For over 25 years, the Rotary Club of Wexford has proudly supported families in need through our annual food hamper initiative, in partnership with Saint Vincent de Paul. This year was no exception, as Rotarians, volunteers, and local businesses came together once again to ensure that 120 families in Wexford received essential food hampers just […]
The first Just 1 Life of the 2024/2025 school year took place on Dec. 11 at the National Opera House in Wexford. Approximately 350 students from Bridgetown College, Loreto Wexford, Presentation Secondary School and Youth Train attended the event. Students heard presentations from An Garda Síochána, Mental Health Ireland, National Ambulance Service, Wexford Fire Service and […]
On Nov. 28 The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect initiative had its final talk of this school term. Rotary club member Mark Chataway gave a talk entitled The Future of Marketing to students at CBS New Ross. In this very informative talk Mark explored how to sell a service or product, highlighting broad versus narrow […]
The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect initiative conducted a further talk to students at Bunclody Community College on November 21. Rotary member Wayne O’Connor gave a talk entitled “Financial Wellbeing” providing students with financial wellbeing tips and support. Areas covered included the importance of having a savings goal, developing a savings habit, the 50:30:20 […]
On November 21, 2024 the Excellence in Local Government Awards were held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. This year, a record number of 191 submissions were received from 27 Local Authorities, underscoring the importance of these awards in showcasing the exemplary service provided by Local Authorities to their communities. A total of 98 […]
On November 19 Rotary Club member Karl Fitzpatrick gave a highly informative Careers Connect talk to the students at Coláiste Abbain. Karl’s talk, Starting Your Own Small Business, gave advice and insight on key areas that an entrepreneur would need to focus on such as available resources and support, finding the niche within the niche and the importance of […]
On Nov. 12th the Rotary Club of Navan hosted their inaugural Just 1 Life event. Over 270 Transition Year students attended the event. The Rotary Club of Wexford was honoured to be invited to attend this event. The Rotary Club of Wexford gave their assistance, tips and insight to their fellow Rotary members in County […]
On November 12 Wexford Rotary member Gina Arcari gave a highly informative Careers Connect talk to the TY students at Coláiste an Átha. Her talk entitled “Starting a New Job? What Do I Need to Know” was very well received by the students. Gina covered items such as employees legal responsibilities, employment contracts, pay, annual […]
Rotary Club member David Power gave a Careers Connect talk on CV Tips and Interview Skills at Ramsgrange Community School on Nov. 7. David highlighted the do’s and don’ts related to designing the perfect CV, and also how to write a professional and effective cover letter. Additionally David covered all those tricky questions that students […]
Calodagh McCumiksey presented a Careers Connect talk on Motivation at Selskar College in Wexford. Calodagh’s talk explained Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivations. Additionally she elaborated on the three components of Motivation. The student audience in particular benefitted from Clodagh’s insight on how to get motivated and how to boost their motivation. Careers Connect is an initiative […]
Rotary Club member Pauline Howlin presented Careers Connect talk on CV Workshop and Interview Skills at Kennedy College in New Ross. Pauline gave great numerous tips and valuable advice on how to formulate an effective and impactful CV. In addition she coached the TY class on how to prepare for a job interview. Her advice […]
The Rotary Club of Wexford proudly hosted a coffee and cake morning on 24th October at the Crown Quarter Hotel Garden Bar, marking World Polio Day with a fantastic community turnout and raising nearly €1,500 in just two hours. This event was dedicated to the memory of Aidan O’Leary, a son of Ireland and the […]
