Colaiste Muire students are senior winners of Enterprise Awards

Colaiste Muire students Aoife Loughlin, Casey Cullen & Aoibhe Carty, also known as ACA, were the big winners at the recent regional Student Enterprise Finals in Sligo on 8th March.

The girls were overall winners in the senior category and will now progress to the All-Ireland finals in Croke Park on 2nd May. Their project is a handbook to encourage numeracy and literacy with exercises suitable for Junior Cycle students catering for all Junior Cycle subjects. Michaela Kielty, Nicola Redican and Amy Scanlon also took part in the competition with their all natural, home made bath bombs, lip scrubs and lip balms.

‘Alliocht’ comprised of Thalia Kelly and Kate Lohan who produced subscription beauty boxes with all Irish products also impressed with their enterprising ideas.

In the Junior Category, the student representing Sligo at the National Finals is: Ella Joyce and her business, ‘Hygge’ from Ursuline College, Sligo.

In the Intermediate Category, Thomas Moran, Nathan McLoughlin, David Dunleavy and Ronan McGowan and their business, from ‘Entrée’ from Summerhill College, Sligo will be representing the county.

Kate Lohan of Ailleacht, Colaiste Muire, Ballymote.

Corran AC athletes at the Cara Bundoran 10 mile and 10km races last week. Paul McGrath, Matthew McGrath, Joe Stagg, Dermot McGlone, Kieran Coleman, Sandra Lang and (missing from photo) Gerard Tonry.

Aoife Loughlin, Casey Cullen and Aoibhe Carty .