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unde g adua e s uden s, e i ed chemis s, educa o s and mo e abou all he
compelling ac i i y ac oss disciplines in ou communi y and ac oss I eland.
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p es igious isi ing speake s, book launches, ma kings o miles ones, and
include snapsho s o a ib an chemis y communi y.
This collec ion was ini ially p oposed o use by e en s sponso ed by he
Royal Socie y o Chemis y Republic o I eland Local Sec ion – and indeed
includes many e en s suppo ed by his g oup – bu I ha e been h illed o see
submissions om o he g oups, including he Ins i u e o Chemis y o
I eland, and he I ish Biological Ino ganic Chemis y Socie y. The doo is
always open o addi ional submissions in keeping wi h he gene al goals o
he collec ion. E en s in companies, schools and hi d-le el ins i u es as well
as social e en s and miles ones a e all pa o ou communi y, and o he
chemis s will bene i om seeing which ac i i ies a e aking place.
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and con e ences, public ou each e en s, indus ial e en s, ne wo king and
communi y building e en s, ca ee s e en s ocussed on he chemical
sciences (and ela ed ields), and many mo e besides. I and o he s concei ed
o his collec ion as a way o cap u e impo an esea ch ou pu s beyond
adi ional publica ions (in line wi h DORA p inciples), c ea e a pe sis en
his o ical eco d o ac i i ies wi hin he chemis y communi y in I eland, and
acknowledge he signi ican con ibu ions e en o ganise s and unde s make
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ha we will welcome cu a o s and submissions om o he sponso s and
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include, p omo e o celeb a e chemis y o chemis s, please each ou and
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(i lá 2024) suas go d í mí na Samhna 2025. Ó hús an bhailiúcháin, bhí á has
o m uai iscí a háil aoina gníomhaíoch aí sp eagúla a á a bun ag á bpobal a
ud na hÉi eann: uai iscí uinniúla a imeach aí asna na ndisciplíní a seoladh
chugainn ón luch acadúil lua hghai me, ó haighdeoi í ai hean a, ó mhic léinn
ochéime agus ia chéime, ó cheimiceoi í a á a sco , ó oideachasoi í, agus
a aile. Ina measc, bhí comhdhálacha náisiún a agus idi náisiún a, imeach aí
sóisial a, cuai eanna ó chain eoi í mó le á, seoladh leabhai , ceiliú haí a
sp iocphoin í: léa gais bh eá ha a phobal beoga na ceimice.
Bea aíodh a an mbailiuchán seo a chu le chéile a d ús le ai ead a dhéanamh
a imeach aí a eách áladh le acaíoch Rannóg Ái iúil Phoblach na hÉi eann
de Chumann Ríoga na Ceimice – agus a ndóigh á oinn imeach dá gcuid san
ái eamh. Ach bhí íméad o m uai sicí a heiceáil ó gh úpaí éagsúla eile, ina
measc Ins i úid Ceimice na hÉi eann agus Cumann Ceimice Bhi heolaíoch
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hagann le ha d-sp iocanna an bhailiúcháin. Is pái dá bpobail iad na
himeach aí comhlach a, scoile agus ins i úide íú leibhéal, chomh mai h le
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acadúla, siompóisiamaí agus comhdhálacha, imeach aí o - och ana poiblí,
imeach aí ionscail, imeach aí lion ai he agus o bai pobail, imeach aí
gai me (le béim a na h eolaíoch aí ceimiceacha agus éimsí eile a bhaineann
leo), agus uilleadh sa bh eis. Bhea aigh muid a an mbailiúcháin seo ma shlí
chun aschui aghde ábhach acha a ghabháil lasmuigh den aon oilseachán
aidisiún a (de éi na bp ionsabal DORA): chun ai ead s ai iúil a ch u hú a
ghníomhaíoch aí á bpobal a ch u hú agus chun acaioch na n-eag ai heoi í
agus maoini heoi í a ai hin .
Tá súil agam nach bh uil san eag án seo ach ús le s ai h hada blian úil de
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ua ascáileacha aoi imeach aí neamhspleácha as seo amach. Má á ú ag
eag ú imeach a a bi h a bhaineann leis an gceimic nó a chui eann an cheimic
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7 h I ish Biological Ino ganic Chemis y
Symposium (IBICS-7)
Repo by: Joseph P. By ne*, Sophie Ka anagh
E en Da e: 15/12/2023 –
15/12/2023
Venue: UCD Village, Dublin 4
E en Type: Symposium
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O ganising Commi ee: Joseph P .By ne (Chai ),a Susan Quinn,a And ew
Phillipsa, Sophie Ka anagha
a Uni e si y College Dublin
O ganisa ion: I ish Biological Ino ganic Chemis y Socie y
E en Sponso s
Royal Socie y o Chemis y Republic o I eland Local Sec ion, Ins i u e o
Chemis y o I eland, Mason Technology, GPE/Julabo, Me ck, Accuscience.
Summa y
The 7 h annual symposium o he I ish Biological
Ino ganic Chemis y Socie y (IBICS) was held o he
i s ime in UCD jus be o e Ch is mas. IBICS
o ganises an annual symposium, b inging oge he
scien is s and expe s om uni e si ies and indus ies
ac i e in he ield o bioino ganic chemis y. The
p og amme was spli in o h ee sessions wi h 12 alks,
co e ing di e en key hemes h oughou including bu
no limi ed o DNA a ge ing and sensing, an i-cance
complexes and me allod ugs agains mic obes. The
symposium included wo plena y lec u es om
P o esso Ramon Villa (Impe ial College London, UK)
P o esso Pe a He e e (Medical Uni e si y o Vienna,
Aus ia), as well as wo in i ed speake s P o esso
Denise Rooney (Maynoo h Uni e si y) and P o esso
Ma hias Senge (T ini y College Dublin). The bulk o he
p og amme ga e oppo uni ies o o al and lash
p esen a ions by ea ly-s age esea che s, while six een
pos e s om uni e si ies all o e I eland o med he
basis o discussion du ing he day-long e en . This
symposium ga e IBICS membe s oppo uni ies o
p esen esea ch o pee s and hos ed he Socie y’s
AGM. The day ea u ed wo pos e sessions and
w apped up wi h a wine ecep ion. Ne wo king was an
in eg al pa o his e en , allowing pa icipan s o
sha e hei passion o chemis y while also lea ning
om accomplished expe s in he ield.
A endees
The e en ’s 87 delega es included pos g adua e and
academic esea che s, and indus ial exhibi o s
wo king in a eas o ino ganic chemis y, mic obiology
and li e sciences, who oge he con ibu ed o a
wonde ul inclusi e a mosphe e and highly enjoyable
mee ing. The majo i y o delega es we e academics,
pos docs and g adua e s uden s. The gende
b eakdown o delega es was app oxima ely 40:60
emale:male, wi h he p og amme o speake s also
e lec ing his, balancing male and emale plena y and
in i ed speake s, wi h a sligh imbalance in con ibu ed
alks, e lec ing he asymme y o he delega e gende
balance.
Ta ge audience: Academics, Ea ly Ca ee (Academia), Indus ialis s,
Pos g adua es
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P og amme
The symposium ook place o e a ull day, and he
p og amme (Table 1) consis ed o wo in e na ional
plena y speake s, wo in i ed speake s om I eland, a
pos g adua e awa d lec u e, se en con ibu ed o al
p esen a ions, se en lash p esen a ions, and six een
pos e s. The la e ca ego ies we e mos ly
con ibu ions om ea ly ca ee esea che s,
ep esen ing mos uni e si ies in he Republic o
I eland. The AGM o IBICS also ook place du ing he
p og amme, as well as se e al ne wo king sessions.
Pos e s we e displayed o e wo sessions, one du ing
he lunch b eak and again du ing a dedica ed hou -long
session du ing he a e noon, which was sponso ed by
he RSC Republic o I eland Local Sec ion.
Ea ly-ca ee scien is s om mos I ish uni e si ies
applied o speak and a balance was aimed o o
ep esen he di e si y o wo k happening ac oss he
coun y h ough inclusion o speake s om di e en
ins i u ions. Sessions we e chai ed by na ional leade s
in he ield o bioino ganic chemis y, D Ronconi, D
Phillips, D Quinn and P o . Ma mion.
P oceedings
Session 1: Chai D Luca Ronconi
P o esso Ramon Vila
(Impe ial College London)
opened IBICS-7 wi h a
plena y lec u e on
a ge ing DNA wi h
luminescen me al
complexes. P o Vila is
P o esso o Medicinal
Ino ganic Chemis y and
Vice Dean o Resea ch a
he Facul y o Na u al
Sciences. In his lec u e, he ocussed on non-canonical
DNA s uc u es, in pa icula guanine-quad uplex DNA,
which ha e been iden i ied as a ac i e an icance
d ug a ge s. He p esen ed esul s om his lab on
imaging hese DNA
s uc u es in cells and how
ligh can be used o
modula e and con ol he
cellula p ope ies o small
molecules.
Con inuing he heme o
DNA sensing, Ma ia By ne
(Susan Quinn G oup, UCD)
deli e ed he i s o al p esen a ion o he mo ning,
desc ibing mul i-emissi e silica nanoma e ials as
senso s which bind DNA. She epo ed encapsula ion
o u henium polypy idyl complexes in o SiO2
nanopa icles and explo a ion o hei sensing
p ope ies, including conside a ions o unc ionalising
he su ace o he nanopa icles wi h luminescen DNA
p obes.
Table 1. P og amme o IBICS-7
Time
Speake and i le o p esen a ion
10:00
Regis a ion, co ee, and pos e se up
10:30
Opening ema ks: P o esso Michael De e eaux, IBICS P esiden
Session 1, Chai : D Luca Ronconi
10:40
Plena y: P o esso Ramon Vila (Impe ial College London)
“Ta ge ing DNA wi h luminescen me al complexes
– imaging and he apy”
11:20
Ma ia By ne (Uni e si y College Dublin):
“Mul i Emissi e Silica Nanoma e ials o DNA Sensing”
11:35
Rhianne Cu ley (Dublin Ci y Uni e si y):
“Explo ing he E icacy o a Mi ochond ial G4-Ta ge ed Ru henium(II)
Complex in Cell Monolaye s and Mul icellula Tumou Sphe oids”
11:50
In i ed: P o esso Denise Rooney (Maynoo h Uni e si y):
“Medicinal Applica ions o T ansi ion Me al Coo dina ion Complexes
o N-Based He e ocyclic De i a i es”
12:20
Flash Session, Chai : D And ew Phillips
3-minu e alks, sponso ed by Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland
12:35
Lunch (p o ided) and Pos e Session 1
13:25
IBICS Annual Gene al Mee ing
Session 2, Chai : P o Susan Quinn
13:55
In i ed: P o esso Ma hias Senge (T ini y College Dublin):
“On T ial: The Case o Aluminum Dipy ina o Pho osensi ize s”
12:35
Simon Poole (Dublin Ci y Uni e si y):
“The Gene a ion o a New Class o Click Chemis y-De i ed Di-
nuclea Coppe (II) A i icial Me allonuclease”
14:40
Da en Bei ne (Maynoo h Uni e si y):
“P (IV)-Suni inib p o-d ug conjuga es displaying p omising p elimina y
an i-cance ac i i y”
14:55
Lewis Mo e O’Fe all (RSCI and TU Dublin):
“Ga(III) side opho e complexes - A Me allo-T ojan Ho se S a egy o
ackle Aspe gillus umiga us lung in ec ions”
15:10
Ella O’Sulli an (TU Dublin):
“In es iga ing Apop osis Induc ion as a Mechanism o Ac ion o No el
Me al-Dica boxyla e-Phenan h oline Complexes”
15:40
Pos e Session 2, sponso ed by RSC Republic o I eland Local
Sec ion
Session 3, Chai : P o Celine Ma mion
16:40
D Ne ille Mu phy (Uni e si y o Galway):
“In acellula beha iou o me allaca bo anes h ough he lens o
s imula ed Raman spec oscopy”
16:55
Plena y: P o esso Pe a He e e (Medical Uni e si y o Vienna)
“De elopmen o new s a egies o o e come he he apeu ic
limi a ions o ino ganic an icance d ugs”
17:35
P esen a ion o IBICS Pos g adua e Gold Medal
D Ami Abdo (CÚRAM/Uni e si y o Galway)
“Me allopo phy ins as Po en ial Ni ic Oxide Sca enge s o ea men
o b eas cance ”
17:55
P ize-gi ing and closing ema ks by P o esso Michael De e eaux
18:00
Wine ecep ion
Rhianne Cu ley (Tia Keyes G oup, DCU) p esen ed he
in i o beha iou o u henium complexes a ge ing
mi ochond ial guanine quad uplexes in cell mono-
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laye s, and mul i-cellula
umou sphe oids. The
complexes e ec i ely
a ge ed mi ochond ial
DNA and demons a ed
ligh -ac i a ed he apeu ic
ac i i y in bo h no moxic
and hypoxic cellula
en i onmen s.
