Qualified Projects 2021 the Following Projects Have Qualified for the Virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, 6 - 8 January 2021

Qualified Projects 2021 The following projects have qualified for the virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, 6 - 8 January 2021. Not all projects are listed.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Carlow Presentation Understanding the Social and Group College positive effects of Behavioural Lockdown Sciences Cavan Colaiste Dun an ‘Maskne. What are your Biological and Group Ri masks keeping out and Ecological what are they keeping in? Cavan Colaiste Dun an A study of the factors Social and Group Ri that affect the type of Behavioural dreams we experience. Sciences Cavan Colaiste Dun an An Investigation into the Social and Group Ri relationship between Irish Behavioural lottery participants and Sciences their socio-demographic backgrounds. Cavan Colaiste Dun an A Statistical Analysis Social and Group Ri of Young People’s Behavioural Awareness and Attitude Sciences to COVID-19 in Ireland Cavan St Bricin’s The effects hand sanitizer Chemical, Group Vocational School has on different materials Physical & Mathematical Sciences Cavan St Bricin’s Does colour effect the Biological and Group Vocational School amount of feed a bird will Ecological eat? Cavan St Bricin’s A Statistical Biological and Group Vocational School Ecological Cavan Colaiste Dun an The biological effects Biological and Group Ri of wearing a mask on a Ecological student’s day to day life. Cavan Colaiste Dun an Are protein bars and Biological and Group Ri snacks worth it? Ecological

BTYSTE BeyondLimits www.btyoungscientist.com BTYSTE2021_QR_18/11/20 Qualified Projects 2021 The following projects have qualified for the virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, 6 - 8 January 2021. Not all projects are listed.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cavan Bailieborough Are our cleaning habits Chemical, Group Community affecting our household Physical & School surfaces. Mathematical Sciences Cavan Bailieborough An investigation to Biological and Group Community determine if shelter Ecological School affects nutrient quantity Cavan Bailieborough An investigation to Biological and Individual Community determine if porous fruit Ecological School absorbs pesticides and chemicals Cavan Colaiste Dun an An analysis of the intake Social and Group Ri of iron and the awareness Behavioural of the importance of iron Sciences among teenage girls in the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia. Clare Ennistymon A study, analysis and Technology Group Vocational School creation of a viral music videos Clare Mary Immaculate Does the availability Biological and Individual Secondary School of food affect the Ecological Lisdoonvarna movement of periwinkles (Littorina littorea) Clare St. Joseph’s To Dry or not to Dry Biological and Group Secondary School Ecological Clare St. Joseph’s Speedy Compostables Chemical, Group Secondary School Physical & Mathematical Sciences Clare St. Joseph’s Rockpool Quest Biological and Group Secondary School Ecological

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Clare Mary Immaculate Is visitor footfall Biological and Individual Secondary School affecting lichen growth Ecological Lisdoonvarna on limestone pavement in the Burren? Clare Mary Immaculate House searching by Biological and Individual Secondary School hermit crabs Ecological Lisdoonvarna Clare St. Joseph’s Nanosilver:What does it Biological and Individual Secondary School do to our Marine Life? Ecological Clare Mary Immaculate An investigation into the Chemical, Individual Secondary School differences in height Physical & Lisdoonvarna of adjoining clints in Mathematical Limestone pavement in Sciences the Burren Clare St. Joseph’s Solar Powered Chemistry Chemical, Group Secondary School – Study Chemical Physical & Reaction Rates in Mathematical Ultraviolet Beads Sciences Clare Mary Immaculate Does the level of Biological and Individual Secondary School nutrients in seawater Ecological Lisdoonvarna affect the abundance of Ulva lactuca Clare St Joseph’s Eco-Friendly Bale Netting Biological and Group Community Ecological College Cork St. Brogan’s Hemp for a Sustainable Biological and Individual College Future? Ecological Cork Colaiste Treasa Who’s minds the medics? Social and Individual A mixed methods Behavioural investigation into the well Sciences being of Irish health care staff

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork St. Brogan’s W.A.S.T.E (Worthless Social and Group College activities that steal time Behavioural and energy) Sciences Cork Coláiste Muire Bake it or Fake it Biological and Individual Crosshaven Ecological Cork St. Brogan’s Keep calm & carry on Social and Group College breastfeeding Behavioural Sciences Cork St. Brogan’s A Seed Of Hope Technology Group College Cork St Aloysius School A Comparative Study of Chemical, Individual the Thermal Properties Physical & and Effectiveness of Mathematical Various Tea Cosies Sciences Cork Gaelcholáiste Insliú,Insliú,Insliú Technology Individual Charraig Uí Leighin Cork Gaelcholáiste An féidir Cress a fás Biological and Group Charraig Uí ag baint úsáid as Ecological Leighin deochanna difriúl? Cork Gaelcholáiste R.A.G.T.A.G Technology Group Charraig Uí Leighin Cork Colaiste An How Cerebal Palsy Biological and Group Phiarsaigh Affects Young Children Ecological Cork Colaiste Treasa A Comparative Study to Social and Group Investigate Experiences Behavioural of Discrimination Among Sciences Ethnic Minority Students

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Colaiste Treasa “Investigating possible Biological and Individual vegetable oil soil toxicity Ecological using nematodes as environmental bioindicators” Cork Gaelcholáiste Ag Bréagnú Aischuisíocht Chemical, Individual Charraig Uí Reitr sa Scriosán Physical & Leighin Candamach Rogha Mathematical Mhoillithe Sciences Cork St. Brogan’s E.Y.E (Enhance Your Social and Group College Education) Behavioural Sciences Cork Millstreet One language or two: Social and Group Community what’s better for you? Behavioural School Sciences Cork Colaiste An Testing the physics of Chemical, Group Phiarsaigh sliotars Physical & Mathematical Sciences Cork Colaiste An Cad é an éifeacht atá ag Biological and Group Phiarsaigh airgead ar ár sláinte? Ecological Cork Colaiste An Can food affect your Biological and Group Phiarsaigh heart rate (short term)? Ecological Cork Colaiste An Which candle burns Chemical, Group Phiarsaigh longer homemade or Physical & store bought Mathematical Sciences Cork Colaiste An Leibhéil Bhithéagsúlachta Biological and Individual Phiarsaigh i Saghasanna Difiriúla Ecological Coille

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Colaiste An An investigation Social and Individual Phiarsaigh to measure the Behavioural consequences of Sciences horticulture on mental health Cork Colaiste An Mobile phone usage Social and Group Phiarsaigh and the impact of push Behavioural notifications Sciences Cork St Mary’s “Code Red: An Social and Group Secondary School investigation of attitudes Behavioural towards menstrual health Sciences and environmentally friendly menstrual products in Ireland.” Cork St Mary’s Misogynistic Minds: A Social and Group Secondary School statistical investigation Behavioural into the prominence of Sciences misogyny in young girl’s lives’. Cork St Mary’s why is the uptake in Social and Individual Secondary School physics so low in girls? Behavioural Sciences Cork St Mary’s The effects of colour on Biological and Group Secondary School memory and mood Ecological Cork St Mary’s are compostable and Biological and Group Secondary School biodegradable ration Ecological bags the future of Irish farms? Cork St Mary’s An investigation into the Social and Individual Secondary School effect of the COVID-19 Behavioural lockdown on Domestic Sciences Violence in Irish households.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork St Mary’s are parents/guardians Social and Group Secondary School willing to give their Behavioural children CBD oils to help Sciences with various medical conditions Cork Coláiste Na Tik Tok: Why can’t I stop Social and Group Toirbhirte scrolling. Behavioural Sciences Cork Coláiste Na How untested water from Biological and Individual Toirbhirte private wells can put 1 Ecological million people at risk of E. coli poisoning. Cork Coláiste Choilm The popularity of Social and Group Direct provision and its Behavioural alternatives in Ireland. Sciences Cork Coláiste Choilm A statistical investigation Social and Group into Nomophobia and Behavioural Smartphone addiction Sciences and developing a solution to reduce these issues from occurring amongst pre-teenagers Cork Coláiste Muire One small carbon free Chemical, Individual Crosshaven step for man one giant Physical & eco friendly leap for Mathematical mankind Sciences Cork Coláiste Choilm Increasing the battery Technology Individual range of a drone using solar energy. Cork Colaiste Treasa An investigation into Biological and Individual the ability of different Ecological pasture swards to sequester carbon

