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Fáilte chuig Taispeántas Eolaí Óig & Teicneolaíochta BT 2014 san RDS. Bliain an-spreagúil dúinn an bhliain seo mar beimid ag ceiliúradh ár 50ú himeacht - cloch mhíle iontach, ní amháin do dúinne ach do gach duine a bhí páirteach i gcaitheamh na mblianta. Ó bhí ár gcéad Thaispeántas againn in 1965, tá na mílte eolaithe óga agus teicneolaithe óga tar éis fionnachtain agus taighde a dhéanamh, dul i mbun nuálaíochta agus rudaí a cheapadh agus tá go leor acu tar éis dul ar aghaidh agus gairmeacha rathúla a bheith acu sna réimsí sin.

Tá díograis i leith an Taispeántais ag méadú ó cheann ceann na tíre in aghaidh na bliana agus tá 2,000 tionscadal seolta isteach i mbliana an líon is airde riamh. Tá mé cinnte nuair bhí na comh-bhunaitheoirí, an Dr Oirmhinneach Tom Burke agus an Dr Tony Scott, ag tosú amach lena smaoineamh nua na blianta fada ó shin, nach bhféadfadh siad a shamhlú cé chomh mór is a bheadh sé ná an tionchar a bheadh aige.

Tá BT ag eagrú na hócáide ó 2001 i leith agus tá sí ina cuid lárnach dár straitéis maidir le ‘Todhchaí Níos Fearr’ a chruthú. Táimid tiomanta tríd an straitéis sin chun ár scileanna agus teicneolaíocht a úsáid chun feabhas a chur ar an saol atá ag daoine agus chun bealaí a fheabhsú le gnó a dhéanamh agus gan dochar a dhéanamh d’acmhainní an domhain. Ní amháin go spreagann Taispeántas Eolaithe Óga & Teicneolaíochta BT na smaointe gléineacha, nuálacha sin a thacóidh le gach ceann de na réimsí sin, ach tacaíonn sé lenár ndaoine óga a gcuid uaillmhianta féin a bhaint amach. Lena chois freisin feicfidh tú breis agus 200 ball dár bhfoireann (ina gcuid cótaí dearga) thart ar an suíomh ar feadh na seachtaine agus iad ag oibriú le chéile chun gach gné den ócáid seo a eagrú. Is í an taispeántas sin buaicphointe na bliana ag na ndaoine go léir atá páirteach.

Tá an ócáid ag athrú agus ag fás ar bhealaí éagsúla le 14 bliana anuas.

Tá níos mó mac léinn páirteach ann ná riamh, méadaíodh líon na n-iontrálacha faoi thrí agus tá deontas taistil agus cóiríochta tugtha isteach againn le tacaíocht a thabhairt do scoileanna. Táimid tar éis Grodchúrsa Gnó BT d’Eolaithe Óga a chruthú le cabhrú leo a gcuid scileanna tráchtálaithe a fhorbairt. Thugamar isteach an Aonach Eolaíochta Bunscoile in 2001. Agus tá líonra láidir tógtha againn le comhpháirtithe atá ar aon intinn linn agus úsáideann siad a gcuid scileanna speisialta féin le tacú leis an obair. Go háirithe, ba mhaith linn buíochas a ghabháil leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna i bPoblacht na hÉireann, an Roinn Oideachais i dTuaisceart Éireann, Analog Devices, Elan, Intel, RTÉ agus leo siúd go léir a thugann tacaíocht dúinn. Is féidir leat a n-ainmneacha a fheiceáil inár leabhrán treorach.

Cad atá i ndán do Thaispeántas Eolaithe Óga & Teicneolaíochta BT sa 50 bliain atá amach romhainn? Éireoidh taighde, nuálaíocht agus smaointe nua níos tábhachtaí fós. Ní thagann aon laghdú ar luas an athraithe, agus de réir mar atá brú á chur ar acmhainní an domhain, is iad ár n-eolaithe agus ár dteicneolaithe na daoine ar a mbeidh

cuideachtaí, sochaithe agus geilleagair go léir ag brath chun cabhrú linn forbairt agus fás ar bhealaí inbhuanaithe. Níl ceann scríbe baint amach againn leis an gcomóradh seo - níl ann ach cloch mhíle amháin ar thuras leanúnach.

Maidir leis an 550 tionscadal atá le feiceáil agat anseo i rith na seachtaine seo ní bheadh siad ann ar chor ar bith murach na míonna fada a chaith ár gcuid mac léinn ag obair go dian. Maidir leo siúd ar éirigh leo teacht chomh fada leis an gcéim seo, ghlac siad lena smaointe tosaigh, d’fhorbair siad iad le breis taighde agus imscrúduithe go dtí gur tháinig siad ar chonclúidí agus torthaí, agus tá mé cinnte go measfaidh sibh go bhfuil siad suimiúil, tarraingteach. Tugann an tallann, an fiosracht agus an dúthracht atá acu cúis mhisnigh dom maidir le todhchaí mhuintir an oileáin seo.

Ar ndóigh, tá níos mó ná dianobair i gceist sa taispeántas seo agus tá a lán gníomhaíochtaí speisialta grinn agus siamsaíochta eagraithe againn daoibh mar aon le sraith an-láidir taispeántóirí. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as gach rud atá ar fáil anseo an tseachtain seo agus nuair a bheidh sibh ag fágáil go mbeidh dóchas nua agaibh as an todhchaí níos fearr atá á cruthú ag ár ndaoine óga is éirimiúla. Go raibh maith agaibh as teacht ar chuairt chuig an taispeántas agus as do thacaíocht a léiriú dóibh.

Ní féidir liom deireadh a dhéanamh gan buíochas a ghabháil leis na daoine díograiseacha go léir a chinntigh gur bhaineamar amach cloch mhíle iontach seo an 50 bliain.

Ar an gcéad dul síos ní mór dom na comh-bhunaitheoirí fadbhreathnaitheachta, an Dr Oirmhinneach Tom Burke agus an Dr Tony Scott a lua, a raibh an fhís acu an Taispeántas bhunú. Lena chois sin fuaireamar tacaíocht ón gcéad lá riamh ó na céadta breithiúna tiomanta, ón saol acadúil agus ón saol gnó. Chinntigh a ndéine agus a ngairmiúlacht go raibh na caighdeáin ab airde ann. Thug Bord Eolaí Óig Teo. tacaíocht luachmhar do BT, mar lucht eagraithe na hócáide, agus leanann siad ar aghaidh ag eagrú na hócáide agus ag stiúradh an bhealaigh agus muid ag féachaint romhainn amach an todhchaí. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil freisin le hAer Lingus, arb é sin an t-urraitheoir bunaidh, as gach rud a rinneadar chun an ócáid a fhorbairt. Tá ár múinteoirí tiomanta i scoileanna ar fud an oileáin ar cheann de na dreamanna is tábhachtaí a théann gcionn ar Thaispeántas Eolaithe Óga & Teicneolaíochta BT toisc go spreagann siad na rannpháirtithe, agus go dtugann siad tacaíocht agus treoir dóibh, agus tá an-bhuíochas go deo ag dul dóibh.

Mar fhocal scoir, is iad na mic léinn féin na daoine a thugann spreagadh dom gach bliain lena bhfuinneamh agus lena smaointe. Bím i gcónaí ag tnúth le feiceáil cad iad na fionnachtana a aimseoidh sibh agus guím gach rath oraibh go léir in bhur ngairmeacha agus sa saol atá romhaibh.

Colm O’Neill

Príomhfheidhmeanach, BT Ireland Tá BT ar cheann de na sár-chomhlachtaí cummarsáide agus seirbhísí teicneolaíochta fáisnéise ar domhan. Le breis eolais a fháil, tabhair cuairt ar www.btireland.com

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Foreword by

Colm O’Neill Welcome to the 2014 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the RDS. This is a very exciting year for us as we celebrate our 50th event – a wonderful milestone, not only for us but for everyone who’s been involved over the years. Since the very first Exhibition in 1965, thousands of budding scientists and technologists have discovered, researched, invented and innovated with many going on to successful careers in the field.

Enthusiasm for the event continues to grow across the island, every year, with 2,000 projects submitted this year – the highest number ever. I’m sure that when co-founders Rev Dr Tom Burke and Dr Tony Scott started out with their new idea, all those years ago, they could never have imagined how big and influential it would become.

BT has been organising the event since 2001 and it’s a central part of our ‘Better Future’ strategy, which is our commitment to use our skills and technology to improve lives and ways of doing business, while living within the limits of the planet’s resources.

The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition not only encourages the bright and innovative ideas that will contribute to all of these areas, but supports our young people in reaching their own ambitions. You’ll also see over 200 of our staff (in their red coats) around the site all week as they work together to organise all aspects of this event, something that is a highlight of the year for everyone involved.

Over the past 14 years, the event has evolved and grown in a number of different ways. We’ve engaged more students than ever before, tripling the number of entries, and have introduced a travel and accommodation grant to support schools. We’ve created the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp, to develop commercialisation skills. In 2001, we introduced the Primary Science Fair. And we’ve built a strong network of like-minded partners who each bring something special to the mix. In particular, we’d like to thank the Department of Education & Skills in the Republic of Ireland, the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, Analog Devices, Elan, Intel, RTE and all of our other supporters, who you’ll see listed in our guide.

As we look to the next 50 years of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, what do we see? Research, innovation and new ideas will only become more important. The pace of change

never flags and, as our planet’s resources are challenged, our scientists and technologists will be the people on whom companies, societies and economies all rely to help us develop and grow sustainably. This anniversary is not an end point – it’s simply a milestone on a continuing journey.

The 550 projects you see here, this week, are the result of hard work, over many months, from our students. Those who have made it to this stage have taken an initial idea, developed it with more research and investigation and arrived at conclusions and results that, I’m sure, you’ll find interesting and engaging. Their talent, curiosity and dedication give me great confidence in the future of this island.

Of course, it’s not all hard work and we have lots of fun special acts and entertainment lined up too, as well as a compelling line-up of exhibitors. I hope you enjoy everything on offer this week and leave here with a renewed sense of optimism about the better future our brightest young minds are creating. Thank you for visiting the exhibition and showing your support for them.

I can’t wrap up without thanking all of the dedicated people who have brought us to this amazing 50-year milestone.

Firstly, co-founders Rev Dr Tom Burke and Dr Tony Scott, who had the vision and foresight to set up the Exhibition. We’ve also been supported by hundreds of dedicated judges, from the worlds of academia and business, since day one. Their rigour and professionalism have maintained the highest standards. The Board of Young Scientist Ltd has been an invaluable support to BT, as organisers of the event, and continues to steer the way as we look to the future. I’d also like to thank Aer Lingus, who was the original sponsor, for all of its contributions to the development of this event. Our dedicated teachers in schools across the island are one of the most important influences on the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition as they encourage, support and guide the participants, and they deserve a huge thank you.

Finally, though, the people who bring this to life and who inspire me, personally, every year with their energy and ideas are the students. I always look forward to seeing what you’ll discover and wish you all the very best in your careers and lives ahead.

Colm O’Neill

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Suirbhéireacht Gheolaíochta Éireann Geological Survey of Ireland

ONLINE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PROJECT MATHS

PHARMA CHEMICAL IRELAND

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2013 WINNERS Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow, from Kinsale Community School, Cork.

The

Awards Main awards Here are all the awards that will be presented at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2014.

BT Young Scientist & Technologist(s) of the Year 2014 Individual or Group • BT Young Scientist(s) of the Year Trophy (perpetual) • Cheque for €5,000 / £4,500 • The chance to represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Best Individual or Best Group • BT Trophy (perpetual) • Cheque for €2,400 / £2,160 Runner-up Individual and Runners-up Group • BT Trophy (perpetual) • Cheque for €1,200 / £1,080 Please note if the title BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year is awarded to an Individual, a Best Group Award will also be made. If the title BT Young Scientist of the Year is awarded to a Group, a Best Individual Award will be made.

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CATEGORY awards There are 36 prizes for Individuals and 36 prizes for Group projects. The prizes take the form of 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Junior, Intermediate and Senior sections of each of the four categories: • Biological and Ecological Sciences • Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences • Social and Behavioural Sciences • Technology The prizes are: • 1st prize of €300 / £270 for both Individual and Group projects • 2nd prize of €225 / £202 for both Individual and Group projects • 3rd prize of €150 / £135 for both Individual and Group projects In the event of a tie in any category, the prize money will be split equally. A number of Highly Commended and Display awards will also be awarded in each category by the panel of judges.

Reverend Dr Tom Burke Bursary Fr Tom was one of the co-founders of the project and sadly passed away in 2008. In memory of his contribution to the project, a €1,000 Bursary is awarded in his name to an individual participant who is deemed by the judges as the best communicator.

This will be paid to a student to help them in their second/third level education.

This bursary will be open to participants of all categories across all age groups - but the winner cannot be either the overall Individual Winner or Runner Up.

Maighread McCourt, Intel to Shauna O'Neill from Scoil Muire gan Smal, Roscommon.

Travel Awards Student Awards

• Analog Devices Student Award

This award is presented to an Individual or Group for outstanding work exhibited in the Technology category, except where the project has been selected as BT Young Scientist & Technologist(s) of the Year. The prize consists of a trophy and an all-expenses paid trip to America as the guests of Analog Devices, visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles. In addition, Analog Devices will donate €2,500 to the school of the winning student(s) as a contribution towards its science laboratory equipment fund.

• Intel Student Award

This award is presented to the best-placed project, either Group or Individual, in the Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences category, except where the project has been selected as BT Young Scientist & Technologist(s) of the Year. The prize is an allexpenses paid trip to the USA to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair at the Los Angeles Convention Centre in Los Angeles, California, May 11-16, 2014.

The teacher/ mentor of the winner(s) of this award will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to ISEF

Educator of Excellence Awards These awards will be presented to the teachers whose commitment and encouragement has consistently enabled their students to participate successfully in the following subject areas for the purpose of the exhibition: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Technology and Computing.

• Analog Devices Educator of Excellence Award

The winner receives the Analog Devices Trophy and an all-expenses paid trip to America.

• Intel Educator of Excellence Award

The winner will receive the Intel Trophy and an all-expenses paid trip to the USA to attend the Intel Educators’ Academy. This is run in conjunction with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair also at the Los Angeles Convention Centre in Los Angeles, California, May 11-16, 2014.

• Elan Student Award

Elan will be offering an award in the Biological and Ecological category to the best placed project, either Group or Individual, except where the project has been selected as BT Young Scientist & Technologist(s) of the Year. Final details of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Pictured after winning a Bronze Medal at I-SWEEEP, in Houston, Texas, Jack Lyons, Colaiste Cholim, Ballincollig, Cork 2013 Analog Devices Technology Award Winners (L-R) Sean Murphy, Jack McEllin & Conor O’ Reilly from Davitt College, Castlebar, at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on their trip to the USA. www.btyoungscientist.com | 7

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SPECIAl Awards We are pleased and proud to have a fabulous range of Special Awards at this year’s Exhibition. Each award is industry-sponsored and details of each organisation and awards can be found on the Awards section of our website www.btyoungscientist.com

Full details of all the Special Awards and the criteria for each can be found on our website www.btyoungscientist.com

This year Special Awards will be presented by our partner organisations. Special Awards recognise excellence in specific areas, examples include projects which have a focus on innovation in technology, physics, chemistry, sustainability, recycling, the environment, research or improving cancer awareness.

Each year two school awards are made, one for Best School in Northern Ireland presented by MATRIX and one for Best School in Republic of Ireland presented by NAPD. These are presented on a points based system and cannot be won by the same school in a three year period.

Schools Awards

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BT Young Scientist & Technology Judges 2014 H Young Scientist of the Year past winner

Biological and Ecological Sciences Dr Lucy Byrnes

Professor Marie Guidon

Professor Ian Montgomery

Professor Donal O’Shea

Dr Sarah Culloty

Professor Des Higgins

Professor Grace Mulcahy

Dr Brid Quilty

Professor Michael Doherty

Dr Mary Kelly-Quinn H 1976

Dr Kathy O’Boyle

Dr Julian Reynolds

Dr Evelyn Doyle

Prof Jennifer McElwain

Professor John O’Halloran

Dr Dagmar Stengel

Hubert Fuller

Professor Deirdre McGrath

Dr Padraig O’Kiely

Dr Dermot Walls

Dr John Monahan

Professor Bruce Osborne

Dr Jervis Good

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Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Professor Tom Brazil

Professor Orla Feely

Professor Tom Laffey

Dr Tony Scott

Professor Stephen Connon

Professor Pat Guiry

Dr Michael McGrath

Dr Dominic Zerulla

Professor Seán Corish

Dr Graeme Horley

Dr Ronan McNulty

Professor Padraig Dunne

Professor Frank Imbusch

Dr Rachel Quinlan

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Social and Behavioural Sciences Professor Joe Barry

Dr Catherine Conlon H 1981

Dr Angela Leahy

Dr Elizabeth Nixon

Sydney Blain

Ciaran Ennis

Dr Maeve Martin

Patrick O’Dwyer

Dr Mairin Boland

Dr Domnall Fleming

Lynda Mc Sweeney

Professor Ian Robertson

Professor Joe Brady

Dr Yseult Freeney

Professor Des McCafferty

Aidan Ryan

Dr Barry Brunt

Professor Des Gillmor

Dr Ciaran McCullagh

David Silke

Annette Cahalane

Dr Kevin Hourihan

Professor Aidan Moran

Professor Anthony Staines

Professor Catherine Comiskey

Dr Jones Irwin

Nora NicAodha

Dr Joanne Stuart

Colm Buckley

Dr Carol Gibbons

Barry Kennedy

Dr Diarmuid O’Brien

Dr Mike Byrne

Professor Jim Greer

Noel King

Tom O’Dwyer

Dr Sarah Jane Delany

Leonard Hobbs

Aaron McCormack

Dr Mary Shire

John Dunnion

Bill Hunt

Ann O’ Sullivan

Dr Peter Taylor

Technology

BT Chairperson

Special Award

Maureen Walkingshaw

Professor Eoin O’Neill

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Quick search - Project Category Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences

1101 - 1620

Technology

2101 - 2611

Biological and Ecological Sciences

3101 - 3622

Social and Behavioural Sciences

4101 - 4719

Quick search - School Name County

Antrim

Armagh

Carlow

Cavan

Clare

Cork

School Name

Stand Number

Ballyclare High School

2529

Coláiste Feirste

4591

St Killian's College

2502

St Louis GS

2218

Wellington College

1530, 1533, 3613

St Patrick's High School

3405

Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach

3548

Presentation College

4211

St. Leo's College

2103

Breifne College

2517

St Aidans Comprehensive School - Cavan

2305, 4415, 4420

Mary Immaculate Secondary School Lisdoonvarna

1409, 2206, 3205, 3212, 3302, 3309, 3404, 4103, 4719

Scoil Mhuire

3547

Ardscoil Uí Urmoltaigh

3555, 4581, 4595

Bandon Grammar School

1107, 1518, 1522, 3214, 3412, 4536, 4549

Beara Community School

School Name

Stand Number

Coláiste Choilm

1301, 1510, 2202, 2504, 2521, 3103, 3109, 3203, 3310, 3506, 3512, 3524, 4417, 4425, 4502, 4506, 4515, 4520, 4574

Coláiste Muire Crosshaven

2210, 4209, 4550, 4557

Coláiste Na Toirbhirte

4559

Coláiste Pobal Bheanntrai

3554

Colaiste Treasa

1534

Davis College

1204, 1521

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire

2535, 2607, 4539

Kinsale Community School

2404, 3202, 3402, 3417, 3423, 3603, 4110, 4201, 4206, 4208, 4217, 4402, 4408, 4414, 4419, 4426, 4525, 4535, 4537, 4546, 4558, 4570, 4573, 4589

Loreto Secondary School

3560

Millstreet Community School

4522, 4532

4571

Mount St Michael

2540, 3531, 3556

Bishopstown Community School

4422

Pobalscoil na Tríonóide

4407, 4514, 4563

Presentation College

1620

Carrigaline Community School

4582

Presentation Secondary School - Cork

3549

Christ King Girls Sec. School

2534, 3530

Regina Mundi College

4303

Christian Brothers College

4716

Sacred Heart Secondary School

2531, 3523, 4533, 4538

Clonakilty Community College

3515

Schull Community College

1208, 2606, 4524, 4547

Colaiste An Phiarsaigh

1528

Scoil Mhuire

2306, 2408

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Cork (cont.)

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County

Cork (cont.)

Donegal

Down

Dublin

School Name

Stand Number

Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Blarney

1402, 1410, 4102, 4108

Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí

2524, 2541, 4598

St Aloysius School

1505, 1605, 1612, 3411, 4510

St Mary's High School

3535, 3538, 4576

St Mary's Secondary School - Macroom

3533

Coláiste Ailigh

1405, 3211, 3408, 3413, 3605, 4301

Magh Ene College

1511, 3407, 3416, 3527, 3602, 3608, 3617, 3621, 4528, 4543, 4606

County

School Name

Stand Number

Loreto College - Foxrock

1512, 3107

Loreto College - St Stephens Green

1523, 3106, 4109, 4405

Loreto High School

4505, 4517

Loreto Secondary School - Balbriggan

3410, 3612

Malahide Community School

4424

Mount Anville Secondary School

4403, 4411, 4596

Mount Sackville Secondary School

4530

Newpark Comprehensive School

4302

Mulroy College

3307

Our Ladys School Templeogue

3510

Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair

1504, 1514, 4416, 4508, 4513, 4565

Rathdown School

3561, 4702

St Columba's Comprehensive School

3421

Rockbrook Park School

2308, 4607

Abbey Christian Brothers School

3418

Bangor Gs

2605

South Eastern Regional College - Bangor Campus

1616

St Louis GS

2402

Adamstown Community College

1536, 3112, 4717

Ardgillan Community College

1102, 2509, 3401, 3620, 4104

Balbriggan Community College

Saint Dominic's Secondary 4704 School Sandford Park School Ltd

4406, 4423

Skerries Community College

2610

St Andrew's College

3304, 3311

St Benildus College

2515, 4207

St Colmcille's Community School

2411

St Dominic's High School

2542, 3426, 3550, 3552, 4545

4418

St Joseph's College Lucan

1513, 11531, 614

Belvedere College

1408, 2207, 2401, 4215

St Laurence College

4707

St Louis High School

2519, 3609

Blackrock College

2214, 4101, 4205

St Marys College - C.S.Sp.

1411

Castleknock College

1205, 4542

St Michaels College

1525

Castleknock Community College

1526

St Pauls College

1306

Clonkeen College

4566, 4592, 4713

St. Fintan's High School

4575, 4599

Coláiste Iosagáin

1517, 3534, 3551, 3558, 4593

Sutton Park School

1105, 1404, 2204, 2510

Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan

1212, 1502, 1508, 1602, 1607, 2102, 2501, 3502, 4501, 4507

Synge Street CBS

1104, 1304, 1507, 1608, 1610

Tallaght Community School

1603

Templeogue College

1604, 4605

Terenure College

2105, 2108

The High School - Dublin

1615

The Kings Hospital

4410

Wesley College Ballinteer

2528

Colaiste Pobail Setanta

3105

Dominican College Drumcondra

1611, 3528. 4202, 4526, 4568, 4578, 4608, 4609

Gonzaga College

1537, 2302, 2307, 2506, 2611, 4105

Dublin (cont.)

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County Fermanagh

Galway

Kerry

Kildare

Kilkenny

Laois

Leitrim

School Name

Stand Number

Portora Royal School

3306

St Fanchea's College

1412

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir

2409, 3110

Colaiste Cholmcille

1529, 4587

Coláiste Iognáid S.J.

3516

Coláiste Naomh Eoin

1211

Dominican College Galway

1613, 2513, 4519, 4527, 4706

Garbally College

3514, 3520

Portumna Community School

3111, 3420, 4107, 4413

Presentation College

3209

Seamount College

3308

St Brigids Vocational School

3545

Causeway Comprehensive School

3543

Presentation Secondary School - Tralee

4588

Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin

2203, 4555

Coláiste Lorcáin

2604, 4409

Geal Cholaiste Chill Dara

3301

Kildare Town Community School

1413, 1532, 3113, 3427, 3606, 3611, 3614, 3618, 3622, 4580, 4604, 4712

County

Leitrim (cont.)

Limerick

School Name

Stand Number

Carrick-On-Shannon Community School

3207, 4412

Mohill Community College 4718 St. Clare's Comprehensive School

4711

Ardscoil Ris

2505, 2608, 4590

Castletroy College

3507

Coláiste Chiaráin

1201, 2101, 2104, 2208

Coláiste Iósaef

4551, 4556

Colaiste Mhuire Askeaton

3102

Crescent College Comprehensive

1407

Desmond College Limerick

1101, 1305, 1601, 2407, 2508, 2530, 2601, 2609, 3504, 4401

Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh

2516, 3419, 4219, 4521

Hazelwood College

1310, 2205

John The Baptist Community School

1516, 2201, 2503, 3508, 4204, 4552, 4569

Salesian Secondary College

1527, 2527, 3565, 3615, 4585

St Nessan's Community College

3215

St Mary's College

1103, 1202, 1207, 1302, 1403, 3201, 3509, 3511

St Mary's Gs

3536

St Mary's Limavady

1210, 1308, 1524, 2211

Ballymahon Vocational School

4577 2109, 4111, 4216

Maynooth Post Primary School

2405

Newbridge College

2304

Patrician Secondary School - Newbridge

3521

St Farnan's Post Primary School

2537

Coláiste Pobal Osraí Kilkenny

1535

Grennan College

3541

Lanesboro Community College

Loreto Secondary School - Kilkenny

4708

Bush Post Primary School

2520, 3546, 4213, 4548

Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

3522, 4701

De La Salle College

1503, 1515, 4304, 4703, 4709, 4715

Presentation Secondary School

4579

Our Ladys College Drogheda

1206, 3305

Heywood Community School

3428, 4597

Mountmellick Community School

3406

Ballinamore Community School

1203, 3503

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Londonderry

Longford

Louth

St Louis Secondary School 2533, 3619, 4404, 4511 St Mary's Diocesan School

3422

St Oliver's Community College

4600

St Vincent's Secondary School

1106, 1209, 1520, 3101, 3544

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County

Mayo

Meath

Monaghan

School Name

Stand Number

Ballinrobe Community School

4562

Colaiste Chomain

3563

Coláiste Pobail Acla Davitt College Mount St Michael

County

School Name

Stand Number

St Attracta's Community School

4602

Summerhill College

3425, 4705

3532

Ursuline College

3553, 4714

2512, 2526 3114

Borrisokane Community College

4584

St Joseph's Secondary School

1307

C.B.S. Thurles

3607

St Muredachs College

3566

Cistercian College

2303, 4540

St. Gerald's College

2511, 2539

Colaiste Dun Iascaigh

4567

Coláiste na Hinse

2403

Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed

4523

Franciscan College

2412

Loreto Secondary School - Navan

1618, 2213, 4561

Presentation Secondary School - Thurles

2545, 3562, 3610, 4518, 4534

Scoil Ruain

3104, 3557, 4212

Ratoath College

4203 2406, 3559

Ursuline Secondary School - Thurles

4601

St Patrick's Classical School

Dean Maguirc College

4112

Coláiste Oiriall

4594

3517, 3526

Inver College

3539

Blackwater Community School

Our Lady's Secondary School - Monaghan

3501

De La Salle College

2107, 2523, 4210

Patrician High School Carrickmacross

2602

Gael Choláist Phort Láirge

4603

Meánscoil San Nioclás

1509

Athlone Community College

3204

Marist College - Athlone

2106, 3567

Moate Community School

2216, 2532, 3542

Our Lady's Bower

1606, 1619

St Aloysius College

2410, 2536

Gorey Community School

2543

Loreto Secondary School - Wexford

4586

Arklow Community College

4421

Avondale Community College

1401, 1609, 2603, 3403, 3415, 3519, 3601, 3604, 4214, 4503, 4710

Coláiste Bhríde

3208, 4560, 4564

Colaiste Chraobh Abhann

2215

Dominican College Wicklow

1406, 1519, 2522, 3424, 3540, 4529, 4541, 4553

Gaelcholaiste Na Mara Arklow

3409

St Gerard's

2209, 2518

St Marys College

3213

Sligo (cont.)

Tipperary

Tyrone

Waterford

St Louis Secondary School 3210, 2544

Offaly

Sligo

St. Louis Secondary School

2546

St. Macartan's College

3564

Banagher College Coláiste na Sionna

2217

Colaiste Choilm

2212

Gallen Community School

4509

Oaklands Community College

4106

Tullamore College

1309, 2538

Scoil Mhuire

3108, 3525, 3537, 3616

Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon

1303, 1501, 1506, 1617, 2507, 2514, 3206, 3414, 3505, 3513, 3518, 3529, 4504, 4512, 4516, 4531, 4544, 4554, 4572, 4583

St Nathy's College

2301

Jesus & Mary Secondary School

2525, 3303

Westmeath

Wexford

Wicklow

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Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL 1101

Title: Pop: The science of bubbles Overview: An investigation into the influence of impurities on the surface tension of fluids and how bubbles can be used to clean surfaces without using chemicals.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Emily Duffy

1102

Title: The rocket messenger; An investigation into the aerodynamic Impact of the shape and size of a plastic capsule and the Impact on the capsule’s propellant by air Overview: To search for the optimum shape and size of the capsule for speed accuracy and efficiency, focusing on drag and airflow. Results will be recorded.

School: Ardgillan Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Theresa Gannon Student(s): Rían Cathcart

1103

Title: A comparative study of the antioxidant effects of natural and synthetic food preservatives Overview: This project investigates the antioxidant effects of natural and synthetic preservatives used in foods.

Which types of preservatives are best, natural or synthetic?

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Eadaoin Nash

1104

Title: Numerical and theoretical investigations of a specific class of Diophantine equations Overview: Numerical investigations, based on a simple spread sheet technique, lead to the statement and proof of theorems concerning some difficult to solve Diophantine equations.

School: Synge Street CBS County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Leo McElroy Student(s): Patrick Augusta

1105

Title: A humidity-regulated case for a wooden musical instrument Overview: I am investigating the effects of humidity on different types of wood, and designing a humidity regulated case for a wooden musical instrument.

School: Sutton Park School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Catherine Tattersall Student(s): Adriana Conway

1106

Title: Slip or non slip: That is the question Overview: This project aims to develop a method of assessing if flooring is non slip by testing floor covering and developing a consumer friendly scale School: St Vincent’s Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Selina Mcevoy Student(s): Aoife Begley

1107

Title: Novel ways to find cube root Overview: A novel way to determine the integer cube root; of up to 6 digit numbers- where the cube root is a whole number.

School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Craig O’Byrne

1108

Title: An investigation into the effect diameter and gauss strength has on induced eddy currents Overview: I want to see if induced eddy currents are affected by the diameter of a copper pipe and the gauss strength of the magnet School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Daniel Adeosun

Intermediate Individual 1201

Title: The effects of electromagnetic fields on the growth of cells and bacteria cultures Overview: To investigate the effects of exposure of electromagnetic fields on the growth of the DH5ALPHA bacteria.

School: Coláiste Chiaráin County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Edel Farrell Student(s): Eoin Hayes

1202

Title: Investigating the effect of marinade ingredients on the formation of cancer causing HCAs (Safer, tastier food) Overview: This project investigates the effect of marinating on the formation of HCAs (heterocyclic amines) during high temperature cooking methods. It investigates the denaturing of albumen.

