Shauna O Keeffe, a third-year student from Castleisland Community College, is hoping to win her second national title in as many years in the National Sophia Physics Competition.
Shauna was part of a group that won the Junior category last year, and this year she undertook her own research and entered the competition again.
She has now been short-listed as a finalist. Five different transition-year groups have also been short-listed as finalists in their categories.
Shauna s project is a study about electrostatics in bees and how they interact with flowers in nature.
Bees are among the earth s hardest-working creatures and are one of the most important plant pollinators.
A public servant with a full 40 years of service will retire on an annual pension equivalent to half of their salary and a tax-free lump sum of one-and-a-half times their annual pay.
The statisticians have calculated the amount of money owed to households by private employers and the Government on all occupational pension schemes, the so-called liabilities of these schemes.
The CSO said the total liabilities of occupational pension schemes in Ireland were estimated at 186pc of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The total liability equated to a staggering €607.9bn, when the State pension, private sector pensions and public sector pensions are added together.
Meet the Kilkenny players chasing camogie All-Ireland glory
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The Kilkenny senior camogie team will be chasing the county s 14th All-Ireland title when they take on Galway in Saturday s final );
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Saturday promises to be a big day for the Kilkenny senior camogie team as they chase All-Ireland glory.
The Cats will take on defending champions Galway in the race for the O Duffy Cup. Although the coronavirus means supporters can t attend the game, the action from Croke Park will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2 (throw-in 7pm).
Here are the players who will be bidding to win the county s 14th senior title: