Each year the Central Statistics Office (CSO) hosts an Awards Ceremony for students from around the country who take part in our competitions throughout the year.
It is an opportunity for us to celebrate the winners of the Award for the Best Use of CSO Open Data, the CSO Special Award for Use of Open Data at the Young Economist of the Year, and the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition.
The winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony held in Croke Park, Dublin on 15 October 2025. Assistant Director General of the CSO, Chris Sibley, presented the awards.
Students and Teachers who attended the Central Statistics Office Awards Ceremony at Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageWinners of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition: Hollie Field and Heidi Shellam, Moate Community School, Co. Westmeath and Ms. Mairead Cusack, with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025. This team represented Ireland in the European Statistics Competition 2025, in the Senior Category. This team also represented Ireland in the ISLP competition 2025
Download this imageSecond place runner-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition: Katie O’Kane, Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare and Mr. John Sims, with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageThird place runner-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition: Sean Murphy, Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath and Ms Eva Acton, with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageWinner of the Award for the Best Use of CSO Open Data: Rónán O’Dochartaigh, Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal and Ms Susan Ní Loinsigh with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageWinner of the CSO Special Award for Use of Open Data at the Young Economist of the Year: Mir Hasibullah Zia, CBS Wexford, Co. Wexford and Mr. Tony Bennett with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipient Fionn Murphy and Gavin Quilty, Moate Community School, Moate, Co. Westmeath and Ms. Mairead Cusack with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipients Aoibh Larkin, Leah Pillion and Kayla Moran, Moate Community School, Moate, Co. Westmeath and Ms Mairead Cusack with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipients Avril Flynn and Aine Flynn, Moate Community School, Moate, Co. Westmeath and Ms Mairead Cusack with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipient Luke Blackwell, CBS Thurles, Co. Tipperary with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipients Daniel Bernard, Nora Gilligan and Oisín Corbett, Drogheda Grammar School, Drogehda, Co. Louth and Ms Laura Walsh with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipients Kai Seino and Benedek Hernold Csorba, Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipient Niall Hennessy, St Andrew’s College, Blackrock, Co. Dublin and Ms Laura Brogan with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipients Julian Turner and Angel Mongan, Glenamaddy Community School, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway and Ms Patricia McHugh with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipient Arsenii Hondo, Temple Carrig School, Greystones, Co. Wicklow and Mr Sean O’Brien with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageOrder of Merit recipient Eli John Kiernan, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare and Yvonne Nolan with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
Download this imageStudents Eli John Kiernan and Max Kinsella, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare who represented Ireland at the European Statistics Competition in the Junior Category and Ms Yvonne Nolan with Assistant Director General Chris Sibley, Croke Park, 15 October 2025.
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