Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
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2014_15
First Place
Reward Hub
International Digital Management and Sales (IDMS) & Computing:
Supported by Immanuel Darkwa
Philip Campbelll, Garreth Core, Terry Collins
One for all loyalty card Mobile App. All your loyalty cards stored
digitally on a Mobile App.
Second Place
Flow
(Freedom,
Loyalty,
Opportunity,
and
Worldwide)
Third Place
GAA Match
Day
Business Management:
Supported by Elizabeth Downes
Thomas McDermott, Robert O'Neill, Konrad Pakosz
Digital Distribution/Social Common Platform for software (Gamers and
Game Developers) to purchase and play games from Big and Small
independent publishers e.g. iTunes for games
Sports Science:
Supported by Edward McDermott
Mark Beakey, Alan O'Shaughnessy
Mobile App to replace current traditional paper based Programmes for
matches. Offering the GAA a way to increase revenue and the ability to
maintain outreach to its broad client base using modern technologies.
Fourth Place
Food Atlas
Sports Science:
Supported by Edward McDermott
Seth Cenzia, Jean-Richard Ilunga
Mobile App - offering real time location information on
budgeting/grocery shopping available in your vicinity
Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
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2013_14
Marketing and Engineering:
supported by Hilda Burton
First Place
Enviroskim
Christopher McClelland, Ronan McCrory, Daniel Sage
Enviroskim is a new environmental product saving; energy, resources,
time, and money. Currently all standard vat frying machines use handheld vat skimmers that only remove the surface residue Our retrofit
vat skimmer efficiently and safely collects the entire residue from the
oil increasing its usable life.
Engineering and Business:
supported by Fiona Cranley
Second Place
Rain Box
Keith Canavan, Sean Dunne, Eamonn Launders, Garrett Lee,
Keith O'Connor
Rain Box is a water conservation rainwater harvesting system. It is
fully mechanical, non-electric and low-maintenance able to supply
domestic cisterns and combat water charges. Our system is simple and
easy to maintain and uses no pumps or electrical devices. It is
designed to switch automatically between the water mains and stored
rainwater. Once installed it leaves the customer with a maintenancefree, energy efficient, cost-saving system
Business and Accounting:
supported by Patricia Morris
Third Place
Teen Arena
Jeanette Cunningham, Shauna Lehane, Gary Smith, Lorraine Walsh
Teenagers want a fun place to hang out with friends. We give them
what they want - a unique teenage orientated hub with a range of
extreme sports with a Diner. Keep your teenagers busy and active.
TeenarenA - Make a date to bike and skate!
Fourth Place
Nádúr
Science and Business:
supported by Maeve Scott & Ethna O’Connor
Nádúr
Liz Branagan, Sophia Keogh, Lisa McGavin, Louise Rafter
Nadur is a natural ingredient based alternative treatment for cold
sores with concealment. It is high quality product being brought to
market at a reasonable price. In researching we found no other
product on the market like it . It will not only treat the cold sore but it
will cover it which will improve individual user confidence which was
one of the major issues we found when conducting primary research.
Our unique way of packaging will also reduce contamination.
Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
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2012_13
First Place
Daisy
Fabrics
Business and Accounting:
supported by Ethna O’Connor
Niamh Martin, Caoimhe Moran
We offer sustainability, individuality, and fashion! The renewed
interest in the craft industry through knitting, sewing, and up-cycling by changing and customising clothes and home wares, has directed us
to become a vibrant online retailer of fabrics, haberdashery, and
accessories. Our website offers online support - demonstrating how
to; use knitting patterns, sew, and provide new fashion ideas. A social
media forum is also incorporated offering customers the opportunity
to interact and swap their ideas and gain expert advice.
Second Place
SiloCam
Business and Accounting:
supported by Ethna O’Connor
Andrew Gilbert, Sarah Greene, Stephen Mahady, Luke O'Reilly
Available for sale in retail shops our product offers customisable
protective silicone covers for cameras. Designed for smartphones and
mp3 players no such product is readily available for a strong personal
camera market. We aim to target 14-28 year old females who will
often carry cameras to social events. Customisation of the product
design will allow consumers choices to buy and determine modified
graphics displayed on the case.
Third Place
iModel
Business and Accounting:
supported by Patricia Morris
Lisa O'Dwyer, Michelle Long, Aisling Murray, Lauren Caine
Our new application tool for Smartphone users allow people to "try
on" clothes from online stores using a 3D image of themselves. Our
app incorporates the purchasing of clothing or items through the app
portal making it easier for both the consumer and seller. Our initial
target market is women aged 16-35 with a future male audience.
Technology
Award
I-Motion
Medical
Engineering and Business:
supported by Gerard Ryder
Eoin Robinson, Paul McClusky, James McNena
Our functioning I-Motion prosthetic finger is jointed through a linkage
system offering two points of degrees of freedom. Operated via the
input motion of an amputee’s stump it allows for extending and
flexing of the digit up to 90 degree angles performing grasping
operations. The prosthetic device offers stable grasp of a wide
variety of complex objects and shapes. It supplies amputees with
essential sensory feedback, helping determine the amount of grasp
actually needed to manipulate objects, improving reflex time and
gathering tactile information.
Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
2011_12
First Place
Star Shoes
(ShoeStar)
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Business and Accounting:
supported by Ethna O’Connor
Ciara Gardiner, Dermot Murray, Gemma Reddin, Donnachadha Reid
ShoeStar vending machines that are positioned in nightclubs and social
venues that will dispense basic flat shoes for women to avail of easy,
quickly and affordably
Second Place
My Trip
Business and IT Management:
supported by Ethna O’Connor
Gary Corcoran, James Horan, Ani Libofsha, Rob O'Byrne, Jesse Potter,
Pavlo Rispanu, Steven Siew, Graham White
My trip is a web-based company that enables the user to customise
their outing activities based on interests, preferences and timeconstraints. Customers can use our Web features/Applications as a
“one stop shop” to Schedule, Organise, Personalise, and Control their
trip opposed to inefficient traditional methods.
Third Place
Read What
You Need
(RWYN):
Marketing and Accounting:
supported by Hilda Burton
Jennifer Byrne, Michaela Costalles, Louise Dunne, Ciaran Fadden,
Aoife Hudson, Sinead McCann-Jones
ReadWhatYouNeed (RWYN) allows educational books to become more
accessible to third level students. Instead of purchasing whole books or
journals our web-based company allows students to purchase only the
specific materials and chapters that they require.
Technology
Award
Smart ELearning
Applications
(SEA)
Computing and IT Management:
supported by Stephen Howell
Stephen Bride, Aoife Clarke, Leanne Long, Amy Lynch, Zaki Mahomed,
Niall O’Shea
Smart E-Learning Applications (SEA) is an educational platform of
software programmes for interactive whiteboards and desktop
computers aimed at primary and secondary schools. The platform will
be offered on a freemium model where basic features of a tool are
available for free but access to more advanced features would require
a yearly license. These tools will be offered on an individual basis as
well as part of bundled packages. There will be different tools offered
as part of the platform which will aim at engaging pupils in alternative
methods of learning. This will also allow the teacher to move individual
students through the syllabus at different rates based on their learning
speed. The platform will contain different tools such as games, quizzes
and interactive learning aids.
Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
2010_11
First Place
Ultra-therm
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Engineering and Business:
supported by Gerard Ryder/ Colm Costello
Bernard Lawless, Michael Carmody, James Tucker & Stephen Hughes
Ultra-therm is a system that regulates energy usage in domestic
heating by using a series of sensors operated by a mail control panel.
As occupancy in a room increases so does the room temperature from
the energy people omit. If room heat exceeds a set temperature the
radiator will stop supplying heat until the preset comfort level is
reached. Ultra-therm will minimise fuel bills, energy consumption and
benefit the environment.
Second Place
Interactive
Leaning
Marketing and Business:
supported by Garvan Whelan
Michael Isichei, Stuart Deveruex
Board
(I.L.B)
Third Place
Magic
Magnets
Interactive Learning Board (ILB) is an academic software package used
in conjunction with a touch screen computer device which includes a
number of features that aid the learning process. One such feature
being the 'Record Lecture Mode' in which screen activity and the
lecturers' voice are recorded in sync, thus enabling playback of the
lecture.
Business and Accountancy:
supported by Patricia Morris
Sinead Ennis & Lindsay Murray
Magic Magnets aims to stop young children from picking up and
throwing bowls and cups from their highchairs whilst feeding. This will
be achieved by customising magnets which can be attached to a range
of baby feeding equipment e.g. bowls, cups etc. All of which are
compatible with a removable hygenic highchair table which we will also
manufacture.