P o esso Denise Rooney
(Maynoo h Uni e si y)
concluded he mo ning
session wi h an in i ed
alk, p esen ing an
o e iew encompassing
yea s o collabo a i e
esea ch ac oss se e al
g oups in he I ish
bioino ganic communi y
ocussing on he
an imic obial ac i i y o sil e complexes o
phenan h oline de i a i es and hei po en ial agains
bac e ia and ungi (such as C. albicans). Addi ionally,
ecen esul s wi h henium and i on ca bonyl
complexes wi h N-he e ocycles and hei medicinal
applica ions we e p esen ed, including hei ole as
CO- eleasing molecules.
Flash P esen a ions: Chai D And ew Phillips
Be o e lunch, he e was an oppo uni y o se en ea ly
ca ee esea che s (Figu e 1) o p esen hei wo k in
he o m o apid- i e lash p esen a ions. The lash
session was sponso ed by he Ins i u e o Chemis y o
I eland. Joshua Tho ogood was awa ded he ICI Flash
P ize o his wo k on Syn he ic Magnesium Te apy ole
Radicals o unde s and he mechanisms behind he
edox po en ial o chlo ophyll-a in P680.
Pos e Session 1
Two pos e sessions we e included in he Symposium
P og amme, he i s o e he lunch b eak and he
second in he mid-a e noon. This was o ensu e ha
adequa e ime was gi en o delega es o discuss
esea ch wi h he ea ly-ca ee esea che s, make
connec ions, and po en ially uel u u e collabo a ions.
Pos e s we e p esen ed by Sachidulal Biswas (TCD),
Fede ica B escia (Uni e si y o Galway), Agnideep Das
(TCD), Cla a E ans (Maynoo h Uni e si y), Judi Fodo
(TCD), Daniel G acyzyk (UCD), Sophie Ka anagh &
Thomas Rabbi e (UCD), Agnieszka Kawale ska (TU
Dublin), Osca Kelly (TCD), Da agh McHugh (Uni e si y
o Galway), Phillip Mo gen u (DCU), Joshua
Tho ogood (TCD), Kaja Tu zanska (RCSI), Eleano
Windle (UCD), Ka olina Woj czak (Uni e si y o Galway)
and Cla a Zehe (UCD).
Figu e 1. Flash p esen e s: Cla a E ans (MU), Joshua Tho ogood (TCD), Thomas
Rabbi e (UCD) Phillip Mo gen u (DCU) Fede ica B esia (UoG), Eleano Windle
(UCD) and Agnideep Das (TCD);
IBICS Annual Gene al Mee ing
As pa o he AGM, held a e lunch, P o . Mick
De e eaux’s e m as P esiden ended, and D Luca
Ronconi om Uni e si y o Galway was elec ed he in-
coming P esiden o he Socie y. P o . O la Howe (TU
Dublin) was elec ed Vice-P esiden o he coming yea .
I was also announced ha he 8 h IBICS Symposium
will be held in Uni e si y College Co k nex yea ,
chai ed by D Ch is ophe Bu ke. Some membe s o he
IBICS Commi ee a e pho og aphed in Figu e 2−3.
Figu e 2. Membe s o he IBICS Commi ee: Ch is ophe Bu ke (UCC), Joseph
By ne (UCD), Dei d e Fi zge ald-Hughes (RSCI), Celine Ma mion (RCSI),
Michael De e eaux (TUD, ou going P esiden ), Be nie C ea en (TUD), O la
Howe (TUD), Luca Ronconi (UoG, incoming P esiden )
Session 2: Chai P o esso Susan Quinn
Resuming he scien i ic p og amme, P o esso Ma hias
Senge (T ini y College Dublin) deli e ed an engaging
in i ed alk, in he s yle o a cou case: “On T ial: The
Case o Aluminium Dipy ina o Pho osensi ize s”,
whe e he made he case o he use o abundan and
inexpensi e aluminium in is-dipy ina o complexes
o po en ial pho odynamic he apy applica ions. He
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Figu e 3. A endees a I ish Biological Ino ganic Chemis y Symposium and Annual Gene al Mee ing
Figu e 4. Chai ing a ious sessions o he Symposium, om op le : P o esso Michael De e eaux, D Joseph By ne, D Luca Ronconi, D And ew Phillips, P o esso Susan
Quinn, P o esso Celine Ma mion.
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The pos e sessions a YCFC (Figu e 2) allowed
a endees o dissemina e hei esea ch o he wide
scien i ic communi y, os e aluable knowledge
exchange and ne wo k wi h pee s, academic s a and
indus y p o essionals. This YCFC e en also o e ed he
unique oppo uni y o ea ly ca ee esea che s o sha e
hei expe iences in EDI and i s p omo ion wi hin he
chemical sciences.
Figu e 2. Pos e Session a YCFC.
Alongside hese sessions, P o esso And ew No cli e
o Uni e si y o No ingham p o ided a highly engaging
wo kshop i led ‘Beyond he Mask: Cul i a ing Au hen ic
Beha iou s o an Inclusi e Chemical Landscape’
(Figu e 3). The pu pose o his wo kshop was o p o ide
a sa e en i onmen o a endees o engage in ound-
able discussions on a a ie y o EDI- ela ed opics,
such as open communica ion, ac i e lis ening, and
unde s anding wha i means o be you au hen ic sel .
This wo kshop also p o ided a sha ed elec onic
pla o m o a endees o submi anonymous opinions
in o de o gain a deepe unde s anding and
app ecia ion o di e se pe spec i es. Addi ional opics
explo ed included
championing o
allyship, as well as
add essing lea ned
beha iou s, mic o-
agg essions and
bias wi hin he
chemis y
communi y.
Figu e 1. E en agenda. Keyno e speake s a e highligh ed in bold. O al p esen a ions we e gi en by PhD esea che s om a ious ins i u ions ac oss I eland.
Figu e 3. YCFC Wo kshop p o ided by P o .
And ew No cli e (Uni e si y o No ingham).

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P izes
A endees had he oppo uni y o o e o Bes O al and
Pos e p esen a ions by scanning a QR code made
a ailable h oughou he e en .
Ma k Moloney (The moFishe Scien i ic) p esen ed he
1s Place p ize in he O al P esen a ions o PhD s uden
Celine E key (Uni e si y College Dublin) o he
p esen a ion i led ‘Click and Cu e: Tailo ed Building
Blocks o Imp o ed The apeu ics’.
Pic u ed: Ma k Moloney (The moFishe Scien i ic) and Celine E key (UCD).
Wik o ia B y an (ICI-YCN) handed he 2nd Place O al
P esen a ion p ize o PhD s uden Muhammad Zain Bin
Amjad (Uni e si y o Lime ick) o his alk en i led
‘Syne gis ic In eg a ion o Silicon-Nanowi es on
G aphi e Subs a e o High Pe o mance Li hium-Ion
Ba e y Anodes’.
Pic u ed: Wik o ia B y an (ICI-YCN) and Muhammad Zain Bin Amjad (UL).
Almudena Mo eno-Bo allo (ICI-YCN) handed he Bes
Pos e awa d o PhD s uden Ch is ine Co ey
(Uni e si y College Dublin) o he wo k ‘Towa ds
Phosphenium Ca ions o Ca alysis’.
Pic u ed: Almudena Mo eno-Bo allo (ICI-YCN) and Ch is ine Co ey (UCD).
Feedback om A endees a YCFC
“E en a he pos e session, I el like I could ask ‘ he
s upid ques ions’ ha I ha en’ eally da ed o ask
be o e, and I lea n a lo !”
“I hink his wo kshop allows o all oices o be hea d,
and o impo an opics o be discussed.”
“I eally enjoyed he discussion su ounding how we
need o be ou au hen ic sel es and ind a way o no
mask how we a e eeling and eally be hones wi h
ou sel es and o he s.”
“[…] he oppo uni y o discuss ideas and ge o he s’
iews in a sa e en i onmen .”
“I lo ed he keyno e speake s, especially Ma ianne and
And ew since I ound hem e y ela able and e y
engaging; I also liked he in e ac i e wo kshop session.”
“[…] he discussions, because I go o lea n a lo abou
o he people's expe iences and iews.”
“Talking and discussing oge he wi h o he people you
wouldn’ no mally cha o on he egula . B oadened my
mind mo e.”
“The in e ac i i y and oppo uni y o alk o o he s abou
EDI and be guided by an expe ienced EDI p ac i ione ”
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Pic u ed: O ganising Commi ee o YCFC wi h Keyno e Speake s (L o R): P o .
And ew No cli e (UoN), Almudena Mo eno-Bo allo (TCD), Wik o ia B y an
(UL), Ma y Flood (UCD), D . Niamh O’Mahoney (UCC), D . Ma ianne Haa
(UCD), F ancesca Adami (UCD).
Acknowledgemen s
Thanks o he Royal Socie y o Chemis y Inclusion &
Di e si y Fund o making his e en possible.
Thanks o he Royal Socie y o Chemis y I eland Local
Sec ion, he Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland, he UCD
School o Chemis y, he UCD College o Science and
UCD Equali y Di e si y and Inclusion o u he unding
his e en .
Special hanks o The moFishe and SLS o sponso ing
his e en and p o iding o al p esen a ion and pos e
p izes.
Thanks o KSG and UCD FoodHall o p o iding he ood
and d inks, and o UCD ChemSoc o o ganising he
social e en .
Thanks o he ICI-YCN, Joseph By ne, Elaine O’Reilly,
James Sulli an and Susan Wilson o hei assis ance in
he o ganisa ion o his e en .
Resea ch E hics
App o al o collec ion o da a and commen s om
a endees was app o ed as a low isk s udy by UCD’s
Human Resea ch E hics Commi ee – Sciences, wi h
esea ch e hics e e ence: LS-C-24-202-Adami-By ne.
