Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh Castlegregory students, Thomas Butler, Jasmine Griffin, Jack Walsh, Shannen Maunsell Cronin and Ross Spillane, winners of the senior category at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
CASTLEGREGORY and Killorglin students were the big winners at this year’s County Final of the Kerry Local Enterprise Office Annual Student Enterprise Awards on Friday, in the Institute of Technology.
Tralee schools’ entrants were among the incredible 58 mini-businesses set up by over 180 second level school students involved in the competition which promotes business idea development, structure, sourcing of finance, marketing/sales and the presentation of a formal business plan.
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Prizes were awarded at Junior, Intermediate and Senior level with the winners of the categories going forward to the National Finals to be held in Croke Park on April 22.
The winners of the Senior Category was Mean Scoil Nua an Leigh Triúgh from Castlegregory. The winning team included Shannen Maunsell-Cronin, Jack Walsh, Thomas Butler, Ross Spillane and Jasmine Griffin who designed and published a book of food recipes gathered from the Wild Atlantic Way.
The book is sold across a range of food outlets is will be launched on the web.
The winner of the Intermediate Category was a Farm Safety App. developed by Killorglin Community College students Padhraic McMahon and Hugh Hurley. The judges highlighted farm safety as a major issue and this app was a useful and practical business.
Junior level winners were a group from Intermediate School Killorglin who developed a mobile app for checking water wastage in houses. The group consisted of Darragh Dennehy, Patrick Crehan, Killian Broderick and Shane O’Sullivan Rouse.
Other prizes were awarded for Best Stand, Most Innovative Product, Most Enterprising Project and Best Business Plan.
Tarbert Comprehensive School won the most Enterprising School Award for it’s work in fostering entrepreneurship within the school and was presented with the Cantillon Perpetual Cup.
Margaret Murphy, Kerry Programme Coordinator emphasised “This was a very strong programme in 2015 requiring extensive work by teachers, mentors and staff. The results are evident with three category winners going to the national final. We hope that we can win another award for Kerry.”
Scroll down for photos from the event (we’ll have many more photos tomorrow)…
Intermediate School Killorglin students Sean O’Sullivan Bruce, Patrick Crehan, Killian Broderick and Darragh Dennehy, winners of the Intermediate Category at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Killorglin Community College students Hugh Hurley and Padhraic McMahon winners of the Junior category at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Presentation Tralee Secondary School students Vanessa Panagsagan, Niamh O’Shea, Sinead McSweeney and Aoife O’Mahony at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
With teacher, Anne Marie Nelligan, were Listowel Community College students Kelly Broderick and Zoe O’Gorman at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Pobalscoil Corca Dhuibne Anna Moriarty and Neasa Beaglaoich at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine Kenmare, Sadhbh O’Shea, Tom O’Sullivan, Des Cronin and Sasha Simpoies at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Presentation Secondary School student Leona Stack at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Killarney Community College, Sean Corcoran, Peter O’Brien, Rory Carroll and Jake Grunfeld at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Causeway Comprehensive Elena O’Connor and Jessica Lightfoot at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Intermediate School Killorglin, John B O’Riordan and Dara O’Shea at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Intermediate School Killorglin, Fergus Walsh and Aaron Shaw at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Louise Moriarty and Lucy Ashe at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Killorglin Community College, Patrick Clifford, Alana O’Sullivan and Dylan Lenihan at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Presentation Secretary School Milltown, Niall O’Brien, Dara Smith, Aoife Cronin and Dean Ladden at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from St Joseph’s Ballybunion were, Padraig Holly and David Hennessy at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Tarbert Comprehensive, Matthew Finucane and Paul Murphy at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra were Colin O’Leary, Phelim Jacob, Micheal Crowley and Jack Collins at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Listowel Community College’s Damian Murphy and Treasa O’Brien at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Intermediate School Killorglin, Niamh Coffey and Marjorie O’Brien at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Killorglin Community College, Jade O’Connor and Aisling Murphy at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Tarbert Comprehensive were Eoin Cregan and James Shine at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
Students from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne Orla Nelligan, Grace O’Sullivan and Raphaela Juillet at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
CBS The Green students Shane Foley, Killian O’Riordan, Eoin Greaney and Kieran Dwyer at the Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards at the ITT on Friday. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