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Lavina Blanking

1203

Title: Supercooled freezing rate Overview: I aim to examine supercooled and supersaturated sodium acetate freezing, and the factors that could affect the rate it takes to solidify

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School: Ballinamore Community School County: Leitrim Teacher: Mr Eamon Geoghegan Student(s): Eoin Sweeney

1204

Title: To establish if alternative light sources affect visual acuity Overview: To test the immediate affects of different light sources on visual acuity through testing different light sources and to research long term effects of same.

School: Davis College County: Cork Teacher: Miss Catriona Mahony Student(s): Colin Roche

1205

Title: How parabolic reflectors can increase/limit a wireless network Overview: In this project I will create a parabolic reflector, combine this with a wireless router and test the mathematical and the practical elements of the structure.

School: Castleknock College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr. Kieran Gallagher Student(s): Dylan Murray

1206

Title: Spiral patterns in tree cones in Ireland Overview: Investigating the prevalence of certain spiral growth patterns in six tree cone species in Ireland and testing their environments to come closer to determining causes.

School: Our Ladys College - Drogheda County: Louth Teacher: Miss Frances O’Regan Student(s): Elle Loughran

1207

Title: Don’t muddy the waters Overview: A comparative investigation of the relationship between the mass of sodium chloride and its ability to cause flocculation in different degrees of muddy water.

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Aoife Nash

1208

Title: Evaluating the impact of superhydrophobic coating in the marine environment Overview: My project aims to evaluate the friction performance, antifouling and environmental safety of superhydrophobic coating on fibreglass and model boats in the marine environment.

School: Schull Community College County: Cork Teacher: Ms Larissa Kelly Student(s): Étáin Nash

1209

Title: An analysis/investigation into the effects of wrist rotation and elbow flair on a punches velocity/acceleration/force in competitive karate Overview: I aim to investigate the effects of wrist rotation and elbow flair on a punches velocity/acceleration/force in competitive karate by comparing punches with and without wrist rotation and elbow flair.

School: St Vincent’s Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Mr John White Student(s): Rachael Ni dhonnachadha

1210

Title: Liesegang Rings Overview: An experimental and theoretical study of the formation of Liesegang Rings School: St Mary’s Limavady County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Denise Callaghan Student(s): Jodie McKeever

1211

Title: An féidir earra a dhearadh chun an líon clóirín atá san uisce ón sconna a laghdú?

Overview: Chun ráta ard clóirín san usice a feabhsú trí earra a dhearadh le cuir i sconna an uisce. úsáid a bhaint bitimún C. School: Coláiste Naomh Eoin County: Galway Teacher: Mr Cormac Coyne Student(s): Máirín Ní Choincheanainn

1212

Title: A mathematical exploration of the Josephus problem Overview: I am going to study variants of the Josephus problem and interesting properties of the graphs produced by these variants.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Kassouri Aboubaker

SENIOR Individual 1301

Title: A statistical analysis of the relationship between tyre tread depth and different road surfaces in various conditions Overview: My aim is to carry out a statistical analysis of the relationship between tyre tread depth and different road surfaces in various driving conditions.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Julie Gleeson Student(s): Oisin Murphy

1302

Title: A comparative investigation of various biomass waste in removing toxic

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metals from water Overview: A comparative study of the effectiveness of various biomass waste on removing toxic metals from water in order to make it fit to drink.

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Saoirse Nash

1303

Title: An extended investigation into the effect of static magnetic fields on the molecular properties of water and its consequences for water in protein cavities Overview: An extended investigation into the effect of static magnetic fields on the molecular properties of water and its consequences for water in protein cavities School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Shauna O’Neill

1304

Title: Brouncker, Euler, Lagrange, Gauss and Ramanujan - An almost forgotten link Overview: A rarely-used technique linking differential equations and continued fractions is used to provide new proofs of formulas due to Brouncker and Ramanujan.

School: Synge Street CBS County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Trevor Connolly Student(s): Naveen Sheemar

1305

Title: Mayan mathematics - so right yet so wrong Overview: How could a civilization that could predict time and seasons so accurately get the date of the end of the world so wrong?

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Aoife King

1306

Title: Contributions to cyclic graph theory Overview: To investigate and provide sufficient and/or necessary conditions for unsolved problems in the contemporary field of cyclic graph theory.

School: St Pauls College County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Brian Smyth Student(s): Paul Clarke

1307

Title: The tetrahedron effect Overview: Investigating whether a building will be more earthquake resistant if it is built based on a

tetrahedral structure as opposed to the traditional oblong shape.

School: St Joseph’s Secondary School County: Mayo Teacher: Ms Angela Woolley Student(s): Lucy Nyland

1308

Title: The magic of liquid marbles Overview: The project studies the dynamics of fast moving liquid marbles and extends to novel uses of marbles as indicators of pollution and gases.

School: St Mary’s Limavady County: Londonderry Teacher: Mr Brian McKenna Student(s): Shannon O’Doherty

1309

Title: To P or not to P- A study of phosphorus and renal dialysis patients Overview: To develop an accurate, reliable and quick test kit to examine the Phosphorus levels of various foods, to aid renal dialysis patients.

School: Tullamore College County: Offaly Teacher: Mrs Elaine Howlin Student(s): Daragh Fogarty

1310

Title: An investigation into and visualisation of atomic structure using gaming software Overview: This project involves the use of a popular game engine to simulate and render in an intuitive manner the structure of atoms of various elements.

School: Hazelwood College County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Michelle Herbert Student(s): Michael Keyes

JUNIOR GROUP 1401

Title: A statistical analysis to highlight the birthday paradox; a puzzling anomaly to probability Overview: We plan to mathematically prove the birthday paradox. A strange assumption that in a room of just 23 people; two people will share a birthday.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): Samuel Arslan Kewin Skuza Toby Walsh

1402

Title: Investigation of the effect of flattening nail points to prevent the wood splitting Overview: Investigation of flattening nail points and what is the best amount of flattening to prevent the wood splitting.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Blarney County: Cork

Teacher: Mr Sean Foley Student(s): Seanan Jones Callum Higgins

Student(s): Cian McDonnell Jack Roche

1403

Title: Sub-Zero Overview: To investigate supercooling and why it works. What are the best liquids for supercooling and why?

School: Belvedere College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Stephen Carey Student(s): Conrad Oppermann Bobby McCarthy

Title: Comparing the antioxidant effects of vitamins Overview: This project tests the antioxidant effect of vitamins A, C and E on the germination of seeds in hydrogen peroxide.

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Kayleigh Doherty Danielle Hasson

1404

Title: Investigating the PH of common plants and their use in neutralisation reactions Overview: We are testing the PH of various common plants, using a PH meter, with an aim to find effective neutralisers of common stings.

School: Sutton Park School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Catherine Tattersall Student(s): Rory O’Driscoll David Stribblehill

1405

Title: A cheapadh fréamhshamhail do brathadóir oighear tar éis an dorchadas lena n-úsáid ar bhóithre na hÉireann Overview: A thógáil ar “cait-súil” cineál gléas feabhsaithe sábháilteachta ar bhóithre. Beidh sé rabhadh tiománaithe na coinníollacha bóthair oighreata le linn uaireanta an dorchadais.

School: Coláiste Ailigh County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Shane Ó Breacáin Student(s): Eóin MacGaoithín Ronan MacGaoithín

1406

Title: An investigation in to how oil and water droplets react in zero gravity Overview: We investigate how oil and water droplets react when they are placed in a low gravity environment.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Lauren Fahey Jade Duffy

1407

Title: Crunching numbers, crunching bones: To find common ratios in the bones of the human body and find how exact these ratios are Overview: Our project involves measuring bones in students in our school and looking at how the lengths of these bones relate to each other.

School: Crescent College Comprehensive County: Limerick Teacher: Mrs Anne O’Dea

1408

1409

Title: Why are the beaches in Clare different colours?

Overview: We are looking at classifying beaches by colour and finding out what is contributing to a particular beach colour.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Tess Casasin Sheridan Aoife Doherty

1410

Title: The physics of darts Overview: For our project we will be studying how the different flights and weights of the dart effect the throw and the speed of the dart.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Blarney County: Cork Teacher: Ms Ashley Fitzgibbons Student(s): Aoife Murphy Caoimhe Kelleher Alex Condron

1411

Title: Homemade carbon capture system Overview: To investigate the use of nickel nanoparticles, in reducing or eliminating, small and large scale carbon emissions.

School: St Marys College - C.S.Sp. County: Dublin Teacher: Mr John Nisbet Student(s): James Clarke Ruairi Shields James Holden

1412

Title: Investigating the level and nature of radioactive emissions from soil samples Overview: We will investigate if there are notable levels of radionuclides in our environment by measuring the level and nature of radioactive emissions from soil samples.

School: St Fanchea’s College County: Fermanagh Teacher: Mr Maurice Collins Student(s): Anna Kellagher Kaylee Conlin

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Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences 1413

Title: Keep that juice fresh Overview: To see how a variety of factors affect the amount of vitamin C in orange juice.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Cian Ryan Leon Murphy

INTERMEDIATE GROUP 1501

Title: The prevention of knee injuries Overview: The aim of our project is the prevention of knee injuries in sport.

Sports biomechanics is the main topic of our project.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Celine Bance Caoimhe Neary

Overview: Investigating the variations in musicians of wind and stringed instruments in beating the Gabor limit.

School: St Aloysius School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Sarah O’Donovan Student(s): Serena Foley Aleksandra Migliaccio Susan Lagali

1506

Title: An investigation on cloud chambers Overview: We wish to investigate cloud chambers and they’re function by building our own and observing the muon tracks.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Catherine Cleary Róise McGagh

1507

Title: Suspension of neodymium magnets by use of electromagnets Overview: Our project is to investigate how neodymium magnets can be suspended between two electromagnets and to establish how big an item could potentially be suspended.

School: Loreto College - Foxrock County: Dublin Teacher: Ms. Helen Hennessy Student(s): Sarah Penny Howe Louise Ryan

Title: The psychology of the Monty Hall problem Overview: We want to investigate the basis of many modern game shows like Deal or No Deal. We want to investigate the psychology of choosing.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Adam King Nathan McGrath

1503

1508

Title: To investigate methods of creating a seal for food products that acts as a timer Overview: An investigation into possible methods of determining time elapsed once a seal is broken on a food carton School: De La Salle College County: Louth Teacher: Ms Emma O’Hare Student(s): Ronan O’Shea Cian Murphy

1504

Title: Scrúdaithe stáit seachas scrúdaithe scoile, comparáid mhatamaiticiúil - state examinations vs school examinations Overview: We are comparing by means of mathematics our school exam against State exams results in three core subjects, at both junior and leaving level.

School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Mrs Siobhan Ni Shearcaigh Student(s): Aoife Jackson Niamh Ní Shearcaigh Amanda Ní Ghallachóir

1505

Title: Wind vs. Stringed instruments and the Gabor limit

1511

Title: Judo: The gentle way of force Overview: We want to show that when doing judo techniques, physics is a major component in the execution of the throws, hold downs and techniques.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Niamh McDermott Rachel Coleman Katie Elliffe Title: Engel expansions with predictable patterns Overview: We have discovered classes of irrational numbers whose Engel expansions have a predictable pattern, disproving a widely held belief that very few such numbers exist.

School: Synge Street CBS County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Shane Freeman Student(s): Mustapha Kokumo Jerome Aguilar Adrian Wolniak

1502

then investigate a number of factors that affect its performance to optimise efficiency.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Dominic Lightbody Thomas Sheerin David King

Title: How close were the Babylonians to understanding Pythagorean triplets?

Overview: We want to investigate the claim that the Babylonians were aware of Pythagorean triplets- as suggested in the Plimpton 322 tablet.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Ryan Kinsella Adam Walsh Sean Conlon

1509

Title: Baictéir dromchlaí laghdú Overview: Imscrúdú ar marthanacht baictéarach ar ábhair dhromchla dteagmháil éagsúla in áiteanna poiblí.

School: Meánscoil San Nioclás County: Waterford Teacher: Dr Colette Ní Nuanáin Student(s): Calvin O Laochdha Lucy Brabazon Hannah De Paor

1510

Title: Exploring the most efficient design of solar thermal collector Overview: In our project we aim to construct a solar thermal collector and

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1512

1513

Title: A study of the Leidenfrost effect in water and other liquids Overview: Analysis of time taken for a fixed mass of liquid to evaporate, at what point it reaches the Leidenfrost effect and to study oscillations produced.

School: St Joseph’s College - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Declan Doherty Student(s): Lauren Boland Kate Banks

1514

Title: An compráid matamaticiúla idir riail Simpson’s agus riail Trapezoid Overview: In the new project maths course Simpson’s rule has been replaced

by Trapezoid rule. Both measure area. We aim to determine which is more accurate.

School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Mrs Siobhan Ni Shearcaigh Student(s): Owen Ó Gallchóir Seán Ó Dónaill Cathal Ó Curráin

1515

Title: The extraction of caffeine from beverages Overview: To compare and contrast the amount of caffeine in different beverages. To investigate side effects of

caffeine in everyday lives. To verify the extracted product is caffeine.

School: De La Salle College County: Louth Teacher: Mr. David McArdle Student(s): Mohamed Beshr Tiarnán McGurk

1516

Title: How effective are acne treatments?

Overview: We will investigate which over-the-counter acne treatments are most effective and using our results we will create our own acne treatment.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Michelle Buckley Student(s): James Corby Conor McCarthy John William Ryan

1517

Title: An féidir ionadaigh siúcra a úsáid in atáirgeadh giosta Overview: Táimid ag iarraidh faigh amach an féidir ionadaigh siúcra a úsáid i dtaos chun e a dheanamh nios slaintiula.

School: Coláiste Iosagáin County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Fionnuala Nic Giolla Bháin Student(s): Eleanora McCormack Tarah Ní Shúilleabháin

1518

Title: Eolaíocht na bPíobaí Uileann Overview: Aidhm an tionscnamh seo ná imscrúdu a dhéanamh ar fisic na bPíobaí Uileann agus an tslí a noibríonn an uirlis.

School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Aisling Sage Ryan Culhane

1519

Title: Why does spaghetti always break in three?

Overview: Our project will investigate the strange phenomenon of why spaghetti always breaks in three when snapped and never two.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Elaine Whelan Saoirse O’Reilly Jade Manley

1520

Title: Home brewers beware! The effect of hot press temperature variation and bottle storage conditions on variations in alcohol concentration Overview: Determining the effect of temperature and storage variations (due to position in a crate) in a hot press on the alcohol concentration in homebrewed beer School: St Vincent’s Secondary School

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County: Louth Teacher: Mr John White Student(s): Aiveen O’Callaghan Aoibhín Sally Grainne Smyth

1521

Title: To determine the effect of an electromagnetic field on single-celled organisms Overview: We want to test whether or not an electromagnetic field has an effect on the movement and/or behaviour of single celled organisms such as amoeba.

School: Davis College County: Cork Teacher: Ms Denise Collins Student(s): Nathan O’Regan Sofia Georgieva

1522

Title: Using graph theory to optimise the location of cancer treatment facilities Overview: We will use graph theory and computer programming to determine where in Ireland the optimal places to locate cancer treatment facilities are.

School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Lucy FitzGerald Nicholas Denman

1523

Title: To investigate the factors that affect the rate of dissolution of common painkillers in the stomach Overview: We are going investigate the factors (e.g. presence of juice in the stomach, surface area of tablet) that affect the rate of dissolution of painkillers.

School: Loreto College - St Stephens Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell Student(s): Fiona Carey Saoirse O’ Dwyer

1524

Title: The physics of drips Overview: A study of the formation and form of falling water droplets and the sounds they produce as they strike a water surface.

School: St Mary’s Limavady County: Londonderry Teacher: Miss Gerardine Kealey Student(s): Mackenzie Case Caoimhe Cummings

1525

Title: Data analytics, big data and the Internet of things Overview: The use of data analytics to investigate the patterns found in the data we have collected.

School: St Michaels College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr James Ruxton

Student(s): Colm O’Brien Derry O’Donovan Marc Gannon

1526

Title: Removal of water hardness with magnetic nanoparticles Overview: In our project, we aim to make magnetic nanoparticles of magnetite and investigate their effectiveness in the removal of hardness from water.

School: Castleknock Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Anne McCarthy Student(s): Niamh O’Neill Caitríona McMahon

1527

Title: Investigating the benefits of adding Iodine supplement to lactating cows drinking water Overview: We will examine the health of calves and susceptibility to disease and look at the milk yield by cows when Iodine is added to diet.

School: Salesian Secondary College County: Limerick Teacher: Mr John O’Flynn Student(s): Emma Moloney Lauren Frawley Emily Hannon

1528

Title: The use of infrared reflecting material in paint to reduce heating and air-conditioning energy requirements by reflecting heat Overview: Using infrared reflecting compounds we aim to develop a paint that can keep a room warm with little insulation.

School: Colaiste An Phiarsaigh County: Cork Teacher: Mr Eoin O’Suilleabhain Student(s): Liam Daly David O Flynn Kate McCrathy

1529

Title: Formula chun fáil amach cén doimhneacht uisce a theastaíonn chun “pencil dive” a dhéanamh go sábháilte Overview: Formula chun fáil amach cén doimhneacht uisce a theastaíonn chun “pencil dive” a dhéanamh go sábháilte, ag úsáid ceamara faoi uisce.

School: Colaiste Cholmcille County: Galway Teacher: Ms Anna Ní Fhlatharta Student(s): Dinny Ó hÉallaithe Ciarán Ó Feinneadha Dónall Ó Brádaigh

1530

Title: The detection and impact of solar flares in the upper atmosphere Overview: We will build a Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances Monitor to pick up the radio emissions from solar flares in the upper atmosphere and investigate their impact.

School: Wellington College County: Antrim Teacher: Mr David Cardwell Student(s): Peter Duffin Ricki Duffield

1531

Title: CD Burning Overview: To tell how much information is left on a CD-R without using a computer by investigating the size of the ‘burn’.

School: St Joseph’s C.B.S. County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Alexandra Duane Student(s): Lucas Silva Ciarán Kelly

1532

Title: The diving reflex Overview: To see how the diving reflex affects the heart rate, bp and breathing rate on springboard divers.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Favor Weyimi-Oboyo Lauren Crerar Rebecca Campbell

1533

Title: Why is the Milky Way milky?

Overview: An investigation into the absorption and scattering of light, through different grades of dust.

School: Wellington College County: Antrim Teacher: Mr David Cardwell Student(s): Mark Shaw Luke Braithwaite Dean Manson

1534

Title: The power of muck Overview: To investigate microbial fuel cell with the view of developing a cell using locally sourced mud and in particular mud from wintering paddocks and slurry.

School: Colaiste Treasa County: Cork Teacher: Mr. Derry O’Donovan Student(s): Carrie O’Leary Derry O’ Flynn Sarah Crowley

1535

Title: Ar thóir inmharthanacht teangan: samhal matamaiticiúl d’iomaíocht teangan idir dhá pobail Overview: Searching for equilibrium and tipping points in linguistic competition, within mixed populations, through the use of programming and data analysis.

School: Coláiste Pobal Osraí - Kilkenny County: Kilkenny Teacher: Dr. Lughaidh Ó Néill Student(s): Oisin Doyle Sean Doyle

1536

Title: Perpetual motion machines Overview: Our project aims to prove the existence of perpetual motion and to investigate previous failed attempts at perpetual motion machines.

School: Adamstown Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms. Jane Halloran Student(s): Iman Rostam Molly McGrane

1537

Title: An investigation into counting cards in Blackjack, devising a new method of counting cards and writing a computer program that counts cards with accurate results Overview: We will research card counting in Blackjack, create a new method of card counting, and write a computer program that finds the best usable method.

School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe Ó Briain Student(s): Aidan Fitzpatrick Jack Mac Namara

SENIOR GROUP 1601

Title: Forge water as a treatment for cutaneous warts Overview: To investigate if forge water - (Water used to cool metal pieces at a blacksmiths) can cure warts as claimed in folklore.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Kiara Carroll Terri Keane Clara Danaher

1602

Title: The absence of an asymmetric three body system Overview: Trinary stars that are nonhierarchical and stable don’t exist or are extremely rare. This project investigates the cause for an absence of these systems.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Michael Wood David McDermott

1603

Title: Investigating tea as a reducing agent!

Overview: For our investigation we want to test the anti-oxidising ability of various teas. Test if brewing time &milk increases/decreases the anti-oxidising effect of tea.

School: Tallaght Community School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Mairead Glynn Student(s): Laura Kelly

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Title: Combinatorial game theory: strategies for Tic-Tac-Toe-Like games Overview: We aim to create effective strategies for nine-board Tic-Tac-Toe, Super Tic-Tac-Toe and another, original game, using versions of the minimax algorithm.

School: Templeogue College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Darren O’Sullivan Student(s): Seán Ronayne Sean Mahon Cathal Weakliam

1605

Title: A mathematical analysis of the lute of Pythagoras Overview: We plan to conduct a mathematical analysis of the geometric construction known as The Lute of Pythagoras and the fractals it produces.

School: St Aloysius School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Sarah O’Donovan Student(s): Maria Cordero Aisling O’ Sullivan

1606

Title: A good egg?- A study of cholesterol levels in organic, free-range and battery eggs Overview: We intend to measure and compare the cholesterol levels in organic, free-range and battery eggs and so identify which egg is best for your health.

School: Our Lady’s Bower County: Westmeath Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson Student(s): Caitríona Clear Fionnuala Moody Fiona Clear

1607

Title: A survey of interacting galaxies using the faulkes telescope array Overview: We want to study and create a classification catalogue of interacting galaxies using the faulkes telescope array School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Kevin Carey Student(s): Mark Carroll Jordan Browne Dualta Higgins

1608

Title: Solar sailing with modulated radial thrust Overview: This is a theoretical and computational study of the trajectories of space probes powered only by solar sails. We discuss new applications of such probes.

School: Synge Street CBS County: Dublin

Teacher: Ms Kate Walsh Student(s): Sufyan Huma Haider Hussain

1609

Title: Old hen’s tales Overview: Can the sex of a chicken be determined by the shape of the egg?

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Aoife Sullivan Student(s): Craig Curley David Kavanagh

time of Irish grown Brassica Oleracea Overview: An investigation of how the lotus effect and speed of run-off water from Irish Brassica Oleracea could be used as an indicator of correct harvesting School: St Joseph’s College - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms. Michelle Dunne Student(s): Nikki Maria Shaji Ell Hershey Gamas Maria Farooq Aslam

1615

Title: Solutions of generalised Pell equations Overview: We study the links between the sequence of convergents of a square root generated by householder algorithms and the solutions of generalised Pell equations.

School: Synge Street CBS County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Martha Nolan Student(s): Soban Huma Kiril Nikulin

Title: An examination of paraben levels in counterfeit cosmetics versus authentic cosmetics and a research of their effects Overview: Investigating paraben levels in counterfeit cosmetics versus authentic cosmetics using HPLC. A research of the effects of parabens. An interview with the Irish Medicines Board.

School: The High School - Dublin County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Carol Whitford Student(s): Jeongun Kim Ann-Marie Finn Abbey Greene

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Title: A research study of the X-ray properties of black hole binary stars Overview: We intend to research the X-ray properties and spectral transitions of black-hole binary stars, with particular reference to the black hole Cygnus X-1.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Mick Moriarty Student(s): Kate Culligan Clodagh Hunt-Sheridan

1612

Title: Reverse engineering a domino fall Overview: Mathematical analysis of engineering dominoes from a fallen position to a standing position School: St Aloysius School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Sarah O’Donovan Student(s): Molly Young Shauna Williams

1613

Title: Trihalomethanes in Irish waters Overview: We are investigating Trihalomethane levels, which are carcinogenic, in Irish water supplies.

We are conducting research on removal methods and on local and national Trihalomethane levels.

School: Dominican College - Galway County: Galway Teacher: Ms Dee King Student(s): Michaela van der Walt Ailish Breathnach Joanna Orlowska

1614

Title: Use of bio-mimicry and speed of run-off water to determine harvesting

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Title: Renewable production of ethanol bio fuel Overview: Fermenting waste fruit and vegetables with the aim of producing sustainable and eco-friendly ethanol based fuels in both liquid and gel form.

School: South Eastern Regional College Bangor Campus County: Down Teacher: Mr Jonathan Cash Student(s): Kyle Clarke Conan Mulraine

1617

Title: Investigation and possible improvement into oil spillage clean up systems on water Overview: Investigate the methods used to clean up oil spills in water and investigate if they can be improved School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Alicia Donnelly Amy Dolan Roisin Timothy

1618

Title: Thin layer conducting plastics Overview: A plastic embedded with a conductive material creating a thin, flexible and conducting material.

School: Loreto Secondary School - Navan County: Meath Teacher: Dr Lisa Darley Student(s): Clíodhna Harrison Aoife Downey

1619

Title: Are our teabags bagging us?

Overview: We intend to investigate whether paper teabags contain a high amount of fluoride or the harmful carcinogen called epichlorohydrin which is used in their manufacturing.

School: Our Lady’s Bower County: Westmeath Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson Student(s): Doireann Langan Maedbh Hurst Catriona Gilligan

1620

Title: The best way to write: Part two Overview: We will investigate other factors which relate to hand writing, using some new techniques that are more accurate than our previous project.

School: Presentation College County: Cork Teacher: Mr Ian Lehane Student(s): John Ryan-Purcell Areeb Mian Colm McBride

Technology JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL 2101

Title: Buzz alarm for the hearing impaired Overview: When the doorbell or fire alarm is triggered, these will send a signal to the main device on the person which will vibrate.

School: Coláiste Chiaráin County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Edel Farrell Student(s): Kalin Foy

2102

Title: Energy harvesting: Micro thermoelectric generator Overview: I want to see if it is practical to harvest electrical energy from the thermal heat produced by the body.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Kevin Carey Student(s): Azmain Faiq Bin Abduzzaher

2103

Title: Zero: An app to reduce food wastage in the home Overview: According to EPA “About a third of all the food we buy gets thrown out”. Zero will record and manage food expiry dates.

School: St. Leo’s College County: Carlow Teacher: Ms Fiona McManus Student(s): Emma Townsend

2104

Title: App to identify Irish wildflowers Overview: An app that will help identify wild Irish flowers and plants.

School: Coláiste Chiaráin County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Edel Farrell Student(s): Athene Storey Cosgrave

2105

Title: Chemical.io: The cloud based lab management solution Overview: Chemical.io is a cloud based software solution to enable labs to automatically catalogue lab chemicals and equipment.

School: Terenure College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Michael Shanahan Student(s): Shane Curran

2106

Title: Measuring tyre pressure using ultrasonic sensors Overview: This project aims to use a Lego mindstorms kit with ultrasonic sensor to measure the pressure of a car tyre.

School: Marist College - Athlone County: Westmeath Teacher: Mr Cian O’Brien Student(s): Ciarán McDermott

2107

Title: Teachware Overview: Teachware is a web based application and student management system for teachers. They can manage attendance, profiles, etc.

School: De La Salle College County: Waterford Teacher: Ms Mary McDonagh Student(s): Jordan Casey

2108

Title: Luech antivirus Overview: This project is about an antivirus which gets into the computers hidden drives, clearing all viruses and spyware from the system.

School: Terenure College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Michael Shanahan Student(s): Louis Brady

2109

Title: Can a computer take the guess work out of gambling?

Overview: I am developing a computer algorithm to make more educated guesses on the probability of something happening, this will show that computers can outwit humans, in gambling.

School: Lanesboro Community College County: Longford Teacher: Mr. Michael Lyons Student(s): Will Dennigan

INTERMEDIATE INDIVIDUAL 2201

Title: Constant agitation of slurry using renewable energy Overview: My project is to design and develop a system to constantly agitate cattle slurry by pushing air through it using pistons powered by a wind turbine.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Kevin Buckley Student(s): Conor Fitzpatrick

2202

Title: Citation needed: An article based news aggregator Overview: The creation and evaluation of a web browser extension for online news consumers which aggregates additional news and information based on the article being read.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Caelen Feller

2203

Title: Smile Overview: Smile is an app aimed for those who struggle with depression and anxiety. It provides the user with an array of services to aid them.

School: Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin County: Kildare Teacher: Mrs Janet Bradley Student(s): Vahe Sasunts

2204

Title: Using a Raspberry-Pi as an inexpensive security system controller Overview: I am developing an inexpensive security system to record and monitor activity outside the house based on the Raspberry Pi/Linux platform.

School: Sutton Park School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Catherine Tattersall Student(s): William Quinn

2205

Title: To design and manufacture a useful device to aid in the transportation of an Irish Harp Overview: To design a transportation device to carry an Irish harp which will prevent the harp going out of tune and make it easier to carry.

School: Hazelwood College County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Michelle Herbert Student(s): Laoise Bennis

2206

Title: Mouse’s Ears: The development of a computer mouse that senses the user’s subconscious reactions Overview: Build a computer mouse that can detect user’s subconscious reactions to a game and to design a game using these readings to maintain user interest.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Maghnus Hartigan

2207

Title: Switcher - a remote control device to toggle light switches Overview: This project aims to create an easy way for people, particularly those who are less mobile, to turn on and off switches at a distance.

School: Belvedere College County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Michael Clark Student(s): Ralph Moran

2208

Title: Autonomous Motion Tracking Tripod (A.M.T.T.) Overview: Using the Microsoft Kinect in conjunction with an arduino board and software to control a motorized tripod’s movements based upon the presenters/ actors movements.

School: Coláiste Chiaráin County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Edel Farrell Student(s): Tiernan O’Rourke

2209

Title: An investigation and analysis into electromagnetic radiation levels, how much we are exposed to in our homes both urban and rural plus proposed methods of reducing exposure Overview: To measure the density of electromagnetic fields (EMF) in both rural and urban houses, analyse number of (EMF) emitting devices and mitigate exposure to (EMF) School: St Gerard’s County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Niamh Aylmer Student(s): Andrew Moore

2210

Title: Free range eggs - who’s the mammy?

Overview: A project to determine which hens are laying in a free range poultry farm using RFID and wireless sensor technology School: Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven County: Cork Teacher: Ms Anne Cronin Student(s): Maille Cronin

2211

Title: Asthma acoustics Overview: To develop a teaching, analysis and evaluation tool for clinicians to compare the acoustics of an asthma sufferer so that their condition may improve.

School: St Mary’s Limavady County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Bennett Student(s): Erin Bennett

2212

Title: Gearduino Overview: An automatic gear system for bicycles controlled by a gearduino micro-controller.

School: Colaiste Choilm County: Offaly Teacher: Mr Brendan McGlynn Student(s): Conor Walsh

2213

Title: Body clock Overview: A novel device that uses heat generated by the body to power a wristwatch as its only source of energy.

School: Loreto Secondary School Navan County: Meath Teacher: Dr Lisa Darley Student(s): Chloe Burke

2214

Title: A comparison; Single-lift hovercraft vs quad-lift hovercraft Overview: A comparison of the kinetic characteristics of a model single liftmotor hovercraft to that of a similar quad lift-motor hovercraft School: Blackrock College

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2215

Title: Teaching people programming through an online game Overview: Creation of a turn based online game in which players compete against other players using virtual robots programmable in JavaScript and learn in the process.

School: Colaiste Chraobh Abhann County: Wicklow Teacher: Miss Aoibheann O’Gara Student(s): Maciej Goszczycki

2216

Title: Radiation: The truth Overview: I plan to make circuits that convert radio wave energy from mobile phone signal into electricity to light an LED. Tawkon app measures the radiation.

School: Moate Community School County: Westmeath Teacher: Ms Margaret Mandal Student(s): Rachael Dolan

2217

Title: Investigating the use of wireless sensor data to enhance martial arts performance Overview: To investigate if the use of wireless sensor data during training can be used to effectively increase athlete performance (force and accuracy of Taekwondo punch) School: Banagher College Coláiste na Sionna County: Offaly Teacher: Mr Sean Duggan Student(s): Jeremy Rigney

2218

Title: Python physics engine Overview: A 2D physics simulation engine written in the Python 3 programming language. Calculates physical interactions of 2D objects according to Newton’s laws.

