2025

health and wellbeing projects

Stand Number: 1527

Project title: Honey Healers - Unveiling the anti-biotic powers of different honeys and incorporating them into making medical bandages

Overview: We are investigating the anti-biotic properties of different honeys. Then we are going to develop honey bandages to help cure ulcers and other bacterial infections.

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1527

Project Title: Honey Healers - Unveiling the anti-biotic powers of different honeys and incorporating them into making medical bandages

Project Overview: We are investigating the anti-biotic properties of different honeys. Then we are going to develop honey bandages to help cure ulcers and other bacterial infections.

Lead Student: Caoimhe Scully

Student 2: Niamh Wygers

Student 3: Miya Sullivan

School County: Cork

School Name: Mount St Michael

Teacher Name: Alison O’ Neill

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1528

Project title: Is this Pandemic a Forever Type of Thing?

Overview: How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the social and mental well-being of young people in Ireland?

School Name: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1528

Project Title: Is this Pandemic a Forever Type of Thing?

Project Overview: How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the social and mental well-being of young people in Ireland?

Lead Student: Kate Crowley

Student 2: Rachel Burton

School County: Cork

School Name: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire

Teacher Name: Pat Curtin

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1529

Project title: “No Environment, No Wellbeing” - An intervention to reduce eco-anxiety and increase climate engagement in teenagers.

Overview: The focus of our project is to investigate climate change and the effect it has on our generation, by using our peers.

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

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Stand Number: 1529

Project Title: “No Environment, No Wellbeing” - An intervention to reduce eco-anxiety and increase climate engagement in teenagers.

Project Overview: The focus of our project is to investigate climate change and the effect it has on our generation, by using our peers.

Lead Student: Roise Glynn

Student 2: Clodagh O Dwyer

School County: Tipperary

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

Teacher Name: Anne Molony

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1530

Project title: Vitamin C retention in vegetables using different cooking methods

Overview: This project investigates vitamin C retention in vegetables across various cooking methods (boiling, oven, air fryer, etc) aiming to identify the most nutrient-preserving cooking method.

School Name: Santa Sabina Dominican College

School County: Dublin

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Stand Number: 1530

Project Title: Vitamin C retention in vegetables using different cooking methods

Project Overview: This project investigates vitamin C retention in vegetables across various cooking methods (boiling, oven, air fryer, etc) aiming to identify the most nutrient-preserving cooking method.

Lead Student: Bridget Hickey-Montoro

Student 2: Laura Connolly

Student 3: Éabha Dillon

School County: Dublin

School Name: Santa Sabina Dominican College

Teacher Name: Paul Nugent

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1531

Project title: The Benefits of Sport on Neurodivergent People

Overview: An investigation into the factors in sports that attract neurodivergent people; using surveys of quantitative data and semi structured interviews.

School Name: CBS The Green

School County: Kerry

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Stand Number: 1531

Project Title: The Benefits of Sport on Neurodivergent People

Project Overview: An investigation into the factors in sports that attract neurodivergent people; using surveys of quantitative data and semi structured interviews.

Lead Student: Philip Brosnan

Student 2: Karl Cronin

School County: Kerry

School Name: CBS The Green

Teacher Name: Julianne O'Keeffe

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1532

Project title: Behind The Smiles: The Silent Struggle of Teenage Burnout

Overview: Our project comes from both of our experiences with burnout so we’ve decided to dig deeper into how common it is with other teenagers.

School Name: Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed

School County: Tipperary

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Stand Number: 1532

Project Title: Behind The Smiles: The Silent Struggle of Teenage Burnout

Project Overview: Our project comes from both of our experiences with burnout so we’ve decided to dig deeper into how common it is with other teenagers.

Lead Student: Cormac Sheehy

Student 2: Maria Ryan

School County: Tipperary

School Name: Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed

Teacher Name: Ciara Phelan

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1533

Project title: Flow Fit

Overview: We are investigating how menstruation can affect a woman’s performance in all sporting activities.

School Name: Rosses Community School

School County: Donegal

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Stand Number: 1533

Project Title: Flow Fit

Project Overview: We are investigating how menstruation can affect a woman’s performance in all sporting activities.

Lead Student: Méabh Cannon

Student 2: Xinyi Chen

Student 3: Grace Andrews

School County: Donegal

School Name: Rosses Community School

Teacher Name: Kevin Boyle

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1534

Project title: An analysis of people's misconceptions of Dyslexia and to highlight the positive attributes associated with this learning disability.

Overview: Gather information about people's understanding of Dyslexia so see where the misconceptions are, and then creating content to help improve this.

School Name: Coláiste Choilm

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 1534

Project Title: An analysis of people's misconceptions of Dyslexia and to highlight the positive attributes associated with this learning disability.

Project Overview: Gather information about people's understanding of Dyslexia so see where the misconceptions are, and then creating content to help improve this.

Lead Student: Maggie Mollaghan

Student 2: Erin Sheehan

School County: Cork

School Name: Coláiste Choilm

Teacher Name: Karina Lyne

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1535

Project title: Investigating how vaping affects the teenage body

Overview: An investigation into how vaping affects the physical health of adolescents

School Name: City Vocational School

School County: Kilkenny

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Stand Number: 1535

Project Title: Investigating how vaping affects the teenage body

Project Overview: An investigation into how vaping affects the physical health of adolescents

Lead Student: Africa Perez Garcia

Student 2: Roc Solé Collell

Student 3: Carlos Torrejón Linage

School County: Kilkenny

School Name: City Vocational School

Teacher Name: John Flood

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1536

Project title: Breaking the Silence: Unravelling Menstrual Stigmas and Mood Mysteries

Overview: To determine whether women's wellbeing is affected by what point they’re at during their menstrual cycle and change the way of teaching while breaking stigmas.

School Name: Athlone Community College

School County: Westmeath

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Stand Number: 1536

Project Title: Breaking the Silence: Unravelling Menstrual Stigmas and Mood Mysteries

Project Overview: To determine whether women's wellbeing is affected by what point they’re at during their menstrual cycle and change the way of teaching while breaking stigmas.

Lead Student: Aukse Vinciunaite

Student 2: Leah Maguire

Student 3: Niamh O’Reilly

School County: Westmeath

School Name: Athlone Community College

Teacher Name: Laura Donnellan

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate