National Winners- Academic

Senior Winner- Declan O'Loughlin

Name: Declan O'Loughlin
Age: 16
School: Christian Brothers Community School, Ennistymon, Co.Clare
Teacher: Gerry

Student Officer: Ciara Earlie
Regional Correspondent: Connie Corry & Sinead Guidera

Declan has demonstrated outstanding academic performance achieving 10A's and one B in higher level subjects in the 2007 Junior Certificate Exams. The judges felt he has presented a solid application of academic excellence and demonstrated variety through his achievements.

Declan was nominated in the Irish EU Science Olympiad as well as a mathematical in the enrichment programme in NUIG. He was also nominated for a transition year Physics programme in Trinity College and received the Brother Keating Science award. Declan won the junior individual technology category at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2006 with a project on "Improving efficiency in a domestic oil central heating system".

He also passed grade 4 piano and received first class honours in grade nine speech and drama. Declan also received the Edmund Rice award for his work in the community

Declans life dream is to become an engineer and to either be happy doing that or to have the courage to change.