The Senior Level winners David Reddin and John Phelan (Steady Wine) from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise pictured with John Mulholland chief executive LCC; Honor Deevy, Laois LEO; teacher Deirdre Moore; Rosie Dunne co-ordinator; teacher Emma Lynch; Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Two students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned the overall winners at the Laois Student Enterprise Awards on Tuesday afternoon.
Johnny Phelan and David Reddin impressed the judges with their business ‘Steady Wine’.
They made handcrafted personalised wooden holders for bottles and glasses as well as a Gravity bottle holder.
They just finished ahead of Scoil Chriost Ri students Helen Oshinowo, Iris Shyju, Kim Ly Fitzpatrick and Leah Byrne.
Their company, ‘Book Cycle’, upcycled keepsakes and bookcrafts made from secondhand books.
Third place in the Senior category went to ‘Paws the Moment’ by Andrew Coyne, Tom Delaney, David Kehoe and Jack Fennell.
The lads, also from Portlaoise CBS, created personalised frames which display clay pet pay prints.
The Junior Level Award went to ‘Via’s Jewellery’ by Olivia Przepiora from Portlaoise College which created unique resin earrings.
‘Eternity’ by Amina Adnan from Portlaoise College created long lasting perfume made with natural ingredients and she was crowned the Intermediate winner.
Seven further awards were given out on the day with the Commercial Viability Special Merit Award Winner going to ‘Deja Brew’.
Emilia Dziedzic, Anna Murphy, Amber Kelly, Heather Homan and Amy Bambrick from Portlaoise College all ran this company and it was an eco-friendly school coffee shop.
‘XVI’ by Holly Carroll, also from Portlaoise College, was named as the ‘One To Watch’.
She created bracelets that highlight a medical condition in case of an accident or contact details for someone with dementia if they got lost – or if a child got lost.
‘CMC’ (Custom Made Crafts) by Miriam Senior, Caoimhe Dunne and Callum Drea from Mountrath Community School also won an award.
They scooped the Marketing and Promotion Special Merit Award for their custom made tote bags.
‘Cuppa Creations’ by Moya Keating, Ruby Dempsey and Georgia Garcia from Dunamase College won the Sustainability Special Merit Award for their handpainted drinkware including mugs and glasses.
The R&D Special Merit Award Winner was ‘LipLab Cosmetics’.
This was a cosmetic business making lip balms and lip gloss by Mountmellick Community School students Sorcha Hartnett and Isabella De Leca.
Scoil Chriost Ri students Clodagh Fingleton, Áine Nolan, Kayleigh Dunne and Shauna Lalor won the Business Acumen Special Merit Award for ‘Frame It’ which produced personalised frames.
And the final award went to Scoil Chriost Ri students Anna Mulligan and Sarah Corrigan for ‘Woodland Snowmen’.
They won the Sales and Marketing Special Merit for their festive wooden snowmen.
Cllr Paschal McEvoy, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith, Local Enterprise Office Laois, were on hand to present the prizes to the winners.
Photographer Alf Harvey was present at the finals yesterday and captured some great images.
