BellTime Magazine Spring/ Summer 2016 May 2016 | Page 43

From selling music lessons in school to selling
albums around the globe!

DID YOU KNOW?

Photo caption: From left to right: Vinny May, Steve Garrigan, Stephen
Walshe (Local Enterprise Offices), ate Bryans (Coolmine Community
College, Dublin 15), Jason Boland and Mark Prendergast.
Photography Credit: Joe Keogh Photography.

The lead singer of Kodaline, Steve Garrigan, and
lead guitarist, Mark Prendergast, set up their own
student enterprise when they were at secondary
school, selling music lessons. Kodaline also
performed at the 2007 Student Enterprise Awards
National Final, when they were known as ‘21
Demands’. And - all four members of Kodaline
are also past-pupils of participating schools.
Steve and Mark both went to Cólaiste Choilm
C.B.S. in Swords and Vinny May (drums) went to
Portmarnock Community School in Fingal. Both
schools participate in the Fingal Student Enterprise
Awards Programme. Jason Boland (bass guitar) is a
former pupil of Kilkenny College, which participates
in the Kilkenny Student Enterprise Awards
Programme. All three schools have represented
their regions at the National Finals of the Student
Enterprise Awards.

Internet sensation RTE’s Teresa launches ‘Rainy Day Savings’
Following RTE’s Teresa Mannion’s news report
during the storms that hit the West Coast of
Ireland last December, Mr. Jason M. Cotter’s
enterprise students were inspired to set up and
name their mini company ‘Rainy Day Savings’.
The students are using computer equipment,
which was sponsored by the local Credit Union
to offer an innovative savings scheme to students
who have some spare cash, which they would
like to save for their ‘rainy days’. When Teresa
Mannion heard about the student project, she
was keen to meet with the students and give her
support and on the 26th February, Teresa visited
the students at Presentation College Athenry and
officially launched their business. Teresa said
“It’s great to see students getting involved in
enterprise and I wish them the very best with their
business venture”. The students represented the
school at the Local Enterprise Offices Student
Enterprise Awards this March.
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