Ellen Byrne
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NUI Galway student does the maths to win Mary Mulvihill Award
- Science
- May 20, 2020, 08:00
NUI Galway maths student James Hayes (17) is the 2020 winner of the Mary Mulvihill Award, the science media competition for third-level students. The(...)

Dave Fahy: a legacy of broadening science engagement
- Science
- October 31, 2019, 00:00
Last month, Dave Fahy died. The shock spread across a wide network of colleagues who had worked with the engineer and business professional on science(...)

Irish scientists celebrated in Mary Mulvihill award winner’s work
- Science
- May 23, 2019, 18:29
A story for young people about famous Irish scientists, complete with superb portraits, has won the Mary Mulvihill Award for 2019 – the science media (...)

The Irish judicial system must eliminate a culture of victim blaming and turn away from traditional assumptions that women who dress in a certain way (...)

Journalism competition focuses on the love of science
- Science
- October 8, 2018, 01:00
Applications for the 2019 Mary Mulvihill Science Journalism Award 2019 for students, themed “science for the love of it”, are now open. This is the t(...)

Explore from sea to stars at the Festival of Curiosity
- Science
- July 12, 2018, 05:27
If you are in the mood for exploring, then be sure to seek out the Festival of Curiosity, a four-day cornucopia of science, art, technology and design(...)

The Festival of Curiosity promises AI and brain tracking
- Science
- July 20, 2016, 19:48
The Festival of Curiosity, an international festival of science, arts, design and technology, gets underway in Dublin on Thursday, with events happeni(...)

Satisfy your curiosity as pop-up centre opens to all
- Science
- November 5, 2014, 00:00
The public have been invited to have fun in an interactive science playground being set up as one of the many events taking place during Science Week (...)

Curiouser and curiouser – Festival to shed light on science
- Irish News
- July 26, 2013, 01:04
A new festival celebrating science, curiosity and discovery opened in Dublin yesterday. The Festival of Curiosity will feature more than 70 events ove(...)

Curiouser and curiouser: the key to health and happiness?
- People
- July 24, 2013, 01:00
‘We want to encourage people to have the confidence and courage and opportunity to be curious,” says Ellen Byrne, creative director of Dublin’s Festiv(...)