OFFALY STUDENTS SET FOR NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINAL

Local Enterprise Office Offaly have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac, Oaklands Community College, Edenderry and Gallen Community School, Ferbane will represent Offaly at this year’s Student Enterprise National Final on Thursday 7th May.

The students all took part in the Offaly County Final on 3 March in the Tullamore Court Hotel. Almost one hundred students from ten secondary schools in the county participated in the County Final.

Further information around the Student Enterprise Programme is available from www.studententerprise.ie and by searching #studententerprise on social media or contact Mary McIntyre at Offaly Local Enterprise Office 057 93 57480 www.localenterprise.ie/offaly 

Junior Category Results 1st Place “JCS Plates” James Egan, Conor Hickey and Shane Finnerty from Gallen Community School, Ferbane. 2nd Place “Katie’s Crochet Corner” Katie Lambe from St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr.

Intermediate Category Results 1st Place “The Woody Buddy” Ben Kenny from Oaklands Community College, Edenderry. 2nd Place “Banco Bosca” Ava Delaney, Stephanie Clarke Doran, Rhea Watts, Kacey McGarvey, Lexie Pyke, Lexie Delaney, Kara Ryan from Banagher College.

Senior Category Results

1st Place Stephen Newton & Jack Feighery with their business “SJ Lights” from Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac. 

2nd Place “Fede Rings” Ruairi Keary & Stephen Óg Ryan from Tullamore College

3rd Place "Kara’s Crochet Creations” Kara Farrell from St. Mary’s Secondary School, Edenderry

The Most Innovative Product Award was won by “Pocketful of Sunshine” Faye Kavanagh & Jessica Morris from Tullamore College.  

The Sustainability Award was won by “Caorach agus Croí” Marie Minnock Eva Minnock & Katie O’Toole from Killina Presentation Secondary School.

The Best Business Report Award was won by “Sentez Bon” Eva Lowndes, Eloise Kamalandua, David Korowitz & Conor Lynch from Tullamore College.

The Best Marketing Award was won by “Wax on Tap” Hannah Cleary, Ana Doyle, Isobel Lawless

from Killina Presentation Secondary School.

The One to Watch Award was won by “Cistercian Candles” Donal Ryan, Ryan Feeley & Sean O’Brien from Cistercian College, Roscrea.

The Best Stand Award was won by “Four Pines Ornaments” Cian O’Brien, Kristians Kuka, Scott Halloran, Oscar McMahon.

The Merit Award was won by “Vita Vo” Vyaute Volcauskaite from Coláiste Naomh Cormac, Kilcormac.