BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL
Junior
Group: 1 Sean Lane, Cormac Rea, Correcting behaviour in the woodlouse, Abbey Christian Brothers Gs; 2 Luke Fehily, Caolán McCarthy, David Hurley, Champion conkers: the science of winning, Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven; 3 Morgan Walsh-Roberts, Darren Coppinger, The life of a pinecone, St. Jarlath's College. Individual: 1 Ciara Judge, A statistical investigation of the influence of plant extracts on invertebrate physiology, Kinsale Community School; 2 Lavina Blanking, A spoonful of medicine, St Mary's College; 3 Lorcan Brophy, Measuring your personal energy: Can it be done?, Willow Park School.
Intermediate
Group: 1 Kate Brayden, Sian Roberts-Walsh, To investigate the effects of MSG on brain cell lines and intestinal cells, Loreto College - Foxrock; 2 Aideen McNally, Lily-Mai Hand, Niamh Kavanagh, Does augmented feedback result in motor skills learning?, Loreto Secondary School - Balbriggan; 3 Niall McSharry, Jack Roden, Julian Pawloski, An investigation into the effect of hen feed on egg quality, Magh Ene College. Individual: 1 Niamh MacSweeney, Does an ear-crease increase your risk of arterial stiffness?, Presentation Secondary School - Milltown; 2 Eamon Hennelly Mc Carthy, The use of soft multi-biometrics to accurately identify people, Skerries Community College; 3 Eileen Reidy, Smart seed delivery systems, Our Lady's Bower - Athlone.
Senior
Group: 1 Elizabeth Brockman-Icke, Sinead O'Riordan, A feasibility study on rainwater harvesting for schools, Mount St Michael; 2 Declan Moore, Barry Holland, David Ryan, Manufacture of a nutritional beverage with enhanced antioxidants derived from seaweed extract, Clonakilty Community College; 3 Angus Baker, Mark Dowley, An investigation in the benefits of bacteriophage versus the use of common antibiotics in lactating cows, Cistercian College. Individual: 1 Yunwoo Lee, A study of allicin and an investigation of its potential use in combating antibacterial resistance, Presentation Secondary School; 2 Ciara O'Dowd, A study of muscle loading and joint contact forces during a variety of steps in Irish dance, Jesus& Mary Secondary School; 3 Patrick Whelan, To investigate the best conditions for suckler cattle to thrive, Ard Scoil Na Tríonóide.
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Junior
Group: 1 Nicholas Harding Bradley, Fionn Coolican, Andrew Cleary, An analysis of the strategies involved in table tennis using a system that automatically gathers and analyses game data, Gonzaga College; 1 Sean Dulea, Jack Ryan, Caolan Jameson, The physics of a penny pusher arcade game: An investigation of the factors affecting payout, Marist College - Athlone; 3 Sinead Reidy, Niamh Brady, What happened to our honey?, Our Lady's Bower - Athlone. Individual: 1 Anna Porter, Glowing chemicals, Newpark Comprehensive School; 2 Liam Cronin, Examination of hydro-electrical generation in Reendonegan lake, Bantry, Coláiste Pobal Bheanntrai; 3 Niamh Cunningham, Patterns of products of fibonacci numbers, Our Ladys College - Drogheda.
Intermediate
Group: 1 Hannah Foley, Ellen O'Connor, Sophie Mee, At what day of Atkins diet does a false positive occur in a breathalyzer test under current legislation, St Vincent's Secondary School; 2 Georgie Tarr, Laura Culhane, To use a hall probe to measure the oscillations of a spring system, Bandon Grammar School; 3 Colin Dineen, Jennifer Falvey, I'm Carbon Monoxide, get me out of here, Causeway Comprehensive School. Individual: 1 Sinéad Carroll, Alternative oxidising agents for Leaving Certificate chemistry experiments, Our Lady's Bower - Athlone; 2 Saoirse Nash, The development and evaluation of a handy indicator for Simvastatin and Ramipril Part II, St Mary's College; 3 Joseph Wilson, Magnetic linear accelerator, Ballinamore Post Primary Schools.
Senior
Group: 1 Sarah McDermott, Eavan McLoughlin, Eye detector, Ursuline College; 2 Niamh Mc Ardle, Aoife Harbison, Aisling Ahern, Possible anti-microbial properties of different metals; silver, copper and calcium, St Mary's Secondary School; 3 Kyle Greene, Ros McKeon, Replication of motary functions through use of air pressure, Colaiste Sheosaimh. Individual: 1 Andrej Pacher, Identification and use of mathematical algorithms found among road users, Rockbrook Park School; 2 Robert Gabriel, A new algorithm to improve the gathering of information on mobile devices, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál - Blarney; 3 Daniel Hobbs, Crystal whiskers: Their piezoelectric properties, Maynooth Post Primary School.
