A 13-year-old student from Ardscoil na Mara in Tramore won an individual award at this year's BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Waterford's Cian Ó Cadhla secured a second in the biological and ecological junior category.
His project - Rewilding Ireland - looked at whether Ireland could sustain a Grey Wolf population to naturally control the deer population.
Cian says he would love a career in ecology in the future."I would say it is my path in life - certainly something along the lines of biology or ecology.
"Rewilding like this will play a large role in fighting the climate crisis just because healthy environments store a lot more carbon and produce a lot more oxygen.
"This is my first year entering, but it is certainly not going to be my last year," he said.
You can see Cian's project here and listen to his interview with WLR News below.
