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Major Award Winners
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Best Project Award |
| Students |
Luke O Loughlin Byrne, Zack Bannon Griffin |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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The Archive – Using Vr To Assist In Junior Cycle Study |
| Teacher |
Aisling Mullen |
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Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Student |
Grace Foley |
| School |
Presentation Secondary School, Greenville, Listowel, Co. Kerry |
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Yummy Yummy! Uh Oh... Microplastics In My Tummy! |
| Teacher |
Jessica Keane |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Students |
Kinga Tobianska, Paulina Varuyeva |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Chill 'N' Heal Bandage |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Runner-up Award |
| Student |
Sarah Reilly |
| School |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
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Safescope: A Way to Help Protect Patients with Heart Problems |
| Teacher |
John Toner |
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EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award |
| Student |
Dara Ajala |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Bio&C-Analyzing The Creation And Potential Of Biodegradable Cups To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions And To Minimise Environmental Impact . |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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EirGrid Cleaner Climate Runner-up Award |
| Student |
Liam Hynes |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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Investigating the Effects of Different Temperatures and Light Intensity on the Bleaching of Corallina Officinalis |
| Teacher |
Cathal Finnucane |
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Intel Technology Award |
| Student |
Tomas O'Sullivan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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An Investigation To Understand The Reasons Behind The Drop In Trends Of Ev Sales In Ireland In 2024 |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Mallinckrodt STEM Excellence Award |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Ai-Driven Urban Planting System To Combat Air Pollution |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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SciFest Physics Award |
| Students |
Emily Ceban, Maxim Olesovs |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Quantum Insights: Particle Profiling Via Cloud Chamber & Ai Analysis |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Business Excellence Institute Award |
| Student |
Daniel Doherty |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Grip Geenie |
| Teacher |
Donal Enright |
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SciFest Communication Award |
| Student |
Tomas O'Sullivan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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An Investigation To Understand The Reasons Behind The Drop In Trends Of Ev Sales In Ireland In 2024 |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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SciFest Maths in Sciences Award |
| Students |
Daniel Meehan, Kevin Walsh, Joe Kehoe |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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"Inner Strength" An Investigation Into The Strength Of Crystal Structures And How The Scale. |
| Teacher |
Diane Condon |
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Regeneron Life Sciences Award |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Ai-Driven Urban Planting System To Combat Air Pollution |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Dawn Meats Agricultural Science Award |
| Student |
Oisín Jackson |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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An Investigation Into The Feasibility Of Using Ulva Lactuca As A Method In The Removal Of Nitrates And Phosphates From Sea Water. |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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SciFest Chemistry Award |
| Students |
Gearoid Halleran, Daire Hanrahan |
| School |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
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Development Of A Suitable Method For Extracting Cellulose From Irish Potato Varieties And Its Conversion Into Cellulose Nanocrystals. |
| Teacher |
Deirdre Halleran |
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ESERO Space Award |
| Student |
Mandisa Jili |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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How Can The Rotational Dynamics Of Pulsar Stars Be Represented In A Simpler, Mechanical System? |
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Donal Enright |
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ISTA Award (Best project in Junior category) |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Ai-Driven Urban Planting System To Combat Air Pollution |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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Category Award Winners
Category: Junior Life Sciences
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| Award |
First Place |
| Student |
Farrah Corbett |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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AI-Driven Urban Planting System To Combat Air Pollution |
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Edel Farrell |
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Second Place |
| Student |
Ryan Mortimer |
| School |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
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Into The Great Unknown-Students’ Perspective On Their Transition To Secondary School. |
| Teacher |
John Toner |
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Third Place |
| Student |
Nell McMahon |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Self Adjusting Resistant Footwear |
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Donal Enright |
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Category: Junior Physical Sciences
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First Place |
| Student |
Tomas O'Sullivan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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An Investigation To Understand The Reasons Behind The Drop In Trends Of Ev Sales In Ireland In 2024 |
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Edel Farrell |
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Category: Junior Technology
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| Award |
First Place |
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Luke O Loughlin Byrne, Zack Bannon Griffin |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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The Archive – Using Vr To Assist In Junior Cycle Study |
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Aisling Mullen |
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Second Place |
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Trijal Rai, Owen Stokes, William O'Carroll |
| School |
Ardscoil Ris, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
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An Investigation Into The Use Of Mass Drivers For Space Exploration |
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Aisling Mullen |
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Category: Junior Life Sciences
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First Place |
| Student |
Grace Foley |
| School |
Presentation Secondary School, Greenville, Listowel, Co. Kerry |
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Yummy Yummy! Uh Oh... Microplastics In My Tummy! |
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Jessica Keane |
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Second Place |
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Kate Nolan, Caoimhe Barry, Medb Culahne |
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Presentation Secondary School, Greenville, Listowel, Co. Kerry |
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Acne In Teenagers |
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Jessica Keane |
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Third Place |
| Student |
Katie O'Kane |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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Fashion Over Function: Do Polo Wraps Cause More Harm Than Good? |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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Fourth Place |
| Student |
Grace Whelan |
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Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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Are Dog Whelks (Nucella Lapillus) Selective In Relation To The Size Of Their Prey (Mytelus Edulis)? |
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John Sims |
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Fifth Place |
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Kinga Tobianska, Paulina Varuyeva |
| School |
Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick |
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Chill 'N' Heal Bandage |
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Donal Enright |
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Sixth Place |
| Student |
Oisín Jackson |
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Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
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An Investigation Into The Feasibility Of Using Ulva Lactuca As A Method In The Removal Of Nitrates And Phosphates From Sea Water. |
| Teacher |
John Sims |
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Category: Junior Physical Sciences
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First Place |
| Student |
Matthew Daly |
| School |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
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Using Modern AI Models To Analyse Legacy Data From Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes |
| Teacher |
John Toner |
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Second Place |
| Student |
Cara Leahy, Ella Danagher |
| School |
Presentation Secondary School, Greenville, Listowel, Co. Kerry |
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Using Spectrometry To Detect, Identify And Reduce Pollution In Rural And Urban Areas |
| Teacher |
Chris Kiely |
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Third Place |
| Student |
Kate Daly, Aimee McNamara Allen |
| School |
Ardscoil Mhuire |
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Can The Wind Turbine Be Improved By Increasing The Amount Of Blades? |
| Teacher |
Erica Flynn |
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Category: Junior Technology
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First Place |
| Student |
Miles Bueno, Sarah Hurley |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Powerpredict : An App To Predict Power Outages Days In Advance |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |
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| Award |
Second Place |
| Student |
Liam Power, Matthew Furlong, Patrick Hogan |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Súile |
| Teacher |
Paul Leacy |
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| Award |
Third Place |
| Student |
Luke Walsh |
| School |
Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick |
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Identifying Ai Speech: The Future Of Cybersecurity With Zyphai |
| Teacher |
Edel Farrell |