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20 5
RDS DUBLIN / 8 -10 JAN.
550
Amazing Projects
competing for BT Young Scientist
of the Year
5 Exhibition Halls
crammed with exciting things
to see and do!
EXHIBITION GUIDE
www.btyoungscientist.com
Bail ó Dhia ort agus fáilte chuig Taispeántas mó tionchair ar domhan. Nuair a fhéachaimid ar na hiontrálacha a
fuaireamar le haghaidh thaispeántas na bliana seo, níl aon amhras orm
Teicneolaíochta & Eolaí Óg BT. Is é 2015 an ach go bhfuil sé de chumas ag ár rannpháirtithe reatha cur tuilleadh leis
an rath sin in 2015.
51ú bliain den taispeántas agus arís eile tá
Gheobhaidh tusa deis sna laethanta beaga seo amach romhainn
clár imeachtaí den scoth againn anseo duit iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar Thaispeántas Teicneolaíochta agus Eolaí Óg BT
ag an RDS sna laethanta beaga seo amach agus turas a fháil den 550 tionscadal atá ar an ngearrliosta i mbliana.
Feicfidh tú féin an obair chrua, na huaireanta fada agus an síor-chúram a
romhainn. thugann na mic léinn do na tionscadail seo agus go deimhin na múinteoirí
a thacaíonn agus a spreagann iad lena gcuid smaointe a fhorbairt. Gan
Tá ríméad orm a rá go bhfuil éacht déanta againn i mbliana nach trácht ar an 82 moltóir breá atá againn, ar lucht gairme a bhfuil taithí
ndearnamar riamh cheana ó thaobh líon na dtionscadal ar cuireadh mhór acu iad go léir i réimsí gnó agus STEM, agus a thugann a gcuid ama
isteach orthu agus líon na mac léinn a bhí rannpháirteach i dtionscadal. Is gach bliain chun moltóireacht a dhéanamh ar na tionscadail.
mar gheall ar an méid tallainne atá againn ar an oileán beag seo gur lean
an taispeántas ag dul i méid i measc an phobail gach bliain agus é mar Is minic a fhiafraítear dom cén fáth a n-eagraíonn BT an taispeántas seo
shampla thar barr d’imeachtaí eile den chineál céanna ar fud an domhain. agus cén fáth a bhfuilimid ina bhun le cúig bliana déag anuas. Is é an
freagra a thugaim ná go gcreidimid i ndáiríre i gcumhacht na heolaíochta,
Agus ní hiad na mic léinn atá rannpháirteach i mbliana an t-aon dream na teicneolaíochta, na hinnealtóireachta agus na matamaitice, agus na
atá ag ardú an chaighdeáin. D’éirigh le roinnt de na hiar-bhuaiteoirí go daoine cumasacha taobh thiar dóibh, d’fhonn saol níos fearr a chruthú.
leor a bhaint amach ar leibhéal idirnáisiúnta le déanaí anuas. I mí Mheán Le beagnach 170 bliain tá BT i mbun taighde agus forbartha ar
Fómhair, d’éirigh le Paul Clarke a bhain Teicneolaí agus Eolaí Óg BT theicneolaíochtaí nua lenar athraíodh an bealach a dhéanaimid cumarsáid
amach in 2014 an 2ú háit a bhaint amach i gcomórtas Eolaí Óg an AE i mar shochaí agus mar a mhairimid ó lá go lá. Mar sin gach bliain,
Vársá. Gairid ina dhiaidh sin d’éirigh le buaiteoirí chomórtas 2013 Ciara tugaimid ar bhfoireann mhór d’os cionn 200 fostaí BT le chéile agus
Judge, Sophie Healy Thow agus Emer Hickey an chéad duais a fháil ag cuirimid an taispeántas seo ar fáil agus fios againn go bhfuilimid ag
Aonach Idirnáisiúnta Eolaíochta Google in California agus tugadh onóir déanamh ár gcion, más beag féin é, chun smaointeoirí, anailísithe,
mhór dóibh nuair a ainmníodh iad i liosta na hirise TIME den 25 déagóir is teicneolaithe, matamaiticeoirí, eolaithe agus innealtóirí na todhchaí a
chothú.
Mar sin féin, ní bheimis in ann an taispeántas seo a chur ar fáil asainn féin
agus ní mór buíochas speisialta a ghabháil lenár gcomhpháirtithe
tiomanta lena n-áirítear an Roinn Oideachais & Scileanna i bPoblacht na
hÉireann, RTÉ, Fearais Analógacha, Elan, Intel, Perrigo, agus an Roinn
Oideachais i dTuaisceart Éireann, gan trácht ar lear mór lucht tacaíochta
eile a fheicfidh tú liostaithe sa treoir seo. Ba mhaith liom freisin buíochas
a ghabháil lenár moltóirí clúiteacha, na múinteoirí, na tuismitheoirí agus
lucht eagraithe BT a thug a gcuid ama go flaithiúil ionas go dtarlóidh an
ócáid seo bliain i ndiaidh bliana. Níos tábhachtaí fós, ba mhaith liom
buíochas a ghabháil leis na mic léinn iad féin as an bhfuinneamh agus as
an díograis a léiríonn siad don taispeántas.
Chomh maith leis an 550 tionscadal a bheidh ar taispeáint an tseachtain
seo, tá lear mór lucht taispeántais, lucht siamsaíochta agus míreanna
speisialta den scoth againn. Is ócáid é seo don teaghlach go léir mar sin tá
súil agam go dtaitneoidh an taispeántas leat agus go bhfágann tú an áit
seo agus an mórtas céanna agat inár ndaoine óga cumasacha agus atá
againne in BT.
Bain sult as do chuairt agus guím gach rath
ar gach duine a bheidh rannpháirteach.
