From Classroom to Boardroom: Offaly’s Most Enterprising Students Reap Rewards!

Primary school pupils around Offaly have been rewarded for their entrepreneurial talents by the Offaly County Enterprise Board as part of its "Most Enterprising Student" initiative.

Now in its sixteenth year this awards scheme is designed to introduce the concept of enterprise to primary school children.  

Every year Offaly County Enterprise Board (now Local Enterprise Office Offaly) offers primary schools throughout the county the opportunity to nominate their Most Enterprising Student or Students. Some students were nominated as they are running their own mini-business, or have shown entrepreneurial skills such as initiative, determination and drive. It offers schools an opportunity to give recognition to a student who inspires, is enterprising or excels in other ways.

The awards were presented at a ceremony in the Tullamore Court Hotel today (Thursday 27 March). The children who were nominated had the opportunity to display their products at the awards ceremony. The overwhelming reaction from parents and teachers was that of amazement and pride at the level of talent which exists in the county. Some examples of the businesses run by students include free range eggs, hand crafts, science experiments and slate creations.

Each school nominee was presented with a prize pack including a €50 book token and framed certificate.

23 schools entered the competition this year and nominated their Most Enterprising Student or Students. A draw for four prizes of €250 took place and the winners were Kinnitty National School, Scoil Bhride Primary School, Edenderry, Ballyboy National School and St. Joseph’s National School, Arden View, Tullamore.

The following schools and selected pupils were presented with their award by Pat O’Gorman, Chairperson of Offaly County Enterprise Board:

No

School Name

Student

1

St. Brendan's Boys NS, Birr

Ceilim Ryan

2

Ceann Eitigh N.S.

Saoirse Bergin

3

Coolderry Central School

Sarah Ryan, Megan Deegan, Claire Murphy

4

Killeen National School

Louise Bergin

5

Crinkill National School

Alannah Smyth

6

Scoil Muire, Dunkerrin, Birr

Isabel O'Meara

7

Daingean N.S.

Paul Galvin

8

Scoil Muire Banrion, Edenderry

Adam McCraith

9

Scoil Bhride Primary School, Edenderry

Aaron Murphy

10

Scoil Naomh Phadraig, Ballybryan

Samuel Denehan

11

St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry

Abbie Kenny

12

Scoil Mhuire, Cloneygowan

Luke Carson

13

Edenderry No.2 National School, Monasteroris

Ethan Kearon

14

Ballyboy NS

Fifth & Sixth Class

15

St. Ciaran's National School, Boher, Ballycumber

Kate Kelly

16

Scoil Mhuire agus Chormaic

Jane Lowry

17

High Street, Belmont

Mark Cahill

18

Durrow N.S.

Anna McDermott

19

Scoil Phrionsias Naofa

James Stewart

20

St. Joseph's National School, Arden View, Tullamore

Michael Flanagan

21

Tullamore Educate Together

Milo O'Connor

22

Cappagh National School

Brian Todd, Sean Lucas Moll

23

St Philomena's National School, Tullamore

Sarah Bracken

 

Congratulations to all of Offaly’s Most Enterprising Students.   Offaly County Enterprise Board would like to express its sincere thanks to the teachers, parents and principals for their involvement in the scheme.

Photos from the day on our Facebook page.