International Science Medals for Irish Students

Michael A Cotter (DCU), Director, Irish Science Olympiad, Anna Feeney, Bronze IJSO medal winner, Professor Masno Ginting, IJSO President, Naomi Hodgins, Bronze IJSO medal winner and Dr Paraic James (DCU), IJSO Vice President, Europe

Two Irish fifteen-year-old students Naomi Hodgins, King's Hospital School, Lucan, and Anna Feeney, Alexandra College, Milltown, have won bronze medals at the first International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Each participating country was invited to send one team of students (minimum), who had not exceed fifteen years of age on 31 October 2004.

Department of Education and Science (DES) agreed that Mr. Michael A. Cotter (DCU) would be the Irish IJSO delegation leader and Dr. Paraic James (DCU- Chemistry) the pedagogical leader. The former was responsible for all aspects of the management of Ireland's participation in the IJSO and the later for the selection and training of the team.

The Irish IJSO delegation was sponsored by the Department of Education and Science (DES), Eli Lilly, Cork and the Institute of Chemistry in Ireland and selected by the DCU Science Faculty Members involved in the Irish and International Science Olympiads.

Naomi Hodgins,School King's Hospital School, Lucan Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20
Anna Feeney,School Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6
David O Shea,School St. Finian's Community College, Swords, Co. Dublin
Cian Scolard, School Ashbourne Community School, Ashbourne, Co Meath.
John Hannaway, School St. Kilian's Deutsche School, Roebuck Road, Clonskea, Dublin 6

Dr. Paraic James was elected one of the four IJSO Vice Presidents (Europe) for a period of five years.