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National Young Social Innovators Awards for Sem students
Students from St Brendan's College, Killarney, achieved national recognition at the 2025 Young Social Innovators (YSI) Awards.
Their project, titled ‘Comparison is the Thief of Joy,’ won the overall Young Social Innovators of the Year Silver Award.
The project teaches people how to identify manipulated videos and highlights the unrealistic standards often presented on social media.
Another team from St Brendan’s was also shortlisted for their ‘See the Signs, Save a Life’ project.
This initiative aims to train young people to support individuals struggling with suicidal thoughts by creating a school programme on how to respond to such situations.
Roger Warnock, CEO of YSI, praised the high standard of projects from Kerry and across Ireland, commending the students' commitment to finding solutions to important social issues.