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork St. Brogan’s Calories VS Chemicals Social and Group College Behavioural Sciences Cork Millstreet Do you ever think how Social and Group Community much a “thumbs up” Behavioural School costs? Sciences Cork Kinsale are casein based plastics Chemical, Individual Community a viable, sustainable and Physical & School eco friendly alternative Mathematical to oil based plastics? Sciences Cork Coláiste Muire Falling for the stars- a Social and Individual Crosshaven study into mainstream Behavioural horoscopes affect one’s Sciences personality Cork St Mary’s Bypass construction, Biological and Group Secondary School farm disruption? Ecological Cork St Mary’s A statistical analysis Social and Group Secondary School of teenage girls’ Behavioural knowledge of female Sciences disorders and diseases ie.endometriosis, PCOS, and breast and cervical cancer Cork St Mary’s Stay at home vs. Working Social and Individual Secondary School mothers: how are their Behavioural children raised? Sciences Cork St Mary’s How music affects your Social and Group Secondary School heart rate during sleep Behavioural Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork De La Salle The Social & Social and Individual College Cork Psychological Impact Behavioural of Face Masks/Face Sciences Coverings on Society Cork Clonakilty Bio-degradable Mycelium Biological and Group Community Food Containers. Ecological College Cork Clonakilty Why is Goat Off the Social and Group Community Menu? A Statistical Behavioural College Analysis of Attitudes to Sciences Consuming Goat Meat Cork Coláiste Choilm What is the reproduction Biological and Group rate of bacteria on school Ecological uniforms? Cork De La Salle Bike Blinkers Technology Group College Cork Cork Beara Community Music Wise- the music Technology Group School note scanner app Cork Beara Community Take the musk out of your Technology Group School mask! Cork St Mary’s Does the temperature Chemical, Group Secondary School of where a battery is Physical & stored affect the electric Mathematical current? Sciences Cork St. Brogan’s How Covid-19 has had Social and Group College an impact on global Behavioural warming. Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Midleton College An analysis of the Social and Individual existing supports and Behavioural resources in place for Sciences disabled individuals participating in the workplace in Ireland, and a proposal for a new scheme to improve them Cork Midleton College An investigation into Social and Individual how face coverings have Behavioural an effect within Post- Sciences Primary schools. Cork Midleton College Students’ exposure and Social and Individual understanding of alt- Behavioural right dog whistles; does Sciences political orientation correlate with online saturation of said symbols Cork Coláiste Choilm statistical analysis Social and Group comparing stress levels in Behavioural online learning versus in Sciences class learning Cork Coláiste Choilm Tips to refrain from going Social and Group insane (To research and Behavioural test the physiological Sciences impact of stress relievers in a post stress environment) Cork Coláiste Choilm A Behavioural Analysis of Social and Group Athletes in Team sports vs Behavioural Individual Sports Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Coláiste Choilm gender dysphoria’s Social and Individual effects on a students Behavioural mental health Sciences Cork Coláiste Choilm Bacteria is in disguise, Biological and Group don’t let the levels rise Ecological Cork Coláiste Choilm The Conditioning of Social and Individual the next generation to Behavioural gamble through the use Sciences of video games Cork Coláiste Choilm Does bacteria last as Biological and Individual long on metal? Ecological Cork Scoil Mhuire gan Budgies and their Social and Group Smál Blarney habitats Behavioural Sciences Cork St. Brogan’s Is there toxins present in Biological and Group College our drinking water? Ecological Cork Millstreet Is Ireland’s eradication Biological and Group Community programme for bovine TB Ecological School effective ? Cork Gaelcholáiste Cad é an difríocht idir Biological and Group Charraig Uí sláinte agus folláine Ecological Leighin madra treoraí in aghaidh madra tí Cork Boherbue Quarantots; Behavioural Social and Group Comprehensive changes in primary Behavioural School school children due to Sciences quarantine

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Coláiste Muire An investigation into how Social and Individual Crosshaven ingrained the lack of Behavioural status for female athletes Sciences is in comparison to male athletes and to what extent is this a cognitive bias. Cork Boherbue women in farming Social and Group Comprehensive Behavioural School Sciences Cork Douglas Interception of Insecure Technology Group Community Wireless Network School Protocols Cork Millstreet Can we save our planet Biological and Group Community and our money, one Ecological School Giant sequoia at at time Cork Millstreet Carbon sequestration in Biological and Group Community soils Ecological School Cork Bishopstown Analyzing the difference Social and Individual Community between Car Insurance Behavioural School rates Between Ireland Sciences and other developed countries and why this occurs Cork Coláiste Choilm A Statistical Investigation Social and Group into Pitch Perception Behavioural Ability and its Correlation Sciences to Musical Confidence and Personality Type Cork Coláiste Na Does carbon Biological and Group Toirbhirte concentration affect Ecological stomatal density?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Beara Community Easy Ankle Technology Group School Cork Beara Community Preventing machine Technology Individual School accidents with warning systems. Cork Beara Community The universal power of Social and Individual School music. Behavioural Sciences Cork St. Brogan’s CAN-TEENS Make Better Social and Individual College Food Choices? Behavioural Sciences Cork St Fanahan’s My Health Saviour Technology Group College Cork Midleton College A Statistical Investigation Social and Individual into the Flaws of the Behavioural Sexuality Education Sciences Curriculum in Ireland. Cork Bishopstown The yearly cost of owning Biological and Individual Community a pet dog Ecological School Cork Loreto Secondary An Investigation Into The Biological and Individual School Fermoy Effects Of Masks On Ecological Performance In Sports Cork St Mary’s High An investigation into Biological and Group School the plastic content of Ecological teabags Cork St Mary’s Life in Lockdown: An Social and Group Secondary School investigation into the Behavioural effects of homeschooling Sciences and returning to school on children with autistic spectrum disorders

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Loreto Secondary DASHTags Technology Individual School Fermoy Cork Colaiste Treasa The Statistic Analysis of Social and Individual Adolescent Perceptions Behavioural and Attitudes towards Sciences people with Down Syndrome Cork Coláiste “What’s in a name?” Social and Individual Cholmáin Nuclear vs. Fission Behavioural Sciences Cork Clonakilty Floor Safe Lighting Technology Group Community System College Cork Colaiste Treasa Use of the Health Belief Social and Group Model to investigate Behavioural elements informing Sciences young peoples attitudes towards Covid-19 and subsequent impact on response to restrictions and vaccine uptake. Cork Scoil Mhuire Does caffeine effect Biological and Group Kanturk reaction time in sports? Ecological Cork Douglas Investigating what Technology Group Community materials block a WiFi School signal. Cork Scoil Mhuire Body Image Blues in Social and Group Kanturk Sport Behavioural Sciences Cork Scoil Mhuire The benefits of video- Social and Individual Kanturk games on the elderly and Behavioural other select group Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork St Aloysius School The Shooting Technique Chemical, Individual of Steph Curry Physical & Mathematical Sciences Cork St Aloysius School How Do Different Styles Social and Individual of Music Affect Our Heart Behavioural and Our Emotions Sciences Cork St Aloysius School The Physcis Behind Chemical, Group Synchronised Swimming Physical & Mathematical Sciences Cork Patrician An investigation into Social and Group Academy how people aged 13 Behavioural to 17 get their news, Sciences their awareness of fake news and their ability to identify a news source as trustworthy. Cork Patrician A statistical analysis of Social and Group Academy Irish people’s attitudes Behavioural towards nuclear energy Sciences as a solution to achieving our carbon emission targets Cork Midleton College Organic Bioplastic Biological and Individual bottles an alternative to Ecological single use plastic bottles Cork Bandon Grammar Towards detecting state- Technology Individual School of-the-art deepfakes Cork Christian Brothers How do different Social and Individual Secondary School generations interpret Behavioural Cork climate change and its Sciences effects?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Midleton College Use of medical Technology Individual technology into a vehicle steering wheel to help improve road safety. Cork Coláiste Chríost Optimal healing time Chemical, Group Rí with correct use of Physical & crutches Mathematical Sciences Cork Coláiste Muire Beach closure exposure Biological and Individual Crosshaven Ecological Cork Coláiste An An Investigation into the Chemical, Group Spioraid Naoimh Feasibility of the 2020 Physical & Olympic Games Mathematical Sciences Cork Regina Mundi An investigation into Biological and Group College the link between abitoic Ecological factors and the insect population decline; how it will negatively affect biodiversity and our daily lives in Douglas in the future. Cork St Aloysius A comparative study to Biological and Group College analyze lactobacillus Ecological Carrigtwohill versions on the growth of salad seeds. Cork Coláiste Blue Light - Harmless Technology Group Cholmáin Side Effect or Artificial Insomnia? Cork Maria Immaculata Which antacid remedies Biological and Group Community are most effective in the Ecological College treatment of heartburn, and why?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Cork Scoil Mhuire Alcohol and Mental Social and Group Kanturk Health Behavioural Sciences Cork Bandon Grammar A Mathematical model Chemical, Group School to help improve rowing Physical & technique Mathematical Sciences Cork Bandon Grammar Does where you live Social and Group School affect your IQ? Behavioural Sciences Cork Kinsale Using NFC (Near Field Technology Individual Community Communication) School technology to reduce learning time lost taking school register Cork Kinsale A Statistical study of the Social and Individual Community use of CPR and AEDs Behavioural School Sciences Cork Mount St Michael An Investigation of the Biological and Group Antimicrobial Properties Ecological of West Cork Lichen on Pathogenic Bacteria Cork Coláiste Chríost Bird Lives Matter Biological and Group Rí Ecological Cork Coláiste Muire Lobsteristic Biological and Individual Crosshaven Ecological

