Carrick-on-Suir school selects its top young entrepreneurs for regional final

Edmund Rice Secondary School Enterprise Programme competition judge Michelle Aylward, CEO of Tipperary Chamber, Ronan Guilfoyle Business & Enterprise teacher, Cormac Cummins, winner of the Senior section of the contest for his mini-company Glantóir Glic and ERSS Principal and competition judge Majella Gleeson. Picture Anne Marie Magorrian 

Students selling a whiteboard eraser made from recycled materials and eggs, milk and bread will represent Carrick-on-Suir’s Edmund Rice Secondary School in the Tipperary Regional Student Enterprise Final in early March.ó

Transition Year student Cormac Cummins’ mini-company Glantóir Glic selling a whiteboard eraser made from melted bottle caps won the ERSS school final last month beating off competition from 17 other entries. He also won the Most Sustainable Award in the school final.

The Junior team winners were First Year students Liam Óg O’Dwyer, Ned Gahan and Geoffrey O’Shea whose mini-company Splash, Crack & Dough sells eggs, milk and bread.

Both teams will now go forward to the Tipperary Regional Student Enterprise Programme final in Thurles on March 6.

The school competition was judged by Michelle Aylward, CEO of Tipperary Chamber of Commerce and ERSS principal Majella Gleeson.

Other Prize Winners

Runners up: 2nd place - Berby’s Melts run by Odhran Barry & Samual Derby, 3rd place Spriocanna run by Billy Hanrahan & Cormac Hennessy.
Best Interview: The Sweet Market run by Conor Murphy, Will Shortiss & Dennis Sviridenko

Best Marketing: J & J Clothing run by Jack Gough & Jake Dowley

Most Sustainable: Glantóir Glic run by Cormac Cummins

Principal Majella Gleeson and Michelle Aylward were very impressed with the high standard and diversity of products being marketed and sold by the students through their mini- companies.

“Congratulations to all who took part and best of luck to the junior and senior teams who will represent the school at the regional final. We hope they will be lucky enough to get through to the national final in May,” said Ms Gleeson.

The Student Enterprise Programme is coordinated by the local enterprise offices of Ireland nationwide and attracts up to 25,000 participants from 500 secondary schools.

The competition offers students the opportunity to learn skills such as marketing, financial, communication and presentation and apply them to the setting up a businesses.

Pictured below: Liam Óg O’Dwyer, Ned Gahan and Geoffrey O’Shea, whose mini-company Splash, Crack & Dough won the Junior Section of Edmund Rice Secondary School’s Student Enterprise Contest. They are pictured with judges were Michelle Aylward, CEO Tipperary Chamber, ERSS principal Majella Gleeson and business and enterprise teacher Ronan Guilfoyle.