
Graduates at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE venue was different this year, but the emotions were the same for the sixth year students of Mercy Mounthawk who enjoyed their graduation ceremony on Friday afternoon.
Of course they’ll see each other again at the exams, but it was still an emotional occasion at St John’s Church where a record 230 students graduated.
To say the church was packed would be an understatement, but afterwards they came out and posed for photos in the churchyard.
No doubt, many of them went out to enjoy the occasion with family and friends afterwards providing a boost for hotels and restaurants. Scroll down for photos…

Kacper Korol, Dale Healy O’Flaherty and Richard Williams at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Julia Lehane, Courtney O’Sullivan and Casey Mahony at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Clodagh Gaynor and Majella Votta at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Maeve Murray, Katelyn Crowe, Katie Ann Harris, Sadhbh Norris and Heidi Crean at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ciara Moynihan, Alanna Dennehy and Katie Crowe at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Jessie Tierney, Lori O’Shea Murphy and Kate O’Shea at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Colm Healy, David Barrett, Ronan McElligott, Brian O’Regan and Kieran Goggins at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Eoin Duane, Claire Duane, Dale Healy O’Flaherty, Katie Jones, Samantha Jones and Jean Parton at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Lydia Zavadska, Marie Husarova and Blessing Ndebele at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Amy Byrne and Alanna Dennehy at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Tom Greaney, Harry Vieux, Jack Prendergast, Krystian Lewandowski and McCarthy at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Paul Buckley, Ciara Buckley, Rianne Buckley and Ronan Buckley at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Guoda Galiauskaite, Caitlin Ong and Maeve Ong at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Aine, Luke, Joe, Amy and Ciara O’Mahony at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Chloe Dooner, Georgia Moriarty and Chloe Dillon at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Raul Venczel and Philip Corkery at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Jessica Cotter with graduates Jennifer Cotter and Ally Guilfoyle at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Lorraine Lyne and Christine Fitzgibbon at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sarah Ferguson and Laura Harty at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sadhbh Norris, Fiona Vodopi, Ori Beqaj, Katelyn Crowe and Heidi Crean at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Graduates at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sadhbh Griffin, Deirdre O’Halloran and Lucy O’Sullivan at the Mercy Mounthawk Graduation at St John’s Church on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean