IrJSO 2019
Welcome to IrJSO 2019 and congratulations if you have received a letter inviting you to participate in IrJSO this year.
The IrJSO competition will be held on SATURDAY 2nd November 2019 in DCU (Glasnevin Campus).
The Irish Junior Science Olympiad (IrJSO) is a science competition for students who are under sixteen on December 31st of the year of the competition. Finalists qualify through the Junior Certificate Examinations and are identified by the State Examinations Commission (SEC). ONLY students who have received an invitation may participate. Substitutes or replacements are not acceptable. If you completed Junior Certificate in 2019, achieved high grades in Science and Maths and were born in 2004, then check with your school Principal to see if a letter of invitation has been sent to you.
At the IrJSO competition, all participants will receive a certificate. The top three students are awarded gold medals, the next three silver and the next three bronze. The gold & silver medal winners represent Ireland at the annual International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in December in Qatar (ijso2019.edu.gov.qa). The bronze medal winners are on the reserve list. The top student in the competition will be awarded the Paraic James Memorial Trophy.
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Please complete the application form that you have received and return it to the address on the form by the 29th October 2019.
The list of finalists is available HERE. The name as it appears in this list will be as it appears on the Certificate. If your name is incorrect or is not on the list, then please contact Odilla Finlayson as soon as possible (odilla.finlayson@dcu.ie).
Competition will take place in DCU on Saturday 2nd November 2019.
Schedule for 2nd November 2019:
| 10:00 – 10.50 h | Registration in Business School, DCU (Glasnevin Campus) [arrive anytime between 10.00 and 10.40 h] |
| 11:00 – 13:30 h | Selection Examination (QG15) |
| 13:30 – 14:30 h | Break (free time) |
| 14:30 – 15:30 h | Awards Ceremony in DCU Stokes Extension (SA101) |
International Competition 2019
Gold and Silver medal winners represented Ireland at the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) which took place in Doha, Qatar from the 3rd – 12th December 2019. Team Ireland was represented by:
- Nina Keating (Mount Mercy College, Model Farm Road, Co. Cork)
- Rohan Devereux (Gonzaga College SJ, Ranelagh, Co. Dublin)
- Rónán Zaletel (Coláiste Na Coiribe, Knocknacarra, Co. Galway)
- Taiga Murray (St. Benildus College, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin)
- Luke Minogue (Coláiste Éamann Rís, Callan, Co. Kilkenny)
- Ciaran Pradeep (Breifne College, Coothill Road, Co. Cavan)
Team Ireland at IJSO 2019
Success at 16th International Junior Science Olympiad 2019
Taiga Murray (St. Benildus College, Stillorgan, Dublin), Ciaran Pradeep (Breifne College, Cavan), Rónán Zaletel (Coláiste Na Coiribe, Knocknacarra, Galway) and Rohan Devereux (Gonzaga College SJ, Ranelagh, Dublin) were awarded Bronze medals at the event. Congratulations!
Medal Winners (IrJSO 2019)
- Bronze Medal winners 2019
Rohn Allen Santiago, Confey Community College, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Tija Tony, St. Aloysius’ College, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
Rayan Yahyaoui, St. Enda’s College, Salthill, Co. Galway
Bronze Medal winners IrJSO2019
- Silver Medal winners 2019
Nina Keating, Mount Mercy College, Model Farm Road, Co. Cork
Rohan Devereux, Gonzaga College SJ, Ranelagh, Co. Dublin
Rónán Zaletel, Coláiste Na Coiribe, Knocknacarra, Co. Galway
Organising Committee
Dr. Odilla Finlayson, School of Chemical Sciences, DCU 
Dr. Eamonn Cunningham, School of Physical Sciences, DCU
Dr. Pat O’ Malley School of Chemical Sciences, DCU
For further information contact:
Dr. Odilla Finlayson
Olympiad coordinator
Email: odilla.finlayson[at]dcu.ie
Phone: 01 700 5409
Fax: 01 700 5503
Fax: 01 700 5503
Ms Julie McArthur
School of Chemical Sciences Secretary:
Email: julie.mcarthur[at]dcu.ie