What is IrMO?
The Irish Mathematical Olympiad (IrMO) is a national mathematics contest for secondary school students. Training for this contest takes place at a
number of mathematics enrichment centres around the country:
NUI Galway
NUI Maynooth
University College Cork
University College Dublin
University of Limerick
The primary aim of the enrichment classes is to cultivate a love and appreciation for mathematics among talented students - this is
achieved by giving such students exposure to deeper, more challenging and more interesting mathematical problems than those encountered on the school syllabus. The performance of students in the
IrMO is used to identify a team of up to six students who will represent Ireland at the
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), a prestigious international mathematics competition. The 2013 IMO competition will take place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 18 - 28 July 2013.
The IrMO Contest
This year, the 26
th Irish Mathematical Olympiad (IrMO) takes place in two
rounds.
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The 26th IrMO — Round 1 took place during the week of 12-16 November 2012. Full details about this contest are available here.
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The 26th IrMO — Final Round will be held on a Saturday 11th May 2013. This more advanced
contest consists of two 3-hour papers on one day with five problems on each paper.
The participants of the
IrMO - Final Round are normally attendees of the enrichment classes in one of
the five
training centres; however, participation is open to all interested secondary school students.
Contact Us
If you have questions, please email us at
irishmathsolympiad@gmail.com. We welcome any questions from interested teachers and students, as well as from potential sponsors.