Colm O’Neill
Príomhfheidhmeannach, 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
Hello and welcome to the BT Young done so for the past fifteen years. The answer is that we truly
believe in the power of science, technology, engineering and
Scientist & Technology Exhibition. maths, and the great minds behind them, to create a better
2015 marks the 51st year of the exhibition world. For almost 170 years BT has researched and developed
new technologies that have altered how we communicate as a
and once again we have a superb society and how we go about our daily lives. So each year, we
programme of events for you to enjoy here gather together our extensive team of over 200 BT employees
and deliver this exhibition in the knowledge that we are playing
at the RDS over the coming days. our small part in cultivating the great thinkers, analysts,
I’m delighted to announce that this year we have broken all technologists, mathematicians, scientists and engineers of the
previous records for the number of projects entered and the future.
number of students who participated in a project. It’s a testament However, we could not deliver this exhibition alone and special
to the breadth of talent we have on this small island that the thanks must go to our dedicated partners including the
exhibition has continued to grow in popularity every year and has Department of Education & Skills in the Republic of Ireland, RTE,
become a shining example for other similar events across the Analog Devices, Elan, Intel, Perrigo, and the Department of
world. Education in Northern Ireland, not to mention a host of others
And it’s not just this year’s participating students that are helping supporters whom you’ll find listed in this guide. I would also like
to raise the bar. Some of our former winners have gone on to to thank our esteemed judges, the teachers, the parents and the
achieve great success on an international level in recent times. In BT Redcoats who all give so freely of their time to make this event
September, we saw our 2014 BT Young Scientist & Technologist happen year on year. Most importantly, I would like to thank the
Paul Clarke win 2nd prize at the EU Young Scientist competition students themselves for the boundless energy and enthusiasm
in Warsaw. This was quickly followed by our 2013 winners Ciara they bring to the exhibition.
Judge, Sophie Healy Thow and Emer Hickey who scooped first As well as the 550 school projects on display this week, we also
prize at the international Google Science Fair in California and have a fantastic line-up of exhibitors, entertainers and
were honoured in TIME magazine’s list of the 25 most influential outstanding special acts. There is something here for all the family
teenagers in the world. Judging by the entries we have received so I hope that you enjoy the exhibition and that you leave here
for this year’s exhibition, I have no doubt that our current with the same sense of pride in our talented young people as we
participants have the potential to raise the bar of success even do in BT.
higher in 2015.
Over the coming days you will have the opportunity to explore Enjoy your visit and I wish the very best of
the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and enjoy a tour luck to all involved.
of the 550 projects that have been shortlisted this year. You will
see for yourself how much hard work, long hours and relentless
commitment goes into these projects by the students and indeed
the teachers who support and encourage them in developing their
ideas. Not to mention our 82 highly esteemed judges, all highly
experienced professionals in the fields of business and STEM, who
give their time freely each year to judge the projects. Colm O’Neill
I’m often asked why BT organises this exhibition and why we have Chief executive officer, BT Ireland
BT is one of the world’s leading communications and IT services companies. For more information on BT in Ireland, visit www.btireland.com
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The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015 is proudly sponsored and supported by; 4 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015
Suirbhéireacht Gheolaíochta Éireann
Geological Survey of Ireland
ONLINE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PROJECT MATHS
PHARMA
CHEMICAL
IRELAND
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The BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year 2014 is
Paul Clarke from St Paul’s College, Raheny, County Dublin.
THE CATEGORY AWARDS
There are 36 prizes for Individuals and 36 prizes for Group
AWARDS
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
MAIN AWARDS The prizes are:
Here are all the awards that will be presented at the BT Young • 1st prize of €300 / £270
Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015. for both Individual and Group projects
BT Young Scientist & Technologist(s) of the Year 2015 • 2nd prize of €225 / £202
Individual or Group for both Individual and Group projects
• BT Young Scientist(s) of the Year Trophy (perpetual) • 3rd prize of €150 / £135
for both Individual and Group projects
• Cheque for €5,000 / £4,500
• The chance to represent Ireland at the European Union In the event of a tie in any category, the prize money will be split
Contest for Young Scientists equally. A number of Highly Commended and Display awards will
also be awarded in each category by the panel of judges.
Best Individual or Best Group
• BT Trophy (perpetual)
• Cheque for €2,400 / £2,160
REVEREND DR TOM BURKE BURSARY
Runner-up Individual and Runners-up Group
Fr Tom was one of the co-founders of the project and sadly
• BT Trophy (perpetual) passed away in 2008. In memory of his contribution to the
• Cheque for €1,200 / £1,080 project, a €1,000 bursary is awarded in his name to an
Please note if the title BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the individual participant who is deemed by the judges as the best
Year is awarded to an Individual, a Best Group Award will also be communicator. This will be paid to a student to help them in their
made. If the title BT Young Scientist of the Year is awarded to a second/third level education.
Group, a Best Individual Award will be made. 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.
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STUDENT AWARDS EDUCATOR OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
• Analog Devices Student Award These awards will be presented to the teachers whose commitment and
encouragement have consistently enabled their students to participate
This award is presented to an individual or group for outstanding work
successfully in the following subject areas for the purpose of the
exhibited in the Technology category, except where the project has
exhibition: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Technology and Computing.
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 • Analog Devices Educator of Excellence Award
the guests of Analog Devices, visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In addition, Analog Devices will donate €2,500 to the school of the The winner receives the Analog Devices Trophy and an all-expenses
winning student(s) as a contribution towards its science laboratory paid trip to America.
equipment fund. • Intel Educator of Excellence Award
• Intel Student Award The winner will receive the Intel Trophy and an all-expenses paid trip
to the USA to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering
This award is presented to an individual or group for outstanding work
Fair which takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from May 10-15
exhibited in the Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences category,
2015. The selected teacher will also have the opportunity to attend
except where the project has been selected as BT Young Scientist &
sessions at the Intel Educator Academy.
Technologist(s) of the Year. The prize is an all-expenses paid trip to
the USA to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair (ISEF) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from May 10-15, 2015. The
teacher/mentor of the winner(s) of this award will also receive an all-
expenses paid trip to ISEF.
• Perrigo Student Award
Perrigo 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.
• RTÉ Student Award
RTÉ will be offering an award in the Social and Behavioural Sciences
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.
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Special awards
We are pleased and proud to have a fabulous range of Special Awards Full details of all the Special Awards and the criteria for each can be
at this year’s Exhibition. Each award is industry-sponsored and details found on our website www.btyoungscientist.com
of each organisation and awards can be found on the Awards
section of our website www.btyoungscientist.com Schools awards
This year Special Awards will be presented by our partner Each year two school awards are made, one for Best School in
organisations. Special Awards recognise excellence in specific areas, Northern Ireland presented by MATRIX and one for Best School in
examples include projects which have a focus on innovation in Republic of Ireland presented by NAPD. These are presented on a
technology, physics, chemistry, sustainability, recycling, the points based system and cannot be won by the same school in a
environment, research or improving cancer awareness. three year period.