School: St Louis GS County: Antrim Teacher: Mr Patrick Trainor Student(s): Robert Clarke

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL 2301

Title: Addressing the issue of unnoticed road signs Overview: My project plans to address the issue of unnoticed road signs by drivers and to design and engineer a cost effective solution to this problem.

School: St Nathy’s College County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Oliver Brady Student(s): Alex Gallagher Lynch

2302

Title: A tactile navigation system for the visually impaired Overview: The development of a navigation system- to assist the visually impaired which connects to online map data and communicates to the user by tactile stimulation.

School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe Ó Briain Student(s): Alan Hickey

2303

Title: Advanced modelling and infilling algorithms for 3D printing Overview: Algorithms for creating advanced infill’s and models with specific regard to 3D printing; along with practical testing and evaluation on a consumer grade RepRap printer.

School: Cistercian College County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Fiona O’Sullivan Student(s): Richard Tynan

2304

Title: Development and analysis of a new lossless data compression algorithm Overview: Development of a new lossless data compression algorithm and analysis of its applications and performance against current algorithms.

School: Newbridge College County: Kildare Teacher: Mr Dermot Walsh Student(s): Rory Flynn

2305

Title: Constructing Lego houses; Can it be done?

Overview: I will investigate the housing capabilities of Lego. I’ll apply the results to the hypothetical creation of giant Lego blocks for use in humanitarian aid.

School: St Aidans Comprehensive School - Cavan County: Cavan Teacher: Mr Adrian Farrell Student(s): Hugh Conlon

2306

Title: The energy of an orchestra From notes to volts using piezoelectric technology Overview: I used piezo-electric transducers to harness waste-energy of musicians pressing fingers on instruments. With circuitry I designed, I harnessed enough energy to power a light School: Scoil Mhuire County: Cork Teacher: Ms Shirley Breen Student(s): Clare Keaveney-Jimenez

2307

Title: Hephaestus - A single body sensor for whole body gesture recognition

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Overview: A novel sensor placed on a body part that indirectly measures changes in the bodies capacitive coupling with the environment to infer gestures and motion.

School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe Ó Briain Student(s): Eoin McMahon

2308

Title: Using photo recognition to accelerate website design Overview: This project eliminates one of the challenges of web design, the repetitive task of creating a website from drawing, through the use of photo recognition.

School: Rockbrook Park School County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Codie Preston Student(s): Marcin Gardas

JUNIOR GROUP 2401

Title: Piezo electric charging case Overview: We use piezo electric crystals to charge a phone in our case. Piezo electric crystals convert kinetic energy to electrical energy.

School: Belvedere College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Stephen Carey Student(s): Oscar Kavanagh Declan Purdy

2402

Title: Easy freezy Overview: The Easy Freezy is a device that prevents your water tank and pipes in your car from freezing during those cold winter days.

School: St Louis GS County: Down Teacher: Mr Sean Donnelly Student(s): Cormac Hardy Eoin McGivern

2403

Title: Grammar gadget Overview: Our project is an app that will correct teenagers slang words in order to improve English exam results with extra features.

School: Coláiste na Hinse County: Meath Teacher: Miss Leona McCormack Student(s): Saoirse O Donnell Medb Brereton Hurley

2404

Title: Viewing blood vessels with infrared light Overview: Our project will investigate how very bright infrared LEDs can be used to visualise blood vessels that are impossible to see with the naked eye.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork

Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Lorcan O’Brien Neil O’Brien

2405

Title: iUS- sociable computing Overview: Our project is a wearable computer which will share your online experience with your friends and family, opening up your experience to everyone.

School: Maynooth Post Primary School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Alice Mooney Student(s): Mathew Gibbons Maeve Hamilton Ally Hobbs

2406

Title: GPS for GAA success Overview: An investigation into the use of GPS tracking systems in order to design a training program specific to their position on the team.

School: St Patrick’s Classical School County: Meath Teacher: Mr James McHugh Student(s): Kyle McEvoy Ciaran Mongey Cathal Finnegan

2407

Title: Directed eye dropper Overview: With one hand people can align their drop bottle to a centre point above the eye and dispense their medication directly into the eye.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Shannon Naughton Sarah O’Grady Aoife Larkin

2408

Title: The development and evaluation of a vehicular proximity warning device for bicycles Overview: Due to numerous incidents involving bicycles and motor vehicles, we decided to invent a device to warn cyclists if motorists are too close.

School: Scoil Mhuire County: Cork Teacher: Ms Rachel Currivan Student(s): Abby Horgan Ciara Murphy Ciara Donoghue

2409

Title: Kill Tech - A design to reduce controversy in Handball refereeing Overview: Our project Kill Tech has been made to improve the ease of refereeing in Gaelic Handball.

School: Coláiste Bhaile Chláir County: Galway Teacher: Ms Eleanor Nolan Student(s): Daragh Jordan Conor Finnerty Séan Mitchell

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Title: Can an architecture program and a game development engine be combined to produce an interactive map Overview: To use existing game engine technology to prototype a software system which helps people find their way around large organisations such as schools and hospitals School: St Aloysius College County: Westmeath Teacher: Mr Keith Rowe Student(s): Dylan Fuery Chris Halota Oisin Prendergast

2411

Title: Media vista - smartphone controlled TV media centre Overview: The Raspberry Pi can show videos, music and other stuff from your phone to your TV. Raspberry Pi = minicomputer.

School: St Colmcille’s Community School County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Tom Foyle Student(s): Fionnuala Connolly Ben Nolan

2412

Title: Farm app Overview: We are designing an app to help dairy farmers identify which cows are next to calf School: Franciscan College County: Meath Teacher: Ms. Pauline Murphy Student(s): Pauric Leech David Newcomen

INTERMEDIATE GROUP 2501

Title: Does temperature affect OLEDs more than LEDs? Overview: An investigation to see whether temperature adversely affects the performance of OLEDs compared to conventional LEDs. School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Gavin Byrne Cathal Maher

2502

Title: Fridge food friend Overview: Our fridge food friend, tracks perishable goods in the fridge stopping food being wasted thus preventing landfill and saving families up to £10 per week.

School: St Killian’s College County: Antrim Teacher: Mr Sean Connolly Student(s): Niamh McIntosh Victoria Watson

2503

Title: Farm theft control app Overview: An android app which

monitors farm assets to prevent theft by using GPS tracking.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Michelle Buckley Student(s): Brian Thompson Ian Dooley Cathal Shanahan

a specialised sensor for the milking machine.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Miss Marie Corkery Student(s): Liam Upton Shane Lee Padraig Dore

that has multiple removable layers to reduce glove changes.

School: Dominican College - Galway County: Galway Teacher: Ms Orla Cunningham Student(s): Ciara O’Neill Amy O’Reilly

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Title: To develop an app which calculates the amount of calories in meals based on the approximate quantity of ingredients.

Overview: We aim to develop an app that can be used by the public and restaurants in order to calculate the amount of calories in recipes.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Enya McNamara Nora Spillane

Title: An aiding mirror for the centrally visually impaired. “The PeripheralVision-Mirror” Overview: A mirror that will allow for people who have no central vision to see the front of their face, using their peripheral vision.

School: Ardgillan Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Theresa Gannon Student(s): Oisín Torrance Sean Reid Luke Brennan

Title: Investigation into RF radiationpersonal protection system for use with mobile phones, day and night Overview: Using radiation measuring devices, constructed by ourselves, and testing of various materials of various thicknesses both metal and non-metal.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Sarah Gill Jessica McDermott

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Title: Automobile thermo-acoustic refrigeration unit Overview: A fridge that runs on sound energy (with no CFCs) on the way home from the shop, in the car, saving days of shelf-life.

School: St. Gerald’s College County: Mayo Teacher: Mr Kieran Hall Student(s): Lee Davitt Shane Ainsworth Kirrell O’Dowd

Title: Raidío Bunúsacha don Tríu Domhanda Overview: Táimid ag déannamh raidío bunúsacha as gaireas simplí I gcomhair daoine sa tríú Domhanda ionas go mbeidh eolais orthu faoi eachtraí cosúil le tubaiste nádúrtha.

School: Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Niamh Burke Student(s): Karl English Matthew O’Dwyer Conor Duggan

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Title: Gamecube portable - Converting a Nintendo Gamecube to run on DC lithium-ion cells instead of AC wall power Overview: Our group wishes to bring the old Nintendo Gamecube console into the next era of gaming by allowing it to become a portable console.

School: Ardscoil Ris County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Jack Corrigan Student(s): Eoghan O’ Brien Adrian Kehoe Title: Easy shell - A natural language command-line interpreter Overview: Our user-friendly shell, (command-line interpreter) can interpret natural language and doesn’t require a strict syntax in order to interpret the user-input.

School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe Ó Briain Student(s): Brendan Dowling Rowan Clark Title: How three dimensional games affect our well-being Overview: We wish to investigate how three dimensional images affect us while playing video games and how they affect our wellbeing.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Colleen Kelly Ciara Browne

2508

Title: An udder alarm Overview: This project aims to decrease the chance of dairy cows becoming infected with mastitis by designing

Title: A road safety system for the visually impaired Overview: We have designed a safety system for the visually impaired, consisting of a jacket with LEDs and a walking stick with flashing LEDs. School: Sutton Park School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Catherine Tattersall Student(s): Luke Maguire Mary Cumpston Jakob Ziewer

Title: Multiple generator Overview: Our project is a multigenerator that requires no electricity but generates its own. It uses multiple forms of renewable energy to power security systems.

School: Davitt College County: Mayo Teacher: Mr Aaron Tonry Student(s): Daniel Keighley Benjamin Studnicka

2513

Title: Development of thin layer surgical gloves for quick hygienic changes Overview: We are aiming to increase efficiency while maintaining hygiene in hospitals by creating a surgical glove

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Title: Highway: A game for the visually impaired Overview: We have created a computer game for the visually impaired, using keyboard controls and audio instructions, to drive a car around different obstacles.

School: St Benildus College County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Naomi Lowe Student(s): Harry Condron Miles Gaynor

2516

Title: The waste water electricity generator Overview: Our project wishes to investigate can electricity be made from waste water exiting the household through the sink outlet pipe or any other water outlet?

School: Breifne College County: Cavan Teacher: Miss Kerri-Ann Thornton Student(s): Ben Owens Daniel Fay Anthony McDonnald

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Title: The development of an automatic automotive speed limiter for the safety of the public

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Technology Overview: Our project uses a Wi-Fi device to limit the speed of a car to below a certain speed when it enters a particular area.

School: St Gerard’s County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John Reidy Student(s): Lorcan Lalor Conor Wilson Aghogho Atiyota

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Title: Maths-EVEN! – using corpus linguistics to facilitate the teaching of mathematics vocabulary in school classrooms Overview: To undertake a corpus linguistics analysis of the language used in mathematics textbooks for Junior Certificate. Our goal is to outline the Keywords in mathematics.

School: St Louis High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Mairead O Brien Student(s): Mathilde Lyons Isabel Browne

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braking system on regular bikes to make signalling left at a junction easier and safer.

School: De La Salle College County: Waterford Teacher: Ms Mary McDonagh Student(s): Evan McConnell Luke Kerr

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Title: The development of a system involving electronic and data transmissions to advance education in the classroom Overview: The objective of our project is to design and produce an electronic system utilising wireless networks, which assists teaching and learning in the classroom.

School: Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí County: Cork Teacher: Miss Maria Kelly Student(s): Dónal Sheehan Donal O’Riordan Daragh Foley

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Title: Cha-Ching Overview: To investigate the problem we wish to solve in the undertaking of our project is the spread of microbes through the passing of money.

School: Bush Post Primary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Emma Mcmahon Student(s): Kieron O’ Connor Emmet Hughes Zak Heatley

Title: Hear Hear Overview: An in-car frequency projector (as a deterrent), audible to dogs but above human hearing frequency, with the end-goal of reducing road accidents caused by animals School: Jesus & Mary Secondary School County: Sligo Teacher: Ms Helena Ryder Student(s): Emma Murphy Ciara Wall Eoin O’Dowd

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Title: Dosage monitor Overview: We are creating an app which allows farmers to record medical substances given to animals. This is the first app of its kind.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Timothy Neville Eoin Crowley

2522

Title: An investigation in to a cheap and effective way to make a pair of reading lenses Overview: We design, make and test a pair of reading lenses that can be made cheaply and easily using plastic and water.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Zoe Byrne Erika Dunne Carrie Corkish

2523

Title: Improving the safety of bicycle transportation Overview: We are improving the

Title: USB Key Overview: A simple USB attachment for a door that opens when the correct USB is entered into a USB port.

School: Davitt College County: Mayo Teacher: Mr Aaron Tonry Student(s): Cillian Scott Nathan Dean

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Title: Pulse oximeter Overview: Measuring blood oxygen saturation levels is medically critical. A wifi enabled pulse oximeter connected to a smartphone could help save lives in poorly equipped hospitals.

School: Salesian Secondary College County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Claire Sheehy Student(s): Adrian Kelly Robert Corby

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Title: Testing testing; One two three Overview: Examining radio transmission frequencies between wireless microphones and testing the interference between them and how we can reduce this over a limited bandwidth.

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School: Wesley College - Ballinteer County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Ross O’Connor Student(s): Owen Clarke Robin Stratford Andrew Burgess

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Title: Solar powered water sanitation Overview: This project combines a solar furnace with solar pasteurisation to aid countries mainly in the aftermath of a natural disaster when water sanitation is low.

School: Ballyclare High School County: Antrim Teacher: Dr Paul Wilson Student(s): Emily Lecky Zoe Cheshire

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Title: Eco friendly planter Overview: An environmentally friendly planter that stores rain water and recirculates it to maximize the growing potential of plants & vegetables whilst harnessing the suns rays.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Seamus Hurley Cian Cremin

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Title: Non-integrated LED bulb Overview: The replacement of standard street light bulbs with non-integrated light emitting diode (LED) bulbs in order to save energy and reduce costs.

School: Sacred Heart Secondary School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Claire Holland Student(s): Ellen Fitzgerald Aoife Dolan Niamh Nyhan

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Title: A remote solar-powered robot with soil moisture sensor Overview: We are planning to build a robot that detects moisture underground using sensors, to help 3rd world countries find water. It’s powered by solar energy.

School: Christ King Girls Sec. School County: Cork Teacher: Ms. Deirdre Brosnan Student(s): Maggie Barrett Ruth Kilgallon Aisha Suleiman

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Title: Clogad a shúann ailis Overview: Ba mhaith linn clogad a dhéanamh don iomáint a shúann isteach ailis ionas nuair a bhfuil tú ag imirt an spóirt bíonn tú úr.

School: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire County: Cork Teacher: Ms Clár Ní Cheannabhuaidh Student(s): colin o sullivan Shane O Ceallachain Dean O Mhuireasa

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Title: Can non-proprietary/open source software be used to emulate large scale proprietary text to speech systems?

Overview: An open sources project which aims to further develop software technology in the area of medical disability support School: St Aloysius College County: Westmeath Teacher: Mr Bill Kearney Student(s): Lochlann O’Reagan Paul Rushe Eryk Zaplata

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Title: Video games for the blind Overview: We will design a video game to be played by blind people, which will be recreational and further developed as a learning aid.

School: Moate Community School County: Westmeath Teacher: Ms Margaret Mandal Student(s): Thomas Maguire Caoimhe Kelly

Title: Powering the future: Thermoelectric energy Overview: We created a sustainable energy source by the conversion of wasted heat energy into electrical energy with the use of a thermoelectric generator.

School: St Farnan’s Post Primary School County: Kildare Teacher: Mr Andrew Little Student(s): Zoe Ellis Roisin Loftus Shauna Bracken

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Title: Invaders and defenders: A new educational tool for learning about the immune system Overview: The aim of this project is to design and make an educational board game which teaches players about the immune system and how it works.

School: St Louis Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Siobhán Greer Student(s): Eimer Magee Ellen Edwards

Title: Water leak detection system Overview: The project is designed to detect even the slightest of leaks and prevent any water loss by shutting off the pipe at the valve.

School: Tullamore College County: Offaly Teacher: Mrs Elaine Howlin Student(s): Lorcan O’Rourke Gavin Mooney Emma Kirwan

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Title: Gumshield communication device for managers and players Overview: Using teeth as a medium to conduct sound to the cochlea, we will develop a gumshield that enables managers to communicate with players via radio.

School: St. Gerald’s College County: Mayo Teacher: Mr Kieran Hall Student(s): Conor Gillardy Evan Heneghan Calum Kyne Title: The feasibility study of a small scale hydroelectric generator in Rosscarbery Overview: We wish to conduct a feasibility study on a small scale hydroelectric generator underneath the Rosscarbery causeway.

School: Mount St Michael County: Cork Teacher: Ms Yvette Jennings Student(s): Sean Gordon Joseph Mccarthy

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Title: Smartphone app Overview: Our team propose to make an app as our entry into the competition.

We are interested in this field and have an idea.

School: Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí County: Cork Teacher: Miss Maria Kelly Student(s): Blake Binchy Kieran O’Brien Michael Mullins

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Title: The study of differences in level crossing duration times on the Dublin DART line and its contributions to CO2 emissions Overview: We aim to investigate the DART level crossing duration times with a view of making recommendations to reduce wait times for cars and traffic emissions.

School: St Dominic’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Paul Nugent Student(s): Emma Wilson Carla Kaveh

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Title: Solar magnific Overview: Our project will look at how using magnifying lenses can affect the output of a solar panel and to design a prototype solar panel.

School: Gorey Community School County: Wexford Teacher: Mr Michael O’Reilly Student(s): Conor Sherriff Daire O byrne

Title: Wi-Fi fields in confined spaces Overview: An investigation into Wi-Fi electromagnetic and radiation fields when multiple modern Wi-Fi devices are transmitting and receiving, in close proximity, in domestic and public locations.

School: St. Louis Secondary School County: Monaghan Teacher: Ms Brid McNulty Student(s): Eimear O’Rourke Katherine Doherty Caoimhe Mc Carron Title: LC Biology app: Help us to learn Overview: An application tool that helps Leaving certificate students learn biology by teaching them key definitions and words from random chapters.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Emma Kavanagh Student(s): Ailish Layden Kelly Ryan Katie Fanning

SENIOR GROUP 2601

Title: A method of deterring or detecting the tampering of drinks Overview: Drink tampering or spiking is when mind altering substances such as drugs or alcohol are added to your drinkour device will prevent this.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Sean Duffy Warren Gleeson

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Title: Easy Farming Overview: Easy Farming is a company that was set up by two TY students, Barry Mohan and Darragh Matthews.

It is a machine for automatically dosing cattle.

School: Patrician High School Carrickmacross County: Monaghan Teacher: Mr John O’Rourke Student(s): Barry Mohan Darragh Matthews

2603

Title: Be on track with the BVD pack Overview: An investigation into a device which will allow BVD samples to be kept cool for an extended period of time.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Aoife Sullivan Student(s): Mark Roche Cormac Ward

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Title: Prototype device to indicate exhaustion of domestic ion exchange filter Overview: Design of a prototype device, which indicates exhaustion of an ion exchange filter, installed in a domestic jug or kettle.

School: Coláiste Lorcáin County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sarah Thompson Student(s): Alesi Horan Nicole Curran Title: School navigation app Overview: A mobile application helping users navigate their way around Bangor Grammar School, suggesting the most suitable accessible route according to a minimum spanning algorithm.

School: Bangor Gs County: Down Teacher: Mr David Hinds Student(s): Stuart Walker Jack Strain Harry Mcgreevy Title: Water works: Water conservation in developing countries Overview: Our project helps to solve water conservation problems for horticulture purposes. It involves the modification and the set-up of a variation of conserving water.

School: Schull Community College County: Cork Teacher: Ms Larissa Kelly Student(s): Eoghan O’ Donovan Tricia Delaney

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Title: The bi-cycle of life (self powered water transportation/filtration system) Overview: A water-purifying bike designed for use in remote villages and disaster zones. It uses kinetic energy to purify water and allows for easy transportation.

School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Donal Enright Student(s): Shauna Tobin Steven Brosnan Title: Peizo electric shoes Overview: Our project aims to charge a phone battery with peizo electric ceramics along with using a micro controller to test whether people need shoe insoles.

School: Skerries Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Katie Corbett Student(s): Séamus Cummins James Kelly Owen Shepherd Title: Automatic explanation of computer programs in the user’s native language Overview: To break language barriers and make learning to code easier by creating a system which describes a computer program’s activity in the users native tongue.

School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe Ó Briain Student(s): Rory Hughes Daniel Mulcahy

Title: Kayleigh’s key to speech Overview: An interactive device designed to enable a student with severe cerebral palsy to communicate better in class and at home.

School: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire County: Cork Teacher: Ms Clár Ní Cheannabhuaidh Student(s): Conchúr Breathnach Antóin Ó Dúllaing Craig Ó Conghaile

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Title: Smarter study; The Leaving Certificate biology experiment app Overview: We are going to develop a mobile application for Android devices that will help students when studying for their Leaving Certificate biology examination.

School: Ardscoil Ris County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Jack Corrigan Student(s): Killian Ryan Michael Fitzgibbon Emmett Ryan

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Biological & Ecological Sciences JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL 3101

Title: Does restless legs syndrome really exist?

Overview: A study of the symptoms and possible preventative measures for restless legs syndrome. Percentile of sufferers within general public; and the possible hereditary gene.

School: St Vincent’s Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Sarah Hunt Student(s): Sarah Begley

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Title: Can alternate feeds change the production of hens’ eggs?

Overview: My project is an investigation into the effects of alternate feeds on hen egg production in size, shape, diameter, colour and mass.

School: Colaiste Mhuire - Askeaton County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Susan Burke Student(s): Conor Daly

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Title: Wet wipes - an environmental menace Overview: Wet wipes are an environmental hazard. I will demonstrate that they take too long to decompose and how they cause blockages School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Hugh O’Callaghan Student(s): Kian Hennessy

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Title: Ecological and biological survey of the river Linguan Overview: I hope to research the flora and fauna that live in and around the river Linguan and to gauge the general health of the river.

School: Scoil Ruain County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Margaret O’Neill Student(s): Joseph Mee

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Title: Does white bread mould faster than brown bread when both stored at different temperatures? If yes! Why? Overview: Does white bread mould faster than brown bread when both stored at different temperatures? If yes!

Why? School: Colaiste Pobail Setanta County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Mary Rice Student(s): Henrietta Andoh

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Title: Will eating a Mars bar increase the average speed of a galloping pony?

Overview: The aim of this project is to investigate the effect consuming a Mars

bar has on speed of a galloping pony.

School: Loreto College - St Stephens Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell Student(s): Kate Madden

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degradation of the Griffeen Park is due to man-made reasons or natural causes- by means of investigating the river Griffeen.

School: Adamstown Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms. Jane Halloran Student(s): Evan Roy

Title: Vitamin D and calcium are key factors in the prevention of osteoporosis in adults Overview: The importance of vitamin D and calcium in our diet and why as a population we are at risk of deficiency which leads to osteoporosis.

School: Loreto College - Foxrock County: Dublin Teacher: Ms. Helen Hennessy Student(s): Saoirse O’Keeffe

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Title: Haemoglobin and blood transfusion Overview: To research the feasibility of reducing the number of units of blood given in Irish hospitals, as a response to a patients low haemoglobin reading.

School: Mount St Michael County: Mayo Teacher: Mrs Maureen Commons Student(s): Hannah Allsopp

Title: Effects of avermectins on the life cycle of dung beetles Overview: I intend to find out the effects avermectins have on the dung beetles life cycle, how it reduces larvae numbers and slows down dung-decomposition.

School: Scoil Mhuire County: Roscommon Teacher: Ms Modwena Geoghegan Student(s): Michael Feely

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Title: Impact of freezing on seed germination Overview: Investigate the consequences and effects of freezing seeds before germination.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Abigail O’Connell

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Title: Fast food - A scientific study of laying hens and their eggs with a view to increasing egg production Overview: In this project I will examine the eggs laid by my 4 hens and change their conditions systematically to find how to maximise production.

School: Coláiste Bhaile Chláir County: Galway Teacher: Ms Eleanor Nolan Student(s): Daniel Broderick

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Title: Dung sample fertility value Overview: I want to find out which cattle feed gives the cows dung a higher level of nutrient; for quicker grass growth.

School: Portumna Community School County: Galway Teacher: Mr. Paul Maguire Student(s): Terence Fahy

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Title: The effect of urbanization on a small tributary of the river Liffey Overview: To investigate whether the

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Title: The effects of plant volume on the acidification of water bodies Overview: In this project we are going to examine how plant volume affects acidity level in water bodies.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Nicole Palmer

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Title: Investigating the possible antibiotic effects of air fresheners Overview: This project is a comparative study of the possible antibiotic effects of a range of air fresheners.

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Justine Munoz

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Title: An investigation of the impact of SSRI’s on the Drosophilia melanogaster memory Overview: My project studies the impact of SSRI-antidepressants in the memory of the drosophila melanogaster, whose memory genes are believed to be the same as human.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Michaella O Driscoll

3203

Title: To investigate the speed of pesticide drift in soil Overview: My project is to investigate the speed of pesticide drift in soil in a controlled environment and to examine the real world effects.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Karina Lyne Student(s): Fionn Walshe

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Title: Chalara fraxinea, a catalyst for change in Irish hurling Overview: An investigation into the survival of the traditional Irish Ash hurl under threat from the pathogen Chalara fraxinea and the rise of the synthetic hurl.

School: Athlone Community College County: Westmeath Teacher: Mr Leo Smith Student(s): David Jacob

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Title: Grading crab meat – an easier way?

Overview: I am looking to see if the colour of the under side of the crab shell is a reliable indicator of crabmeat quality and quantity.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Stephen O’Connell

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Title: Save your smile: A study in neutralising/buffering the acidity created by oral bacteria Overview: A study in neutralising/ buffering the acidity created by oral bacteria School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Anne Mc Conn

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Title: The connection between the origin of music and birdsong Overview: My project investigates the connection between the origin of music and birdsong. It also obtains information on similarities between African and Irish music through birdsong.

School: Carrick-On-Shannon Community School County: Leitrim Teacher: Mrs Jacqueline Walsh Student(s): Patrick Sweeney

3208

Title: Do horses have an advantage over ponies in competitions?

Overview: My aim in this project is to find out whether horses or ponies tend to do better in interschool competitions and why School: Coláiste Bhríde County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Miriam Rickerby Student(s): Aoife Kavanagh

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Title: Reseeding land, is it really worth it?

Overview: A feasibility study: To investigate if reseeding agricultural land (three soil compositions) will sufficiently

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increase grass yields, thereby reducing the need for buying supplementary feed.

School: Presentation College County: Galway Teacher: Mr. Kenneth O’Dea Student(s): Evan Quirke

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Title: What makes up your makeup?

Overview: My project is about testing and quantifying the amounts of bacteria present in makeup popular among girls in transition year.

School: St Louis Secondary School County: Monaghan Teacher: Mrs Sheila Sansom Student(s): Rachel White

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Title: Staidéar a dhéanamh ar an eifeacht hormeiteach tiubhaíochta ar raidis Overview: The aim of my project is to determine the hormetic effect concentration of the herbicide on radishes.

School: Coláiste Ailigh County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Micheál Ó’Giobúin Student(s): Somhairle O’Braonaín

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Title: Predator effect on the behaviour of Mytilus edulis and Littorina littoria Overview: I am looking to see how a number of shellfish species respond to the introduction of a predator to their surroundings.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Órlaith Bowen

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Title: To investigate grass growth using chemical and organic fertilizers Overview: My project aims to examine the difference in grass growth using organic (cattle slurry) and chemical fertilizers by recording the observed data every week.

School: St Marys College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Joanne Raftery Student(s): Mary Kate Condren

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Title: An investigation of the effectiveness of using green dock beetles to control dock leaves Overview: To investigate if green dock beetles (Gastrophysa viridula) would be an effective bio-control for dock leaves (Rumex obtusifolius) - which are considered costly noxious weeds on farms.

School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Paula McGath Student(s): Rebecca Gill

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Title: Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?

Overview: Our project aims to investigate the vitamin and chemical content of organic and non-organic apples- and make comparisons to determine which is healthier.

School: St Nessan’s Community College County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Gavin Doyle Student(s): Jason Hannan

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL 3301

Title: Céard iad na héifeachtaí a mbíonn ag an Fungas Mycorrhiza ar fhás freamhacha crainn.

Overview: Táim ag iarraidh fháil amach céard iad na héifeachtaí a mbíonn ag an Fungas Mycorrhiza ar fhás freamhacha crainn.

School: Geal Cholaiste Chill Dara County: Kildare Teacher: Bn. U. Helen Creedon Student(s): Erica Doran

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Title: The feasibility of using Ulva lactuca as a method in the treatment of sewage Overview: I am looking at how effective Ulva lactuca is in treating domestic sewage and if lower salinity levels affects the way it works.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): David Sims

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Title: Stayin’ Alive: Investigating the effects of a metronome on lay people performing CPR Overview: This project aims to investigate the effects a metronome has on lay people performing CPR, focusing on CPR quality and attitudes towards giving CPR. School: Jesus & Mary Secondary School County: Sligo Teacher: Ms Helena Ryder Student(s): Eamonn Sweeney

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Title: How does changing the light wavelength affect the pigmentation of basil leaves, in terms of type of pigments and relative proportions?

Overview: I am going to test, by filtering the light to achieve different light wavelength, affect the quantity and type of pigments in basil leaves.

School: St Andrew’s College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Hilary Rimbi Student(s): Francesca Garavelli

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Title: Aetiology of bleeding canker disease of Horse Chestnut trees Overview: A further investigation into the extent of a disease called bleeding canker affecting Horse Chestnut(Aesculus hippocastanum) trees throughout Ireland and isolating a causative agent.

School: Our Ladys College - Drogheda County: Louth Teacher: Miss Frances O’Regan Student(s): Anna McEvoy

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Title: The demise of our hedgerow trees and shrubs- a consequence of the economic downturn and farm grant aid policy- implications for our environment Overview: My project aims to quantify the loss of hedgerow trees and shrubs due to households converting to woodburners and the farm grant schemes in place.

School: Portora Royal School County: Fermanagh Teacher: Dr Rosemary Hogg Student(s): Cliona Mulligan

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Title: To investigate the nutritive value of gorse and heather as a food source for mountain sheep Overview: This project was to examine that heather and gorse could provide nutritional value for animals and the animal could continue to ruminate on both feedstuffs.

School: Mulroy College County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Declan Docherty Student(s): Chloe Bradley

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Title: Redheads, are they more likely to be hyper-mobile?

Overview: Redheads are supposedly more flexible or hypermobile than others. My project tests the flexibility of redheads compared to that of other people.

School: Seamount College County: Galway Teacher: Miss Eimear McInerney Student(s): Tara Matthews

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Title: An examination of rock pool fish communities on shores north and south of Galway Bay Overview: I am investigating as to whether rock pool fish communities differ from shores geographically separated by Galway Bay. School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Aisling O’Rourke

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Title: Waste not - A statistical investigation into the production of fertiliser using the ashes of combusted fuels and further investigation into their effectiveness Overview: A statistical investigation into the production of fertiliser using ashes of commonly combusted fuels and investigating the effect they have on plant growth and development.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Julie Gleeson Student(s): James Harte

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Title: How to trick algae and save the planet Overview: To investigate hydrogen production by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in a sulphur-deficient medium; and the effects of temperature, light intensity, and pH on this production.

