Stranorlar student wins best display award at the Student Enterprise National Final
Shay McDevitt's business, SMD Detailing, had earlier won the Senior Category at the Donegal County Final, earning him his place on the national stage
Shay McDevitt from St Columba's College Stranorlar has won the Best Display award at the Student Enterprise Programme National Finals, held at the Mullingar Park Hotel
Shay's business, SMD Detailing, had earlier won the Senior Category at the Donegal County Final, earning him his place on the national stage. The Student Enterprise Programme is supported by Local Enterprise Office Donegal.
Speaking after the event, Brenda Hegarty, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office Donegal said: "We’re very proud of all three Donegal teams who competed at the National Finals. Shay's Best Display award is a brilliant recognition of his hard work and the quality of his business. Culann, Joey, Aeron and Danni were also excellent ambassadors for Donegal and for the programme. We also want to acknowledge the hard work and support of Shay’s teacher Catherine Cooke, whose dedication to the programme makes all the difference. Congratulations to them all."
The Student Enterprise Programme, funded by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland and delivered by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices, saw over 30,000 students from almost 500 secondary schools take part nationally in 2025/2026.
Since the programme began in 2003, over 500,000 students have taken part, learning key skills on how to create a business idea, start a business and grow a business.