Congratulations to all those who participated in the Irish Young Philosopher Covid-19 Ethics Award for 2020.
The standard of the projects was outstanding and we thank and commend all students for taking part in the IYPA. Your responses and your enthusiasm have been truly inspiring. We hope that your participation has also encouraged you to continue engaging with philosophical and ethical questions and hope we see many of you at UCD in the future.
Below are the list of those students and projects awarded prizes and commendations. Well done to all!
We are delighted to share some of the projects with you. Please see below for projects that you can view with a hyperlink and a blue pointer next to them. Please enjoy these wonderful projects!
Winner:
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Sam Quinn O' Flaherty - Who gets a ventilator when there are not enough?
6th year, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna, Knocklyon, Co. Dublin
Joint Runners-up:
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Neala ó Moráin - Does COVID-19 change our view of low-skilled workers?
5th year, Scoil Lorcáin, Blackrock, Dublin
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Timmy Casey - The Ethics of Fame and Celebrity during COVID-19
St Andrews College, Dublin
Highly commended:
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Ronan ó Moráin - Why Should we Follow the Covid-19 Restriction Rules?
5th Class, Scoil Lorcain Monkstown -
Fiona McCarthy - Is It Right to Call the Frontline Staff Heroes?
6th Class, Moanfune, Co. Waterford -
Tom Cox - What is A Hero?
5th Class, Glebe National School
Winner:
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Joe O’Grady - Does Covid-19 Only Have a Negative Impact?
2nd Year, Gonzaga College, Dublin
Runner-Up:
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Emily Gaines - Who Cares About a Jellyfish in Venice?
2nd Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones
Highly Commended:
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Arlo Daly - Can we Blame Others for the effect COVID-19 is having on our Lives?
2nd Year, Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School -
Sarah Kirwan - Can we Prevent Diseases from Spreading if We Adopt a Vegetarian Diet?
1st Year, Loreto College, Mullingar
Winner:
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Lily McCann - What Do We Owe to Each Other?
3rd Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones
Joint Runners-Up:
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Emma Brennan - Do We Need Others to Be Happy?
4th Year, Old Bawn Community School -
Siobhán Ryan - Should the Government Enforce Lockdown Restrictions?
4th Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones
Highly Commended:
- Theo Papadopoulos - Thinking Ethically in the Context of Covid-19.
Year 10, Abbey Christian Brother Grammar School, Newry - Érin Ahern - Are We Really All in This Together?
4th Year, Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal, Cork
Winner:
- Oliver Grant - How can individualism coexist with a global pandemic?
5th year, St. Marys College CSSP, Rathmines
Runner-Up:
- Sam Enright - How Much is A Human Life Worth?
6 th Year, Skerries Community College
Highly Commended:
- Saskia Kirkland - COVID-19, is Utilitarianism the Answer?
5th Year, St Andrews College - Daniel Kelly - Should the HSE buy PPE made by Slaves to Save Irish Citizens?
5th Year, Gonzaga College - Anne McEvoy - Should Employees with a Child that has Special needs be Expected to Work from Home During Quarantine as Well as Being a Carer to their Child?
6th Year, St Andrews College, Dublin
Winner:
- Mira Henchi - What Moral Philosophy or Ethical Theory is best for Government/Society to Apply in Order to Solve the Coronavirus Crisis, but is Also the Most Morally Right?
3rd Year, Cork Educate Together Secondary School
Runner-Up:
- Leon Reilly - Searching for a Cure: Challenge Trials
4th Year, CBC Monkstown Park
Winner:
- Emilia and Anna Bennis - A Bird in a Tree ... or Philosophy? My Planet and Me
5th Class, Scoil Mhuire, Sandymount
Runner-Up:
- Ava McGowan and Ben Wade - Is it Ethical that the Government are Prioritising Young People for Hospital Beds?
3rd Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones
Highly Commended:
- Patrick O' Callaghan, Matheo Moran and Oliver Walsh - Should we Limit our Freedom to Help Others?
4th Year, CBS Mitchelstown, Cork - Jack Farrell, Charles Kelly and Jordan Whitfield - Are Natural Human Rights More Important than Lockdown Restrictions?
4th Year and 6th Year, The Philosophy Society, Dominican College, Newbridge
Winner:
- Killian’s 6th Class - What Makes a Hero?
6A Class, St. Kilian’s School
Runner up:
- Andrews 5th Class - How has Covid-19 Impacted Our Environment?
5th Class, St. Andrews College Junior School
Joint Winners:
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Emma Harris - Should We Shop On-Line During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
6th year, St. Brigid's College, Loughrea -
Zach North - How Should the Public Road Space be Distributed?
5th Class, Dublin 7 Educate Together National School
Runner-up:
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Emma Power - Does the Covid-19 Crisis Affect Everyone in the Same Way?
1st Year, Muckross Park College
Highly Commended:
- Saint Brendan's College - Would it Be Ethical to Return to How Things Were Before Covid-19?
SEM Film Project, Saint Brendan's College Killarney, Kerry
Honourable mention:
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Ayla Walsh O’Neill - What’s the Point?
3rd Class Primary -
Michael Clarke - Philosophy
3rd Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones
Lily McCann
What Do We Owe to Each Other?
3rd Year, Temple Carrig, Greystones
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