Bigger prizes to be winning formula for Young Scientists

Niall Murray, Education Correspondent

Although she has worked as an Irish and history teacher, Ms Hanafin was more than pleased to return to her old workplace at Dominican College in Blackrock, Co Dublin to help announce the plans.

Chief sponsors BT, up to recently known as Esat BT, have allowed for an extra 20 exhibit stands at next January’s event, bringing the number of entries which will go on display at the RDS to 500. In addition, the prize for the Young Scientist or Scientists of the Year has been increased from 3,000 to 5,000.