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Donegal Scoil Mhuire What’s killing you? A Biological and Group statistical analysis of the Ecological associations between age, gender, place of residence and cause of death in the Irish population. Donegal Abbey Vocational A reusable biodegradable Technology Individual School solution for coffee on the go. Donegal St Eunan’s Building NOAA Weather Technology Individual College Satellite Ground-Station Donegal Abbey Vocational Investigating the Biological and Group School antimicrobial activity of Ecological native Irish tree barks. Donegal Abbey Vocational The best household Biological and Group School preservative for cut Ecological flowers. Donegal Choláiste Is COVID-19 a catalyst Social and Group Cholmcille for sustainability Behavioural Sciences Donegal Coláiste Ailigh Fadhbanna Sóisialta Social and Group ag Déagóirí I Behavioural Méanscoileanna Sciences Donegal Coláiste Ailigh Cén Mais Feamainn a Biological and Individual Bheadh de Dhith Chun Ecological Mais Áirithe Plaisteach a Dhéanamh agus Cén feamainn áitiúil is fearr le húsáid?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Donegal Loreto A Homemade Air Biological and Group Community Freshener Using Recycled Ecological School Paper Donegal Coláiste Ailigh Cén ghlúin is mó a Social and Individual bhaineann an paindéim Behavioural Covid-19 leo?/Which Sciences generation is most concerned about the Covid-19 Pandemic? Donegal Loreto An investigation into the Technology Group Community practical uses of facial School recognition technology and biometrics, and the experimentation of available open source technology. Donegal The Royal and Captains Hook Technology Group Prior School Donegal Loreto A chemical analysis of Chemical, Group Community the alcohol content in Physical & School hand sanitisers using Mathematical chromatography Sciences Donegal Loreto Do horses respond to Biological and Group Community human emotion? Ecological School Donegal Coláiste Ailigh Cad é an dóigh is fearr Chemical, Individual chun feag a dhéanamh Physical & do na phíobáí uilleann? Mathematical Sciences Donegal Pobalscoil An Cóimheas Órga: an Chemical, Group Ghaoth Dobhair bhfuil sé le fáil i measc Physical & scoilire Mathematical Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Donegal Coláiste Ailigh An bhfuil muid Éire mar Social and Group thír andúilmhear le feoil Behavioural Sciences Donegal Coláiste Ailigh An bhfuil tú abalta an Chemical, Individual méid siúcra sa fuil fuine Physical & ag baint úsáid as a seile Mathematical in áit fuil? Sciences Donegal Coláiste Ailigh An assessment of the Social and Individual Effects of lockdown and Behavioural Isolation on physical Sciences and mental wellbeing of teenagers. Down South Eastern Investigating the link Biological and Individual Regional College between Cardiovascular Ecological - Bangor Campus Disease and an individuals’ weight. Dublin Mount Anville Red Planet Residence: Chemical, Group Secondary School Designing a Habitable Physical & Subterranean Mathematical Environment on Mars Sciences Capable of Sustaining Human Life Dublin Synge Street CBS Analytical Solutions of Chemical, Group Compartmental Epidemic Physical & Models and Their Mathematical Application to Parameter Sciences Estimation Dublin Templeogue Social Media Social and Individual College Manipulation Behavioural Sciences Dublin Nord Anglia Developing a sensor Technology Group International glove for the blind School Dublin

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin St Joseph’s A comparative analysis Biological and Group College of the effectiveness of Ecological cleaning products based on their recommended retail price (RRP). Dublin St Joseph’s Investigating the link Social and Group College between reading for Behavioural pleasure and pursuing Sciences a higher education and career. Dublin Kishoge A Greener Greenhouse Technology Group Community College Dublin St. Kilian’s Designing a better Technology Individual German School Operating System Dublin Templeogue Changing Climate, Biological and Individual College Changing Genes: Ecological Epigenetics to help crops deal with climate change. Dublin Coláiste Eoin Disproving the Theory of Social and Individual Overpopulation Behavioural Sciences Dublin Dominican A Dog’s Purpose: A study Social and Group College of and novel solution to Behavioural loneliness Sciences Dublin Grange Teaching from home Social and Individual Community during lockdown: A Behavioural College teacher’s perspective Sciences Dublin St Mary’s CareerCoaster - The Technology Individual Secondary School Ultimate Career Guide for Secondary School Students

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin St Michaels Hello;Pole Technology Individual College Dublin Coláiste Phádraig The effect of light Chemical, Group Frequency on Physical & background radiation in Mathematical a cloud chamber Sciences Dublin Gonzaga College Studying is Hard, But Social and Individual Who had it Harder? Behavioural Sciences Dublin Rosemont School Tell me what to think Social and Individual Behavioural Sciences Dublin Loreto High Boost your Mood Technology Group School Dublin Loreto College The Science behind a Social and Group Decision Behavioural Sciences Dublin Gaelcholáiste an Tionchar tuismitheora Social and Group Phiarsaigh ar rannpháirtíocht Behavioural sa spórt i measc Sciences déagóirí baineanna, agus na fachtóirí a imríonn tionchar ar rannpháirtíocht na gcailíní sa spórt. Dublin Tallaght “The Magic Feather”: Social and Group Community One weird trick to boost Behavioural School athletic performance Sciences Dublin St. Aidan’s C.B.S. Autonomous Drone to Technology Individual Deliver COVID 19 Self- Administered Tests to Patients’ Homes

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin Gonzaga College Using modern technology Technology Group to emulate CHIP8 on a basic webpage Dublin Our Ladys School The Effectiveness of Chemical, Group Safety Procedures Physical & Against Covid-19 Mathematical Sciences Dublin The Institute Current Social Media Social and Individual Of Education - Conversations on Human Behavioural Dublin Germline Genome Sciences Editing: A Twitter based Analysis Dublin St Andrew’s On the Detection of Technology Individual College COVID-19 with Chest X-rays Using Deep Learning Models Dublin Gonzaga College Why are the rocks red in Chemical, Individual Australia? Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dublin St Andrew’s How pollution in rivers Biological and Individual College affects river wildlife Ecological Dublin St Andrew’s An investigation into the Biological and Group College antibacterial properties Ecological of Irish wood for food preparation Dublin St Andrew’s Goats milk vs Cows milk: Biological and Individual College why can some people Ecological consume goats milk but not cows milk?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin St Andrew’s How The Sound Changes Chemical, Individual College When Filling Up a Bottle Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dublin Gonzaga College The Effectiveness of Biological and Group Covid-19 Restrictions in a Ecological School Environment Dublin Belmayne COVIS: COVID-19 Technology Group Educate Together Observation Visual Secondary School Intelligence Sensor Dublin Belmayne CARA; an approach to Social and Group Educate Together put a stop to bullying Behavioural Secondary School Sciences Dublin St Andrew’s How does the land use Biological and Individual College adjacent to each stream Ecological sampling site affect macroinvertebrate biodiversity? Dublin Our Ladys School Measuring the speed of Chemical, Group the wind: Why does the Physical & wind blow? Mathematical Sciences Dublin St Andrew’s The Healthy Study App Technology Individual College Dublin St Andrew’s Is Sheldon Right?: Chemical, Individual College An Analytical Physical & Deconstruction of Mathematical Different Forms of Sciences String Theory and Their Applications As Part of A Unified Theory.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin St Andrew’s How Would Using Chemical, Individual College Non-Euclidean Paper Physical & Transform Traditional Mathematical Origami Models? Sciences Dublin Ardgillan An investigation into if Biological and Group Community nano silver has an affect Ecological College on the growth of Pissum Savitum Dublin Le Chéile What effects does Chemical, Group Secondary School hand sanitizer have on Physical & microorganisms Mathematical Sciences Dublin Clonturk How Did Lockdown Effect Social and Group Community Different Demographics? Behavioural College- Educate Sciences together Dublin Kingswood Fibrostick Pro:New Technology Individual Community Fibromyalgia Detection College System Dublin St Andrew’s Comparing the Chemical, Individual College vulnerability of beads Physical & formed by entrapping Mathematical yeast cells by cross- Sciences linking sodium alginate and different masses of gelatine, with CaCl2 to chelation by EDTA Dublin Sandymount Park Are You Ready To Tumble? Biological and Group Educate Together Protecting oceans from Ecological Secondary School the microplastics in our laundry

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin Stratford College A Higher Level Technology Individual Programming Language For Quantum Computers Dublin St Conleth’s COVID-19: A statistical Social and Individual College investigation of the Behavioural impact of the COVID-19 Sciences social restrictions during the lockdown on the wellbeing of 10 to 18 year olds Dublin Pobalscoil “Does eating cheese Social and Individual Neasain before bed really keep Behavioural you awake at night? - Sciences Using hypothesis testing and tests of significance to really get to the bottom of this old wife’s tale” Dublin Nord Anglia Smart protective sporting Chemical, Group International gear Physical & School Dublin Mathematical Sciences Dublin Rockbrook Park What’s the Most Efficient Chemical, Group School Way to Finish a Lollipop? Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dublin St Andrew’s The Effects of Biological and Individual College Temperature on a Ecological Hydrogel Based Drug- Delivery System Dublin Sandymount Park A Twist in the Turbine Technology Individual Educate Together Secondary School

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin Scoil Chaitriona Fiosrúchán ar na Social and Individual Praiticiúlachtaí, agus Behavioural Anailís Costa is Tairbhe Sciences ar an Maoiniú ón Rialtas don Suiteáil Painéal Gréine i nGach Teach in Éirinn Dublin Le Chéile Are they too young? Social and Individual Secondary School Behavioural Sciences Dublin Nord Anglia Wind Turbine Assisted Technology Individual International Electric Scooter School Dublin Dublin Colaiste Pobail Students Without Stress Social and Individual Setanta Behavioural Sciences Dublin Home School Investigating the impact Social and Group of a single teaching Behavioural input on maths anxiety in Sciences primary school pupils Dublin St Joseph Of How to determine the Chemical, Individual Cluny ideal length of a skipping Physical & rope for skipping Mathematical Sciences Dublin Our Ladys School The implication of Chemical, Group modern materials Physical & affecting force and Mathematical how it contributes to Sciences gameplay Dublin Sandford Park How Does the Chemical, Individual School Ltd Temperature of a Tennis Physical & Ball Affect its Bounce? Mathematical Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin Loreto Secondary The Effects of ASMR Social and Group School, on Stress Levels and Behavioural Balbriggan Loneliness in Teenage Sciences Girls. Dublin Le Chéile Do video games improve Biological and Individual Secondary School performance in sports? Ecological Dublin Coláiste Phádraig Exploring the IPD and Technology Group Nash Equilibrium using Machine Learning Dublin Ardgillan the psychology effects Social and Group Community of prison and why the Behavioural College prison system needs Sciences to be changed to stop recidivism Dublin Coláiste Iosagáin an gcuireann maisc Social and Group isteach ar chumarsáid i Behavioural measc déagóirí? Sciences Dublin St Mary’s Why is there such Social and Individual Secondary School a taboo in Ireland Behavioural surrounding Sciences menstraution? Dublin St Mary’s Human reaction to Biological and Group Secondary School Different types of Music Ecological Dublin Loreto Secondary Could vertical farming be Biological and Group School, used as a more efficient Ecological Balbriggan farming method than conventional arable farming in Ireland? Dublin Loreto Secondary Do virtual escape Social and Individual School, rooms help students to Behavioural Balbriggan learn about laboratory Sciences experiments?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin Templeogue Phototropic - using Technology Individual College machine learning algorithms to prevent habitat loss and deforestation Dublin Loreto Secondary An investigation on mask Social and Group School, etiquette amongst girls Behavioural Balbriggan and how it is influenced Sciences by social factors. Dublin Loreto College Can secondary school Social and Individual students learn word Behavioural translations whilst Sciences sleeping and if so, which sleep stage will maximize this? Dublin Ardgillan Artificial eco-system Biological and Group Community Ecological College Dublin Loreto Secondary Would exposure to Social and Group School, a virtual interactive Behavioural Balbriggan story have an effect on Sciences how people perceive immunisation? Dublin St Mary’s A systematic Social and Group Secondary School investigation into the Behavioural affects that genres and Sciences characteristics of musical styles have on the habits and techniques of drivers. Does music control our steering wheels?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin Home School Optimisation of wild Biological and Individual yeast production for Ecological bread Dublin Loreto Secondary Are people with a Social and Group School, strong general belief in Behavioural Balbriggan conspiracy theories, less Sciences likely to have confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccinations? Dublin Muckross Park Kid’s Menus - What Are Social and Individual College The Options? Behavioural Sciences Dublin Mount Anville Is It Ripe Yet?- A circuit Technology Group Secondary School to measure the light resistance of a variety of colours and thereby differentiate between red and green to determine whether certain varieties of fresh p Dublin Ardgillan Acoustic Ecology- Biological and Individual Community Listening To Our World Ecological College Change Dublin St Marys College HDPE Transformer Technology Group - C.S.Sp. Dublin St Joseph’s ARES: Automated Risk Technology Group Secondary Evaluation School, Rush Dublin Gonzaga College The overtraining of Social and Group teenage boys Behavioural Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin St Joseph’s can seaweed be used as Biological and Group Secondary a enviornmental and eco Ecological School, Rush friendly slug repellent Dublin St Joseph’s The Gameification of Technology Group Secondary social distancing School, Rush Dublin St Joseph’s A review of the Biological and Group Secondary interventions used to Ecological School, Rush reduce the spread of Fusarium wilt disease. Dublin Loreto Secondary Can relative pitch Social and Group School, affect a person’s ability Behavioural Balbriggan to reproduce and Sciences pronounce languages? Dublin St Joseph’s Can Virtual Reality Technology Group Secondary interventions be used to School, Rush tackle public speaking anxiety? Dublin St Joseph’s Eye see it: A study into Biological and Group Secondary the effect eye colour Ecological School, Rush has on Reactive motor skills and hand eye coordination Dublin St Joseph’s Seaweed: ‘Breakfast Biological and Group Secondary of Champignons’. Ecological School, Rush An Investigation into the Environmental, Nutritional and Economic Benefits of Seaweed as a Natural Nutritional Supplement for Vegetables.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Dublin St Joseph’s No Rush! Biological and Individual Secondary Ecological School, Rush Dublin St Joseph’s Park-Life: Raising the Biological and Group Secondary Ecological Profile of our Ecological School, Rush Town Park Galway Coláiste Bhaile Basketball play on 2 Chemical, Group Chláir different surfaces Physical & Mathematical Sciences Galway Coláiste Bhaile Are the Covid-19 Social and Group Chláir restrictions affecting Behavioural your learning in class? Sciences Galway St Brigids Cognitive Deterioration Social and Individual Vocational School – effects, causes and Behavioural possible means of Sciences combat Galway St Brigids An investigation into Social and Group Vocational School the decrease in cinema Behavioural attendees due to the Sciences over-reliance and availability of streaming services. Galway St Brigids Investigating the Biological and Individual Vocational School effectiveness of wearing Ecological a face mask and social distancing during a pandemic Galway Presentation Home Spectral Analysis Technology Individual College Headford Galway Presentation Interstitial Investigations Technology Individual College Headford

