The goal of the John Hooper competition is to improve students' abilities to describe, explore and investigate their environment using statistics. This national competition was first launched twelve years ago to mark the first World Statistics Day in 2010. The competition is named in honour of Cork man John Hooper (1878 – 1930), who was the first Director of Statistics for the newly formed Irish State, Saorstát Éireann, in 1923. Until his untimely death in 1930 at the age of just 51, Mr. Hooper shaped the development of official statistics in Ireland. His work led to the development of new statistics (e.g. first Census of Population and Census of Industrial Production in 1926), and the 1926 Statistics Act.
This is the eighth year of the Award for the Best Use of CSO Open Data at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition. This award is for the most innovative use, or potential use, of CSO data, be it in statistical analyses, processes or outputs, a piece of research, a visualisation or a data map, the development of a device, a software application or the use of CSO data in any other innovative way.
These competitions, along with the Census at Schools initiatives, are sponsored by the CSO as part of our Educational Outreach programme. The CSO is also affiliated with the European Statistics Competition and the International Statistical Literacy Competition.
Every year, we host an Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the winners of these competitions and the runners-up.
2022 Competition Winners
The winners of the 2022 competitions were as follows: Conor Breen and Seanie O’Shea, Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford were awarded the John Hooper Medal for Statistics. Conor and Seanie also came third in the junior category of the European Statistics Competition. Aoife Duggan, Sandford Park School Dublin, was awarded the Medal for the Best Use of CSO Open Data at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2022.
The winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony held in Croke Park, Dublin on 19 October 2022.
Winners of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Conor Breen and Seanie O'Shea, Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Mr. Ivan Cliffe at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Second place runners-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Nathan Mac an Bháird and Alicia Nic an Bháird, Roscommon Community College with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022
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Third place runners-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Holly Whelan and Nicole Murphy, St Mary's Secondary School, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Ms. Sinead Kent at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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CSO Open Data Award winner Aoife Duggan, Sandford Park School, Ranelagh, Dublin with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Mr. Alan Smith at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Students Mia Byrne, Charlee Holt, and Aoibhe Walsh, Loreto College, Foxrock, Dublin with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Students Heather O’Sullivan and Daniel Hegarty, Roscommon Community College, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Ms. Áine Baggott with students Mary Coughlan, Hannah Connon and Emily Flynn, Gallen Community School, Ferbane, Co. Offaly, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Mr. Patrick Molony with students Callum Rogerson, Raymond Lambe and Sean Tobin, St Patrick's Classical School, Navan, Co. Meath, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Ms. Annette Galvin, with students, Owen Clarke and Sean Boyce, St Joseph's Secondary School, Tulla, Co. Clare, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Mr. Ruairí Maher, with students, Niamh Muldowney, Laura McMahon, and Alannah Galligan, Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Limerick, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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Isabelle McDonnell Murphy, Drogheda Grammar School, Co. Louth, with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at Croke Park, 19 October 2022.
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