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Engineering Inspiration: Engineers Week 2026 Webinar Series
Register your interest for this free Engineers Week Webinar Series to bring engineering to your classroom!
To celebrate Engineer’s Week Curious Minds, SEAI and ESERO Ireland are hosting a webinar series “Engineering Inspiration“. This will take place from 3rd – 6th March at 10:00 – 10:20am and is aimed at Senior Primary School students (3rd – 6th Class) .
Schools can simply log in through Zoom and discover what engineering is all about, and students will get the opportunity to ask questions directly to the speakers.
Each day we will spotlight a different type of engineering, and we will have a complementary activity booklet students can complete throughout the week.
Register for these FREE Engineering Inspiration webinars via Eventbrite here.
These webinars will be recorded and available online afterwards to allow for flexible viewing.
Tuesday 3rd March - Fiona Lavin
What do lasers, under‑sea data cables and Ireland’s largest energy consuming companies have in common? They’ve all been part of Fiona Lavin’s engineering journey.
Fiona is part of SEAI’s Large Business Decarbonisation team, where she works with Ireland’s biggest energy users to help them cut emissions and plan for a cleaner future. Before joining SEAI, she worked as a research engineer on laser technologies and deep‑ocean data cables stretching thousands of miles, giving her a unique perspective on how complex systems can be redesigned for sustainability.
Wednesday 4th March - Shane Prendergast
Ever wondered how cars, home appliances and mobile phones can all work together to fight climate change?
Shane Prendergast is a Programme Manager at SEAI who works on Ireland’s electric vehicle charging network and smarter ways of using energy. With a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and early experience at the National Standards Authority of Ireland certifying vehicle technologies, Shane now focuses on making transport cleaner and helping people, communities and businesses become confident, flexible energy users.
Thursday 5th March - Maeve Doyle
What do you get when you combine a fascination with space, physics, and programming? A Space Engineer!
Maeve Doyle is a flight software verification and validation engineer with a space sustainability company, working on satellites where she tests their software to make sure they do what their supposed to when in space. Since growing up in Charleville, Cork, Maeve has always had a passion for all things space and went on to study physics and astrophysics. She has worked at UCD on EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first satellite, and as a Fleet Operations engineer operating over 600 satellites floating around Earth.
Friday 6th March - Kerrie Sheehan
Imagine if your working day went all the way from tiny e‑bike sensors in the lab to huge wave‑powered buoys out in the wild Atlantic.
Kerrie Sheehan has overseen both of these cutting‑edge projects — and many more — as the Head of Research, Innovation and Electricity at SEAI. In her role, Kerrie leads Ireland’s national energy research programme and supports innovative projects in areas such as offshore and ocean energy, renewable heat, and EV technology, helping to shape how new ideas move from design to testing to real‑world solutions.