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Galway Coláiste Mhuire Introducing “Memories” Social and Group Behavioural Sciences Galway St. Mary’s College Is virtual the new reality? Social and Group An investigation into Behavioural opinions on virtual events Sciences Galway Jesus & Mary TikTok AfterShock Social and Group Secondary School Behavioural Sciences Galway Coláiste Bhaile The effect the Social and Individual Chláir Introduction of the Irish Behavioural Political Gender Quota Sciences has had on voting patterns Galway St. Mary’s College An investigation into Technology Individual the factors effecting Hydrogen yield in Electrolysis Galway Holy Rosary The effect of nutrition Chemical, Group College on the performance of Physical & young athletes. Mathematical Sciences Galway Coláiste na An féidir séiseanna Chemical, Group Coiribe cheol a chumadh go Physical & matamaiticiúil Mathematical Sciences Kerry Pobalscoil Using Machine Learning Chemical, Individual Inbhear Scéine to Improve Numerical Physical & Weather Prediction Mathematical Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kerry Pobalscoil would taking regular Social and Individual Inbhear Scéine mental health days Behavioural benefit teen-agers Sciences Kerry Pobalscoil An ‘Infodemic’ during a Social and Individual Inbhear Scéine Pandemic Behavioural Sciences Kerry Killorglin is the increase in Biological and Individual Community temperature and Ecological College humidity over the summer months effecting the hatch rate of small poultry farms Kerry Gaelcholáiste Nature takes on nature: Biological and Individual Chiarraí Eradicating Japanese Ecological knotweed Kerry Mercy Secondary SPECS - An Adapted Technology Group School Spectacle System for Dementia Patients Kerry Mercy Secondary An Analytical Study of Social and Individual School the Psychological Impact Behavioural of the Coronavirus Sciences Pandemic Kerry Mercy Secondary The development of a Social and Individual School learning through play Behavioural activity to combat racial Sciences bias in children. Kerry Tarbert How participation in Social and Group Comprehensive extracurricular activities Behavioural School grades Sciences Kerry Tarbert Do the chemicals in hand Biological and Group Comprehensive sanitizer affect your skin? Ecological School

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kerry Tarbert Decomposing rushes, Technology Group Comprehensive the answer to heating School homes? Kerry Mercy Secondary OnlineOffline Technology Group School Kerry St. Brigid’s Vertical Farming -The Social and Group Secondary School Future of Healthy Schools Behavioural Sciences Kerry C.B.S. Secondary Using GDPR compliant Technology Group School QR codes in the hospitality sector to simplify Covid 19 contact tracing Kerry C.B.S. Secondary A statistical analysis on Social and Individual School the level of knowledge Behavioural and attitude to Sciences meningococcal sepsis_ and meningococcal vaccine (ACWY) in Irish adolescents Kerry Pobalscoil Need For Speed Chemical, Group Inbhear Scéine Physical & Mathematical Sciences Kerry Scoil Phobail A modern approach to Technology Group Sliabh Luachra Irish EHR data storing and its role in predictive medicine analysis Kerry Gaelcholáiste Vardrus Cliste Technology Individual Chiarraí

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kerry C.B.S. Secondary The impact of Infodemic Social and Individual School on possible Covid 19 Behavioural vaccine hesitancy Sciences Kildare Patrician Aistrigh, The Smart Technology Group Secondary School Translator: Using Natural Language Processing Technology to Optimise Machine Translation in the Irish Language Kildare Scoil Mhuire Sensor Data in a Time Chemical, Individual Community of Coronavirus: using Physical & School environmental factors Mathematical to generate a warning Sciences system for indoor spaces when safe capacity is exceeded. Kildare Coláiste Naomh “Behind the mask” Biological and Group Mhuire Ecological Kildare Scoil Mhuire An investigation into Chemical, Individual Community the differences in Physical & School contaminant levels in Mathematical water from old and new Sciences pipe work systems in comparison to the levels at its original source Kildare Coláiste Naomh “How do you see me?” A Social and Group Mhuire statistical analysis of the Behavioural influence of appearance Sciences on how others perceive people’s lifestyles.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kildare Coláiste Naomh To Brand or Not to Biological and Group Mhuire Brand - Are branded Ecological anti-bacterial wipes more effective than supermarket brands? Kildare Coláiste Naomh Where’s my voice? A Social and Individual Mhuire student’s analysis on the Behavioural effects of face coverings Sciences in a school environment. Kildare Kildare Town Ash Dieback and Biological and Individual Community it’s Impact on Irish Ecological School Biodiversity Kildare Cross And The Ultimate Guide To Technology Individual Passion College What Food I Can Give My Pet From My Kitchen Kildare Coláiste Lorcáin How the lack of finishing Social and Group primary school has Behavioural affected 1st year Sciences students Kildare Naas Community Can an economically Technology Group College efficient upper limb prosthetic be made and match the market? Kildare Leixlip A statistical investigation Biological and Individual Community into the environmental Ecological School impact of Covid-19. Kildare Coláiste Lorcáin Are Kinesthetic Learners Social and Individual Given Enough Support Behavioural in and out of the Sciences Classroom?

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kildare Leixlip what material insulates Chemical, Individual Community hot water the best? Physical & School Mathematical Sciences Kilkenny Coláiste Pobal An bhfuil vapáil ma Social and Group Osraí cloch céim le haghaidh Behavioural caithaimh tabaic, Sciences agus an bhfuil fhios ag deagoirí faoi na dáinsèir. Kilkenny Coláiste Pobal An bhful sport foirine Biological and Group Osraí níos fear an sport an Ecological indibhid cun luis frithluia a feabhsú Kilkenny Coláiste Pobal eifeacht miocrorgánach Biological and Individual Osraí ar fás plandaí Ecological Kilkenny Castlecomer Do phones affect the Social and Group Community quality and duration of Behavioural School your sleep Sciences Kilkenny Castlecomer Do microwaves affect Biological and Group Community the levels of nutrients in Ecological School food? Kilkenny Loreto Secondary The Perfect Sideline? Chemical, Group School Physical & Mathematical Sciences Kilkenny Loreto Secondary Does food affect your Biological and Group School heat rate ? Ecological Kilkenny St Kieran’s The effect of fertiliser on Biological and Group College the growth of grass Ecological Kilkenny Coláiste Pobal An buntáiste é mata a Social and Group Osraí dhéanamh trí gaeilge. Behavioural Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kilkenny St Kieran’s An investigation into the Social and Group College effects of eating before Behavioural sleep Sciences Kilkenny Loreto Secondary Investigating Algorithms Social and Group School Behavioural Sciences Kilkenny St Kieran’s Sustainable Food Biological and Individual College Production Ecological Kilkenny Castlecomer Does Covid-19 behave Social and Group Community differently in a range of Behavioural School distinct socioeconomic Sciences areas around Ireland? Kilkenny Castlecomer Are Youths Burned Out Biological and Group Community From Being Involved In Ecological School Too Much Sport Kilkenny Castlecomer A study to establish the Biological and Group Community most effective cool down Ecological School protocol for horses post intense exercise, using the parameters of heart rate and respiratory rate. Kilkenny Castlecomer Effects of Intensive Biological and Individual Community farming on soil health. Ecological School Kilkenny Castlecomer Mob Mentality And Who Social and Group Community Is More Susceptible. Behavioural School Sciences Kilkenny Loreto Secondary An investigation into the Biological and Group School possible link between Ecological protective headgear and skin conditions in camogie players

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Kilkenny St Kieran’s How Do Quantum Chemical, Individual College Phenomena Give Rise to Physical & the Reality We Know? Mathematical Sciences Kilkenny Meánscoil na How does fertilizer Biological and Group mBráithre Criostaí affect wildlife and the Ecological envoirnment Kilkenny Meánscoil na Calendar farming:Does it Biological and Individual mBráithre Criostaí even work? Ecological Kilkenny Loreto Secondary Solar power dessicant Technology Group School wheel efficiency Kilkenny Loreto Secondary Does mindfulness Social and Group School positively effect exam Behavioural students? Sciences Kilkenny St Kieran’s Investigating Salt Water Chemical, Group College Batteries Physical & Mathematical Sciences Kilkenny Loreto Secondary Does device usage affect Social and Group School short term memory? Behavioural Sciences Kilkenny Meánscoil na Reducing CO2 levels in Chemical, Individual mBráithre Criostaí the atmosphere using Physical & renewable energy Mathematical Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Laois Heywood The regulations at play Social and Individual Community behind your physical Behavioural School activity: A statistical Sciences analysis into how we can use SDT to better motivate the nation to participate in physical activity Laois Portlaoise Movie Moral Social and Group College Behavioural Sciences Laois Portlaoise Sexism In Sport Social and Group College Behavioural Sciences Laois Portlaoise Effects that different Biological and Group College diets have on a venus fly Ecological trap Laois Heywood The Effect of Binaural Social and Individual Community Beats On Our Memory Behavioural School Sciences Laois Portlaoise Microtransactions and Social and Group College their effect on human Behavioural behavior Sciences Leitrim Carrick-On- Reverse Trailer Hitch Technology Group Shannon Community School Leitrim Carrick-On- The teenage fixation on Social and Group Shannon supplemented protein Behavioural Community due to social media Sciences School

