ERGS U14s travelled up to the Ards peninsula and came away with a win that continues to cement the side’s excellent development under the guidance of coaches Stephen Bothwell and Alastair Keys. ERGS won the toss and opted to kick off. Regent House caught but lost possession after a knock on. At the ensuing scrumRead more
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Enniskillen Royal Grammar School took to the pitch in warm conditions under blue skies in their new kit of blue and navy stripes. This left them less distinguishable from their Regent House opponents in red and black, and the two teams were similarly difficult to distinguish on the scoreboard with ERGS taking a narrow 0Read more
The final score suggests a much tighter game than it was in reality. Royal pinned Regent into their own half for the first 20 minutes but were unable to make a scoring breakthrough until Alex Holder determinedly finished one of the many excellent backs moves. Craig Johnston converted. Royal’s discipline in the forwards was excellentRead more
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School welcomed Regent House this weekend. The weather played along and the first half was started in the sunshine. Enniskillen Royal got off to a flying start putting Regent House under tremendous pressure, the ball was turned over and some good interplay between backs and forwards saw captain Andrew Crawford power overRead more
The Expressive Arts department at Portora Royal School held their annual Summer concert back in June and it was a roaring success. The evening saw over 100 pupils taking part to a packed out Steele Hall, raising almost £1300 for the school’s trip to China which took place some weeks later. Between African drumming, ukuleles,Read more
Congratulations to year 11 pupil Dean Corrigan, Currently in Slovakia with the NI U-16 squad. It has been confirmed that Dean has also been selected for the squad to play Finland next week in two development matches. The first game will be played at Comber Rec on Monday 12th evening with a 6:00 pm kickRead more
Ireland U-18 Girls Sevens Squad Named For European Championship Congratulations to Ellie Ingram, Ellie Rix and past pupil Claire Boles who all played for the Irish U18 Sevens squad that gained a bronze medal in the School Games at Loughborough last weekend. On the back of this Ellie Rix has been selected for the upcomingRead more
On the 7th September Head boy Andrew Crawford and Head Girl Ellie Ingram joined students from across Fermanagh to film the school’s Peace Pledge. We decided to amalgamate the pledges we wrote as separate schools into one, reflecting our aspirations to work together to create a vibrant new school community for everyone. The recording willRead more
On Friday 16th September the Y14 A Level students will take part in Culture Night in the newly refurbished, Castle Museums. They are creating a promenade piece of theatre titled “Through the Window’’, incorporating drama and music against a set design created by students, Aimee Hand and Kyle Hicks. On Monday they visited the museumRead more
In the new school colours of deep blue and brick red the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School U14 tour team took to the field against a strong Dundee High School side at the historic Mayfield ground. When future Enniskillen Royal looks back into its own history books it will be the handshake of Henry Keys withRead more
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School is a new academically selective voluntary grammar school that opened on 1 September 2016.
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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!
The GJ14 8X+ finished first in the time trial this morning qualifying for the A Final which takes place at 17.21 this evening. They are currently in Lane 4 but lanes may be redrawn due to wind.
Follow the link below to watch live.
www.youtube.com/live/0Mg2uzHhGfc?si=jehvmeXARmfzt0NG