Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhaoibh!

Congratulations to all participants in the One Good Idea Final held in Dublin Castle. The overall winners were Presentation Secondary School, Thurles with their project entitled "Generation Green!"and Fergus O’Dowd was the presiding Minister.

Junior Finalists: Mountmellick Community School, Co Laois; Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy, Co Cork; Meanscoil Nua An Leith Triuigh, Co Kerry; Schull Community School, Co Cork;Tullamore College, Co Offaly; Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ, Limerick; Presentation Secondary School, Dublin 8; Chanel College, Dublin 5; Notre Dame Secondary School, Dublin 14; Grange Vocational School, Sligo

Senior Finalists: Holy Child Secondary School, Co Dublin; Our Lady’s Secondary School, Templemore, Co Tipperary; Presentation Secondary School, Thurles, Co Tipperary; Coláiste Chluain Meala, Co Tipperary; Coláiste Ide agus Iosef, Co Limerick; Ballinamore Post Primary Schools, Co Leitrim; Coláiste Mhuire, Co Galway; Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Co Roscommon; Loreto Secondary School, Co Dublin; Gaelcholáiste an Chláir, Co Clare.

Congratulations to all the Finalists of ISTA Senior Science Quiz which is generously sponsored by PharmaChemical Ireland. Thanks to all the ISTA teachers and Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin who was guest quizmaster. The winners were:
1. Coláiste Chríost Rí, Capwell Road, Turner’s Cross, Cork.
2. Scoil Chaitríona, Mobhi Road, Dublin 9.
3. St. Mary’s College, Ballysodare, Co Sligo.
4. St Mary’s College, St Mary’s Road, Galway.
5. Summerhill Hill College, Sligo.

Questions available in the Members Area under EVENTS!

The Institute of Physics in Ireland is preparing an "Initial Response" to the State Examination Commission.
A full report will be sent to the SEC after the Marking Schemes have been published and the meetings in Blackrock Education Centre and at Frontiers of Physics in September. If you have any comments on these papers please send them to paul.nugent@gmail.com

A group will meet to discuss the Physics Exam papers on Tues 21st June starting at 7pm in Buswells Hotel, 23 Molesworth St. Dublin 2 (Opposite Dáil Eireann). Please let David Keenahan know if you can come along (dkeenahan@gmail.com). 

Other dates for your diary:

1.   Robert Boyle Summer School Programme June 23^rd – 26^th 2016 
      (More info at: http://www.robertboyle.ie )

 2.  Frontiers of Physics 2016  takes place Sat  24th Sept 2016, in  DIT, Grangegorman Campus, Dublin. (Prof. Mike Cruise is the keynote speaker. He was the lead investigator on LIGO Gravitational Wave detector. There will be lots of workshops and free resources).

To celebrate 20 years in Ireland Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals is offering 1st year classes in Dublin 15 and Co. Meath secondary schools the opportunity to win great prizes. 1st years should design an A1 poster based on the theme: ‘What does chemistry mean to me in my everyday life?’

First Place (€2,500) Colaiste na Mí, Johnstown, Co. Meath. 
Recipients: Kian Mooney and Conor Grant

Second Place (€1,000) Loreto Navan, Co. Meath.

Recipient: CaoilFhionn Gill

Third Place (€500) – Mount Sackville, Chapelizod, D 20.
Recipient: Leah Kavanagh

First Highly Commended Certificate Colaiste na Mí, Johnstown, Co. Meath. Recipient: Kristina Keenan

Second Highly Commended Certificate – Colaiste na Mí, Johnstown, Co Meath. Recipient: Theo Oyetunji  €500 worth of science equipment

Contact: ann.duggan@mallinckrodt.com
Closing Date: December 20th 2013