Border Counties

  Six staff from CombiLift recently stepped out into the classroom to deliver the Junior Achievement ‘Our Nation’ programme, a business and enterprise initiative, presented to primary school students in six schools throughout Monaghan. During this in-depth and action-packed five … Read More

 Damien Treanor, Errigal Contracts & Mairéad Mohan, JAI with students from St. Patrick’s N.S. Clara Supported by the Fund for County Monaghan, six businesses throughout Monaghan took part in a Junior Achievement enterprise project aimed at giving young people an … Read More

  Business volunteers Lucia McCauley and Emma Mc Carron from Bank of Ireland, Letterkenny and Ballybofey taught the Learn to Earn programme reaching over 250 Donegal students in six local schools Loreto Community School, Milford, Loreto College, Letterkenny, Mulroy College, … Read More

‘PB Bites’ & ‘All Bottled Up’ from Scoil Ghaoth Dobhair On 2nd March over 100 of Ireland’s brightest young entrepreneurs took part in the Donegal JAI/ Údarás na Gaeltachta Enterprise Competition. An assempled audience were treated to top quality products … Read More

60 Castleblayney College TY students recently completed the Junior Achievement ‘Success Skills’ programme with business volunteers, Amy Clinton & Christina Dwan, both from Prometric, a test development company based in Dundalk. In the course of the programme Amy & Christina imparted … Read More

Pictured is UnitedHealth Group business volunteer Veronica Patton ‘engulfed’ by her enthusiastic 1st class students who completed their five week ‘Our Families’ programme in Scoil Bhride, Convoy.                                   In delivering the programme, Veronica used a combination of pictures, stickers and flashcards … Read More

Senior infants from St. Patrick’s National School, Letterkenny took part in the Junior Achievement “Ourselves” programme taught by Mary Elliott a volunteer from Donegal County Council. To round out a brilliant few weeks, Mary also organised a visit to the … Read More

500 students in 17 schools stretching along the Atlantic seaboard from Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal to Dingle, Co. Kerry are taking part in the Údarás na Gaeltachta/ Junior Achievement Company Programme as gaeilge. This programme gives the students a real … Read More

17 Letterkenny-based UnitedHealth Group/ Optum employees chose to volunteer to facilitate Junior Achievement programmes this year. As part of the UnitedHealth Group, Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services, and this year the volunteers inspired and motivated 520 students in 11 local … Read More

                               Students from Drumgosset N.S. and Scoil Phadraig, Corduff, enjoyed working with Nigel Mc Givney, Kingspan, on the Junior Achievement ‘Our Universe’ programme this term. Through hands-on activities the students gained a better understanding of some of the core principles … Read More