On Thursday 20 May 2021, we heard the great news that 2nd Year student, Hugo Phelan, had been crowned Junior Young Economist of the Year. The ceremony took place online, owing to Covid-19 restrictions. Hugo greatly impressed the judges with his project, and they commented on the excellence of his research, which reflected his great interest in space and space technology from a young age. Hugo’s project was entitled Is Space Exploration a Sustainable Enterprise – Economically, Socially and Environmentally? His research led him to recommend that the Irish government should invest in space exploration as part of its economic policies aimed at the Irish economic recovery from the effects of the coronavirus crisis.
Other Glenstal prize-winners this year were TY students Daniel Hughes, who was awarded a gold medal for his project on the current housing crisis, and Aonghus Cooke, who received a bronze medal for his research on the economic effects of the coronavirus. https://geembi.com Congratulations to all the students who took part, and to their teacher, Ms Máiréad O’Sullivan.
You can watch Hugo describing his project briefly below.