School: St Andrew’s College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Hilary Rimbi Student(s): Amy O’Donoghue

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Title: A comparison of adolescents’ foot strike and ground reaction force in shod versus barefoot running Overview: This study aims will determine whether running barefoot alters the way adolescents run and whether it reduces the amount of force going through the feet.

School: Ardgillan Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Dermot Brennan Student(s): Amy Murray Shauna Kiernan

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Title: A study of the effect of water temperature on the physiological response of open water endurance swimmers Overview: Our project aims to examine how the temperature of the water affects the physiological response of open water endurance swimmers.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Mia Hynes Susan Timmons

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Title: The environmental effects of slurry applications and run off on local water sources Overview: We will compare the environmental effects of spreading slurry on top of soil compared to injecting it

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School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): John Kavanagh Shane Byrne Aidan Roche

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nAg i síolta biolair agus an éifeacht ar iomadú agus rátaí fáis thar thréimhse 3 seachtaine a mheasúnú.

School: Coláiste Ailigh County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Shane Ó Breacáin Student(s): Ultan O’Fearail Conor Logue Mikey Sweeney

Title: Variations in Carlina vulgaris from different regions of the Burren Overview: We are looking to see if Carlina vulgaris growing in different regions of the Burren have differences in height and flower size.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Lizzy Roche Olivia McGann

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Title: Does the pitch of ones voice effect ones choice for other singing vocals Overview: We are investigating if the pitch and frequency of ones voice effects ones choice for other singing vocals.

School: Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Chris Garvey Student(s): Eibhlin McCarthy Alix Buckley

Title: The antibacterial properties of Neem oil and seeds Overview: We have been investigating the antibacterial properties of Neem oil and seeds. We have been measuring zones of inhibition on bacterial plates.

School: St Patrick’s High School County: Armagh Teacher: Mrs Colleen Connolly Student(s): Cormac Campbell Paul Fletcher John Joe Nugent

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Title: An investigation into the quality of the air surrounding Portlaoise Dump using Lichens as bio-indicators Overview: An investigation into the quality of the air surrounding Portlaoise Dump using lichens as bio-indicators.

School: Mountmellick Community School County: Laois Teacher: Ms Louise Gallagher Student(s): Adam Culleton Romeo Ncube

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Title: A comparison of green, red and brown seaweeds Overview: We will investigate differences between green, red and brown seaweed under different categories; composition, use as a fuel and as fertilisers.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Charlie Finn Rachel McGee Hannah Mc Nulty

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Title: Monatóireacht ar éifeachtaí bhithbhailithe de nan-airgead (nAg) i samhail chóras phlanda.

Overview: Beidh an bhithbhailithe an

Title: Staidéar ar iompar seirbil coimeadaithe ag déine solas éagsúil Overview: An investigation into the behaviour and circadian rhythms of gerbils kept at different light intensities.

School: Gaelcholaiste Na Mara - Arklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Rebecca Ní Chonchúir Student(s): Kerry Trevaskis Hoskin Caoimhe Molloy

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Title: How fresh are your eggs?

Overview: We aim to see if eggs remain fresher when stored in the fridge compared to room temperature.

School: St Aloysius School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Sarah O’Donovan Student(s): Benushila Tripathi Amy Fitzgerald Samiksha Paudel

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Title: Which bird guano is most acidic Overview: We are going to study how acidic bird guano is and how much damage it does.

School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Moira Barrett Ruth Kevane Jennifer Barry

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Title: Cén frith-aigéad is fearchunaigéidgoile a neodrú?

Overview: The aim of this experiment is to determine which of the most commonly used antacids is best at neutralizing the stomach acid.

School: Coláiste Ailigh County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Shane Ó Breacáin

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Student(s): Aileen Mc Fadden Hannah McSharry Amy Callaghan

Student(s): Eoin Lane Oisín McKinley

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Title: The vibe of the hive Overview: We are trying to study bees and help stop the declining number in population.

School: Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Claire Hanley Student(s): Daragh Exton Matt Lucey

Title: How germination rates can be affected by seed exposure to mould Overview: We wish to find out if the seed exposure to mould has a positive or negative outcome on germination rates.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Rachel Corcoran Enya Reilly

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Title: Breath training, a new approach to increase lung capacity Overview: This project will investigate if breath training alone can improve a person’s lung capacity in comparison to a standardised exercise program.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): Elizabeth Vickers Órla Conroy

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Title: To investigate the presence of turf mould and phosphate in lough Derg and the health implications that may arise Overview: To investigate the presence of turf mould and phosphate and what happens when mixed with chlorine in the water treatment plant.

School: Portumna Community School County: Galway Teacher: Mr. Paul Maguire Student(s): Molly fitzgerald Chloe Cosstello Roisin Kelly

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Title: Can snails count?

Overview: We wish to find out whether snails can distinguish numerical quantities such as amounts of food, distances, number of competitors.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Saul Gavigan Richard Luong Thien Michael Mc Gloin

Title: Human hair as a sustainable resource Overview: We want to investigate how human hair can be used as a resource in the production of products that are beneficial and environmentally friendly.

School: St Columba’s Comprehensive School County: Donegal Teacher: Miss Kathleen Molloy Student(s): Caitriona Madden Nicola Mc Loone

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Title: An analysis of E-coli growth and spread from contaminated laundry Overview: Examination of E-coli growth and spread in laundry. We will investigate when a contaminated clothing item is added to washing and what contamination level remains.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Finn Manning Gavin Condren Title: An investigation into the resource holding potential of the Red Beadlet Anemone Overview: This is a study of behaviour between beadlet anemones; on an exposed rocky shore, taking note of size, number of individuals and proximity to neighbours.

School: Abbey Christian Brothers School County: Down Teacher: Mrs Margaret Lane

Title: Do mussels have different characteristics if they are sourced from different parts of the Irish Coast?

Overview: The aim of this project is to investigate if the qualities of mussels differ depending on what part of the Irish Coast they are found.

School: St Mary’s Diocesan School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Ruth McArdle Student(s): Shane Brodigan Sam Gaffeny Title: An investigation into the effect of how colour could aid nutrition in chickens Overview: Our project aims to stimulate chickens through improved feeding habits by identifying their colour preferences. We intend to use this information to create a more practical and food-saving routine.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork

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Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Clodagh Butler Fiona Deasy Marie Dempsey

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Title: Can sea water be used to grow tomato plants? A comparison between growing plants with fresh water and growing plants with sea water- using solar drip irrigation Overview: We investigate a method of growing tomato plants using seawater and compare the plants grown with seawater to the plants grown with fresh water.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Saoirse Oreilly Aisling Murphy

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Title: An investigation into the use of the common mussel (Mytilus edulis) as an indicator species to assess the changes in water quality and pollution status of Sligo Bay and Estuary Fol Overview: To investigate pollution in Sligo Bay estuary using the common mussel (Mytilus edulis) as an indicator species.

School: Summerhill College County: Sligo Teacher: Mr Niall Mc Dermott Student(s): Kevin Connell Jack Mc Dermott Brian Flanagan

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Overview: The project will show how important wetlands are by focusing on one plant, measuring its impact and the effect of losing wetlands.

School: Heywood Community School County: Laois Teacher: Mr Aodhagan O Suilleabhain Student(s): Caoimhe O’Keeffe Ruth Bergin

contamination and significant increase in bacterial levels.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Aoife Tully Molly Collins

statistical modelling. We will also analyse the issues and solutions.

School: Our Ladys School - Templeogue County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Ruth Kelly Student(s): Meg Brennan Meabh McGrath Catherine Costello

Intermediate Group

3506

Title: The gluten scale Overview: Investigation of a ELISA test that detects the presence of gluten in a substance. We are testing to see whether this device works or not.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Hugh O’Callaghan Student(s): Alannah Hickey Kate Shaughnessy Rebecca Ryan

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3501

Title: Quantification of saliva in shared water bottles Overview: To analyse if saliva is present in a water bottle at the end of the day and to quantify the amount of saliva remaining.

School: Our Lady’s Secondary School Monaghan County: Monaghan Teacher: Ms Kathryn Higgins Student(s): Áine Fealy Catherine Irwin Michelle Mohan

3502

Title: Nettle protein compared to animal protein as a viable food source Overview: We want to see if protein derived from nettles is an alternative to expensive soya protein.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Dean Sheridan William Hennessy Paul O’Grady

3507

Title: A quantitative comparative analysis of the nutritional components of equine and bovine meat Overview: Comparing horse meat to beef in terms of iron, protein, calories and fat.

School: Castletroy College County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Linda Hannon Student(s): Orla Keaveney Andreea Slavescu

3508

Title: Eco-friendly greenhouse Overview: Our project idea is to build an eco-friendly greenhouse using plastic bottles to grow seeds and compare the growth with commercial greenhouses.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Michelle Buckley Student(s): David Noonan Caoimhe O’Dea

Title: An investigation of chick development inside eggs Overview: Our project involves us investigating how baby chicks develop and breathe inside their eggs; and investigating pore sizes, air sacks and the cell membrane.

School: St Dominic’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Paul Nugent Student(s): Christine O’Dea Alanna O’Brien Zoe Ralph

3503

3427

Title: Sun stalking sunflowers Overview: My project aims to investigate the factors that determine the patterns gene School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Aoife Culhane Student(s): Julie Cantillon Stephanie Sheahan

Title: Investigating the possible antimicrobial properties of laundry detergents Overview: With the need to conserve energy and clothes being washed at lower temperatures, bacteria in clothes are not killed off. Can laundry detergents kill bacteria?

School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Kaylan Barrowman Aoife Bolster Rochelle Morrison

3505

3510

Title: Does music affect the laying patterns of hens?

Overview: The aim of our investigation is to see if exposure to different types of music affects the laying patterns in hens.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Rachel Gallagher Evelyn Godkin Laoise Keane

3428

Title: The importance of protecting Irish wetlands

Title: An investigation to see the impact of different chemicals on seed germination Overview: We are going to investigate if different chemicals have any impact or improvement on seed germination.

School: Ballinamore Community School County: Leitrim Teacher: Mr Eamon Geoghegan Student(s): Grace Mc Barron Bronagh Mc Govern

3504

Title: Exposure of baby food and the degree of contamination Overview: We are investigating if leaving baby food out of the refrigerator after it has been opened will result in bacterial

3509

Title: An investigation on the migration of the Ceratits capitata.

Overview: Our project aims to investigate the expansion of the Ceratits capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) using

Title: Investigating the effect of various herbal remedies on the rate of breakdown of starch by amylase Overview: Investigating the effect of various herbal remedies on the rate of breakdown of starch by amylase from a diabetes point of view School: St Mary’s College County: Londonderry Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Student(s): Jenna Doherty Megan Doherty

3512

Title: The effects fat reduction has on the taste of food Overview: We are proposing an experiment to determine whether the reduction of fats in food has an effect on the taste of food products.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Hugh O’Callaghan Student(s): Sarah Cooke Rachel Daly Cormac Dennehy

3513

Title: The use of ultrasonics for sterilisation in brewing and fermentation Overview: We wish to investigate how ultrasonics can be used in sterilisation and whether it can terminate fermentation.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Erica Neilan Nicole Dolan

3514

Title: A spray to ensure calves get colostrum Overview: A spray that you put onto a cows udder after calving that will be removed when the calf suckles ensuring he gets colostrum.

School: Garbally College County: Galway Teacher: Mr Cathal Reilly Student(s): David Mannion Frank Hopkins

3515

Title: A study of a marram grass transplantation programme on Inchydoney Island Overview: A long term study of the success of marram grass transplantation

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Biological & Ecological Sciences programme in three plots on Virgin Mary Point headland on Inchydoney Island School: Clonakilty Community College County: Cork Teacher: Mr Patrick O Keeffe Student(s): Dylan Scannell Robert Byrnes Liam O Donovan

3516

Title: The study of wetland and ocean going birds in a recovery sanctuary over a three month period Overview: Our project is a study of the injuries, care and recovery of wetland and ocean going birds in the Rusheen Bay Swan Sanctuary in Galway.

School: Coláiste Iognáid S.J. County: Galway Teacher: Ms Deirdre Herbert Student(s): Leanne Oliver Rebecca Forkan

3517

Title: An investigation into the use of waste seaweed from seaweed baths as an alternative fertiliser Overview: We will investigate the above by testing the use of the same type of treated and non-treated seaweed.

School: Blackwater Community School County: Waterford Teacher: Mrs Brigid Barrett Student(s): Lauren Bullen Katie O’Donnell Sarah Meskill

3518

Title: An inexpensive and convenient method of increasing phosphorus levels in soil using recycled high nutrient waste material in order to encourage plant growth.

Overview: We are investigating different, convenient and inexpensive ways of introducing more phosphorus to soil to encourage plant growth.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Barbara Wawrzynek Rebecca Mooney Eala Ní Chumhaill

3519

Title: Skin type and mole identification skills among teenagers Overview: This project aims to assess the skills of teenagers in identifying their risk to skin cancer through skin type and mole identification.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): Amaris Borel Cian Murphy

3520

Title: Grow “fast food” with hydroponics!

Overview: Our project aims to provide alternatives to conventional (geoponic) horticulture through hydroponics and aquaponics, and provide ways to grow food in urban areas.

School: Garbally College County: Galway Teacher: Mr Cathal Reilly Student(s): Bryan Mulry Ronan Murphy

3521

Title: Can pyranine dyed water and ultraviolet lighting speed up germination?

Overview: To investigate if seeds fed with pyranine water (fluorescent dyed) will germinate faster when exposed to only ultraviolet lighting (blacklights).

School: Patrician Secondary School Newbridge County: Kildare Teacher: Mr Colin Doheny Student(s): David Strogen Jack McHale

3522

Title: An investigation of protein intake in young hurlers Overview: Protein is important for the performance and recovery of young hurlers but knowledge around its ideal intake maybe low.

School: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí County: Kilkenny Teacher: Ms Lisa Cosgrove Student(s): Bill Sheehan Kieran Ryan Kevin Barrett

3523

Title: The development of a water filter to lower the TBC in bulk tanks on Irish dairy farms Overview: This project investigates the properties of water most effective in killing bacteria in bulktanks and aims to produce a device designed to produce this water.

School: Sacred Heart Secondary School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Claire Holland Student(s): Caroline Crowley Ailbhe Dowling Kellie Scannell

3524

Title: A statistical analysis of foraging behaviour, of wild birds in Ireland, in relation to noise proximity.

Overview: Our project aims to analyse the foraging behaviour of wild birds in Ireland in relation to noise proximity and location.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Karina Lyne Student(s): Adrian Murphy Aoife O’ Callaghan Julie Mitchell

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3525

Title: An investigation of the shelf life of mushrooms Overview: We wondered why mushrooms went off quicker than other vegetables such as carrots and potatoes School: Scoil Mhuire County: Roscommon Teacher: Ms Modwena Geoghegan Student(s): Brian McDonnell Charlotte Kelly Andrea Clancy

3526

Title: Is water from your kitchen sink which is from direct flow safer to drink than water from the bathroom tap which is fed from a storage tank?

Overview: We are comparing bacteria in kitchen water & bathroom water, to see which is better to drink.

School: Blackwater Community School County: Waterford Teacher: Mrs Brigid Barrett Student(s): Philip McCraith Tom Mulcahy Cormac Hartnett

3527

Title: The effects of alcohol and tobacco on oat seed germination Overview: Our project aims to examine the effects of alcohol and tobacco on oat seed germination. We will compare the results of each group of seeds.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Rachel Dolan Emer Mc Gurran Isabella Pawlowski

3528

Title: Gorse fires: Are they a help or a hindrance to habitats?

Overview: We intend to investigate the ecological significance of the destruction of gorse land on Howth Head, Dublin.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Catherine Corry Student(s): Áine Gourley Niamh Elliott-Sheridan Christen Mooney

3529

Title: The advantages and disadvantages of hydroponics in a closed system; A scientific study for the third world Overview: We are studying the advantages and disadvantages of hydroponics to see if it would be an efficient system for growing crops in the Third World.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Niamh Fannon

Mairéad Cleary Ann-Marie Murray

3530

Title: An evaluation of the awareness among teenagers of the causes and risks of irregular blood pressure levels through an awareness campaign and focus group testing Overview: Our project aims to determine and raise awareness of blood pressure levels in teenagers aged 15-17 and discover common factors causing dangerous blood pressure levels.

School: Christ King Girls Sec. School County: Cork Teacher: Ms. Deirdre Brosnan Student(s): Annie McCarthy Emily O’Sullivan

3531

Title: To investigate the effects different packaging has on the growth of bread mould Overview: We will test to see if different types of packaging effect the growth of bread mould on white and wholemeal bread.

School: Mount St Michael County: Cork Teacher: Ms Yvette Jennings Student(s): Iona Tobin Meabh Perkins Amy Hourihane

3532

Title: The effects of using school chairs on teenagers’ backs and posture Overview: The aim of our project is to investigate how cheaper and nonstructured chairs in schools affect the postures of students for a duration of time.

School: Coláiste Pobail Acla County: Mayo Teacher: Mrs Niamh Lally Student(s): Catherine Gallagher Alva Vesey Emer Vesey

3533

Title: Electronic shock device to improve the quality of breeding in cattle Overview: Electronic shock collar worn by bulls & cows, to deter the bull from serving a selection of cows. Improving the quality of calves born.

School: St Mary’s Secondary School Macroom County: Cork Teacher: Ms Mary Kelleher Student(s): Shauna Buckley Suzanne Barry Emma Kelleher

3534

Title: Cén éifeacht atá ag uiscí éagsúla ar phéacadh síolta bhiolair?

Overview: Is é an aidhm atá againn ná chun tastáil a dhéanamh ar phéacadh

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síolta bhiolair ag úsáid uiscí éagsúla agus compráid a dhéanamh eadarthu.

School: Coláiste Iosagáin County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Fionnuala Nic Giolla Bháin Student(s): Sophie Ní Leathlobhair Caitríona Ní Chuinn Aifric Nic Golla Bhríde

3535

Title: A study of natural fertiliser made from the common stinging nettle Overview: Our aim is: To make an environmentally friendly fertiliser from nettles and water, then find the nitrogen content and efficiency of the fertiliser.

School: St Mary’s High School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Marguerite Alley Student(s): Maria Lynch Laura Walsh

3536

Title: Is there a measurable difference between the different UMF ratings on Manuka honey?

Overview: A microbiological investigation to determine whether there is a measurable difference between Manuka honey with different UMF ratings.

School: St Mary’s Gs County: Londonderry Teacher: Dr Louise Hamill Student(s): Erin McIvor Niall Conlon James McTeague

3537

Title: The width of field margins in relation to wildlife biodiversity and farmland productivity Overview: We are studying the width of the field margin and how it affects the wildlife/biodiversity and hence the productivity of the farmland.

School: Scoil Mhuire County: Roscommon Teacher: Ms Modwena Geoghegan Student(s): Rachel Feely Aisling Reynolds Ciara Naughton

3538

Title: An investigation into the development of high protein yoghurt as a meat substitute for a vegetarian Overview: Our project aim is to produce a high protein yoghurt; as a nutritious alternative to meat for vegetarians -a healthy meal in a pot.

School: St Mary’s High School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Marguerite Alley Student(s): Lauren O’Mahoney Bijoux Buenchou

3539

Title: Do sports drinks really hydrate better than water?

Overview: Comparing the hydration values of sports drinks compared to water to see if they hydrate better than water.

School: Inver College County: Monaghan Teacher: Mrs Rosemary O’Rourke Student(s): Peter Finnegan Cormac Boylan Lauren McCrossan

3540

Title: An analysis of spiders webs – does playing different types of music to a spider affect the pattern of their webs?

Overview: We play different types of music to spiders and see if this causes any variation in the patterns produced in the webs they make.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Naoise Gallagher Georgia Dellow

3541

Title: The potential of toothpastes and mouth washes to prevent staining by beverages Overview: Our project aims to investigate which chemotherapeutic agents (toothpastes) protect white eggshells when faced with staining beverages and in addition, the damage caused by them.

School: Grennan College County: Kilkenny Teacher: Ms Christina Kehoe Student(s): Edwina Kelly Zoe Walsh Kelsey Lawlor

3542

Title: Investigating the benefits of biochar on plant growth Overview: The project investigates the effectiveness of biochar as a growth medium for biofuels School: Moate Community School County: Westmeath Teacher: Ms Margaret Mandal Student(s): Jessica McCormack Sandra Nestor Róisin O’Brien

3543

Title: An investigation into enhancing the yields of organic crops using clovers Overview: Organic tillage farms produce low yields of crops. We plan to investigate how the use of clovers can improve yields and growth of crops.

School: Causeway Comprehensive School County: Kerry Teacher: Mrs Jennifer Barry Student(s): Robert Harrington Fionan Mackessy Cian Mc Carthy

3544

3549

3545

3550

Title: The effect of Yoga on blood pressure and heart rate Overview: Our project aims to examine how yoga effects your heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure before, during and after yoga sessions.

School: St Vincent’s Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Mr John White Student(s): Dara Goss Megan Crilly Title: Using cattle to distribute native plant seeds Overview: This project aims to reintroduce native seeds to areas of Ireland that cannot be cultivated for various reasons in a cost effective and efficient manner.

School: St Brigids Vocational School County: Galway Teacher: Ms Lorraine Treacy Student(s): Katelyn Egan Emily Egan

3546

Title: Moo Boots; Protective boot for cows Overview: Our product is designed to protect/heal cattle suffering from hoof rot. It is a protective boot that is placed on the cows infected hoof.

School: Bush Post Primary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Emma McMahon Student(s): Conor Ryan Stephen Lynch Stephen Woods

3547

Title: An investigation into the potential anti-bacterial properties of North Clare seaweed extracts for the treatment of acne Overview: We hope to investigate the potential anti-bacterial properties of North Clare seaweeds for the treatment of acne as compared to over the counter medication.

School: Scoil Mhuire County: Clare Teacher: Ms Sue-Ann Sheridan Student(s): Emma Greene Aideen Bonito Rachel Hehir

3548

Title: Idirspleáchas na gCéadfaí Overview: An aidhm atá againn don tionscadail seo ná fiosrú an mbraitheann na céadfaí ar a chéile chun an teachtaireacht ceart a sheoladh chuig an inchinn.

School: Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach County: Carlow Teacher: Mr Pól Ó Drisceoil Student(s): Aoife Ní Threasaigh Edel Ní Threasaigh

Title: Who has the best reaction times?

Overview: To compare reaction times for people of different age groups, sports groups and genders using a series of different reaction tests.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Cork County: Cork Teacher: Ms Gretta O’Sullivan Student(s): Clíona Forde Éimear Hickey Title: An investigation into the effects of organic fruits on the life expectancy and reproductive success of drosophila melanogaster Overview: We plan to monitor the long-term effects of feeding 100 fruit flies alternate diets, one group organic, the other non organic, across 3 separate locations.

School: St Dominic’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Audrey Carty Student(s): Holly Routledge Rebeeca Farnan Cliona Hughes

3551

Title: Aimsiú an bhfuil na glantaigh caolaithe éiceabhách níos fearr don timpeallacht ná na gnáth glantaigh caolaithe Overview: Fiosrú agus comparáid a dhéanamh idir na mbranda glantaigh a deir go bhfuil siad níos fearr don timpeallact agus níos éiceabhách, agus na branda traidisiúnta.

School: Coláiste Iosagáin County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Fionnuala Nic Giolla Bháin Student(s): Riannach Semple Aoife Nic Reannacháin

3552

Title: Stressful school! A comparison of stress levels in students and teachers Overview: We will measure students’ and teachers’ blood pressure to determine whether students or teachers get more stressed in school.

School: St Dominic’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Audrey Carty Student(s): Jill Pitcher Farrell Gemma Kearney

3553

Title: Stimulating adrenaline production in athletic performance Overview: Investigation into methods of stimulating the production of adrenaline.

To establish most effective way, in the hope that it can enhance performance in sports.

School: Ursuline College County: Sligo Teacher: Mr Anthony Carolan

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Biological & Ecological Sciences Student(s): Laura Joyce Kathy Devaney

3554

Title: An investigation to see if Bantry Bay could become a seaweed product producing area Overview: We aim to investigate the different seaweeds growing in Bantry Bay, the possibility of extracting the natural harvest and the commercial potential of this seaweed.

School: Coláiste Pobal Bheanntrai County: Cork Teacher: Ms Cornelia Hourihan Student(s): Aoife Cotter Emma Cotter

3555

Title: Badgers and TB: A study of the unknown Overview: Our project aims to examine badgers and their association with the spreading of bovine TB by carrying out a survey and researching various vaccinations available.

School: Ardscoil Uí Urmoltaigh County: Cork Teacher: Mr Declan Hayes Student(s): Brian Murphy Jack France Mark O’ Regan

3556

Title: To investigate the influence that various translucent materials have on the phototrophic response of a plant Overview: We aim to investigate a plants growth response to light passing through various translucent materials as opposed to its response to light without a medium.

School: Mount St Michael County: Cork Teacher: Ms Yvette Jennings Student(s): Kieran Vickery Jack Christy Eoin O’ Sullivan

3557

Title: Bees - A dying race Overview: Our aim is to investigate the vorroa mite, it’s effect on bees and to find solutions to assist the prevention of the vorroa mites infestation.

School: Scoil Ruain County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Margaret O’Neill Student(s): Fiona Lawless Amy Tynan Sadie McGrath

3558

Title: An chaoi a oireann bia éagsúil de cheadfaí an teanga Overview: Conas a chuireann na céadfaí éagsúla isteach ar na blasanna atá ar do thenaga agus an éifeacht seo a léiriú trí thrialacha éagsúla a dhéanamh.

School: Coláiste Iosagáin County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Fionnuala Nic Giolla Bháin Student(s): Fiona Nic Gamhna Caoimhe Ní Fhaoláin Aisling Ní Dhúinín

3559

Title: An investigation into the factors of peripheral vision and its significance in sport Overview: This project will investigate the significance of peripheral vision in sport and demonstrate its benefit to sporting performance.

School: St Patrick’s Classical School County: Meath Teacher: Mr James McHugh Student(s): Gavin Pentony Robert White

3560

Title: Test kit development for fat and protein in milk Overview: I plan to devise a home testing kit for dairy farmers so that they can test the fat and protein content in their milk.

School: Loreto Secondary School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Aine McCarthy Student(s): Emma Walsh Chloe Ahern

3561

Title: Does music affect the physical performance of a horse?

Overview: Our project aims to investigate whether music can cause a horse to change pace in accordance with the beat or speed of different music.

School: Rathdown School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Joy Rice Student(s): Rebecca Ray Jasmine Doyle

3562

Title: The forgotten backgarden Overview: To investigate the knowledge young people have of their habitat and to inform young people on this subject through the use of a website.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Emma Kavanagh Student(s): Caroline Fogarty Eibhlín Vaughan

3563

Title: Slugs on drugs Overview: Investigating the effects of caffeine as a pesticide against common pests found in our gardens, finding a more environmentally friendly and cheaper solution.

School: Colaiste Chomain County: Mayo

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Teacher: Mrs Collette Uí Liaim Student(s): Shannon Timlin Evelyn Corduff Shannon Tighe

3564

Title: The effect of Wi-Fi radiation on plant growth Overview: Our project aims to examine the effect of electromagnetic radiation from Wi-Fi usage on plant germination and plant growth.

School: St. Macartan’s College County: Monaghan Teacher: Mr Hugh Moyna Student(s): Oisín Lavelle Darragh Todd

3565

Title: Milk production related to addition of bread as roughage in calves milk feed Overview: Our project shows that introducing roughage (bread) into calf’s milk feed develops their rumen faster, resulting in more milk being sold on the dairy farm.

School: Salesian Secondary College County: Limerick Teacher: Mr John O’Flynn Student(s): Cathal Shinners Conor Staff Darren O’Connell

3566

Title: An investigation into the sound animals make in relation to their behaviour Overview: To record animal sounds and analyse them; and to then see if there is a relation to the sounds they make and their behaviour.

School: St Muredachs College County: Mayo Teacher: Mr Kevin Boyle Student(s): Cillian Upton Alan Ferguson Stephen Durkan

3567

Title: Computers and dry eyes syndrome Overview: It is a proven fact that working at a computer for long periods of time is one of the main causes of dry eye syndrome.

School: Marist College - Athlone County: Westmeath Teacher: Mr Cian O’Brien Student(s): Kieran Rigney Brian Stack Fabian Cooke

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Title: A study into the pattern of infection of current season Needle Necrosis in Northern Europe; a destructive disease of Christmas trees Overview: CSNN is a destructive yet

deceptive disease. This project aims to map the occurrence and pattern of disease infection in forests in Northern Europe.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): Andrea Kenny McDonald Emma Townsend

3602

Title: A study into the affect of abiotic factors on sea-shore life in Bundoran Overview: We wish to study the affect of abiotic factors on sea-shore organisms at two locations around Bundoran; the west-end rock pool and Bundoran’s main beach.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Rebecca Newell Katie Gallagher

3603

Title: Lemna minor; is it an effective method of removing persistent inorganic pollutants from aquatic environments?

Overview: We will investigate how effective lemna minor is at absorbing persistent inorganic pollutants from silt in aquatic environments and compare it to conventional clean-up methods.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Eoin Hurley Emily McCarthy

3604

Title: An investigation into the pretreatments of Trifolium repens and an analysis of their effect on germination rate and speed of establishment of seed within a sward Overview: This project aims to investigate various pre-treatments of Trifolium repens and will measure rate of germination and speed of establishment within a grassland seed mix.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): Patrick Kinsella David Ward

3605

Title: An bhfuil bianna organach níos slaíntiúla na bia neamh-organach?

Overview: We intend to investigate the difference between organic and non organic foods using fruit flies.

School: Coláiste Ailigh County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Micheál Ó’Giobúin Student(s): Pierce Gallagher Diarmuid Ó Donléibhe Hughie Ó Merlehan

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3606

Title: How effective is using natural plant extracts to control the growth of weeds?

Overview: To see how effective natural plant extracts are at controlling the growth of weeds.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Katie Molloy Louise Murphy Niamh Boland

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3611

Title: Do magnets affect one regeneration in lower invertebrates Overview: Can magnets affect the regeneration rate in planaria and worms.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Sarah Brady Jamie Walsh Jason Flood

3612

Title: Determination of optimal nitrogen application to grass/clover swards to achieve the greatest out put Overview: To calculate the optimum amount of nitrogen- which should then be used with white clover and grass to yield the greatest output School: C.B.S. Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Helen Horan Student(s): Conor Cassidy Thomas Fogarty Daniel Taylor

Title: Irish aquatic plants; A solution for pesticide pollution?

Overview: Investigating if Irish aquatic plants such as Bullrush, Duckweed and Pondweed can breakdown agricultural herbicides with a propensity to be found in local water bodies (Mecoprop,MCPA,2,4-D).

School: Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan County: Dublin Teacher: Dr. Niamh Mc Nally Student(s): Alice O’ Neill Clíona Farrell

3608

3613

Title: To investigate how the environment of a holly tree affects the life cycle of the holly leaf miner (Phytomyza ilicis) Overview: We will investigate the relationship between holly-tree population environments and the lifecycle of holly-leaf miners present.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Alannah Nic A’Bhaird Heather Mc Gowan Rebecca Wymbs

3609

Title: Determining the biodegradability of bio plastics Overview: To determine how well bioplastics break down in different types of soil and what residue it leaves in the soil.

