Competitions & Awards


Gaisce – The President’s Award

Gaisce or ‘great achievement’ is a self-development programme for young people between the ages of 15-25 and has been in existence since 1985. The Awards initially flourished under the patronage of former President Patrick. J Hillery and to date and have been carried by incoming President’s…

John Hooper Medal for Statistics Competition

The John Hooper Medal for Statistics is awarded to the winner of this national poster competition. The goal of the competition is to improve students’ abilities to describe their environment with the help of statistics and to use statistics as a tool for making sense of daily life…

Young Economist of the Year Award

This year we will continue to promote an inquiry-based approach by students. While we encourage students to integrate the use of digital media into their presentations the emphasis is on the quality of the investigation and economic analysis. We also encourage…

One Good Idea

Each year we ask both primary and post primary school children to come up with One Good Idea to combat climate change. The competition serves to both educate and motivate children to take action…
National Secondary School Essay-writing Competition

The University of Limerick Regional Writing Centre announces its thirteenth annual National Secondary School Essay-writing Competition for Transition and 5th-year students. We would love to invite students from your secondary school to take part!
Young Environmentalist Awards – ECO UNESCO

Don’t miss out on getting involved in the free Young Environmentalist Awards 2024/2025. Whether it’s science experiments on energy conservation, art projects focused on upcycling, geography initiatives mapping local biodiversity, or home economic projects on creating sustainable recipes, there’s a way for every teacher and subject to get involved.

The Generation Apprenticeship Schools & Centres Competition 2025

The Generation Apprenticeship Schools and Centres competition is open until Wednesday, 09 April 2025. Entries can be made via completing the competition entry form now available here at …. Read more…

Short Story Competition

This National Short Story Competition, exclusively for Transition Year students, received outstanding support from TY Coordinators and English Teachers last year, with hundreds of exceptional entries. Five finalists were selected to attend our Awards Ceremony in Buswells Hotel, Dublin, sharing a €1,200 prize fund. Judged by an esteemed panel chaired by Former Minister for Education Mary Hanafin, the competition offers TY students a unique creative opportunity. We welcome entries in Irish, with a potential bonus prize of €250 based on entry numbers and quality. Read more…