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Major Award Winners
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Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award |
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Tiarnan Clarke MacMahon, Owen Bagnall, Luke Seery
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| School |
Meán Scoil an Chlochair, Kilbeggan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Fighting for Breath: Is the School Drop-off Harmful to Students’ Health? |
| Teacher |
Niamh Daly |
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Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Students |
Rory Kilgarriff, Donagh Claffey, Dylan Corcoran |
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Marist College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Mathematically Predicting the National Transition to Electric Vehicles |
| Teacher |
Martina Carey |
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Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Students |
Emily Ray, Sharon Seery |
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Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Dispel the Smell of Goats' Milk |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Student |
Marina Caballero |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Ultrasonic Assistant |
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Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Student |
Ciara Fallon |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Music is My First Love and Music is my Last |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Student |
Eoin Sheridan |
| School |
Gallen Community School, Ferbane, Co. Offaly |
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Tackling Back Pain due to Sitting Posture using Technology |
| Teacher |
Catherine Hopkins |
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Specsavers Making a Difference Award |
| Students |
Katie Hannelly, Molly Cunnane |
| School |
Castlerea Community School, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon |
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Our Farmers- 'Deaf as Doornails? |
| Teacher |
Pauline Dervin |
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| Award |
Intel Best Technology Project Award |
| Students |
Killian McGrath, Evan McGreal |
| School |
Colaiste Mhuire,, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
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Luas Alert |
| Teacher |
Eva Acton |
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Institute of Physics Award |
| Students |
Adam Milton, Emma Flannery, Shane Cleary |
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Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Could heating a golf ball enhance its overall performance?" A Statistical data analysis into how the temperature of a golf ball affects the distance it travels |
| Teacher |
Mairead Glynn |
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Newstalk Best Communicator Award |
| Student |
Ruairí Lyons |
| School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Adolescents' Perception of Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| Teacher |
Clare Brett |
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Environmental Award |
| Students |
Emma Keenan, Hannah Malone |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co Westmeath |
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Does Seaweed contain the solution to Ireland's Fertiliser run-off problem? |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Environmental Award |
| Students |
Cliona Mc Cormack, Emily Korzeniewski |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Effects of Dredging on the River Shannon |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Chemistry Award |
| Students |
Aoife Murray, Megan Clinton |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Can Biochars Derived from Farm Waste Reduce Greenhouse Emissions from Irish Soils? |
| Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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RSC School Chemistry Award (Royal Society of Chemistry Republic of Ireland Section) |
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(School Award) |
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Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Mairead Cusack |
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Maths in Science Award |
| Student |
Clare Reidy |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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The Maths of Epidemics |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Irish Science Teachers' Association Award |
| Students |
Abigail Olwill, Dearbhla Furey Callinan, Sophie Gardiner |
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Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Mushroom to Improve |
| Teacher |
John Friel |
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| Award |
Junior Innovation Award |
| Student |
Ciara Fallon |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co Westmeath |
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Music is My First Love and Music is my Last |
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Julie-Anne Greaney |
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| Award |
Merit Award |
| Students |
Rachael McCann, Niamh Collins |
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Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Sitka vs Native Broadleaf: The impact of Ireland's forestry plan on Biodiversity |
| Teacher |
Margaret Mandal |
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Merit Award |
| Student |
Orla Lyons |
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Lanesboro Community College, Lanesboro, Co. Longford |
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Still driven by gender? A statistical analysis of the impact TY has on students' subject choices for the Leaving Cert and beyond |
| Teacher |
Mary O'Brien |
Category Award Winners
| Category: Intermediate Life Sciences - Group |
| Award |
First Place |
| Students |
Laoise Mahon, Ellie Carthy |
| School |
Convent of Mercy, Roscommon, Convent Road, Ardnanagh, Roscommon |
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An Investigation of Antibiotic Prescription in GP's in County Roscommon and how it contributes to antibiotic resistance |
| Teacher |
Ciara Fergus |
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Second Place |
| Students |
Ava Mc Fadden, Orla Cox |
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Convent of Mercy, Roscommon, Convent Road, Ardnanagh, Roscommon |
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How to make suckler farms carbon neutral |
| Teacher |
Ciara Fergus |
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Second Place |
| Students |
Lauren Kavanagh, Ruby Bennett, Alex Drea |
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Sacred Heart School, Daingean Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
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How tinnitus affects learning in the classroom |
| Teacher |
Cathal Dunne |
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| Award |
Fourth Place |
| Students |
Anna Campbell, Ciara Carr |
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Convent of Mercy, Roscommon, Convent Road, Ardnanagh, Roscommon |
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An Investigation Into The Ethics Of Stem Cell Research |
| Teacher |
Ciara Fergus |
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Category: Junior Life Sciences - Group
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First Place
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| Students |
Eleanor Bird, Leah O’Reilly |
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Castlepollard Community School, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath |
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How badly do soft drinks and foods actually cause plaque on our teeth? |
| Teacher |
Aoife Brady |
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Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences - Group
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First Place
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| Students |
Michael Devine, Korey Kedian, Jack Donnellan |
| School |
CBS Roscommon, Abbeytown, Roscommon |
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An Investigation into the Antimicrobial Properties of Essential Oils. |
| Teacher |
Annemarie Callaghan |
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Category: Intermediate Technology - Group
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First Place
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| Students |
Kacper Gibas, Sam Kierans, Billy Yan |
| School |
St. Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
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Forget hidden states? |
| Teacher |
Caitlin Rigney |
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Category: Intermediate Technology - Individual
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| Award |
First Place
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| Student |
Nirmitha Premnath |
| School |
Our ladys Bower, Retreat Rd, Aghacocara, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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Allergy alert |
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Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Second Place
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| Student |
Fiachra Carroll |
| School |
Colaiste Choilm, O'Moore St, Tullamore, Co. Offaly |
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A Simple Solution To Our Recycling Problem |
| Teacher |
Ann Molloy |
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| Category: Junior Technology - Group |
| Award |
First Place
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| Student |
Lorraine Moran, Anna Harney |
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Our ladys Bower, Retreat Rd, Aghacocara, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
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investigating loam energy as a potential renewable energy source |
| Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Category: Junior Technology - Individual
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| Award |
First Place
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| Student |
Cian Norris |
| School |
Marist College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Formula 1 Wind Tunnel Project |
| Teacher |
Julie Coyne |
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