National Finalists
| Venue |
SciFest@AIT |
| School |
Meán Scoil an Chlochair, Kilbeggan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Miss Niamh Daly |
| Students |
Tiarnan Clarke MacMahon, Owen Bagnall, Luke Seery |
| Project |
Fighting for Breath: Is the School Drop-off Harmful to Students’ Health? |
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| Venue |
SciFest@CIT |
| School |
Kinsale Community School, Kinsale, Co. Cork |
| Teacher |
Mr Shaun Holly |
| Students |
Sarah Fitzgerald, Anna Peare |
| Project |
A Statistical and Experimental Analysis of the Link Between Reading for Pleasure and Problem-Solving Skills |
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| Venue |
SciFest@DCU |
| School |
Wesley College, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 |
| Teacher |
Ms Jilly Fleming |
| Students |
Ciara Heaney, Holly Bond, Jinlong Situ |
| Project |
The Effect of Exercise on Short-term Memory |
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| Venue |
SciFest@NorthWest |
| School |
St Mary's College, 35 Northland Road, Londonderry BT48 0AN |
| Teacher |
Ms Ann Blanking MBE |
| Student |
Hollie Harkin |
| Project |
Investigating the Effect of E.Vape Liquids and their Components on Live Cells |
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| Venue |
SciFest@DkIT |
| School |
St Vincent's Secondary School, Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
| Teacher |
Mr John White |
| Students |
Erinn Leavy, Sophie McCardle |
| Project |
An Analysis of Physiological and Running Metrics in 3 km Cross Country Running in Comparison to Track and Treadmill |
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| Venue |
SciFest@GMIT |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
| Teacher |
Mrs Paula Campbell |
| Student |
Aoibheann Mangan |
| Project |
Hospital Holly and Henry - A Mobile Trinal Interactive Solution to Eradicate Children's Fears of Medical Procedures |
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| Venue |
SciFest@ITTralee |
| School |
Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine, Kenmare, Co. Kerry |
| Teacher |
Ms Sarah Abbott |
| Student |
Conor Casey |
| Project |
AMSIMP: Using Machine Learning to Improve Numerical Weather Prediction |
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| Venue |
SciFest@ITC |
| School |
Heywood Community School, Ballinakill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois |
| Teacher |
Mr Aodhagán Ó Súilleabháin |
| Student |
Orla McCorry |
| Project |
The Relationship Between Trees and Different Raised Bog Habitats |
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| Venue |
SciFest@ITS |
| School |
Ursuline College Sligo, Finisklin Rd, Sligo |
| Teacher |
Mr Anthony Carolan |
| Students |
Niamh Carolan, Líle Hensey, Ella Mc Daid |
| Project |
Electromechanical Convex Lens Integration for Photovoltaic System Efficiency (ECLIPSE) |
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| Venue |
SciFest@LIT Moylish |
| School |
Ardscoil Rís, North Circular Rd, Limerick |
| Teacher |
Mrs Diane Condon |
| Student |
Niall Meade |
| Project |
Making Electric Scooters Safer and Insurable Using AI |
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| Venue |
SciFest@LIT Thurles |
| School |
Presentation Secondary School Thurles, Thurles, Co. Tipperary |
| Teacher |
Ms Serena Moloney |
| Student |
Edel Daly |
| Project |
Sports Performance Grip |
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| Venue |
SciFest@LyIT |
| School |
Coláiste Ailigh, Cnoc na Móna, Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Dhún na nGall |
| Teacher |
Ms Siobhán Laighneach |
| Student |
Eoghan Ó Fearáin |
| Project |
Beef or Leaf (An Rian Coise Charbóin a Bhaineann le hAistí Bhia Éagsúla) |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Blanchardstown |
| School |
Stratford College, 1 Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 |
| Teacher |
Ms Helen O'Kelly |
| Students |
Finn Nankivell, Cian Glynn |
| Project |
Lost |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Grangegorman |
| School |
St Joseph's Secondary School, Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin |
| Teacher |
Mr Daryl Dunne |
| Students |
Stephen Flynn, Oisín Brick |
| Project |
ARES: Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Firearms |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Tallaght |
| School |
Our Lady’s School, Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W |
| Teacher |
Dr Lynsey Stuart |
| Student |
June Polgolla |
| Project |
Investigating the Antimicrobial Effects of Herbal Plants and Vegetables against a Plant Pathogen |
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| Venue |
SciFest@WIT |
| School |
Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí, Sráid Shéamais, Cill Channaigh |
| Teacher |
Ms Emma Kavanagh |
| Students |
Cian Farrell, Enda McCabe, Ben Kinsella |
| Project |
Are You Poisoning Your Children?: The Dangers of Car Exhaust Fumes and How to Avoid Them |
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| Venue |
SciFest@AIT |
| School |
Moate Community School, Church Street, Moate, Co. Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Ms Mairead Cusack |
| Students |
Emily Ray, Sharon Seery |
| Project |
Dispel the Smell of Goats' Milk |
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| Venue |
SciFest@AIT |
| School |
Marist College, Retreat Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Ms Martina Carey |
| Students |
Rory Kilgarriff, Donagh Claffey, Dylan Corcoran |
| Project |
Mathematically Predicting the National Transition to Electric Vehicles |
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| Venue |
SciFest@CIT |
| School |
St Aloysius School, St Maries Of The Isle, Sharman Crawford Street, Cork |
| Teacher |
Ms Katie O’Donovan |
| Student |
Andrea Marshall |
| Project |
An Investigation into Ideal Angles in Ballet |
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| Venue |
SciFest@GMIT |
