The Irish Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 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.
IChO 2017 was held on the 1st. April 2017. Application forms were emailed to school principals and each school was invited to nominate up to two of the most enthusiastic and keenest students in the school in chemistry. Over 130 students attended this year’s IChO competition.
The list of accepted registrations for the IChO 2017 competition is posted here at Finalists for IChO 2017.
Medal winners and highly commended participants were invited to attend further training during the Easter break, after which the team was selected.
The team to represent Ireland at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2017 in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand was:
From left to right: Dr Cormac Quigley (GMIT), Asst Professor Mercedes Vasquez (DCU), Aaron Hannon, Alicia Huntley, Michael Yuan Hong, and Diarmuid O’Donoghue
The team was accompanied by the Ireland Mentors, Dr Cormac Quigley (GMIT) and Asst Professor Mercedes Vasquez (DCU).
Three members of Team Ireland were awarded Bronze medals at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad in Thailand.
IChO 2018 was held on the 10th March 2018. Application forms were emailed to school principals and each school was invited to nominate up to two of the most enthusiastic and keenest students in the school in chemistry. Over 130 students attended this year’s IChO competition.
The list of accepted registrations for the IChO 2018 competition is posted here at Finalists for IChO 2018.
Highly Commended Students for IChO 2018
Highly Commended Students with IChO 2018 Scientific Committee
Medal Winners IChO 2018
Medal Winners with IChO 2018 Scientific Committee
All Winners IChO 2018
All winners with IChO 2018 Scientific Committee
Medal winners and highly commended participants were invited to attend further training during the Easter break, after which the team was selected.
The team to represent Ireland at the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2018 in July 19th – 29th in Slovakia & Czech Republic was:
The team was accompanied by the Ireland Mentors, Asst Professor Mercedes Vasquez (Dublin City University) and Dr Brian Murphy (Athlone Institute of Technology).
The list of finalists for IChO 2019 is available in IrChO 2019 Finalists.
IrChO 2019 Gold Medal winners – Brian Durkan and Oisin McCullagh
IrChO 2019 Silver Medal winners – Conal Bonar and Mark Crawford
IrChO 2019 Bronze Medal Winners – Auriel Guarino, David Conneely, Ellen O’Carroll, Conor Boylan
IrChO 2019 Highly Commended – Mati Karski, David Kennedy, Ishita Solanki, Glen Gilmartin
IrChO 2019 All winners with Scientific Committee – Dr Cormac Quigley (GMIT), Dr Pat O’Malley (DCU), Dr Mercedes Vasquez (DCU), Dr Brian Murphy (AIT) and Dr Odilla Finlayson (DCU)
IrChO 2019 Getting them Organised!!
IrChO 2019 During the examination
All medal winners were invited to participate in Practical Training and after a further assessment, the top students were selected to represent Ireland at the IChO 2019 (July 21st – 30th) in Paris, France.
The Ireland Team was:
Ireland Team at IChO 2019: Dr Brian Murphy, Mark Crawford, Brian Durkan, David Conneely, Oisin McCullagh, Dr Cormac Quigley.
One team member, Brian Durkan from St. Muredach’s College, Ballina, Co Mayo won a bronze medal at the prestigious international event. Congratulations!
Bronze Medal Winner Brian Durkan, with mentors Dr Cormac Quigley and Dr Brian Murphy at IChO 2019.
