Irish Brain Bee Competition 2025
The Irish Brain Bee competition took place on the 10th March. The Brain Bee is an international competition, which originated in the USA and has spread around the world. This was the fourth occasion that it took place in Ireland. The Brain Bee was conducted virtually, and had 64 participants who were largely transition year students from Presentation College in Headford, Salerno Galway, Colaiste Einde in Galway, and Terenure College, Dublin. It consisted of three rounds of questions drawn from a Neuroscience textbook that the students had been studying since January. The winner of the competition was Annah Percy from Presentation College who it is hoped will go forward to represent Ireland at the International Brain Bee World Championships to be held later this year.
Pictured left to right Daire Hanrahan (joint second place from Presentation College Headford), Dr Declan McKernan (GNC Deputy Director), Prof. John Kelly (GNC PI and Prof. in Pharmacology and Therapeutics), Megan Mc Laughlin (joint second place from Presentation College Headford), Ella Mc Hugh (third place from Presentation College Headford), Annah Percy (first place from Presentation College Headford) and Dr Siobhan McMahon (GNC Director).
