Business in the Community is a national programme that links schools with organisations in the community. One of the main aims of the programme is to help students prepare for working in the real world once they leave school. St. Nessan’s students are lucky to be linked with Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and Ms. Anna Murphy from the Access Office who works very hard at making the programme interesting and enjoyable for us.  Many other LIT staff volunteer to help us and some students help too through the GIVE programme in LIT. For me and my fellow St. Nessan’s students, BITC involves six trips over to LIT, our partner organisation, with our Guidance Counsellor. We walk there as it is so close to our school.

St. Nessan’s’ was honoured when the Mayor Cllr. Marie Byrne visited, to launch the project work of the Green Flag Committee “Message in a bottle” The Mayor complimented the Green Flag Committee on their artistic work. The Green Flag Committee sparkled with their presentation on raising awareness of water usage in our every day lives. Members from the Environment Department of the Limerick City Council, Ekotree community space, parents and proud grandparents attended the launch.