Suirbhéireacht Gheolaíochta Éireann
Geological Survey of Ireland
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BT Young Scientist & Technology Judges 2015
SOCIAL & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Prof Joe Barry Dr Frances Fahy Dr Maeve Martin Prof Ian Robertson
Dr Barry Brunt Dr Domnall Fleming Michelle McCarthy Severs Aidan Ryan
Annette Cahalane Dr Yseult Freeney Aebhric McGibney David Silke
Prof Catherine Comiskey Dr Kevin Hourihan Lynda McSweeney Prof Anthony Staines
Dr Catherine Conlon Dr Jones Irwin Prof Des McCafferty Dr Joanne Stuart
Dr Almar Ennis Dr Angela Leahy Nora NicAodha Prof James Williams
Ciaran Ennis Eoin MacCuirc Dr Elizabeth Nixon
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Prof Tom Brazil Prof Pat Guiry Dr Fergal O’Reilly
Dr Mike Byrne Dr Graeme Horley Dr Rachel Quinlan
Prof Stephen Connon Prof Tom Laffey Dr Tony Scott
Prof Sean Corish Dr Michael McGrath Dr Emma Sokell
Prof Padraig Dunne Dr Ronan McNulty
Prof Orla Feely Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain
TECHNOLOGY
Colm Buckley Leonard Hobbs Ann O’Sullivan
Dr Sarah Jane Delany Joe Hogan Dr Diarmuid O’Brien
Prof Linda Doyle Bill Hunt Tom O’Dwyer
John Dunnion Barry Kennedy Dr Mary Shire
Dr Carol Gibbons Noel King
Prof Jim Greer Aaron McCormack
BIOLOGICAL & ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Dr Donagh Berry Dr Jervis Good Prof Deirdre McGrath Prof John O’Halloran
Dr Sarah Culloty Prof Marie Guidon Dr John Monahan Prof Donal O’Shea
Prof Michael Doherty Prof Des Higgins Prof Ian Montgomery Dr Brid Quilty
Prof Liam Dolan Dr Mary Kelly-Quinn Prof Niall Moyna Dr Dagmar Stengal
Dr Evelyn Doyle Dr Grace McCormack Prof Grace Mulcahy
Hubert Fuller Prof Jennifer McElwain Dr Kathy O’Boyle
BT CHAIRPERSON SPECIAL AWARDS CHAIRPERSON
Maureen Walkingshaw Professor Eoin O’Neill
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Quick search - Project category
Social and Behavioural Chemical, Physical and Biological and
Technology
Sciences Mathematical Sciences Ecological Sciences
1100 - 1618 2100 - 2613 3100 - 3611 4100 - 4616
Quick search - School name
Antrim Christian Brothers College 1214, 1613
Antrim Grammar School 1595, 2539 Clonakilty Community College 3506, 4510
Ballyclare High School 2532 Coláiste Choilm 1412, 1422, 1512, 1524, 1556, 1604,
St Killian’s College 3505, 3603 2505, 2511, 3602, 4107, 4517, 4519,
4542, 4544
Wellington College 4421
Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven 4506
Cavan Coláiste Na Toirbhirte 1204, 1580, 4555
Breifne College 1503
Coláiste Pobal Bheanntrai 1431, 4434
Loreto College 2509, 4538
Colaiste Treasa 1583
Clare Glanmire Community College 3530, 4214
Ennis Community College, Gaelcholaíste an Chlaír 1427, 4112 Kinsale Community School 1101, 1109, 1400, 1403, 1405,
Kilrush Community School 4513 1501, 1505, 1511, 1520, 1543,
1592, 2413, 2417, 2501, 2510,
Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna 3511, 3517, 4402, 4408, 4413,
1103, 1301, 4102, 4206, 4301, 4410, 4568, 4603
4417, 4419, 4423, 4428
Midleton College 4300, 4530
Meánscoil Na Mbráithre 1303, 1402, 3401
Millstreet Community School 1540, 1558, 1569, 4536
Rice College 4101
Mount Mercy College 3411, 4108
Scoil Mhuire 2529, 4549, 4611
Mount St Michael 2209
St John Bosco Community College 1424, 2408
North Monastery Secondary School 2612, 3611
Cork Patrician Academy 4525
Ardscoil Uí Urmoltaigh 1541, 1572, 3514
Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 1606
Bandon Grammar School 1110, 1206, 1410, 1420, 1425,
Presentation College 2514, 2518, 4217, 4609
1428, 1434, 1522, 1552, 2410,
2526, 3526, 4213, 4433, 4539, 4548 Regina Mundi College 1564
Bishopstown Community School 2519 Sacred Heart Secondary School 2211, 2531, 3523
Boherbue Comprehensive School 1581 Schull Community College 1528, 1545, 1603, 4106, 4414
Carrigaline Community School 1611, 4518 Scoil Mhuire 1413
Christ King Girls Secondary School 2207 Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Blarney 1419, 1561, 1588, 3402,
Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Blarney 3533, 4514, 4545
Christ King Girls Secondary School 4215
10 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015St Aloysius College 4543 Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Our Lady’s Grove 1514
St Aloysius School 1415 Loreto Abbey Secondary School 1519, 1568, 4435
St Mary’s High School 1504, 2310, 3203 Loreto College - Foxrock 1212, 1553, 1591, 2414, 4557
St Mary’s Secondary School - Mallow 2401, 4405, 4561 Loreto College - St Stephens Green 1106, 1205, 1418,
2103, 3531, 4111, 4426, 4564
Donegal
Loreto High School 1509, 1532
Coláiste Ailigh 1302, 1587, 4306, 4403,
4407, 4409, 4411, 4416, 4424, 4508 Loreto Secondary School - Balbriggan 1406, 1426, 1529,
3205, 4200, 4207, 4415, 4515
Loreto Convent - Letterkenny 1567, 2537
Luttrellstown Community College 3609
Magh Ene College 4512, 4613
Malahide Community School 1102, 1610
Moville Community College 4302
Mount Sackville Secondary School 1590
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair 2521, 3502, 3521
Newpark Comprehensive School 1209, 2200
St Eunan’s College 4201
Our Ladys School - Templeogue 2407
Down Rockbrook Park School 3308
Abbey Christian Brothers School 2607
Sandford Park School Ltd 1584
New-Bridge Integrated College 4612
Skerries Community College 3528
South Eastern Regional College - Bangor Campus 4607, 4616
St Andrew’s College 2611, 4100
St Colman’s College 4559
St Colmcille’s Community School 1549, 3512
St Louis Grammar School 3400, 3406, 3410
St Declan’s College 3103
Dublin St Dominics College 3605
Alexandra College 1597, 2308 St Joseph Of Cluny 4406
Ardgillan Community College 2102, 2309, 4104, 4209 St Kevins College 1607
Belvedere College 1614, 3305 St Louis High School 2516, 4534
Blackrock College 1201, 3309 Sutton Park School 2203, 3101, 3202, 4400, 4507
