Senior School
Noah O'Sullivan from Scoil Mholainge Listerlin
Vickie Gregg-Murray from Bunscoil McAuley Rice
Oliver Hoyne from Scoil Ruadháin
Sam Woodcock from Church Hill NS