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An Ireland-based entrepreneurship competition where students create, develop and operate a real student business. Open to secondary-school students through participating schools, with Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from business planning, product development, sales, financial management and competitive judging.

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An all-Ireland science and technology competition where students conduct original research and present their findings at a national exhibition. Open to secondary-school students entering individually or in groups of up to three through their school. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from project selection, sustained research and in-person judging.

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An all-Ireland environmental action competition where young people develop projects addressing local or global sustainability issues. Open to young people aged 10–18 across Ireland, entering individually or in groups through schools, youth organisations or independently. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from project planning, environmental impact, teamwork and presenting evidence of action.

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An all-Ireland art competition where young artists submit original artwork for judging across age-based categories. Open to residents of the island of Ireland under 19, entering individually through school, art school or home entry. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from artistic originality, technical quality and competitive national judging.

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An all-Ireland STEM competition where students develop and present original science, technology, engineering or mathematics projects. Open to second-level students across Ireland through schools and regional SciFest events. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from project development, scientific investigation, presentation skills and competitive progression to the national final.

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An Irish mathematics competition where students solve creative, non-routine problems to qualify for the national olympiad round. Open mainly to 3rd–5th Year secondary-school students through participating schools across Ireland. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from unfamiliar problem-solving, logical reasoning and selective progression to the Irish Mathematical Olympiad final.

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An all-Ireland debating competition where secondary-school teams research and debate major global and social issues. Open to post-primary schools across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from research, argument construction, rebuttal and competitive multi-round debating.

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An all-island maths activity programme where students take part in games, puzzles and competitions designed to build numeracy and problem-solving skills. Open to learners of different ages across Ireland and Northern Ireland, with activities available through schools and at home. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from age-appropriate puzzles, logical thinking and applying maths in engaging contexts.

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An Ireland-based computational thinking competition where students solve online logic and problem-solving tasks inspired by computer science. Open to primary and secondary-school students across Ireland through participating schools, with age-based categories. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from unfamiliar puzzles, logical reasoning and age-appropriate problem-solving.

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An Ireland-based space engineering competition where student teams design, build and launch a miniature satellite inside a drinks-can-sized structure. Open to Transition Year and senior-cycle students through participating schools. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from electronics, programming, engineering design, teamwork and mission testing.

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An Ireland-based robotics and STEM competition where teams design and program a LEGO robot, complete missions and develop an innovation project around a real-world theme. Open to students aged 11–16 in teams of up to 10 with an adult coach. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from robot design, programming, engineering strategy, teamwork and project presentation.

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An Ireland-based robotics and STEM competition where teams design and program a LEGO robot, complete missions and develop an innovation project around a real-world theme. Open to students aged 11–16 in teams with an adult coach. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from robot design, programming, engineering strategy, teamwork and project presentation.