YEOTY 2025
Year Group Winners
1st Year Winners
1st Year Prizes
1st Place
Name of Student: Tomás O' Sullivan
Teacher: Martin Murphy
School: Coláiste Chiaráin, Limerick
Project Title: Why did Electric Car sales decline in Ireland in 2024?
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1st Year Prizes
2nd Place
Name of Student: Victor Clarke
Teacher: Petra Neumannova
School: Belvedere College, Dublin
Project Title: How did the Scotland match in the 6Nations Rugby Championship impact the Irish economy?
2nd Year Winners
2nd Year Prizes
1st Place
Name of Student: Marcus McCloskey
Teacher: Mairead O'Sullivan
School: Glenstal Abbey, Limerick
Project Title: Increasing Minimum Wage - A Band Aid or a Real Solution to Inequality? -Is the increasing Minimum Wage positive for workers and creating extra pressure for Business Owners?
2nd Year Prizes
2nd Place
Name of Student: Alicja Wichary, Vanesa Serbanescu, Rabab Mehdi
Teacher: Eilís Fox
School: Coláiste Pobail Setanta, Dublin
Project Title: The Digital Revolution: How Technology Shapes Employment, Business and the Economy
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2nd Year Prizes
3rd Place
Name of Student: Holly Maloney, Laura Munnelly, Annabelle Durcan , Asia Salami
Teacher: Grace Downes
School: St Mary's Secondary School, Ballina, Mayo
Project Title: What are the worst fast fashion brands to avoid and why
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3rd Year Winners
3rd Year Prizes
1st Place
Name of Student: Iris Xinhe Li
Teacher: Fabian Mak
School: Rathdown School, Dublin
Project Title: Earth or Space: Which Economy Will Launch Us Into the Future?
3rd Year Prizes
2nd Place
Name of Student: Gyumin Gam
Teacher: Srividya Sivakumar
School: Nord Anglia International School, Dublin
Project Title: How Do Rising Fuel Prices Affect Consumer Behaviour and the Irish Economy?
3rd Year Prizes
3rd Place
Name of Student: Laura Doherty
Teacher: Grace Downes
School: St. Mary's Secondary School, Ballina, Mayo
Project Title: What is BRICS and is it the future?
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TY/4th Year Winners
TY/4th Year Prizes
1st Place
Name of Student: Ealga McAuliffe
Teacher: John Lowdnes
School: Tullamore College, Offaly
Project Title: Return to Sender: Analyzing the Economic and Environmental Impact of Clothing Returns
TY/4th Year Prizes
2nd Place
Name of Student: Harvey Parish, Evan Sullivan
Teacher: Cormac Tierney
School: Waterpark College, Waterford
Project Title: Monetary and Fiscal Solutions to Pollution: Can Economic Policies Save the Planet
TY/4th Year Prizes
Joint 3rd Place
Name of Student: Ryan Plunkett, Cillian Farrell, Iarfhlaith Flynn Murphy, Nathan Dunne and Nikita Greidans
Teacher: John Lowdnes
School: Tullamore College, Offaly
Project Title: How will US Tariffs affect the Irish Economy?
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TY/4th Year Prizes
Joint 3rd Place
Name of Student: Saoirse O Connor Buckley
Teacher: Pamela O'Connell
School: Colaiste Muire Realt na Mara, Crosshaven, Cork
Project Title: The Economics of housing and homelessness. A comparison between Ireland and Finland
5th Year Winners
5th Year Prizes
1st Place
Name of Student: Selina Wang
Teacher: Rob Quinlan
School: The Institute of Education, Dublin
Project Title: Do YOU(th) fall for manipulative traps set out by Modern Buying Incentives in Ireland?
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5th Year Prizes
2nd Place
Name of Student: Isaac Keating and Breixo Agulla Perez
Teacher: James Doyle
School: St. Andrew's College, Dublin
Project Title: Economics of Cigarettes: Impact of regulation and its applicability today​
5th Year Prizes
Joint 3rd Place
Name of Student: Michael Holland
Teacher: Hannah Holden
School: CBS Kilkenny
Project Title: Where is the best ROI in the current economy to counteract inflation?
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5th Year Prizes
Joint 3rd Place
Name of Student: Ava O'Leary, Amy Ellis, Ruth Leon Ryan
Teacher: Fabian Mak
School: Rathdown School, Dublin
Project Title: Make the Economy Great Again
6th Year Winners
6th Year Prizes
1st Place
Name of Student: Yue Wang
Teacher: Keith Hannigan
School: Institute of Education, Dublin
Project Title: An Investigation into the Implications of Government-Driven Wage Changes on Small and Medium Enterprises and Employees in the Hospitality Sector of the Irish Economy.
6th Year Prizes
2nd Place
Name of Student: Eoghan O'Callaghan
Teacher: Hannah Holden
School: CBS Kilkenny
Project Title: Gambling: Is the social downfall worth the Government revenue?
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6th Year Prizes
Joint 3rd Place
Name of Student: James Hayes
Teacher: James Doyle
School: St. Andrew's College, Dublin
Project Title: Free reign: Investigating the lack of regulation in the aircraft manufacturing industry
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6th Year Prizes
Joint 3rd Place
Name of Student: Adrian Romero
Teacher: James Doyle
School: St. Andrew's College, Dublin
Project Title: To what extent is the long haul transatlantic airline market between Dublin Airport and the USA a monopoly in November 2023
Northern Ireland Winners
Northern Ireland Prizes
Best of Ulster Award: Year 13 Winners
Name of Student: Anna Hughes, Amelia Flanagan
Teacher: Shane McComb
School: Sacred Heart Grammar, Newry
Project Title: Dupes and Deception
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Northern Ireland Prizes
Year 12 Winners
Name of Student: Ellen Boyle and Isabella Leary
Teacher: Shane McComb
School: Sacred Heart Grammar, Newry
Project Title: The effect open water swimming has on tourism in Ireland
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