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Solomon Gleeson (Ó Gliasáin) won 1st Place Senior Individual in the Technology category at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition
A Leitrim student won a first place individual award at the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for his project on AI and reconstructing extinct Irish dialects.
Solomon Gleeson (Ó Gliasáin) won 1st Place Senior Individual in the Technology category at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for his project "Ag úsáid córas nua intleachta saorga chun canúintí díothaithe na Gaeilge a athchruthú / The use of a new system, with the help of artificial intelligence, to reconstruct extinct Irish dialects."
His project also received the ECAS 112 award, backed by a silver sponsor, for the best overall project in Irish.
Solomon, a former Gaelscoil Liatroma student, hopes to expand the use of his system in classrooms that typically teach a standardised version of Irish with no connection to the local community.
He would like to encourage students to learn a spoken form of the language that is relevant to them and where they came from.
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He says the Irish language is becoming increasingly popular in today's society, with much more support, making the implementation of such a system appear necessary.
Solomon's goal is to restore Irish speakers' local identities, particularly in non-Gaeltacht areas, and to serve as a catalyst for the reconstruction of regional Irish dialects across the country.
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