On January 21, 2026 the second Just 1 Life event of this school year took place at the National Opera House in Wexford. Hosted by The Rotary Club of Wexford in partnership with Wexford County Council, over four hundred students from five different schools in the county attended this event. The goal of Just 1 […]
We are delighted to announce that the Rotary Tree of Remembrance will officially launch on Wednesday, December 17th at 11am, outside AIB Bank. The tree will be in place for 7 days, right up to December 24th. Last year, thanks to your generosity, we raised an incredible €15,000 for local charities: Hope Cancer Support […]
On December 2 Rotary Club of Wexford member Niall Reck gave the talk “Starting Your Own Small Business” to students at CBS New Ross. Niall has been a speaker for Careers Connect since its inception. Niall’s talk was full of insights, tips, advice and resources for any student considering starting their own business when they […]
On December 3 the first Just 1 Life event of this school year took place at the National Opera House in Wexford. Hosted by The Rotary Club of Wexford in partnership with Wexford County Council, there will be five Just 1 Life events during the 2025/26 school year. Students from Bridgetown College, Loreto Wexford, Presentation Secondary […]
In a competition, which recognises and celebrates Wexford’s youngest leaders, Padraic Barry, a student at Ramsgrange Community School in Wexford, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Rotary Club of Wexford’s Youth Leadership Development Competition. Following entries from students across the county, a representative for each of the 4 participating schools was selected […]
Rotary Club member Gina Arcari conducted a Careers Connect talk at Kennedy College in New Ross on November 18. Gina’s talk was on Starting Your First Job – What You Need to Know. Gina, with years of experience in HR and management in multi-national companies has vast experience and knowledge in this field. The talk […]
Rotary Club member Calodagh McCumiskey, an accredited master practitioner in Wellbeing and founder of Spiritual Earth, gave a talk on Wellbeing to the students at Coláiste Bríde in Enniscorthy. Calodagh’s enlightening talk explored how our minds work, emotional and mental fitness, positive signals and distortion along with highlighting both positive and negative behaviors that influence […]
Rotary Club member and former club President Natasha Hughes conducted a Careers Connect talk at Selskar College in Wexford on November 18. Natasha, a qualified Emotional Intelligence coach, gave an insightful and enlightening talk on Emotional Intelligence to the students at Selskar College. Natasha’s provided students with meaningful insights to help create greater self awareness […]
The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect series continued with a further talk at at Coláiste an Átha in Kilmuckridge on November 10, 2025. Rotary member John Casey gave a talk on Apprenticeships. John is Operations and Quality Control Manager at McGrath Quantity Surveyors. John has over 28 years’ experience in the construction industry and has vast […]
Rotary Club member Gina Arcari conducted a Careers Connect talk at Youth Train on November 11. Gina’s talk was on Starting Your First Job – What You Need to Know. This talk topic was recently added to the Careers Connect portfolio of talks and has proved to be exceptionally popular. The talk covered topics like […]
Wexford Rotary Club member Dara O’Leary gave a highly informative talk entitled CV Workshop and Interview Skills to TY students at Bunclody Community College. Dara runs her own HR consultancy business and has vast experience in the HR field. She shared her knowledge, expertise, insights and personal stories with the students. Her talk covered some […]
On October 15, 2025 Rotary club member Karl Fitzpatrick gave a highly informative Careers Connect talk to the students at Ramsgrange Community School. This was the first Careers Connect talk of this school year. The talk topic, Starting Your Own Small Business, had Karl gaving advice and insight on key areas that an entrepreneur would need to focus on such as available resources and […]