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Ceimic as Gaeilge 2024 – Imeach Seach ain
na Gaeilge
Repo by: Joseph P. By ne
E en Da e: 01/03/2024
Venue: Ollscoil na hÉi eann,
49 Cea nóg Mhui eann
E en Type: Con e ence
Repo ecei ed: 31/03/2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15323827
h p://zenodo.o g/communi ies/ice/
O ganising Commi ee: Joseph P. By ne,a Ca hal Ó Ceallaigh,b
a Scoil na Ceimice, Coláis e na hOllscoile, Baile Á ha Cliai h; b Scoil na Ceimice, Ollscoil na Ríonna
Béal Fei s e
O ganisa ion: ICI Young Chemis s Ne wo k/Líon a na gCeimiceoi í Óga ICÉ
E en Sponso s
Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland, Na ional Uni e si y o I eland
Achoim e
A 1 Má a, le ús a chu le Seach ain na Gaeilge, bhí
imeach eag ai he ag Líon a na gCeimiceoi í Óga ICÉ
(LCÓ) chun deis a habhai do chemiceoi í na í e a
gcuid aighde a phlé í mheáin na Gaeilge. Bhí Ceimic
as Gaeilge 2024 ma an gcéad imeach dá sho iaimh.
Bhí Ceimic as Gaeilge comh-eag ai he ag Leas-
Ca haoi leach LCÓ Ca hal Ó Ceallaigh (Ollscoil na
Ríonna, Béal Fei s e) agus Comhai leoi an D Iósa Ó
Bei ne (Coláis e na hOllscoile, Baile Á ha Cliai h), le
acaíoch ó Chois e an LCÓ uile, ach go hái i he
Ca haoi leach Seán By ne. Tá míle buíochas de dhí h
ag oi eann Ollscoil na hÉi eann ag 49 Cea nóg
Mhui eann Thoi a chui áil e liúi seach agus
acaíoch oimh an imeach , ach go hái i he
Clá ai heoi na hOllscoile an D Pa ick O’Lea y.
Luch F eas ail / A endees
Bhí ha a 30 i lá hai . App oxima ely 30 a ended.
Ta ge audience: academics, pos g adua es, ECR (academia),
membe s o he public, policy-make s
Summa y
On he 1s o Ma ch, o begin Seach ain na Gaeilge, he
ICI Young Chemis s Ne wo k (YCN) o ganised an e en
gi ing oppo uni ies o he coun y’s chemis s o
discuss hei esea ch in he I ish language. Ceimic as
Gaeilge 2024 was he i s e e e en o i s ype.
Ceimic as Gaeilge was co-o ganised by YCN Vice-Chai
Ca hal Kelly (Queens Uni e si y Bel as ) and Ad iso D
Joseph By ne (UCD), wi h suppo om he es o he
YCN Commi ee, in pa icula Chai Seán By ne.
Since e app ecia ion also o he eam o he Na ional
Uni e si y o I eland a 49 Me ion Squa e Eas who
hea ily welcomed and suppo ed he e en , especially
Regis a o he NUI, D Pa ick O’Lea y.
Clá / P og amme
Table 1. Clá ama an lae. The ime able o he day.
Time/Am
Ca haoi leach
13:30
Fáil e ┐ Cuid 1
Ca hal Ó Ceallaigh (QUB)
14:45
Sos Cai e
15:00
Cuid 2 ┐ Comh á
Iósa Ó Bei ne (UCD)
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Imeach aí
D’oscail Ca hal Ó Ceallaigh imeach aí an lae le áil e a
chui oimh na aoí a háinig ín sneach a gan choinne a
hi a maidin. Fa ao heip a cúpla daoine eas ail a
an imeach i mbliana ma gheall a iompai poiblí
eo an a an lae.
Fáil e ┐ Cuid 1
Chui an D Pa ick O’Lea y, Clá ai heoi OÉ, áil e
oi miúil oimh na oiscai í chuig an ionaid. Dúi sé go
aibh lúchai a OÉ an imeach a ós áil, ag cu leis
“Cui eann á bplean s ai éiseach de cheangal o ainn
dul chun cinn a dhéanamh lená gcuid cumas sa
Ghaeilge agus le acú le imeach aí ma seo.” Go d í
cúpla bliain ó shin, bhí an D O’Lea y ina léach ói
ceimice ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, agus ghlac sé an deis
a bhei h pái each sa chomhdháil í chu i lá hai
aighde a shin éis na gca alaíoch nua. Úsáid ea na
ca alaíochí seo in imoib i he a á ábhach ach
d'ullmhú cógaisíoch a. Déanann siad na
imoib iú níos éi each aí agus níos
ion ao a.
Chui Mai iú Ó Cia náin (COBÁC) ó
Gh úpa Paul E ans ús le léi i he na
mic léinn ia chéime, á phlé a chuid
ai he aighde sa cheimic o gánach. Tá
N-hei ichio cail sái hi he ma cheann
de na mói í s uc ú ach is comón a i
nd ugaí agus i d ái gí nádu ha. De
ho adh seo á an- ábhach ag bain le
o bai imoib i he nua i d eo na móilíní seo a
P oceedings
Ca hal Kelly opened he day’s p oceedings by
welcoming all he a endees who a come h ough he
unexpec ed snow ha ell ha mo ning. Un o una ely,
some people we e unable o a end due o he day’s
limi ed public anspo .
Welcome and Pa 1
D Pa ick O’Lea y, Regis a o NUI, o mally
welcomed delega es o he enue. He said NUI was
deligh ed o hos he e en , adding “Ou s a egic plan
commi s us o de eloping ou abili ies in I ish and o
suppo ing e en s like his.” Un il a ew yea s ago, D
O’Lea y was a chemis y lec u e in Uni e si y o
Galway, and he ook he oppo uni y o pa icipa e in
he con e ence, p esen ing esea ch on he syn hesis
o new ca alys s. These ca alys s a e used in eac ions
ha a e impo an o pha maceu ical
p epa a ion. They make he eac ions mo e
e icien and eliable.
Ma hew Kie nan (UCD) om he
Paul E ans G oup pu a s a o he
pos g adua e s uden alks,
discussing his expe ience wi h
o ganic chemis y esea ch.
Sa u a ed N-he e ocycles a e some
o he mos common s uc u al
mo i s in d ugs and na u al p oduc s.
As a esul s o his, g ea impo ance is
associa ed wi h de eloping new eac ions
owa ds c ea ing hese molecules in e ec i e
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c u hú i mbealach éi each úil agus oghnai heach.
Rinne Mai iú cu síos a ia ach aí s’aige agus a
chomhoib í chun each a dhá imoib iú nua; (1) Sin éis
neamh-shiméad ach pio óilidíní í cha alú
iaca bamái e; agus (2) Sin éis aicéamach aisei idíní
í úsáid heacsea luai iseap ópánól.
Labhai Niamh Ní Shé ó Gh úpa Gunnlaugsson (CnaT)
aoin a cuid oib e le “Móilíní a á idi ghaolmha go
meicniúil agus Mic eascópach ”, ach go hái i he
cai éineáin agus o hacsáin. Labhai sí aoin gceimic
o mhóilíneach, s ei éiceimic mheicniúil agus s ai
na ceimice seo agus na móilíní a á aoi
haighde aici. Thaispeán Niamh
aidhmeanna a cuid ionscadail, ina
measc úsáid compléisc lan anóidigh
ma s opadói í o hacsáine, agus
c u hú b ai heoi í nó ghéa aí loighic
le o hacsáin bunai he a b p (2,6-
bis(1,2,3- íasól-4-il)pi idín).
Úsáideann a g úpa aighde an moi í
b p ma heimpléad a na s uch úi
móilíneacha seo. Phléigh sí an sin éis,
an iomoib iú ‘clic’ copa cha alai he agus na
u gnamh a bha heabhsaigh na dáil
iomoib i he chun mac aichiogal b p a dhéanamh go
oghnai heach. Thaispeáin Niamh íomhánna
leic eonmhic eascóip scanacháin a léi ígh na
s uch úi éagsúla c u hai he le úsáid uaslagói í
di iúil. Chui an chuid seo den chain béim a
éidi each na móilíní seo éinchóimeáil a
dhéanamh. Ma achoim e, bhí an cain seo
aoin na haidhmeanna agus scóip a
bhaineann lena cuid oib e, an sin éis a
úsáid ea agus na n-ui lis anailíse a
úsáid ea sa hionscadal.
Cui eadh ús leis an gcu i lá hai ag
Eoghan Ó Cu náin leis an aighde a
lo naidicídí oi mli he le mic eacapsúil
in-bhi hmhill e, a inneadh a shoc úchán
le Li e Scien i ic. Ina dhiaidh sin, pléadh
sin éis na subs ái e agus ba heabhsú an
imoib i he DAAA Pd-cha alai he de chomhdhúil
hei ea- áinneach ina bh uil sul ai acu, a á a siúil aige
i nG úpa Uí Ghadh a (COBÁC). A dei eadh,
solá h aíodh cúl a agus plean an ionscadail chun
imoib iú Suzuki neamh-shiméad ach a bhain amach,
agus é seo a chu i bh eidhmin in ullmhú liogann-P,N
ci iúla i lei h na haise.
and selec i e ways. Ma hew desc ibed he e o s he
and his eam ha e made o come up wi h wo new
eac ions; (1) Asymme ic syn hesis o py olidines h ough
hio-ca bama e ca alysis; and (2) Racemic syn hesis o
aze idines h ough he use o hexa luo oisop oanol.
Niamh O’Shea om he Gunnlaugsson G oup (TCD)
was alking abou he wo k wi h “Mechanically
In e locking Molecules and Mic oscopy”, especially
ca enanes and o axanes. She spoke abou
sup amolecula chemis y,
mechanos e eochemis y and he his o y
behind his chemis y and he molecules
she is esea ching. Niamh showed he
aims o he P ojec being he use o
lan hanides as s oppe s o b p (2,6-
bis(1,2,3- iazol-4-yl)py idine)
o axanes and he aims o he
c ea ion o senso s o logic ga es wi h
he o axanes.
He esea ch g oup uses he b p mo i
o he empla ing o hese molecula
s uc u es. She discussed he syn hesis,
Cu-azide click eac ions and expe imen s o
op imise eac ion condi ions o selec i ely p oduce b p
mac ocycles. Niamh displayed Scanning Elec on
Mic oscopy Images and he di e en s uc u es
c ea ed when you use di e en sol en s. This pa o
he alk highligh ed hese molecules’ abili y o sel -
assemble. In summa y, he alk was abou he
aims and scope o he wo k, he syn hesis
being deployed, and he analy ical
ins umen s being used in he p ojec .
Eoghan Cou ney’s p esen a ion
began wi h an o e iew o he
esea ch in o de eloping a
biodeg adable mic ocapsule
pes icide p oduc , which he did on
placemen in Li e Scien i ic. Following
ha , he syn hesis o he subs a e and he
ini ial op imiza ion o he Pd-ca alyzed DAAA
eac ion o sul u -con aining he e ocycles ha is on-
going in he Gui y G oup (UCD) we e discussed. Las ly,
he backg ound and p ojec ou line o achie ing
asymme ic Suzuki eac ion in he p epa a ion o axially
chi al P,N-ligands we e p o ided.