C.B.S. Westland Row 4422 Synge Street CBS 2101, 2206, 2301, 2304, 2311,
Castleknock College 4550 2403, 2603, 2604, 2610
Clonkeen College 1508, 1531 Tallaght Community School 1516, 1601, 2601
Coláiste Chilliain 3408, 1548, 1562 The Kings Hospital 4109
Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan 1100, 1615, 2201, 2208, The Teresian School - Donnybrook 2538
2303, 2402, 3500, 4522
Galway
Colaiste Pobail Setanta 1414
Coláiste Bhaile Chláir 1423, 3416
Dominican College - Drumcondra 1518, 1539, 1542, 1557
Colaiste Cholmcille 4608
Fingal Community College 1500, 1521
Coláiste Iognáid S.J. 1210, 2210
Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh 4436
Coláiste Mhuire 4216
Gaelcholáiste Reachrann 2515
Coláiste Naomh Eoin 3106
Gonzaga College 2506, 2609, 3607
Dominican College - Galway 1526
Holy Child Secondary School 1417, 1507, 2204
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Garbally College 1544, 1609, 2307 Ballinamore Community School 4202
Portumna Community School 4437, 4551, 4563 Carrick-On-Shannon Community School 4520
Presentation College 3536 St. Clare’s Comprehensive School 2606, 3207
Seamount College 2530
Limerick
St Joseph’s College - Galway 4604 Ardscoil Ris 1547, 3409
St. Mary’s College 1409, 1534, 4418 Castletroy College 1200, 3209
Kerry Colaiste Ide and Iosef 1207, 3525
Causeway Comprehensive School 3608, 4532 Coláiste Iósaef 1407, 1515, 1550, 1574, 1589, 1602
Coláiste Bhréanainn 2507 Desmond College 2100, 2400, 2404, 3100, 3201, 3303,
3403, 3405, 3501, 3504, 3520, 3601,
Coláiste na Sceilge 1612
3606, 4500, 4504, 4601, 4605
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 1111, 2533
Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh 2300, 3503, 4212
Killorglin Community College 3404
John The Baptist Community School 1208, 1510, 1535,
Presentation Secondary School - Milltown 1213 1582, 3206, 3515, 4516, 4521
Kildare Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ 1554
Clongowes Wood College 2600 Salesian Secondary College, Pallaskenry
2306, 3417, 3529, 3535, 3538, 4431
Kildare Town Community School 1429, 1575, 1598, 1618,
2416, 2613, 4113, 4569, 4606, 4615 St Nessan’s Community College 3600
Maynooth Post Primary School 4105 Londonderry
Newbridge College 1105, 4304 Oakgrove Integrated College 2412, 3513
Patrician Secondary School - Newbridge 1605, 2205 St Columb’s College 2602
Salesian College - Celbridge 1215 St Mary’s College 2202, 2212, 2305, 2500, 2512,
3301, 4203, 4210
St Farnan’s Post Primary School 1579, 4554
St Mary’s Limavady 2520, 2608
St Wolstan’s Community School 1538
Kilkenny Longford
Ballymahon Vocational School 1563, 1570
Coláiste Mhuire 3304, 4438
Lanesboro Community College 1107, 1211, 4432, 4547
Coláiste Pobal Osraí - Kilkenny 1565, 4501, 4505
Mercy Secondary School - Longford 3524
Grennan College 1546, 1586
Templemichael College 1433
Kilkenny College 3204
Loreto Secondary School - Kilkenny 1576, 1578, 1616, 4556 Louth
Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí 1401, 4503 Bush Post Primary School 1411, 1525, 1530, 3510
St Kieran’s College 2522 Coláiste Rís 3307
De La Salle College 3102
Laois
Dundalk Grammar School 1416
Heywood Community School 1300, 1617
O Fiaich College 4567
St. Mary’s C.B.S. 3105
Our Ladys College - Drogheda 2104
12 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015Our Ladys College - Drogheda 2525, 4305 C.B.S. Thurles 3208, 3509, 3610, 4562
St Vincent’s Secondary School 2523, 4303, 4526, 4535 Cistercian College 1593, 4531
Colaiste Dun Iascaigh 4558
Mayo
Jesus & Mary Secondary School 1585 Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed 1533, 3604
Mount St Michael 1203 Presentation Secondary School - Thurles 1560, 3415,
3532, 4552, 4566
St Muredachs College 1551
Scoil Ruain 1104
St. Patrick’s College 3104
St Joseph’s College 3508
Meath St. Mary’s Secondary School 1555, 1559
Loreto Secondary School - Navan 1536, 2409, 2517
St Oliver Post Primary 3407
Tyrone
St Ciaran’s High School 1430
St Patrick’s Classical School 3414
St Peter’s College - Dunboyne 4404 Waterford
Blackwater Community School 4537
Monaghan
De La Salle College 1216, 3519
Coláiste Oiriall 1217, 4420
Gael Choláist Phort Láirge 2503, 4565
Our Lady’s Secondary School - Monaghan 3302
St Augustines College 3527
Patrician High School - Carrickmacross 2536, 3200, 4211
St. Macartan’s College 4527, 4533 Westmeath
Athlone Community College 1202, 4425
Offaly
Marist College - Athlone 3534
Colaiste Choilm 3300
Moate Community School 2508, 4205
Gallen Community School 1404, 3412
Mullingar Community College 4600
Sacred Heart Secondary School 1573, 2415
Our Lady’s Bower 1506, 2528, 2535
St. Brendan’s Community School 3537
St Aloysius College 3306, 3516
Tullamore College 4110, 4546
Wexford
Roscommon
Ramsgrange Community School 4430
C.B.S. Roscommon 2504, 4509, 4528, 4541
Roscommon Community College 4502 Wicklow
Arklow Community College 1432
Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - Roscommon 1513, 1517, 1523,
1527, 1600, 2502, 2513, 2527, Avondale Community College 1408, 2405, 3507,
2534, 4511, 4524, 4529, 4540 4401, 4429
Scoil Mhuire Strokestown 1566, 2605, 4412, 4602, 4614 Avondale Community College 4523
St Nathy’s College 2302, 2406 Coláiste Bhríde 1108, 1571, 1577, 1594, 4553, 4610
Dominican College 1421, 1608, 2411, 2524
Sligo
3522, 4204, 4427
Jesus & Mary Secondary School 4560
Gaelcholaiste Na Mara - Arklow 1596, 3518, 4208
Summerhill College 3413
Loreto Secondary School 4103
Tipperary
Borrisokane Community College 1502, 1537
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JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL 1105 Overview: For my project, I would like of influence the media have in peoples’
Title: How password savvy are you? to investigate why students feel it is perception of murder.
