The third annual Ulster Schools Relay Gala took place at the Belfast Royal Academy pool in Belfast on Friday last with school teams from all around the province competing for the cups. Twelve Enniskillen Royal Grammar School students took part in 8 different relay events. The Junior Team (years 8, 9 and 10) competed in theRead more
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The fourth game of the season started with Banbridge try within 2 minutes of the starting whistle. Banbridge won a scrum on the half way line and their back line spread the ball wide quickly and accurately. The Enniskillen players were slow to react to such immediate threat and allowed the Banbridge winger to runRead more
Year 12 pupil Casey Howe received confirmation last week that she has been selected in the Squad for the U17 European Championship Qualifiers in Greece this month. Casey flies out on Tuesday 9th October 2018 and then has a very busy schedule for the next 10 days Her First match is against Greece in Zosimades in Athens,Read more
Year 8 enjoyed visiting the Marble Arch Geopark as part of their ‘My Local Environment’ unit in Geography. Pupils had a wide range of learning opportunities whilst out in the ‘field’. They had a go at foraging in the woodland at Killykeegan Nature Reserve and got to taste wood sorrel, hazelnuts and blackberries thanks toRead more
14 players turned up at Banbridge only to be told they only had 10 opponants, having seen the boys faces drop they got changed ready for some sort of game anyway. Having got changed and waiting on the pitch the ref came over and announced that Banbridge could now only field 6 players, asking forRead more
29 September 2018 Banbridge Academy rugby has not been strong in recent years, so this 55-7 win for ERGS 2ndXV has to be viewed in context. Having said that, Enniskillen, the visitors to a sunny hilltop overlooking the flax and linen town of Banbridge, wanted to play good rugby, not rack up a cricket score.Read more
As Bloomfield side-stepped 2 tackles and dived over the line from a rapid McConkey tap and go penalty move, it looked very promising for the ERGS Medallions in their first home game of the season. Momentum seemed high and the boys seemed up for the game. But soon after the Banbridge 13 began to assertRead more
Year 8 enjoying their French Breakfast to round up European Week of Languages. Mr Mason treated us to a rendition of “Dix petits canards”! Merci Monsieur Mason! https://enniskillenroyalgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/d2c773de-433a-4c8b-ba04-5666cc4d37bd.mp4Read more
Calling all interested Year 10s to come along to MR2 every Monday at Break time – starts 1st OctoberRead more
Saturday Rowing Training arrangements 29th Sep. Training will be at 9am at the Boathouse for all rowers who rowed last year. Beginners this week Boys J13 – J15. 9am – 10:45am Girls J13 – J15 10:30am 12:15pm Read more
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National Schools Regatta Day 3
The rowers have arrived back home after finishing off a very successful weekend at Nat Schools for ERBC
The 2 First Eights were in action yesterday, with the girls coming 5th in the A Final and the Boys 6th in the B Final. Well done to both crews on their performances, we are so very proud of you all.
Thanks to our coaches and parents who travelled to Dorney to support the rowers over the weekend, it is very much appreciated.
Summary of the weekend’s great results
Girls Junior 14 Octo - National Schools Regatta Champions 🏆
Girls Champs Eight - A Final
Girls Champs Four - A Final
Boys Champs Eights - B Final
Boys Champs Four - B Final
Boys Junior 16 Eight - B Final
Congratulations to all 6 crews.
Henley is just around the corner, if you can make a donation, big or small to support our 2 crews at Henley they would really appreciate it. Thanks to everyone who has already donated
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Ruth Fannin
Year I left ERGS: 2019
A” Level subjects studied: Technology and Design, Mathematics and Business Studies (Spanish at AS Level)
Pathway after school: Started university in September 2019 whilst working part-time in my family business as Assistant Shop Manager
University attended: Queen’s University Belfast
Course studied: Business Management with Placement (4 years)
I started at Queen’s University Belfast in September 2019 and enjoyed a few months of a “normal” university experience before COVID-19 brought a sudden shift to online learning in March 2020.
During my time at university, I was awarded Top Business Management Student (2019/2020) and Top Student for History and Philosophy. I also completed the Degree Plus Award for Future Ready Skills in Management before graduating in 2023 with a First Class Honours degree.
After graduating, I was approached on LinkedIn about an opportunity that led to me joining the Oil Market Journal (OMJ) as Business Development Manager in Enniskillen in September 2023.
Although I have always lived at home in County Tyrone, I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had to travel with work, including visits to Dubai, Spain, Italy, Poland and Germany, as well as across the UK and Ireland.
Outside of work, I help out in my family business and volunteer both as a Girlguiding leader and as a youth club leader within my church. Through Girlguiding, I have also enjoyed incredible experiences, including spending a week as part of the crew on a Tall Ships yacht and, more recently, completing the Queen’s Guide Award — the highest award available within Girlguiding UK.
I am very grateful to both the Collegiate and Enniskillen Royal Grammar School for providing me with such a strong foundation and for encouraging the values of hard work, resilience and determination from an early age.
Daniel Gilmore
Year I left: 2020
Subjects: Geography, Biology and English Literature
As part of the first full GCSE cohort of the school, I left ERGS on a random day in March 2020. Our formal was cancelled and we all expected to be back after a couple of weeks — but we all know what happened next.
I knew the COVID-19 pandemic was going to ruin the typical “freshers” experience, so I deferred my place at Newcastle University to work in my local SPAR for a year. I was sad seeing all my friends leave, but I built up money and work experience that helped open doors for me in the future.
I’d recommend Newcastle to any student. I made some amazing memories and left with a First Class BSc in Environmental Science with Placement, along with an award for the best dissertation in my year.
My placement year was spent as an Assistant Geo-Environmental Consultant at Tetra Tech in Belfast. I worked on some really big projects, including the GeoEnergyNI demonstrator project - the first large-scale geothermal investigation of Northern Ireland.
I am currently studying a Master’s Degree in Forestry for Green Sustainable Development at Linnaeus University in Sweden. There are no tuition fees in Sweden for EU citizens or those with an Irish passport, so I think this is a pathway that should be promoted more often. I really love it over here and everything is taught in English, so don’t worry if your Swedish isn’t up to scratch!
Thank you to Mr Beddard for shouting at me to fix my deforestation homework. It turns out I’m quite good at talking about trees after all!