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Stand Number: 5528

Project title: City Greens: Growing food with Hydroponics and Aquaponics for sustainable urban farming.

Overview: Comparing the growth rate of vegetables in both rural and urban environments using hydroponic and aquaponic methods

School Name: Scoil Pól

School County: Limerick

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Stand Number: 5528

Project Title: City Greens: Growing food with Hydroponics and Aquaponics for sustainable urban farming.

Overview: Comparing the growth rate of vegetables in both rural and urban environments using hydroponic and aquaponic methods

Lead Student: Anna O’Brien

Student 2: Nadine Lane

Student 3: Rebecca Donegan

School Name: Scoil Pól

School County: Limerick

Teacher Name: Aisling O'Connor

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5529

Project title: Níl plaisteach fungi….. Staidear isteach i brise síos plasteach oxoin-bhithmillte ag úsáid fungi áitúila

Overview: Tá muid ag fíosrú más féidir fungi a bhfuil áitiúil go hÉireann a úsáid chun trúillú plaisteach a brise síos

School Name: Meanscoil Gharman

School County: Wexford

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Stand Number: 5529

Project Title: Níl plaisteach fungi….. Staidear isteach i brise síos plasteach oxoin-bhithmillte ag úsáid fungi áitúila

Overview: Tá muid ag fíosrú más féidir fungi a bhfuil áitiúil go hÉireann a úsáid chun trúillú plaisteach a brise síos

Lead Student: Niamh Ni Mhurchu

Student 2: Layla Byrne

School Name: Meanscoil Gharman

School County: Wexford

Teacher Name: Dan Fitzpatrick

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5530

Project title: Green Sheets: Sustainable Paper from Grass

Overview: Our project investigates whether grass paper could be a more effective material than traditional paper for packaging.

School Name: Tullamore College

School County: Offaly

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Stand Number: 5530

Project Title: Green Sheets: Sustainable Paper from Grass

Overview: Our project investigates whether grass paper could be a more effective material than traditional paper for packaging.

Lead Student: Ryan Plunkett

Student 2: Cillian Farrell

School Name: Tullamore College

School County: Offaly

Teacher Name: Noreen Flynn

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5531

Project title: Sliabh an Iarainn: an active bog?

Overview: This project investigates the status of the blanket bog on Sliabh an Iarainn mountain and as a result whether it is a priority habitat.

School Name: Ballinamore Community School

School County: Leitrim

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Stand Number: 5531

Project Title: Sliabh an Iarainn: an active bog?

Overview: This project investigates the status of the blanket bog on Sliabh an Iarainn mountain and as a result whether it is a priority habitat.

Lead Student: Hannah Morgan

Student 2: Clodagh Gartland

Student 3: Ella Adams

School Name: Ballinamore Community School

School County: Leitrim

Teacher Name: Eamon Geoghegan

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5532

Project title: Silage Pit Showdown: Battle of the Biofilms vs. Plastic Covers

Overview: Our project seeks to determine the most sustainable and effective way to cover silage pits, while maintaining high-quality silage

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 5532

Project Title: Silage Pit Showdown: Battle of the Biofilms vs. Plastic Covers

Overview: Our project seeks to determine the most sustainable and effective way to cover silage pits, while maintaining high-quality silage

Lead Student: Stephen Jennings

Student 2: Liam O'Brien

Student 3: Niklas Schnell

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Alan O’ Rourke

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5533

Project title: Pulsed Electrical Fields Application To Cells

Overview: The cell membrane is sensitive to electrical fields. Our project aims to demonstrate how we can safely disrupt the cell membrane with electrical pulses.

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 5533

Project Title: Pulsed Electrical Fields Application To Cells

Overview: The cell membrane is sensitive to electrical fields. Our project aims to demonstrate how we can safely disrupt the cell membrane with electrical pulses.

Lead Student: Julia Soden

Student 2: Ella Fee

Student 3: Siún Corish

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Alison O’ Neill

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5534

Project title: The effects of exercise on singing

Overview: We will be testing the effects of physical exercise on vocal performance(singing).

School Name: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 5534

Project Title: The effects of exercise on singing

Overview: We will be testing the effects of physical exercise on vocal performance(singing).

Lead Student: Kate Shinnick

Student 2: Freya O Riordan

School Name: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Pat Curtin

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5535

Project title: Does reducing the routine use of antimicrobials on dairy farms reduce the antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from cows' milk on those farms?

Overview: We tested for differences in antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria isolated from milk samples collected on dairy farms with differing levels of antibiotic use.

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

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Stand Number: 5535

Project Title: Does reducing the routine use of antimicrobials on dairy farms reduce the antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from cows' milk on those farms?

Overview: We tested for differences in antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria isolated from milk samples collected on dairy farms with differing levels of antibiotic use.

Lead Student: Julie Johnson

Student 2: Ella Frend

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

Teacher Name: Anne Molony

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5536

Project title: Which Wood You Rather? An investigation into the concealed effects chemically-treated wood have on biodiversity and nature.

Overview: We will assess the hidden threats synthetic woods pose to our natural environment by executing various experiments on several wood specimens.

School Name: St. Leo's College

School County: Carlow

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Stand Number: 5536

Project Title: Which Wood You Rather? An investigation into the concealed effects chemically-treated wood have on biodiversity and nature.

Overview: We will assess the hidden threats synthetic woods pose to our natural environment by executing various experiments on several wood specimens.

Lead Student: Fatima Naeem

Student 2: Naomi Picovici

School Name: St. Leo's College

School County: Carlow

Teacher Name: Kelley Comerford

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5537

Project title: Classroom Air Makeover. An investigation into the effect of the Peace Lily plant on Carbon Dioxide concentration in classrooms.

Overview: This investigation will assess the potential for the Peace Lily plant to improve classroom CO2 levels. We hope to contribute to healthy, productive learning spaces.

School Name: Ursuline College Blackrock

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 5537

Project Title: Classroom Air Makeover. An investigation into the effect of the Peace Lily plant on Carbon Dioxide concentration in classrooms.

Overview: This investigation will assess the potential for the Peace Lily plant to improve classroom CO2 levels. We hope to contribute to healthy, productive learning spaces.

Lead Student: Berfin Muhsinoglu

Student 2: Izzy Morrish

Student 3: Hannah Browne

School Name: Ursuline College Blackrock

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Sarah Jane Brady

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5538

Project title: Pea Power: A sustainable protein crop

Overview: The goal of this investigation is to identify a more sustainable plant-based protein source that can help reduce our carbon footprint.

School Name: St. Joseph's Secondary School Tulla

School County: Clare

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Stand Number: 5538

Project Title: Pea Power: A sustainable protein crop

Overview: The goal of this investigation is to identify a more sustainable plant-based protein source that can help reduce our carbon footprint.

Lead Student: Emily Cronin

Student 2: Kiera Kelly

School Name: St. Joseph's Secondary School Tulla

School County: Clare

Teacher Name: Mairead O Brien

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 5539

Project title: Fás Plandaí: an é truaillú an miniú?

Overview: Staidéar ar uisce truaillith ó aibhneacha Chill Mhantáin agus an eifeacht ar fhás plandaí.

School Name: Gaelcholáiste na Mara

School County: Wicklow

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Stand Number: 5539

Project Title: Fás Plandaí: an é truaillú an miniú?

Overview: Staidéar ar uisce truaillith ó aibhneacha Chill Mhantáin agus an eifeacht ar fhás plandaí.

Lead Student: Dannie Doyle

Student 2: Cian Bryne

School Name: Gaelcholáiste na Mara

School County: Wicklow

Teacher Name: Rebecca Ní Chonchuir

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate