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Fidelity Investments, a global financial services company, employs over 1,900 people across our Dublin and Galway locations in Ireland. At Fidelity, they recognise the value their support can add to the education infrastructure in Ireland to help address the STEM talent shortage, reduce social disadvantages, and ensure educational opportunities for all.

Business leaders from across Galway and Mayo joined educators from primary, second and third levels and students to celebrate Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI) industry and education partnerships across the region this week. MetLife, a supporting organisation of JAI since 2014, hosted the event at the company’s office in Galway.

Two Mayo schools were celebrated at Junior Achievement Ireland’s (JAI) inaugural Entrepreneurial School Awards (TESA) Summit hosted by Microsoft recently.

Transition year students from Coláiste Pobail, Acla and Coláiste Bhreandáin Naofa, Béal an Mhuirthead, are to represent the Mayo Gaeltacht area having scooped the Údarás na Gaeltachta Clár na gComhlachtaí Regional Final this week.

This year more than 750 transition year students are looking forward to taking part in Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Clár na gComhlachtaí, which encourages budding entrepreneurs in the Gaeltacht areas of Cork, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Meath, Kerry, and Waterford to develop their own mini-enterprises and compete in a national final.

Budding entrepreneurs from two Irish-speaking schools, Coláiste Ghobnait, Inis Oírr and Coláiste Chroí Mhuire, An Spidéal, competed in the Údarás na Gaeltachta-Clár na gComhlachtaí 2018 at the national final in Na Forbacha recently.

Up to 117 second level students from all parts of the Mayo Gaeltacht are creating, designing and innovating in preparation for this year’s Údarás na Gaeltachta – Clár na gComhlachtaí which was launched this week.

Two emerging enterprises founded by local students in the Mayo Gaeltacht areas have been crowned joint winners of the Údarás na Gaeltachta - Clár Comhlachta Mayo Regional Final.

Wristcrafts from Gaelcholáiste Chomáin, Ros Dumhach and Simply Achill from Coláiste Pobail , Achill were acclaimed as joint winners of the Údarás na Gaeltachta – Company of the Year Regional Final, which was held in Arás Inis Gluaire, Belmullet recently. 150 Students from five secondary schools in the Gaeltacht region in Mayo competed in final, showcasing a range of innovative business ideas, which were created by the young entrepreneurs.