1100 Overview: I aim to check the strength okay not to wear seatbelts on buses. School: Mount St Michael
Title: Rememberability vs. guessability: of passwords and educate my peers on School: Bandon Grammar School County: Mayo
Entropy and human factors in the importance of online security. County: Cork Teacher: Maureen Commons
password creation School: Newbridge College Teacher: Mrs Carena McCarthy Student(s): Hannah Allsopp
Overview: To determine whether there County: Kildare Student(s): Kendra Kingston
is a connection between the human Teacher: Ms Anne Marie Davis 1204
factor in password composition/ Student(s): Aoife Ryan 1111 Title: How an individuals position in
usage and the relative entropy of the Title: Astuithe dé-ocsáid charbóin their family affects their personality
password. 1106 agus básanna ar na bóithre a laghdú: traits and subsequent career choice
School: Coláiste Phádraig - Lucan Title: An investigation to determine Cé chomh maith ar an eolas go bhfuil Overview: My project is an
County: Dublin techniques to help reduce B and D tiománaithe na hÉireann? (Reducing examination of how an individual’s
Teacher: Ms Jacqueline Farrell reversal carbon dioxide emissions and road birth order in their family affects
Student(s): Cian Tormey Overview: I am investigating methods deaths) their personality traits and also their
to help students with dyslexia, Overview: To establish how subsequent career choice.
1101 specifically addressing the B and D knowledgeable Irish professional School: Coláiste Na Toirbhirte
Title: A statistical study on the public’s reversal problem. drivers are of fuel efficient and safe County: Cork
attitude towards female participation School: Loreto College - St Stephens driving techniques that will result in Teacher: Mr Pat O Leary
and aggression control in mixed gender Green reducing carbon emissions and road Student(s): Celine Lordan
martial arts County: Dublin deaths.
Overview: I am investigating the Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell School: Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 1205
public’s attitudes towards aggression Student(s): Adrianne Ward County: Kerry Title: Are aptitude tests a fair
control and anger levels in martial arts Teacher: Ms Elaine Ní Dheargáin representation of a student’s ability?
and also the stigma attached to female 1107 Student(s): Laura Ní Eidhin Overview: I want to find out why
participation in martial arts. Title: “For behind the parent stood aptitude tests are used and if they are
School: Kinsale Community School the school and behind the teacher the INTERMEDIATE INDIVIDUAL fair in differentiating students based
County: Cork home” - Does parental involvement on their ability.
Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly in education improve academic 1200 School: Loreto College - St Stephens
Student(s): Jennifer McCarthy outcomes? Title: Sugar tax: To be or not to be Green
Overview: To demonstrate that Overview: My project aims to reflect County: Dublin
1102 parental involvement in numeracy/ my community’s opinion about the Teacher: Ms Yseult Whitaker
Title: Children’s diets in transition from literacy is effective in improving sugar tax proposed by the government Student(s): Iman Awan
primary to secondary school outcomes and engagement. I will use and the risks of sugar and obesity.
Overview: To find out how children’s specific numeracy/literacy programmes School: Castletroy College 1206
lifestyles and diets change in their in my school on a 1st year group. County: Limerick Title: Using Twitter sentiment analysis
transition from primary to secondary School: Lanesboro Community College Teacher: Ms Linda Hannon to determine the happiest county
school and why these changes occur. County: Longford Student(s): Tamara Mahdi Overview: Determining which county
School: Malahide Community School Teacher: Mr Michael Lyons in Ireland is the happiest by Twitter
County: Dublin Student(s): Brian Lyons 1201 sentiment analysis.
Teacher: Ms Caroline Tighe Title: An analysis of teenagers’ School: Bandon Grammar School
Student(s): Aisling Lynch 1108 knowledge of the Ebola virus and County: Cork
Title: Have iPads facilitated enquiry- current crisis Teacher: Dr Edward Gash
1103 based learning in schools? Overview: To test teenagers’ Student(s): Ben O’Regan
Title: The geography of the voting Overview: I want to investigate knowledge of the Ebola virus and
patterns in the Eurovision song contest whether iPads improve the teaching current crisis affecting West Africa, 1207
Overview: I am looking to see if there and learning in my school, as it was using survey questions and comparing Title: What are the effects of exercise
is a geographical aspect to the way advertised it would. I will examine it to methods of obtaining this on your emotional and mental well-
votes are cast in the Eurovision song teaching practices. information. being?
contest. School: Coláiste Bhríde School: Blackrock College Overview: I will be investigating
School: Mary Immaculate Secondary County: Wicklow County: Dublin the positive, emotional and mental
School - Lisdoonvarna Teacher: Ms Miriam Rickerby Teacher: Mr Hugo Rowsome effects of physical activity / exercise
County: Clare Student(s): Grace Hennessy Student(s): Scott Donohoe by carrying out various surveys on P.E.
Teacher: Mr John Sims classes.
Student(s): Fearghal Burke 1109 1202 School: Colaiste Ide and Iosef
Title: A statistical study on people’s Title: An investigation into the County: Limerick
1104 attitudes and awareness of allergies correlation between personality and Teacher: Ms. Joannah Kennedy
Title: An investigation into post- and anaphylaxis height in teenage boys Student(s): Darragh O’Connell
primary school teacher understanding Overview: I will investigate the Overview: Why does the taller man
of dyslexia and the school experiences general population’s attitudes and get the girl, earn more, run the 1208
of post-primary school students with awareness of allergies/anaphylaxis to company and become president? Does Title: A statistical analysis of whether
dyslexia provide insight to the knowledge and his teenage height and personality segregating males and females for P.E.
Overview: My project aims to assess perception of allergies amongst the development predict this? will increase participation and physical
post-primary teacher understanding of public. School: Athlone Community College activity levels
dyslexia and to see if this is reflexed by School: Kinsale Community School County: Westmeath Overview: We are constantly told at
dyslexic student’s experiences. County: Cork Teacher: Mr Leo Smith school/in the newspapers that physical
School: Scoil Ruain Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Evie McTague exercise is good for us and important
County: Tipperary Student(s): Mia Hynes to living a long and healthy life. This
Teacher: Ms Margaret O’Neill 1203 is because it is linked to having a
Student(s): Joseph Mee Title: Is the media murdering murder? healthy heart, preventing diabetes
1110 Overview: To determine a correlation and stopping some cancers. However,
Title: Why do students abstain from
between Ireland’s murder rate since it appears from my experiences that
wearing seatbelts on buses?
1846, media reporting and the degree
14 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015some people choose to miss school on the attitudes of children towards opinions. package.