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Labhai An D Iósa Ó Bei ne (COBÁC) aoin aighde
a á a siúil sa gh úpa ‘s aige le coimpléisc mio ail
maisi he le ca baihiod ái e. I gcomh héacs an dúshlán
i hsheasmhach a in aghaidh ábha i hmhioc óbach,
á siad ag ia adh dhí iú a pa aiginí i mbealach nua,
ina bhain ea eidhm as p ó éiní ái he a
nascann le ca baihiod ái e (a a ghlao a
‘leic iní’). Rinne Joe cu síos a dhá so
glicea-bh aisle mio al-lá nach, bunai he
a sca all b p (2,6-bis(1,2,3- íasól-4-
il)pi idín) nó dpa (2,6-
déca bocsaipi idín). Bhí éi éach i h-
bhi hsceo ag coimpléisc b p Ru(II) nach
aibh le áil leis an liogann amháin - in
aineoinn go aibh siad neamh-
bhaic éi icídeach. Rinneadh éimse
coimpléisc dpa le mio ail éagsúla, ach bhí
an éi each is mó i h-Pseudomonas
ae uginosa ag coimpléisc eo apiaim(III).
Léi igh sé esin an éidi each a bhí ag coimpléisc
galach ósíde Tb(III) (le spáisi e oi iúnach) ma b ai eo a
leic iní lonn ach a, a éi igh níos gile nuai a bhí leic in a
nascann galach ós ann.
Gabh an D Ó Bei ne buíochas leis an luch a háinigh
inniu agus ha aing sé ai d a saibh eas an phlé a bhí
a siúil í cheis eanna agus eag a suimiúla i ndiadh
gach léi iú. Solá h aigh sé iún as an lae. Leis an méid
sin ái e, ghlacadh sos cai e agus cain e neamh-
ho múil.
D Joseph By ne (UCD) spoke abou he esea ch ha
is unde way in his g oup wi h ca bohyd a e-
unc ionalised me al complexes. In he con ex o he
challenge o an imic obial esis ance (AMR), hey a e
ying o a ge pa hogens in a new way, making use
o speci ic ca bohyd a e-binding p o eins
(called ‘lec ins’). Joe desc ibed wo kinds
o me al-cen ed glyco-clus e , based on
he sca olds b p (2,6-bis(1,2,3- iazol-
4-yl)py idine) o dpa (dipicolinic acid).
Ru(II) b p complexes had an an i-
bio ilm e ec ha was no obse ed
wi h he ligand alone - despi e no
benign bac e icidal. A ange o dpa
complexes wi h a ious me als we e
made, bu he eu opium(III) complexes
had he la ges an i-Pseduomonas
ae uginosa e ec . He also demons a ed
he capabili y o galac oside Tb(III)
complexes (wi h app op ia e space ) as
luminescen lec in senso s, ha became b igh e when
a galac ose-binding lec in was p esen .
D By ne hanked he a endees o coming oday and
d ew a en ion o he weal h o discussion ha was
aking place h ough in e es ing ques ions and answe s
a e each alk. This demons a ed he alue o he day.
Wi h ha said, a b eak o co ee and in o mal
discussion ook place.
Íomhá 2. (a chlé) Sneach a an lae a do as Olscoill na hÉi eann; (a dheis) An D Pa ick O’Lea y, Clá ai heoi OÉ leis an D Iósa Ó Bei ne agus Ca hal Ó Ceallaigh a
d’eag aigh an imeach . (le ) The day’s snow all on he doo o he Na ional Uni e si y o I eland; ( igh ) D Pa ick O’Lea y, Regis a o he NUI wi h D Joseph By ne and
Ca hal Kelly who o ganised he e en .
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Cuid 2
Thosaigh an da a seisiún leis an cain eoi a háinig ón
ái is aide don imeach inniu. Rinne Ca hal Ó
Ceallaigh (CnaRBF) cu síos a a haighde i
leach anna scagacha. Léi íú go gc ú haíonn
scagach méadú a ionsú gáis na
leach anna seo. Aimsíú nach seo an cás
nuai a n-úsáid ea CO2. Cui eadh an
loch a "spás cu ha amú", coincheap
nua i leach anna scagacha.
C u haíonn mó chói s ei each an
ós mhóilín spás nach úsáideann na
mhóilíní gáis, agus c u haíonn seo
laghdu a an ionsú gáis. Rinneadh cu
síos a bealaí a d' héad adh an spás
cu ha amú seo a laghdú: í méid na
móilíní uaslagói í a laghdú agus scagach
éi each ach an ós mhóilín a mhéadú.
An eideal a bhí ag léi iú Eoin Mac Aoidh Pasque i
(COBÁC), ó Gh úpa G ace Mo gan, ná “Saol
Maighnéadach an Adaimh: Réamh á a Ais iú
Guai ne”. Deineadh plé a ais iú guai ne; Cén ud é?,
Conas a sc údaí ea ?, is cad iad na
eidhmeanna a bhaineann leis? Deineadh
cu síos bunúsach a Cheimic
Chomo dánai he is a an slí a éi íonn
ais iú amach as an mbain a á ann
idi s á guai ne an adaimh agus an
nea a á sa éimse liogainn.
Deineadh plé a na eicnící is
ábhach aí a bhaineann le ais iú
guai ne agus a an eolas is éidi a
bhain as u.
A dei eadh, ugadh samplaí dosna
hábhai gu bh héidi ais iú guai ne a chu i
bh eidhm ion u agus ábhai go bh uil sé i bh eidhm
ion u cheana éin.
Labhai Aoibheann Ní Chonchubhai (COBÁC) ó
Gh úpa Uí Ghadh a a ios úchán a an imoib iú Diels-
Alde neamhshiméad each. Is g úpa sin éis
neamhshiméad each é an G úpa Uí Ghadh a, agus sa
chu i lá hai seo bhíoda ag dí iú a an úsáid do
chuidi heoi ci iúlach ma s a éis chun
neamhshiméad each a ch u hú. Ag úsáid an imoib iú
dé-éin a bhí dea ha acu cheana éin i gcomhai
móilíní ní igin, agus le sp eagadh ón obai E ans i
1984, d'úsáid ea an imoib iú sin chun dé-éin a chu a
an chuidi heoi ci iúlach , in ionad a an dé-éini ileach.
Pa 2
The second session began wi h he speake who had
a eled he u hes o oday's e en . Ca hal Kelly
(QUB) desc ibed his esea ch in o po ous liquids.
Po ous liquids no mally show enhanced gas
up akes. I was highligh ed how his wasn'
he case when CO2 was employed as he
gas being abso bed. This was blamed
on "was ed space", a new concep in
po ous liquids. The s e ic bulk o he
hos molecules c ea es a space which
gas molecules don' occupy which
leads o a educ ion in he o e all gas
up ake. Di e en ways o educing his
was ed space we e desc ibed: educing
he size o he sol en molecules and
inc easing he e ec i e po osi y o he hos
molecules.
The i le o he alk p esen ed by Eoin McGee
Pasque i (UCD) om he G oup o G ace Mo gan was
“The Magne ic Li e o he a om: In oduc ion o Spin
C osso e ”. The opic o spin exchange was discussed;
Wha is i ? How can i be examined? And wha
a e i s applica ions? A basic desc ip ion o
Coo idina ion Chemis y was gi en, and
o he manne ha c osso e ge s ou
o he link be ween he spin s a e o
he a om and he s eng h ha is in a
ange o ligands. Impo an
echniques ela ed o spin c osso e ,
and on he in o ma ion ha may be
gleaned om hem, was also
discussed.
Finally, examples o subjec s in which spin
c osso e could be u ilised as well as a eas
whe e hey a e al eady in use.
Aoibheann O'Conno (UCD) om he Gui y G oup
spoke abou he in es iga ion on he asymme ic Diels-
Alde eac ion. The Gui y g oup is an asymme ic
syn hesis g oup, and his p esen a ion was di ec ed on
hei use o chi al auxilia ies as a s a egy o inducing
asymme y. Using a p e iously designed dienyla ion
eac ion o ni ogen con aining molecules, and
d awing on inspi a ion om he wo k o E ans in 1984,
hey used his same dienyla ion eac ion o ins all a diene
on he chi al auxilia y, ins ead o ins alling a dienophile on
i . They ha e p epa ed 12 examples o he diene wi h he
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Ch u haí ea ha a 12 shampla don dé-éin le
cuidi heoi ci iúlach le o adh suas go d í 97%,
níos mó ná 50 shampla don ái ge Diels-
Alde le o adh suas go d í 70% agus id
suas go d í 93:7, agus 5 shample don
á ige gan an cuidi heoi ci iúlach le
o adh suas go d í 81% agus ie suas
go d í 92%. D'éi igh leo s uc ú
c ios ail a bhain amach don dé-éin,
dos na hái ge DA agus don ái ge
gan an cuidi heoi ci iúlach . Bhíoda
in ann eolas c uinn aoin s uc ú agus
neamhshiméad ach íd an có as
anailíse seo, nach héad aí s adéi le
anailís AMN in aona .
Rinne An D . Gea óid Ó Maille (CET), a bhí ag glacadh
pái ón mB uiséil a MS Teams, cu síos a a chosán
gai me éin, ón sao ha lann go ól ma Oi igeach
Eolaíoch a sa gCoimisiún Eo pach. Thug sé eolas a
dheiseanna maoini he do haighdeoi í aoin gClá
Réime "Fís Eo pach", le béim a chlá na Comhai le
Eo paí um Thaighde (CET). Is e an CET
p íomhmhaoini heoi an Chomisiún Eo paí
do haighde a hús cadhnaíoch a, agus
á aon deon ais cu ha a áil do
eolai he ag céimeanna gai me di iúla.
Tugadh chun cuimhne eisin an
nasc láidi a bhí idi ceimic agus an
Ghaeilge in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe:
ma shampla, sc íobh an éabhlóidí
agus an -ollamh clúi each Thomas
Dillon (ceann scoile ó 1919), an
chéad leabha ceimice i nGaeilge. Lean
an meas seo a á d eanga sna glún a a
lean é: inne na ceannai í scoile, an Oll.
P oinsias Ó Colla, an Oll. Seán Ó Cinnéide agus
an Oll. Ris éa d N. de Bui léi , gan dea mad a
dhéanamh a na Oll B eandán Ó Cochláin, a gcion éin
go dú h ach ach leis an nGaeilge a choinneáil beo sa
gceimic. Labhai Gea óid a an ádh a bhí ai go aibh
cuid mhó dá chuid léach anna ceimice í mheán na
Gaeilge agus é ina mhac léinn i nGaillimh, ái a
gh íosaigh an Oll. de Bui léi na mic léinn an ód a
sheasamh don eanga í léi iú don domhan mó gu
eanga nua-aimsea ha í an Ghaeilge a éidi í a úsáid
le hábhai heicniúla a phlé.
Thug sé ómós don bhaicle leach ói í a mhúin ceimic í
Ghaeilge i nGaillimh: go hái i he an Oll. Pa McA dle,
chi al auxilia y wi h yields up o 97%, mo e han
50 examples o he Diels-Alde p oduc
in yields up o 70% and d up o
93:7, and 5 examples o he
p oduc wi hou he chi al
auxilia y in yields up o 81%
and ee up o 92%. They
accessed XRD s uc u es o
he dienes, he Diels-Alde
p oduc s and he
compounds wi hou he
chi al auxilia y. They could
ob ain c ucial s uc u al
in o ma ion om his me hod o
analysis ha would no be possible
wi h he use o NMR analysis alone.
D Gea óid Ó Máille (ERC), joining om B ussels ia
MS Teams, desc ibed his ca ee pa h om he
labo a o y o his cu en ole as a Scien i ic O ice a
he Eu opean Commission. He de ailed some unding
oppo uni ies a ailable o esea che s unde he
"Ho izon Eu ope" F amewo k P og amme, wi h
pa icula emphasis on he Eu opean Resea ch
Council (ERC) p og amme. The ERC is he
Eu opean Commission's lagship unde
o on ie esea ch, and a ange o
g an s a e a ailable o scien is s a
di e en ca ee s ages.
