1989
Grace O’Connor and Sinead Finn
Ursuline Convent, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
‘A Study on a Crop Fractionation Industry’
1988
Siobhan Lanigan O’Keeffe
Navan Community College, Co. Meath
‘Geothermal Study of the River Skane’
1987
Henry Byrne and Emma Donnellan
FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody, Co. Wexford
‘Fibre Optic Liquid Analyser’
1986
Breda Maguire, Niamh Mulvany
Rosary College, Raheny, Dublin
‘Focus on the Viola Tricolour – an Indepth study on Bull Island’
1985
Ronan McNulty
St Mary’s College, Rathmines, Dublin
‘The Musical Typewriter (A system which prints music as you play)’
1984
Eoin Walsh
Colaiste Choilm CBS, Swords, Dublin
‘Simulation of Drude Electron Theory and Kinetic Theory of Gases’
1983
William Murphy, Gareth Clarke and Turan Mirza
Carrickfergus Grammar School, Co. Antrim
‘Microcomputer based robotics’
1982
Martynn Sheehan
Convent of Mercy, Moate, Co. Westmeath
‘Lichens may be used for medicine’
1981
Catherine Conlon
Muckross Park, Dublin
‘A study of physical, biochemical and anatomical aspects of the spider and its web, and its adaptation to its environment’
1980
Karen Ruddock
Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin
‘Lichens in relation to their environment’