2025

health and wellbeing projects

Stand Number: 1302

Project title: Better sleep and brighter moods in teens: Is Vitamin D the solution?

Overview: My project aims to investigate the impact of Vitamin D in mood and sleep quality in adolescence.

School Name: St David's Holy Faith Secondary

School County: Wicklow

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Stand Number: 1302

Project Title: Better sleep and brighter moods in teens: Is Vitamin D the solution?

Project Overview: My project aims to investigate the impact of Vitamin D in mood and sleep quality in adolescence.

Lead Student: Ashley Cahatol

School County: Wicklow

School Name: St David's Holy Faith Secondary

Teacher Name: Garry Lynch

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Senior

Stand Number: 1303

Project title: Analysing the relationship between first-year students perceived stress and social connectedness: a mixed method approach

Overview: My project is a mixed method longitudinal study investigating the impact of first-year students' social connectedness on their perceived stress across the academic year.

School Name: Scoil Mhuire

School County: Roscommon

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Stand Number: 1303

Project Title: Analysing the relationship between first-year students perceived stress and social connectedness: a mixed method approach

Project Overview: My project is a mixed method longitudinal study investigating the impact of first-year students' social connectedness on their perceived stress across the academic year.

Lead Student: Victoria Geraghty

School County: Roscommon

School Name: Scoil Mhuire

Teacher Name: Mairead Glynn

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Senior

Stand Number: 1304

Project title: "I still haven’t found what I’m looking for"- Evaluating the attitudes of teenagers towards Youth Mental Health Services in my local area.

Overview: I will analyse teenagers' awareness and engagement with youth mental health services in my local area by conducting a comprehensive survey.

School Name: St David's Holy Faith Secondary

School County: Wicklow

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Stand Number: 1304

Project Title: "I still haven’t found what I’m looking for"- Evaluating the attitudes of teenagers towards Youth Mental Health Services in my local area.

Project Overview: I will analyse teenagers' awareness and engagement with youth mental health services in my local area by conducting a comprehensive survey.

Lead Student: Kate Macadam

School County: Wicklow

School Name: St David's Holy Faith Secondary

Teacher Name: Garry Lynch

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Senior

Stand Number: 1305

Project title: Speaking Gently, Suffering Silently: The long-term impact of emotional suppression due to harmful linguistics on mental wellbeing.

Overview: Analysing the effects of exposure to negative linguistics on individuals' emotional processing and expression abilities and the subsequent impact on emotional suppression and mental health

School Name: St Dominic's High School

School County: Antrim

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Stand Number: 1305

Project Title: Speaking Gently, Suffering Silently: The long-term impact of emotional suppression due to harmful linguistics on mental wellbeing.

Project Overview: Analysing the effects of exposure to negative linguistics on individuals' emotional processing and expression abilities and the subsequent impact on emotional suppression and mental health

Lead Student: Ava McGurk

School County: Antrim

School Name: St Dominic's High School

Teacher Name: Jamie Mulholland

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Senior

Stand Number: 1306

Project title: Wound dressing to indicate infection

Overview: This project is investigating indicators that can be incorporated into wound dressings and can indicate infection at an early stage.

School Name: St Mary's College

School County: Derry-Londonderry

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Stand Number: 1306

Project Title: Wound dressing to indicate infection

Project Overview: This project is investigating indicators that can be incorporated into wound dressings and can indicate infection at an early stage.

Lead Student: Becca Connolly

School County: Derry-Londonderry

School Name: St Mary's College

Teacher Name: Ann Blanking MBE

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Senior

Stand Number: 1307

Project title: Investigation into the Possible Improvement of Student and Teacher Wellbeing within the Irish Education System

Overview: An investigation into student and teacher wellbeing and looking at stress levels in students and teachers with a focus on the management of this stress

School Name: Mary Immaculate Secondary School

School County: Clare

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Stand Number: 1307

Project Title: Investigation into the Possible Improvement of Student and Teacher Wellbeing within the Irish Education System

Project Overview: An investigation into student and teacher wellbeing and looking at stress levels in students and teachers with a focus on the management of this stress

Lead Student: Grace McNamara

School County: Clare

School Name: Mary Immaculate Secondary School

Teacher Name: Molly Crilly

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Senior

Stand Number: 1400

Project title: An bhfuil Ozempic sláíntiúl?

Overview: Beimid ag fiosrú an bhfuil an druga branda nua Ozempic ina bhealach sláintiúil meáchan a chailleadh. Beimid ag lorg roghanna eile níos fearr freisin.

School Name: Colaiste An Phiarsaigh

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1400

Project Title: An bhfuil Ozempic sláíntiúl?

Project Overview: Beimid ag fiosrú an bhfuil an druga branda nua Ozempic ina bhealach sláintiúil meáchan a chailleadh. Beimid ag lorg roghanna eile níos fearr freisin.

Lead Student: Lily Ní Bhrosnacháin

Student 2: Suzie Ni Loingsigh

School County: Cork

School Name: Colaiste An Phiarsaigh

Teacher Name: Caoimhín Ó Buachalla

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Junior

Stand Number: 1401

Project title: Investigating link between problematic smartphone use and poor mental health in young people

Overview: We want to investigate the relationship between overall well-being indicators and problematic phone use

School Name: St Cecilia's College

School County: Derry-Londonderry

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Stand Number: 1401

Project Title: Investigating link between problematic smartphone use and poor mental health in young people

Project Overview: We want to investigate the relationship between overall well-being indicators and problematic phone use

Lead Student: Ava McGill

Student 2: Daisy Collins

Student 3: Caitlin Doherty

School County: Derry-Londonderry

School Name: St Cecilia's College

Teacher Name: Kerry Conaghan

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Junior

Stand Number: 1402

Project title: The gradual decline of hearing with age

Overview: We will conduct a comprehensive study to examine how knowledge of hearing, hearing loss, and frequency perception varies by age and gender.

School Name: St Mary's Academy CBS

School County: Carlow

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Stand Number: 1402

Project Title: The gradual decline of hearing with age

Project Overview: We will conduct a comprehensive study to examine how knowledge of hearing, hearing loss, and frequency perception varies by age and gender.

Lead Student: TJ Keating

Student 2: Craig Power

Student 3: Evan Glynn

School County: Carlow

School Name: St Mary's Academy CBS

Teacher Name: Tracey Mason

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Junior

Stand Number: 1403

Project title: Wound Protection Cage 2.0

Overview: A wound protection cage that helps heal and protect wounds while letting air circulate on different parts of the body and for animals.

School Name: Kinsale Community School

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1403

Project Title: Wound Protection Cage 2.0

Project Overview: A wound protection cage that helps heal and protect wounds while letting air circulate on different parts of the body and for animals.

Lead Student: Etaoin Healy Bastow

Student 2: Eva Grace

School County: Cork

School Name: Kinsale Community School

Teacher Name: Shaun Holly

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Junior