Award Winners
The following teams were celebrated at the YSI Awards Ceremony during the Annual Showcase 2013.
Overall Title Holders 2013
Young Social Innovators of the Year 2013
Project Title: Bring Organ Donation into Education
Organisation: Eureka Secondary School, Kells, Co. Meath
Guide: Colette Cronin
Award Presented by:Sr. Stanislaus kennedy, Co-founder and Chairperson, Young Social Innovators & Anne O’Leary, CEO, Vodafone Ireland
Silver Award
Project Title: Click
Organisation: John The Baptist Community School, Hospital, Co Limerick
Guide: Deirdre Brennan
Award Presented by:Sr. Stanislaus kennedy, Co-founder and Chairperson, Young Social Innovators & Anne O’Leary, CEO, Vodafone Ireland
Bronze Award
Project Title: Be Irish, Buy Irish
Organisation: St. Mary’s Secondary School, Irishtown, New Ross, Co. Wexford
Guide: Aoife Traynor
Award Presented by:
YSI Challenge Awards 2013
Making Our Community Better
Project Title: Carers Who Care
Organisation: St. Joseph’s College, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Guide: Catherine Bligh
Award Presented by: Ruairí Quinn TD, Minister for Education & Skills, Department of Education & Skills
Making Our World One World
Project Title: Bringing Hope to Children
Organisation: Youthreach, Fernhill Plaza, Wexford Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Guide: Eileen Cannon
Award Presented by: Joe Costello TD, Minister of State, with Responsibility for Trade & Development
Making Our World Greener
Project Title: Track Attack
Organisation: Sacred Heart Secondary School, Daingean Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Guide: Grace Brennan
Award Presented by:John O’Dowd MLA, Minister for Education, Department of Education, Northern Ireland
Using Technology to Change the World for Good Award
Project Title: Mi Super New App
Organisation: St. Declan’s Community School, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
Guide: Michelle Farrell
Award Presented by:Andrew Dunnett, Tim Gilber, Director, Vodafone Group Foundation and Natalie Hodges, Vodafone Ireland Foundation
Making Our World a Better Place for Young People
Project Title: Creche Course to Education
Organisation: Coláiste Bríde, New Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Guide: Debbie McArdle
Award Presented by:Anne O’Donnell, Head of Communications & Citizen Participation, Department of Children & Youth Affairs
Making Our Country More Inclusive and Poverty Free
Project Title: Treat Them the Way You Would like to Be Treated
Organisation: Presentation College, Warrenmount, Dublin 8
Guide: Gemma Delaney
Award Presented by:Clive Byrne, Director, National Association of Principals & Deputy Principals
Making Our World Safer
Project Title: Open Your Eyes
Organisation: Colaiste Mhuire, Askeaton, Co Limerick
Guide: Helen McCormack
Award Presented by:Dervila Keane, Stakeholder Relations and Brand Communications Manager, Pfizer Healthcare Ireland
Making Our World Healthier – Mental Health
Project Title: Youthreach Bully Free – We Are Here for Ye!
Organisation: Youthreach, City of Galway, VEC
Guide: Jaki Mitchell
Award Presented by: Gerry Raleigh, Director, National Office for Suicide Prevention, HSE
Making Our World Healthier – Physical Well Being
Project Title: Screening of Teenagers for Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Organisation: Desmond College, Station Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick
Guide: Ciara Broderick
Award Presented by:Joan Crawford, Health Promotion Unit, HSE
Making Our World Fair and Just
Project Title: Child Abuse Not Just a Bruise
Organisation: Sacred Heart Secondary School, Convent of Mercy, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Guide: Rosemarie Sexton
Award Presented by:Paul Rowe, Chief Executive, Educate Together
YSI Step Up Award
Project Title: Little Miss Fluoride Fighters
Organisation: Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Guide: Veronica Hunt
Award Presented by:Ray D’Arcy, Broadcaster, Today FM
Relationships & Sexual Health Challenge
Project Title: Sexication
Organisation: Coláiste Muire, Harmony Row, Ennis, Co Clare
Guide: Daryl Marmion
Award Presented by:Roisin Guiry, HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme
YSI Post-it Challenge
Project Title: Numeracy & Literacy
Organisation: St. Anne’s Community College, Killaloe, Co. Clare
Guide: Judy Malone
Award Presented by:Jackie Harrison, Judges Panel Chair, Young Social Innovators Board of Directors
YSI Fun-raising Challenge
Project Title: Strategies for Allergies
Organisation: Mount Mercy College, Model Farm Road, Cork
Guide: Michelle Angland
Award Presented by:Seamus Mulconry, CEO, Philanthropy Ireland