Two of the country’s brightest young scientists are taking the first steps in transforming their cutting-edge scientific research into a fully-fledged business having landed the top prize at the Google Global Science Fair with the idea last year.

Courageous abuse survivor Louise O’Keeffe is set to take on the State again over its “insulting” settlement offer arising out of her landmark legal case.

It’s ladies to the fore as the 2014 Cork Person of the Year will be announced this week.

The BT Young Scientists exhibition opens to the public today at the RDS in Dublin.

Students putting the final touches to projects for next month’s BT Young Scientist competition have the added incentive of up to €2,000 each towards a university education.

One of the Kinsale schoolgirls recently listed by Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential teenagers has called for an overhaul of the examination system.

Three students from Cork have made it into Time Magazine's list of the top 25 most influential teenagers in the world.

Cheering crowds, hundreds of handshakes, and plenty of pats on the back. It’s not every day you win the world’s top science competition, but these three Cork girls almost make it look easy.

Take a bow, teachers

Three Cork teenagers have bagged the top prize at this year’s Google Science Fair for their project, Natural Bacteria Combating World Hunger.

Three teenagers from Ireland have won the grand prize at this year's Google Science Fair.

One of Ireland’s top young scientists says students want to see schools becoming more digitally focussed during class time.

Teenagers have gathered to use science, technology, and politics to help shape tomorrow’s world as part of the first European Union Student Parliament to be held in Ireland.

We must aspire to be a republic of creativity, President Michael D Higgins declared as he opened the 50th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in the RDS, Dublin.

LAST week, Kinsale Community College students Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow beat 120 entries from 38 countries to win the 2013 EU Young Scientist of the Year competition.

Three teenagers from Cork have scooped a top prize at the EU’s Young Scientist competition.

Three students from Kinsale Community College have been awarded a first prize in Biology at the EU Young Scientist Competition in Prague.

Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow, all third-year Kinsale Community School students, are having one hell of a year.

Ciara Judge is taking it all in her stride, being one of the top young scientists and now one of Ireland’s top brains, after getting 12 A’s in her Junior Certificate.

Plans have been lodged for a major extension at Kinsale Community School to cater for growing student numbers.

A tired but exhilarated BT Ireland team are reflecting on what was certainly the best ever BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

Kinsale’s formula for Young Scientists’ victory is a well-kept secret, says Education Correspondent Niall Murray

“We’re like the Manchester United of Europe at science.”

The success of third-year students Ciara Judge, Emer Hick, and Sophie Healy-Throw of Kinsale Community School in winning the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the weekend should act as an inspiration to young people throughout the country.

There were jubilant scenes in Dublin last night as a Co Cork school celebrated winning the BT Young Scientist award for the third time in seven years.

Three third-year students from Kinsale Community College in Co Cork have won the overall prize at this year's BT Young Scientist Exhibition.

A TEENAGER who developed software that tracks the movement of a tennis player has won the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.