Irish and International Young Philosopher Awards Festival 2024

The Runner-Up for the Grand Prize of the 2024 Irish Young Philosopher Awards

Rhiannon Treacy 
A Phenomenological Study
4th Year, St Brendan's Community School, Birr, Co. Offaly 

AND 

Dea Ramadani
Is football philosophical? A Socratic dialogue
2nd Year, John Scottus Secondary School, Co. Dublin

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5th and 6th Class Primary

WINNER

6th Class 
Heroes
Bunscoil na Cathrach, 
Cahir, Co. Tipperary
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RUNNER-UP

Class 6A
Is it worth making an effort?
St. Kilian's German School, Co. Dublin 
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First and Second Year (Second Level)

WINNER 

Dea Ramadani

Is football philosophical? A Socratic dialogue
2nd Year
John Scottus Secondary School, Co. Dublin 
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EQUAL RUNNER-UP 

Sebastien Licciardi 

What attracts people to harmful Cults and could Philosophical thinking skills help prevent it?

2ND Year

Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School, Co. Dublin

(opens in a new window)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i8RLz-UQO1VsTvHAe8kOI7gJqde3Xq7q/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113295000822272387103&rtpof=true&sd=true

AND

Pearl Whooley 

Are dress codes in school ethical?

1st Year 

Cork Educate Together Secondary School, Co. Cork 

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3rd and 4th Year (Second Level)

WINNER

Shahed Al Moubayed and Josie Flanagan

'Are the Kids Alright?'

3rd Year

St Brendan's Community School, Birr, Co. Offaly

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RUNNER-UP 

Lucie Walsh

Is pure democracy a theoretical impossibility?

4th Year

St. Louis High School, Co. Dublin  

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Fifth and Sixth Year (Senior Level)

WINNER

Livia Ceban

Nature of Reality

5th year 

St. Louis Highschool, Rathmines, Co. Dublin

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EQUAL RUNNER-UP

Patrick Ferguson, James O’Sullivan & Rory Hynes

The People’s Republic of Ceanleach: Philosophy of Nationhood and Micronations

5th Year

Catholic University School, Co. Dublin 

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AND

Jacob McDermott

Does The Integration of Diverse Global Cultures in Contemporary Ireland Diminish Indigenous Traditions?

6th Year

St. Patrick’s Classical School, Navan, Co. Meath

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Philosophy For Our Time

WINNER

Louis Tempany

Can AI teach our grandmothers to suck eggs?

5th Year,  

Gonzaga College SJ, Co. Dublin 

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/16TpBj37_lVtZUsvQxCSLa-3Ww6WGqOPU/view?usp=sharing

RUNNER-UP

Cora Porter

Philosophy and Animation

5th Year

John Scottus Secondary School

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gwbGtTg3mC7D3cyU-W4UXSx4LnffKIYp/view?usp=sharing

Individual Prize:

WINNER 

Rhiannon Treacy

A Phenomenological Study 

4th Year

St Brendan's Community School, Birr, Co. Offaly 

RUNNER UP

Maria Lenny

Are AI Responsibility Gaps Ever Acceptable?

3rd Year

Loreto College St Stephens Green, Co. Dublin

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1byAmcjXBfNYKQzjiweKDBjdSQTkO8FSN/view?usp=sharing

Small Group Prize:

WINNER 

Shane O'Duibhir, Lola Fenton, Mara, Antonia Woldarz

Ethics of Forgiveness

5th Year

Cork Educate Together Secondary, Co. Cork 

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RUNNER-UP 

Leila Cheblal, Isabella Treacy, Clara Sirmans

Is it morally right to take a human life?

Year: 4th year

Cork Educate Together Secondary School, Co. Cork

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International Grand Prize

Overall Winner of the International Grand Prize 

Brian O’Connell

Wabi-Sabi: How can Imperfection bring Hope? 

2nd year

Gonzaga College SJ, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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Runner-up

Philosophy Club 11th grade students 

Hope 

İzmir Private Türk College, Manisa, Turkey

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Primary/Junior International Prize (10-12 years)

WINNER

Betül Nisa AYAN

Hope 

ODTÜ GV ÖZEL DENİZLİ ORTAOKULU

Turkey

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RUNNER-UP

Ekin Türk 

Hope 

ODTÜ GV ÖZEL DENİZLİ ORTAOKULU

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Intermediate I International Prize (13-14 years) 

WINNER

Anna Kayner

Strength in Hope
Romig Middle School, Alaska, Anchorage, United States of America

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RUNNER UP

Kaleigh Heyman

Tiger Trafficking: The Issue with Unethical Hope

Romig Middle School, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NSuoTckIYyc52wRylzJjWBe17dxCenu9/view?usp=sharing

Intermediate II International Prize (15-16 years) 

WINNER

Darío Ponce, Ulises Guerrero, Sofía Esquivel, Montserrat Aguirre

The Philosophy of Hope

Colegio Williams

Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Country: México

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TohC2ZPYFS8MJp6Td8_oT4EoRA-0DSp4/view?usp=sharing

EQUAL RUNNER UP

Isabela Macanhan Sarai

Hope and Lust for Life

Colégio Militar de Curitiba

Brazil

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pj0ioJHSR6lKMkArN4CzcIB7ZkjuXeVT/view?usp=sharing

AND 

Kayra BEGEÇ 

Non-Existent Hope in The Non-Existent Set of Existence

Middle East Technical University Development Foundation High School, Ankara, Turkey 

(opens in a new window)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1avW6kqMmeAA5ajLG-1TtlROEdGTSX5-V/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113295000822272387103&rtpof=true&sd=true

Senior International Prize (17-18 Years)

WINNER 

Kornelia Galanty

Do Animals Hope?

Florian Ceynowa High School (I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Floriana Ceynowy w Świeciu), Poland, Świecie

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RUNNER-UP

Emilly dos Santos Cavalheiro, Amanda Ayres Moita and Eduardo Santorum Pinheiro

Do we Dream to Give Hope, or Does Hope Emerge from Our Dreams?

Colégio Militar de Curitiba

Brazil 

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cyqF1mJ_OK22s9gXmpQAwcBCdpedE9lf/view?usp=sharing

Most Creative International Philosophy Prize

WINNER 

Tuna Cankat Kozan, Duru Aydın, Deniz Efe Aydın, Deniz Bilge Baykan and Asya Göymen

Hope (Existential Hope and Hopelessness) 

METU Development Foundation Schools in Ankara, Turkey

(opens in a new window)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LjD3L9uTn9CztYoxJvzPqHCvmHWokm4I/view?usp=sharing