CATEGORY WINNERS
Chemical Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Junior
Individual: 1st David O'Shea, A comparative chemical study of Irish-grown and imported Ginkgo Biloba, St Finian's Community College, Swords, Dublin; 2nd Marie O'Donovan, The Bernoulli principle - floating objects in a moving column of air, Ardscoil Phobal Bheanntrai, Cork; 3rd Alan Marrinan, The effect of frequency on the droplet pattern of liquids, St John Bosco Community College, Ennis, Clare.
Group: 1st Kathryn Gardiner, Katie O'Connor, A mathematical investigation of the tangram puzzle, Our Lady's College, Drogheda, Louth; 1st Eimhín Loftus, Joseph Johnston, Is your dice cast?, Newbridge College, Kildare; 3rd Síofra Nic an Aoire, Muireann Ní Leidhin, Éagsulachtaí áitiula i dteocht na mara ar chósta thiar theas na tíre, Colaiste Iosagain Baile an Bhothair, Dublin.
Intermediate
Individual: 1st Nicholas Burczyk, Cellular automata and its relevance to life, Marian College Ballsbridge, Dublin 4; 2nd Richard Butler, The physics of water rocket propulsion, Ardscoil Phobal Bheanntrai, Cork; 3rd Not Awarded, , , .
Group: 1st Kathy Gallagher, Fiona Mc Ginley, Bubblelicious, Loreto Convent Letterkenny, Donegal; 2nd Aoife Feeney, Claire Little, Amy Curran, Smoky glass - What can you see?, St Louis Secondary School, Dundalk, Louth; 3rd Emma Regan, Michelle Jordan, Aimee Travers, Life's a gamble, Dominican College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
Senior
Individual: 1st Stephanie Jones, Utter chaos: the study and improvement of Chua's oscillator, St Peters Community School, Passage West, Cork; 2nd Isabel Zhang-Duffin, The magic construct, St Louis High School, Rathmines, Dublin 6; 3rd Not Awarded, , , .
Group: 1st Aisling Connolly, Jennifer Murphy, Regular polyhedrons: How many exist?, St Peters College, Dunboyne, Meath; 2nd Deirdre Kelly, Diarmuid Ryan, Aisling O'Halloran, The algebra of success - a probability model using mathematics, The Institute of Education, Leeson Street, Dublin 2; 3rd Edward Judge, Yvonne Crowley, Frances Lordan, Is dilution the solution - the dynamics of cigarette smoke, Kinsale Community School, Cork.
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Junior
Individual: 1st Marc Atkinson, Irish students' perceptions of Irish accents, Castletroy College, Limerick; 2nd Joy Leahy, To investigate the effects of symmetry on the accuracy of our perception of area, Christ the King Secondary School, Douglas, Cork; 3rd Sinéad Hyland, School bags - the weigh forward, Loreto Convent, Letterkenny, Donegal.
Group: 1st Marie Doyle, Áine Doyle, To investigate the punctuality of Irish people, Loreto Secondary School, Wexford Town, Wexford; 2nd Darren O'Gorman, Gearóid Connelly, Attitudes to "green", Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Clare; 3rd Cliona Ní Mhaoltuile, Maedbh Ní Chearullain, Olive Nic Eachmharcaigh, Oiriúnacht teacsleabhair gaeilge do teastais sóisearach, Colaiste Ailigh, Leitir Ceanainn, Donegal.
Intermediate
Individual: 1st Sinead Muphy, Point taken?, Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork; 2nd Hilary Gannon, A study of driver fatigue in Ireland, Skerries Community College, Dublin; 3rd Michael Simpson, The learning game Part 2, Ballyhale Vocational School, Kilkenny.
Group: 1st Fiona O'Connor, Eimear O'Rourke, The hidden cost of chewing gum, Dominican College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9; 2nd Maírín Ní Lideadha, Fiana De Paor, Fergal Ó Seasnain, Effectiveness of a paired reading programme, Ennis Community School, Clare; 3rd Emma O'Callaghan, Stephanie Hartnett, Sean Murphy, Disabled parking in Mallow, Davis College, Mallow, Cork.
Senior
Individual: 1st Laura Brown, An evaluation of the knowledge and attitudes of students in Ireland to vaccination, Loreto College, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2; 2nd Daragh De Bháis, Potholes to power - cumhacht an cómhairleora, Colaiste Eoin, Baile an Bothair, Dublin; 3rd John Sheridan, Proportional representation - single transferable vote versus first past the post, Colaiste Ris, Dun Dealgan, Louth.
Group: 1st Deirdre Murphy, Jennifer Marshall, How music helps people to learn, Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork; 2nd Paul Melia, Anthony O'Brien, Can specific genres of music affect the intelligence of a person?, Patrician College, Finglas West, Dublin 11; 3rd Caitríona Casey, Fionnuala O'Grady, Sarah Hegarty, A reformed English spelling system, Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork.
