13 Tipperary primary schools win prestigious Research Ireland Curious Minds Award

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has today announced that 13 primary schools in Tipperary have won a Research Ireland Curious Minds Award for 2025.  

Funded by Research Ireland, this annual initiative seeks to ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) in primary pupils, their families, and educators throughout Ireland. 

The Research Ireland Curious Minds Awards give recognition to schools for their dedication to hands-on, curiosity-driven learning in STEM disciplines.

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Each year, thousands of students around the country enthusiastically delve into fascinating topics by conducting a range of practical STEM challenges.

These engaging activities include design and make projects, math trails, rocket launches, explorations of school-ground biodiversity, egg drop experiments, pond construction, vegetable cultivation, marble run creations, coding initiatives, and applying STEM principles to solve real-world problems.

The Tipperary schools recognised for their work were:

Ballydrehid N S in Cahir

Ballylooby National School in Cahir

Bunscoil Béal an Átha in Killaloe

Bunscoil na Cathrach in Cahir

Burncourt NS in Burncourt

Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan in Nenagh

Gaelscoil Chluain Meala in Clonmel

Kyle Park N.S. in Borrisokane

Newport Convent Primary School in Newport

Scoil Mhuire Caisleán Nua in Clonmel

St Francis National School in Donohill

St. Mary's Central N.S. in Killenaule

St.Mary’s Primary School in Nenagh

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