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Leitrim Carrick-On- Automatic Door handle Technology Group Shannon sanitiser Community School Leitrim Carrick-On- “Is rural Ireland a Social and Group Shannon good environment for Behavioural Community Creatives to flourish Sciences School Leitrim Carrick-On- Smart Reusable Water Technology Group Shannon Bottle Community School Leitrim Carrick-On- Designing a safety Technology Group Shannon wristband to help Community vulnerable people in School immediate danger Leitrim Mohill Community The environmental Biological and Individual College impact of reusing grey Ecological water for agricultural purposes and the effect it has on plant growth Leitrim Carrick-On- Do people who play Biological and Group Shannon an instrument contract Ecological Community physical illnesses less School often than those who don’t Leitrim St. Clare’s An investigation into the Social and Group Comprehensive effect of the recent lock Behavioural School down on children with Sciences Autism, their parents and their families

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Leitrim St. Clare’s An investigation into the Social and Group Comprehensive impacts of wearing face Behavioural School masks on the lives and Sciences learning experiences of young people Limerick Desmond College Polarised, Anti-bacterial Technology Group Face Shield, for use with Hurling Helmets Limerick Desmond College “Using magnets to help Chemical, Group prevent heart attacks” Physical & Mathematical Sciences Limerick Desmond College Self-Sanitising Surfaces Technology Group Limerick Desmond College Personal Pop-Up Pod Technology Group Limerick Desmond College D.O.R.A.S. “Door Technology Individual Operation Rural Alert System” Limerick Desmond College Biodegradable Face Biological and Individual Mask to Reduce Ecological Pollution & Protect the Environment Limerick Desmond College Electronic Taste Technology Individual Simulation Limerick Desmond College A Chemical alternative to Chemical, Individual Google Maps Physical & Mathematical Sciences Limerick Desmond College Treatment on Ecchymosis Technology Individual using Ultrasound Limerick Desmond College Teacher’s P.E.T. (Personal Technology Group Educational Tools)

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Limerick John The Baptist Anti-backing loading Technology Individual Community gate School Limerick Mungret To Design A Learning Social and Individual Community Plan For Primary Schools Behavioural College To Prevent Future Hate Sciences Crime Limerick Gaelcholáiste Comparáid idir an Biological and Group Luimnigh méid iarann atá á Ecological fáil ag feoilséantóir i gcompairáid le uiliteoir Limerick Coláiste Chiaráin Shining A Light On School Chemical, Group Coronavirus Cleaning Physical & Protocols Mathematical Sciences Limerick Glenstal Abbey How accurate is your Technology Individual School weather app? Limerick Laurel Hill Robot Radio: AI in the Technology Individual Secondary School music industry FCJ Limerick Laurel Hill Optimising leg orthotic Technology Group Secondary School design for individuals FCJ with Charcot-Marie- Tooth Disease (CMT) Limerick Mungret To investigate the Biological and Individual Community nutrients of fruits and Ecological College vegetables over a period of time. Limerick Mungret Blended Learning: Social and Individual Community Using online learning Behavioural College techniques to support Sciences 2nd Level Education

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Limerick Ardscoil Ris Voting for Change: A Social and Group comparative analysis of Behavioural the Irish PR-STV voting Sciences system to determine if it contributes to political instability, gender imbalances and absence of democracy Limerick Colaiste Nano Do certain masks Biological and Group Nagle slow the spread of the Ecological coronavirus Limerick Laurel Hill Comparing synthetic Biological and Individual Secondary School wound dressings to Ecological FCJ natural honey-based dressings Limerick Laurel Hill Investigating the Physical Social and Group Secondary School and Mental Trauma Behavioural FCJ Experienced by Sexual Sciences Assault Victims Limerick Laurel Hill The link between eating Social and Group Secondary School disorders, self-esteem Behavioural FCJ and anxiety Sciences Limerick Gaelcholáiste Investigating gender Social and Group Luimnigh balance on student Behavioural councils Sciences Limerick Gaelcholáiste Automated Pill Technology Individual Luimnigh Dispenser - increasing independence, efficiency and reducing dosage errors. ( Dáileoir Pill Uathoibrithe - neamhspleáchas agus éifeachtúlacht a méadú.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Limerick Colaiste Nano Meritocracy in schools; Social and Individual Nagle eliminating luck in the Behavioural equation of success Sciences Limerick Laurel Hill The disproportionate Social and Individual Secondary School nature of the gender gap Behavioural FCJ in politics Sciences Limerick Salesian Using Image analysis to Technology Individual Secondary find people lost at sea College, Pallaskenry Limerick Hazelwood An investigation into Biological and Individual College the use of oat milk as Ecological an alternative in baby formula products Limerick Coláiste Iósaef Project Poles Technology Group Limerick Glenstal Abbey Prototype of an Technology Individual School Electroactive Polymer Muscle Suit Limerick Castletroy Covidiocy’ - an emerging Social and Individual College phenomenon Behavioural Sciences Limerick Laurel Hill “The Impact of Social Social and Individual Secondary School Media on the Voters of Behavioural FCJ the Future in Ireland” Sciences Limerick Castletroy The development of racial Social and Individual College prejudice in children: a Behavioural statistical analysis on Sciences the influence of society and home life on a child’s thoughts and attitudes towards racism

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Limerick Gaelcholáiste ‘’My Nana & Telehealth’’. Technology Individual Luimnigh Londonderry St Mary’s College Investigating the Chemical, Individual Effectiveness of Face Physical & Masks Mathematical Sciences Londonderry St Mary’s College Investigating if there Chemical, Group a link between lack Physical & of Vitamin D and the Mathematical severity of COVID-19 in Sciences BAME Londonderry St Mary’s College A comparative Biological and Individual investigation of the Ecological efficacy of proprietary and home made hand sanitisers Londonderry St Mary’s College Investigating the Chemical, Individual amount of plastic in face Physical & masks, gloves and hand Mathematical sanitiser bottles used Sciences for protection against COVID-19 Londonderry Coleraine Improved Face Mask Technology Individual Grammar Design and Materials for a COVID-19 World Longford Lanesboro Rising from the ashes: Biological and Individual Community A survey of plants in my Ecological College local bogs which have been identified as having medicinal properties

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Longford Lanesboro Too Hot -Stop!: An Technology Individual Community integrated temperature College scanner and stop go system Longford Ardscoil Phadraig The effect of technology Social and Group on social interactions Behavioural Sciences Longford Ardscoil Phadraig Physical Activity and Social and Group Productivity Behavioural Sciences Longford Lanesboro A qualitative and Social and Individual Community quantitative investigation Behavioural College into the factors that Sciences influence the use of non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s) amongst GAA players. Louth Bush Post Primary Generation Z: Why Are Social and Group School We Stressed, Depressed Behavioural and Image Obsessed? Sciences Louth Bush Post Primary smoking vs vaping Biological and Group School Ecological Louth Bush Post Primary Experimental Cancer Biological and Individual School Trials- Do the benefits Ecological outweigh the potential harm they could be causing? Louth Our Ladys A Mathematical Chemical, Individual College investigation of regular Physical & and semiregular Mathematical tessellating patterns Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Louth St Vincent’s An investigation into Chemical, Group Secondary School the effects of combined Physical & heated air currents of Mathematical different temperature on Sciences the flight dynamics on a badminton shuttlecock Louth St Vincent’s A Machiavellian Social and Group Secondary School comparison between Behavioural primary and secondary Sciences school students. Louth St Vincent’s An investigation into Chemical, Group Secondary School how the wearing of face Physical & coverings by teachers Mathematical in classroom settings Sciences affects the sound levels at diffrent positions in diffrent classroom settings Louth De La Salle Defiblocator Technology Group College Louth St Vincent’s A Comparative Analysis Biological and Group Secondary School Of The Different Rock Ecological Types That Make Up “Pebbles” On Beaches in Louth Mayo Mount St Michael Hospital Holly and Henry Technology Individual - a mobile tri folding interactive solution to eradicate children’s fears of medical procedures!

