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- 1 2 Maths Week Ireland 2018 – The world’s largest maths festival launches and is set to engage 300,000 people Science Foundation Ireland
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- 1 2 Home Page 2017 Maths Week Ireland
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- ↑ Maths Week Ireland 2018–The world’s largest maths festival Science Foundation Ireland 2018
- 1 2 3 4 Maths Week 2020 launches with bumper programme of activity to help people ‘Rethink Maths’ Science Foundation Ireland
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- ↑ The Sum of All Parts The Irish Times, 04 September 2009
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- ↑ Why Being a Lefty is All Right When it Comes to Sport The Irish Times, 16 October 2012
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- ↑ Irish mathematician Des MacHale honoured with Maths Week award by Colm Gorey, Silicon Republic, 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Peter Lynch honored for raising awareness of maths The Irish Times, 18 October 2017
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