The s ong link be ween chemis y
and I ish in he Uni e si y o Galway
was also commemo a ed: o
example, he e olu iona y and
amous p o esso Thomas Dillon
(head o school om 1919), w o e he
i s chemis y book in I ish. This espec
o he language con inued in he
subsequen gene a ions: he school leade s P o
P oinsis O’Colla, P o Seán Ó Cinnéide and P o
Richa d (Dick) Bu le , no o o ge P o B endan
Coughlan, who each did hei sha e e en ly o keep I ish
ali e in chemis y. Gea óid spoke abou how lucky he was
o ha e a la ge sha e o his chemis y lec u es h ough he
medium o I ish when he was a s uden in Galway, a place
whe P o Bu le u ged s uden s o s and hei g ound o
he language by demons a ing o he wo ld ha I ish was
a mode n language ha could be used o discuss echnical
ma e s.
He paid espec o he g oup o lec u e s who augh
chemis y h ough I ish in Galway: especially P o Pa
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D . Joseph By ne (UCD)
closed ou his session as
ou hi d in i ed speake .
Joe is a Lec u e in
Bioino ganic Chemis y
a UCD and his esea ch
in e es s a e in
glycoscience, ino ganic
chemis y, luminescence and an imic obial esis ance.
Joe communica ed some ecen esea ch om his
eam, including Ru(II) glycoclus e s wi h anging
capabili y o inhibi P. ae uginosa bio ilms based on he
na u e o he ca bohyd a e mo i , and app oaches o
a ge ing LecA lec in wi h emissi e lan hanide
complexes and me al-galac oside de i a i es.
Session 3 – Chai : P o . Mick De e eaux (TU Dublin)
The inal session
commenced wi h a
p esen a ion om
Eleano Windle (UCD,
Quinn esea ch g oup),
who desc ibed he dual
pho odynamic he apy
and pho o he mal
he apy applica ions o Zn-ph halocyanine ha
depends on i s agg ega ion and ha can be dis up ed by
binding o guanine- ich nucleic acid sequences, as
examined h ough a hos o s eady-s a e and ime-
esol ed spec oscopic echniques.
The nex con ibu ion
came om ou second
in e na ional plena y
speake , P o . Ta jana
Pa ac-Vog om he
Depa men o Chemis y
a KU Leu en (Belgium).
Ta jana’s main esea ch
lines a e he de elopmen o me al clus e -based
complexes and ma e ials such as polyoxome ala es
(POMs) and me al-o ganic amewo ks (MOFs) o
biologically inspi ed eac ions wi h biomolecules and
model sys ems. He g oup is also c ea ing new hyb id
s uc u es based on polyoxome ala es using p inciples
o biomolecula ecogni ion and sup amolecula
chemis y. Acco dingly, Ta jana’s plena y lec u e
desc ibed he eam’s wo k on in es iga ing ca aly ic
MOF nanozyme s uc u es and POM sys ems wi h
embedded s ong Lewis acid me al ca ions as a i icial
p o ease enzymes.
The inal o al
p esen a ion o he
symposium was gi en by
Rhianne Cu ley (DCU,
Keyes esea ch g oup),
who is his yea s’ winne
o he IBICS Pos g adua e
Gold Medal Awa d.
Rhianne’s awa d lec u e cen ed on he ecen PhD wo k
on pep ide-di ec ed Ru(II) complexes ha a ge RNA G-
quad uplexes in li e cance cells o induce s ess
g anule o ma ion, and wi h capabili y o image his
p ocess ia con ocal luo escence mic oscopy.
ICI Flash Sessions –
Session Chai s: P o . O la Howe (TU Dublin) and D .
Diego Mon agne (MU)
Six lash p esen a ions we e deli e ed ac oss wo lash
p esen a ion sessions, and we e deli e ed by; Agnieska
Kawale ska (TUD), Jack Daly (UCC), Amélia Au ille
(UCD), Ka ina Chan (RCSI), Da yl Reidy (MU), and Baile
Wu (UCC). All lash p esen e s also con ibu ed pos e
p esen a ions o he Pos e Sessions.
RSC Republic o I eland Local Sec ion Pos e Sessions
Two pos e sessions we e held o maximise engagemen
and ne wo king oppo uni ies. In addi ion o he lash
p esen e s lis ed abo e, pos e p esen a ions we e also
con ibu ed by; Manal Al ashidi (Uni e si y o Galway),
Guilia Fe a i (MU), Judi Fodo (TCD), Cono Newsome
(DCU), S ephen O’Sulli an (DCU), James S ack (UCC),
and Leila Tab izi (DCU).
The symposium was closed ou by IBICS p esiden , D .
Luca Ronconi, wi h he p esen a ion o p izes, his
a ewell add ess, and an in i a ion o all o join he wine
ecep ion o u he discussion on he excellen
p esen a ions deli e ed h oughou he symposium.

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Figu e 1. P esen a ion o gi s o plena y speake s, D . Jen Ca e (le ) and P o . Ta jana Pa ac-Vog ( igh ).
Figu e 2. Some pic u es om he Pos e Sessions, including James S ack (Pos e 11), Judi Fode (Pos e 6), Da yl Reidy (Pos e 10), and S ephen O’Sulli an (Pos e 9).
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Figu e 3. Some pic u es om ac oss he symposium, including du ing he scien i ic p og amme, he welcome ecep ion, pos e sessions and closing wine ecep ion.
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P izes
The IBICS Pos g adua e Gold Medal was his yea
awa ded o Rhianne Cu ley om Dublin Ci y Uni e si y.
Rhianne, who is a inal yea PhD s uden unde he
supe ision o P o . Tia Keyes, ocusses he esea ch on
he applica ion o no el luminescen cha ge ans e
compounds o li e cell imaging and pho o he apy, wi h
he goal o ad ancing bo h diagnos ic and he apeu ic
echnologies. She has p esen ed he wo k a nume ous
in e na ional con e ences, ea ning p esen a ion
awa ds, and has published in p es igious jou nals such
as Angewand e Chemie. The judging commi ee also
ecognised Paul O’Dowd (RCSI) as a Highly
Commended Runne -Up.
The IBICS Pos g adua e Gold Medal is awa ded annually
o one PhD s uden who has dis inguished hemsel es
ac oss a ange o c i e ia h oughou hei PhD wi h a
ocus on esea ch pe o mance, achie emen s and
impac in he ield o medicinal and biological ino ganic
chemis y ac oss he island o I eland. This yea , he
IBICS awa d selec ion commi ee was imp essed by he
high s anda d o applica ions ha his medal con inues
o a ac and s ongly encou aged eligible esea che s
o apply o u u e compe i ions.
Figu e 4. D . Luca Ronconi (IBICS P esiden ), p esen ing Rhianne Cu ley wi h
he 2024 IBICS Pos g adua e Gold Medal Awa d.
The IBICS p esiden p esen ed h ee sponso ed p izes
du ing he closing ema ks o he symposium. Awa dees
in each ca ego y we e selec ed by ou independen
panel o judges.
Fi s ly, he MSD Bes O al P esen a ion was awa ded o
Ella O’Sulli an (TU Dublin) who spoke on In es iga ion
o Regula ed Cell Dea h (RCD) modali ies in no el
Coppe (II), Manganese(II) and Sil e (I) complexes
con aining dica boxyla e and 1,10-Phenan h oline
ligands. Ella is supe ised by P o . O la Howe and P o .
Mick De e eaux (bo h TU Dublin). IBICS is g a e ul o
MSD o hei suppo o his p ize as ou exclusi e sil e -
ie sponso a IBICS-8.
Nex , he ICI Flash P ize o he bes lash p esen a ion
was awa ded o Ka ina Chan om RCSI. Ka ina, who is
supe ised by D . Da en G i i h (RCSI), p o ided
highligh s om he wo k on he De elopmen o P -
PROTACs o deg ade P -binding P o eins. As pa o he
p ize, Ka ina was awa ded a copy o Ta ge ed Me allo-
D ugs: Design, De elopmen , and Modes o Ac ion (Edi ed
by E elka Fa kas & Celine J. Ma mion) cou esy o
he kind sponso ship o CRC P ess - Taylo & F ancis G oup.
Las ly, he RSC Republic o I eland Local Sec ion Bes
Pos e P ize was awa ded o Jack Daly om Uni e si y
College Co k o communica ing his wo k on N,N-
disubs i u ed-N’-acyl hiou ea me al(II) complexes as use o
an i ungal agen s, he good, he bad, and he molecula
geome y. Jack is supe ised by D . Da ide Tiana and D .
Da e O way (bo h UCC).
Figu e 5. RSC Republic o I eland Local Sec ion Bes Pos e P ize was awa ded
o Jack Daly (le ) and he ICI Flash P ize o he bes lash p esen a ion was
awa ded o Ka ina Chan ( igh ).
The I ish Biological Ino ganic Chemis y Socie y
(IBICS)
The IBICS Mission S a emen : The I ish Biological
Ino ganic Chemis y Socie y (IBICS) – is a lea ned
Socie y engaging a mul i-disciplina y communi y o
scien is s seeking o ad ance esea ch ha c osses he
in e ace be ween medicinal ino ganic chemis y and
biology in I eland. The Socie y’s mission is o de elop,
os e and p omo e a s ong na ional ne wo k o
scien is s collabo a ing in esea ch a eas such as
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biology, chemis y, physics and medicine wi h an
in e es in biological ino ganic chemis y.
The nex symposium o he I ish Biological Ino ganic
Chemis y Socie y (IBICS-9) will ake place a Maynoo h
Uni e si y du ing he inal qua e o 2025, being led by
D . Diego Mon agne . Please see he IBICS websi e o
e en upda es (h ps://ibics.ie). IBICS welcomes any
suppo o i s symposia and he u u e ac i i ies o i s
membe s.
Acknowledgemen s
IBICS-8 was made possible by gene ous inancial
suppo om ou sponso s: Royal Socie y o
Chemis y Republic o I eland Local Sec ion,
Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland, CRC P ess, MSD,
CEM, Pa icula Sciences, Mason Technology,
Accuscience, GPE/Julabo, Scien i ic Labo a o y
Supplies (SLS)/Ohaus, Medical Supply Company
(MSC). Many o ou sponso s exhibi ed a he e en and
con ibu ed o a ib an mee ing.
The local o ganising commi ee is g a e ul o he IBICS
S ee ing Commi ee o addi ional suppo , pa icula ly
Luca Ronconi, Diego Mon agne , Dei d e Fi zge ald-
Hughes, Joseph By ne, Mick De e eaux, O la Howe and
Celine Ma mion. The local commi ee also hanks ou
colleagues a UCC o acili a ing ou hos ing o IBICS-8,
including Da e O way o his help wi h pho og aphy.
Figu e 6. IBICS-8 local o ganising commi ee, om le : Ta a McIne ney, Rebecca
Galway, William Daly, Ch is ophe Bu ke, O la Ni Dhubhghaill, Je y Reen, James
S ack.
