Midlands Students Ready For Entrepreneurship National Final

Thursday, 7 March 2024 15:46

The final is scheduled for the 9th May.

Three teenage entrepreneurs have been selected to represent the Offaly in the Student Enterprise Programme National Final.

The students are from the Sacred Heart School, Killina Presentation Secondary School and Gallen Community School.

They all took part in the Offaly County Final, which was held at the Tullamore Court Hotel. Over one hundred students from twelve secondary schools in the county participated in the County Final.

The national final is scheduled for 9th May.

Junior Category Results 1st Place “Sweet Tooth Hampers” Adam Delaney, Aaron Kenny, Tom Halligan, Ethan Kelly 2nd Place “Lexilishtina” Lexi McAree, Ailish Concannon; Kristina Bakaras both from Gallen Community School, Ferbane.

Intermediate Category Results 1st Place “POM Piece of Mind” Aleksa Ponomarjova; Chloe Usher from Oaklands Community College, Edenderry.

My Enterpreneurial Journey Intermediate Category 1st Place was won by Eva Lowndes “Golf Girls Ltd” from Tullamore College.

Senior Category Results 1st Place Danielle Fogarty with her business D Fogarty Woodworks from the Sacred Heart School, Tullamore 2nd Place “Ti Nadur” Isabella Corble, Ellarose Bairead, Alisha Colsh; Maria Finlay from Killina Presentation Secondary School 3rd Place “Mobile Mounts” Dara McEvoy; Tymon Kulakowski from Ard Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Clara.

The Most Innovative Product Award was won by “ZipnScrunchies” Therese Searson; Katelyn Smyth from Coláiste na Sionna, Banagher.

The Sustainability Award was won by “Woodcrafts Men” Ian Norris, Michael Cleary, Aaron Cuskelly,; Rian Fenlon from Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore.

The Best Business Plan Award was won by “RKH Baking” Roisin Murphy, Kayleigh Whelan, Rachel Fossitt Holly McAuliffe & Holly Glass from Coláiste Íosagáin, Portarlington.

The Best Marketing Award was won by “Sweet Scents” Claire Groome; Niamh Staunton from St. Mary’s Secondary School, Edenderry.

The One to Watch Award was won by “Business Game Changers” Hannah Berry Touhey, Cara Jennings; Niamh O’Connell from Tullamore College.

The Best Stand Award was won by “Rian’s Bottled Crafts” Rian Glynn Dolan from Coláiste na Sionna, Banagher.

The Merit Award was won by “Cistercian Dairy” James Hyland from Cistercian College, Roscrea.