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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 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 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 Ireland-based sustainable fashion competition where students design, create and present high-fashion outfits made entirely from recycled or repurposed materials. Open to post-primary students aged 12–19 in Ireland. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from original design, craftsmanship, sustainability, live presentation and selective progression to the World Final.

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Rated Advanced, this online visual-arts competition welcomes young people aged 18 or under across the island of Ireland. Entrants create an artwork, upload a digital entry and may be selected for the public gallery and awards. The main challenge is responding personally to the theme while demonstrating strong technique, originality and a clearly communicated artistic intention.

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This is an official in-person speedcubing competition in Galway with open-age entry, including school-age participants. Competitors register individually for selected puzzle events and should check the event page for capacity, fees and schedules. The main challenge is executing memorised solving methods quickly and accurately while managing nerves across timed rounds under World Cube Association rules.

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Rated Advanced, this Irish competition invites secondary students to submit original economics work through the published school or individual route. Entrants investigate an economic issue and present their reasoning for judging. The main challenge is framing a worthwhile question, applying economic concepts accurately and communicating evidence, analysis and conclusions in a coherent student-led project.

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This is an official in-person speedcubing competition in Dublin with open-age entry, including school-age participants. Competitors register individually for selected puzzle events and should check the event page for capacity, fees and schedules. The main challenge is executing memorised solving methods quickly and accurately while managing nerves across timed rounds under World Cube Association rules.

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Rated Beginner, this official in-person speedcubing competition in Rosslare Strand uses open-age individual entry, including school-age participants. Competitors select puzzle events and follow World Cube Association procedures. The main challenge is completing familiar solving sequences accurately under timed observation, handling competition nerves and learning to recover calmly when an attempt does not go to plan.

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This is an official in-person speedcubing competition in Wicklow with open-age entry, including school-age participants. Competitors register individually for selected puzzle events and should check the event page for capacity, fees and schedules. The main challenge is executing memorised solving methods quickly and accurately while managing nerves across timed rounds under World Cube Association rules.