Sci Fest is a series of one-day science fairs for second level students hosted locally at schools and at regional level in Institutes of Technology. This years local regional event was held in Limerick Institute of Technology and a number of LCETB schools participated.
| Award | Students | School | Project | Teacher |
| SFI Discover Best Project Award and 1st Place Intermediate Technology | Eoin Hayes, Adam Burke. | Colaiste Chiarain Croom, Co Limerick | The Handy Guide to Sign Language | Edel Farrell |
| Abbott Runner Up Best Project Award and 1st Place Junior Life Sciences | Tara Hough, Ola Wylenczek, Dion Picard. | Colaiste na Trocaire, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | To investigate the life cycle of a barn owl in Ballingarry, Co Limerick. | Aoife Collins |
| EPI stem Maths in Science Award and 1st Place Senior/Intermediate Physical Sciences | Jack O Callaghan. | Gaelcholaiste Luimnigh, Sir Harrys Mall, Limerick | An alternative method for the extrapolation of a polynomial graph. | Ciara ni Dhrisceal |
| Limerick Chamber Best Business Potential and 3rd palce Senior/Intermediate Life Sciences | Marian Quaid, Orla Daly, David Carroll. | Colaiste Iosaef, Kilmallock, Co Limerick. | Edible Wrap for Bales | Brian Clarke |
| Limerick Chamber Best Business Potential | Gareth Power. | Castletroy College,Newtown, Castletroy, Limerick | Surfware – a safeguarded, customizable, efficient web browser for children. | Linda Hannon |
| Junior Physical Life Sciences 2nd Place | Mahir Masud, Finian Brady Halmschlag. | Colaiste Chiaran Croom, Co Limerick | Solar Power Water Desalination Kit | Edel Farrell |
| Highly Commended- Junior Life Sciences | Lucca Andreacetti | St John Bosco Community College, Kildysart | Handedness and Laterality | Marion Coughlan |
| Highly Commnended – Junior Life Sciences | Maire Donellan, Rosin Coffey, Claire McNamara. | St John Bosco Community College Kildysart | How important is radio to people in Rural Ireland? | Marion Coughlan |
At the National Finals which took place in the Marino Conference Centre on 6th November, the prize for the highest scoring project in the Intermediate or Senior Physical Sciences and Technology categories, excluding the overall winner, went to Eoin Hayes and Adam Burke from Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick. Their prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to the Long Night of Science in Berlin next May. They will be accompanied by their teacher/mentor, Edel Farrell, whose expenses will also be paid. Eoin and Adam’s project “The handy guide to sign language” aims to help learning Irish Sign Language (ISL). They built a glove which makes use of an Arduino Nano to allow users to learn ISL at their own pace in the comfort of their own home using a computer.
Adam and Eoin receive their award
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