Olympiad Co-ordinator
Dr. Odilla Finlayson Olympiad Coordinator
Associate Professor Science Education, CASTeL, DCU
T: 01 700 5409
E: odilla.finlayson@dcu.ie
Scientific Olympiads Committee
Dr. Paul van Kampen Assoc Professor, School of Physical Sciences, DCU
Dr. Eamonn Cunningham Assoc Professor, School of Physical Sciences, DCU
Dr. Pat O’Malley Assist Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, DCU
Dr. Mercedes Vazquez Assist Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, DCU
Dr. Emma Coyle Assist Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, DCU
Conor Akintola School of Biotechnology, DCU
Dr. Brian Murphy Faculty of Sciences and Health, AIT
Dr. Cormac Quigley School of Science, GMIT

Irish European Union Science Olympiad
The Irish European Union Science Olympiad (IrEUSO) is an individual, subject based (biology, chemistry or physics) science competition for students who are sixteen years of age or younger on the December 31st prior to the competition. It is held annually in Dublin City University (DCU). Finalists qualify through the Junior Certificate Examinations in Maths and Science.
Only students in Transition Year (TY) or in Fifth (5th) Year make take part in the EUSO.
IrEUSO/EUSO 2019-2020
The dates for IrEUSO 2019-2020 have not yet been confirmed. Previous participants in IrJSO who are eligible (i.e. born in 2003 and currently in 5th year) for EUSO will be notified of the IrEUSO competition in due course

Irish Chemistry Olympiad
The Irish Chemistry Olympiad is a Competition for Irish students in the final year of second level education who are under twenty on December 31st in the year of the competition. It is held annually in Dublin City University (DCU). Students from Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) are invited to take part in the competition. A panel will be selected, and after further competition the two top students from NI and RoI may form the Irish International Chemistry Olympiad Team and represent Ireland at the IChO in July (subject to funding).