Irish Young Philosopher Awards 2021
AWARDS CEREMONY Wednesday 3 June 2021
Fifth and Sixth Class (Primary).
Runner-up:
Class 5A, St. Killian’s German School, Roebuck, Co. Dublin
What Makes a Good Team?
Winner:
Savannah Phoenix-Munroe
Is Race a Social Construct?
5th Class, John Scottus National School, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin
Highly commended:
Emma Hanna, Jack Hayes, Zoe McCarroll, Alex Savage, and Matthew Twomey
What are Gender Stereotypes and How do they Define Us?
6th Class, St. Andrew's College Junior School, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Cara Griffin
Is Going Back to Normal from Lockdown a Good Thing?
5th Class, John Scottus National School, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin
Sarah Fay
How do we Know that History is True?
6th Class, St. Andrew’s College Junior School, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
First and Second Year (Second Level):
Equal runners-up:
Finna Hales
What is the Difference Between Telling a Lie and Keeping a Secret?
1st Year, Cork Educate Together Secondary School, Co. Cork
Sam Quinn O’Flaherty
The Relationship between Law and Morality
1st Year, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
Winner:
Shane Collins
What is Reality?
2nd Year, Temple Carrig School, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Highly commended:
Michael Horan
Quantum Immortality
2nd Year, St. Conleth's College, Co. Dublin
Eva Sebastiano
Life after Covid: Will our World Ever be the Same?
2nd Year, Cork Educate Together Secondary School, Co. Cork
Third and Fourth Year (Second Level):
Runner-Up:
Toby Burns
Are Intentions more Important that Outcomes when Judging whether Actions are Morally Justifiable?
3rd Year, Gonzaga College SJ, Co. Dublin
Winner:
James Garavan
Kalam Cosmological Argument
4th Year, Glental Abbey School, Co. Limerick
Highly commended:
Carmen Foot
Designer DNA – What it is, its Possibilities and its Flaws?
4th Year, Loreto Bray, Co. Wicklow
Gabriella Rowan
Are you Sure? – The Role of Uncertainty in Life
4th Year, Mount Anville Secondary School, Goatstown Co. Dublin
Farah Abdullah
Is True Beauty Subjective or Objective?
4th Year, Our Lady’s Grove, Goatstown, Co. Dublin
Des McMahon
Is it Better for Life to Have Meaning?
4th year at Gonzaga S.J, Ranelagh, Co. Dublin
Daniel McGlyn
Is it more important to be liked or to be respected?
3rd Year, Temple Carrig School, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Síofra Delaney
Is There Such Thing as Original Thought?
4th Year, The Teresian School, Co. Dublin
Justin Ikwu
Can the Act of Giving be More Harmful Than Helpful?
3rd year, Gonzaga College SJ, Ranelagh, Co. Dublin
Fifth and Sixth Year (Senior Level):
Equal Runners-Up:
Costanza Savoia
Ius Naturale, Lex Naturalis [Natural Rights]
5th Year, John Scottus Secondary School, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin
Shane Burke
Are Innovation and Economic Growth Necessarily Positive? What are their Consequences on our Happiness and our Political Philosophy?
5th Year, CBS Dungarvan (Scoil na mBraithr), Co. Waterford
Winner:
Chonaill Devlin
Can Man Live in a Godless World?
6th Year, Meanscoil Gharman, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Highly commended:
Robyn King
Is Freedom More of a Bad Thing or More of a Good Thing?
5th Year, St. Dominics College, Cabra, Co. Dublin
Niklas Moelders
How Should One Live?
5th Year, East Glendalough School, Co. Wicklow
Riann O'Connell
In Today’s World is it Ethical to be a Billionare?
5th Year, Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal, Co. Cork.
Individual Prize:
Runner-Up:
Chonaill Devlin
Can Man Live in a Godless World?
6th Year, Meanscoil Gharman, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Winner:
Emma Power
Is There Such a Thing as Ethical Clothing and if so What is it?
2nd Year, Muckross Park College, Donnybrook, Co. Dublin
Highly commended:
Sam Quinn O’Flaherty
The Relationship between Law and Morality
1st year, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
Small Group Prize:
Equal Runners-Up
Presly Jeche Shari Irfan and Dylan O'Regan
Gene Editing: Moral or Immoral?
4th Year, Bishopstown Community School, Co. Cork
Seán Radcliffe and Macdara Hickey
Euthanasia
3rd Year Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Co. Dublin
Winner:
Ansha Venkatachalam, Saran Erdemjargal and Julia Pisano
Can we have Good without Evil?
5th Class Primary, John Scottus National School, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin
Highly commended:
Erica Byrne & Sarah White
Why Do we Respect the Dead More than the Living?
6th Class Primary, St. Andrews College, Blackrock, Co. Dubllin
Class Prize:
Runner-Up:
Class 5B, St. Killian’s German School, Roebuck, Co. Dublin.
Is Dairy Good or Bad?
Winner:
6th Class, Cahir Boys NS, Co. Tipperary
Technology: Can the Social Media Platform ‘Tik-Tok’ be Our Portal into the World of Philosophy?
Highly commended:
5th Class (Room 14), St Fintan's NS, Sutton, Co. Dublin
An Exploration of Happiness
Philosophy For Our Time Prize (Social Reflection):
Runner-Up:
Megan Humphreys
Why is Causing Offence such a Big Fear Today?
4th Year, Muckross Park, Donnybrook, Co. Dublin
Equal Winners:
Allanah Wrynn
Does Democracy Work in the Modern Age?
4th Year, Maria Immaculata Community College, Dunmanway, Co. Cork
Cillian Murphy
Can we Justify an Era of ‘Cancel Culture’?
4th Year Gonzaga College S.J, Ranelagh, Co. Dublin
Highly commended:
Emily Gaines
Social Media: Is Freedom of Speech Causing More Harm than Good?
3rd Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Grand Prize – Irish Young Philosopher Awards
Runner Up for the Irish Young Philosopher Awards:
Emma Power
2nd Year, Muckross Park College, Donnybrook, Co. Dublin
Is There Such a Thing as Ethical Clothing and if so, What is it?
Overall Winner for the Irish Young Philosopher Awards:
Faith Njekwe
Artificial Intelligence: Should we grant AI human rights? If so, when?
3rd Year, Our Lady’s College, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth
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