Schools Enterprise Programme
Dylan Keating and Dillon Pender, "Bill Busters", St. Fintina's Post Primary School, Longwood, Intermediate first prize winners together with Pat Mullanney, Manager, Navan Town Centre, Sandra Devenney, AIB and Hugh Reilly, CEO of the Meath CEB.
Junior Category winners, Amy Flynn & Ciara Ford, "Tic Toc" St. Fintina's Post Primary, Longwood, together with Pat Mullanney, Manager, NavanTown Centre, Maria Callinan, CEO, Laois CEB and Shirley Mc Donagh, Business Studies teacher.
Senior Winners"Games4U", Boyne Community School, Trim together with Michelle Mc Kenna, Business Studies teacher and Pat Mullanney, Manager, Navan Town Centre.
The Meath County Enterprise Board hosted the Co. Meath final of the Student Enterprise Awards in the Navan Town Centre on Thursday, 3rd 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!
Some sixty enterprising students representing sixteen 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 Thursday, 14th April. 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.
Hugh Reilly, CEO of the Meath County Enterprise Board, presented special certificates of participation to all student entrepreneurs on the evening and he also presented trophies and cash prizes sponsored by the Board to the following winners:
| Junior Category | |
| 1st Prize | “Tic Toc Ltd” Ciara Ford & Amy Flynn, St. Fintina’s Post Primary, Longwood. 100% hand-made beaded bracelet and watches |
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
| “Tailored Towels” Ruth Scannel & Alison Jones, St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne. Embroidered face cloths, towels, bibs, santa stockings etc. “Yummy Cakes” Anna Maxwell & Ciara Lawless, St.Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle. Delicious cakes and treats |
| Intermediate Category | |
1st Prize
2nd Prize
| “Bill Busters Ltd.”
Dylan Keating and Dillon Pender, St. Fintina’s Post Primary, Longwood.
Manufacture of high quality handmade bill pal holders. “Sweet Delights”
Carla Bacaoanu, Katie Carroll, Nicola Mc Nally, Caroline Keaveney & Dearbhla Rice, Ashbourne Community School. Sale of juicy jellies within the school
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| Senior Category | |
| 1st Prize | “Games 4 U.”
Conor Mc Kenna, Tony O’Donnell, William Corrigan, Alan Heavey, Daniel Brady and Chris O’Gara. Boyne Community School, Trim.
This business was based on designing extra content for video games, in particular the Sims 3.
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| 2nd Prize | “Gaming Eire”
Craig Brady, James Mc Donnell, Edward White and Stephen Calter, Boyne Community School, Trim.
Gaming website.
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| 3rd Prize | “Wired Up”
Shane O’Brien DunshauglinCommunity College. Shane provides an extremely valuable service to the people of Dunshaughlin and surrounds – he fixes PCs and laptops and also installs Free To Air satellite television |
There were also two special prizes awarded on the day with the “Innovation Prize” going to Aine Murray, Aisling Heavey, Fiona Brady & Meena Khatri. St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne.
This group came up with the idea of producing a cookbook for children aged 8-12,
with seven rhyming recipes. “Ricky the Rhyming Chef” gave the children helpful tips throughout the book. Matching aprons with the “Ricky” logo were also available for sale.
The “Best Display” prize went to “The Master Chocolatiers”, Laura Browne, Emma Briody, Michelle Mcauley, Hanna Monaghan and Sophie Flanagan.
St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle.
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.
The County and CityEnterprise Boards are funded by the Irish Government and part-financed by the European Union under the National Development Plan 2007-2013.