P e ious E en s in his Se ies
• 8 h Symposium o he I ish Biological Ino ganic Chemis y
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Inaugu al RSC ROI local sec ion Re i ed
Membe s Ne wo king E en
Repo by: F D Aus in
E en Da e: 12/03/2025
Venue: I y Res au an , Dawson S ,
Dublin
E en Type: Ne wo king E en
Repo ecei ed: 11/04/2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15198720
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O ganising Commi ee: Da e Aus in, CChem FRSC (Re i ed)
E en Sponso
Royal Socie y o Chemis y Republic o I eland Local Sec ion
Summa y
The RSC Republic o I eland Local Sec ion commi ee
we e looking o inc ease he ype o e en s ha i o5e ed
o membe s and looked a o he local sec ion ac i i ies
o inspi a ion. Ne wo king e en s o e i ed membe s
had been ca ied ou by some o he local sec ions and
i was decided o y his o 2024. Un o una ely he e
was insu5icien in e es as he in i e wen ou wi h he
Ch is mas ca d. The commi ee choose o send an e-
ca d o Ch is mas 2024 wi h he in i e and his allowed
an e-ale ollow up message in Janua y 2025. This
ollow up p o ed decisi e in gene a ing enough in e es
o hos an e en in 2025. A lunch enue in Dublin was
chosen o acili a e he inaugu al ne wo king e en o
e i ed membe s who a elled o m a and wide ac oss
he coun y ga he ed a he I y Res au an . People
a ended om Dublin, Co k, Cla e, Tippe a y and
Wa e o d. This inaugu al ne wo king e en was
success ul, wi h hopes exp essed o epea his ype o
e en in he u u e. The a endees saw alue in a ending
o he Local Sec ion e en s whe e hei expe ience could
be le e aged by membe s ea lie in hei ca ee s.
A endees
A endees we e om academia and indus y. A numbe
o uni e s ies we e ep esen ed as well as indus ies
such as quali y con ol, pha maceu icals,
manu ac u ing and he oil indus y.
Feedback
E e yone p esen a he e en app ecia ed he
oppo uni y o mee and connec wi h o he e i ed
membe s o he RSC ROI Local Sec ion and ag eed o
allow hei emails o be used o con inue o sha e
in o ma ion and s ay connec ed. A e wa ds se e al
a endees sen co espondence in app ecia ion o he
e en and exp essing he hope ha o he e en s could
be o ganised in he u u e o his coho o membe s.
Acknowledgemen s
I would like o acknowledge he RSC Republic o I eland
local sec ion commi ee o hei suppo and
encou agemen in deli e ing his inaugu al e i ed
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Nobel Lau ea e Mo en Meldal Honou ed Wi h The UCD Biological
Socie y E e McCa hy Awa d 2025 Fo “Inspi ing Aspi ing Scien is s”
Repo by: Ma hew Mion*
E en Da e: 15/04/2025
Venue: Geo ge Moo e Audi o ium,
O’B ien Cen e o Science
E en Type: Awa d Lec u e
Repo ecei ed: 24/04/2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15575084
h p://zenodo.o g/communi ies/ice/
O ganising Commi ee: T. Doche y (Audi o )a, M. Mion* (Vice Audi o ) a, A.
Smi h (Sec e a y) a, A. Magui e (T easu e ) a, E. McCa hy (T easu e ) a,
C. Lusk (E en s O ice ) a, A. Mu phy (E en s O ice ) a, A. Lyons (E en s
O ice ) a, T. Polgolla (Junio Sec e a y) a, J. Polgolla (PRO) a, A. Collins
(PRO) a, I. Vozza (CDO) a, S. Hamm (CDO) a, L. Tawoydh (Ca ee s &
Campaigns O ice ) a, R. Ha haway (Wildli e O ice ) a, M. Collins Kea ns
(1s Yea Rep) a, H. Woods (OCM) a, L. McDonnell (OCM) a, M. McDonnell
(OCM) a, Y. Po o a (OCM) a, and K. Iudenko a (OCM) a.
a Uni e si y College Dublin (UCD)
O ganisa ion: UCD Biological Socie y
Summa y
On he e ening o Ap il 15 h, 2025, he UCD Biological
Socie y (BioSoc) hos ed he inaugu al E e McCa hy
Awa d o “Inspi ing Aspi ing Scien is s”, p esen ed o
2022 Nobel Lau ea e in Chemis y, P o esso Mo en
Meldal, in a ull audi o ium a he O’B ien Cen e o
Science. The awa d was newly enamed in memo y o
E e McCa hy, a inal-yea physiology s uden , o me
T easu e , and a deeply lo ed membe o he socie y.
The ce emony honou ed P o esso Mo en Meldal o
his endu ing commi men o he men o ship and
pionee ing wo k in click chemis y, which he Nobel
p aised o b inging chemis y in o an "e a o
unc ionalism". Meldal’s accep ance speech and
keyno e lec u e we e bo h in ellec ually engaging and
emo ionally esonan , ouching on he logic o
molecula design, he pu sui o chemical simplici y,
and he spi i ha d i es disco e y. His e lec ions
unde sco ed he in e connec edness o cu iosi y,
c ea i i y, and collabo a ion in esea ch and li e.
This awa d mean a g ea deal o many, no jus wi hin
he socie y. E e b ough joy, ene gy, and con ic ion o
e e y hing she did, and BioSoc a e p oud o honou he .
This awa d will con inue in he name and hope i will
always e lec he passion. Mo e han a celeb a ion o
one scien is ’s impac , he e ening embodied he
socie y’s co e mission: o make science pe sonal,
accessible, and ans o ma i e, and o c ea e a genuine
communi y. I se ed as a i ing conclusion o a yea
de ined by compassion, g ow h, esilience and a
sha ed commi men o “Inspi ing Aspi ing Scien is s.”
A endees
~250 a endees we e p esen , including s uden s,
academics, ea ly-ca ee esea che s, membe s o he
public, as well as iends and amily o he socie y. The
audience e lec ed a b oad ange o disciplines and
backg ounds, wi h communi y a he o e on .
Ta ge audience: Unde g adua es, pos g adua es, academics, ECRs,
indus ial scien is s, socie y membe s, school s uden s, membe s o
he public, echnicians/suppo s a .
P og amme
Table 1. P og amme o he E e McCa hy Awa d 2025
Time
Speake
A ilia ion
Desc ip ion
15:30
D Ma ina Rubini
UCD School
o Chemis y
Discussion wi h
chemis y
pos g ads/ECRs
17:30
Tommy Doche y
(Audi o )
UCD Biology
Socie y
Opening ema ks and
welcome
17:35
Ma hew Mion
(Vice Audi o )
UCD Biology
Socie y
In oduc ion o he E e
McCa hy Awa d
17:40
P o esso
Mo en Meldal
Uni e si y o
Copenhagen
Awa d accep ance and
keyno e lec u e
18:40
Recep ion &
Ne wo king
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In o mal discussion,
e eshmen s p o ided
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P oceedings.
The Biological Socie y
The E e McCa hy Awa d 2025 ce emony ma ked he
inal and mos meaning ul e en o he yea o he 11 h
session o he UCD Biological Socie y1. Audi o Tommy
Doche y e lec ed on a yea o g ow h, esilience, and
enewal, aking p ide in he “ a ie y o e en s” and
cha i able e o s he socie y had achie ed. Unde his
leade ship, he commi ee deli e ed a wide- anging
p og amme ha balanced academic en ichmen wi h
ou each, inclusion, and wellbeing, engaging s uden s
ac oss disciplines and c ea ing a sense o belonging.
Figu e 1. The UCD Biological Socie y 2024/25 Commi ee alongside P o esso
Mo en Meldal a he E e McCa hy Awa d 2025. (Pho o c edi : Na asha Singh)
Doche y desc ibed he enaming o he awa d as bo h
o “g ea signi icance” and “deeply pe sonal”,
explaining ha i honou ed “someone who had a
las ing impac on all o us.” His ema ks cap u ed he
socie y’s mission a i s co e: o no only p omo e
scien i ic unde s anding bu o os e connec ion,
compassion, and inspi a ion among s uden s. The E e
McCa hy Awa d ce emony s ood as a e lec ion o his
e hos, celeb a ing bo h excellence in science and he
human alues ha sus ain i
The E e McCa hy Awa d
Vice Audi o Ma hew Mion led a ibu e o E e
McCa hy, aming he e ening as no only a celeb a ion
o scien i ic achie emen bu also o pe sonal legacy.2
E e was “mo e han jus a b igh , bubbly s uden o a
dedica ed commi ee membe …a ue pocke - ocke ,
wi h ene gy ha was con agious.” E e, he ecalled,
inspi ed o he s h ough he ea less en husiasm, deep
cu iosi y, and d i e o build communi y.
Mion sha ed, unde sco ing how E e’s spi i o ac ion
and belie in li ing ully le a las ing impac on hose
a ound he . The awa d, he explained, was c ea ed o
honou indi iduals “whose wo k no only ans o ms
hei ield bu who also dedica e hemsel es o
inspi ing he u u e o science.”
Tu ning o he e ening’s honou ee, Mion in oduced
P o esso Mo en Meldal as he i s ecipien o he E e
McCa hy Awa d o “Inspi ing Aspi ing Scien is s”.
Adding highligh o how Meldal’s disco e ies, especially
he coppe -ca alysed azide-alkyne cycloaddi ion, ha e
“ undamen ally ans o med chemical syn hesis” and
“p o oundly [impac ed] he way science add esses
c i ical issues”.3 Jus as E e encou aged o he s o
pu sue bold ideas, Mion no ed ha Meldal “embodies a
commi men o men o ship, con inually inspi ing he
nex gene a ion o esea che s.” He concluded wi h he
inal e lec ion ha “you could be known o wha you
said, you could be known o wha you did, bu people
will ne e o ge how you made hem eel and you
a ec ed hem” a sen imen ha , he emphasised, is a
he hea o his awa d’s pu pose.
Figu e 2. P o esso Meldal ecei es 2025 E e McCa hy Awa d; (L-R) Tommy
Dohe y, Ma hew Mion, and Mo en Meldal (Pho o c edi : Na asha Singh)
Keyno e Lec u e by P o esso Meldal
Meldal used his accep ance speech as a pla o m o
speak di ec ly o he s uden s and ea ly-ca ee
scien is s in he oom, s a ing, “I is a eally g ea
honou … my main ask in his wo ld is o be an
inspi a ion o s uden s.” He immedia ely dedica ed he
awa d “ o E e”, adding, “I am e y p oud o ecei e his
awa d, pa icula ly because wha we need as young
people is exac ly his ene gy, his ‘I can do i , so I will’.
This is he main co e o wha I y o each my
s uden s.” He concluded wi h an ode o cu iosi y and
in insic mo i a ion: “Ge ou o you cellphones, and
do wha you like o do.”
Wi h cha ac e is ic wi , Meldal hen opened his
keyno e lec u e, “Molecula Click Ad en u es: En halpy
o En opy D i en Reac ion,” by ema king: “When you
ge a Nobel P ize, you immedia ely inc ease you IQ by
20%. You ge asked you opinion on e e y hing—I don’
know abou e e y hing, bu I know chemis y is
e e y hing.” The lec u e was bo h scien i ically ich and
pe sonally esonan . Meldal began by ecoun ing his
jou ney om a cu ious Danish boy explo ing his
g andpa en s’ ields o a chemis whose inno a ions
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Ad en s: En opy o En halpy D i en Reac ion” (Pho o c edi : Na asha Singh)
would ans o m science.
