Outstanding Achievement for Students

Top Scoring Business Students Awarded for Outstanding Achievement

Four students from secondary schools around the country have been awarded with gold medals for their outstanding achievements in last year’s Junior and Leaving Certificate business exams.

The winners received their medals as part of the Business Studies Teachers’ Association of Ireland (BSTAI) Achievement Awards, hosted by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) at their offices in Nassau Street, Dublin. The awards recognise the top scoring students nationally in Accounting, Economics and Business at Leaving Certificate Level and Business Studies at Junior Certificate Level.

The medals were presented by Jonathan Lowey, Chairman, Federation of International Banks in Ireland (FIBI), an affiliate of BPFI; Eddy Collier, CEO, Bord Gais Energy and Ultan Henry, President, BSTAI.

The winning students were as follows:

Leaving Certificate Business

Student: Sarah Coughlan

School: Dominican College, 204 Griffith Ave, Dublin 9

Teacher: Ms Dianne Mohan

Principal: Ms Olive Laffoy

Leaving Certificate Economics

Name: Daniel Gonzales

School: St. Michael’s College, Ailesbury Rd, D4

Teacher: Mr Jonathan Traynor

Principal: Mr Tim Kelleher

Leaving Certificate Accounting

Name: Sara Finnerty

School: St Brigid’s Vocational School, Loughrea, Co Galway

Teacher: Ms Carmel Mannion

Principal: Mr Sean Foley

Junior Certificate Business Studies

Name: Donagh Gribbon

School: St Francis Capuchin College, Rochestown, Cork City

Teacher: Ms Catherine McCarthy

Principal: Mr Diarmuid O’Mathuna