Student Enterprise Awards
“Enterprising Students meet Real Live “Dragon” in Trim!”
The Meath County Enterprise Board hosted the Co. Meath final of the Student Enterprise Awards in the Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim on Tuesday, 5th March. The competition is sponsored nationally by the County and City Enterprise Boards and to take part, students had to set up their own business – either manufacturing or service, had to make it work and make a profit!
One hundred and eighty five enterprising students representing forty-seven different businesses from ten of the county’s second-level schools took part in the Enterprise Board sponsored Meath round, with the first place winners going forward to represent the Royal County at the National Final in the Croke Park on Wednesday, 17th April. Participating schools were Athboy Community School, Boyne Community School, Trim, Colaiste na hInse, Bettystown, Dunshaughlin Community College, Loreto, Navan, Ratoath College, St. Joseph’s Secondary, Navan, St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle, St. Patrick’s Classical School, Navan and St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne,
Students had to set up a display, prepare a business report and were adjudicated under headings such as innovation, market research, business performance and personal development. Adjudicators were Aisling Vaughan, AIB, Dermot Mulvihill representing the Meath CEB and Gary O’Meara, Manager of the Navan Enterprise Centre.
Students also had to do a “Pitch” about their business to a panel of “Dragons” on the day. Real live “Dragon”, Gavin Duffy popped by to meet the students and to do MC for the Awards Ceremony!
The Meath County Enterprise Board presented special certificates of participation to all student entrepreneurs on the day and also presented trophies and cash prizes. The Board would like to congratulate all the participants for their fantastic business ideas and presentations. A huge thank you must also go to all the teachers involved.
Largo Foods very kindly sponsored crisps for all the students. The following were the winners:
| Junior Category | ||
| 1st Prize | ”Famebands” Michael Shierdan, Erin Ginnity & Jordan Cahill. St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle.
Unique bracelets with a religious symbol. | |
2nd Prize
3rd & Innovation Prize
Highly Commended & Best Pitch
Best Display | “Cakery Bakery” Aisling Gilsenan, Emma Kenny, Rachel Murray & Aoibhin Leonard. St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle. Delicious baked goods. “Celebrations” Andrew Carroll, Deema Mc Evoy & Niamh Crawley. St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle. Environmentally friendly hand-made greeting cards.
“Novelty Workshop” Andrew Lane & Kevin Mc Guinness, St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne.
A range of novelty products. “Sweetie Treats” Katie Rennick, Sinead Doran, Ciara O’Reilly, Eimear Delaney & Rebekah Shields. St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle Recycled jars, decorated and containing sweet treats. | |
| Senior Category | ||
| 1st Prize | “Navan Town App.” Bronagh Keelan, Amy Maguire, Orlaith Ni Fhearraigh, Lisa Murray, Catriona Keogan, Alison O’Neill, Sarah Mc Nulty, Rachel Gardiner & Katie Rogers. Loreto, Navan.
App for Navan Town | |
| 2nd Prize | “”Here’s to Life” Darragh Hoare, Glenn Mee, Ellie O’Neill, David Caprani & Gareth Cooke. Ratoath College.
Sale of branded wristbands promoting suicide awareness. | |
3rd Prize & Best Pitch | “Live Life, Love Food” Eva Mahon, Ellen Flynn, Emily Higgins, Allie Hughes, Ciara Sheridan, Eppie Guinane, Roisin Mallee, Sophie Mc Dermott, Dhauna Pigott, Ruth Quinn & Hannah Scully. Loreto, Navan.
Cook book with promotes cooking and healthy eating amongst young people. | |
| Highly Commended | Smarty Cartai Chloe O’Connor, Emily Swan, Leanne Lennon & Lorna O’Dea St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Navan
Unique educational card game for learning languages. Also Liam Fletcher & Eamon O’Donnchadha Boyne Community School.
Rearing of free-range turkeys for Christmas market.
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| Best Display | The Broke Girl’s Bible Maebh O’doherty, Ellen O’Mahoney, Carla Ryan & Amy Mc Namara. St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne.
DIY fashion, beauty and skincare bible for teenage girls. | |
| “Grammar Crammer. Susan Culhane & Blathnaid Peacock. St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne.
Innovative grammar learning cube. | |
The Meath County Enterprise Board is funded by the Irish Government and part-financed by the European Union under the National Development Plan 2007-2013.
N.B. Photos of the event supplied by John Doyle, photographer, Navan.
"Navan Town App", Loreto, Navan. Senior first prize winners at the Meath CEB Student Enterprise Awards 2013 pictured with "Dragon", Gavin Duffy.
"Famebands" , St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle, Junior Category first prize winners at the Meath CEB Student Enterprise Awards, 2013.
