On the day of Tim Rylands memorial service, Mags Amond spoke to Cara and Amy about the amazing person and educator that Tim was and the impact he had on so many people.
Cara and Amy
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Snapshot of Projects at SciFest
Enable Arm – The Winner
When in Doubt Swing it out
Fire Ashes – an under valued nutrient
Bike Collision Detection System
Bioassay to investigate the affect of Organic and Non Organic Fertiliser Runoff on Daphnia Populations
Ultra Vision
Growing Medium for Potatoes
Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast
Solar Sleeve
Glogos
Height Adjustable Crutch
What Environment do Lichens Prefer?
Tractor Safety Lock
Turbofans
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Interview with Founders of SciFest – Sheila and George Porter
Hannah and Susan interviewed the founders of SciFest – Sheila and George Porter. They spoke about their inspiration to start SciFest and about the benefits of being involved for both schools and students.
Hannah and Susan
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Interview with Donal O’Reilly
Heather and Wicktoria interviewed Donal O’Reilly a teacher at Killorglin Community College. His two students are presenting projects, the first on an Ultra Vision project and second on a safe lock system for tractors. In the interview he tells us how Scifest sparks students excitement. Listen in for more information.
Heather and Wicktoria
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Interview with Gene Mehigan
Hannah and Susan interviewed Gene Mehigan, the Director of Postgraduate Studies in Marino Institute of Education. He spoke briefly about the Institute and the involvement of women in STEM.
Hannah and Susan
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Interview with James Maloney
Susan and Wiktoria had an interview with James Maloney, a parent of one of the students participating in SciFest National Finals 2017. His son has created an incredible project about Bike Collision Sensors and James was very proud.
Susan and Wiktoria
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Interview with Mary Gorey
Heather and Jack did an interview with Mary Gorey, a teacher from St. Josephs College and mentor of two teams of students presenting projects at Scifest. The first project is on sustainable energy and the second is a device that improves people’s golf skills. She tells us more about how schools can get involved, listen to find out more.
Jack and Heather
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Interview with Donal Enright
Susan and Hannah interviewed Donal Enright, a teacher who mentored a project at the SciFest National Final 2017. He shared his thoughts on guiding his students with their fantastic project, the Height Adjustable Crutch.
Susan and Hannah
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Interview with Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton
Jack and Heather interviewed Richard Bruton, Minister for Education and Skills, at the SciFest National Finals.
After being asked the question “Should science be a compulsory subject?”, he answered saying that he did not agree with the idea of making this subject compulsory. Listen in for the explanation.
Jack and Heather
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Interview with Peter O Mahony, Billy Holland and Duncan Williams of Munster Rugby
On the eve of Féilte, we in YMT meet to strategise and plan for the busy day ahead. This year’s planning had an added bonus – we had a chance meeting with the Munster Rugby team who were staying in the hotel strategising and planning for their big game with Leinster. They kindly gave of their time to answer a few YMT questions and told us about their lives as professional rugby players and in keeping with the spirit of FÉILTE, about some teachers who inspired them. Thanks to Peter, Billy and Duncan 🙂
Denis, Jack, Lorcan, Amy, Roisin, Anna and Cara
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