{"id":22310,"date":"2015-11-03T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=22310"},"modified":"2026-08-14T21:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:12:28","slug":"shane-gavin-secures-best-individual-robot-national-title-in-galway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/shane-gavin-secures-best-individual-robot-national-title-in-galway\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Gavin Secures &#8220;Best Individual Robot&#8221; National Title in Galway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: EA GAMES ROBOTICS 2015       -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 45px 40px; border-bottom: 3px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f916; National Robotics \u2022 STEM Excellence 2015\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        Shane Gavin Secures &#8220;Best Individual Robot&#8221; National Title in Galway\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        3 November 2015 \u2022 Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 45px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          Huge congratulations to Davitt College Fifth Year Engineering student Shane Gavin on winning the prestigious \u201cBest Individual Robot\u201d title at the national EA Games Robotics Competition held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Supported by EA Games, this high-octane championship pits rival robots from secondary schools across the country against one another to battle it out for coveted national trophies. This year&#8217;s edition saw over 450 second-level students competing. Shane&#8217;s custom-built mechanical layout stood out to the corporate judges for its exceptional structural integrity, operational efficiency, and precise design implementation.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <!-- Quote Block -->\n        <div style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #254b2e; padding: 20px 25px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n          <p style=\"margin: 0; font-style: italic; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\u201cThe Irish Robotics Championship is a great way to engage teenagers in the design and construction of robots, which we are really pleased to support.\u201d<\/p>\n          <strong style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; color: #0f2015; margin-top: 10px;\">\u2014 Donal Doherty, EA Games<\/strong>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015;\">\n          Outstanding achievement, Shane! &#x1f916;&#x1f3c6;&#x2699;&#xfe0f;\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Featured Image with Lightbox Trigger -->\n      <div style=\"border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06); cursor: pointer; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" onclick=\"openAenLightbox('https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EAGames3Nov_2015-1024x576.jpg')\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EAGames3Nov_2015-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Gavin EA Games Robotics Winner 2015\" style=\"width: 100%; max-height: 620px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center center; display: block;\">\n        <div style=\"color: #ffffff !important; background: #0f2015 !important; padding: 12px 16px !important; text-align: center !important; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: 600 !important;\">\n          Pictured celebrating the win at the national finals are event MC Mr. Paul Sleem, competition winner Shane Gavin, and an official EA Games Representative.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- LIGHTBOX MODAL                             -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div id=\"aen-lightbox-modal\" onclick=\"this.style.display='none'\" style=\"display:none; position:fixed; z-index:99999; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.85); align-items:center; justify-content:center; cursor:zoom-out;\">\n  <span style=\"position:absolute; top:20px; right:30px; color:#ffffff; font-size:40px; font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;\">&times;<\/span>\n  <img id=\"aen-lightbox-img\" style=\"max-width:90%; max-height:85vh; border-radius:8px; box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\">\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n  function openAenLightbox(imgSrc) {\n    var modal = document.getElementById('aen-lightbox-modal');\n    var modalImg = document.getElementById('aen-lightbox-img');\n    modal.style.display = 'flex';\n    var fullResSrc = imgSrc.replace(\/-\\d+x\\d+(?=\\.[a-zA-Z]+$)\/, '');\n    modalImg.src = fullResSrc;\n  }\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n  @media (max-width: 900px) {\n    .modern-article-title {\n      white-space: normal !important;\n      font-size: 26px !important;\n    }\n    .modern-body-pad {\n      padding: 20px !important;\n    }\n    .aen-news-article-modern {\n      padding: 0 10px !important;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1f916; National Robotics \u2022 STEM Excellence 2015 Shane Gavin Secures &#8220;Best Individual Robot&#8221; National Title in Galway 3 November 2015 \u2022 Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway Huge congratulations to Davitt College Fifth Year Engineering student Shane Gavin on winning the prestigious \u201cBest Individual Robot\u201d title at the national EA Games Robotics Competition held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway. Supported by EA Games, this high-octane championship pits rival robots from secondary schools across the country against one another to battle it out for coveted national trophies. This year&#8217;s edition saw over 450 second-level students competing. Shane&#8217;s custom-built mechanical layout stood out to the corporate judges for its exceptional structural integrity, operational efficiency, and precise design implementation. \u201cThe Irish Robotics Championship is a great way to engage teenagers in the design and construction of robots, which we are really pleased to support.\u201d \u2014 Donal Doherty, EA Games Outstanding achievement, Shane! &#x1f916;&#x1f3c6;&#x2699;&#xfe0f; Pictured celebrating the win at the national finals are event MC Mr. Paul Sleem, competition winner Shane Gavin, and an official EA Games Representative. 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