25 years of BT@YSTE - 2013 - 2014

Lets look at who won and what happened in Ireland and globally in those years.....again so many memories from the past

2013

‘A statistical investigation of the effects of Diazotroph bacteria on plant germination’

*EUCYS winners 2013 & Google Science Fair winners 2014

2013

Economic Recovery: Ireland became the first eurozone country to exit an international economic bailout, marking a significant step in its recovery from the financial crisis.

Horsemeat Scandal: the Food Safety Authority of Ireland confirmed the presence of horse DNA in beef burger products sold in supermarkets, leading to the withdrawal of millions of burgers.

EU Anniversary: 40th year anniversary of Ireland’s membership of the EU.

G8 Summit: World leaders from meet at Lugh Erne in NI for their G8 Summit.

Magdalene laundries report: The report revealed state involvement in the admission of women to Magdalene asylums, where they experienced harsh conditions.

Abroad: Chirs Hadfield, Canadian astronaut, sent the first-ever tweets in Irish from the International Space Station. Boston Marathon Bombing occurred, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis and Nelson Mandela passed away.

Visits: Michelle Obama and daughters visited Dublin and Wicklow, Tom Cruise visited to learn more about his Irish ancestry.

Music and Sport: Andrew “Hozier” Byrne released song Take Me To Church-global success. Dublin and Clare won All-Ireland GAA and Hurling finals, respectively.

2014 - 50th Anniversary

‘Contributions to cyclic graph theory’

50th Anniversary of the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition - Chirs Hadfield, Canadian astronaut did book signing and attended the event

Severe weather: Series of big storms occurred that cost €70 million in damages.

Sport: Women’s rugby team beat New Zealand at the World Cup for the first time. Kerry won All-Ireland GAA title, Kilkenny won the hurling final for the third year in a row.

250 jobs saved: Billionaire Donald Trump bought Co. Clare’s Doonbeg golf resort for €8.7 million, saving the hotel and employee’s jobs from bankruptcy.

Abroad: outbreak of the Ebola virus across West Africa killing over 7000.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act: Defined circumstances under which abortions could be performed.

Presidential visit: Michael D. Higgins made a 4-day visit to the UK to address the House of Parliament

Protests: general public protest the introduction of universal water charges.