CSO John Hooper Awards

The results of the 2023 John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition have been published. Congratulations and well done to all the teams that entered the 13^th John Hooper Competition. This year, 282 entries were received, and the judging panel was very impressed with the quality and variety of projects entered.

1^st place and the winners of the 2023 John Hooper Medal for Statistics were:
Alana McKinnon & Aisling Vaughan
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Teacher: John Sims
Project: Mobile Phone Coverage and the Topography of North Clare

2^nd place
Áine Kelly & Ella Enright
Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Teacher: John Sims
Project: How Much Plastic is Washed Up on Our Shores?

3^rd place
Abigail O’Brien Murray, Erica O’Brien Murray & Olivia O’Shea
Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Teacher: Chloe White
Project: Can We Save the Common Ash?

An Awards Ceremony will take place in Croke Park in October.

Registration for the 2024 John Hooper Competition will open in September.

Follow the Central Statistics Office social media accounts for details!