Student Enterprise 2019
50 different mini companies from 16 different schools across limerick City & County defended. on the South Court Hotel on March 26th for the annual Limerick Enterprise Office – Student Enterprise Awards.
Desmond College were represented by 1st Years Tara Danaher & Josh Dore who won 2nd place in the Junior Section with “The Empty Chair Company. Aine Murphy, Lauren Ambrose and Lucy Flaherty all second years won 1st Place in the Intermediate Section with their company Hy Geeenie. Ty students Oisin O’ Sullivan and Conor Fox achieved a Highly Commended in the Senior Section with Sigigraph and Melissa Flaherty and Ciara Brouder won 1st place in the senior section with “Safety Harness Attachment”. Megan Roma and Victoria Brouder also took park with their company 6Teen Skincare.
1st Place winners go on to represent Limerick in the All Ireland Student Enterprise Finals in Croke Park in May .
Oisin O’ Sullivan and Conor Fox achieved a Highly Commended in the Senior Section with ‘Sigigraph’ at Student Enterprise 2019
Megan Roma and Victoria Brouder, Transition Year students at Student Enterprise 2019
Melissa Flaherty and Ciara Brouder won 1st place in the senior section with “Safety Harness Attachment” at Student Enterprise 2019
Fundraiser for Pieta House
Shauna O Sullivan, Shannon Copse and Chloe Ahern organised a bake sale to raise much needed funds for Pieta House
Business – TY Academy
The Bank of Ireland TY academy helps students to develop their critical thinking, communication, problem solving skills and to provide practical guidance using the lean canvas methodology to start up their own business. Desmond College had five transition Years selected to take part in the Limerick/ Clare/ Tipperary Regional Round of the TY Academy: Oisin O Sullivan, Dylan O Shea, Melissa Flaherty, Fiona Kelly and Victoria Brouder.
As part of the academy, students work on a business problem with students from other schools. Over the course of three days, they explore the areas of enterprise and innovation, and learn how to pitch their proposals in a “Dragon’s Den” environment. The Lean Canvas methodology used by many start-up companies provides students with the tools necessary to generate their business plan and launch their idea. Students can also learn how to build a website or develop an app.
The All Ireland finals will take place on the 9th of May in Dublin and Limerick/ Clare/ Tipperary will be represented by a team of 4 comprising of two students from Desmond College, Fiona Kelly and Dylan O Shea.
An honourable mention was reserved for “Man of the Match” or the hardest working student of the week, Oisin O’ Sullivan , also from Desmond College, congratulation to the five students for representing our school with pride and distinction, many thanks to all the mentors who assisted the students during the week with a special mention to Bank of Ireland for sponsoring and organising it.
Oisin O Sullivan, Dylan O Shea, Melissa Flaherty, Fiona Kelly and Victoria Brouder at the Bank of Ireland TY Academy
Oisin O Sullivan ‘Man of the Match’ at the Bank of Ireland TY Academy
Fiona Kelly and Dylan O Shea through to the All Ireland Final of the Bank of Ireland TY Academy taking place on 9th May.
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