Junior students Habiba, Charlotte and Ciaran enjoy the maths challenges on a Saturday morning at UCC. For the current school year, there are 340 students registered for maths enrichment classes at UCC, spread across five classes from junior to senior maths programmes. His older brothers also attend senior maths classes at UCC. Next week, an Irish team of four will be heading to Bordeaux for the European Girls Math Olympiad, where they will face two days of “extremely tough” math challenges. “It's been very popular, and it's prestigious,” said Neil Dobbs, Irish Mathematical Trust chair.

Source: Irish Examiner April 04, 2026 00:03 UTC