Diversity and mental health to the fore at Young Scientist

The event, which sees schoolchildren from across the island demonstrate projects in the RDS in Dublin, has a noticeably high number of entries this year focused on areas around race and gender

Managing Director of BT Ireland Shay Walsh pictured with this years winner Simon Meehan (15) from Colaiste Choilm , Cork and Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton TD

Diversity is expected to be a huge topic at the 2019 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, based on the list of entries.

The event, which sees schoolchildren from across the island demonstrate projects in the RDS in Dublin, has a noticeably high number of entries this year focused on areas around race and gender. Shay Walsh, managing director of BT Ireland, said the high number of entries in this area reflected societal ...