Continuing on the partnership established in 1979 between Clongowes Wood College and Portora Royal School, representatives from Clongowes Wood College joined us on Friday 10th November to participate in our Remembrance Day service. During the service, prayers were led by our head prefects, the head prefect from St Michaels College and a prefect from ClongowesRead more
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Three of our students were recently awarded prizes in the Allingham Festival School’s Flash Fiction Competition Kate McGarry was awarded 3rd place at Under 13 for her piece CRIME SCENE, with Harry Rees taking 2nd place at Under 15 with THE NEGOTIATOR. Emma Elliott came 1st with her short story GREEN (JAMES). The prizes wereRead more
Friday 10th November saw the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School Act of Remembrance, held on our Lough Shore site and attended by a our senior pupils, staff and guests and dignitaries from the local community, fellow Enniskillen schools and our twinned school, Clongowes Wood. http://enniskillenroyalgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_4564.mp4 http://enniskillenroyalgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_4565.mp4 Read more
Match Result: 1sts 1-2 Raphoe 2nds 0-1 U14 0-2 U13 0-1 The 1sts took Raphoe by surprise in the first half with some excellent play from the whole team and went 1-0 up 15 minutes into the game with an excellent goal setup by Hannah and scored by Lucy. During the second half a clearlyRead more
A strong and well drilled Coleraine U14 side posed a considerable challenge for the Enniskillen boys this weekend. Within minutes of kick-off, the infamous Coleraine No.8 bounced several attempted tackles and crashed through the defence to score the first points of the game. A second try by the Coleraine centre followed soon after, as moreRead more
Coleraine Grammar School foisted the first defeat of the season on to the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School team when they met on Saturday 11th November. The game was a closely contested affair from which the Coleraine team emerged as 20-19 winners. Oscar Egan, Mark Lamont and Max Bailie scored the Coleraine Grammar School tries withRead more
On paper this promised to be a tight contest between two of the strongest 2ndXVs in school’s rugby and for the first half the game lived up to expectations with Royal going into the break ahead by 5 points to 3, thanks to a try from an exemplary rolling maul led by John Fitzpatrick. GivenRead more
Final score: 5-39 ERGS U13’s returned after the Halloween break to welcome Coleraine to Castle Lane in great conditions for a game of rugby. Their first home fixture after 6 away on the trot. With what has been a difficult last few games for the boys they knew again that they would have to stepRead more
An enjoyable evening of theatre for our Year 13 Performing Arts pupils who visited The Mac, Belfast for a trip to see Beckett’s Women ‘Ceremony of Departures’.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!