Pride in our young Irish scientists

Sir, – I hope this is just one of many letters you receive congratulating Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow on their outstanding research and its recent recognition ("Irish students win global science competition", September 23rd). They have offered a magnificent example of humanitarian-inspired research at its best and one that many researchers, in a variety of fields, can aspire to follow. – Yours, etc,

Dr DENIS CASEY,

Copeland Avenue,

Clontarf,

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Dublin 3.