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A team from Boyne Community School in Trim, Co. Meath has been crowned champions at the 2025 Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge. Back row l-r: Patrick Monahan, Bank of Ireland Youth Coordinator, Caroline Murtagh, Teacher, Boyne Community School, Joe McCarthy, Leinster Rugby, Rory Carty, Head of Customer Segments Bank of Ireland, Leo the Lion, Leinster Rugby Mascot, Paddy McCarthy, Leinster Rugby, Jean Ryan, Principal, Boyne Community School. Front row – Conall Diggins, Conn Kavanagh, James Fagan and Josh Reaney

Boyne Community School crowned champions at 2025 Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge

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Published: Mon 19 May 2025, 12:01 PM

A team from Boyne Community School in Trim, Co. Meath has been crowned champions at the 2025 Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge.

This year’s Money Smarts Challenge saw over 1,700 students from 420 school teams across Ireland take part in four virtual events held on March 25th and 26th, with the Boyne Community School team of Conall Diggins, Conn Kavanagh, James Fagan and Josh Reaney claiming the €2,000 first prize for their school.

The four victorious Boyne Community School students, along with their teacher Ms Caroline Murtagh, were presented with their prizes at their school by Leinster Rugby stars Joe and Paddy McCarthy. There were four winning schools in total as part of this year’s Money Smarts Challenge, along with four runners up and four third-place teams in each of the four virtual events.

The Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge is now in its 7th year. Money Smarts is Bank of Ireland’s free financial literacy programme for 2nd Level students, with an all-Ireland financial literacy quiz at the centre of the programme. The quiz is designed to help students learn about managing their finances and develop good Financial Wellbeing habits.

Commenting on the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge, Rory Carty, Head of Customer Segments Bank of Ireland said: “The importance of children and young adults learning about finances and savvy money habits cannot be over-emphasised, with Bank of Ireland’s latest Financial Wellbeing Index revealing a decline in the Financial Literacy score amongst the youngest cohort surveyed. We know that teachers see the benefits of the Money Smarts programme, with over 600,000 students having taken part in a range of initiatives since 2017, helping ensure young people can make smart financial decisions and better manage their money.

I’d like to congratulate the winning team and teacher from Boyne Community School on their victory in the 2025 Money Smarts Challenge. And I also want to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of all the teachers and students across the country who took part in this year’s Money Smarts Challenge, enhancing their financial literacy skills for the future.”