Celebrating 25 years BT @BTYSTE

As we continue our 25 weeks to celebrate 25 years of BT’s involvement in the Young Scientist & Technology exhibition we feature winners and some key Irish and global moments from certain years.

This edition we feature year 2007 & 2008 – the winners a EUCYS winner and the youngest ever individual winner. Also fascinating to see what happened in Ireland and across the world in those years. It’s remarkable how these significant historical events evoke such vivid memories. #Innovation #STEM

‘An Extension of Wiener’s Attack on RSA’

*EUCYS WINNER 2007

Irish language: Irish became the 23rd official working language of the European Union.

Sport: Golfer Padraig Harrington won the British Open, and Ireland’s cricket team celebrated a victory over Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup.

‘Rumble in Ranelagh’: General election resulted in a coalition government formed by the GP and FF (as Progressive Democrats lost their seat).

Infrastructure Developments: Dublin Port Tunnel opened to general traffic and the Docklands railway station was introduced in Dublin city centre.

Water Crisis: Tens of thousands of people in Galway spent months without clean running water.

Incidents: Three fishing boats sank off the south-east coast of Ireland, resulting in the loss of seven lives, and Madeleine McCann disappeared while on holidays in Portugal.

Red Kite Reintroduction: in an effort to save the species the red kite bird was reintroduced in the Wicklow Mountains

2008

‘Research and Development of Emergency Sandbag Shelters’

Taoiseach Resignation: Bertie Ahern stepped down as Taoiseach amid financial controversy and was succeeded by Brian Cowen.

Lisbon Treaty Referendum: EU’s Lisbon Treaty was rejected in a referendum.

Financial Crisis: Irish government introduced a 2-year guarantee covering the debts of the country’s banks as the global financial crisis struck.

Stock Market Downturn: US banks collapsed; Wall Street crisis spread worldwide putting a huge strain on international markets.

Sport: Munster’s rugby team won the Heineken Cup, Tyrone won All-Irelands, Cork’s GAA players went on strike, and Irish boxers brought home three medals from Olympic Games in Beijing.

Flooding: Cork and Carlow faced torrential rain which destroyed homes, businesses, roads and rail links.