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Mayo St Joseph’s WHAT ARE THE CAUSES Social and Group Secondary School AND EFFECTS OF PARA- Behavioural SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS Sciences IN TODAYS SOCIETY (DO YOU KNOW YOUR FAVROUITE CELEBRITY)? Mayo Ballinrobe Defibrillator finder : Technology Group Community Ballinrobe School Mayo Mount St Michael Attainble Technology Group Mayo Mount St Michael Trackmed Technology Group Mayo Jesus & Mary Behind the Mask of Social Technology Individual Secondary School Media: Using Natural Language Processing to highlight any increase in negative sentiment in social media activities during the Lockdown Mayo St. Mary’s A Solution to Excessive Technology Individual Secondary School Water Usage from Brushing Teeth Meath Scoil Mhuire HighFive Social and Group Behavioural Sciences Meath St. Joseph’s The impact covid 19 has Biological and Group Secondary School had on the injury rate Ecological amoung female GAA players Meath St. Joseph’s Cards, the maths behind Chemical, Individual Secondary School it Physical & Mathematical Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Meath St. Joseph’s Whats the best straw Biological and Group Secondary School bedding for housing Ecological cattle indoors over winter. Meath Enfield An investigation into the Biological and Group Community efficiency of different Ecological College fabric on facemasks with relation to preventing the spread of cough and sneeze droplets during COVID-19. Meath Enfield A comparative study Biological and Individual Community on how plant height is Ecological College impacted by other plants growing nearby. Meath Eureka Secondary Plant-Based Milk vs Biological and Group School Animal Milk. Which is the Ecological Way of the Future? Meath St Patrick’s Telepath Technology Individual Classical School Meath Youthreach Navan A Theory About Social and Individual Conspiracy Theories Behavioural Sciences Meath Youthreach Navan Smart learning for smart Social and Group people Behavioural Sciences Meath Youthreach Navan Ending Discrimination Social and Group Behavioural Sciences Meath Dunshaughlin Inspiring future scientists Social and Group Community Behavioural College Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Monaghan Our Lady’s Quick Shot Chemical, Group Secondary School Physical & Mathematical Sciences Monaghan St. Louis An investigation into Biological and Group Secondary School the health benefits of Ecological listening to music tuned to 432hz versus 440hz. Monaghan St. Louis A statistical analysis Social and Group Secondary School exploring the public’s Behavioural attitude towards the Sciences ‘Resilience and recovery plan 2020-2021”. Monaghan Castleblayney The Dark Side of Blue Social and Group College Light Behavioural Sciences Monaghan St. Louis ‘A statistical investigation Social and Group Secondary School into the prominence of Behavioural dysmorphic body image Sciences issues amongst second level students and the contrast between each gender.’ Monaghan St. Louis Is music therepy an Biological and Group Secondary School effective treatment for Ecological alzheimers Offaly St. Brendan’s Is Social Media Social and Individual Community Destroying Political Behavioural School Democracy Sciences Roscommon Scoil Mhuire Green Chemistry! Chemical, Group Strokestown How Green is Leaving Physical & Certificate Chemistry. Mathematical Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Roscommon Scoil Mhuire gan An investigation into Biological and Group Smál localised bacterial Ecological contamination (and hence possible Coronavirus) using an FSD UV Glowbag kit and its limitations Roscommon Scoil Mhuire gan An investigation into the Chemical, Group Smál physical skill level of Fifa- Physical & 18 players to show if one Mathematical can excel in soccer using Sciences the R-statistical package. Roscommon C.B.S. How Coniferous Forests Biological and Group Roscommon affect Water Quality Ecological in the River Suck, Co. Roscommon. Roscommon Scoil Mhuire gan The Correlation between Social and Group Smál the use of Fitness Behavioural Trackers and their effects Sciences on our Mental Health/ Wellbeing effects on Roscommon C.B.S. The effects of different Biological and Group Roscommon types of face masks on Ecological “Maskne” Roscommon Scoil Mhuire gan ‘It’s the small things- An Social and Individual Smál Investigation into the Behavioural division of Emotional Sciences Labour in the home and suggestions on how gender imbalances can be rectified’.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Roscommon Scoil Mhuire Investigating the Social and Group Strokestown attitudes and awareness Behavioural of digital rights among Sciences people in our school community Roscommon C.B.S. Comparing filtered and Chemical, Group Roscommon unfiltered water Physical & Mathematical Sciences Roscommon Scoil Mhuire Let’s Make a Deal! a Chemical, Group Strokestown statistical analysis of the Physical & Monty Hall Dilemma Mathematical Sciences Roscommon Castlerea The Impact Of Covid-19 Social and Group Community On The Lives Of People In Behavioural School Our School Community Sciences Sligo Ursuline College The Anti-Vaxxer Virus Social and Group Behavioural Sciences Sligo Ursuline College Social and Group Behavioural Sciences Sligo Ursuline College The Medicate Project Technology Group Sligo Ursuline College Examining the bio- Chemical, Group availability of medicinal Physical & drugs and vitamins from Mathematical transdermal patches Sciences Sligo Ursuline College Fire, or fire drill? An alarm Technology Group that clears up confusion

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Sligo Sligo Grammar An Investigation into the Social and Group School Juxtaposition of Society’s Behavioural Clashing Views on the Sciences Mental Health of the Youth Sligo Ursuline College It only takes 15 seconds Technology Group Sligo Jesus & Mary An Experiment to Chemical, Individual Secondary School Investigate the Effects of Physical & Different Temperatures Mathematical on Magnets in an Eddy Sciences Current Sligo Sligo Grammar Tap Tech Technology Group School Sligo Sligo Grammar Haus Technology Group School Sligo Ursuline College Glossophobia : Finding Social and Individual Your Audience Behavioural Sciences Sligo Mercy College Fruit Fly Repellant Biological and Group Ecological Sligo Summerhill An analysis of fire service Social and Individual College statistics since 2005 Behavioural Sciences Sligo Summerhill Exercising In A Lockdown Social and Group College - How The Digital Age Behavioural Can Assist Teenagers Sciences To Exercise During A Pandemic Lockdown Tipperary St. Joseph’s C.B.S Emotions Felt By Teenage Social and Individual Boys During Covid-19 Behavioural Lockdown. An Irish Sciences Perspective

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Tipperary Presentation An Analytical training Technology Individual Secondary School aid system designed to improve performance in golf Tipperary Patrician Can using sheep’s wool Biological and Individual Presentation combat Climate Change? Ecological Tipperary C.B.S. Thurles A device using Arduino Technology Group that will prevent young kids and pets from heatstroke in a car Tipperary Loreto Secondary maskteria Biological and Group School Ecological Tipperary C.B.S. Thurles To produce and evaluate Biological and Group the effectiveness of an Ecological organic fertilizer using household food waste Tipperary Loreto Secondary The Development of Fake Chemical, Group School Tan On Our Skin Physical & Mathematical Sciences Tipperary Loreto Secondary Which brand of Biological and Group School toothpaste is the most Ecological effective at removing plaque? Tipperary The Abbey School “Assessing the impact of Social and Group Second-Level education Behavioural on key aspects of Sciences adolescents’ life and development”

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Tipperary The Abbey School The effects on lower Biological and Individual joints from playing Ecological soccer on an astro turf surface Tipperary Coláiste Mhuire Could social media be Social and Individual Co-Ed making you socially Behavioural distant? An investigation Sciences into how our use of phones has caused us to become less social. Tipperary Loreto Secondary Prevention of hand Biological and Group School cramps in students Ecological Tipperary Borrisokane Can the stars tell you Social and Group Community who you are? Behavioural College Sciences Tipperary St Joseph’s Should Diesel Powered Technology Group College Tractors be Converted to Electric Power? Tipperary Cistercian Bamboo vs ash hurleys Chemical, Group College Physical & Mathematical Sciences Tipperary St. Anne’s A Spatial Analysis of Chemical, Group Secondary School Light Pollution and its Physical & effects in Tipperary Mathematical town and the Rural Sciences Environment. Tipperary St. Anne’s An Investigation into Chemical, Group Secondary School the Forces which affect Physical & the Safe Motion of Mathematical Automotive Vehicles on Sciences Bends and Roundabouts on Irish National Roads.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Tipperary St. Anne’s Does Health Literacy Chemical, Group Secondary School (HL) Influence Physical Physical & Literacy (PL) Mathematical Sciences Tipperary St. Anne’s Which drink is the most Biological and Group Secondary School effective in cellular Ecological hydration? Tipperary St. Anne’s An Investigation into Chemical, Group Secondary School the effectiveness of Physical & Copper Door Handles Mathematical in Hospitals, Schools Sciences and Care Homes as an Infection Control Measure. Tipperary Coláiste Mhuire Give Me That ENERGY! A Technology Group Co-Ed Wellbeing App For Young People Tipperary St. Anne’s An Investigation into Social and Group Secondary School the Existence of a Behavioural Correlation between Sciences Student and Parent Attitude to Maths, and the Impact on their resilience. Tipperary St. Anne’s Is Bracken Fern a problem Biological and Group Secondary School in Ireland? Ecological Tipperary St. Anne’s Are Wetlands the Biological and Group Secondary School best Flood Prevention Ecological Scheme? Tipperary The Abbey School The Impact of Robotic Social and Individual Assistance on Farms has Behavioural on Mental Health and Sciences Animal Welfare