Check them out below:
The Senior Level winners David Reddin and John Phelan (Steady Wine) from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise pictured with teachers Deirdre Moore and Emma Lynch at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.LipLab Cosmetics. Sorcha Hartnett and Rachel Conroy from Mountmellick Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Serenity Nails. Felicia Ikpomwen from Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Dough-To-Go. Heidi O’Mahoney, Cam-Ly Grace and Fiona Carroll rom Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Dazzle – Find Your Shine. Gerda Kenstaviciute, Michalina Nowakowska and Aine Maciulis from Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Steady Wine. David Reddin and John Phelan from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Frame it. Shauna Lalor, Clodagh Fingleton, Áine Nolan and Kayleigh Dunne from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Deja Brew. Emilia Dziedzic, Anna Murphy, Amber Kelly, Heather Homan and Amy Bambrick from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Cosy Toez. Chloe Byrne, Faye Byrne, Erin Kelly and Ava Leahy from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Caoimhe’s Crafts. Caoimhe Murphy from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.MissPerfumed. Courtney Phelan and Ella Sheridan from Mountrath Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.R&G Delights. Rebecca Dollard and Gabby Rafter from Mountrath Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.EjumpERS. Rachel Bohan, Emma Callaghan and Ella Phelan from Mountrath Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.EME Bakes. Wllie Vaughan, Meabh Rafter and Elizabeth Pearson from Mountrath Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.CMC (Custom Made Crafts). Miriam Senior and Callum Drea from Mountrath Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Book Cycle. Iris Shyju, Helen Oshinowo and Kim Ly Fitzpatrick from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.AC Bracelets. Aoibhinn Russell and Cheola Danne from Mountrath Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Linger. Alex Rochford, Ruby Doyle, Jenny McCann, Lily Gavin and Emily McCann from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Metalicious. Holly Cushen, Rebecca Langton and Meisa Dunne from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Woodland Snowmen. Sarah Corrigan and Anna Mulligan from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Tea-Léine. Anna Aylward and Sarah Vesey from Heywood Community School at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Paws The Moment. Andrew Coyne, Jack Fennell, David Kehoe and Tom Delaney from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.OBE Jerseys. Bobby Rowan, Ed Slevin and Oscar Farrell from Heywood Community School with teacher Ms Niamh Tierney at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Couch Caddies. Jack Condon, James Delaney and Jack Blendell from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.LaceLock. Muawiyah Bin Taimoor, Ismail Usman and Rihaan Alexander from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Eternity. Amina Adnan from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Rock Factory. Ella Augustine and Louise Hartnett from Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Crystal Cove. Quentin Kelly and Sophie Delaney from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Cuppa Creations. Moya Keating, Ruby Dempsey and Georgia Garcia from Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.L.A. Crafts. Leigha Kenny and Amelia Fira from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.PSW. Áine M. Barrett from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Crochet Cottage. Pola Halasa from Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Crochet Cottage. Pola Halasa from Dunamase College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Stick & CHarm Studios. Yifei Li and Sama Eissa from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Izabela’s Seasonal Cookies. Izabela Szymanska from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.XVI. Holly Carroll from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Necessities. Emma Sheeran, Myah Walker, Ciara Keenan, Megan Kavanagh and Sandra Sunny from Scoil Chroist Rí at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Via’s Jewellery. Olivia Przepiora from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Charmers. James Crean, Lucy Behan Deegan and Anjelika Ferreira from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Clean Hurl Houses. Abdul Al Ghazawi from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Crafty Creations. Sophia Bebcak and Shauna McParland from Portlaoise College at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Senior Level winners David Reddin and John Phelan (Steady Wine) from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise are presented with their award by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The 2nd place Senior Level award is presented to Iris Shyju, Helen Oshinowo and Kim Ly Fitzpatrick (Book Cycle) from Scoil Chroist Rí by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The 3rd place Senior Level award is presented to Andrew Coyne, Tom Delaney, David Kehoe and Jack Fennell (Paws The Moment) from St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Sales & Marketing Special Merit award is presented to Anna Mulligan and Sarah Corrigan (Woodland Snowmen) from Scoil Chroist Rí by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Sales & Marketing Special Merit award is presented to Anna Mulligan and Sarah Corrigan (Woodland Snowmen) from Scoil Chroist Rí by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Commercial Viability Special Merit award is presented to Heather Homan, Anna Murphy, Amber Kelly, Emilia Dziedzic and Amy Bambrick by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Marketing & Promotion Special Merit award is presented to Miriam Senior and Callum Drea (Custom Made Crafts) from Mountrath Community School by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Business Acumen Special Merit award is presented to Clodagh Fingleton, Áine Nolan, Kayleigh Dunne and Shauna Lalor (Frame It) from Scoil Choist Rí by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The R&D Special Merit award is presented to Rachel Conroy and Sorcha Hartnett (LipLab Cosmetics) from Mountmellick Community School by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Junior winner, Olivia Przepiora (Via’s Jewellery) from Portlaoise College is presented with her award by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.Intermediate winner, Amina Adnan (Eternity) from Portlaoise College is presented with her award by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Special Merit ‘One to Watch’ award is presented to Holly Carroll (XVI) from Portlaoise College by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Sustainability Special Merit award is presented to Moya Keating, Georgia Garcia and Ruby Dempsey of Cuppa Creations from Dunamase College by Cllr Paschal McEvoy, cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Linda Meredith Local Enterprise Office Laois at the County Final of the Student Enterprise awards. Picture: Alf Harvey.
