Over 800 County Carlow Students across primary and post primary entered this year’s Student Concept Competition hosted by Carlow County Council – Local Enterprise Office in association with IT Carlow, Visual, Bank of Ireland & Carlow Regional Youth Services. The creativity and innovation of the 24 finalists was celebrated at an event attended by 150 people held in VISUAL recently. Now in its 9th Year the Student Concept Competition aims to encourage young people to consider creativity and enterprise as a future career by creating products of the future.
Speaking at the event, Kathleen Holohan, Chief Executive of Carlow County Council said “the Student Concept Competition represents an important activity in the Councils role in the development of an enterprise culture in County Carlow”. Holohan continued to say that “the creativity displayed by over 800 individuals was of an extremely high standard and showed the significant creativity and talent of young people in Carlow”.
Over 24 finalists were awarded on the night with a variety of prizes.
12 Runner-Up Prizes were presented as follows:
Runner-Up |
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Name | Title of Entry | School | Category | Teacher |
Amy Keating | Absence App | St. Fiaccs N.S, Graiguecullen | Gadget | Ms. Minnock |
Aoife Kennedy | The Ball Sensor | Ballyconnell N.S. | Game | Mr. Byrne |
Ben Murphy | E-Flowers | Presentation College, Carlow | Water | Ms. McHugh |
Fatima Tallon | Photoscope | Ballyconnell N.S. | Gadget | Ms. Brennan |
Grace McQuail | Quick Brush | St. Patrick's N.S. Borris | Water | Ms. McDonald |
Johnny O Brien | Alzheimers Tracker | Askea B.N.S. | Gadget | Ms. Lalor |
Kacey Leigh | Watersaver on Wheels | Ballyconnell N.S. | Water | Mr. Byrne |
Kevin Cullen | The Perfect Fit | Borris Vocational School | Gadget | Ms. Dagg |
Laura Lyons | The Velcro Saddle | Ballyconnell N.S. | Gadget | Mrs. Brennan |
Leah Byrne | Super Slipper | Colaiste Eoin | Gadget | Ms. Hunt |
Roisin Hennessy Murphy | Fire Band | Colaiste Eoin | Gadget | Ms. Hunt |
Shonagh Ni Threabhair | Lock it with Laser | Gaelscoil Eoghan Ui Thuairisc | Gadget | M. Micheal |
The competition this year was divided into 4 categories:
Youth Services |
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Place | Name | Title of Entry | School |
1st | Niki Juon | Twisty Lace Tightner | Askea Afterschool |
2nd | Fernando Caldaras | Remote Control | Askea Afterschool |
3rd | Aine Thomson | Earphones For Two | Askea Afterschool |
Description of 1st Place Prize: The Twisty Lace Tightner, designed by Niki Juon of Askea Afterschool, is a device which helps the user quickly tie their shoelaces.
Game Of The Future |
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Place | Name | Title of Entry | School |
1st | Aiste Stonkute | Electro Skipping 2000 | Scoil Mhuire Lourdes, Tullow |
2nd | Tomas Byrne | Wheel Hurlers | PDLS Bagenalstown |
3rd | Ronan Lalor | Manageoply | Drumphea N.S. Bagenalstown |
Description of 1st Place Prize: The Electro Skipping 2000, designed by Aiste Stonkute of Scoil Mhuire Lourdes, is a game which allows the user to use a skipping without the need for anyone else. It also has other features such as a remote control and a motion sensor.
Water |
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Place | Name | Title of Entry | School |
1st | David Lalor | R.E.R.S. Umbrella | Presentation College |
2nd | Iain Walker | Sea Fresh | Ballyconnel N.S. |
3rd | Rebecca McGrath | Leekometer | Ballon N.S. |
Description of 1st Place Prize: The R.E.R.S. Umbrella, designed by David Lalor of Presentation College, is a heat creating umbrella. It keeps users warm and dry on cold days. The heat is created by rainwater.
Gadget of the Future |
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Place | Name | Title of Entry | School |
1st | Emma Dooley | Underwater Nozzle | Presentation College, Carlow |
2nd | Sapphire Gao | Parents IT Control | PDLS Bagenalstown |
3rd | Alicia Premkumar | Breath Control & Wristband App | St. Leo's College, Carlow |
Description of 1st Place Prize: The Underwater Nozzle, designed by Emma Dooley of Presentation College, is a silicone face mask which extracts oxygen from water allowing the user to breath underwater.