School: St Louis High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Mairead O Brien Student(s): Sarah Casey Saibhe Brock

3610

Title: Does the playing of music in the milking parlour influence milk yield and quality Overview: To investigate the effects of playing different types of music in the milking parlour and shed on milk quality and milk yield in dairy cows.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Patricia Stapleton Student(s): Louise McCormack Laura Quigley Claire McCormack

Title: Health claims and risks pertaining to the biochemical properties of grapefruit Overview: An investigation into health claims and risks pertaining to the biochemical properties of grapefruit, the role of outside influences, and the commercial implications of this.

School: Wellington College County: Antrim Teacher: Mrs Yvonne Johnston Student(s): Emma Crothers Kenneth Millar

3614

Title: The effect of different spices on bacteria growth Overview: See which spice is most effective at inhabiting bacteria growth.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Ciara Noonan Caprice Tracey Una Higgins

3615

Title: Nutritional content of horsemeat versus other meats?

Overview: Following recent horsemeat scandal, our project looks into how horsemeat compares to beef and discovers if we were better off eating it in the first place!?!?

School: Salesian Secondary College County: Limerick Teacher: Mr John O’Flynn Student(s): Sile Ryan Anna Flannery Michaela Fitzgerald

3616

Title: Closed landfill sites - A detailed analysis Overview: Analysing gases from landfill sites. Analysing water samples from sources near landfill site. Sampling flora and fauna. Formatting an amenity plan for old landfill site.

School: Scoil Mhuire County: Roscommon Teacher: Ms Edel O’Meara Student(s): Denise Bennett Aoife Shiel David Clarke

3617

Title: Natural antifreeze properties of plants Overview: To investigate the possibility of plant juice being used as an alternative to antifreeze.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Beth Travers Roisin Chapman Bronagh Loughlin

3621

Title: An investigation into the effect of hen feed on meat quality Overview: We set out to investigate the effect of hen feed on meat quality; comparing domestic feed and commercial feed.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Niall Mc Sharry Julian Pawlowski Jack Roden

3622

Title: The effect of over the counter medication on daphnia Overview: To establish what affect and at what concentration does over the counter medications have on daphnia.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Amy Scanlan Katie Burke Melissa Scully

3618

Title: The relationship between core and ankle stability Overview: We want to establish if there is a relationship between core stability and ankle stability.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Michaela Delaney Sabrina Kennedy Sarah Hopkins

3619

Title: Lipoprotein lipase and its activity in bovine milk Overview: Our project is about investigating the variation in the activity levels of the enzyme Lipoprotein lipase in bovine milk samples.

School: St Louis Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Siobhán Greer Student(s): Aoife McDonnell Ewa Szymanek

3620

Title: Is biocide usage in agriculture posing a threat to Apis mellifera and apiculture?

Overview: An ecological investigation into the threatened demise of the Apis mellifera- through the decline of flora necessary for the bee colony conservation- through pesticide use.

School: Ardgillan Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Theresa Gannon Student(s): Justin Moore John Reynolds

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Title: To investigate subconscious bias in children Overview: In my project I aim to reveal the subconscious bias in young children on bodily image and race.

School: Blackrock College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Jennifer Groves Student(s): Oisín Ryan

4102

Title: Teenage awareness of sugar content in their food and its effects Overview: Investigating teenage awareness of the sugar content in the foods they eat and its effects.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Blarney County: Cork Teacher: Mr Sean Foley Student(s): Hannah Keohane

4103

Title: Sport and alcohol, is it too close a relationship?

Overview: I am investigating what are adult’s and teenager’s attitudes towards alcohol advertising at sports events and whether it would encourage them to use alcohol.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Patrick O’Rourke

4104

Title: Will calorie counting menus change people’s decision- when choosing their food in restaurants?

Overview: This study investigates that if the calories were shown on menus would there be a change in people’s choice in what they eat at restaurants?

School: Ardgillan Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Theresa Gannon Student(s): Rachel Metcalfe

4105

Title: A study of dream recollection Overview: A survey of the recollection of dreams in relation to age and gender.

School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe Ó Briain Student(s): Eoin O’Kelly

4106

Title: Do wind turbines affect people, animals or the environment?

Overview: My name is Megan Addie.

My project focuses on wind turbines and their effects. I will investigate if they affect people, animals or the environment.

School: Oaklands Community College

County: Offaly Teacher: Ms Fionnuala Finlay Student(s): Megan Addie Douglas

4107

Title: How to maximise the optical illusions of Irish dancing Overview: I will investigate which colours, patterns, shapes and optical illusions, attract the eye more than others. I want to find a new optical illusion.

School: Portumna Community School County: Galway Teacher: Mr. Paul Maguire Student(s): Deirdre Eames

4108

Title: A statistical analysis of brand awareness amongst teenagers with urban backgrounds versus rural backgrounds in Cork Overview: I aim to investigate whether teenagers from a rural background or urban background are more likely to purchase branded goods by investigating their consumer behaviour.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Blarney County: Cork Teacher: Ms Ashley Fitzgibbons Student(s): Denis O’ Sullivan

4109

Title: A study of blue Overview: My project is about what teenagers in Dublin do with their spare time and how much adults actually know about our favourite pastimes.

School: Loreto College - St Stephens Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Yseult Whitaker Student(s): Clodagh Cullen

4110

Title: An analysis of advertising sound levels in the media to statistically determine whether they are aligned with public perceptions Overview: My project aims to investigate if sound levels of advertisements are louder than sound levels of programmes.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Esha Healy-Thow

4111

Title: Are computer games the way forward for teaching maths?

Overview: My project looks at maths computer games. Do they work better than traditional methods? Does the instant feedback make a difference to learning and motivation?

School: Lanesboro Community College County: Longford Teacher: Mr. Michael Lyons Student(s): Brian Lyons

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4112

Title: How strong is your environmental awareness?

Overview: I will enquire into the strength of knowledge, awareness and attitudes that people in my local town have towards environmental issues which affect today’s world.

School: Dean Maguirc College County: Tyrone Teacher: Mr Colin Keenan Student(s): Sadhbh Keenan

Intermediate Individual 4201

Title: A study of society’s attitudes towards Gaelscoileanna Overview: In my project, I aim to investigate parent’s attitudes towards Gaelscoileanna and English speaking primary schools.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Sara Hurley

4202

Title: How does the relationship between memory and learning affect our ability to achieve high academic standards?

Overview: By looking at the relationship between memory and learning, my project aims to develop new methods of permanent recall.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Catherine Corry Student(s): Naomi Vaida

4203

Title: Are teenagers more liberal than their parents?

Overview: I hope to examine, using a survey of both teenagers and their parents, where each group fits on the political spectrum. I’ll compare the results.

School: Ratoath College County: Meath Teacher: Ms Amanda McNally Student(s): Mark Caffrey

4204

Title: To investigate, compare and analyse the various methods by which the authors of typed text may be differentiated and create a programme based on the findings Overview: I will investigate the methods used to identify the authors of handwritten documents and apply them to digital documents in the form of a programme.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Marian O’Gorman Student(s): Siobhan Rogers

4205

Title: Why do we laugh at others in pain?

Overview: My project is going to be about why we laugh at others in pain. I believe that there is a biological reason to my question.

School: Blackrock College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Deirdre Cullen Student(s): Rory Patterson

4206

Title: A statistical analysis to investigate the public’s awareness and understanding of epilepsy Overview: My project aims to investigate the general public’s knowledge and understanding of epilepsy and help raise awareness.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Mackenzie Cahill

4207

Title: Mind over matter in sports Overview: My project aims to investigate whether the difference made by sports drinks is made mentally rather than physically as is commonly assumed.

School: St Benildus College County: Dublin Teacher: Dr Naomi Lowe Student(s): Kevin Cunningham

4208

Title: A study on the awareness of the symptoms of the condition Carpal Tunnel due to playing or working with modern technology Overview: My project aims to investigate a painful condition, Carpal Tunnel and the impact of modern technology on teenagers and small businesses.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Sarah O’Callaghan

4209

Title: Teachers - The good, the bad and the ugly Overview: A study to determine to what degree the attitude of a teacher to the subject matter influences a student’s learning capacity of said subject matter.

School: Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven County: Cork Teacher: Ms Sarah Downey-fogarty Student(s): Luke Fehily

4210

Title: A statistical study of 15-16 year olds attitudes towards chess Overview: My project aims to find out what my peer group’s opinions are on chess; and why the majority of them aren’t playing it.

School: De La Salle College County: Waterford

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Teacher: Ms Mary McDonagh Student(s): Gavin Fanning

4211

Title: Attitudes to people with disabilities Overview: I am 15 and living with a physical disability. I have always wondered what way other people view me as a person with special needs.

School: Presentation College County: Carlow Teacher: Ms Lucinda O’ Connor Student(s): Ben McMahon

4212

Title: Saving the hen harrier Overview: A socio-economic examination of farming in rural areas with EU designations for nature conservation. How can farming help biodiversity? How can biodiversity help farming School: Scoil Ruain County: Tipperary Teacher: Mr. Vincent O’Dwyer Student(s): Lee Warner

4213

Title: Comparing attitudes towards MMA compared to GAA Overview: In my project I aim to raise awareness in my local area that the sport of MMA is not as dangerous as various other sports.

School: Bush Post Primary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Emma Mcmahon Student(s): Kevin Murphy

4214

Title: How can you recognize when diabetes is at your door and how to prevent it Overview: Researching the topic Diabetes. It’s symptoms, how it can be treated and how it affects the lives of teenagers. Can teenagers win against this lifelong illness?

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Miss Deirdre Doyle Student(s): Michaela Gahan

4215

Title: The reliability of Wikipedia articles Overview: An investigation into the reliability of the information in Wikipedia articles and how much people rely on their information every day.

School: Belvedere College County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Lesley Byrne Student(s): Evan McDermott

4216

Title: The perception of iPads in Irish education Overview: My project is about the attitudes that parents, students and teachers have towards the iPad being

used in their school.

School: Lanesboro Community College County: Longford Teacher: Mr. Michael Lyons Student(s): Daniel O’Reilly

4217

Title: How social networking promotes narcissism - A statistical study Overview: My projects aims to educate people on how social networking sites promote narcissism among our society by using established methods previously used in similar studies.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Christine Marron

4218

Title: Learn to juggle, juggle to learn Overview: An investigation into the simple act of juggling, to determine its value as a mechanism, for developing intuitive learning.

School: Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Niamh Burke Student(s): Jack O Callaghan

SENIOR Individual 4301

Title: Staidéar a dhéanamh ar an dearcadh atá ag múintir na hÉireann i dtreo téamh domhanda.

Overview: Our project aims to find out what people know about global warming and how it affects them.

School: Coláiste Ailigh County: Donegal Teacher: Mr Micheál Ó’Giobúin Student(s): Odhrán Mac Fhionnghaile

4302

Title: Does gender and age influence perception of other people’s gender?

Overview: I aim to investigate whether age and gender bias people’s perception of another person’s gender when said person is not clearly masculine or feminine.

School: Newpark Comprehensive School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Claire Grant Student(s): Ethan Hamman

4303

Title: Me and my travel: Raising awareness of travel choice externalities as a tool for behavioural change Overview: This project investigates the travel behaviour of teenagers, using a travel diary based survey, aiming to raise awareness of the impact of their transport emissions.

School: Regina Mundi College County: Cork Teacher: Ms. Jemima Cassidy Student(s): Cut Aina Hannisa

4304

Title: Teenage time perception Overview: I will address how young people in my area feel in different coloured environments and how they perceive time as a result.

School: De La Salle College County: Louth Teacher: Ms Cara Mc Adam Student(s): Michael Mullen

JUNIOR GROUP 4401

Title: Do speed detection signs affect the attitudes of road users?

Overview: An investigation into the use of digital speed detection signs to determine if they affect the attitudes of road users School: Desmond College - Limerick County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Aoife Culhane Student(s): Niamh Liston Hannah Barrett

4402

Title: A statistical study of attitudes towards advertising Overview: To investigate the public’s attitude towards advertising.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Jake Hyland Hugo Jambou

4403

Title: Do smartphones kill the buzz?

Overview: Study assessing (A) the reasons why young people use smartphones during social occasions, and (B) analysing whether such activity negatively impacts on social interaction.

School: Mount Anville Secondary School County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Bernard Crampton Student(s): Ellen Owens Emma Mulcahy

4404

Title: A study of video game players Overview: We are investigating what kind of video games young people like best; how often they use them and if they have faster reaction reflexes.

School: St Louis Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Siobhán Greer Student(s): Megan Martin Muckian Caitlin Carolan Conlon

4405

Title: An investigation into the advantages of being left-handed Overview: We propose to investigate the validity of certain claims that lefthanded people are better multitaskers and faster at typing than right-handed people.

School: Loreto College - St Stephens

Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell Student(s): Orla Sherlock Jane Kavanagh

4406

Title: Shower wise water saver Overview: We will test the effectiveness of ambient signals to reduce time spent in the shower so helping to conserve water in the home.

School: Sandford Park School Ltd County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Ken Forbes Student(s): Philip Doyle Feargal Tynan

4407

Title: Testing the accuracy of an eye witness testimony Overview: This project is to determine whether eye witness reports are reliable enough to be used as substantial evidence in criminal convictions.

School: Pobalscoil na Tríonóide County: Cork Teacher: Dr Cormac De Fréin Student(s): Lauren Farquhar Gráinne Tyrrell Carrie Manning

4408

Title: A statistical study on the impact of the horse meat scandal Overview: Our project aims to find out whether the horse meat scandal has changed the opinions of people who buy and eat meat regularly.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Niamh Cronin Aisling Power

4409

Title: Hardback copies vs electronic portfolio Overview: We want to find out how people in Kildare secondary schools think about using electronic portfolios instead of hardback copies.

School: Coláiste Lorcáin County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sarah Thompson Student(s): Adam Scally Evan Murray

4410

Title: Project maths, can we do better?

Overview: Our project aims to determine if exercise or internet use positively or negatively affects our ability to solve maths problems.

School: The Kings Hospital County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jane Salter Student(s): Louise Watson Orla Williams

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Social & Behavioural Sciences 4411

Title: Scrambled sentences Overview: We want to investigate whether words need to be in the correct order for the brain to understand and whether the brain registers the mistakes.

School: Mount Anville Secondary School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Olive O’Connor Student(s): Amelia Stanley Karen O’Flynn

4412

Title: Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink Overview: Our project aims to get an insight into the consumption of water by students in our school and their awareness of its importance.

School: Carrick-On-Shannon Community School County: Leitrim Teacher: Ms. Breege Grennan Student(s): Aoibhinn Callaghan Tara Duggan

4413

Title: Does taste matter?

Overview: Investigate which is more important to teenagers, brand or taste, by analysing ten categories of foods and conducting sensory analysis and a questionnaire.

School: Portumna Community School County: Galway Teacher: Ms Fiona Kenny Student(s): Aisling Harte Niamh Horan

4414

Title: A study using statistical methods of people’s attitudes to the ageing workforce of the future Overview: Our project aims to evaluate people’s attitudes towards ageing and working longer given that the retirement age is increasing.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Cathy Hynes Eve Casey

4415

Title: How gaming and social networking sites affect school grades Overview: We are going to survey students in our school to investigate if their school work is affected by the use of time spent on computers School: St Aidans Comprehensive School - Cavan County: Cavan Teacher: Miss Debbie Coss Student(s): Niall Brady Liam Cosgrove

4416

Title: Ag Fiosru meath na Gaeilge i measc déagóirí sa Ghaeltacht Overview: Our project aims to investigate the decline of the Irish language among teenagers in the Gaeltacht and to develop methods of re-establishing the language School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Susan Ní Loinsigh Student(s): Odhran Mac Roibeaird Shannen Ni Dhochartaigh

4417

Title: To compare the activity levels of teenagers in different geographical locations - rural, town and city schools Overview: Using a questionnaire we aim to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in physical activity levels between rural, town and city School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Joan Faherty Student(s): Leah McSweeney Cliona Barry

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4426

Title: A study of the association of diet and physical activity with child overweight and obesity Overview: We will investigate the association of diet and exercise with childhood obesity levels via a case study, questionnaire and calorie labelling experiment.

School: Arklow Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Helen Corbett Student(s): Otto Ryder Maciek Smyk John Naik

Title: A statistical analysis of people’s awareness, knowledge and attitudesregarding dementia Overview: We want to investigate and analyse people’s awareness, knowledge and attitudes regarding dementia.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Sorcha Doyle Saoirse Hill

4422

Title: Pinocchio’s arm: A lie detector test Overview: We want to see if a simple physical reaction can betray someone when they are lying.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Conor Heneghan Sean Gibney Dylan Duffy

Title: An investigation of the effect of different cutlery on perception of food Overview: Our project aims to investigate the effect of different cutlery forms on peoples relationship with food.

School: Bishopstown Community School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Emma McDonnell Student(s): Jason Lenihan Anna Mustata

4423

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4502

Title: Shoes do’s and don’ts Overview: Our project examines how different shoes students wear affect their feet School: Balbriggan Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Emmet Sheridan Student(s): Sophie Thiesen Kellie McDonnell

Title: Daylight wasting time?

Overview: To determine whether daylight saving’s time is still useful, economical and valuable- in the modern world.

School: Sandford Park School Ltd County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Justin Howlett Student(s): Cathal McCabe Jacob Evans

Title: LITTER-ally, reducing litter through social media Overview: We propose to make an app and website that will reduce the levels of litter in our area, through the common use of social media.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Hugh O’Callaghan Student(s): Róisín MacManamon Róisín Wilson

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Title: A statistical analysis: Is the broadcasting charge a justified idea?

Overview: Our project will look at different multimedia devices the population uses to access publicly broadcast programmes and to investigate if the broadcasting charge is justified.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Julie Moynihan Isabelle Fitzgerald

4420

Title: To investigate if the abolishing of milk quotas will encourage the uptake of dairy farming Overview: We intend to find out if the abolishing of dairy milk quotas will encourage people to start dairy farming.

School: St Aidans Comprehensive School - Cavan County: Cavan Teacher: Miss Debbie Coss Student(s): Shane Clerkin Shane Smith Sean McBreen

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Title: The effects of social media on teenagers Overview: We aim to investigate the effects of social media on teenagers.

We will see if happiness, fitness, school grades and social confidence correlate to use of social media.

School: Malahide Community School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Caroline Tighe Student(s): Maeve Walsh Emma Collins Title: Has volunteerism increased with the onset of a recession In Ireland?

Overview: Our project is to investigate in the financial downturn has affected the rate of volunteerism in Ireland.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Laura Clarke Maria McCarthy Eva O’Keeffe

Title: Assessing the risk of pre-cancerous cell development in the cervix of teenage girls Overview: This project will assess the risk posed to teenage girls who have and have not taken the HPV vaccine, in developing pre-cancerous cervical cells.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Michelle Finnegan Student(s): Niamh Fulham Amy Skinner Title: An investigation into the effects binaural beats have on brainwaves of different groups Overview: We want to display the effects binaural beats have on brainwaves in terms of both meditation and attention and how this differs with age.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Laura Croghan Hayleigh Lynch Emma Healy

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4505

Title: Social networking: Could it change your life?

Overview: Our project aims to find whether social networking has a positive effect in people’s lives. We shall collect data using surveys and interviewing different people.

School: Loreto High School County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Angela Benson Student(s): Abaigael Woods Siobhan Woodcock

4506

Title: Anticipation vs. spontaneity: A study in satisfaction Overview: Our project plans to investigate which provides more satisfaction: the arrival of an item you expected to receive; or the sudden arrival of the item.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Hugh O’Callaghan Student(s): Roisin MacArtain Shauna Walsh

4507

Title: Is social media affecting our ability to read facial expressions?

Overview: Texting and online communication is everywhere. We want to see if this lack of human contact is affecting our ability to read facial expressions.

School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell Student(s): Ross Ward Eoin Foley

4508

Title: Aois i gcomparaíd le ábaltacht ríomhaireachta Overview: We are comparing the difference of computer ability in younger and older people based on the common phrase “You can’t teach old dogs new tricks.”

School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Mrs Siobhan Ni Shearcaigh Student(s): Aoifa Ni Earcain Aine Ní Dhonaill Emily Ní Fhríl

4509

Title: Social media sites Vs. The real world Overview: A look into how Facebook affects our social lives away from the computer screen, on whether it makes us more socially active.

School: Gallen Community School County: Offaly Teacher: Mrs Catherine Hopkins Student(s): John Corcoran Ryan Heavin

4510

Title: Facial recognition and the cross race effect Overview: Investigating the ability of people from different races to recognise faces from other races relative to their own.

School: St Aloysius School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Sarah O’Donovan Student(s): Amber Harrington Laura Coleman

4511

Title: Caffeine intake and sleep patterns Overview: We want to investigate the link between the intake of caffeine and its effect on sleep patterns in a group of adults and students.

School: St Louis Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Siobhán Greer Student(s): Melissa Lawrence Caoimhe Kerley Ciara McQuillan

4512

Title: Distractions in the classroom and their effects on the students’ performance Overview: In our project, we investigated into distractions in the classroom and their effects on the students’ performance in an arithmetic test.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Ms Yvonne Kane Student(s): Aoife Griffin Alanna Hanly Lauren Coyne

4513

Title: Fíosruchan maidir le cláracha traenala gearr thearmach i gciompráid le cláracha traenala fad thearmach Overview: This is an investigation into which type of training is most effective to get you active. Short intensive training versus long gentle training School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Mrs Siobhan Ni Shearcaigh Student(s): Joseph O’Baoill Kyle MacPhaidín Odhran MacPhaidín

4514

Title: Can caffeine really give you wings?

Overview: Caffeine, does it really give you wings to throw further? Kick harder?

Run faster? We aim to evaluate whether this statement is true.

School: Pobalscoil na Tríonóide County: Cork Teacher: Ms Crona McCarthy Student(s): Laura Donoghue Leah Ahern

4515

Title: A statistical analysis investigating the accuracy of sell-by and use-by dates on various foods and people’s attitudes to food wastage Overview: To investigate the accuracy of sell-by and use-by dates on foods and to see how long foods are edible for past their use-by dates.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Karina Lyne Student(s): Judy Murphy Helen Leahy

4516

Title: Mind over matter: Can the placebo effect be used to influence a student’s mathematical performance? A study in preconditioning Overview: Investigate if the placebo effect can influence a student’s performance in an examination. We want to see if a placebo can improve/ disapprove, or have no effect.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Ms Niamh Devaney Student(s): Áine Farrell Katie Kelly Ruth Keegan

4517

Title: Breakfast bars? Like cerealsly?

Overview: We intend to prove or disprove whether breakfast bars are a suitable substitute for the traditional breakfast cereal for us as growing students.

School: Loreto High School County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Angela Benson Student(s): Carla MacLachlan Aisling Doyle Jane Edwards

4518

Title: To examine mobile phone usage between Junior and Senior cycle Overview: We want to know who uses their phones more in school girls/boys and what they use them for and does it affect their concentration.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Patricia Stapleton Student(s): Jennifer Bourke Aishling Brett Rebecca Loughman Twomey

4519

Title: MasterMind Overview: Our project is about how brains pick up on patterns. We would use multiple choice tests to see if people notice patterns and use them.

School: Dominican College - Galway

County: Galway Teacher: Ms Dee King Student(s): Caoimhe FitzGibbon Elaina Keane Roisin Buckley

4520

Title: A statistical analysis of the effect of emigration on families in Ireland Overview: How emigration effects families, why people emigrate in Ireland, statistics.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Karina Lyne Student(s): Claire McCarthy Jessica Moynihan

4521

Title: Na héifeachtaí diúltach a bhíonn ag díothacht codladh agus imscrúdú ar na modhanna ailtéarnach a n-úsáideadh chun na héifeachtaí seo a laghdú Overview: Ag taispeáint cé chomh tábhachtach is atá codladh agus ag déanamh imscrúdú ar na modhanna ailtéarnach a úsáidtear chun an tionchar diúltach a laghdú.

School: Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh County: Limerick Teacher: Miss Clodagh Ní Chróinín Student(s): Eibhlín Halpin Eoin Jardine

4522

Title: An investigation into the participation of asylum seekers in secondary education Overview: A statistical analysis of how asylum seekers participate in secondary schools in Ireland including transition year uptake, languages studied and participation in extra curricular activities.

School: Millstreet Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shane Guerin Student(s): Keith Dineen Stefan Healy Michael O’Keeffe

4523

Title: Soccer: Geometry of goal-scoring Overview: We are going to investigate how the angle of the ball being kicked has an effect on the success rate on goal scoring School: Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Maggie Smith Student(s): Curtis Ryan Brendan Callanan

4524

Title: Text talk Overview: To investigate if teenagers can really gauge the emotions, of each other when exchanging social media messages or texts School: Schull Community College County: Cork

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Social & Behavioural Sciences Teacher: Ms Larissa Kelly Student(s): Aoife Ní Bhroin Soluna Ville Síofra Martin

4525

Title: A statistical study into parents awareness of the effects of cyberbullying and the development of an online, parent friendly, information program Overview: Our parents said they were worried about the effects of cyberbullying. They did not fully understand the effects of social networking and want to learn more.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Caoimhe O’Callaghan Emma Moriarty

4526

Title: Marketing madness - Is marketing effective?

Overview: Our project aims to explore if marketing is effective for companies and what type of marketing is most effective towards teenagers.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Laura Gillivan Student(s): Lara Moehle Sita Cogan Claire Caulfield

4527

Title: Generic medicines and the Health (pricing and supply of medical goods) Act 2013: What do you think?

Overview: A statistical analysis of peoples’ knowledge, experience, concerns, attitudes and acceptance of generic medicines and the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

School: Dominican College - Galway County: Galway Teacher: Ms Patricia Carroll Student(s): Micaela Forde Mairéad Fallon

4528

Title: Menu formats; do they affect meal selections?

Overview: We are interested in finding out whether greater information on menu’s; calorie content, distance/length of time walking to burn calorie- results in people choosing healthier meals.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Chloe Johnston Sonia Leahy Aoife Keegan

4529

Title: Registering births and deaths in Tanzania – An investigation in to possible solutions to a growing problem Overview: We investigate the problem families not registering births and deaths in Tanzania and suggest possible solutions to the problem.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Jade O’Neill Megan McConnell

4530

Title: Cyber bullying and a possible solution from students perspective Overview: My project aims to survey young people, to get their opinion on the causes and effects of cyber bullying and receive input on a possible solution!

School: Mount Sackville Secondary School County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Sharon Cunningham Student(s): Caelin Cooke Nicole McManus Niamh Mcauley

4531

Title: The correlation study between applications on mobile phones and academic/information technology achievement (capability) Overview: We want to show if the mobile applications have a negative, positive or null effect on a student’s academic/ information technology achievement (capability).

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Aoife Mugan Sharon Feeley

4532

Title: Statistical analysis towards the attitudes of tipping in Ireland Overview: To analyse statistically how people tip in Ireland, what their attitudes to tipping are and have their attitudes altered during the recession.

School: Millstreet Community School County: Cork Teacher: Miss Jennifer O’ Donoghue Student(s): Amy Mc Sweeney Rachel O’Brien Emma Browne

4533

Title: Stressed out?

Overview: Our project aims to find out the effects of examination anxiety on your results and to verify the effect of homemade stress remedies.

School: Sacred Heart Secondary School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Claire Holland

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Student(s): Anne-Marie O’Donovan Ruth Kingston

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Title: Beat It Overview: This app will provide a social page for people in bullying situations to discuss their experiences/stories among other users and to seek help if needed.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Olivia O’Brien Student(s): Georgia Hobbs Maggie Delahunty Celine Cullinane

4535

Title: A study to statistically assess current public perceptions and awareness of the health benefits of Omega -3 Oils.

Overview: To look at published findings highlighting links between omega-3 oils and an increase in the development of prostate cancer. Investigating people’s attitudes towards these findings.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Alana Healy Jane Kidney Laura Murphy

4536

Title: Project maths?

Overview: A study into mathematical and verbal ability and it’s relation to project maths School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Ruairi O’Connor Ryan Grunwell

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Title: A study investigating the general public’s attitudes towards the reform of the junior cycle & the Junior Certificate examination Overview: Our project uses statistical methods to investigate the publics’ attitudes towards abolishing the Junior Certificate and the reform of the Junior Cycle with a Standardised Testing system School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Marieke Buckley Sophie Sinclair

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Title: An investigation into using gross national happiness as an economic indicator for Ireland Overview: Our project aims to develop a method to measure Ireland’s development in terms of gross national happiness and shift the emphasis from GDP to GNH.

School: Sacred Heart Secondary School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Claire Holland Student(s): Kate Ryan Shóna Hayes Alice O’ Regan

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Title: Ó Dhroichead go Droichead; Staidéar tíreolaíochta ar dhroichid Chorcaí Overview: Is staidéar tíreolaíochta é seo ar dhroichid Chorcaí a thosnaíonn i dtuaisceart na cathrach, agus ag críocnú i ndeisceart na cathrach.

School: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire County: Cork Teacher: Ms Clár Ní Cheannabhuaidh Student(s): Niamh Ní Theimhneáin Ciara Ní Choinn

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Title: Fitness levels; What is the best time of day to train?

Overview: We will compare fitness results of two groups. One group will train in the morning and one will train in the evening.

School: Cistercian College County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Fiona O’Sullivan Student(s): Simon Meagher John Cummins Dylan Carroll

4541

Title: The science of the cafeteria – patterns in lunchroom seating Overview: We investigate why people sit where they do in the school canteen.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Jill Humby Alicia O’Rourke Ciara Fahy

4542

Title: The placebo effect and its potential use in sport Overview: Our project aims to determine whether or not the placebo effect can benefit athletes, and produce a template for coaching staff to use.

School: Castleknock College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr. Kieran Gallagher Student(s): Eoin Forde Joe O’Boyle

4543

Title: To investigate can children mistake medicine for sweets Overview: The goal of this project is to determine if young children are able to tell the difference between medicine and sweets.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins

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Student(s): Shauna Newell Orla Fallon Sinead Malaniff

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Title: How austerity affects the lives of teenagers Overview: Our project is an investigation into how austerity effects the lives of teenagers and how it impacts their lives today.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Olivia Cooper Niamh Scally Chloe Cumberland

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Title: Investigate the relationship between a variety of lifestyle choices and mental well-being Overview: What kind of relationship there’s between a person’s social and physical activities and mental well-being and to see if there is a difference with gender.

School: St Dominic’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Audrey Carty Student(s): Hannah Collier Beth Heneghan

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Title: A statistical study of public awareness of defibrillators and attitudes regarding their use Overview: Our project aims to investigate the general public awareness of defibrillator’s and attitudes regarding their use.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Jessica Sheehan Molly Dunican Max Shanahan

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Title: Exercise your mind Overview: Our study aims to investigate links between physical activity and cognitive ability. Participants will be assessed pre and post exercise using tests of cognitive aptitude.

School: Schull Community College County: Cork Teacher: Ms Larissa Kelly Student(s): Elyssa Curran Aishling Connolly India Bartholomew

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Title: Virtual stoning: A new trend in social media sites Overview: The growing trend of negative comments on social media sites has become an issue for many teenagers, this project tries to find out why.

School: Bush Post Primary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms Emma McMahon Student(s): Nicola Bolton Kayleigh Brady Roisin Keating

4549

Title: Has justice really been served?

Overview: We are aiming to compare the lengths of sentence given for the same crime in Irish circuit courts in Cork and Dublin in Ireland.

School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Ciara Houstoun Robyn Griffin

4550

Title: The temptation test Overview: Projects aim is to find out does choice affect a persons temptation/ self control.

School: Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven County: Cork Teacher: Ms Sarah Downey-fogarty Student(s): Hannah Minor Ring Danielle Kelly Josephine Rogers

4551

Title: An analysis of how early human society affects modern social interaction Overview: Our project aims to analyse the link between behaviours within hunter-gatherer societies and behaviours found in modern day schools.

