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Student Enterprise Awards County Final St. Mary’s Secondary School, Nenagh, Gaelcholaiste na Suire, Thurles and St. Joseph’s CBS, Nenagh take top honours at the Student Enterprise Awards County Final
Now a key event on the County Enterprise Board calendar, this competition has been running for more than 10 years and is open to all second The winners of the 2008/2009 Stu- level schools in North dent Enterprise Awards promoted Tipperary. The initiative by the Tipperary North County is promoted countrywide Enterprise Board were announced by the 35 County & City at the County Final which took Enterprise Boards and is place on Wednesday last 4 March designed to offer stuKarim Gleeson – Junior Category Winner – photoat the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh. dents the opportunity to graphed with his mother and teacher, accepting his take a business from the award from Rita Guinan, CEO, Tipperary North Overall Winners: Texting 4 U – Sarah DarSt Mary’s Secondary School, idea stage, through mar- CEB. Watching on are Moya Breen, Tipperary cy, Emma Corbett and Clodagh Connaire, Nenagh, represented by Sarah Dar- ket research, production, Institute; Mairead English Maher, Tipperary South St. Mary’s Secondary School, Nenagh. cy, Emma Corbett, and Clodagh selling, record keeping, CEB Connaire with their business entry management and finally ‘Texting 4 U’ won the Senior Cat- writing a comprehensive report on egory while Gaelcholáiste na their activities. Students are then Runner Up (€400): ‘Skin Deep, Siúire, Dúrlas Eile with their entry required to mount an Jenny Carey, Joan Kennedy, Claire ‘Celtic Ogham Designs’ promoted exhibition/trade stand and particiQuigley and Niamh Maher, Presby Pádraig Ó Suilleabháin won the pate in a short interview. Entries entation Secondary School, Intermediate and Karim Gleeson are marked against strict a Nation- Thurles from St. Josephs CBS with his al criterion, which involves report business ‘Krafty Kardz’ won the assessment, setting up a trade stand Third Prize (€200): ‘Wired to the Junior category. In fact, this year / exhibit and participating in an Moon’, Shauna Walsh, Elaine all of the five participating schools interview. The winning entries Donoghue and Stephanie Moore, shared prize fund at the awards across the three categories of JunColaiste Mhuire Co- Ed, Thurles ceremony which concluded with a ior (first years), Intermediate product exhibition, student inter(second & third years) and Senior SPECIAL CATEGORY Best Presentation: Bridget Wright pictured with her view and in the case of senior stu(transition year, fifth years etc.) AWARDS (€60): teacher and Mickey Harte & Brian Ormond. dents a PowerPoint presentation. will now advance to represent ‘Most Innovative Product’, North Tipperary at the National ‘Deutsch Macht Spass!, Christina 93 students from 5 local schools Final to be held in the Tullamore Bowe, Emma Patterson, Lorraine exhibited 30 businesses at this Court Hotel on 14 May 2009. Morrissey, Sharon Morrissey, Our year’s final. RTE Personality, BriLady’s Secondary School, Teman Ormond made a welcome return This year’s Adjudicators were Ms plemore. as compère assisted by Micky Moya Breen, Director of Business Harte (former RTE “You’re a at Tipperary Institute and Ms ‘Best Presentation’, ‘Cards for All’ Star” winner). The winning stuMairead English Maher, Business Bridget Wright, Colaiste Mhuire dents were presented with cash Adviser with Tipperary South Co- Ed, Thurles prizes and certificates while the County Enterprise Board. As in winning schools received specially previous years the judges were ‘Most Original Idea’: ‘Stank commissioned glass awards as a given discretion by the Tipperary Away’, Aidan Loughnane and memento of the occasion. Prizes North County Enterprise Board to Patrick Hughes, Colaiste Mhuire were presented by Rita Guinan, award prizes to projects that exCo- Ed, Thurles. C.E.O. on behalf of the Tipperary celled in particular areas. This North County Enterprise Board. year Special Category Awards ‘Best Exhibition Stand’: ‘Hoodies In recognition of the key role the were presented for ‘Most Innova& Polos 4 U’, Sarah Louise Best Exhibition Stand: Hoodies & Polos 4 U the competition plays in promoting an tive Product’, ‘Best Presentation, Malone, Kate McDonnell, Margur- project of Sarah Louise Malone, Kate McDonnelly, enterprise culture in the county, the ‘Best Original Idea’ and ‘Best Ex- ite Gooney, Brid Stapleton, Cindy Margurite Gooney, Brid Stapleton, Cindy Selabo and Tipperary North County Enterprise hibition Stand’. The Special Cate- Selabo and Grainne O’Gorman, Grainne O’Gorman of Presentation Secondary Board had made available a gener- gory Awards carry a cash prize of Presentation Secondary School, School, Thurles ous prize fund of €3,500 along €60 each along with a framed cer- Thurles with Awards and framed Certifitificate. In recognition of the efcates. fort made by non-winners and the INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY: costs associated with the Winner (€400): ‘Celtic Ogham competition the Board Designs’, Pádraig Ó Suilleabháin, awarded Ordinary Merit Gaelcholáiste na Siúire, Dúrlas prizes of €30 to all enEile. tries outside of the major prize winners. Runner up (€200): ‘U R Framed, Brian Ó Lonagáin, Gaelcholáiste Details of the 2009 na Siúire, Dúrlas Eile County winners are detailed below:JUNIOR CATEGORY: Winner (€300): ‘Krafty Kardz’, SENIOR CATEGORY: Karim Gleeson, St Josephs CBS, Intermediate Winner: Padraig O’Suilleabhain, GaelWinners (€600): Secondary School, Nenagh. cholaiste na Siuire, Durlas Eile.pictured with his teacher accepting the award from Rita Guinan, CEO, ‘Texting 4 U’, Sarah Tipperary North Enterprise Board. Also pictured are Darcy, Emma Corbett, Runner up (€200): ‘Alainn Web Most Innovative Product – Deutsch Macht Spass! – Eleanor Forest, Tipperary North CEB, Moya Breen, and Clodagh Connaire, Designs’ Patrick Timmons, St Christina Bowe, Emma Patterson, Lorraine and Tipperary Institute; Mairead English Maher, TipperSt Marys Secondary Josephs CBS, Secondary School, Sharon Morrissey of Our Lady’s Secondary ary South CEB and Brian Ormond, RTE School, Nenagh. Nenagh. School, Templemore.