Offaly primary school student entrepreneurs are formally honoured
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Students from Ballyboy NS who participated in Offaly Local Enterprise Office’s Most Enterprising Student Awards. Back Row: Mary McIntyre, Local Enterprise Office, Luke Gill, Lucy Molloy, Cliodhna Young, Sean Dillon, Diarmuid Molloy, Pat O’Gorman, Local Enterprise Office. Front Row: Caitlin Hynes, Emer Bracken, Cody Mahon, Liam Kilmartin, Fiachra Carroll. Paul MooreImage 2 of 7
Pat O’Gorman, Local Enterprise Office pictured with Billy Feighery from Broughall NS and Mary McIntyre from the Local Enterprise Office Paul MooreImage 3 of 7
Alan Meredith from Cloneygowan NS. Paul MooreImage 4 of 7
Pat O’Gorman, Local Enterprise Office pictured with Cathal Carroll and his teacher Ms Teehan from Coolderry NS. Also in the picture is Mary McIntyre from the Local Enterprise Office Paul MooreImage 5 of 7
Students from Rhode NS who attended Offaly Local Enterprise Office’s Most Enterprising Student Awards. Back Row Mary McIntyre, Local Enterprise Office, Bobby Kellaghan, Erin O’Sullivan, Amy Clarke, Tami Odunowo, Pat O’Gorman, Local Enterprise Office. Front Row: Ella Kavanagh, Lexi Foy, Chantelle Hogan Paul MooreImage 6 of 7
Rashina NS student Irene Egan being presented with her award by Pat O’Gorman from the Local Enterprise Office. Also in the photo is Edel Boyd from the Local Enterprise Office Paul MooreImage 7 of 7
Ava England and Evie Monahan from Walsh Island NS. Paul MoorePrimary school students from around Offaly have been rewarded for their business endeavours by the Local Enterprise Office Offaly as part of its Most Enterprising Student initiative.
The initiative offers schools a chance to recognise a student who has set up and run their own business. Many of the schools who entered the competition held an “Enterprise Day” where the students designed, made and sold their products. The school then chose their winner from all the students who participated.
The awards were presented at a ceremony in the Tullamore Court Hotel on Monday by Pat O’Gorman a member of the Local Enterprise Office Evaluations Committee.
Mr O’Gorman praised the students and their teachers and parents for all the hard work that went into the student enterprises and encouraged the students to continue with their business ideas and reminded them that all great businesses start off as an idea and with hard work can turn into a business that can grow and employ people.
Mary McIntyre from Offaly Local Enterprise Office told the students how delighted she was to meet Offaly’s next generation of entrepreneurs. She said she was very impressed with the products, displays and business skills. She reminded them that through the Most Enterprising Student Initiative, they would have learnt so much including: Business Planning, market research, marketing and team work which will help them in their future careers and hopefully, for some of them it will encourage them to consider self-employment as a career choice.
The children who were nominated had the opportunity to display their products at the awards ceremony and also to sell on the day. Some examples of the businesses run by students include free range eggs, home baking, crafts, bicycle repairs, handmade jewellery and gifts.
Each school nominee was presented with a prize pack including a €50 book token and framed certificate.
This year 12 schools entered the competition and nominated their Most Enterprising Student or Students.
The nominated students are as follows:
Broughall National School: Billy Feighery; Scoil Chrónáin Naofa, Dromakeenan: Rosanna Bergin; Scoil Bhríde, Ballyboy: Emer Bracken, Caitlin Hynes, Lucy Molloy, Cliodhna Young, Luke Gill, Cody Mahon, Seán Dillon, Liam Kilmartin, Fiachra Carroll, Diarmuid Molloy; Coolderry Central School” Cathal Carroll; Kinnitty National School: Jack Longworth, Jayden Flaherty, Michael Dennedy; St Philomena's National School: Sarah Geraghty, Samantha Malniece; Rashina National School: Irene Egan; Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Rhode: 6th Class; Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Cloneygowan: Alan Meredith; Gortnamona National School: Erin Murphy; Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Walsh Island: Ava England, Evie Monahan; Seir Kieran National School, Clareen: Tyler Madden
The Local Enterprise Office Offaly would like to express its sincere thanks to the teachers, parents and principals for their involvement in the scheme.