Deletion of Richard O'Shea

Comment: as noted passes the  and the win has since generated controversy, including http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0120/1224262713747.html one exchange on national radio (that radio show has had http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0515/1224246567433.html "massive" interest from listeners as recently as last year and stands as the http://www.emigrant.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71503&Itemid=36 second most popular radio show in a country where radio is a big deal). The nominator's rationale is unconvincing as the sources do not focus on an "adult mentor" so referring to one would violate  and I'm not sure how deleting this because another competition in another country does not have a similar article is an appropriate argument. Also the nature of the win as a national contest which gets significant coverage each year in the papers, radio, television, internet (arguably similar to the winner of any reality television competition) where the winner goes on to compete at European level (seems like a Eurovision Song Contest for scientists
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:ORIGINAL)

Comment: The subject does not meet any of the criteria at 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:CREATIVE)

Comment: Fails , which explicitly applies to scientists, by a long long shot. His case on  is marginal as there is a fair degree of coverage, but balanced against the massive failure to pass , an article on this guy is not warranted at this stage in his career
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:CREATIVE||WP:GNG||WP:CREATIVE)

Comment: Weak Keep'''.  The article ''barely'' passes , because he did get national (read:significant) coverage.  Also, Abductive, do you think we should have articles for one-hit wonders
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:AUTH)

Comment: Agree with the nominator's rationale that this article fails . Would have no problems with the article being recreated should he go on to become a famous scientist but I don't feel that he merits a Wikipedia page at this moment in time
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)