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Maths Grand Challenge, 7 April 2006
Benjamin Réamonn, Coláiste Chilliain, Clondalkin and Alexandru Buda, St Marks Community School, Tallaght were joint overall winners of the NUI Maynooth Grand Challenge - the first of a number of programmes targeting late developers in mathematics and providing opportunities for their access to numerate disciplines in third-level education. The challenge, which also involved the Hamilton Institute, was aimed at second-level students who are taking mathematics at any level, either pass or honours. Winners received either an iPod or a Mac laptop. A desktop computer was presented to the winning school.
L-R: Dr Gary Crawley, Director, SFI; Professor Dough Leith, Director, Hamilton Institute; Professor Robert Shorten and Dr Oliver Mason, Hamilton Institute with John McGinnity, Assistant Registrar.
Another prize-winner, Mark O'Connell, Maynooth Post Primary School, with his parents Shea and Jo O'Connell pictured with Dr Richard Watson, Maths Department.
Dr Gary Crawley, Director, SFI pictured with overall winners Benjamin Réamonn, Coláiste Chilliain, Clondalkin and Alexandru Buda, St Marks Community School, Tallaght.