Special
(Technology)
Award
PrimeLife
Home Care
Marketing and Accountancy:
supported by Hilda Burton
Pauline Ussher Mahon, Oisineagh O'Donnell & Aoife Coleman
PrimeLife offers a unique blend of personal home health care and 24
hour monitoring through the use of ambient assisted living
technologies and virtual communications. It is our goal to employ
competent, caring and well-trained individuals who are responsive to
the needs of our patients, their families and the communities we
serve.
Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
2009_10
First Place
Book a Band
.ie
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Computing and Business:
supported by Phillip McGovern
Colin Baker, Turlough Brennan, Fiona Duffy & Axel Chalancon
BookaBand.ie is a service that will completely revolutionize the way
bands, DJ’s and comedians will be sought, viewed and booked. It is a
user friendly website on which acts add their own profiles for potential
customers to view and subsequently, in a simple manner, decide
whether to book the acts.
Second Place
Ceol Go Leor
Our Webpage mock up
Login/join us
www.Ceolgoleor.ie
Home
Lessons
Exams
Irish History
Teachers
Contact Us
Welcome to “Ceol Go Leor”, the ideal online site to learn Irish Music
Lessons!!!!
“We offer the highest quality in Irish Music Lessons to the Irish
Diaspora in their own environment at their own pace through the use
of the internet.”
Our original concept came from our offline music lessons that we
hold in various locations which can be found in our contracts list. We
use the same teachers who all are qualified with various music degrees
and courses.
Business t and Marketing:
supported by Garvan Whelan
Karen Whelan, Sinead O’Leary, Ashley Shiels & Thomas McNally
We aim to fill a wide global niche market by combining interest in
traditional Irish music with modern technology. Customers can plan
their music lessons around their schedule, eliminating the problem of
limited access and time to music classes. It is an export business in
which will bring money into the Irish Economy.
Sound interested???????
Third Place
Green Tees
Try a class and experience it for yourself!!!
Engineering and Business:
supported by Phillip McGovern
Susan Kelly, Natalie Keegan, Erica O’Brien & Stuart O’ Kennedy
Biodegradable tees with fertiliser will aid in the growth of new grass on
the golf course. Green keepers won’t have to worry about equipment
breakage or wear due to the plastic or wooden tees that are currently
used. In short, golf clubs can reduce costs on the up-keep courses and
simultaneously be “greener”.
Technology
Award
Wireless
Water Meter
Engineering and Business:
supported by Phillip McGovern, Brian Keogh & Andrew Donlon
Alan Doyle, Aoife Murphy & Conor Smyth
With the inevitable introduction of water charges; water metering will
be a growing area. This business will develop and supply a low cost, low
power, non-invasive, wireless solution to water metering. Water usage
information is then easily and efficiently supplied to the water utility
organisation and consumers.
Student Synergy Awards 2008 – 2015
2008_09
First Place
Carzii
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Computing and Business:
supported by Garvan Whelan
Simon Berry Byrne & Paul Connolly
Carzii.ie is an intermediary service based website that acts a broker
between various car dealerships or garages and the general public. The
site offers motorists who require repairs or assistance with their
vehicles the opportunity to compare the service offered by the
registered establishments based on price and quality.
Second Place
All Mountain
Biking
Engineering and Business:
supported by Garvan Whelan
Niall Davis & Niamh Howard
A “Mountain bike training and guided holidays” company which will
provide; expert tuition for those looking to join the sport or improve
on their current ability and tailor mountain bike holidays to the suit the
requirements of the activity holiday seeker.
Third Place
Quicknets
Engineering and Business t:
supported by Phillip McGovern
Mark McInerney, Chris Tully, Colm Lehane, Keith O’Loughlin & Chris
Mooney
QuickNets presents the latest in sports technology, Roll-Up. This is a
portable device for making net assembly onto goal posts more efficient
while also acting as a storage mechanism for goal nets. Using Roll-Up,
the time taken to assemble nets onto goal posts will drastically be
reduced to 2-3 minutes approximately. The target market for Roll-Up
will be soccer & GAA clubs, secondary schools and higher education
institutions.
Technology
Award
Liquistal
Science and Business:
supported by Phillip McGovern
Niall O’Doherty, Andrew Young, Stephen Page, Graham Gaughran &
Derek Leslie
liquistal
Liquistal, is an alternative eye care product. Liquistal is a new and
innovative ‘film’ which protects the eye for up to 24hours. Liquistal can
prevent eye allergies, infections, inflammation, glaucoma, and
cataracts depending on the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).
The unique selling point of Liquistal is that it is a preventative while all
our other competitors offer a solution to common eye problems