Youghal students crowned science contest winners

Students from Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in Youghal, Co Cork have been named winners of the Merck Millipore School Science competition 2015.

Youghal students crowned science contest winners

Kate Keane, Tara Murphy, and Clodagh Tyrell received the Merck Millipore perpetual trophy and an iPad mini for their project entitled “An analysis of our generation’s ability to detect lies and how to improve this skill”. The school also received a state-of-the-art PC and printer.

Judges Martin McAuliffe, site director of Merck Millipore Cork; Paul O’Connor, the company’s head of quality; and Professor Jeremy Glennon, head of the analytical chemistry department at UCC, congratulated the students whose winning project was one of a number of prize-winning entries at this year’s event which was held at Fota Island Resort.

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