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Major Award Winners
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| Award |
Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award |
| Students |
Juliette McGrane, Laoise O'Brien, Rebecca Campion |
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Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Is Clean Country Air Just a Myth? |
| Teacher |
Niall Carty |
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| Award |
Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Students |
Emma Kelly, Brian Conlon |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Ireland's Burning Problem |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Students |
Darragh Elliott |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Cannonsfield, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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An Aid for Amblyopia |
| Teacher |
Aine Boland |
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| Award |
Intel Best Physical Science or Technology Project Award |
| Students |
Nirmitha Premnath |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Cultivation on Ocean |
| Teacher |
Julie Anne Greaney |
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| Award |
Environmental Award |
| Students |
Clodagh O'Brien, Orla Flint |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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What Are We Recycling |
| Teacher |
Martina Roache |
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| Award |
Newstalk Best Communicator Award |
| Students |
Nirmitha Premnath |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Cultivation on Ocean |
| Teacher |
Julie Anne Greaney |
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| Award |
BioPharmaChem Ireland Chemistry Award |
| Students |
Nataniel O'Neill, Charlie O'Connor, Eoghan McCabe |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Cannonsfield, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Water Purification |
| Teacher |
Aine Boland |
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| Award |
RSC School Chemistry Award (Royal Society of Chemistry Republic of Ireland Section) |
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(School Award) |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Cannonsfield, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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| Teacher |
Aine Boland |
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| Award |
ESERO Discover Space Award |
| Students |
Roisin Grennan, Shauna Martin |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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A Farming Facility on Mars |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
ESERO Discover Space Teacher Award |
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(Teacher Award) |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Maths in Science Award |
| Students |
Sean Conway |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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To Test for Bias in the Physics of Dice in Video Games |
| Teacher |
John Friel |
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| Award |
Irish Science Teachers' Association Award |
| Students |
Orla Lyons |
| School |
Lanesboro Community College, Lanesborough, Co. Longford |
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Every Day Counts: A Statistical Analysis of the Impact of Attendance on Junior Cert Results |
| Teacher |
Mary O'Brien |
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AIT Award Winners - Special Awards
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| Award |
Best School Award (sponsored by AIT) |
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(School Award) |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Entrepreneurship Award (sponsored by Enterprise Ireland)
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| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Mia Samovich |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Create Worlds Expand Imaginations and Break Stereotypes |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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| NISO Health and Safety Award |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Emma Gowing, Adam Daly, Eoghan Keenan |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Create Worlds Expand Imaginations and Break Stereotypes |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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| AIT Health and Nutrition Awards |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Avian Jose |
| School |
Coláiste Choilm, O'Moore Street, Tulach Mhór, Co. Offaly |
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Investigating the Coalesced Effects of a Neoteric Diet with Novel Drugs as Antiproliferative Cancer Agents |
| Teacher |
Ann Molloy |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Tierna Maguire |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Marinating Your Way Around Cancer |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| AIT Health and Wellbeing Awards |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Chloe Gavin |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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The Effect of Mindfulness on Insight Problem Solving |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Megan D'Arcy, Rebecca O'Keeffe |
| School |
Castlepollard Community College, Castlepollard, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Why Don't You Drink? |
| Teacher |
Aoife Brady |
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| Cunningham's Pharmacy Health Science Awards |
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First Place
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| Students |
Adam Kingi |
| School |
Lanesboro Community College, Lanesborough, Co. Longford |
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Smartphones: Can They Affect the Neuroplasticity of Babies and Young Children? |
| Teacher |
Michael Lyons |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Aoibhe D'Arcy, Kianna Connell |
| School |
Castlerea Community School, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon |
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Investigating if Onions and Garlic Kill E.Coli and Staphylococcus Epidermidis Among Other Bacteria as a Solution to the Antibiotic Resistance |
| Teacher |
Pauline Dervin |
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Third Place
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| Students |
Jonathan Bontha |
| School |
C.B.S. Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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An Investigation into Effects of Common Household Drinks on the Dissolution of Kidney Stones |
| Teacher |
Breege Grennan |
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| AIT Sports Science Award |
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First Place
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| Students |
Erin Coyne, Dylan Beirne, Evan Croghan |
| School |
Roscommon Community School, Lisnamult, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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Thermosliothar |
