Members of the Patrician Academy Student Council, under the guidance of teacher Regina Glynn, have been very busy in recent weeks collecting donations for their annual hamper appeal, and last week they welcomed representatives from three local organisations – Cope Foundation, Le Chéile and St. Vincent de Paul – to the school for the presentation of 50 hampers. The Student Council is very grateful to the parents, students and teachers who gave so generously. The Council wishes the school community and the people of Mallow a joyous and happy Christmas in these Covid times.