Biological and Ecological
Junior
Individual: 1st Bríd Mc Guiness, Emily Fraser, Prevalence of asthma in young people in Belfast, Dominican College Belfast, Down; 2nd Niall Quinlan, The effects of slurry reed beds on the environment, St Keirans College, Kilkenny Town, Kilkenny; 3rd Leah Mc Cabe, Salt - are we being framed?, Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick.
Group: 1st David Mitchell, Fergal Leonard, Calf nutritional scour - could natural yoghurt save lives?, Kilcormac Vocational School, Offaly; 2nd Simon Thornton, Simon Daly, Killian Mc Kenna, Barnacle biology, Sandford Park School, Ranelagh, Dublin 6; 3rd Philip O'Leary, Colm O'Leary, Dairy farming - good or bad for the countryside?, Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork.
Intermediate
Individual: 1st Helen Martin, A study of an expanding gull colony, Our Lady's College, Drogheda, Louth; 2nd Stephen Begley, A study of the antibiotic properties of lichens, Christian Brothers (Abbey) Grammar School, Newry, Down; 3rd Sheila Mc Sweeney, The relative efficiency of organic and synthetic herbicides, Scoil Mhuire, Wellington Road, Cork; 3rd Mark Sims, Strength of mussel attachment, Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Clare.
Group: 1st Karla Finnegan, Shirley Kenny, Theresa Yee, Posture and flexibility in male and female teenagers, Our Lady's Bower, Westmeath; 2nd Sinead Lambe, Orlath O'Brien, Sorcha Maguire, Yeast spores - a pollution indicator, Loreto College, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2; 3rd Ashley Fitzgibbons, Elaine O'Leary, Kitchen cloths - hygiene or hazard?, Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork.
Senior
Individual: 1st Clare Byrne, Youth smoking - a cellular perspective, Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6; 2nd Dean Daly, Declan Murray, Fiona O'Riordan, Factors affecting rates of decomposition in animal tissue, Mayfield Community School, Cork; 3rd Orla Mc Greal, Snails versus slugs - who eats the most?, Loreto Abbey Secondary School, Dalkey, Dublin.
Group: 1st Maureen O'Sullivan, Dearbhla Mc Kenna, Brenda Kearney, Larval trematodes as bioindicators of seawater quality, Acquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Belfast, Down; 2nd Dervilla Roche, David Mc Govern, The effect of water pollution on Daubenton's bat activity, St Oliver's Community College, Rathmullen, Louth; 3rd Shaunna O'Farrell, Kate O'Brien, Aisling Carey, Effect of different wavelengths on the rate of enzyme action, St David's Secondary Co-Educational School, Greystones, Wicklow.
Technology
Junior
Individual: 1st Sean Murphy, The safe socket, Christian Brothers (Abbey) Grammar School, Newry, Down; 2nd Fionnula Mc Hale, Producing electrical energy from a suitable substrate using a liquid alkaline fuel cell system, Dominican Convent, Taylors Hill, Galway; 3rd Not Awarded.
Group: 1st Michelle Buckley, Aoife Corrigan, Energy: the answer is blowing in the wind, Castletroy College, Limerick; 2nd Philip Wardlaw, Richard Noonan, Computer water cooling, Newtown School, Waterford City, Waterford; 2nd David Kelly, Michael Ward, Heat recovery, Newtown School, Waterford City, Waterford.
Intermediate
Individual: 1st Cian Hughes, Hosts of internet services, Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin; 2nd Sean Mc Clory, Money for old rope, Christian Brothers (Abbey) Grammar School, Newry, Down; 2nd Vincent Grace, Designing and building a prototype automated robotic landmine locating system, John Scottus Secondary School, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Group: 1st Catherine Mulcahy, Michelle Molumby, Speed limit alerter, Ursaline Convent, Thurles, Tipperary; 2nd Carla Mc Manus, Eve Finnegan, Absence passes, St Mary's High School, Newry, Down; 2nd Cathy Keenan, Marie-Claire Mc Ateer, Automated entry authorisation system, St Mary's High School, Newry, Down.
Senior
Individual: 1st Alan Neville, Intrusion prevention system, Portmarnock Community School, Dublin; 2nd Donal Connolly, The design of a new web development library, Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh, Tyrone; 3rd Vincent Heffernan, Phone for power, Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore, Tipperary.
Group: 1st Catherine Anglim, Katie Murphy, The application of bio-informatic techniques in music informatics, Loreto Secondary School, Wexford Town, Wexford; 2nd Donal Myles, Rory O'Rourke, Ladder leveller, Christian Brothers (Abbey) Grammar School, Newry, Down; 3rd Cian O'Beachain, Caoimhín Ó Tiarnaigh, Graham Ó Luachra, Webcred - the future of internet payment, Gaelcholaiste an Chlair, Ennis, Clare.