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Tom Flynn |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Jack Norton, Michael Butler, Ciarán Quinn |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Rd, Cannonsfield, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Does Shoe Design Affect an Athlete's Jumping Height? |
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Aine Boland |
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| Bimeda Animal Health, Welfare and Production Award |
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First Place
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| Students |
Labhaoise Foley, Mya Curtin |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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The Production of a Natural Anti-microbial Bird Feed Additive |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Second Place
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| Students |
Lisa O'Rourke, Cora Sharkey |
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Castlerea Community School, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon |
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What Is the Best Absorption Material for Horse Bedding? |
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Pauline Dervin |
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Third Place
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| Students |
Andrew Carroll, Fergus Earley, Gearóid Grady |
| School |
C.B.S. Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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Are Bats Nesting in Bat Boxes? |
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Breege Grennan |
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| Spectrum Signs Display Awards |
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Display Award - Group
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| Students |
Ciara Choudhury, Cathal Moran |
| School |
St. Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
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Emojis: The First Universal Language in the World |
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Pat Costello |
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Display Award -Individual |
| Students |
Kylie Chen |
| School |
Our Lady’s Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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A Natural Remedy for Preventing and Curing Kidney Stones? |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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AIT Award Winners - Category Awards
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| Category: Senior Life Sciences - Group (sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals) |
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First Place
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| Students |
Oran Walton, Patrick Kenny, PJ Connaughton |
| School |
Lanesboro Community College, Lanesborough, Co. Longford |
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An Investigation into the Effects of Students' Attainment from Analysing Behaviour and Attitudes Towards Illicit
Substances Abuse at Junior Certificate Level |
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Michael Lyons |
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Second Place
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| Students |
Katie Ward, Emer Bohan |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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A Study into the Effect of Active Ingredients used in Anti Dandruff Shampoos on Basidiomycetes |
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Julie-Anne Greaney |
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| Category: Senior Life Sciences - Individual (sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Avian Jose |
| School |
Coláiste Choilm, O'Moore Street, Tulach Mhór, Co. Offaly |
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Investigating the Coalesced Effects of a Neoteric Diet with Novel Drugs as Antiproliferative Cancer Agents |
| Teacher |
Ann Molloy |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Tierna Maguire |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Marinating Your Way Around Cancer |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Category: Intermediate Life Sciences - Group (sponsored by Tool & Plastic) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Emma Kelly, Brian Conlon |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Ireland's Burning Problem |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
James Mooney, Seán McLoughlin, Kevin Fannon |
| School |
C.B.S. Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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An Investigation into the Phytoremediation of Fertiliser Runoff in Co. Roscommon |
| Teacher |
Breege Grennan |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Artur Stopka, Oisín Feery |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
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Memeology |
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Jillian Browne |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Evelyn Coughlan, Síle Holton, Michaela Killeen |
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St. Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
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It's Lit! |
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Pat Costello |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Megan D'Arcy, Rebecca O'Keeffe |
| School |
Castlepollard Community College, Castlepollard, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Why Don't You Drink? |
| Teacher |
Aoife Brady |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Jenna Fullam, Emma Lancaster, Kirsty Fivey |
| School |
Castlepollard Community College, Castlepollard, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Computer and Dry Eye Syndrome |
| Teacher |
Aoife Brady |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Andrew Carroll, Fergus Earley, Gearóid Grady |
| School |
C.B.S. Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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Are Bats Nesting in Bat Boxes? |
| Teacher |
Breege Grennan |
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| Category: Intermediate Life Sciences - Individual (sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Kate Olwill |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Thought, A Product of Language? |
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Julie-Anne Greaney |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Jonathan Bontha |
| School |
C.B.S. Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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An Investigation into Effects of Common Household Drinks on the Dissolution of Kidney Stones |
| Teacher |
Breege Grennan |
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| Category: Junior Life Sciences - Group (sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Cormac Hoare, David McDonnell |
| School |
Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon |
Project