He ocused on he coppe -ca alysed azide-alkyne
cycloaddi ion (CuAAC), a modula , high-yielding
eac ion ha has e olu ionised he syn hesis o
complex molecules. “Li e is complex bu logically
o ganised,” he explained, posi ioning click chemis y as
a ool ha e lec s his logic. He desc ibed i s b oad
applicabili y: in biomolecula esea ch, enabling
p ecise agging and pa hway acing; in d ug
de elopmen , whe e i unde pins he design o
an ibody-d ug conjuga es and si e-speci ic he apies;
and in en i onmen al and ma e ials science, h ough
he c ea ion o unc ional polyme s, biosenso s, and
sus ainable chemical sys ems. Ac oss each domain,
Meldal showed how a single mechanis ic insigh can
e ol e o a pla o m o in e disciplina y inno a ion.
Figu e 4. (L-R) Tommy Dohe y, Ma hew Mion, P o esso Mo en Meldal, and
UCD P esiden P o esso O la Feely. (Pho o c edi : Na asha Singh)
Figu e 5. P o Meldal singing he glass wall in he School o Chemis y.3b
Pic u ed wi h Assoc. P o . Ma cus Baumann, P o . James Sulli an, D Ma ina
Rubini and D Aniello Palma. (Pho o c edi : School o Chemis y)
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“P o Meldal isi ed he School o Chemis y be o e deli e ing
he E e McCa hy memo ial Awa d. Du ing ha ime, he
signed ou glass wall on he 3 d loo (joining o he Nobel P ize
winne s, o he eminen chemis s Figu e 5), me wi h a
numbe o academic s a , and had an in o mal ca ee s
session wi h a collec ion o ou pos g adua e s uden s and
ea ly ca ee esea che s…Meldal demons a ed a wide ange
o bio-o hogonal click chemis y examples…made a numbe
o inspi a ional poin s abou wha o ollow in an academic
ca ee and ga e a wonde ul o e iew o he week-long
expe ience o collec ing a Nobel P ize.”
- P o esso James Sulli an, Head o School o
Chemis y, UCD
“I was deligh ed o be p esen a he UCD Biological Socie y
e en a which Nobel Lau ea e P o esso Mo en P. Meldal
ga e a e y engaging alk and ecei ed he Socie y’s E e
McCa hy Awa d.
I was e y imp essi e o see how UCD s uden s ini ia ed and
led his e y success ul e en , and e y mo ing o see how
hey linked i so eloquen ly o he memo y and legacy o he
la e E e McCa hy”
- P o esso O la Feely, P esiden , UCD
“I was g ea o see such a huge u nou o a s uden -led
e en , clea ly a e lec ion o he e o pu in by he socie y
and bo h he quali y and bene i o he e en hey o ganised.”
- Lucy Wa ming on, Depu y Edi o , Uni e si y
Obse e
“Thank you o his beau i ul e en , wi h he mos wonde ul
sen imen a i s hea .”
- Fai h Molloy, S age 4 Chemis y S uden , UCD
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Acknowledgemen s
The UCD Biological Socie y would like o ex end i s
since e g a i ude o P o esso Mo en Meldal o
a elling om Copenhagen o accep he awa d and
sha e his ime, insigh , and inspi a ion wi h he UCD
communi y. We a e especially hank ul o P esiden
O la Feely o he suppo and p esence on he e ening.
Thank you o Na asha Singh ( o me commi ee
membe ) o coming back, and pho og aphing he
e en o us. To E e McCa hy’s amily - Helen, Paul,
and James - o allowing us o honou E e’s legacy in
his way. And o E e: hank you o e e y hing - hank
you o you iendship, o you dedica ion, o you
suppo , o being you. Thank you o being ou
inspi a ion. You in luence con inues o guide us,
upli ing and d i ing e e y hing ha we wo k o do.
Finally, his e en would no ha e been possible
wi hou he dedica ion o he 2024/25 BioSoc
Commi ee, whose c ea i i y, esilience, and eamwo k
shaped e e y de ail o he e ening. We also hank ou
collabo a o s and suppo e s ac oss UCD: UCD
Socie ies, College o Science, he School o Chemis y,
and he b oade uni e si y communi y.
Figu e 6. E e McCa hy a he Geo ge Sige son Awa d 2024 (Pho o c edi :
Na asha Singh)
Re e ences
1 Mo e in o ma ion abou UCD Biological Socie y:
h ps://ucdsocie ies.ie/biological/
2 Repo s: a) L. Wa ming on, “UCD Biological Socie y p esen E e
McCa hy Awa d o Nobel p ize winne Mo en Meldal”, Uni e si y
Obse e , 16 Ap il 2025. h ps://uni e si yobse e .ie/ucd-
biological-socie y-p esen -e e-mcca hy-awa d- o-nobel-p ize-
winne -mo en-meldal/; b) UCD School o Chemis y News, “Nobel
Lau ea e P o Meldal Signs Chemis y Glass Wall”, 16 Ap il 2025.
h ps://www.ucd.ie/chem/newse en s/nobellau ea ep o meldalsig
nschemis yglasswall/ (Accessed 29/05/2025)
3 Mo en Meldal – Nobel P ize lec u e. (Accessed 29/05/2025)
h ps://www.nobelp ize.o g/p izes/chemis y/2022/meldal/lec u e/
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The winne s o he pos e p esen a ion (le ) and he winne o he o al
p esen a ion ( igh ) a he 16 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine Symposium in
Maynoo h Uni e si y, I eland.
The o al p esen a ion compe i ion winne s o he Rising
S a e en included Lyndsay Young, Medical Uni e si y
o Sou h Ca olina, Cha les on, Sou h Ca olina, USA and
Ra aela Ab an es, Uni e si y o Po o, Po o, Po ugal.
Feedback
The 16 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine Symposium
ecei ed wa m eedback om a endees. Many
exp essed a s ong desi e o join he symposium again
and uly app ecia ed he iendly and engaging
en i onmen h oughou he e en . Some o he
commen s gi en included,
‘Thank you o his well-o ganized and inspi ing
con e ence!’
‘I lo ed he con e ence. I'm e y g a e ul o ha e
go en so much knowledge om he
p esen a ions, alks, and cha s wi h e e yone!
Thank you once mo e :)’
A special e en s eeped in his o y
The 16 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine Symposium
no only in eg a ed he scien i ic communi y ha ing a
di e se pool o esea ches om all o e he wo ld bu
also le an un o ge able imp ession and c ea ed
las ing li e ime memo ies. Highligh s included an
insigh ul in e iew wi h P o . Pauline Rudd whe e she
sha ed he pe sonal expe iences and mo i a ed he
audience membe s in hei scien i ic jou neys.
Addi ionally, o make he e en memo able, ou chai D .
Roisin O’Flahe y pe o med wi h he band (The
Bea las) a he dinne in Pugin Hall, Maynoo h
Uni e si y, I eland which was he pe ec icing on he
cake o many a endees. A desc ip ion o he e en and
he abs ac book o he e en a e a ailable on he 16 h
Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine Symposium websi e.
The upcoming 17 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine
will ake place a he Ams e dam UMC, The Ne he lands
and will be chai ed by P o Y e e an Kooyk.
A selec ion o images o he 16 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine Symposium
including he Commi ee Dinne a he Ca iage House, Ca on House,
Maynoo h, I eland (uppe ), an in e iew o P o . Pauline Rudd by P o . John
Ax o d (lowe le ) and an e en ul dinne e ening a he Pugin Hall, Maynoo h
Uni e si y, I eland, ea u ing he Bea la O Fla ha a Ceili Band (lowe igh ).
Acknowledgemen s and E en Sponso s
The 16 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine Symposium
was made success ul wi h he con ibu ions om ou
Scien i ic Commi ee and In i ed Speake s (uppe le ),
he O ganizing Commi ee (uppe igh ) and Sponso s
(bo om), all who played a pi o al ole in ensu ing he
e en 's success.
Selec ed membe s o he Scien i ic Commi ee and Plena y Speake s (le ) and
he o ganising commi ee ( igh )

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Logos o all E en Sponso s
The e en was sponso ed by The moFishe , he RSC
Republic o I eland Local Sec ion, he RSC
Ca bohyd a e In e es G oup, Elemen , BioLabs,
Agilen , GlycoDepo , Sciex, Ludge , P omega, he
Ka hleen Lonsdale Ins i u e o Human Heal h
Resea ch, MU Social Sciences Ins i u e, GlycoDiag,
CÚRAM Resea ch I eland Cen e o Medical De ices,
Biochemical Jou nal and E e syn. Pa ne s included
Fáil e I eland and he Mizu ani Founda ion o
Glycoscience.
P e ious E en s in his Se ies
The Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine symposia
we e he i s and main in e na ional
mul idisciplina y con e ences se up o s udy he
ele ance o glycobiology o immunology,
medicine and clinical p ac ice. The symposia ha e
been o ganised, since 1990, in collabo a ion wi h
he Royal Socie y o Medicine wi h he aim o
widening clinical pa icipa ion and o ac i ely
p omo e and os e ui ul in e ac ion and
collabo a ion be ween glycobiologis s and
clinicians. The lis o e en s o e he las wo
decades include:
1. Edwa d Jenne ’s House, Ba h, UK (1990).
2. S Geo ge’s Medical School, London, UK (1992).
3. Il Ciocco, I aly (1994).
4. Lou aki, G eece (1996).
5. Royal Socie y o Medicine, London, UK (2000).
6. Domaine de Seillac, F ance (2002).
7. Exe e College, Ox o d, UK (2004).
8. Uni e si y College Dublin, I eland (2007).
9. Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique,
B ussels (2009).
10. Den Haag, The Ne he lands (2012).
11. Pa is, F ance (2015).
12. Dubo nik, C oa ia (2017).
13. Ha a d Uni e si y, Bos on, USA (2019).
14. Rega Ins i u e, KU Leu en, Belgium (2021).1
15. Uni e si y o Po o, Po ugal (2023).
16. Maynoo h Uni e si y, I eland (2025).
Re e ences
1 O’Flahe y, R., Opdenakke , G., Clausen, H., Ge a dy-Schahn, R.,
Kieda, C., Reis, C. A., Rudd, P. M., Sad ieh, A., Ax o d, J. (2022).
Mee ing epo on 14 h Jenne Glycobiology and Medicine
Symposium: glycobiology in immunology, medicine, and clinical
p ac ice. Glycobiology, 32(6), 458-459.
h ps://doi.o g/10.1093/glycob/cwac006
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76 h I ish Uni e si ies Chemis y Resea ch
Colloquium
Repo by: F. Heaney and D. Rooney
E en Da e: 16/06/2025
– 17/06/2025
Venue: Maynoo h Uni e si y
E en Type: Con e ence
Repo ecei ed: 13/08/2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17018281
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O ganising Commi ee: Sa ah Bonham, Michelle Do an, Ka en He dman,
Keane McNamee, Keela Kessie, S ephen Ba e , Ba ba a Woods, Denise
Rooney, F ances Heaney
Chemis y Depa men , Maynoo h Uni e si y
E en Sponso s
RSC Local Sec ion (Republic o I eland), Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland, Ad ion
In e chim Scien i ic, All ech Inc., Almac G oup, C uinn Diagnos ics L d., Elemen
Lab Solu ions, Eu achem I eland, Fluo ochem L d., GPE Scien i ic, Henkel, In el
Co po a ion, Mason Technology, Pe kinElme , Scien i ic Labo a o y Supplies,
SSPC, Maynoo h Uni e si y
Summa y
The I ish Uni e si ies Chemis y Resea ch Colloquium,
un unde he aegis o he Ins i u e o Chemis y o
I eland (ICI), has pos g adua e esea ch as i s cen al
ocus. I is he longes - unning scien i ic con e ence in
I eland. A his 76 h e en in he se ies, in a welcoming
and suppo i e a mosphe e pos g adua e s uden s
p esen ed hei esea ch; he e we e 39 o al
p esen a ions as well as 18 lash and 83 pos e
p esen a ions. The e we e also oppo uni ies o discuss
esea ch mo e in o mally. All a eas o chemis y we e
co e ed wi h hemed sessions in Medicinal and O ganic
Chemis y, Ma e ials, Elec ochemis y, Sus ainable
and En i onmen al Chemis y, Reac ion Mechanisms
and Compu a ional Chemis y.
