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This year I played in the O'Hanlon chess league for Malahide Chess Club. I've been slowly getting back into chess after giving it up in third year.

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Because TY is all about self improvement, I decided that I should learn how to touch type on a keyboard. While I'm not quite there yet I'm getting there and soon I will be typing very quickly indeed. I have just been using free online tools to learn.

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As part of the Trinity TYPE program, Ciara and I traveled in to Trinity for the day to an Astrophysics day.  We learned much about many different fields of Astrophysics, such as space weather, star detection from far away, and asteroid impacts.

It was a great day overall (especially because of the doughnuts we bought) and we were given a cool postcard at the end.

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Every Friday for the first half of TY, I went into DCU to do an Early University Entrance course on Maths.

There I had a great time, and made not only improvements in my Maths, but also friends.  It was really fun to get a glimpse of what University is like now while I'm in 4th year.

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As part of my Gaisce I volunteered to coach at Malahide Junior Chess Club.  I learnt a lot about managing children while I was there, and overall came away from it a better person.

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I decided at the start of TY that I would partake in An Gaisce to earn a Gaisce bronze during the year.

Sadly i was not able to complete the overnight hike required for the award due to a chest infection, and because of that I cannot get my award until next year.

I still did a skill and community aid as part of it, even if I didn't finish the award.

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Recently I've taken up Rock Climbing as a fun way to get some exercise. Every Wednesday 6-8 I head down to Awesome Walls and get climbing!

I really enjoy the sport and plan on joining Trinity Rock Climbing over the summer to do as well as awesome walls.

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This year I've been undertaking A Level maths exams to test my abilities and my work ethic. In total I have four exams and I really enjoy the challenge. The going is tough, but it's worth it.