MORE than 26 projects from schools across Limerick are on show at the RDS in Dublin again this Friday morning as part of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2025 (BTYSTE).
From detection of electoral fraud to analysing the ‘Big Irish Head on you’, students from across Limerick will be hoping to take home the laurels and step into the shows of last year’s winner Sean O’Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin in Croom.
With judging due to begin today (Friday), thousands of members of the public descended upon the RDS in Dublin yesterday for day two of the 61st BTYSTE, which also saw the curtain lift on this year’s Primary Science Fair.
The Primary Science Fair, a non-competitive part of the exhibition, gives third to sixth class primary school students across Ireland the chance to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), make friends, and have fun.
This year, over 1,000 primary school students representing 35 schools across Ireland are showcasing their projects at the RDS.
The ideas that students have developed across the seventy projects on display cover a wide range of STEM topics, such as biodiversity, energy forces and living things.
The projects are judged by former BTYSTE overall winners, some of whom previously participated in the Primary Science Fair themselves, and who volunteer their time to support the growth of interest in STEM in younger generations.
Elsewhere at the RDS, the anticipation is mounting amongst the BTYSTE participants for the winning projects to be announced.
550 projects from 225 schools are on display showcasing innovation in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) at the RDS in Dublin.
11 Limerick schools are bringing a total of 26 projects to the exhibition this year, hoping to bring the title back home for a second year running.
Schools on Shannonside taking part this year include Ardscoil Rís, Castletroy College, returning champions Coláiste Chiaráin, Coláiste Iósaef, Coláiste Nano Nagle, Desmond College, Glenstal Abbey, Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ, Mungret Community College, Salesian Secondary College, and Scoil Pól.
Speaking on the judging process, Dr Peter Taylor, 2025 BTYSTE judge, said: ”It’s an honour to be a part of the judging panel at the 61st BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition and join all the team at BT Ireland in celebrating 25 years as custodian of this phenomenal event.”
“I feel very lucky to have played a part at the exhibition throughout those years, first as a participant and overall winner in 2001 and now for several years judging the amazing projects from finalists”.
He said that the BTYSTE was “my first exposure to the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and the exhibition played no small part in steering my career into a STEM field. I am delighted to see so many young people in Ireland enter the exhibition each year, and to see the event itself evolve into the national and cultural institution it has become today. I congratulate all this year’s finalists for their incredible work – they should be extremely proud for getting this far.”
Ffinal judging and deliberation will got underway from early this morning, before the 2025 BTYSTE awards ceremony begins at 5.30pm.
Anticipation is already building to find out which projects will be recognised this year, in addition to the announcement of the overall winner for 2025.
Additionally, 60 brilliant stands from the exhibition’s partners, including the Department of Education, Analog Devices, Amgen, Stripe, and RTÉ will be set up throughout the RDS.
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