School: Coláiste Iósaef County: Limerick Teacher: ms sharon Magner Student(s): Róisín Ryan Dáire Bevan Caitlín O’Brien

4552

Title: Seeing is believing... or is it?

Overview: Our project investigates the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness reports. We will carry out experiments to see what people remember and spread our results.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Michelle Buckley Student(s): Niamh O’ Brien Grace Garvey Conor Garvey

4553

Title: Facebook envy – can social networking harm the well being of teenage girls?

Overview: We will investigate teenage envy due to using Facebook. We want to find out if Facebook can undermine the well being of teenage girls.

School: Dominican College - Wicklow County: Wicklow

Teacher: Mr John O’Brien Student(s): Anna Dellow Kalindi da Silva

4554

Title: A comparative investigation of different age groups and addictive foods; The effectiveness of MSG on the taste buds Overview: To prove that MSG can/could be used on a safe, regular basis and to show how it affects addictiveness and taste of different foods School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Emilie Caltagirone Sara McDermott Etain Hession

4555

Title: Teenagers nasty or nice?

Overview: Our project aims to discover whether teenager’s empathy levels rise as they grow up, to see what year has the most rapid growth in empathy.

School: Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin County: Kildare Teacher: Mr Edward Keyes Student(s): Aoife O’ Donnell Ella Tighe

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County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Rachel Lysaght Sophie Lisson Niamh Twomey

4559

Title: Raising awareness and improving the life of a teenager living with arthritis Overview: Aims to look at teenagers living with arthritis (J.I.A) and research ways of helping to improve their lifestyle as well as increasing awareness of J.I.A. School: Coláiste Na Toirbhirte County: Cork Teacher: Mr Pat O ‘Leary Student(s): Chloe Hayes Jessica Woods

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Title: Learning and memory Overview: Processing information at a deeper level results in better learning therefore allowing students to achieve more success in exams.

School: Coláiste Bhríde County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Elma Nolan Student(s): Harry Winterbotham Sophe Kenny Kimberley Thatcher

4561

Title: Christmas around the world Overview: Our project gives facts about Christmas traditions in countries around the world. It will give the difference between Christmas in Ireland and in different countries.

School: Coláiste Iósaef County: Limerick Teacher: Mr. Brian Clarke Student(s): Ciaran O’Connor Ruairi Conaghan Liam Fitzgerald

Title: Are teenagers too trusting of the Internet?

Overview: With recent controversies regarding the use of social networking by teenagers, we aim to investigate how much information teenagers are sharing with the world.

School: Loreto Secondary School Navan County: Meath Teacher: Dr Lisa Darley Student(s): Lisa Ballantyne Rachel Somers

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Title: Build Forrest build; The effects of motivational videos on performance Overview: We are investigating how people will perform after watching a motivational video on building. We want to see if motivation is key.

School: Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven County: Cork Teacher: Ms Sarah Downey-fogarty Student(s): Norah Angland Stefanie Marques Aaron Grey

4558

Title: A statistical analysis of senior citizens awareness of carbon monoxide and it’s dangers Overview: To investigate senior citizens awareness of Carbon Monoxide in the world around us today and the effects it has School: Kinsale Community School

Title: Does monitoring your activity increase your fitness?

Overview: Our project is to investigate if wearing a pedometer and monitoring daily activity will increase awareness of exercise and improve fitness of secondary school students.

School: Ballinrobe Community School County: Mayo Teacher: Mr John O’Rourke Student(s): Alannah Hynes Anna Garvey Seána Gilrane

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Title: Electro smog... will it stop you sleeping like a log?

Overview: The aim of this project is to research how electronics can affect sleep patterns and health. This will help us to raise awareness about electrosmog.

School: Pobalscoil na Tríonóide

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Social & Behavioural Sciences County: Cork Teacher: Ms Crona McCarthy Student(s): Roisin McDonnell Conor Sheehan Declan Gleeson

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Title: To research and raise awareness of aspartame in the Irish diet Overview: People in Ireland are not aware of aspartame in foods and its effects. Also they are not aware of the food aspartame is in.

School: Coláiste Bhríde County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Miriam Rickerby Student(s): Lorraine Doyle Caoimhe Hodgins

4565

Title: De go iontaofa a bhfuil teistiméireach fine súl Overview: We are investigating how reliable eyewitness testimonies are in criminal and civil cases.

School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Susan Ní Loinsigh Student(s): Shaun O’Dubhir Carlo Mac Fhionnghaile

4566

Title: To investigate the effect that using a mobile phone while driving has on an individual’s focus Overview: Our project aims to find out how driving a car is affected by the use of a mobile phone, while both texting and talking.

School: Clonkeen College County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Maire Duffy Student(s): Adam Teehan Enda Linehan Aaron Hempenstall

4567

Title: Do you get the MSG? Overview: Our project aims to research peoples lack of knowledge about the dangers of monosodium glutamate and carry out an awareness campaign on the issue.

School: Colaiste Dun Iascaigh County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Rachel Burke Student(s): Ceili Cowan Kayleigh Bourke Kenneth Conlon

4568

Title: Facebook: Friend or foe?

Overview: Our project explores the positive and negative effects that social networking has on young people and why it affects them in that way.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Louise Morris Student(s): Niamh Wilson

Gemma Treacy Keela Conlan

4569

Title: The feel good factor Overview: In this project we are aiming to prove that playing sports will benefit your school life and immune system.

School: John The Baptist Community School County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Kevin Buckley Student(s): Ruth Kennedy Kate Kennedy

4570

Title: The development and evaluation of an application to improve dyslexic literacy Overview: We are creating an application for children and teenagers with dyslexia to help with spelling and testing this application for its effectiveness.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Ciara Gimblett Scarly McGahan

4571

Title: Homophobia: An investigation into homophobic attitudes in Irish teenagers Overview: Our project aims to analyse through the use of quantitative and qualitative data, the age and gender balance of homophobic attitudes in Irish teenagers.

School: Beara Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Kathleen Dwyer Student(s): Sadhbh Sullivan Jayden Murphy Orlaith Carroll

4572

Title: Behavioural investigation into the dangers of slurry storage facilities and possible safety improvements Overview: We have investigated why safety precautions are being avoided by farmers. We hope there are improvements to be made in safety practices whilst working with slurry.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Catríona Ní Cheallaigh Rachel Dolan Neasa Hanly

4573

Title: A statistical study into dialects in the Irish language and their regional variations and the impact it can have on a Junior Cert level student Overview: To investigate students response to different dialects and which dialects are suitable for a national exam through an aural Irish examination

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similar to Junior Cert.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Aoife Mc Carthy Chloe Condren Lara Butler

4574

Title: To investigate if power posing gives students confidence Overview: We wish to investigate if power posing gives students confidence.

We will test 180 students to determine if power posing can help them to succeed.

School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron Student(s): Liadh o Donovan Ellie Kiely

4575

Title: To investigate whether there is a link between brand loyalty and age Overview: Our project aims to find out if there is a link between brand loyalty and age and whether brand loyalty is a cognitive decision.

School: St. Fintan’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Cathy Reilly Student(s): Conor Walsh Raul Radaelli

4576

Title: Is Catfishing becoming an increasingly serious issue for young people in our society?

Overview: Our project aims to examine the amount of people who leave themselves open to catfishing on social networking sites, such as Facebook.

School: St Mary’s High School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Marguerite Alley Student(s): Kate Noonan Karen O’Regan Emma McMahon

4577

Title: The anti-alcos Overview: Our idea is based on the ever growing problem of under-age drinking and teenage alcoholism in modern day Ireland School: Ballymahon Vocational School County: Longford Teacher: Mr Patrick Horan Student(s): Patrick Farrell James Gavigan

4578

Title: Can you sense what’s wrong?

Overview: We are doing a project on the many ways our senses are manipulated by what our brain conceives as the truth.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Laura Gillivan Student(s): Hazel Escabarte

Carmela Colico Grace O’Brien

4579

Title: To investigate if awareness of obesity has been increased among teenagers due to media attention Overview: Our main aim is to investigate if the awareness of obesity has been raised among teenagers due to the media.

School: Presentation Secondary School County: Kilkenny Teacher: Ms Deirdre Knox Student(s): Ciara Galway Grace Purcell

4580

Title: Does gender and age affect your susceptibility to peer pressure?

Overview: We aim to see if gender and age affects a persons susceptibility to peer pressure.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Leighanne Behan Aisling Scully Rachel O’Mahony

4581

Title: Do sixteen and seventeen year olds have the knowledge, maturity and responsibility to vote in local, national and European elections?

Overview: A study into the political and economic literacy of sixteen and seventeen year olds, and how this literacy reflects on their ability to vote.

School: Ardscoil Uí Urmoltaigh County: Cork Teacher: Mr John O’Sullivan Student(s): Liam O’Driscoll David O’Callaghan

4582

Title: Ireland - A pessimistic nation?

Overview: A study into Ireland’s grim attitude and what caused the drastic change of opinions in recent years. Is the recession to blame for our cynicism?

School: Carrigaline Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mrs Geraldine McCarthy Student(s): Eimear Brady Eithne Byrne Jodie Meehan

4583

Title: A study on motivation and its effects on the membership of social and sports clubs Overview: A study into the reasons in which people are motivated to join/ participate in sports and social clubs, and maybe more importantly the flip side why they don’t.

School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Roscommon County: Roscommon

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Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Erin Crowley Kirsten O’Brien

4584

Title: Lean on me Overview: Our project aims to improve and help the lives of people who use crutches on a regular and temporary basis.

School: Borrisokane Community College County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Rachel Ahern Student(s): Declan Elderfield Killian Haugh Tom Fox

4585

Title: Fight fluoride!

Overview: To create awareness of the risks associated with excessive amounts of fluoride being added to our tap water in Ireland School: Salesian Secondary College County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Lisa Downey Student(s): Sinead McCarthy Rachel Reidy Ciara Mullane

4586

Title: A statistical analysis of parental awareness of the food content in primary school children’s lunches Overview: We aim to determine how aware parents are regarding healthy lunches and to see what factors affect the food they choose for their children.

School: Loreto Secondary School Wexford County: Wexford Teacher: Mrs Pauline Finnerty Student(s): Claire Cullen Laura Bruen Michelle Fox

4587

Title: Déagóirí = Andúiligh Overview: Tá ár dtionscnamh léiriú andúlacht dhéagóirí i dtaobh na fóin póca agus na hairí éirí as a bhíonn siad ag fáil ó na suíomhanna sóisialta.

School: Colaiste Cholmcille County: Galway Teacher: Ms Anna Ní Fhlatharta Student(s): Colette Folan Rebecaa Faherty Ciara Ferguson

4588

Title: The dangers of household chemicals to young children Overview: Our project aims to research household chemicals and to raise awareness on the dangers of commonly found household chemicals to young children.

School: Presentation Secondary School - Tralee

County: Kerry Teacher: Mrs. Kay O’Mahony Student(s): Hannah O’Connor Aoife Sheehan

County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Fionnuala Nic Giolla Bháin Student(s): Hannah Nash Sinéad Dalton Clodagh Sheehan

Teacher: Miss Maria Kelly Student(s): Mark Buckley Cillian Dore Danny Moloney

Title: A statistical analysis of the influence of zoophobia on everyday life Overview: Our project aims to survey a large sample group to investigate their zoophobias and the effects it may have on their lives.

School: Kinsale Community School County: Cork Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Alison Condon Rachel Collins Sinead Keating

4594

Title: The cycle to success Overview: Our project is about expanding and promoting an environmentally friendly cheap public transport-which is the Dublin bike scheme.

School: St. Fintan’s High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Cathy Reilly Student(s): Michael Cassidy Martin Poppmeier

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Title: Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

Overview: Measure the BMI of a group of students and investigate what they know about it and if their habits influence it.

School: Ardscoil Ris County: Limerick Teacher: Mrs Diane Condon Student(s): Turlough O’ Connor Andrew Manning

4591

Title: Tionchar an Dátheangachas ar Feidhm Feidhmiúcháin Daltaí i scoil Lán-Ghaeilge Overview: I wish to investigate the effect of bilingualism on cognitive process of executive function in 15 year old pupils of Irish medium education.

School: Coláiste Feirste County: Antrim Teacher: Mr Kevin McCallum Student(s): Niamh Nic Ionnrachtaigh Laoise Ní Ghreachain Ní Chonchoille Aoife Nig Shamhrain

Title: Red to dead!! (Rátaí ailse chraicinn a laghdú tríd feachtas eolas) Overview: Tá muid ag iarraidh sábhailteacht faoin ngrian a spreagadh chun rátaí ailse chraicinn a laghdú in Éireann.

School: Coláiste Oiriall County: Monaghan Teacher: Ms Blaithin Ní Mhathúna Student(s): Aisling Ní Fhearghais Charlotte Nic Giolla Chomhaill Title: Exam performance - Improve your grades Overview: We aim to investigate what affects the performance of students in an exam.

School: Ardscoil Uí Urmoltaigh County: Cork Teacher: Mr Declan Hayes Student(s): Killian Burke Ron Thomas

4596

Title: Does a broken heart really exist?

Overview: Our projects aim is to understand, study and promote a medical condition known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy- also known as a broken heart.

School: Mount Anville Secondary School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Susan O’Hara Student(s): Rachel Mulvihill Kirsten Daly Deirdre Neavyn

4597

Title: A bridge too far Overview: We intend to look at how many people use the footbridges installed across the N11 and other roads in Ireland Compared to those who jaywalk.

School: Clonkeen College County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Maire Duffy Student(s): James Mogan Daniel Mc Morrow

Title: An analysis of the effectiveness of using iPad applications in the teaching of mathematics Overview: Our project looks at the effectiveness of new e-learning techniques in teaching mathematics. We will do this by comparing results with traditional teaching methods.

School: Heywood Community School County: Laois Teacher: Mr Aodhagan O Suilleabhain Student(s): Ella Barrett Paige MacDonald

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Title: An síceolaíocht taobh thiar den fáth nach glacann líon mór déagóirí páirt in aclaíocht Overview: Sa tionscadal seo tá muid ag iarraidh fáil amach cén fáth nach dtósnaíonn móran déagóirí aclaíocht is conas gur féídir linn é seo a laghdú.

School: Coláiste Iosagáin

Title: You are what you eat Overview: We aim to investigate how much people know about their nutritional needs and to give people some basic knowledge of what they should be eating.

School: Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí County: Cork

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4600

Title: Ugly food: Do looks matter?

Overview: To investigate consumers attitudes towards misshapen and deformed fruit and vegetables (ugly food). And to research and implement strategies to encourage their consumption.

School: St Oliver’s Community College County: Louth Teacher: Mr. John Kirk Student(s): Muirenn Mulholland Irene McDonnell

4601

Title: Them bones, them bones, them brittle bones... need Calcium!

Overview: To investigate the deficiency of calcium in teenagers in todays society.

To discover how this affects their health and body image in later life.

School: Ursuline Secondary School Thurles County: Tipperary Teacher: Mr Michael English Student(s): Chloe Barrett Sarah-Louise Costello Elaine Hayes

4602

Title: Do horses have favourites?

Overview: To determine if horses can recognise their primary carer/trainer; by differentiating between the horse’s behaviour towards their carer and a stranger- in an unfamiliar environment.

School: St Attracta’s Community School County: Sligo Teacher: Mrs Ellen Moore Student(s): Roisín Collins Ava Gilligan

4603

Title: To investigate changes in brain activity when a truth is told in comparison to a lie Overview: This project investigates changes in brain activity when a person tells a lie versus a truth by means of a physical test.

School: Gael Choláist Phort Láirge

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Social & Behavioural Sciences County: Waterford Teacher: Mr Seán Ó Catháin Student(s): Niamh Nic Cana Emma Deegan

Student(s): Ella Casey Siobhan Horan Rachel Harold

Student(s): Clare Lawlor Siobhan Moore

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Title: Alcohol and teenagers Overview: Our project intends to look at the effects of drinking on teenagers in Dublin; in school, at home and socially.

School: Dominican College County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Louise Morris Student(s): Caoimhe McMahon Ruth Byrne Laoise Murtagh

Title: Intuition vs Analysis Overview: An investigation into which form of reasoning is more beneficial in day to day life when unaffected by emotional or social context.

School: Summerhill College County: Sligo Teacher: Mr Niall Mc Dermott Student(s): Donal Lowry Brian Glennon David O’Sullivan

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Title: The effect of age and gender on one stroop effect Overview: To see if age or gender affects one stroop effect.

School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Anna Fewings Laura Scanlan Katelynn Rooney

4605

Title: Is the effect of subliminal stimuli dependent on screen size?

Overview: To ascertain if the strength of subliminal messages changes depending on the screen size of the device used.

School: Templeogue College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Darren O’Sullivan Student(s): Niall Maher Brody Smyth Daniel Power

4606

Title: Has the horse meat scandal affected the buying and eating habits of the Irish consumer?

Overview: We will analyse consumer perceptions about processed meat; in order to identify any changes in the buying and eating habits of meat and meat products.

School: Magh Ene College County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Ellen Tighe Maia Travers

4607

Title: To investigate how socioeconomic background affects a persons attitude towards education Overview: An investigation and survey into how a persons social and economic background affects their attitude towards education, whether it be positive or negative.

School: Rockbrook Park School County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Codie Preston Student(s): Daire Hennessy Alvaro Gonzalez Edrees Siddiqi

4608

Title: Placebo schmebo Overview: We plan to test which gender is more easily manipulated by the placebo effect.

School: Dominican College - Drumcondra County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Louise Morris

4701

Title: An investigation into Meme theory and its applications in advertising and marketing.

Overview: We are going to create multiple Facebook pages, and by monitoring their spread, make predictions on Meme theory and its application in business and marketing.

School: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí County: Kilkenny Teacher: Ms Lisa Cosgrove Student(s): Stephen Manning Jack Thomson Kevin Power

4705

Title: An anthropometric investigation of mouth shape and accents Overview: We want to investigate whether accents are related to the movements of the mouth and whether these movements are at least partly responsible for accents.

School: Dominican College - Galway County: Galway Teacher: Ms Patricia Carroll Student(s): Lucy Dockery Lauren O Connell

4707

Title: Can you remember?

Overview: We are going to focus on the way our brain can be manipulated into believing things we did not witness and consequently altering our memories.

School: Rathdown School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Joy Rice Student(s): Caoimhe O’Maonaigh Camilla Kelly

Title: Understanding a jumbled PIT of languages Overview: We investigate reading sentences with jumbled words in English, Polish, Irish and Tagalog (PIT) for differences between them and implications for testing for reading difficulties.

School: St Laurence College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Tony McGennis Student(s): Rhane Michelle Cepres Irene Pabinguit Konrad Gladysz

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Title: An investigation into the prevalence of racism and sectarianism in border counties Overview: We aim to expand our findings from last year’s entry by acquiring the opinions of students on this topic from both sides of the border.

School: De La Salle College County: Louth Teacher: Ms Cara Mc Adam Student(s): Shane McQuillan Alex Cahill

4704

Title: Illusions uncovered Overview: Our project explores the way in which the brain responds to illusions and how they affect all our senses in different ways.

School: Saint Dominic’s Secondary School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Sarah Green

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Title: The effect of age and school environment on sedentary behaviour in young girls Overview: Our project will investigate the sitting time and patterns of girls aged 10, 13 and 17 using accelerometers, and the potential negative health effects.

School: Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny County: Kilkenny Teacher: Mr Brendan Williams Student(s): Aoibhe Richardson Margaret Caldbeck Nicola Murphy

4709

Title: The Popes children and the Celtic cubs; A statistical analysis Overview: The impact of austerity in the current economic climate on the lives of adolescents in comparison to the lifestyle of the “Celtic cubs” (90s teens)

School: De La Salle College County: Louth Teacher: Ms Cara Mc Adam Student(s): Christopher O’Hagan John Byrne

4710

Title: Am I thick or just disinterested!

Overview: To investigate if a correlation exists between grades and interest in subjects by monitoring brainwave impulses and identifying beta waves as the concentration waves.

School: Avondale Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Amy Murphy Student(s): Caitlin Olohan Tamara Phelan

4711

Title: Is the new project maths curriculum benefiting students’ overall problem solving and analytical skills?

Overview: We are investigating whether the new project maths curriculum is meeting its objective in relation to enhancing students’ problem solving and analytical skills.

School: St. Clare’s Comprehensive School County: Leitrim Teacher: Miss Edel McPhelim Student(s): Niamh Fox Niamh Gallery

4712

Title: Do we have male and female memories?

Overview: The aim of this investigation is to establish what effect if any does gender have on short term memories and does this change with age School: Kildare Town Community School County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Jade Coffey Lauren Walsh Alison Behan

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Title: How to prepare for earthquakes in an area of poverty Overview: Designing/compiling a pamphlet and a short video for distribution on how to best prepare for an earthquake in an area of poverty School: Clonkeen College County: Dublin Teacher: Miss Maire Duffy Student(s): Diarmaid Malone Earl Echivare

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Title: Can you affect the way you think or does it affect you?

Overview: Does your brain being specialised into different areas affect how you write or can you change how it’s specialised through writing with your other hand?

School: Ursuline College

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County: Sligo Teacher: Mr Anthony Carolan Student(s): Doireann Lawless Niamh McMorrow Michaela Healy

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Title: Mean girls part two Overview: Our project is a continuation of last year’s entry Mean Girls, this year we plan to examine the differences between bullying in private and public schools.

School: De La Salle College County: Louth Teacher: Ms Cara Mc Adam Student(s): Fiach Murphy Stephen Kneel Ben Mulholland

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Title: The changing geography of the young scientist competition Overview: We are looking at how the source of projects has changed over time. We will map participation by students at county level.

School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna County: Clare Teacher: Mr John Sims Student(s): Rhianna McMahon Keelan McMahon

4716

Title: To evaluate the relationship between student personality type, teacher personality type and subject choice using MBTI (Myers Briggs) and statistical data Overview: Student/teacher profile will be measured using the internationally recognised MBTI (Myers Briggs). We will carry out a number of experiments to ensure sufficient data.

School: Christian Brothers College County: Cork Teacher: Mr David O’Connell Student(s): Odhran O’Callaghan Tim Hulshof Niall Bradley

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Title: How only children react to having siblings Overview: We have contacted some foster homes and talked to the school guidance counsellor concerning this project and they are willing to help us.

School: Adamstown Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms. Jane Halloran Student(s): Esther Oyegoke Tumi Abolarinwa Brenda Oyebode

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Title: Áit i dteaghlach, áit i saol? Place in family, place in life?

Overview: Determining the influence position in the family has on the personality and intellectual traits of a person by using quantitative surveys and preliminary SAT scores.

School: Mohill Community College County: Leitrim Teacher: Miss Natalie Tobin Student(s): Shannon Cassells Fiona McGowan Ella Mulkerrins

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Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield

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Astronaut | Former Commander of the International Space Station Colonel Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut made famous by his interstellar rendition of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, will be making a very special appearance at the exhibition on Saturday, 11th January to sign copies of his new book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth.

BIOGRAPHY “Good morning, Earth.” That is how Colonel Chris Hadfield – writing on Twitter – woke up the world every day while living aboard the International Space Station for over five months. Since blasting off from Kazakhstan in December 2012, Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation, harnessing the power of social media to make outer space accessible to millions and infusing a sense of wonder into the collective consciousness not felt since man first walked on the moon. Called “the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong,” Hadfield, now safely back on Earth, continues to bring the glory of science and space travel to everyone he encounters.

Hadfield is the pioneer of many “firsts.” In 1992, he was selected by the Canadian Space Agency as a NASA Mission Specialist – Canada’s first fully-qualified Space Shuttle crew member. Three years later, he was

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the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in space, and the first Canadian to board a Russian spacecraft as he helped build the Russian space station, “Mir.” In 2001, Hadfield performed two spacewalks―the first Canadian to do so – and in 2010 the CSA and NASA announced Hadfield’s third mission: commanding the International Space Station (ISS)―again a first for a Canadian.

Hadfield launched into space on December 19, 2012 and took command of the ISS in March, 2013. His multiple daily Tweets and photographs from space made people see the world differently. His accessibility, whether answering questions such as, “How do you wring out a washcloth in space,” via Skype or collaborating with The Barenaked Ladies for a song sung by nearly a million people simultaneously, endeared him to all while he orbited Earth.

A heavily decorated astronaut, engineer, and pilot, Hadfield’s many awards include receiving the Order of Ontario, the Meritorious Service Cross, and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. He was named the Top Test Pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and has been inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. He is also commemorated on Canadian postage stamps, Royal Canadian Mint silver and gold coins, and on Canada’s newest five dollar bill.

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50 years of exploring Space 3D 50 years of Young Scientist is a very impressive achievement.

In that time mankind has launched satellites into orbit and landed on the Moon. Our technology for exploration of the Solar System has taken us to new and exciting worlds. Our telescopes are unlocking the secrets of the cosmos and our knowledge of the universe is expanding at incredible pace.

These live presentations will begin in orbit above our home planet and viewers will learn how technology

has advanced our understanding of the cosmos. Using 3D technology, the audience will be whisked through space and time on an impossible journey of discovery to the edge of the known universe.

50 years of Young Scientist may sound like a long time but we will be travelling back 4.5 Billion years to view the formation of our Earth and 14 Billion years to the beginning of the Universe itself!

Supercool Show

Join Plasticine Pete and Pam as they travel to the extremes of temperature, and investigate the incredible effects of the coldest substance you’ll ever see - liquid nitrogen. Find out what it feels like to touch a cloud, make instant ice cream, and stick your fingers in your ears as we blow up a balloon Science Museum-style!

About the Science Museum The Science Museum’s collections form an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical change from the past.

Aiming to be the best place in the world for people to enjoy science, the Science Museum makes sense of the science that shapes our lives, sparking curiosity, releasing creativity and changing the future by engaging people of all generations and backgrounds in science, engineering, medicine, technology, design and enterprise. www.btyoungscientist.com | 45

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Making his fourth appearance at the Exhibition this year due to incredible demand. A show to entertain both young and old alike - Titan is transported around the Arena on a docking station driven by Dave the Man in Black.

After some adjustments to the controls, Dave the Man in Black ‘fires up’ the equipment and brings Titan to life - much to the shock of the audience around! This performance is not to be missed. Seeing is believing!

Titan has appeared in many European countries including Ireland, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Sweden and Germany. Titan has also appeared across the globe including performances in China, Hong Kong, USA, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Doha.

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W5 brings it’s opportunities to get your hands-on some science out to you. Pit yourself against physical challenges, wrap your head around mental puzzlers or just try out some fun activities as YOU do the science at the W5 stand.

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W5 is also bringing science to the RDS stage with Big Small Science; an interactive show about the teeny-tiny world of Protons, Neutrons and even smaller things! With the help of the audience we’ll manage to “think small” and discover the wonder of particles that are far too small to see, and find out just how we know they exist at all!

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The World of Robots is the largest open robot competition and robot display in Ireland. If you are interested in robots, and who isn’t, then this is the place to be. The best minds from around the world are invited to compete their robots in different events: Heavy weight combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots and even boxing androids. Some robots are autonomous, some are remote controlled, some are large, some small - but they’re all cool!

Join the stands filled with people watching the purpose built arena where 100 kilo robots flip and smash into each other and androids climb ropes or box in metal on metal mayhem.

You will also see educational robotics demos and displays of exact and working replicas of famous robots such as R2-D2, the Daleks and even a Creeper from Minecraft sssssssss!

The World of Robots is an exciting and noisy environment. If you are bothered by flashing lights, loud noises, screaming children or robots brutally destroying each other, then this may not be for you. Otherwise, prepare for a technological As an open event, anyone can compete - this means you. If you want to start building a robot for this event, talk to an organiser and join our web forum: forum.mechatrons.com

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Are you looking for a unique way to get your class excited about science?

The RDS Primary Science Fair is an opportunity for primary schools to exhibit a class project on one day of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

2015 dates: Thursday, January 8 to Saturday, January 10 Open to 4th, 5th, 6th class and Key Stage 2 To add your school to our mailing list, and make sure you receive all important updates, don’t hesitate to contact us!

The RDS Primary Science Fair is part of the RDS Foundation’s Science programme which aims to encourage the development of science and mathematical skills in primary school aged children by fostering education innovation. Further details are available at www.rds.ie/science

Email: primarysciencefair@rds.ie Web: www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheRDS Facebook: www.facebook.com/RDSdublin Call: 01 240 7990

Did you know that primary schools from all over the country are given an opportunity to exhibit a class project at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition? While not part of the main competition, the RDS Primary Science Fair provides an exciting opportunity for approximately 3,000 primary school students to investigate a question or problem and receive feedback from experts in the field. The RDS Primary Science Fair is not a competition, the emphasis of participation is on the development of children’s core scientific skills by working as a class to question, observe, record and then make sense of what they find and to support teachers to develop their confidence and skills in teaching STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) using an inquiry-based approach.

For those wishing to take part in 2015, please visit www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair or contact us at primaryscience@rds.ie to be added to our mailing list. Projects this year include: ‘What is the importance of the humble bee?’ and ‘What causes skin cancer?’ and are on display in the Clyde Room. Come along and see what these very young scientists are exploring:

Thursday 9 January 2014 How can we make our school energy smart?

Antrim Primary School, Antrim, County Antrim

Can we drop an egg from a height and not let it break?

Gowran NS, Gowran, County Kilkenny

Is vinegar only useful on chips?

Arles NS, Arles, County Laois

Do we have a dominant side?

Graignamanagh Boys’ NS, Graignamanagh, County Kilkenny

How long does it take for a text message to get from one phone to another?

Askeaton Senior School, Askeaton, County Limerick How can Carnaross make travel more sustainable? Are e-cars the answer?

Carnaross NS, Carnaross, Kells, County Meath What are allergies and how do they affect us?

Coachford NS, Coachford, County Cork What factors affect whether birds are attracted to a garden feeder?

Coldwood NS, Craughwell, County Galway Why do the leaves of plants go yellow?

Coolderry Central School, Brosna, Birr, County Offaly What are the environmental factors which affect plant growth?

Crimlin NS, Crimlin, Castlebar, County Mayo The 10 second rule: is there more bacteria on food if it has been on the floor for ten seconds?

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Can you square a circle?

Holy Family Boys’ NS, Askea, County Carlow Are childhood games and science connected?

Kilmeen NS, Clonakilty, County Cork Which brand of paper towel is most absorbent?

Kilrane NS, Kilrane, Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford What makes a good parachute?

Kinaffe NS, Kinaffe, Swinford, County Mayo What has my personalised digital map creation got to do with Maths?

Knockaclarig NS, Rockchapel, Mallow, County Cork Is it easier to learn from an ipad or from a text book?

Knockrooskey NS, Knockrooskey, Westport, County Mayo Which soft drink has the most damaging effect on teeth?

Learning Hub Limerick, Thomondgate, County Limerick How does air affect the way we play sports?

Lisnagry NS, Lisnagry, County Limerick

Thursday 9 January 2014 (continued) Does temperature affect the viscosity of a liquid?

Midleton Educate Together NS, Midleton, County Cork How pure/clean is the water we drink in our area?

Primrose Hill NS, Celbridge, County Kildare

Céad Míle Fáilte: how can we best enhance our schoolyard ecosystem?

St Attracta’s NS, Charlestown, County Mayo

Can you create a homemade MAGLEV train?

Rathangan Boys’ NS, Rathangan, County Kildare

Which “coffee-to-go” cup will keep my teachers coffee hotter for longer?

St Brigid’s Primary School, Kildare Town, County Kildare

Can fruit produce electricity?

Réalt na Mara Boys’ NS, Donacarney, County Meath

What are tickles?

