SciFest is Ireland’s largest second-level STEM fair programme. It takes place locally, regionally and nationally, is inclusive and fee to enter. RCN 20081270
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Big Plans for SciFest as our National Final Goes Global 🇮🇪🌎
Introducing the SciFest National & Global STEM Fair (NGSF) 2026, welcoming international students to Dublin to participate in person alongside our Irish finalists. @education_ire @IrishSciTeach @irishforeignministry
As we celebrate SciFest’s 20th anniversary, we’re catching up on 4 more alumni. This group gives a glimpse of just how varied those paths can be, from vaccine research & financial mathematics to using AI in sales operations & mentoring the next generation through @TeenTurn .
🇮🇪 🌍Meet the SciFest National & Global STEM Fair (NGSF) 2026 Finalists
Name: Breffni Tuomey Lynch, Conor Douglas & Conor Sheridan
🏫 School: @delasalledundalk
👩🏫 Teacher: Cara Mc Adam
⚛️ Project: Under The Shell: The Hidden Effects of Sewage on Coastal Life
#Scifestngsf2026
Well done to the award winners, SciFest@School @StJosephsFoxfrd . It was the schools inagural SciFest and was organised by teacher, Stephenie Heneghan. #scifestatschool #opentoall #freetoenter #scifest20years
Congrats to the students & teachers @StJosephsFoxfrd who hosted a very successful inaugural SciFest@School STEM fair yesterday. A special congrats to teacher Stephanie Heneghan, who organised the fair. @IrishSciTeach #scifest4stem #scifest20years
SciFest Alumni News: Congratulations to @AliceShaugh who has joined @BioInnovate_Ire as a Fellow for the year! Wishing Alice and the team every success. We look forward to following their progress.
@society4science @regeneron @researchireland @IrishSciTeach #scifest20years
🇮🇪 🌍Meet the SciFest National & Global STEM Fair (NGSF) 2026 Finalists
👤 Name: Riain Singh
🏫 School: @Clongowes, Clane Co. Kildare
👩🏫 Teacher: Yvonne Nolan
⚛️ Project: NeuroClassify: Custom Convolutional Neural Network Achieving 95% Brain Tumor Classification
@IrishSciTeach
🔴Teachers, Bring SciFest@School to Your School🔴
Already 61 schools have booked a SciFest@School fair for the current academic year. Have you booked yours?
👉 Visit scifest.ie, click on the SciFest@School tab and register your school. #scifestatschool #free
🇮🇪 ✈️Who will be travelling to Los Angeles in May 2027 to represent Ireland & SciFest at @Regeneron ISEF? 3 projects will be selected at the the SciFest National & Global STEM Fair 2026,
📅 3–4 December
📍 @MarinoInstitute
🏆 Judging and awards: Friday, 4 December
Congrats to SciFest Alumnus, Ronan Lyons, former student of @LanesboroCC, on receiving a 2026 Naughton Foundation Scholarship. Last May Ronan represented Ireland and SciFest @regeneron ISEF in Phoenix where he won the @BroadcomSTEM Coding with Commitment Award. @Society4Science
SciFest Alumni News
Congrats to Fionn Campbell on receiving a prestigious Naughton Foundation Scholarship. A previous winner of the @EirGrid Award and the SciFest Berlin Long Night of Science Award, Fionn continues to build on his STEM achievements.
@moatecs @researchireland
🇮🇪Congrats to Aditya Surendran @Athlonecc who has qualified for Stage 3 of @intel 's global AI Impact Competition with his project “Adaptive Byzantine Fault-Tolerant Consensus with Committee-Based Sublinear Routing”. He will present his project to a panel of judges on Thursday.
“They learn so many skills coming here to SciFest. They get to research. They get to present their information to the judges, and the judges give them so much time to listen to all their findings"
Róisín O’Keeffe, Teacher, @stmarysmacroom
@mtu_ie #scifest20years
🇮🇪It’s Official! SciFest’s Road to Regeneron ISEF 2027 Starts Here!
We are delighted to announce that SciFest is officially affiliated to Regeneron ISEF for 2027 and we will be sending 3 projects to represent Ireland & compete at @Regeneron ISEF 2027 in Los Angeles next May.
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Thank you to our incredible young scientists! You were the stars of the 2026 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair!
Your creativity, determination and passion for science and innovation made this year's event truly special. From presenting your research to engaging with judges and fellow participants, you demonstrated the remarkable potential of the next generation of scientists and innovators.
We are proud of every young scientist who participated, regardless of the results. Keep asking questions, challenging ideas and pursuing your dreams!
Winners: exposcience.co.za/
#DiscoverEskomExpo #EskomExpoISF #YoungScientists #STEMEducation #FutureInnovators
Huge congratulationa to Eve Prendergast, @ClogherRoadCC on receiving a 2026 Teachers of Physics Award. So well deserved.
See iop.org/about/awards/2026-te…
@EducateTogether @dicaegs1 @PhysicsNews @IrishSciTeach #scifest20years
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Read the SciFest 20th Anniversary Impact Report. issuu.com/scifest/docs/scife…
Where Are They Now?
As we celebrate SciFest’s 20th Anniversary, our alumni series continues with another four former participants who have gone on to excel in STEM.
#scifest20years @scifestalumni
🌍 Robert Is Ready to Take on the World!
Robert King, Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Cork is getting ready to take part in the SciFest National & Global STEM Fair (NGSF) 2026.
📅 3 and 4 December 2026
📍 Marino Institute of Education, Dublin
@IrishSciTeach @ciaranfogarty39 #scifest
