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Ian McDonagh, a second year student from Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College, Doughiska, was awarded second place in the Junior Individual Category of the Biological and Ecological Sciences at the prestigious BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

The organisers of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition have commended secondary schools in Mayo for their high level of participation in the competition.

Students in Westmeath have entered 52 projects for next January’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, which is shaping up to be the biggest competition yet.

A total of 846 Westmeath students have exhibited 437 projects in the RDS over the past 49 years as part of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. The figures were revealed this week as the BT Young Scientist prepares to celebrate its 50th year.

Months of research and experiments paid off for students from Athlone and Roscommon, with a number of local entries taking home awards from the 2013 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, held last weekend.

Three Mayo schools came away with prizes from the 49th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2013 in Dublin last Friday.

The BT Travel and Accommodation Grant Scheme, created for students taking part in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, has provided financial aid totalling more than €300,000 through 834 grants to 335 schools across Ireland in the past seven years, of which schools in Mayo have received in excess of €10,000. Increased in 2012 to €75,000 per year, the BT grant is opening up the competition to a wider number of young people.