Category winners
Biological and Ecological
Junior
Group: 1Ilir McGill, Nimai Rawlinson, Photosynthesis Efficiency And Its Relationship To Bio-Fuel, John Scottus Secondary School - Donnybrook; 2Emily O'Leary, Aileen O'Brien, A Statistical Evaluation Of The Presence Of Pesticides In Vegetables, Kinsale Community School; 3Dylan Kavanagh, Rachel Fisher, Emily Boland, How Clean Is Your School Bag?, Cross And Passion College - Kilcullen.
Individual: 1Máriyah Zia Janjua, How The pH Of Skin Changes With Age And How It Has A Role In Acne, Naomh Iosaef - Caisleán An Bharraigh; 2Mide Nic An Aoire, Stáidéar Bonnlíne Eiceolaíochta ar an bhFlora i Riasc Goirt Barleycove, Coláiste Iosagáin - Dublin ; 3Síle Somers, Rates of Sugar Absorption, St Dominic's High School - Sutton.
Intermediate
Group: 1Aine Smyth, Mary Clayton, Laura Sheils, Do Tall People Run Faster Than Short People, Our Ladys College - Drogheda; 2Claire Hill, Dearbhla Mccotter, Folic Acid Intake In Adolescent Girls, Loreto College (Coleraine); 3Sheelan Yousefizadeh, Linda Marthe, Natural Sunscreen: A Study Of How Plants Protect Themselves From Sunburn., Our Lady Of Mercy College - Beaumont.
Individual: 1John Ortiz, The Effect Of Temperature On The Activity Of Daphnia, St Andrews College - Blackrock; 2Sheila Dineen, An Investigation To Determine If The Bacteriocin, Lacticin 3147, Can Inhibit The Acne-Causng Bacterium, Probionibacterium acnes?, Coláiste Choilm - Ballincollig; 3Stephen Cullinan, Turning Local Wastes Into Valuable Resources, Cistercian College - Roscrea.
Senior
Group: 1Danny Maloney, Davis Gould-Duff, Roisin Latham, Does Ash Help Plants To Grow?, St Joseph's Community College - Kilkee; 2Donie O' Sullivan, Aoife Musgrave, Jerry Moran, An Investigation Into A Possible Link Between Smoking And The Inability To Taste PTC, Coláiste na Sceilge - Kerry; 3David Burns, Donna Noonan, To Investigate The Effectiveness Of Using Sphagnum Moss As An Alternative Packaging Method For Fruit And Vegetables, Coláiste Choilm - Ballincollig.
Individual: 1Eoin Boland, Effect Of Classroom Ventilation On Student Performance, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal - Blarney ; 2Darren O'Gorman, An Investigation On The Effects Of Temporary Limestone Lakes (Turloughs) On Leaf Morphology Of Ranunculus repens, Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna ; 3Amy Bartley, The Retention Of Vitamin C In Frozen Vegetables, Lucan Community College.
Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Junior
Group: 1Julianne O'Connell, Megan Heffernan, Emily Long, To Determine The Effect Temperature Concentration And Particle Size Has On The Rate Of Reaction, Presentation Secondary School - Thurles; 2Colm Finlay, Thomas Wyse Jackson, Wind Energy For Outdoor Adventure, The High School - Rathgar; 3Fergal Rowe, Sean Walsh, Arthur O Sullivan, Folklore Weather Forecasts: Fact Or Fiction, St. Geralds College - Castlebar.
Individual: 1Cian McLeod, To Find The Optimum Structure, And Volume Of Contents Of An Unmodified Water Rocket To Achieve Its Highest Apogee, Balbriggan Community College ; 2Conor Whooley, Productive Uses Of Cycling, Belvedere College - Dublin; 3Jack Carolan, Follow Through!, St Peter's College - Dunboyne.
Intermediate
Group: 1Ciara Mulvihill, Aoife Duggan, What Are The Odds!, Coláiste Choilm - Ballincollig ; 2Kyra Coyne, Aine Hannigan-Dunkley, Is School Damaging Your Hearing For The Future?, Scoil Phobail - Clifden ; 3Catherine Nic Fhloinn, Aine Nic Fhloinn, Sarah Nic Suibhne, What Effects Viscosity? Caidé A Chuireann Isteach Ar Slaodacht, Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair - Leitir Ceannain.
Individual: 1Laura Clarke, Climate Change And Icy Roads In Ireland, Loreto College (Foxrock); 2Helen Iliff, To Investigate The Mathematics Of Simple Cables, Eureka Secondary School - Kells; 2Ciara Ottewill, Diophantine Approximation, Alexandra College - Milltown.
Senior
Group: 1Rhona Togher, Eimear O'Carroll, Niamh Chapman, Are You Hearing Me? A Study Into Sound Localisation Ability In Humans., Ursuline College - Sligo; 2Paraic Kelly, Storm Helwill, Can't See The Carbon For The Trees, Marian College - Ballsbridge ; 3Michael O' Kane, Toner Michael, Glass Blaidhan, Wi R Ur Kidz Safe???, St Patrick's Co-Ed Comprehensive College - Maghera.
