The ESB Science Blast has been running for quite a few years now. It’s a non-competitive educational programme for primary schools and it involves the whole class investigating the science behind a simple question of interest to them.

Scoil Mhuire has been represented at the ESB Science Blast, in the RDS, Dublin for many years, most recently in 2023. A huge amount of preparation goes into the Science Blast entry, which is the domain of our middle and senior classes.

This year, Mr Cody’s 4^th Class represented our school. The question his pupils chose was, Can we recycle and reuse waste paper in our classroom? It was a very successful outing for the girls and boys who enjoyed a tremendous day. They wowed the judges with their scientific knowledge, skills and understanding. They also learned a lot from getting to visit the displays of other primary schools and they enjoyed making new friends and talking to them about their science questions and presentations.