National Finalists 2014

National Finalists


Venue SciFest@AIT
School Tullamore College, Riverside, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher Jillian Browne
Students Cian Fogarty, John Tobin
Project Science and Sewage
o
Venue SciFest@ITB
School Blackrock College, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Teacher Hugo Rowsome
Students Ben Brown, Sean Hannon, Cian Dunne
Project E-Receipts
o
Venue SciFest@ITC
School Avondale Community College, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Teacher Aoife Sullivan
Students Mark Roche, Cormac Ward
Project Be on Track with the BVD Pack!
o
Venue SciFest@CIT
School Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Park Mountain, Youghal, Co. Cork
Teacher Crona McCarthy
Students Oisín Keniry, Edmond O’Halloran, Bobby McCarthy
Project AGRISCAN
o
Venue SciFest@NorthWest (NI)
School Oakgrove Integrated College, Stradreagh, Gransha Park, Derry
Teacher Christine Gilmore
Students Megan Duffy, Zoe Mc Girr
Project A Seed Harvesting Kit for Subsistence Farmers in Developing Countries
o
Venue SciFest@DIT Kevin St
School Dominican College, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9
Teacher Michael Moriarty
Students Kate Culligan, Clodagh Hunt-Sheridan
Project A Research Study into the X-ray Properties of Black Hole Binary Stars
o
Venue SciFest@DkIT
School St Vincent’s Secondary School, Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher John White
Students Rachael Ní Dhonnachadha, Shannon Ní Dhonnachadha
Project The Science of Punching
o
Venue SciFest@GMIT
School Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Teacher John Sims
Student Aisling O'Rourke
Project An Examination of Rock Pool Fish Communities on Shores North and South of Galway Bay
o
Venue SciFest@LyIT
School Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher Kathryn Higgins
Student Christopher Carragher
Project An Electronic Device to Enhance Independent Living for those who Suffer Memory Loss
o
Venue SciFest@LIT Moylish
School St Caimin’s Communtiy School, Shannon, Co. Clare
Teacher Deirdre McGrath
Student Aláine Ní Laoí
Project A Comparison of Flight Strategy Efficiency in Raptors
o
Venue SciFest@ITS
School Meán Scoil Muire gan Smál, Convent Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Teacher Padraig Harlow
Students Erica Neilan, Nicole Dolan
Project The Use of Ultrasonics in Sterilisation in Brewing and Fermentation
o
Venue SciFest@IT Tallaght
School Mount Anville Secondary School¸ Mount Anville Road, Dublin 14
Teacher Bernard Crampton
Student Ria Reddy
Project Pure Copper: The New Soap Solution?
o
Venue SciFest@LIT Thurles
School Coláiste Dún Iascaigh, Cashel Road, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Teacher Rachel Burke
Students Ceili Cowan, Kayleigh Bourke, Kenneth Conlon
Project Do You Get the MSG?
o
Venue SciFest@IT Tralee
School St Brendan’s College, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teacher Marie Vaughan
Students Harry Knoblauch, James Knoblauch, Jack Knoblauch
Project Investigation into the Feasibility of Micro-hydroelectricity Generation in Ireland
o
Venue SciFest@WIT
School Gaelcholáiste Phort Láirge, Cúirt an Easpaig, Baile Mhic Gunair, Co. Phort Láirge
Teacher Seán Ó Catháin
Student Coill Ó Crotaigh
Project An Investigation into the Use of Ash as an Insulator
Apr
28 2025
SciFest@School in Christian Brothers College, Sidney Hill, Wellington Road, Cork
Apr
29 2025
SciFest@College in DkIT
Apr
29 2025
SciFest@School in Tallaght Community School, Balrothery, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Apr
30 2025
SciFest@School in Firhouse Community College, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
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