Synopsis
Meet the inspiring young Irish people taking on the world!
Follow beach-cleaner FLOSSIE DONNELLY on her quest to save the oceans, and join ADAM KING in changing the world one hug at a time. Hit the track with star athlete RHASIDAT ADELEKE, and swim to victory with Paralympian RÓISÍN NÍ RÍAIN. Tune into RTE to catch award-winning journalist ZAINAB BOLADALE, explore the wonders of nature with writer DARA MacANULTY and restore our planet’s biodiversity with beekeepers ELIZABETH BYRNE & RIAN SOMERS. From activism to sport, the creative arts to science and innovation, discover the amazing young people who are making a waves.
It’s never too early to achieve your dreams – why not start today?
Table of Contents
SCIENCE, INNOVATION, BUSINESS
RÍAN SOMERS & ELIZABETH BYRNE Beekeepers 9
MARGARET & RACHAEL AKANO, JOY NJEKWE Scientists, Tech Entrepreneurs & Coders 10
FIONN FERREIRA Inventor, Entrepreneur & Environmental Activist 13
BT YOUNG SCIENTISTS 14
JORDAN CASEY Coder & Tech Entrepreneur 17
IZZY & AILBHE KEANE Designers, Entrepreneurs, Disability Campaigners 18
THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT 20
SPORTS PEOPLE
RÓISÍN NÍ RÍAIN Paralympic Swimmer 22
OISÍN O’CALLAGHAN Mountain Biker 24
GAVIN BAZUNU Footballer 27
RHASIDAT ADELEKE Athlete 28
NHAT NGUYEN Badminton Player 31
KATIE McCABE Footballer 32
KEEP IT UP! 34
THE ARTS, CULTURE, FASHION
JAMES McCANN & AMELIA O’MAHONY BRADY Fashion Designer & Fashion Writer 37
EVA McPARLAND Artist 38
MICHAEL MOLONEY Singer/Songwriter 41
SARAH FITZGERALD Book Champion, Researcher, Writer 42
DARA McANULTY Naturalist & Writer 45
AMYBETH McNULTY Actor 46
ZAINAB BOLADALE Journalist & Writer 48
THEIR NAMES IN LIGHTS 50
CAMPAIGNERS AND ACTIVISTS
ADAM KING Kindness Campaigner 53
FLOSSIE DONNELLY Climate Change & Marine Activist 54
SAOI O’CONNOR Climate Activist 56
IAN McDONAGH Education & Community Activist 59
ELEANOR WALSH Actor & Autism Activist 60
MAKING A DIFFERENCE 62
About the Author
Sarah Webb is a children's author who combines writing with schools visits, reading and giving workshops at festivals, and teaching creative writing. She has won two Irish Book Awards for her children's books (for A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea and Blazing a Trail), as well as the Children’s Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Books, awarded in 2015. Sarah worked for many years as a children’s bookseller and was writer in residence for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2016/2017: she is currently the Children’s Literary Advisor to Listowel Writers’ Week. For more, visit www.sarahwebb.info
Graham Corcoran is an illustrator based in Dublin, Ireland. He has previously illustrated two An Post Irish Book Award nominated children’s books, Dare to Dream by Sarah Webb and The Story of Croke Park by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh.
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