P.E./sport because they sometimes gender roles in the workforce School: Heywood Community School School: Meánscoil na mBráithre
have to do it with boys and girls Overview: I aim to investigate if County: Laois Criostaí
together. I would like to see whether children should be taught about Teacher: Mr Aodhagan O Suilleabhain County: Kilkenny
doing some sports in P.E. separately gender equality in the workforce and Student(s): Lisa Daly Teacher: Ms Mary B. Lenane
would ensure more people participate what age education is most effective in Student(s): Ronan McMorrow
in and enjoy the activity. This study influencing attitudes. 1301 Dean Kiely
will also look at which aspects of School: Presentation Secondary School Title: The geography of award winning Oskar Salvbe
P.E. teenagers prefer to do with - Milltown Young Scientist projects
their own gender, and will make County: Kerry Overview: I am looking at the location 1402
recommendations to help increase the Teacher: Mr Denis Maguire of all award winning projects at the Title: What’s your sense of humour?
number of pupils doing P.E./school Student(s): Emily Cahill Young Scientist competition and how Overview: The aim of our project is to
sport. they relate to entries per county. find out what most people laugh at
School: John The Baptist Community 1214 School: Mary Immaculate Secondary and the difference between adults and
School Title: Does scientific research lead to School - Lisdoonvarna teenagers.
County: Limerick job creation? County: Clare School: Meánscoil Na Mbráithre
Teacher: Ms Michelle Buckley Overview: One of the Irish Teacher: Mr John Sims County: Clare
Student(s): Liam Passmore government’s main objectives is to Student(s): Deirdre O’Connell Teacher: Mr Sean Murphy
create a knowledge economy. Does Student(s): Aaron McGannon
1209 money given in grants for scientific 1302 Michael Rynne
Title: Why do women stay in STEM research lead to job creation? Title: Diagoirí in aghaidh Gardaí? -
careers? School: Christian Brothers College Staidéar a dhéanamh ar an dearcadh 1403
Overview: I want to investigate gender County: Cork atá ag diagoirí I dtreo na Gardaí Title: A statistical study of the effects
inequality in STEM by collecting data Teacher: Mr David O’Connell Overview: In this project, I aim to of the incoming water charges on
from women who have stayed in these Student(s): Robert Dinan find out the attitude teenagers in domestic life
fields. the greater Letterkenny region have Overview: Our project is based on the
School: Newpark Comprehensive 1215 towards An Garda Síochana using incoming water charges and how it will
School Title: How much do Irish teenagers quantitative survey methods. affect everyday life. We have done a
County: Dublin know about Asperger’s syndrome? School: Coláiste Ailigh survey on this matter.
Teacher: Ms Karen Clarke Overview: My project aims to County: Donegal School: Kinsale Community School
Student(s): Anna Porter investigate the level of understanding Teacher: Mr Micheál Ó Giobúin County: Cork
of Asperger’s syndrome amongst Student(s): Hugh Carr Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly
1210 teenagers in Ireland, especially Student(s): Bethan Lewis
Title: Cyber contagion - The science regarding other young people with 1303 Kerri Murphy
behind the ice bucket challenge high-functioning autism. Title: An investigation to discover
Overview: A study, using School: Salesian College - Celbridge whether young people participate in 1404
epidemiological models, of how County: Kildare prayer and the benefits they receive Title: Make-up: A true reflection
viral fundraisers like the ice bucket Teacher: Mr. Barry ODonoghue Overview: For this project, I will be Overview: We wish to investigate how
challenge spread, and from the results Student(s): Tadhg Carey hoping to find out if young people make-up impacts the psycho-social
finding the ideal fundraising campaign. pray, and if they do, what benefits they behavior of Irish women, both young
School: Coláiste Iognáid S.J. 1216 get from it. and old.
County: Galway Title: A study into T.Y. student’s School: Meánscoil Na Mbráithre School: Gallen Community School
Teacher: Ms Niamh Conway opinions on computer programming County: Clare County: Offaly
Student(s): Kate Duggan Overview: I want to do a survey, Teacher: Miss Roseanne healy Teacher: Mrs Alma Killian
based on coding, of T.Y. students Student(s): Conor Murphy Student(s): Lucy Egan
1211 across Waterford. I will also note the Sophie Gilson
Title: €2.50 too much? - A statistical attendance of a class I have set up. JUNIOR GROUP
analysis of the effect of the GMS fee School: De La Salle College 1405
Overview: The aim of my project is County: Waterford 1400 Title: A statistical study on the
to examine the effect that the GMS Teacher: Ms Mary McDonagh Title: Reading speed, comprehension influence of Aqua Phobia as an
charge has had on the medications Student(s): Evan McConnell and recall: A statistical study of iPad impediment to swimming in Irish
that patients take. vs. paper-based reading in 12-16 year society
School: Lanesboro Community College 1217 old students Overview: Our project aims to
County: Longford Title: Lámhscríbhneoireacht dochtúirí Overview: To investigate differences investigate people’s attitude towards
Teacher: Ms Mary O’Brien Vs Daoine eile between paper and iPad reading swimming and Aqua Phobia. We also
Student(s): Mark Lyons Overview: Bhí mé ag iarraidh hipitéis through quantitative and qualitative hope to discover the effects and causes
faoi scríobhneoireacht dochtúirí testing of speed, recall and of this phobia.
1212 dóléite a fhoisrú trí foirmle L2A1S2 a comprehension in approximately 500 School: Kinsale Community School
Title: The quality of fire safety chruthaigh mé. 12-16 year old students. County: Cork
procedure in Irish schools School: Coláiste Oiriall School: Kinsale Community School Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly
Overview: I wish to find out how County: Monaghan County: Cork Student(s): Deirdre O Reilly
prepared primary and secondary Teacher: Ms Jane NicPhaidin Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Anna Walsh
schools throughout the country are for Student(s): Aoibhín Ní Fhionnagáin Student(s): Orlaith Cummins Cara O Dwyer
the event of a fire. Lucy Plant
School: Loreto College - Foxrock SENIOR INDIVIDUAL Amanda Draper 1406
County: Dublin Title: The effects of meditation
Teacher: Ms. Helen Hennessy 1300 1401 and positivity training on school
Student(s): Aoife Linehan Title: To P.E., or not to P.E.: Introducing Title: Computer training for senior community members
P.E. as an exam subject citizens in the Carlow/Kilkenny area Overview: Using a blood pressure
1213 Overview: To investigate whether Overview: To find out what the monitor, stress tests, questionnaires,
Title: An investigation into the or not P.E. as an exam subject would computer training requirements are for an app and interviews, we investigated
influence of gender equality education be beneficial and to survey students, elderly people living in Carlow/Kilkenny the effects of meditation and positivity
parents and P.E. teachers for their and to develop a computer training
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training on our school community. County: Louth 1417 1422
School: Loreto Secondary School - Teacher: Ms Emma McMahon Title: Ebooks and iPads or traditional Title: Leaving Certificate bonus points!