St Ciaran’s Mixed NS, Ballycumber, County Offaly

Can music help you study?

Réalt na Mara School, Dundalk, County Louth

Paper towels: which is the strongest and most absorbent?

St Francis Boys’ School, Clara, County Offaly

What factors affect the flight of a kite?

Sacred Heart NS, Aughrim, County Wicklow Starry Starry Nights: what is really going on up there and what’s all this about gravity?

Scoil Bhríge agus Bhreandáin Naofa, Corrandulla, County Galway Can we get electrical energy from fruits and vegetables?

Scoil Chrónáin Naofa, Dromakeenan, Roscrea, County Offaly Which variety of grass will see best growth in soil taken from a local dairy farm?

Scoil Eoin Naofa, Roscrea, County Tipperary

Can a battery be made from ordinary household liquids?

St Joseph’s NS, Meelick, Swinford, County Mayo Why do I sink while my friend floats?

St Manchan’s NS, Tubber, Moate, County Westmeath What influences a person when purchasing a product, colour, product promise, name, cost or “star” quality?

St Patricks Girls’ NS, Limerick, County Limerick How can we make our homes energy efficient and eco-friendly?

St Patrick’s NS, Muckerstaff, Coolarty, County Longford

Can we beat the heat in our classroom?

Scoil Mhuire, Ballincollig, County Cork

How do detectives work scientifically to solve crimes?

St Paul’s Primary School, Navan, County Meath

Which material is the better insulator?

Scoil Samhthann NS, Ballinalee, County Longford

Why are some of our classrooms colder than others?

St Philip’s Senior NS, Clonsilla, Dublin 15

FRIday 10 January 2014 The Clean House Effect: do household cleaning products contaminate food?

Athea NS, Athea, County Limerick Where do machines get the strength to climb a hill?

Ballyadams NS, Ballyadams, County Kildare By how much can we increase the distance we throw a stick by designing and making and atlatl?

Balscadden NS, Balbriggan, County Dublin Can learning to juggle improve the ability of children with dyslexia to learn?

Catherine McAuley NS, Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2 Ciotach nó deasach - Cé acu na smaointeoirí is tapúla?

Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan, Nenagh, County Tipperary An bhfuil “Micro chips” blasta?

Gaelscoil Bharra, Cabrach, Dublin 7 Does hair colour have any effect on body temperature?

Grange NS, Tullow, County Carlow What would happen if the moon disappeared?

Holmpatrick NS, Skerries, County Dublin How much sugar we are consuming and what are the consequences of this for our health?

Kill o’the Grange NS, Deansgrange, Dublin 18 Can we improve the less dominant side of our bodies?

Killavullen NS, Mallow, County Cork Why do we dream?

Mount Anville Montessori Junior School, Mount Anvile Road, Dublin 14 How clean is the water in our local area?

Moyderwell Mercy Primary School, Tralee, County Kerry How can minibeasts walk up walls?

Notre Dame Junior School, Churchtown, Dublin 14 Has food dudes improved our diet?

Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Bunclody, County Wexford What can we do to keep food fresh and last longer?

Piltown NS, Piltown, County Kilkenny

Who plays a key role in our ecosystem?

Piper’s Hill Community NS, Naas, County Kildare How does the use of the land around our local river impact on its water quality?

Robertson NS, Ballintra, County Donegal Who is strongest: males or females?

Sacred Heart School, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 Do earthworms have an effect on plant growth?

Scoil an Linbh Iosa, Naas, County Kildare The lung and the short of it. How do the lungs work?

Scoil Bhride, Midleton, County Cork Can we measure differences in the quality of the water we drink from various sources?

Scoil Eoin Baiste, Umlagh, Letterkenny, County Donegal Does the environment affect the growth of crystals?

Scoil Eoin, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 What is the importance of the humble bee?

Scoil Mhuire, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Which of 3 model wind turbines is most effective at producing electricity?

Scoil na Maighne, Moyne, Thurles, County Tipperary Eye eye. How do we see?

St Andrew’s NS, Lucan, County Dublin Will a coat stop a snowman from melting?

St Clare’s NS, Ard Mhuire, Cavan, County Cavan Why do we confuse our left and right when giving directions?

St Colmcille’s NS, Moone, Athy, County Kildare How do hovercrafts work?

St Joseph’s NS, Dunderry, Navan, County Meath What is the dominant side of the body of the children in our school?

St Joseph’s Girls’ NS, Rathnew, County Wicklow How are magnets used in everyday life?

St Mary’s NS, Athlone, County Westmeath

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FRIday 10 January 2014 (continued) Does the colour of light affect plant growth?

St Mary’s NS, Garristown, County Dublin Can lung capacity be increased through exercise?

St Mochta’s NS, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 Does the colour of a drink trick the mind of the person drinking it and affect how the drink tastes?

St Patrick’s NS, Harestown, Monasterboice, County Louth How can we, as a school, help support our local bird population?

St Patrick’s Primary School, Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh Chocolate: is it a junk food or a healthy option?

St Thomas the Apostle NS, Rosegreen, Cashel, County Tipperary

Do we need electricity to make machines work?

Stanhope Street Primary School, Manor Street, Dublin 7 Does wearing a cheap bicycle helmet reduce serious head injury?

Timolin NS, Moone, Athy, County Kildare Why do we yawn?

Tobar an Léinn, Raheen, Mountrath, County Laois What helps us to remember better?

Tubberclare NS, Glasson, Athlone, County Westmeath Which design and materials make the best false hand?

Wicklow Montessori School, Ballyguile, Wicklow, County Wicklow

SATURday 11 January 2014 How do heavy objects like aeroplanes and helicopters stay up in the air?

Alexandra College Junior School, Milltown, Dublin 6

Eating Electricity: how powerful are the fruits and vegetables we eat?

Scoil an Chroí Ró Naofa Íosa, Huntstown, Dublin 15

Does water purity affect plant growth?

Balbriggan Educate Together NS, Balbriggan, County Dublin

What makes our skin so many different colours?

Scoil Bhride, Monasterevin, County Kildare

Can a substance [Oobleck] be a solid, a liquid or both?

Belgrove Senior Boys’ School, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Why do we slip so easily when walking on ice?

Scoil Bhríde, Naas, County Kildare

Why does bread go mouldy?

Birr Coder Dojo, Birr, County Offaly

Conas a tharlaíonn imoibrithe, Tubaistí Nádúrtha agus Imoibriú Ceimiceach?

Scoil Chrónáin, Ráth Cúil, County Dublin

How can we keep bread fresh?

Castle Park School, Dalkey, County Dublin Which way is up?

Childrens House Thornhill Primary Montessori, Stillorgan, County Dublin What causes skin cancer, how can we recognise it and how can we prevent it?

Darrara NS, Clonakilty, County Cork How many solar panels are required to provide energy to a house in Dunboyne?

Dunboyne Senior Primary School, Dunboyne, County Meath What factors affect water quality?

Holy Family NS, Newport, County Mayo Forces and Motion - are they related?

International School Dublin, Blackrock, County Dublin Renewable energy: how does it benefit us and what are its negative impacts?

Kildare Place School, Rathmines, Dublin 6 What will make our broad beans grow?

Killashee Multi-Denominational NS, Naas, County Kildare How much water is stored in a cubic metre of bog?

Killasser NS, Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo Why are carnivorous plants not considered animals?

Maynooth Educate Together NS, Maynooth, County Kildare Does being right or left-handed correlate with a corresponding eye, ear, hand and foot dominance?

Our Lady of the Wayside NS, Kilternan, Dublin 18 How does wind energy work, and is it suitable for Portarlington and the Midlands area?

Presentation Primary, Portarlington, County Laois How strong am I? Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Are girls more active than boys and does this vary in winter or summer?

Ratoath Senior NS, Ratoath, County Meath Can we create and use eco-friendly energy with daily household items?

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Turbines & Temperatures: does a high in one lead to a low in the other?

Scoil Mhuire Fatima, Timahoe, County Laois Do the senses work in isolation?

Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Inchicore, Dublin 8 How pure is the Burren water?

Scoil Náisiúnta Eoin Baiste, Ballyvaughan, County Clare An investigation into the recipe of life Scoil Naomh Bríd, Ardaghy, Omeath, County Louth Does the type of footwear affect your running speed?

Scoil San Treasa, Mount Merrion, County Dublin What makes a strong bridge?

St Anne’s NS, Bailieborough, County Cavan What is the strongest type of bridge?

St Brigid’s Boys’ NS, Foxrock, Dublin 18 What effect will different brands of coke have on different objects?

St Clare’s Primary School, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W How fit are you?

St David’s, Artane, Dublin 5 What makes the grass grow?

St Fintan’s NS, Sutton, Dublin 13 Where is the best place to keep our wormery during the winter?

St Gerard’s Junior School, Bray, County Wicklow How rapid are your reactions?

St Mary’s NS, Ashbourne, County Meath Why do we need the air that we breathe?

St Patrick’s Girls’ NS, Foxrock, Dublin 18 What are the properties of seaweed, how does it absorb moisture and act as a fertiliser?

St Pius X Girls’ NS, Terenure, Dublin 6W How will the new Rosie Hackett Bridge support its load?

St. Laurence O’Tooles CBS, Seville Place, Dublin 1 How can we heighten our senses to help us in Sports?

Star of the Sea Boys’ NS, Sandymount, Dublin 4 Can you make money by making new plants?

Terenure College Junior School, Terenure, Dublin 6W

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PHARMA CHEMICAL IRELAND

Stand 1: Pharmachemical Ireland and Irish Medical Devices Association Experience the excitement of science in the world around us at the Ibec stand where Pharmachemical Ireland (PCI) and the Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA), the business sectors within Ibec that represent life sciences, have come together to show case a variety of interactive science and engineering activities. PCI and IMDA’s main objectives in exhibiting are to encourage an interest in science and engineering and provide a greater understanding of their importance to these sectors. Visitors to the stand will have the opportunity to get involved in a range of interactive science activities and receive a range of publications that are available for students, parents and teachers. Pharmachemical Ireland represents pharmaceutical and chemical manufactures in Ireland. 9 out of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies are based in Ireland employing 24,500; over half of the employees are third level graduates in science or engineering. IMDA represent the medical device and diagnostic industry in Ireland. There are 250 medical technology companies in Ireland, half of which are indigenous. The industry employs 25,000, the highest number of people working in the industry across Europe per head of population. The medical device industry exported €7.9bn worth of products out of Ireland in 2012, up 10% on 2011 figures.

Stand 2: Wriggle - Your Digital Schoolbag Is your school considering switching to digital learning in 2014? Why not kick start this process by organising a meeting with Wriggle. Wriggle enables schools to transform their teaching and learning environments though the effective use of mobile devices. How do we do it? Wriggle has developed a 1:1 mobile learning programme offering the complete package. This ensures that the move to 1:1 mobile learning is as seamless as possible. Wriggle supplies the device and we work with our publishing partners to deliver the required textbooks and content. We also provide deployment workshops, teacher training, on-going service and support and we even have a Wriggle Online Store. Ready to make the change? Come visit our stand for more information.

san Árd Teistiméireacht. Tá 50% marcanna le fáil ar an Teanga Labhartha, sé sin, 40% don béaltriail agus 10% don cluastuiscint. Bígí linn i Samhraidh 2014 chun spraoi, spórt agus craic a bheith agaibh agus sibh ag cur feabhas ar bhur chuid Gaeilge! Irish Language Colleges Concos is the umbrella organisation for most of the country’s Irish Language Colleges. Irish Language Colleges are located in all Gaeltacht regions as well as some in non-Gaeltacht regions. Irish language Colleges have a very important role to play in improving fluency and enriching the spoken Irish Language for teenagers who want to get the highest marks possible from the Leaving Certificate. There is 50% of marks given on the spoken language, 40% for the Oral exam and 10% for the Aural exam. Join us this Summer (2014) for fun, sport and craic while improving your Irish!

Stand 5: Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) ICHEC is the national centre for high performance computing (HPC) providing computing resources and software expertise for research communities across all science disciplines in Ireland. Outputs from HPC or supercomputing can be seen on a daily basis, for example, F1 cars are designed on them, Disney/Pixar movies are rendered on them and even the daily weather forecast is predicted on them! At our stand we will be giving presentations on all things HPC including a historical perspective of computing, the need and use of HPC, and 3D demonstrations of weather and climate models. A fully functional mini supercomputer will also be on display built from Raspberry Pi computers where you can see how a parallel machine works. There will also be a competition of how quickly you can solve Sudoku puzzles against the latest Intel Xeon/Xeon Phi processors- be sure to enter to be in with a chance to win some great prizes. We hope these demos provide a springboard for discussions, so please take five minutes and visit our booth to hear more. http://www.ichec.ie Follow on Twitter: @ichec

Stand 6: Patents Office The role of the Patents Office is to provide an efficient and effective system of industrial property protection that will encourage technological progress and promote enterprise through the implantation by the Office of the relevant legislation. This is to be achieved through the protection of industrial property rights in the fields of patents, trademarks and designs, and the dissemination of relevant information in conjunction with each of these activities.

Stand 3: DIT Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) has been a landmark institution in science, engineering and technology education since it was founded more than 125 years ago. Now one of the largest and most innovative institutions of higher education in Ireland, it ranks within the top 3% of universities internationally. Practice-led and research-informed, DIT offers career focused programmes from certificate to PhD, in the sciences and health, engineering and technology, sustainability and the built environment, design and digital media, business and social sciences.

Research at DIT makes a distinctive and relevant contribution to advancing human knowledge and providing solutions to problems in key areas, from the environment to information technology and from surface technologies to space research; and from entrepreneurship to transport and logistics. DIT welcomes students with curious minds and invites prospective students to visit our Open Days to find out what programme of study would best suit their interests.

Stand 7: GAA

Stand 4: Coláistí Samhraidh

Stand 8: Coláiste Uisce

Is é CONCOS an scáth-eagraíocht do formhór Choláistí Samhraidh na tíre. Tá na Coláistí Samhraidh lonnaithe i ngach Gaeltacht, chomh maith le roinnt Colaistí sa nGalltacht. Tá fíor-thábhacht ag baint le Coláistí Samhraidh chun feabhas a chur lar labhairt, líofacht agus saibhreas na Gaeilge do dheagóirí a bheas ag iarraidh na marcanna is mó a bhaint amach

As Ireland’s largest sporting organisation the GAA embraces technology and innovation particularly in the areas of Coach and Player Education, Marketing and Communications. This year at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, the GAA is inviting visitors to come along and try the GAA’s interactive simulation game which will give people the chance to score in a virtual Gaelic Football match! The stand will also showcase the latest developments in online and mobile media which allow GAA fans to access the latest news and updates from the world of Gaelic Games through the website and social media. Finally, the GAA will be launching the Youth Consultation Programme for 2014 at the stand. Through an online survey people will be asked for their ideas on how to get and keep young people playing Gaelic Games. Don’t miss the chance to have your say and to learn more about the events that will be occurring throughout 2014! Expect to be entertained while learning more about the role of technology and innovation in Gaelic Games. (P.S. Keep an eye out for a couple of famous sporting faces throughout the Exhibition!)

Is é Coláiste UISCE an t-aon Coláiste Samhraidh atá aitheantas faighte acu ón gCumann Seoltóireachta, Clársheloadh agus Tonnmharcaíochta na hÉireann. Múineann muid Gaeilge ar bhealach spraoiúl trí ghníomhmhaíochtaí eachtraíochta at mhuir is ar tír. Ritheann muid 6 chúrsa Samhraigh gach bhliain anuas ar chúrsa Cása agus Cúrsa Ceannaireachta don Áos Óg. Is

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féidir scoláireacht a bhua ar ár suíomh www.uisce.ie. Is féidir leat muid a aimsiú ag seastán 6. Tá scoláireachtaí le bronnadgh again agus fíríní le tabhairt amach.

Coláiste UISCE, situated in Elly Bay in Mayo’s GAeltacht area, is the only Gaeltacht college accredited by the Irish Sailing, Windsurfing and Surfing Associations. We make learning Irish fun and easy at Coláiste UISCE throught adventure activities on water and land. We run 6 summer Gaeltacht courses, an Easter course and a Youth Leadership course in October. You can win a scholarship to one of our courses by loggin on to www.uisce.ie. Come and visit us at stand 6 to get your hands on a part scholarshop and some UISCE goodies.

Stand 9: PositiveMaths.ie Personalised Tuition in Mathematics. Here at Positive Maths we don’t like to think of ourselves as a grinds school. Our approach is different. We understand that every student is unique. That is why we tailor our classes to suit our students. How? We use a diagnostic approach that we call DRIVE (Diagnose, Review, Implement, Verify, Evaluate). This allows us to pinpoint exactly where to focus on improving your maths skills. Our tutors use this system to deliver bespoke classes online or in our Cork tuition centre. Our online classroom offers personalised tuition from the comfort of your home. We keep our class sizes small to ensure all students get the attention they deserve. We also offer a full library of video tutorials and notes to support your personalised learning experience. Why not visit us and avail of a free maths ‘check-up’ and enter our competition for an iPad mini while you’re at it.

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Stand 12: Ashfield College Ashfield College is a private school based in Templeogue, Dublin 6W, which offers full-time 5th Year, 6th Year and Repeat Leaving Certificate tuition, as well as Leaving and Junior Certificate Grinds throughout the academic year and Intensive Revision Courses strategically scheduled at Christmas, Easter and in May. Ashfield College also offers students the option of studying an extra Leaving Certificate subject which may not be available to them in their school, as well as Irish for Primary Teachers. Ashfield College has a long and proud tradition of preparing students for the daunting challenge posed by the Leaving Certificate. This tradition of excellence continues to the present day with Ashfield College topping the Irish Times 2013 School League Tables across all categories including No.1 Feeder School and No.1 School for High Points in Ireland. We believe that a combination of expert teaching and excellent class notes, focused on the skills needed to excel in the Leaving Certificate, are among the secrets to our success. At Ashfield College, we dont believe in overcrowded, anonymous classes. Instead, we have created a quiet haven for effective study away from the distractions of the city centre, one where you will be valued as an individual, with your own specific needs and requirements. For those students who live in locations where a direct route via public transport is not possible, Ashfield College provides a subsidised bus service to and from school. Our Teachers are among the best teachers in Ireland. All are highly qualified in their subject area and many are published authors in their subjects as well as providing the articles for the highly regarded Sunday Business Post Education Supplement, The Leaving Cert Toolkit 2013’. We have developed best-in-class online resources and exceptional study notes written by our expert teachers, which reduce the amount of time taking notes and help you to achieve the very best results possible in the State Examinations.

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Stand 10: Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) is the Learned Society and Professional Body for psychology in Ireland. Its object is to advance psychological science by supporting and disseminating research, practice and study of psychology in a way that seeks to inform and educate society and to enhance the quality of life of our citizens. Achieving this goal involves activities such as maintaining the highest quality and standards in psychology education and training through accreditation of degree and diplomas in third level educational institutions, and by ensuring that psychologists’ research and practice meet the highest professional and ethical standards. This year, PSI is showcasing some of the wonders and benefits of psychological science. Among the attractions is the opportunity to test your motor skills using our interactive reaction time experiment with the chance of winning a prize. Tweet us using #PSIBTYS for another chance to win a prize and to receive information on careers in psychology and upcoming events. See our top 5 visual illusions, famous and infamous psychology experiments from history, and our evidence based tips for promoting mental health and well being.

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Stand 11: TheMathsTutor.ie www.themathstutor.ie Ireland’s Leading Online Support System for Project Maths Want to improve your maths? Confused by all this Project Maths stuff? We’re here to help!

We specialise in Project Maths support, and we’ll help you to get on top of it, one topic at a time. We provide you with Video Lessons, Interactive Exercises, and Online Support, all specially designed for Irish secondary school students. If you find it hard to learn maths from old-fashioned textbooks, you will love this new approach!

At themathstutor.ie, we’ve taken the grind out of maths! No need to waste time and money going to expensive grinds any more- learn and get support from home or on the move, any time of the day, on your laptop, tablet or smartphone. We’re there for you, 7 days a week!

Remember, our system is the only one that fully covers Project Maths, with Irish teachers teaching the Irish syllabus, and supporting you all the way. Don’t waste your time on topics that aren’t on the Irish syllabus- we’ve got you covered for your exams! Our team literally wrote the book on exam technique and we’ll show you how to maximise your maths grade. With all this support for Irish maths students, no wonder we were voted the top-rated e-learning system by The Irish Times! You can try out themathstutor.ie with no obligation, and you can choose to upgrade to Full Membership at any time. We’ve had rave reviews from students, parents and teachers- so now it’s your turn to try it out for yourself! SPECIAL OFFER! We’re running a very special offer during the BT Young Scientist Exhibition, so make sure to call to our stand and say hello. Looking forward to meeting you!

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Stand 13: Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland (CTYI) The Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland (CTYI) provides enrichment courses for students with high academic ability. The Centre also offers university style courses for students of all ages and abilities. CTYI aims to allow all talented students to reach their potential both academically and socially by providing relevant and interesting challenges based on ability and interest rather than age. Since the first summer programme in 1993 over 35,000 students have attended or participated in programmes run by CTY Ireland.

Stand 14: Institute of Physics in Ireland There will be hands on action at the Institute of Physics stand as we put the fun into fundamental physics. Along with exhibits and demos you won’t leave empty handed as you can pick up some colourful posters, details on hundreds of physics career options and a guide to all the third level physics courses in Ireland.

Stand 15: The Marie Keating Foundation The Marie Keating Foundation raises much needed funds for Cancer Awareness and information in Ireland, this is carried out in different ways, firstly by our mobile units which travel countrywide staffed with registered nurses providing cancer information to men and women of all ages, secondly by our Schools program which is reaching students in the senior cycle of secondary schools making them aware of the importance of prevention and early detection of cancer. We also have a hospital, oncology waiting room refurbishment program and a comfort fund for people experiencing financial difficulty during their cancer treatment.

We are not government funded and we provide these services free of charge.

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Stand 16: NUI Galway

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The College of Science at NUI Galway maintains vigorous research activity across the full range of Science disciplines including Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and the Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. At our stand you can experience the thrill of scientific research by participating in the Cell EXPLORERS and Eco EXPLORERS activities. These programmes are initiatives of science communication and public engagement supported and run by the School of Natural Sciences at NUI Galway. Cell EXPLORERS promotes biological and biomedical sciences through practical discovery. Eco EXPLORERS delivers outdoor and indoor activities in the fields of ecology, zoology, botany and nature conservation. Please visit our stand and participate in these activities, which represent only part of the wide range of opportunities for scientific study and research at NUI Galway. Find out more at our stand about opportunities to study at NUI Galway, whether your scientific interests are in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, health science, earth or marine science, environmental science or any combination of these.

Scoil na Leanaí: Scoil cónaithe lán-Ghaelach do paistí 10-13 / Cúrsaí Samhraidh: Cúrsaí Samhraidh aois-ghrúpa 10-19 Meitheamh, Iúil & Lúnasa / Cúrsaí Eile: do Bunscoileanna, Meánscoileanna, Ollscoileanna, Daoine fásta / Ionad do Chruinnithe: Cainteanna, Taispeántais, Leachtaí, Agallaimh & Seoltaí.

Stand 16a: W5 W5 is a multi award-winning science centre in Belfast, home to over 200 interactive exhibits that let you explore flight ,weather, sound, levers, pulleys and so much more. As one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, W5 has been engaging visitors and educational groups with science, engineering and maths for over ten years. Part of their achievements over that time is to have developed creative demonstration shows that really bring science to life! Why not drop by our stand to try out some of our favourite science tricks?

Visit the W5 website at www.w5online.co.uk.

Scoil na Leanaí: Primary all Irish Boarding School for children aged 10-13 / Cúrsaí Samhraidh age group 10-19 June, July & August / Cúrsaí Eile: Short courses for schools, organisations, adults / Ionad do Chruinnithe: All conference, meeting, and presentation facilities on one campus.

Stand 20: Trinity College Trinity College Dublin is recognised internationally as Ireland’s premier university offering a unique educational experience across a range of disciplines in the Arts, Humanities, Engineering, Science, Human, Social and Health Sciences. Located in the heart of Irelands busy capital city, the state of the art facilities include the Science Gallery, modern sports centre, and the Trinity College Library, the largest research library in the country. Trinity has a vibrant community of 16,800 students representing every county in Ireland and 118 nationalities plus a wide range of social backgrounds and age groups. Committed to excellence in teaching, research and innovation, Trinity guarantees a distinctive all round undergraduate experience that will change your life forever. Trinity’s Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science offering world class teaching. Are you interested in studying Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Immunology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Plant Sciences, Physics, Physiology, Science, Statistics or Zoology? Visit the TCD stand in the World of Science and Technology to find out more about these exciting subjects, drop by and see our demonstrations and meet our unusual friends. Why not cuddle a cockroach or charm our snakes?! We look forward to meeting you!

Stand 17: UCC Visit the exhibition of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC, and the Eureka Centre for Inquiry-based Education in Science and Mathematics, UCC, to experience the latest breakthroughs and amazing discoveries of our world-renowned research scientists.

Meet with our scientists and students to discover exhibits of interest for children, students and adults alike. Investigate ancient fossils, construct some fascinating molecules and take a journey through the solar system with our Magic Planet! Discover Ireland’s newest science magazine, Junior Scientist, with sample experiments from the magazine and much more on display! www.ucc.ie/en/sefs

Stand 18: University of Limerick (UL) www.ul.ie The Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Limerick www.scieng.ul.ie with the UL Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry www.macsi.ie provide you the opportunity to experience interactive activities in Engineering , Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Equine Science, Electronics, Architecture, Design, Mathematics, Computer Science, Gaming and much more.

The Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre based in UL (SSPC, http://www.ul.ie/sspc ) will provide an insight into the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing and design, offering interactive activities in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, biology and much more.

The SSPC carries out world-leading pharma research and aims to translate this research into practice and develop a broader understanding of the careers in the field and to promote the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The University of Limerick invites you to share in an experience of our progressive and exciting facilities on campus. Our programmes in Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics are wide and varied, offering many unique and sustainable careers essential to the growth of our economy. Whether it’s the study of engineering, the pursuit of renewable energy technologies, the development of innovative company solutions or pioneering scientific research, the study options within Science and Engineering at the University of Limerick are extensive. www.ul.ie.

Stand 21: The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers is the world’s largest membership organisation dedicated to the art and science of structural engineering. The Institution has over 27,000 members working in 105 countries around the world. The Institution is recognised as the world’s leading professional body for structural engineering. Only the best thinkers, designers and innovators successfully meet our exacting entrance requirements. It’s a tough journey, but it has to be. Being a member of the Institution is an international passport to practise. Once accredited, our members can enjoy worldwide recognition as a structural engineer working at the highest level of technical and professional ability. For many, the Institution is the preferred route to the top. The Institution is immensely proud of its members and the fact that, one century down the line, they continue to change the world.

Stand 22: Science & Technology in Action Have you ever wondered how the science taught at school really links to what is practised in our leading organisations? Would you like to learn more about how the curriculum relates to real applications of science and technology in the workplace? Science & Technology in Action (STA) is an innovative teaching and learning resource which brings industry and education together. For use by second level teachers and students, all the resource materials across the editions are available on www.sta.ie and the latest 9th edition of the hard copy packs have been delivered to each school free of charge. Each lesson in the pack relates to the activities of one of the participating organisations. In this way, the lessons help to enhance the relevance of science to our everyday life. This grounding in reality is designed to raise awareness and engage students in the real world of science and technology.

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Stand 23: Science Spin Science Spin, is Ireland’s general science magazine and covers all the sciences from astronomy to zoology and is written in clear language and with a lively presentation. Spin Science makes the best in science available to everyone. News and features written by scientists and award winning journalists cover such topics as ageing, fossils, space and fusion power. Spin also has wildlife, news and features for schools. Annual subscription is €30 and the digital edition is distributed to all those who register their name and email address on our website: www. sciencespin.com The digital page-turning edition has live hyperlinks to email addresses and web pages. Viewers can read the publication on line, zoom in, turn pages and download information to their desktop or tablet.

Science Spin is published six times a year, and is available on subscription or through newsagents. Call to stand number 23 in the industries hall and pick up a free copy of the magazine.

Stand 24: Irish Science Teachers’ Association The Irish Science Teachers’ Association is the largest subject association in the country. It was founded in 1961 and has 1200 members from all sectors of education. The ISTA functions as a body dedicated to the professional development of its members and the advancement of science teaching. The ISTA links with other bodies involved in science education in Ireland and associations for science education in other countries. Members may join the association online via its website www.ista.ie. The website provides members with details of local branch meetings and national events as well as allowing communication between members via the forum facility. All members receive three issues of the ISTA journal Science during the year.

PharmaChemical Ireland Sponsor the Annual Senior Science Quiz final, which is held annually in November. They also sponsor Science Educator of the Year Award and Science Teaching Awards, which are presented at the Annual Conference. The next conference will be held in NUI Galway on 11th-13th April 2014. Full details of this and other ISTA activities may be obtained from the ISTA desk or www.ista.ie Follow us on twitter: @IrishSciTeach

Stand 25: CWSI in partnership with Samsung in education CWSI are the Systems Integration partner for the Samsung education solution in Ireland and UK. Our trained personnel can assist you with every aspect of deployment from initial stage of deploying Samsung WI-FI, Software and on-going support and training. CWSI work with Samsung in education to transform the teaching experience using this technology to assist teachers make the most of technology to improve numeracy and literacy. We are delighted to introduce the Masoonoo application which supports every step of the assessment for learning teaching methodology. Masoonoo introduces a simple step by step approach to planning, monitoring, correcting and accessing students work online in a manner which promotes fun in learning. CWSI have successfully delivered the Samsung classroom to over 15 schools last year working with teachers to help students and teachers make the most of using tablets and technology in the classroom.

We operate over 165 ambulances, rapid response 4×4’s, mobile accident and emergency suites, support vehicles, medical bikes and command centres. Our headquarters also houses a command and control centre to coordinate vehicles and personnel in the event of a major incident. We are an entirely voluntary organisation and we receive no state funding.

Should you have any queries or would be interested in joining us, come along and visit us at our stand.

Stand 27: Analog Analog Devices is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad range of high performance and very innovative analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (ICs) used in virtually all types of electronic equipment. Used by over 60,000 customers worldwide, our signal processing products play a fundamental role in converting, conditioning and processing real-world phenomena such as temperature, pressure, sound, light, speed and motion into electrical signals to be used in a wide array of electronic devices. Headquartered in Boston, USA, Analog Devices’ European base are its development centers in Limerick and Cork which now employ over 1200 people working in the general fields of science and technology.

Analog Devices is proud to support the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in this milestone 50th anniversary year. We would like to welcome you to our stand in the Technology Hall where our engineering team will open your mind to the fun, interesting and downright weird applications of science and technology in everyday life. Come and test your skills, knowledge and scientific understanding with some of the new demos which we have on display this year. Can you escape from the Laser Vault and avoid breaking the laser beams? Find out why the 400 year old Galileo Pendulum is still very relevant to some very important scientific principles today. Test your brain-power with our interactive Mind Boggle Quiz and Technology Corner but most of all visit our stand to stimulate your interest in the amazing world of science and technology.