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Junior
Group: 1 Lisa Maher, Alison Garry, The dark side of social media and privacy, St John Bosco Community College; 2 Conor Farrell, Philip Johnston, Mark Doody, To investigate how font type, colour and size can affect and aid memory, Gonzaga College; 3 Ciara Rafferty, Emily O'Relly, What is the value of Dundalk's age friendly community initiatives?, St Vincent's Secondary School. Individual: 1 Sophie Healy-Thow, A statistical analysis of public awareness of the implications of dietary choices on future health, Kinsale Community School; 2 Mark Lyons, The benefits of regular reading...being a bookworm isn't a bad thing!, Lanesboro Community College; 3 Deirdre O'Connell, Should the Junior Certificate be changed: Young people's perspective, Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna.
Intermediate
Group: 1 Caoimhe Hill, Faye Murphy, A statistical analysis of the impact of environmental taxes and peoples attitude to these taxes, Kinsale Community School; 2 Lorcan O' Donnell, Oisin Healy, David Healy, Concussions: A no brainer?, Ardscoil Uí Urmoltaigh; 3 Niamh Whitty, Michaela Smyth, Is abbreviated texting having a negative impact on our English language?, Coláiste Bhríde. Individual: 1 Shelley Ní Eiohin, Are you being poisoned by radon gas in your sleep?, Presentation Secondary School - Tralee; 2 Aisling Lawson, Project Maths: Is it worth it?, Hartstown Community School; 3 Dearbhla Edwards-Murphy, The silent killer, carbon monoxide: How aware are we?, Kilrush Community School.
Senior
Group: 1 Sinead Hession, Aisling Ryan, Ruth McHugh, Happiness is an inside job, Loreto Convent - Letterkenny; 2 Ciara Kealy, Aoife Hanlon, Katie Kavanagh, To develop a mathematical learning and communication tool for Autistic children in mainstream primary school, Ard Scoil Na Tríonóide; 3 Aisling Callaghan, Sarah Egan, Ella Connaughton, The power of suggestion!, Mount Anville Secondary School. Individual: 1 Áine Kavanagh, How to make a million-dollar movie: Finding a formula for film success, Choláiste Cholmcille; 2 Holly Tyrrell, To promote a positive attitude toward and raise awareness of the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, Tallaght Community School.
TECHNOLOGY
Junior
Group:1 Sean Duffy, Killian Enright, Warren Gleeson, InVigil8: A personal portable security system, Desmond College - Limerick; 2 Ciara Keenan, Laurence McManus, Work-Safe!, St Louis GS; 3 Tommy O'Sullivan, Darren O'Sullivan, Project Asimov: A manned mission to Mars, C.B.S. Thurles. Individual: 1 Caelen Feller, Self supporting, folded and temporary fabric structures, Coláiste Choilm; 2 Vahe Sasunts, The mulitbooting computer, Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin; 3 Seanie Germaine, Water conserving windshields, Scoil Chonglais.
Intermediate
Group: 1 Eoghan Flynn, Ruairi O'Neill, Polydiesel: A novel solution to fuel shortages and disposal of ELPs, Blackwater Community School; 2 Cillian Kavanagh, Dáire Flood, Safe driving with the ice device!, Avondale Community College; 3 Emma Murphy, Catherine Harty, Ana O'Brien, Database of horses heart sounds, Presentation Secondary School - Thurles. Individual: 1 Cait Cronin, Developing artificial soil in low cost grow bags, Coláiste Muire - Crosshaven; 2 Quinn Unger, A single pedal replacement for double bass pedals, Mount St Michael; 3 Shauna O' Neill, Electricity generation via induction Versus piezoelectric material, Scoil Muire gan Smál - Roscommon.
Senior
Group: 1 Anna Delargy, Maeve Butler, The impact of safety: A passive energy absorbing safety system for road collisions, Ursuline College; 2 Luke Benson, Donnchadh Barry, Paul McDonagh, iCollapse: A mobile phone application for assisting those who are liable to collapse, St. Gerald's College; 3 Sean Phillips, Shane Doyle, Jonathan Peters, Engineering an effective artificial intelligence system for the board game Risk, Presentation College. Individual: 1 James Eggers, Detecting Incidents on Roads in Real-time with Twitter and Traffic Cameras, St Michaels College; 2 Lonán Collins, Eazi-Paint! Painting made easier, safer and faster, Coláiste na Sceilge; 3 Abdullah Mohammad, Cancer virotherapy simulator, Carrigaline Community School.