Balbriggan Student(s): Deborah Malone books - Which is better for you? Overview: Are the 25 extra points
County: Dublin Ava O’ Shaughnessy Overview: We will investigate first year an effective incentive for Leaving
Teacher: Ms Grainne Enright Lillian O’ Reilly students to see whether symptoms like Certificate students to undertake
Student(s): Aoife Conroy nausea, dizziness and blurred vision are higher level maths?
Jessica Barbulescu 1412 caused by extended iPad use, or are School: Coláiste Choilm
Lauren Murphy Title: A study into the effects of just coincidental. County: Cork
depression on young people School: Holy Child Secondary School Teacher: Ms Lorraine Marron
1407 Overview: With the use of surveys, we County: Dublin Student(s): Cian Sullivan
Title: Fear of cities by reputation will be studying how depression and Teacher: Ms Regina Greehy Cian McCarthy
Overview: Our project is about the fear other people’s depression can have an Student(s): Eanna Ferguson
of cities by reputation and the different effect on young people. Emer Morton 1423
opinions people from Irish counties School: Coláiste Choilm Zahra Farrington Title: The ice bucket challenge: An
have about their city and other cities. County: Cork analysis into the internet sensation
School: Coláiste Iósaef Teacher: Ms Julie Hanlon 1418 Overview: A study of the ice bucket
County: Limerick Student(s): Edel O’ Raw Title: Dublin Bikes: To wear or not to challenge to determine ways that could
Teacher: Ms Sharon Magner Eva Heelan wear have improved the rate of adoption,
Student(s): Enda O’Neill Overview: A project researching cyclist and possible impacts on other internet
Daire Brady 1413 behavioural patterns while wearing applications.
Joseph Keating Title: Stress, distress and mode of birth helmets and not wearing helmets, School: Coláiste Bhaile Chláir
Overview: This project is testing the specifically on Dublin Bikes. County: Galway
1408 hypothesis that mode of delivery School: Loreto College - St Stephens Teacher: Ms Eleanor Nolan
Title: On Wednesdays we wear pirate (C-section or natural birth) determines Green Student(s): Meg Regan
hats how we deal with stress later in life. County: Dublin Ethan Coogan
Overview: A study into whether it is School: Scoil Mhuire Teacher: Ms Louise Kerr Emily Sheran
possible for a considerably abnormal County: Cork Student(s): Anna Clarke
social behavior to become a social Teacher: Ms Shirley Breen Alexandra Phelan 1424
norm in an environment where it is Student(s): Emma Walsh Hannah Mulgrew Title: How important is local radio to
routinely performed. Kate Dinan people living in rural Ireland?
School: Avondale Community College 1419 Overview: The importance of local
County: Wicklow 1414 Title: Occupations and educational radio in rural communities.
Teacher: Ms Aoife Sullivan Title: The study of the brain’s ability to standards of politicians - What we School: St John Bosco Community
Student(s): Jake Walsh adopt a foreign body want vs. what we get College
Emma Holt Overview: We are going to conduct Overview: Looking at people’s County: Clare
Eden Bryan experiments on randomly selected perception of what an ideal politician Teacher: Ms Anna Quilter
participants from our school. We will is, including their educational Student(s): Maire Donnellan
1409 try to prove that the brain can adopt a qualifications, compared to the Claire McNamara
Title: The Goldilocks volume foreign body. politicians we in reality have in our Roisin Coffey
Overview: We are attempting to School: Colaiste Pobail Setanta constituencies.
find the perfect volume of sound for County: Dublin School: Scoil Mhuire gan Smál - 1425
concentration using a Stroop test Teacher: Miss Roisin Breslin Blarney Title: Teenage attitudes towards gay
under varying decibel levels. Student(s): Grace Thompson County: Cork marriage
School: St. Mary’s College Ioana Uncheasu Teacher: Mr Sean Foley Overview: We will explore teenage
County: Galway Milica Stankovic Student(s): Alex Walsh attitudes towards gay marriage and
Teacher: Mr Anthony Carey Isaac Wren the factors that could influence how
Student(s): Thomas Caffrey 1415 Paul Dineen they will vote, as the 2015 referendum
Dion Darcy Title: Do fandoms affect teenagers? approaches. We will survey secondary
Thomas Levalds Overview: We want to do this project 1420 students using an anonymous
to find out if “fangirling” affects Title: The power of music questionnaire.
1410 teenagers. We will carry out a series of Overview: For our project, we are School: Bandon Grammar School
Title: The Stroop Effect surveys and tests. going to be studying how the power County: Cork
Overview: For our project we would School: St Aloysius School of music affects the elderly and people Teacher: Ms Paula McGath
like to investigate the Stroop Effect County: Cork with alzheimers. Student(s): Asha Egan McCutcheon
and whether there is any correlation Teacher: Ms Deborah Murray School: Bandon Grammar School Katie Galvin
between the Stroop Effect and people’s Student(s): Benushila Tripathi County: Cork
spelling abilities. Roisin Fahy Teacher: Mrs Carena McCarthy 1426
School: Bandon Grammar School Student(s): Claire O’ Mahoney Title: Can taking pictures actually make
County: Cork 1416 Georgie Roche it easier for you to forget?
Teacher: Mrs Carena McCarthy Title: An examination of intercultural Caoimhe Sanchez Overview: Our aim with this project
Student(s): Alison Hathaway understanding in Irish schools is to discover if taking photographs of
Amy Bevan Overview: Our project investigates 1421 things we are learning about can help
intercultural awareness and Title: Can we stand to be left alone us to remember them.
