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Major Award Winners
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Science Foundation Ireland Best Project Award |
| Students |
Caoimhe Byrne, Ilona McCarthy, Eabha Garvey |
| School |
Coláiste Dún an Rí, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan |
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An Ecological Investigation into the Wildlife of Dún an Rí Forest Park |
| Teacher |
Michelle Hough |
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Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award |
| Students |
Emily Cathcart, Lucy Ellis |
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Ardgillan Community College, Castlelands, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin |
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Natural or Not? Comparing Microbead Face Scrubs and Naturally Exfoliating Cleansers to Determine the Optimum Product for Adolescent Females |
| Teacher |
Laura Sheahan |
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Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award |
| Students |
Gary Murphy, Ciaran Murphy, Brendan Woods |
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Bush Post Primary School, Riverstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
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Are There Benefits to Using Health Tracking Technology? |
| Teacher |
Gary Galvin |
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Intel Best Physical Science or Technology Project Award |
| Students |
Ava Gavaghan, Emily Smith |
| School |
Athboy Community School, Athboy, Co. Meath |
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Irenic App for Anxiety |
| Teacher |
Leah Di Lucia |
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Environmental Award |
| Students |
Cathal O'Gradaigh |
| School |
De La Salle College, Castleblaney Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
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Cover Cropping |
| Teacher |
John Sloan |
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Newstalk Best Communicator Award |
| Students |
Cillian McCormack |
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Ardgillan Community College, Castlelands, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin |
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The Amazing Skin of a Chameleon |
| Teacher |
Laura Sheahan |
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BioPharmaChem Ireland Chemistry Award |
| Students |
William Leonard, Elena Manek |
| School |
Ardgillan Community College, Castlelands, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin |
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A Chemical Investigation of the Pollutants in River Water Entering the Coast at Balbriggan |
| Teacher |
Laura Sheahan |
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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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Ardgillan Community College, Castlelands, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin |
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Laura Sheahan |
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Irish Science Teachers' Association Award |
| Students |
Roisin Murtagh |
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Eureka Secondary School, Kells, Co. Meath |
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An Investigation into Sound Pollution in My Environment |
| Teacher |
Mary Byrne |
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DkIT Award Winners - Special Awards
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| Category: Best Senior or Intermediate Project |
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First Place
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| Students |
Ruth Smyth, Katie Conachy, Emma Jane McKeon |
| School |
Eureka Secondary School, Kells, Co. Meath |
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Thumbs Up or Down: An Investigation into the Effect of Texting on Thumb Sensitivity in Young People |
| Teacher |
Mary Wright |
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| Category: Junior Life Sciences |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Aoife McQuillan, Kayla Darby, Ciara Gorham |
| School |
St. Vincent's Secondary School, Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
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Solving the Tales of Toes |
| Teacher |
John White |
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| Award |
Runner-up
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| Students |
Tom D'Arcy, Alessio Palombo, Ethan Clarke |
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St. Mary's Diocesan School, Beamore Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
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Could Teenage Boys Be Creating a Flu Pandemic? |
| Teacher |
Sophie Caine |
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| Category: Junior Physical Sciences or Technology |
| Award |
First Place
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| Students |
Aaron Murray, Daniel McKenna, Eoin Hannigan |
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Ardgillan Community College, Castlelands, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin |
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Hydraulic Energy Saving |
| Teacher |
Patrick Brennan |