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Major Award Winners
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Award |
Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award |
Students |
Tiarnan Clarke MacMahon, Owen Bagnall, Luke Seery
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School |
Meán Scoil an Chlochair, Kilbeggan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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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 |
School |
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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Award |
Runner-up Best Project Award |
Students |
Emily Ray, Sharon Seery |
School |
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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Award |
Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
Student |
Marina Caballero |
School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Ultrasonic Assistant |
Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Award |
Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
Student |
Ciara Fallon |
School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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Music is My First Love and Music is my Last |
Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Award |
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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Award |
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 |
Project
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Luas Alert |
Teacher |
Eva Acton |
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Award |
Institute of Physics Award |
Students |
Adam Milton, Emma Flannery, Shane Cleary |
School |
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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Award |
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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Award |
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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Award |
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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Award |
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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Award |
RSC School Chemistry Award (Royal Society of Chemistry Republic of Ireland Section) |
Students |
(School Award) |
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Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
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Teacher |
Mairead Cusack |
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Maths in Science Award |
Student |
Clare Reidy |
School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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The Maths of Epidemics |
Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Award |
Irish Science Teachers' Association Award |
Students |
Abigail Olwill, Dearbhla Furey Callinan, Sophie Gardiner |
School |
Athlone Community College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
Project
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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 |
Teacher |
Julie-Anne Greaney |
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Award |
Merit Award |
Students |
Rachael McCann, Niamh Collins |
School |
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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Award |
Merit Award |
Student |
Orla Lyons |
School |
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 |
School |
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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Award |
Second Place |
Students |
Lauren Kavanagh, Ruby Bennett, Alex Drea |
School |
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 |
School |
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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Award |
First Place
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Students |
Eleanor Bird, Leah O’Reilly |
School |
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 |
Category: Intermediate Physical Sciences - Group
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Award |
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 |
Category: Intermediate Technology - Group
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Award |
First Place
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Students |
Kacper Gibas, Sam Kierans, Billy Yan |
School |
St. Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly |
Project
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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 |
Project
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Allergy alert |
Teacher |
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 |
Project
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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 |
School |
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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