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Ireland is about to host Europe's first science Olympiad, testing students' knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology, writes Dick Ahlstrom

A new science competition is about to pit some of the Republic's best students against contestants from six other countries. It will give our students a fresh opportunity to add to the winning ways seen in other competitions of the science Olympiad movement.