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STUDENTS from Ennis Commu- nity College proved to be the bright sparks at the 2008 National Elec- tronic Engineering Quiz.
Rebecca Murphy, Victor Aku- jobi, Shona Ni Meachair and James Philips came first in the regional round of the 2008 National Elec- tronic Engineering Quiz in GMIT before narrowly missed out winning the overall prize.
The annual quiz took place in si- multaneously in University College Cork, Dublin Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technol- ogy and the Galway Mayo Institute
of Technology on January 26. The quiz attracted schools from across Ireland and this year the standard of entry was again very high
Having won the regional round in GMIT, the Ennis team was tied with a team from Cork for the national wa Con
It came down to one question; what was the record time for winning the Dublin City Marathon?
The closest answer deciding the BUONO Coe
Unfortunately for Ennis Commu- nity College, their opponent’s answer was closer and the Ennis team had to settle for second place.
All teams from the four simultane-
ous events were competing for the national title and a national prize worth €2,000 donated by MIDAS Ireland to the winning school.
MIDAS Ireland (Microelectronic Industry Design Association) is a joint industry and academic organi- sation, which defines and develops the future direction of Integrated Circuit design in Ireland.
MIDAS as an organisation was launched in February 2001 by the Minister of Enterprise, Trade & Em- ployment Mary Harney TD.
It is a national cluster consisting of the microelectronics design com- panies and third level institutions in Ireland, building on the already-
strong relationships between them.
The quiz success is just the latest for Ennis Community College. In 2006, Victor Akujobi, who repre- sented Ennis Community College in GMIT, won a gold medal at the Irish Science Olympiad. Victor qualified for the competition based on his ex- cellent results in junior certificate maths and science.