2025

projects

Stand Number: 1522

Project title: Coping through Chaos: A longitudinal study of the stress and anxiety levels of teenagers and the effectiveness of stress and anxiety coping strategies

Overview: A longitudinal study of teenagers' stress & anxiety, comparing the most well-known effective strategies with those used by post-primary students.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 1202

Project title: NeuroVision: An AI-based Tool for Glioblastoma Genetic Analysis and Personalised Treatment

Overview: I am developing a personalised AI tool that analyses MRI scans of glioblastoma to predict genetic mutations, leading to less invasive and tailored treatment strategies.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 5604

Project title: Microplastics in the Irish Brown Crab

Overview: Our aim is to observe the microplastic pollution of Ireland's waters, through the use of the edible Irish brown crab.

School Name: Midleton College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2313

Project title: An Investigation into the Factors Influencing how People Learn Most Effectively

Overview: An investigation into how factors such as hobbies, age and gender influence how a person learns most effectively.

School Name: Midleton College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5518

Project title: An Assessment of the Reliability of Weather Proverbs in a Time of Climate Change

Overview: Assessing the reliability of weather sayings in a time of climate change and assessing the impact of our study on farmer’s attitude to climate change

School Name: Millstreet Community School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1508

Project title: A statistical analysis of how frequent ligament injuries have become in recent years in males versus females.

Overview: Our project is about how frequent different types of collateral ligaments have become in recent years.

School Name: Millstreet Community School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2114

Project title: Putting the buzz into Millstreet: Building on local initiatives to raise awareness of pollinator conservation in my town

Overview: This project aims to raise awareness of pollinator conservation amongst my peers in town due to concerns about the extinction of Ireland’s bees and pollinators.

School Name: Millstreet Community School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1552

Project title: Is High Performance in Sport out of Reach for Short People?

Overview: This project aims to assess the relationship between body height and the key motor abilities for high performance in field sports.

School Name: Moate Community School

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 5100

Project title: Methane Busters: Harnessing tannins and feed additives to clean up slurry tank emissions.

Overview: Using a dual approach to reduce methane emissions from the Irish bovine herd by targeting methanogenic microorganisms in the rumen and slurry tank.

School Name: Moate Community School

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 5519

Project title: Fungi Civil War: Using Birch Polypore to develop a treatment spray for bovine ringworm.

Overview: This project aims to use Birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) to produce a cheap and effective anti-fungal spray for ringworm treatment in Irish cattle herds.

School Name: Moate Community School

School County: Westmeath