THE Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026 Awards Technology Category was presented by Ray McGrath, Chair of the Judging Panel from Stripe. He presented the 3rd Junior Group Award to Ailbhe Hartnett and Sophie McKenna, from Presentation College Headford for the project Poor Women’s Telescope in This Economy. Headford young scientists’ success on national stageTHERE was great success for Presentation College Headford at the weekend as they took home two prizes at the Stripe Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin. The competition, which saw hundreds of entries was held in the RDS in Dublin from January 6-10. Having taken home four awards last year, the Headford school continued their remarkable record in the competition by winning two awards in 2026 in the fields of technology and chemistry.

Source: The Herald January 16, 2026 10:04 UTC