1411 understanding between students and with our thoughts? School: Loreto Secondary School -
Title: A statistical analysis investigating school policies and practices associated Overview: We investigate whether Balbriggan
the link between intense training at the with intercultural understanding in people can sit in a room by themselves County: Dublin
age of 13-16 and cruciate ligament Irish primary and secondary schools. for 10 minutes with only their thoughts. Teacher: Ms Shauna McGee
and hip injury at senior level football School: Dundalk Grammar School School: Dominican College - Wicklow Student(s): Isabelle Martin
Overview: Our project aim is to County: Louth County: Wicklow Meíbh O’Sullivan
investigate if cruciate and hip injuries Teacher: Mr. Shane Lynch Teacher: Mr John O’Brien
are in any way related to intense Student(s): Penny Morris Student(s): Ellie Dunne 1427
training at growth spurt age. Zoha Khan Laura Whitty Title: Tionchar na Féinphiceanna
School: Bush Post Primary School Roisin Murphy Féinmheasa
16 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015Overview: Tá muid chun ceistneoir positive psychology campaign on County: Cork County: Westmeath
a dhéanamh le dhá céad daltaí faoi students and teachers at Arklow Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson
féinphiceanna. Community College Student(s): Maebh Delahunty Student(s): Julie Ryan
School: Ennis Community College, Overview: This project involves Aoife Gilleran Maeve McMahon
Gaelcholaíste an Chlaír carrying out a ‘happiness campaign’ Ciara Morrison
County: Clare via an online survey, by practicing 1507
Teacher: Ms Martina Mc Namara mindfulness, through meditation 1502 Title: Liv-er die? - A statistical
Student(s): Síofra Ní Chonaill and by taking part in random acts of Title: An investigative study into analysis to predict the outcome of
Oileán Ní Laighin kindness. the effects and health and financial current teenage drinking trends and
School: Arklow Community College benefits of e-cigarettes their effects on the incidence of liver
1428 County: Wicklow Overview: Our aim is to discover the transplants
Title: The representation of ethnic Teacher: Ms Helen Corbett effects, positive or negative health Overview: We are going to predict
minorities in children’s media - Does Student(s): Maedbh Murphy impacts and financial advantage of the outcome of teenage drinking by
representation really matter? John Naik using e-cigarettes versus regular surveying teenagers and comparing
Overview: We would like to find out Maciek Smyk cigarettes and other quitting methods. with current liver transplant statistics.
if there is a fair representation of School: Borrisokane Community School: Holy Child Secondary School
ethnic minorities in children’s media in 1433 College County: Dublin
Ireland, England & America. Title: Round the twist County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Regina Greehy
School: Bandon Grammar School Overview: We will improve road safety Teacher: Ms Rachel Ahern Student(s): Emma O’Brien
County: Cork in the Longford area. Longford is a Student(s): Rebecca Mulqueen Laoise Maguire
Teacher: Mrs Carena McCarthy town surrounded by a bypass with Sabhbh Murray Clare Dolan
Student(s): Emily Shilling lots of roundabouts and too many
Erika Jeffers accidents. 1503 1508
Áine Falvey School: Templemichael College Title: Farm vs. road accidents Title: The effect of strictness
County: Longford Overview: Our project is about farm Overview: An investigation into how
1429 Teacher: Mr. Mick O’Rourke and road accidents. We are going to the lenience of teachers can affect
Title: Can subliminal messages affect Student(s): Willow Greene research information about farm and a student’s ability and attitude to
student attainment? Carol Shirren road accidents and compile a report. learning.
Overview: To see if subliminal Eireann O’Leary School: Breifne College School: Clonkeen College
messages can affect student County: Cavan County: Dublin
performance. 1434 Teacher: Miss Kerri-Ann Thornton Teacher: Ms Jennifer Egan
School: Kildare Town Community Title: An investigation into the price of Student(s): Laura Halton Student(s): Shane Kelly
School public transport in our local area Hannah Macken Daniel Flatman
County: Kildare Overview: We want to see how far Aisling Cooney Jake Healy
Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils your money goes when you use public
Student(s): Emma Field transport and the reason behind the 1504 1509
Hannah Scully lack of uptake in public transport. Title: Does mood influence sickness? Title: Does something seem catfishy
Chloe O Donovan School: Bandon Grammar School Overview: This project is a study of the to you?
County: Cork effect mood has on your well-being. Overview: Our project aims to find out
1430 Teacher: Mrs Carena McCarthy This was conducted through the what people know about fake online
Title: MED awareness and the effects Student(s): Elyse Dennehy method of both online and written profiles and to educate people on how
of it Alanna O’Driscoll survey. to prevent being catfished.
Overview: MED, the physical and Gillian Seigne School: St Mary’s High School School: Loreto High School
emotional effects on people suffering County: Cork County: Dublin
from the disease, inventions that may INTERMEDIATE GROUP Teacher: Ms Marguerite Alley Teacher: Mrs Angela Benson
make that person’s life easier and Student(s): Abbie Gleeson Student(s): Eleanor Keane
society’s views on the disease. 1500 Stacey Murphy Sadhbh Molloy Killeen
School: St Ciaran’s High School Title: MATHletes: Male vs. female,
County: Tyrone primary vs. secondary 1505 1510
Teacher: Miss Roisin Pearson Overview: We are investigating to see Title: A statistical study investigating Title: Living with Coeliac’s disease -
Student(s): Niamh Conlan which gender and which school level, the public’s awareness of male suicide, The ins and outs!
Rebecca Hughes either primary or secondary, is more support services and education of Overview: We have three approaches
Oisin McCartan engaged in MATHletes used through young people regarding suicide to our project: self-diagnosed Coeliacs,
Khan Academy. Overview: Our project investigates the overlap between Coeliac’s disease
1431 School: Fingal Community College attitudes towards male suicide, and type 1 Diabetes, and the Coeliac
Title: The labelling of non-gluten free County: Dublin educating youths regarding suicide lifestyle.
Irish products Teacher: Mr Damian Barrett and the public’s awareness of support School: John The Baptist Community
Overview: Irish companies that make Student(s): Ciara Gilsenan services locally available to them. School
products containing gluten should Emma Bodiu School: Kinsale Community School County: Limerick
clearly label the merchandise with County: Cork Teacher: Ms Michelle Buckley
a specific logo identifying that it 1501 Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Student(s): Meabh Finucane
contains gluten. Title: A statistical analysis to Student(s): Marieke Buckley Anna Bonar
School: Coláiste Pobal Bheanntrai investigate the public’s attitude Niamh Twomey Rachel Flynn
County: Cork towards mental illnesses and the
Teacher: Ms Sharon Kingston differences that emerge between age 1506 1511
Student(s): Kate Crowley categories Title: HPV: Warts and all Title: A statistical study on the effect
Clodagh Burke Overview: We wish to find a difference Overview: An investigation of of change blindness and its impact on
Elena O’Donovan in attitudes towards mental health Westmeath teenagers’ knowledge and road safety
between teenagers nowadays and awareness of Human Papilloma Virus Overview: Our project aims to
1432 older generations and see if younger (HPV) and vaccine before and after the investigate the visual phenomena
Title: The happiness project: An people are more open-minded. delivery of an information module. change blindness and its effect on
investigation into the effect of a School: Kinsale Community School School: Our Lady’s Bower drivers’ ability to focus on the road and
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