| School |
Dominican College, Taylors Hill, Galway |
| Teacher |
Ms Laura Thornton |
| Student |
Lucy Garrett |
| Project |
An Investigation into the Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation |
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| Venue |
SciFest@IT Tralee |
| School |
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry |
| Teacher |
Miss Eimear Nolan |
| Students |
Dara Newsome, Conor Bradshaw, David Hughes |
| Project |
Specs - An Adapted Spectacle System for Dementia Patients |
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| Venue |
SciFest@ITS |
| School |
Community School, Carrick-On-Shannon, Leitrim |
| Teacher |
Ms Louise Gallagher |
| Students |
Hannah Stenson, Erica Mc Tiernan |
| Project |
The Lasting Effects of the Arigna Coal Mine on the Environment |
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| Venue |
SciFest@LIT Moylish |
| School |
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare |
| Teacher |
Mr John Sims |
| Students |
Alice Davoren, Emily Cullinan |
| Project |
The Effect of Greywater on Soil Nutrients and Earthworm Population |
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| Venue |
SciFest@LyIT |
| School |
Scoil Mhuire Secondary School, St. Oran's Road, Buncrana, Co. Donegal |
| Teacher |
Ms Laura Corbett |
| Student |
Jennifer Doherty |
| Project |
Is Exercise Recovery Time in Teenagers Dependent on the Type of Sport they Participate In? |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Blanchardstown |
| School |
Belmayne ETSS, Grange Abbey Road, Dublin 13 |
| Teacher |
Ms Emma Burrowes |
| Student |
Nicole Landers |
| Project |
“PillPal”: An Application Supporting Patients Taking Medication |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Grangegorman |
| School |
St Andrews College, Booterstown Ave, Blackrock, Co. Dublin |
| Teacher |
Ms Hilary Rimbi |
| Student |
Giulia Baratta |
| Project |
Toxicological Investigation of Pesticides Using Paramecium as a Model Organism |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Tallaght |
| School |
Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane, Naas, Co. Kildare |
| Teacher |
Ms Aoife Jenkins |
| Student |
Adam McNulty |
| Project |
A Systematic Review of Constructed Wetlands to Optimise their Design |
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| Venue |
SciFest@WIT |
| School |
Ard Scoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford |
| Teacher |
Ms Niamh Shannon |
| Student |
Caoimhín O'Leary |
| Project |
An Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Patients' Exercises to Measure and Improve Recovery |
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SciFest 2020 Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award Finalists
| Venue |
SciFest@AIT |
| School |
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
| Teacher |
Ms Julie-Anne Greaney |
| Student |
Marina Caballero |
| Project |
Ultrasonic Assistant |
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| Venue |
SciFest@CIT |
| School |
Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Blarney, Co. Cork |
| Teacher |
Ms Marguerite O'Donoghue |
| Students |
Aishling Reeves, Nadia O'Sullivan |
| Project |
S.I.D.S. Temperature Monitor |
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| Venue |
SciFest@GMIT |
| School |
Mount St Michael, Convent of Mercy, Claremorris, Co. Mayo |
| Teacher |
Mrs Paula Campbell |
| Student |
Aoibheann Mangan |
| Project |
Hospital Holly and Henry - A Mobile Trinal Interactive Solution to Eradicate Children's Fears of Medical Procedures |
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| Venue |
SciFest@ITTralee |
| School |
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry |
| Teacher |
Miss Eimear Nolan |
| Students |
Dara Newsome, Conor Bradshaw, David Hughes |
| Project |
Specs - An Adapted Spectacle System for Dementia Patients |
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| Venue |
SciFest@ITS |
| School |
Ursuline College Sligo, Finisklin Rd, Sligo |
| Teacher |
Mr Anthony Carolan |
| Student |
Ellen Woodward |
| Project |
‘Inside Out’ – A Wearable Device that Externalises Internal Emotions |
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SciFest 2020 Specsavers Grand Award Finalists
| Venue |
SciFest@AIT |
| School |
Castlerea Community School, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon |
| Teacher |
Ms Pauline Dervin |
| Students |
Molly Cunnane, Katie Hannelly |
| Project |
Our Farmers – ‘Deaf as Doornails?’ An Investigation into the Effect of Machine Noise on our Farmers’ Hearing |
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| Venue |
SciFest@CIT |
| School |
St. Brogan's College Bandon, Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork |
| Teacher |
Ms Norma Sheahan |
| Students |
Sean Moloney, Michael Ware |
| Project |
To Research the Challenges of Transitioning from Primary to Secondary School for Students with Autism and Develop an Information Book Addressing these Challenges to Help Ease their Transition |
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| Venue |
SciFest@GMIT |
| School |
Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway |
| Teacher |
Mr John Toner |
| Students |
Elana Monaghan, Saibh Malcolm |
| Project |
Exploring Schools App |
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| Venue |
SciFest@LIT Thurles |
| School |
Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed, Castlemeadows, Thurles, Co. Tipperary |
| Teacher |
Miss Katie Carr |
| Student |
Kaitlyn Ryan |
| Project |
Vegan vs Omnivore: Can a Vegan Diet Benefit the Environment from an Irish Perspective? |
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| Venue |
SciFest@TU Dublin, Blanchardstown |
| School |
Stratford College, 1 Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 |
| Teacher |
Ms Helen O'Kelly |
| Students |
Finn Nankivell, Cian Glynn |
| Project |
Lost |
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