The Student Enterprise Programme Laois Schools County Final took place in the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise yesterday with a dazzling array of young Laois innovators on show.
LaoisToday went along and caught up with some of the brilliant minds who will hopefully lead business in our county in the coming years.
See a selection of pictures below:
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Donal Hetherington, David Dobbyn, Evan Pender and Jordan McDermott of Paracord from Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington
Rosie Fitzpatrick and Zoe Daly of Classy Glass from St Fergals College with teachers Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Phelan
Fiona Raggett, Grainne O'Sullivan, Louise Kelly and Sarah Hennessy of LFSG Boot Cleaner from Scoil Chríost Rí
Junior Award winners, David Grehan of Easy Lighters and Caoimhe Kelly and Niamh Donagher of Bags of Joy, from Clonaslee College with Tom Mulhall
Merit Award winner Cillian Fitzpatrick of Smart Suck from Mountrath CS with Evelyn Reddin and Tom Mulhall
Best Display Award winners Lee Mullen and Richard Mansworth of Dressing Room 1 with Evelyn Reddin and Tom Mulhall