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Tipperary Loreto Secondary Café De Protein Social and Group School Behavioural Sciences Tipperary Cistercian Which face covering is Chemical, Group College more effective Physical & Mathematical Sciences Tipperary Cistercian Which tennis racket is Chemical, Group College most efficient? Physical & Mathematical Sciences Tipperary Loreto Secondary Maintaining an Technology Individual School “UltraWide” Distance Tipperary Presentation __That’s a Moiré!__ Chemical, Group Secondary School Physical & Mathematical Sciences Tipperary Rockwell College A statistical analysis Social and Individual of the influence of Behavioural canvassing on voters Sciences voting decisions in the 2020 general election Tipperary Cashel The knock on effect Social and Group Community Behavioural School Sciences Tipperary Loreto Secondary To Find What Protease In Biological and Group School Food Breaks Down Meat Ecological the Fastest Tipperary Loreto Secondary The New Norm for the Social and Group School Mart Behavioural Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Tipperary Loreto Secondary contact tracing through Social and Group School QR codes Behavioural Sciences Tipperary C.B.S. Thurles Comparing ash Hurley Chemical, Group with fibre glass hurlerys Physical & and bamboo hurlers Mathematical Sciences Tyrone St Joseph’s GS The Cosy Compacter Technology Individual Tyrone St Patrick’s A sensory cube for SEN Technology Group College children. Tyrone St Patrick’s Does reaction time slow Biological and Individual College with age? If so, when? Ecological Tyrone St Ciaran’s High The Scientific Study of Social and Individual School Dreams Behavioural Sciences Waterford Abbey An investigation into the Chemical, Group Community optimization of telegraph Physical & College poles. Mathematical Sciences Waterford St Angela’s Does the racial Social and Group inequalities in our society Behavioural cause resentment in Sciences young adolescent Irish teens? Waterford Blackwater A statistical analysis Social and Individual Community of student’s school Behavioural School experiences with Sciences intellectual disabilities vs non-intellectual disabilities.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Waterford Ard Scoil Na Mara Was Granny right ? Technology Individual Can Copper based Electrochemistry offer a Safe Plant Specific Herbicidal Solution, to Control Invasive Plant Waterford Blackwater wind turbine Technology Individual Community School Waterford Our Lady Of Investigation into the Chemical, Individual Mercy Secondary relationship between the Physical & School temperature of a liquid Mathematical and the sound it makes Sciences Westmeath Colaiste Mhuire P.A.S.S.T - Pedestrian Technology Group Alert Safety System for Trams Westmeath Marist College Using SIR Modelling To Chemical, Group Predict The Spread Of Physical & COVID-19 Mathematical Sciences Westmeath Marist College Are there benefits to Biological and Individual training in bare feet? Ecological Westmeath Marist College Will Several Different Chemical, Individual Levels of Exercise Effect Physical & Your Reaction Time Mathematical Sciences Westmeath Our Lady’s Bower The Last Straw! The Biological and Individual impact of microplastics Ecological on our inland lakes. Westmeath Moate Wool - Savior of Our Sea Biological and Group Community Ecological School

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Westmeath Moate Stop milk spoilage; start Biological and Group Community seeing changes Ecological School Westmeath Moate Superfoods and their Biological and Group Community Effects on Diabetes Ecological School Westmeath Moate The Bird Feeder Infection Biological and Group Community Problem Ecological School Westmeath Athlone An App to Co-ordinate Technology Group Community your Awareness and College Knowledge of your Locality. Westmeath Athlone A statistical analysis Social and Group Community to explore family roles Behavioural College within the context of Sciences gender, age and wellbeing during covid-19 Westmeath Moate An Statistical Analysis of Social and Group Community the Covid-19 on the Irish Behavioural School Diet Sciences Westmeath Moate An Investigation on the Biological and Group Community Impact of Diet on the Ecological School Prevalence of Laminitis among Connemara Ponies Westmeath Castlepollard The Wide Awake Technology Individual Community College

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Westmeath Athlone Fitn€$$: An App to Technology Individual Community provide Financial College Incentives for Inactive Kids. Westmeath Moate Ironing out the Water Chemical, Group Community Quality Issues on Irish Pig Physical & School Farms Mathematical Sciences Westmeath Our Lady’s Bower to investigate the Technology Group potential of loam energy as a renewable energy source Westmeath Moate The Impact of Drainage Biological and Group Community on the Macroinvertebrate Ecological School Population in Bog Pools Westmeath Moate The Future Is Bright: Biological and Group Community Turning Organic Waste Ecological School Into Biofuel Westmeath Athlone How we can better Social and Group Community integrate technology Behavioural College into the Irish Education Sciences System in light of the Covid-19 pandemic Westmeath Athlone Injuries in adolescents - a Biological and Group Community biomechanical study Ecological College Westmeath Athlone To Analyse Students Social and Group Community Thoughts On Predicted Behavioural College Grading Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Westmeath Athlone The Effectiveness Of Social and Individual Community Healthy Nutritious Behavioural College Foods Being Served In Sciences Second Level Schools To Create Healthy Habits A Quantitative Analysis Westmeath Athlone Analysis of the ability Social and Group Community of music to create Behavioural College immersion In Videogames Sciences Westmeath Athlone A new way forward? Is Social and Group Community online school as effective Behavioural College as traditional school? Sciences Westmeath Athlone What Are We Recycing? Social and Group Community Behavioural College Sciences Westmeath Athlone ‘I Hear Everything’ - An Social and Individual Community investigation into the Behavioural College lack of knowledge and Sciences inclusion of Sensory Processing Disorder in society Westmeath Athlone gamers’ wins vs gamers’ Social and Individual Community losses Behavioural College Sciences Westmeath Our Lady’s Bower Blooming Good Algae Biological and Individual Ecological Westmeath Colaiste Mhuire CommunicAID: A mobile Technology Individual application to assist in the virtualisation of the medical sector and streamlining of patient specialist relations

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Westmeath Athlone How is your Child Social and Group Community Feeling: A Study of the Behavioural College Mental Wellbeing of Pre- Sciences School Childen. Westmeath Athlone SOCIAL MEDIA: a Social and Group Community shattered body image; Behavioural College Is social media and ‘diet Sciences culture’ influencing a new wave of disordered eating Westmeath St Joseph’s Environmentally friendly Biological and Group Secondary School way of drying off cows Ecological Westmeath Athlone Too Fit, Too Healthy, Too Biological and Group Community Sudden Ecological College Westmeath Athlone The Mind Of A Social and Group Community Schizophrenic Behavioural College Sciences Wexford Vocational Real-time analysis of the Social and Individual College Bunclody effect of lockdown on Behavioural post primary students in Sciences a DEIS school. Wexford Meanscoil An bhfuil an Ghaeilge á Social and Individual Gharman galldú ag Gaelcholáistí Behavioural na tíre seo? Sciences Wicklow St Marys College Predicted grades, Friend Social and Group or Foe? Behavioural Sciences

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Wicklow St Marys College Is Ireland in the ‘Dark Social and Group Ages’ in regards to Behavioural forensics and is there Sciences anything we can do about it Wicklow St Marys College Investigating the Indoor Biological and Group ‘Silent Killers’ during the Ecological Pandemic! Wicklow SEK Dublin Safe Haven - a Technology Individual International technology solution School for social distancing measures in public places Wicklow St Kevin’s Nettles - the sustainable Chemical, Individual Community solution to fast fashion Physical & College Mathematical Sciences Wicklow Presentation “S.O.S- Save Our Technology Group College Sheep”Tracking system Wicklow St Gerard’s Using NFC technology on Technology Group medical/ID bracelets Wicklow SEK Dublin COMPARE THE Biological and Individual International INHIBITION POTENCY OF Ecological School VARIOUS PLANT BASED ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS Wicklow Colaiste Chraobh Girls Participation In Social and Group Abhann Sports Behavioural Sciences Wicklow Woodbrook Mixed VS single Sex PE Social and Group College Lessons Behavioural Sciences Wicklow St Marys College Nutrient recycling Biological and Individual efficiency using bio- Ecological based organic fertilisers.

School School Name Title Category Project Type County Wicklow Dominican Ready steady learn ! Social and Group College Behavioural Sciences

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