All-Ireland spelling champion, Ashley Bolton, from Bunscoil Loreto in Gorey, who was crowned champion speller with Today FM’s Dermot and Dave in the 2017 Eason Spelling Bee All-Ireland final, which took place in Croke Park today. Pic; Kieran Harnett.

It was All-Ireland final day in Croke Park, not for hurling or football, but for spelling, and Ashley Bolton, (12), piled on the scores against three provincial opponents and carried away the title with the winning word, Ravioli.

The 12 year old student at Bunscoil Loreto, Gorey, won the Leinster Spelling Bee title a few weeks ago, an outstanding achievement that qualified Ashley to compete in the All-Ireland Spelling Bee final, which was held in the famous GAA stadium.

Sixth class student Ashley said she was delighted to have won Eason’s ultimate spelling competition and can’t wait to delve into the hamper of books that she won and share with her classmates.

Along with winning the prestigious title of the 2017 Eason Spelling Bee champion, Ashley will received a goodie package full of books worth €500 and her school will also receive a mountain of books for their library to the value of €7,500.

Full story in The Gorey Echo.