Clare students all set for Croke Park LEO Entrepreneurship Final

LOCAL Enterprise Office Clare have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from St. Joseph’s School, Spanish Point and CBS Ennistymon will represent Clare at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals on Friday 5th May. The Finals make a return to Croke Park for the first time since 2019.

The students in the junior and intermediate categories all took part in the Clare final on 8th March 2023 which was held at the West County Hotel, Ennis. The senior competition is rescheduled to 22nd March.

The enterprise education initiative, funded by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland and delivered by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices in local authorities throughout the country, saw over 25,000 students from just under 500 secondary schools across the country take part in 2021 / 2022. The programme supports students to create, design and market their own business, all with the hope of reaching the National Finals.

In the Junior Category, the enterprise representing Clare at the National Finals is West Clare Cookbook from St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Spanish Point.

In the Intermediate Category, Leabhar Grianghraf from CBS Ennistymon will be representing the county at the Finals.

Special guests at the Clare Final included Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr. Tony O’Brien.

Speaking at the county final,

Padraic McElwee, Head of Enterprise said “Once again, our student enterprise programme has highlighted the entrepreneurial talent

Clare has among our young population. It is pleasing to see the encouragement and support these young entrepreneurs get from their