Individual: 1Dada Oyinlola, Mathematical Analysis Of Sound Patterns, Our Ladys College - Drogheda ; 2Terri McLaughlin, To Use Or Not To Use, That Is The Question?, St Mary's College - Derry; 3Con Quigley, A Mathematical Investigation Into The Nature And Equation Of 3 Dimensional Lines, Coláiste Chríost Rí - Cork.
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Junior
Group: 1Niamh Lowney, Shreya Ahluwalia, How Does Cerebral Dominance Effect Your Perception?, Sutton Park School ; 2Anna Henderson, Darcy McGahan, A Statistical Study Of Attitudes To Blood And Organ Donation, Kinsale Community School; 3Billy McCarthy, Jack Gibbons, Fantastic Plastic: But Does It Have A Future?, Midleton College.
Individual: 1Amira Mahdi, Carbon Footprints-How Big Is Ours?, Castletroy College - Newtown; 2Callum Maclver, The Effect Of Different Colours Of Short Term Memory Of Different Age Groups, St Andrews College - Blackrock ; 3Kevin Kiernan, UVA And Skin Cancers-How Protected Are You? An Investigation Into Public Awareness In Ireland, Balbriggan Community College.
Intermediate
Group: 1Hannah Hogan, Aislinn Cullen, Are Pets A Source Of Stress Relief In Secondary School Students, Loreto College (Foxrock ); 2Evelyn Linnane, Tess McGovern, Prejudice And Tolerance Among Teenagers In Ireland, Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna ; 3Cillian Ryan, Ross Warren, Shane Walsh, Can Music Help To Improve Endurance, Salesian College - Celbridge.
Individual: 1Rosalind Ní Shuilleabháin, Does Chewing Gum Aid Memory and Concentration In Young People?, Loreto College (St Stephens Green); 2Hannah Lucey, Risk Appraisal In Young Adults, Loreto College (St Stephens Green ); 3David Crowe, A Study Of The Location Of Car Dealerships In Munster, Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna.
Senior
Group: 1Sean Nangle, Michael Towers, Daire Heneghan, Does Form In Horseracing Matter?, Castleknock College ; 2Eamonn Bell, David Pearse, Human Emotion And Non-Verbal Characteristics Of Speech, Sligo Grammar School ; 3Alison Flanagan, Olivia Shum, Does The Apple Fall Far From The Tree?, Yeats College - Waterford.
Individual: 1Laura Sims, Did Geography Count In The 2007 General Election?, Mary Immaculate Secondary School - Lisdoonvarna; 2Klaraghkaitlyn Mulvey, The Integration Of Non-Nationals In Our School, Community School - Leitrim ; 3Olawale Hassan, Awareness Levels Of Aids Among Young Males And Females In The Dublin 8 Area, Synge Street CBS.
Technology
Junior
Group: 1Adam Keilthy, Conor Scully, A Web Browser For The Colour-Blind, Sutton Park School; 2Daniel Hobbs, Thomas Dempsey, Envirobot, Maynooth Post Primary School ; 3Laurence Quinn, Gavin Butler, Gordon Quigley, Testing Natural Dyes In Solar Cells, St Michaels College - Dublin 4.
Individual: 1Conor Healy, Subtitles For Radio And Live TV Shows, Coláiste Phádraig CBS - Lucan; 2Patrick McCann, The 'udder' alternative to fossil fuels, Blackwater Community School - Lismore; 3Sean Rooney, Kilo-Count, Abbey Christian Brothers Gs - Newry.
Intermediate
Group: 1Ben McRedmond, Patrick O'Doherty, HiPPstr, Social Networking Redefined, Gonzaga College - Ranelagh; 2Anthony O'Sullivan, Brendan Jones, Thelobby.Ie, Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire - Cork; 3Orla Nic Dhonnchadha, Jacqueline Stewart, Frozen Once? Frozen Twice? Who Can Tell... We'll Tell You, Coláiste Iognáid S.J. - Galway.
Individual: 1Eoin Colgan, Smart Bike, Abbey Christian Brothers Gs - Newry ; 2Luciano Van Rheenen, T.P.S. (Tailgating Prevention System)- Reducing The Number Of Rear-End Collisions, Oatlands College - Blackrock ; 3Niamh O'Connor, The Colour Catcher, Vocational School - Abbeyfeale.
Senior
Group: 1Kellie Nwaokorie, Lesley Humphreys, Katie Boyle, The Bio Deg Bottle: Redesigning Plastic Beverage Containers To Enhance Their Biodegradability And Reduce Their Negative Impact On The Environment, St Josephs College - Lucan ; 2Sean Hynes, Eamonn Walsh, Conor Phillips, Hand Held Timed Drug Dispenser, St Joseph's Secondary School - Foxford; 3Michelle Liston, James Hunt, Thomas Moran, Portable Chewing Gum Removal Machine, Desmond College - Newcastle West.
Individual: 1David McCarthy, Variation On Single Instruction Computer, Christian Brothers Secondary School - Midleton; 2Joey Donovan, How The Motor Industry Can Axe Out Drink Driving, Coláiste Choilm - Ballincollig; 2Tara McGrath, Novel Hybrid Pressure Stove, Presentation Secondary School - Loughboy.