D Michelle B owne (Helmhol z Zen um Be lin ü
Ma e ialien und Ene gie) and P o S e en Bell (QUB)
we e inspi ing Plena y Speake s and D Fionn McNeill
(UCD) deli e ed he Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland
De illa Donnely Pos g adua e Awa d lec u e.
A numbe o sponso s a ended he mee ing and some
exhibi ed a s ands h oughou he e en .
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The ICI Young Chemis s Ne wo k held i s annual gene al
mee ing a he e en , and a session on how o p epa e
o a PhD Vi a, while a wo king lunch o
Heads/Rep esen a i es o Chemis y Depa men s
ac oss I eland ook place.
A endees
Mo e han 200 delega es om 14 di e en Ins i u ions
ac oss he Island o I eland egis e ed o his mee ing.
Ta ge audience: academics, pos doc o al esea che s,
unde g adua e and pos g adua e s uden s, echnical o ice s/suppo
s a , indus ial sponso s, p o essional body membe s (RSC, ICI,
Eu achem), membe s o na ional scien i ic cen es.
P og amme
Table 1.P og amme o 76 h I ish Uni e si ies Chemis y Resea ch Colloquium
Time
June 16 h
10.15-11.15
Plena y: D Michelle B owne
Chai : P o . Ca mel B eslin
11.15-11.45
Co ee B eak and Pos e Se up
11.45-13.00
Elec ochemis y
Chai : D Cons an ina
Pap ian a yllopoulou
Domink Duleba (UCD)
Rashma Kidaya ee il
(Galway)
Pei-Hsuan Wu (TCD)
Rupa Ranjani Planisamy
(UCC)
Flash: Aoi e Newman (MU),
Robe Gues (UL),
Ca he ine Noonan (Galway)
Medicinal Chemis y
Chai : D Ga in D’A cy
And ea Cisla u (MU)
Aoi e Co e (UL)
MounaHind Laiche (RCSI)
Eleano Windle (UCD)
Flash: Ryan Madden (DCU),
Fayanne Nolin (TCD), Jack
Daly (UCC)
13.00-14.30
Lunch and ICI Young Chemis s Ne wo k Mee ing
14.30-16.00
Ma e ials Chemis y
Chai : D Susan Kellehe
Da agh McHugh (Galway)
F ancesca Adami (UCD)
Julian Ca olan (TCD)
Liam Jowe (UCD)
Flash: Anna Nakonechna
(RCSI), Ca he ine Clea y
(UL), Cia a Tobin (DCU)
O ganic Syn hesis
Chai : D S ephen Ba e
Zoe By ne (UCD)
Abinash Nayak (SETU)
Aoi e Ma in (UCD)
Adam McCo mack (MU)
Niamh Lehane (UCD)
Flash: Amélia Lae i ia Au ille
(UCD), Ben Mohan (Galway),
B ian Du kin (RCSI)
16.00-16.15
Com o B eak
16.15-17.15
Sus ainable and
En i onmen al
Chemis y
Chai : D Fe gal By ne
Ma ilia Dalla Bene a (MU)
Ch is ine Co ey (UCD)
San iago Ma inez Sosa
(Galway)
Flash: K ishna Ha i
(UL),Pe een Akh a (TUD),
Doi eann O’Lea y B ennan
(UCC)
Reac ion Mechanism,
Compu a ional
Chemis y
Chai : D Da ide Tiana
Adam C uise (UCD)
Ma hew Mu ay (Galway)
A d a Ka hika (Galway)
Flash: Anja Go zen (TCD),
Eoghan Cou ney (UCD),
Da yl Rediy (MU)
17.15-18.45
Pos e Session
18.45
Social e ening
Time
June 17 h
09.30-10.30
Plena y: P o . S e en Bell
Chai : P o . Declan Gilheany
10.30-11.30
Ma e ials Chemis y
Chai : D Daniele Al es
Vik o ija Mikai e (UCD)
Giada Diana (UL)
Ka h yn McCa hy (Galway)
Joseph Monaghan (MU)
O ganic Syn hesis
Chai : D Luke B ennan
Oliwie Dulawa (MU)
Pa h Naik (UCD)
Sebas ian Pim (RCSI)
Rachel Lynch (UCD)
11.30-12.00
Co ee B eak
12.00-13.00
Ma e ials/
Elec ochemis y
Chai : D Sousa Ja an
Nikkah
Shane O’Neill (UCD)
Lau a Co ey (UL)
Le en e Nagy (Galway)
Oli ia B een (UCD)
Medicinal/O ganic
Chemis y
Chai : D Lau a Diaz Casado
Fede ica B escia (Galway)
Amani Al Riyami (TCD)
Vanessa Becke (UCD)
13.15-13.40
ICI De illa Donnelly Pos g adua e Awa d Lec u e:
Fionn McNeill (UCD)
Chai : P o . S e en Bell (P esiden , ICI)
13.40-14.00
P izegi ing and Colloquium Closing Ce emony
P o . S e en Bell
P izes
Cong a ula ions o all ou o al, lash and pos e
p esen a ion p ize winne s – Liam Jowe (UCD), Joseph
Monahan (MU) Aoi e Ma in (UCD), Vanessa Becke
(UCD), Ma hew Mu ay (UoG), Ka y Mu ay (S a e
Lab/TUD), Anna Nakonechna (RCSI), Doi eann O’Lea y
(UCC), Allessio Za a oni (MU), Niamh Hickey (UL), Liam
Casey (UCD), Cia a Tobin (DCU) and Anjan Go zen (TCD)
Figu e 1. Pho og aph o p ize winne s a he 76 h I ish Uni e si ies Chemis y
Resea ch Colloquium a Maynoo h Uni e si y oge he wi h P o esso S e en
Bell, P esiden Ins i u e o Chemis y o I eland
Acknowledgemen s
Thanks a e ex ended o all who a ended and
pa icipa ed in he 76 h Chemis y Colloquium and o
he sponso s ha made he e en happen! Pa icula
hanks o hose who chai ed sessions and judged o al
and pos e sessions. We acknowledge he help o all
olun ee s and MU p o essional se ice s a who
dedica ed hei ime and e o o make he e en a
success.
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Lec u e by D . Pe e Mo is (Science Museum, London) “Fo m and Func ion: The
His o y o he Chemis y Labo a o y, 1700 o 2005” and launch o he book
‘‘T ini y College Dublin – 300 Yea s o Chemis y”
Repo by: John M. Kelly
E en Da e: 30/06/2025
Venue: Te cen ena y Thea e,
T ini y College Dublin
E en Type: O he
Repo ecei ed: 29/07/2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16993901
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O ganising Commi ee: John Boland, Pe e Boyle, Da id G ayson, John M.
Kelly
O ganisa ion: School o Chemis y, T ini y College Dublin
E en Sponso s
The Royal Socie y o Chemis y, Republic o I eland Local Sec ion
TCD P o os O ice
P ize Heal hca e I eland
Henkel I eland
A gi om he D . Ma y Ca son Bene ac ion, a iend o he School and one o he
i s emale academics
Summa y
On Monday, June 30 h, we we e deligh ed o launch a
new book “T ini y College Dublin – 300 yea s o
Chemis y”, w i en and edi ed by cu en and eme i us
p o esso s, John Boland, Pe e Boyle, John Kelly, Da id
G ayson and he la e B ian McMu y (Figu e 1). The book
p o ides a ascina ing his o y o he School and de ails
i s con ibu ions o pha maceu ical and o he indus ies
as well as gi ing an insigh in o he s o ies o some o he
dis inguished people who ha e en iched ou legacy. The
launch e en began wi h a semina hos ed by he Royal
Socie y o Chemis y en i led “Fo m and Func ion: The
His o y o he Chemis y Labo a o y, 1700-2005”, which
was gi en by P o esso Pe e Mo is o he Science
Museum in London (Figu e 2). This was ollowed by he
o icial launch o he book and a wine ecep ion whe e
school alumni as well as pas and p esen s a we e
able o ga he and sha e hei memo ies and s o ies o
hei ime wi h us.
A endees
191 a endees egis e ed on E en b i e and i is
es ima ed ha an addi ional 20+ walk-ins a ended he
lec u e and book launch (Figu e 3).
The e en was a ended by cu en TCD Chemis y s a
and s uden s, including RSC and ICI membe s.
Academics o o he Schools and uni e si ies also
a ended, in addi ion o alumni and e i ed membe s o
s a om he School o Chemis y. Se e al membe s
om he School’s Indus y Ad iso y Boa d we e also in
a endance, whose companies suppo ed he launch.
The enue was ully wheelchai accessible, canapés
p o ided ga e di e se glu en- ee and egan op ions o
ca e o die a y equi emen s and a selec ion o non-
alcoholic be e age op ions was a ailable in addi ion o
wine. EDI da a was no collec ed a egis a ion so exac
gende spli amongs he a endees is unce ain.
Ta ge audience: academics, indus ialis s, unde g adua es,
pos g adua es, alumni, gene al public, RSC membe s, ICI membe s.
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P og amme
5pm Lec u e by D . Pe e Mo is - Fo m and Func ion:
The His o y o he Chemis y Labo a o y, 1700 o 2005.
6pm O icial Launch o Book
6:15pm Wine and Canapé ecep ion o a endees
The ecep ion concluded a 8:30pm
Speaking abou he book a he launch e en , P o . John
Boland said:
"This book p o ides a his o ical pe spec i e o he
de elopmen o Chemis y a T ini y College
Dublin, om i s oo s in medicine o how i
became a ully- ledged independen discipline
ha ul ima ely led o he es ablishmen in 1711 o
one o he i s depa men s o chemis y in
Eu ope. In doing so i in oduces he eade o he
indi iduals who o ged his his o y – eache s and
esea che s whose cu iosi y, passion and d i e
helped shape and secu e he u u e o chemis y
a T ini y o he gene a ions ha ollowed. I also
lays ba e he many challenges now acing
Chemis y a T ini y in his e a o mul i-
disciplina i y and eco d le els o pa icipa ion in
3 d le el educa ion."
Feedback
A endees p o ided excep ionally posi i e eedback
du ing he e en , bo h in e ms o he imeliness o
publica ion o a book on he School o Chemis y and
he la ge numbe s a ending he e en . Many a endees
pa icula ly welcomed he oppo uni y o mee old
iends and colleagues. A e he e en , se e al
a endees sen emails o he au ho s cong a ula ing
hem on he book and he success o he launch.
The Book
100 books we e sold a
he e en i sel ,
ollowing which he
book became
a ailable a he T ini y
books o e and has
since sold an
addi ional 30 copies.
The book is published
by Hinds, 13 Ca lisle
A enue, Dublin 4 and
has ISBN 978-1-
909442-09-2.
Figu e 2. P o esso Mo is’s opening lec u e
Figu e 3. Audience a ending he opening lec u e
A pho o galle y is a ailable a h ps://chemis y. cd.ie/
news-e en s/galle y/BookLaunch.php
Figu e 1. Image o he jacke co e o he new book