Visitors will be left in no doubt as to the scope of talented youngsters we have in our local schools

Louth Senator and Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Education, Jim Darcy, has praised the high standard of entries on display at the Young Scientist Exhibition, adding that the entrepreneurs of the future are well represented at the event which is open to the public from today.

“I was incredibly impressed with the very high standard of projects on display at the Young Scientist Exhibition when I visited the RDS yesterday. There is a huge range of innovate ideas in action from our local post primary schools; from studies on ageing and intellectual disabilities, the impact of human activity on water quality on various coastal locations around Dundalk, to early warning of concentrated hydrogen sulphide on farms.

“I was struck by the young age of most of the participants; some of the brightest ideas came from teenagers in just first or second year of secondary school. This should give us all great cause for optimism for our future generation; there is no doubt that many entrepreneurs of tomorrow are taking the very first steps of their careers in the RDS this week.

“The quality of the projects on display is a credit not just to the students involved, but also to their schools. I know many teachers put in lots of extra time to mentor and encourage pupils to take part in this extremely worthwhile competition. Months and months of dedicated work has gone in to all of these projects; all students and teachers involved should be very proud of their efforts. They are a credit to their school and their community and participation in this worth event will reflect well on their CV in years to come” he said.

“I was delighted to be able to visit the exhibits of a number of Louth schools, including St Louis’, St Vincent’s, De La Salle College, Bush Post Primary and Colaiste Ris. Any of the 45,000 people that visit this exhibition this week will be left in no doubt as to the scope of talented youngsters we have in our local schools.”
“Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the Young Scientist Exhibition; the event has a hugely impressive legacy. I wish all of the students taking part this year the best of luck for the future; for many of them it will be very bright