HISTORY Famous milestones through the years Richard Elliot, from Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, was the first student from Northern Ireland to win Young Scientist of the Year (1974).
The only mixed team to take the Young Scientists of the Year title was Emma Donnellan and Henry Byrne from FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody, Co. Wexford (1987).
Turan Mirza, William Murphy and Gareth Clarke from Carrickfergus Grammar School in Antrim were the first group team to win the Young Scientists of the Year title (1983).
The first ever winner of the Young Scientist Exhibition was John Monahan from Newbridge College, Co. Kildare (1965). John has recently retired as President of his own biotech company, Avigen Inc, based in California.
The first female winner was Máire Caitríona Ní Dhomhnaill / Mary Finn from the Ursuline Convent, Sligo (1966).
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Sarah Flannery from Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál in Blarney, Cork featured on the front page of newspapers around the world after she scooped the 1999 Esat Telecom Young Scientist of the Year title for her project on encryption. Sarah went on to take first place at the 11th EU Science Contest in Greece and represented the European Union at the International Nobel Prize ceremonies in December 1999.