Stand 28: Science Foundation Ireland Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is the national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research. SFI invests in academic researchers and research teams in the Higher Education Institutions in Ireland, who are most likely to generate new knowledge, leading edge technologies and competitive enterprises. SFI Discover, the education and outreach programme within SFI aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students, teachers and members of the public. The mission is to contribute to Ireland’s continued growth and development as a society- one that has an active and informed interest and involvement in STEM. SFI Research Centres help link scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry to address crucial research questions, foster the development of new and existing Irish-based technology companies, attract industry that could make an important contribution to Ireland and its economy, and expand educational and career opportunities in Ireland in science and engineering. SFI supports the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in order to promote the benefits of investing in scientific and engineering research to young people and the general public and to encourage young people to consider undertaking a career in science and engineering. Come visit our stand in The World of Science & Technology. Science Foundation Ireland Wilton Park House, Wilton Place, Dublin 2 Website: www.sfi.ie Twitter: scienceirel www.facebook.com/ScienceFoundationIreland

Stand 26: Order of Malta Ireland The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps is a voluntary ambulance and first aid organisation with over 4,000 volunteers involved in over 80 units across the Island of Ireland. We are a major provider of excellence in first aid training, ambulance cover at large events, patient transport, community care, nursing services and assistance to other charities in most of the major cities and towns across the island of Ireland. Celebrating Order of Malta 75th Anniversary - Caring for the community The Ambulance Corps is committed to providing caring services in a Christian, caring and non-discriminatory manner, to “Our Lords, the Poor and the Sick”. Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, providing excellent standards of first aid training, community care facilities and services, delivered by people who care, with quality assured standards of training.

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Stand 29: CoderDojo: Learn to Code CoderDojo: the open source, volunteer led, global movement of free coding clubs for young people, is at the BT Young Scientist for another year of fun. Helping kids in almost 300 locations across 30 countries learn how to code everything from websites about their favourite TV show to robots that can bring you a cup of tea. This year at the BT Young Scientist CoderDojo will be showing off Snipt Eggs: a new competition featuring Easter eggs hidden around the web, and Raspberry Pis: the world-famous mini-computer which is exciting the world of education.

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Stand 30: Intel Intel, Look Inside. We are a move-society-forward-by-quantum-leaps company. We routinely turn science fiction into science fact. We are much more than a microprocessor company and we’re already working on the next century’s innovations. We believe our greatest strength is what’s still to come. Every day, people do amazing things using Intel-powered devices to educate, entertain, innovate, communicate and express themselves. Our aim with this stand is to generate excitement in technology, science and engineering while making a connection between doing science and mathematics in school with a career in innovation, technology and research & development. There is something on the Intel stand for all ages. Test our technology through Extreme gaming FIFA soccer or take a test drive in our racing cars. Touch and feel the latest range in Ultrabooks and Tablets and try out the Oculus Rift next-generation virtual reality headset designed for immersive gaming. MAGICAL MATERIALS supported by CRANN explores the properties of some of the world’s most mysterious materials, giving you an opportunity to investigate and experiment at the cutting edge of material science. Experience technology demonstrations enabled by the new Galileo board and the Intel® Quark SoC X1000 by which it is powered which was designed in Ireland at the Intel campus in Leixlip. If you are lucky you might catch up and maybe even get a photo with the Intel Bunnymen as they mingle with the crowd in the RDS. And there are plenty of prizes to be won too. So the Intel stand is not one to be missed! Come along to experience the fun of science, innovation and technology in action.

Stand 31: RTÉ Explore RTÉ at this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and immerse yourself in RTÉ’s world of television, radio and digital services.

Stand 33: Central Statistics Office The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is responsible for counting things in Ireland. We publish the things we count (www.cso.ie) to help people make sense of what’s happening in our country.

Lots of people use the figures (data) that we publish to help them make important decisions.

Being able to use the figures that the CSO publish is a skill and it is important that individuals and organisations can use this information effectively. Therefore the CSO has a number of projects to help different people acquire this skill.

At our stand you can test your skills by taking part in an international school quiz. You can learn about our exciting poster competition and the new app competition. You can also fill out our annual school survey CensusAtSchool and look at some of the interesting things we’ve counted.

Visit the CSO stand and have some fun, you can count on it.

Stand 34: Intellectual Ventures Intellectual Ventures is in the business of invention. We are passionate about ideas and how the inventions that flow from ideas have the ability to drive economies, alter the future and at their most powerful, save lives. We bring together some of the world’s brightest minds to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. To inspire the inventors of tomorrow we need to encourage the students of today. Encourage them to pursue education and commit to careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), which are the cornerstones of invention. Intellectual Ventures is proud to support the BT Young Scientist as it is one of the proven ways to foster a passion for STEM among second level students in Ireland which secures a future for invention worldwide.

RTÉ will be presenting many programmes live from the set so there promises to lots of cameras, lights and action!

Two Tube’s Stephen Byrne and Blathnaid Treacy will be filming their programme each day from their cool studio set and the weather team will be presenting the lunchtime weather in a chroma-key studio. RTÉ 2fm’s Ryan Tubridy, Rick O’Shea and others will be broadcasting their programmes live from the RDS.

Stand 35: European Union

Follow @rte or check in at the RTÉ stand for more updates.

The European Union stand in the World of Science and Technology (Stand number 35 in the Industries Hall) has a special focus on climate change and the environment. Test your knowledge on climate change- choose to be a part of the polar bear or the penguin team and let the battle to win the quiz begin. You are all welcome to play and learn with us! You can also ‘Light the Beacon for Climate Change’ and have your say on the future of our planet!

Free resources on the themes of climate change and the environment and on the European Union are available. The stand is jointly staffed by the European Commission Representation in Ireland, the Joint Research Centre (the European Commission’s in-house science service) and the European Parliament Information Office in Ireland. We look forward to seeing you there!

Stand 32: Irish Medicines Board

Stand 36: Deer Park Schoolwear

In addition there’s lots for you to do!

You can listen to the beats of RTÉ Pulse or try your hand at presenting your favourite TV shows; you can learn how television graphics are created or you can have a go at the RTÉ Player interactive game. Not only this, but there will be lots of familiar RTÉ presenters for you to meet on the set.

IRISH MEDICINES BOARD At the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) stand you will have the opportunity to witness and take part in an experiment that shows the difference between real and fake medicines. Plus, how much do you really know about medical devices? Play our interactive game to find out. Our comic strips will also provide you with lots of interesting facts about medicines, medical devices and career options in this area. The comic strips will have all the answers you need to enter the IMB quiz. There will be lots of prizes and giveaways every day of the exhibition. About the IMB: Our role is to protect and enhance public and animal health through the regulation of medicines, medical devices and healthcare products. (1) We license companies to make, to distribute and to market medicines that meet important standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. (2) We continuously monitor medicines, medical devices and cosmetics and respond quickly to any safety concerns. (3) We inspect companies which test, make and distribute medicines to ensure that they follow good practices.

Deer Park is Ireland’s leading School Jumper manufacturer. For 30 years now they have being manufacturing the highest quality school knitwear. Apart from creating much needed employment in Ireland, they can ensure first hand that only quality raw materials and standards of production giving you the longest lasting School Jumper on the Irish market.

There is no comparison when it comes to generic imported jumpers. In fact unlike most of their competitors Deer Park actually knit their jumpers still in Ireland. This creates over 50 Irish Jobs in their local community of Co. Kildare. Deer Park invites you to call to their stand and see first-hand the product collection they offer. They will explain the major differences in a true Irish quality brand - Deer Park and other imported jumpers. They will dispel the myths over pricing and explain why the school jumper is the one item of the uniform they feel should be maintained. Is your School Jumper Deer Park?

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Stand 37: Bells Labs Scientists at Bell Labs are transforming the way in which we connect to one another and with the information around us. Since 1925, its scientists have been leaders in the fields of Information Technologies and Communications – pioneering technologies such as the transistor, laser, UNIX, digital imaging, the concept for cellular networks, and optical networking – technologies at the heart of today’s information society. Bell Labs’ scientists have been recognized by many of the world’s most prestigious technology societies for their contributions, and have been awarded with 7 Nobel Prizes in Physics for their insights ranging from the nature of subatomic particles to the beginning of our universe. Bell Labs is the research organization within Alcatel-Lucent.

Stand 1: Waterford Science Region Call to the Ecozone where you can discover the wonders of science, the ingenuity of engineering and the magic of maths in a fun and interactive way at the Waterford Science Region stand.

Investigate the challenge of climate change and get a tree-mendous indigenous Irish tree sponsored by Coillte. Explore microbes and macro-invertebrates, learn about the workings of the eye and meet Bengie and other robots. You can also have some fun with the Maths Week Ireland displays and you might even meet 17th century Irish scientist, Robert Boyle. The stand is coordinated by leading STEM centre, Calmast from Waterford Institute of Technology in cooperation with leading Waterford based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies Bausch & Lomb and Teva and Waterford County and City Councils, who are working together to make Waterford a Region of Science. We are delighted to be here for the 12th year to help make the 50th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition the best ever! www.calmast.ie

Stand 38: EMC Do you have a natural talent or a passion for maths, science and technology? Do you want to be involved in the next big wave in information technology; storing and analysing huge volumes of structured and unstructured data? Well, so do we. Come along to the EMC stand to learn more about the future of Cloud Technology and Big Data Analytics. Talk to our employees about the unique culture and working environment that has won EMC Ireland a “Great Place to Work” award in three consecutive years. We’re waiting to meet you. EMC, the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions, celebrates 25 years in Cork and its fourth year as a Centre of Excellence (COE). With 30+ business functions, it is the largest EMC manufacturing site outside of the US and EMC now employs over 2,500 people in Ireland.

Stand 39: National Children’s Research Centre (NCRC) National Children’s Research Centre (NCRC) The NCRC is located on the grounds of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, and is the largest centre for health research on children in Ireland.

Ireland has one of the largest population of under 18 year olds in Europe- almost 1/4 of the total population. Research on and for adults is not always directly relevant to children- some diseases are only found in childhood, children respond to drugs differently to adults, and children are growing and developing so it is important that any treatment that they receive does not affect this. Also, children and young people are the future adults, so healthy children will mean a healthy adult population in the future. The NCRC aims to promote Better Health for Children Through Research. We have teams of clinicians and scientists who carry out research on a wide range of diseases of children and our stand illustrates some of these which span from premature infants to 18 year olds. Our theme this year is to promote healthy life choices by young people to guarantee their future health.

Suirbhéireacht Gheolaíochta Éireann Geological Survey of Ireland

Stand 2: The Geological Society of Ireland The Geological Society of Ireland (GSI), founded in 1845, is the National Earth Science Agency.

It is responsible for providing geological advice and information, and for the acquisition of data for this purpose. GSI produces a range of products including maps, reports, and databases and acts as a knowledge centre and project partner in all aspects of Irish Geology. It is a division of the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (DCENR) and has about 40 multi-disciplinary staff.

Geological Science is the science of the earth and geologists are those scientists who study the earth. Geoscience makes a big contribution to our lives and this stand will help promote knowledge of that contribution. The partners in the stand are showcasing, earthquakes, water and minerals as well as Ireland’s rocks. Projects highlighted include Tellus Border and INFOMAR. Joining the Geological Survey of Ireland on the stand are the Exploration Mining Divisions also from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, and we are working in association with the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Natural History Museum, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, with representatives from Irish Geological Association, Institute of Geologists of Ireland and Earth Science Ireland.

Stand 3: Dublin Zoo…Learn something new!

Learning more about the natural world encourages visitors to appreciate their surroundings and develop a greater respect for nature. It helps them understand the need to preserve the world’s wildlife and encourages them to look at ways they can help.

Dublin Zoo’s education department has many years of experience in designing programmes to meet individual needs.

Our school’s programme complements the subject curriculum at early years, primary and post primary levels and can be tailored to enhance work done in the classroom.

Dublin Zoo Education Department Tel: + 353 (1) 474 8932 email: education@dublinzoo.ie

Stand 4: Irish Aid- Science for Development Ireland, through Irish Aid, the Government’s overseas aid programme, is a leader in the fight against world hunger and poverty. Irish Aid is hosting a multimedia exhibition on the role of science in supporting smallholder farmers in Africa, in the EcoZone at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Film footage, displays, farming tools and produce allow visitors to learn about life for farming communities in Africa which are using advances in agricultural research to help them cope with the impact of climate change and challenges of farming in harsh environments. Visitors to the Irish Aid stand can also sign up for African Drumming workshops, take part in a quiz and learn more about the work of the Irish Aid programme and how you and your school can get involved. Come and discover the valuable role science can play in development.

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Stand 5: Young Scientist Tanzania

Stand 9: Petroleum Infrastructure Programme

Young Scientist Tanzania (YST) is an innovative initiative to transfer the successful BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) to Tanzania. YST is supported by the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and the Tanzanian initiative will be based and developed on the Irish model.

The Petroleum Infrastructure Programme is a government/industry/academic research initiative that promotes hydrocarbon exploration and development activities offshore Ireland by: “Developing Irish expertise in hydrocarbon exploration “Funding hydrocarbon exploration research in Irish universities and other third level institutions “Encouraging collaboration between the hydrocarbon exploration industry and Irish researchers The objective of our participation in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition is to promote the exciting activities and career opportunities in earth science, in particular in earth science research and the petroleum industry. At our stand you will find rock samples recovered from 10,000ft below the seabed offshore Ireland; samples of crude oil and oil reservoir rocks; seismic sections of Ireland’s offshore geology; and plate tectonic animations. Young Irish graduates will be on the stand to explain why they studied geology and describe a typical day in the life of a petroleum exploration geologist.

YST was launched in Tanzania on 8th November 2011 and the first YST Exhibition was held in Dar-es-Salaam from 24-25th October 2012. The winning YST project from the 2013 Exhibition will be exhibiting in the RDS, so do try and pay them a visit.

Stand 6: WorldWise Global Schools WorldWise Global Schools is the national programme for development education at postprimary level in Ireland. We are a ‘one-stop-shop’ for post-primary schools that want support, resources, training and guidance on how to incorporate a global justice dimension into their teaching, learning and overall school environment. WorldWise Global Schools provides a range of supports for students, teachers and principals through our annual grants scheme, our website and our dedicated staff team. These elements work together to build the quality and quantity of development education taking place in schools across Ireland. The programme also supports networks and NGOs that work with clusters of schools to build their capacity for development education. In the long term, our aim is bring about increased knowledge and understanding of global justice issues and increased engagement and action by students as active global citizens. So if you’d like to bring the world into your classroom, do get in touch! www.worldwiseschools.ie

Stand 10: EPA Come visit our stand and see the hover craft we use to monitor water quality.

The Environmental Protection Agency protects the environment for everyone in the country.

We regulate and police activities which might otherwise cause pollution. We ensure that there is solid information on environmental trends so that necessary actions are taken. Our priorities are protecting the Irish environment and ensuring that development is sustainable.

Stand 7: National Parks & Wildlife Services

Stand 11: Garda Siochana

The National Parks & Wildlife Services (NPWS) is responsible for the protection of Ireland’s natural heritage and Notice Nature is Ireland’s public awareness campaign on biodiversity. The NPWS stand in the Ecozone will have exhibits, information and other materials available on why biodiversity is so important and why you should protect it. This will help halt the damage being done to our plants and animals and the landscape, waters, and habitats in which they live. See www.noticenature.ie for more information. NPWS Education & Visitor Centre at the NPWS operate a number of Education & Visitor Centres around the country offering various activities and learning opportunities aimed at teachers and students alike. Our education Officers have designed a range of school programmes aimed at promoting awareness of, knowledge and an appreciation of our native flora, fauna and their habitats our biodiversity. Education Officers will be on hand to discuss activities and school programmes available from the NPWS. Further information is also available on www.npws.ie

The Road Safety Unit

Stand 8: Sightsavers Did you know that 90% of the world’s blind live in developing countries, yet 80% of blindness is avoidable? Sightsavers are hosting an interactive stand detailing our work in saving peoples sight in over 30 countries across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. In particular we will be focusing on how smartphone technology is playing a key role in eliminating trachoma, one of the biggest causes of preventable blindness. We have details about our new secondary schools resource Seeing Our World and students can enter the Snap A Sight Photo Competition for which we are inviting them to snap the sight that they would miss most on their phones. Through these mediums we aim to cultivate an understanding about the issue and impact that blindness is having in developing countries and how both students and teachers can learn, get involved and lend their support. www.sightsavers.ie

The Road Safety Unit’s overall aim is the reduction of road deaths and serious injuries and the improvement of road safety generally.

The Unit is based in Dublin Castle and was established in 2001.

The Unit delivers presentations on Road Safety to a number of groups in the community including:• Schools and colleges • Youth Clubs • Senior Citizens • Local organisations • Industry groups The Unit’s presentation, ‘It won’t happen to me’, is mainly delivered to Transition Year students but can be adapted to cater for all audiences. It is a stand-alone road safety presentation covering all the road safety ingredients including speed, alcohol, seatbelts, fatigue, distractions and consequences. It is delivered in a shock/ humorous manner and is designed to change attitudes and behaviour. It also includes a very poignant interview with a mother who lost her 17 year old daughter in a fatal road traffic collision.

The Unit also provides Road safety information at major public exhibitions such as The Young Scientist Exhibition, The National Ploughing Championships and a variety of car and motorcycle shows.

The Stem Module Launded in 2009, the STEM module is a mobile laboratory and workshop equipped with everything required to deliver a state of the art learning experience to schools. The courses offered augment the curriculum in STEM, providing incentives to pupils to develop their interest in and enthusiasm for these subjects.

On display at the BTYS will be a selection of equipment and resources used in our courses.

The resource was funded initially by the Department of education and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. It is managed by NEELB on behalf of the Education & Library Boards in N. Ireland.

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YOUNG SCIENTISTS OF THE YEAR 1965

1973

1981

Newbridge College, Co Kildare An apparatus to demonstrate and examine the various chemical reactions that take place in the human body during digestion and to examine the effects of abnormal conditions

North Monastery CBS, Co Cork A painstaking search for minerals and pollutants in water samples collected in jars over a number of years from the sea off Youghal

Muckross Park, Dublin A study of physical, biochemical and anatomical aspects of the spider and its web, and its adaptation to its environment

John Monahan

1966

Máire Caitríona Ní Dhomhnaill / Mary Finn

Ursuline Convent, Co Sligo The “four colour problem” in topology. An attempt to form a proof or partial proof of this problem and to extend the proof to cover other surfaces

1967

Walter Hayes

St Vincent’s CBS, Glasnevin, Dublin Salmonellis in Mice: A study of etiology, course and effect of the disease on the host

1968

George Andrew Reynolds

St James’ CBS, Dublin To determine the extent and nature of mineralisation in the iron-manganese lode at Cloghleagh, Co. Wicklow, by means of electrical resistance, georesistivity and natural current surveys

1969

Luke Drury

Wesley College, Dublin The construction and use of a spectro-photometer to investigate complex ion formation in a transition metal

1970

Maria Edgeworth

Convent of Mercy, Co Longford To extract pigments from various flowers and investigate their possible practical use

1971

Peter Short

Presentation Convent Clane, Co Kildare A survey of Lough Bollard, near Clane, to determine its history and the reason for its disappearance in the 18th century

1972

Seán Mac Fheorais

Coláiste Mhuire, Baile Atha Cliath Grinn- staidéar ar pterostigmata

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Tadgh Begley

Catherine Conlon

1974

1982

Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh The use of computer techniques to provide mathematical models of biological situations

Convent of Mercy, Moate, Co Westmeath Lichens may be used for medicine

Richard Elliott

1975

Noel Boyle

St Finian’s College, Mullingar, Co Westmeath A study of photoelectric cells and construction of a spectrophotometer

1976

Mary Kelly-Quinn

Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan To the existence of minerals by means of analyzing rock slides; to carry out a geophysical survey aimed at verifying direction and depth of veins and mineral outcrops

1977

Micheal Og O’Briain

Colaiste Mhuire, Dublin An integrated study of the scientific conservation of Rogerstown Estuary Co Dublin

1978

Donald P McDonnell

Crescent College Comprehensive, Dooradoyle, Co Limerick A study of effect of proven pollution on ecological balance in the Shannon at Limerick

1979

Jervis Good

Midleton College, Co Cork The concept of Ecopolemiology as Illustrated by a Preliminary Study of the Bionomics of the Earwig

1980

Karen Ruddock

Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin Lichens in relation to their environment

Martynn Sheehan

1983

William Murphy Gareth Clarke Turan Mirza

Carrickfergus Grammar School, Co Antrim Microcomputer based robotics

1984

Eoin Walsh

Colaiste Choilm CBS, Swords, Dublin Simulation of Drude Electron Theory and Kinetic Theory of Gases

1985

Ronan McNulty

St Mary’s College, Rathmines, Dublin The Musical Typewriter (A System Which Prints Music as You Play)

1986

Breda Maguire Niamh Mulvaney

Rosary College, Raheny, Dublin Focus on the Viola Tricolour-an in-depth study on Bull Island

1987

Henry Byrne Emma Donnellan

FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody, Co Wexford Fibre Optic Liquid Analyser

1988

Siobhan Lanigan O’Keeffe

Navan Community College, Co Meath Geothermal Study of the River Skane

1989

Grace O’Connor Sinead Finn

Ursaline College, Thurles, Co Tipperary A Study on a Crop Fractionation Industry

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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF INNOVATION 1990

1998

2007

Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin Studies of the Oyster Thief

Colaiste an Spoiraid Naoimh, Bishopstown, Co Cork The Mathematics of Monopoly

CBS, Synge Street, Dublin 8 An Extension of Wiener’s Attack on RSA

Anna Minchin-Dalton

1991

Barry O’Doherty Daniel Dundas

St Patrick’s College, Maghera, Co Derry Dynamics of a Two-Well Potential Oscillator

1992

Elizabeth Dowling Jean Byrne R.I.P.

St Paul’s Secondary School, Dublin A Picture Winged Insect. Population Dynamics of a Thistle Predator Terellia Serratulae

1993

Donal Keane Rodger Toner

Abbey Grammar School, Newry, Co Down Assessment of Female Quality by Male Gammarus

1994

Jane Feehan

St Brendan’s Community School, Birr, Co Offaly The Secret Life of the Calluna Case-Carrier

1995

Brian Fitzpatrick Shane Markey

Abbey Grammar School, Newry, Co Down Factors Affecting Cavitation in Whole Plants, Leaves and Vascular Bundles using Acoustic Detection

1996

Elsie O’Sullivan Rowena Mooney Patricia Lyle

Scoil Mhuire, Portarlington, Co Laois (now renamed Colaiste Iosagain) The Perfect Queen Bee

1997

Ciara McGoldrick Emma McQuillan Fiona Fraser

Dominican College, Belfast, Co Antrim The preservation of Biological Data in European Bog Bodies

Raphael Hurley

Abdusalam Abubakar

1999

2008

Scoil Mhuire Gan Smals, Blarney, Co Cork Cryptography-a new algorithm versus the RSA

Presentation School, Tralee, Co Kerry Research and Development of Emergency Sandbag Shelters

Sarah Flannery

2000

Thomas Gernon

Colaiste Ris, Dundalk, Co Louth The Geography and Mathematics of the Earths Urban Centres

2001

Shane Browne Peter Taylor Michael O’Toole

St Killian’s Community School, Ballywaltrim, Bray, Co Wicklow Investigating Symmetrical Shapes Formed by Polygons

Emer Jones

2009

John D. O’Callaghan Liam McCarthy

Kinsale Community School, Co Cork The Development of a Convenient Test Method for Somatic Cell Count and its Importance in Milk Production

2010

Richard O’Shea

Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney, Co Cork A biomass fired cooking stove for developing countries

2002

2011

Gonzaga, Dublin The Distribution of the Primes and the underlying order of chaos

Castleknock College, Dublin Tennis sensor data analysis

2003

Eric Doyle Mark Kelly

David Michael O’Doherty

Adnan Osmani

St Finian’s College, Co Westmeath The graphical, technological and user-friendly advancement of the internet browser

2004

Ronan Larkin

CBS, Synge Street, Dublin 8 Generalised Continued Fractions

Alexander Amini

2012

CBS, Synge Street, Dublin 8 Simulation accuracy in the gravitational many-body problem

2013

Ciara Judge Emer Hickey Sophie Healy-Thow

2005

Kinsale Community School, Cork A statistical investigation of the effects of Diazotroph bacteria on plant germination

Castletroy College, Castletroy, Co Limerick CROMA: A new dialect of lisp

2014

Patrick Collison

2006

Aisling Judge

Winner(s) to be announced January 2014

Kinsale Community School, Co Cork The development and evaluation of a biological food spoilage indicator

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NOW YOU CAN MAKE IRELAND A BETTER PLACE. ( A N D H AV E L U N C H I N A B E T T E R P L A C E T O O . )

W

hen you become a member of the RDS, you aren’t just joining one of Ireland’s oldest and most beautifullyappointed clubs. You’re also adding your energy and inspiration to a philanthropic organisation which has been promoting agriculture, industry, science and the arts since 1731.

In 1750 we set up the Drawing School which became the National College of Art and Design. In 1843 we opened the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. In 1868 we held our first annual Horse Show. In 1877 we donated the land and collections that formed the National Library and the National Museum. We instigated Ireland’s premier scientific award, the Boyle Medal, in 1899.

The kinds of projects we’re involved with today are no less wide-ranging.

Our Student Art Awards support promising early-career visual artists.

The RDS Primary Science Fair showcases the scientific achievements of 3000 primary school students. The RDS Music Bursary Award gives €10,000 annually to enable a gifted young musician pursue his or her career.

We could go on. And, with your help, we will.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT

RDS MEMBERSHIP P L E A S E C A L L M A R Y D O N N E L LY ON (01) 240 7296 OR EMAIL members@rds.ie

The RDS is now welcoming new members. If you join us, you’ll get access to our magnificent Member’s Club facilities. You’ll get to enjoy the many benefits of our vibrant membership programme, including free entry to the annual Dublin Horse Show. And you’ll get the opportunity to make your own contribution to the future economic and cultural development of our country.

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Schedule of Events

Time

Arena Show

World of Robots

Thursday 9th January

Concert Hall

Area 15

09.45 10.00

Science Museum: Supercool Show

10.15 10.30 10.45

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

World of Robots W5: Big Small Science

11.00 11.15 11.30

Titan the Robot

World of Robots

11.45 12.00 12.15

Science Museum: Supercool Show

12.30

World of Robots

12.45 13.00

Titan the Robot

13.15

World of Robots

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

13.30 13.45

Science Museum: Supercool Show

14.00

World of Robots

14.15 14.30

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

Titan the Robot

14.45

World of Robots

15.00 15.15

W5: Big Small Science

15.30 15.45 16.00 16.15

World of Robots Science Museum: Supercool Show Drumming Workshop

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Schedule of Events

Time

Arena Show

World of Robots

09.45

Titan the Robot

World of Robots

Friday 10th January

Concert Hall

Area 15

10.00 10.15 10.30

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

Science Museum: Supercool Show

10.45

World of Robots

11.00 11.15

Titan the Robot

11.30 11.45 12.00

W5: Big Small Science

World of Robots

12.15 12.30 12.45

Titan the Robot

World of Robots

13.00 13.15 13.30

50 years of Space Exploration 3D Science Museum: Supercool Show

13.45 14.00 14.15

World of Robots Titan the Robot

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

14.30 14.45 15.00

Science Museum: Supercool Show

World of Robots

15.15

Drumming Workshop

15.30 15.45

W5: Big Small Science

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World of Robots

50 years of Space Exploration 3D Drumming Workshop

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Schedule of Events

Time

Arena Show

09.45

Science Museum: Supercool Show

10.00

World of Robots

Concert Hall

Area 15

World of Robots

10.15 10.30

Saturday 11th January

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

Drumming Workshop

Titan the Robot

10.45 11.00 11.15

World of Robots Science Museum: Supercool Show

11.30 11.45 12.00

W5: Big Small Science

World of Robots

12.15 12.30 12.45

Titan the Robot

13.00

World of Robots

13.15 13.30

50 years of Space Exploration 3D Science Museum: Supercool Show

13.45 14.00 14.15

World of Robots Titan the Robot

W5: Big Small Science

Drumming Workshop

14.30 14.45 15.00

World of Robots

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

15.15

Drumming Workshop

15.30 15.45 16.00

World of Robots

50 years of Space Exploration 3D

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The BT Young Scientist

BT is delighted to announce the fifth Business programme taking place in 2014. We are returning to the Innovation and Technology hub at Nova UCD (www.ucd.ie/nova) for four days of fun and business development workshops.

30 intermediate and senior students from the competition will be selected to experience first-hand, the world of technology commercialisation and entrepreneurship. We have created a programme to provide the critical link in the innovation process we also want to provide our young scientists with commercialisation skills to carry forward into their careers and lives.

Expanding Business Leadership As an extension of BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp has enabled BT to take a national leadership role in economic development. BT is collaborating with key private and public-sector organisations

A short video of the Bootcamp can be watched here: http://url.ie/gcy7

The 2012 Bootcamp was captured on film for RTÉ’s The Science Squad http://url.ie/gcy8

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to create an opportunity to mentor the next generation of Irish innovators and entrepreneurs.

Igniting Entrepreneurial Spirit We at BT believe that the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp helps to bridge the gap between the worlds of education and business and mentor the next generation of young innovators and entrepreneurs. Bridging this gap is critical and urgent if Ireland is to be a competitive player in the global economy.

The 2012 Bootcamp was captured on film for RTÉ’s The Science Squad - thesciencesquad.ie

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the BTYSTE Archive The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) will celebrate its 50th competition in 2014. The online archive is a tribute to all the past participants, their teachers, friends and families, all the visitors, judges, VIPs and everyone connected to the exhibition over the past 50 years.

We have included almost all of the exhibition guides from the past 50 years and made them searchable so you can look up student names and schools. There are lots of photos and a few newspaper articles that are bound to bring back a memory or two as well. There are also some interesting original stories from the Irish Times, going back to the very first front page story in 1965! We hope you enjoy the archive and will contribute to its further development.

http://archive.btyoungscientist.com The archive was developed in association with the Digital Skills Academy’s Webelevate programme.

Find out more here: http://www.digitalskillsacademy.com/courses/webelevate/

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BT is the world’s oldest communications company, with a direct line of descent from the first national telecommunications undertaking in the world. Incorporated in 1846, it was the first anywhere to develop a nationwide communications network exploiting leading edge telegraphy technology. Within ten years an international network had been developed, making communications possible within minutes and hours instead of days and weeks. The consequences for every aspect of society were dramatic and profound.

Fast forward to today and technology is more central to BT’s business than ever before as it builds on the foundation of the digital era to create the information age. Innovation - the combination of technical know-how with commercial acumen - becomes even more crucial in a competitive world.

BT has gone on to become one of the world’s leading communications services companies. Every day we touch the lives of thousands of people on the island of Ireland, helping them communicate, do business and be entertained and informed. In Northern Ireland, we continually lead the way in bringing exciting new services to our customers - everything from TV to high speed fibre broadband to IT services for some of the largest organisations in the market. In the Republic of Ireland, BT has grown from a challenger brand to a highly successful company with a breadth of services that we believe is unrivalled. We operate the 999/112 emergency call answering service on behalf of the Irish State, connect ATMs for banking institutions, build networks for other communications companies, process millions of transactions through our data centres, train thousands in our ICT Training Centre – and the list goes on.

And then there is our role in the community. We believe we have a responsibility to give something back to the communities in which we operate – over E1m in time, cash and in-kind support here on the island of Ireland. And the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition – which we organise ourselves in BT – is something we are very proud of as it continues to flourish under our stewardship.

If you’d like to learn more about BT and how we strive to make a positive impact on the organisations and people we work with every day, visit www.btireland.com and www.btplc.com.

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BT, Grand Canal Plaza, Upper Grand Canal Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Tel: 1800 924 362 Email: youngscientist@bt.com

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BT, Riverside Tower, 5 Lanyon Place, Belfast BT1 3BT, Northern Ireland.

Tel: 0800 917 1297 Email: youngscientist@bt.com