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The Formula for Super Honey |
| Teacher |
Modwena Geoghegan |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Labhaoise Foley, Mya Curtin |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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The Production of a Natural Anti-microbial Bird Feed Additive |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Hazel Kelly, Shannon Mulvihill, Cara Greville |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Are We Roasting Away Our Nutrients? |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Clare Reidy, Grace McGorisk |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Ibuprofen – Over the Counter, Under the Radar |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Jack Donnellan, Michael Devine, Thomas Higgins |
| School |
C.B.S. Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon |
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Can Essential Oils Kill Bacteria? |
| Teacher |
Breege Grennan |
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| Award |
Highly Commended |
| Students |
Aoife Kelly, Shahzaib Masood |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Social Media and Me |
| Teacher |
Clare Brett |
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| Category: Junior Life Sciences - Individual (sponsored by PPD) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Orla Lyons |
| School |
Lanesboro Community College, Lanesborough, Co. Longford |
Project
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Every Day Counts: A Statistical Analysis of the Impact of Attendance on Junior Cert Results |
| Teacher |
Mary O'Brien |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Adam Kingi |
| School |
Lanesboro Community College, Lanesborough, Co. Longford |
Project
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Smartphones - Can They Affect the Neuroplasticity of Babies and Young Children? |
| Teacher |
Michael Lyons |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Timofej Cvetkov |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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How Does Compost Booster Affect the Fermenting Process of Compost and What Type of Compost is Better? |
| Teacher |
Sean Kerr |
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| Category: Senior Physical Sciences (sponsored by Arran Chemical) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Niamh Sheerin |
| School |
Loreto College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Does Talking on a Hands-Free Device Effect Driver? |
| Teacher |
Lynda Buckley |
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| Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences - Group (sponsored by Arran Chemicals) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Juliette McGrane, Laoise O'Brien, Rebecca Campion |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Is Clean Country Air Just a Myth? |
| Teacher |
Niall Carty |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Emma Gowing, Adam Daly, Eoghan Keenan |
| School |
Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
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An Investigation into the Effect Tyre Pressure Has on Stopping Distance |
| Teacher |
Noreen Flynn |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Leah Farrell, Rebecca Smith, Niamh Ward |
| School |
Lanesboro Community College, Lanesborough, Co. Longford |
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A Statistical Analysis of the Effects of Aspirin on the Growth of Tomato Plants |
| Teacher |
Michael Lyons |
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| Category: Junior Physical Sciences - Group (sponsored by Arran Chemicals) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Alan Sweeney, Jed Moylette |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Natural Insulating Versus Unnatural Insulating |
| Teacher |
Martina Roache |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Ellie Keaveney, Emma Keenan, Katelyn McHugh Dolan |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Soot Assault |
| Teacher |
Margaret Mandal |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Clodagh O'Brien, Orla Flint |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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What Are We Recycling? |
| Teacher |
Martina Roache |
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| Category: Junior Physical Sciences - Individual (sponsored by Arran Chemicals) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Kylie Chen |
| School |
Our Lady’s Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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A Natural Remedy for Preventing and Curing Kidney Stones? |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Sean Conway |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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To Test for Bias in the Physics of Dice in Video Games |
| Teacher |
John Friel |
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| Category: Intermediate Technology - Group (sponsored by Ericsson) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Alicia Lawless, Katie Commins |
| School |
Our Lady’s Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Adaptive L and N Plates for Use on Cars |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Agata Drabik, Emma Norman |
| School |
St. Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
Project
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Are You a Pinocchio? The Results May Shock You |
| Teacher |
Pat Costello |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Rachel Keelaghan, Molly Morrin, Amie Nolan |
| School |
St. Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
Project
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Freeze Paint: A New Way to Identify When Road Conditions Are Hazardous |
| Teacher |
Pat Costello |
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| Category: Junior Technology - Group (sponsored by Ericsson) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Millie O'Brien, Hannah Lennon, Eimear Galvin |
| School |
Our Lady’s Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Lamb Watch |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Second Place
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| Students |
Katie Boyle, Rebecca Coffey, Maria McLynn |
| School |
Our Lady’s Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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You sCan Save The Planet |
| Teacher |
Ellen Maguire |
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| Award |
Third Place
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| Students |
Kian Mahon, Paul Hughes, Martin Dempsey |
| School |
Oaklands Community College, Sr. Senan Avenue, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
Project
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Anti-Bullying App |
| Teacher |
Clare Mahon |
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| Category: Junior Technology - Individual (sponsored by Ericsson) |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Nirmitha Premnath |
| School |
Our Lady’s Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Cultivation on Ocean |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |