AER LINGUS YOUNG SCIENTISTS
AER LINGUS YOUNG SCIENTISTS
BRAINWAVES OF A NI W GENERATION
BRAINWAVES OF A NEW GENERATION
27TH EXHIBITION OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS
27U TAISPEANTAS NA nEOLAITHE OGA
1991
1991
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Twenty-Seventh Annual Young Scientists Exhibition 1991
An 276 Taispeantas na n-Eolaithe Oga 1991
Sponsored and organised by Aer Lingus
CONTENTS Page Foreword ..................................................................
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Exhibition Judges .....................................................
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Aer Lingus Young Scientists Winners Abroad ..........
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General Information ..................................................
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Exhibition Layour and Classification of Projects ...........................................................
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Awards .....................................................................
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Special Features at the Exhibition .............................
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Young Scientists of Europe Guest Exhibitors............
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LISTING OF PROJECTS Chemistry, Physical and Mathematical Sciences • Individual Projects ........................................... • Group Projects .................................................
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Social and Behavioural Sciences • Individual Projects ........................................... • Group Projects .................................................
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Biological and Ecological Sciences • Individual Projects ........................................... • Group Projects .................................................
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Companies and Organisations associated with the exhibition ..............................
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FOREWORD PONSORING an annual exhibition which helps to develop the scientific and technical skills of young Irish people is particularly appropriate to Aer Lingus . The airline itself pioneered the use of advanced technology in Ireland in its own business. Today, we export aviation expertise to airlines around the world and we undertake specialised work for both aerospace and industrial projects.
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TEAM Aer Lingus is a major high technology business, based at Dublin airport, serving world aircraft maintenance markets. It comprises 40 workshops, five hangars and employs 2,000 highly skilled staff. The flagship of TEAM is a new ÂŁ35 million hangar complex which opens early in 1991. Over the next three years TEAM is investing ÂŁ3 million in specialised training. Further development, including the recruitment and training of another 500 people, is planned for completion by 1995. Aer Lingus is pleased to continue to provide our Young Scientists with an opportunity to demonstrate and test the merit of their work. We see the continuing sponsorship of the exhibition as an important contribution to raising the profile of science and technology and emphasising its importance in the economic development of Ireland. The Young Scientists activity has now become an international movement with our winners competing and winning in science contests in Europe and the United States. To reflect this, we have started to bring an international dimension to the Dublin event. Last year, we invited guest exhibitors from four countries, and this year I am delighted to welcome 4
top young scientists from six European Countries including Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Aer Lingus readily acknowledges that the success of the exhibition is due to the combined help and dedication of many people. Our sincere thanks to the Minister for Science and Technology and to Eolas for their practical help and support. Our thanks to the Westinghouse Corporation who sponsor a top winner to the US science fair; to the European Community Contest for Young Scientists; and to the RDS for their co-operation. Thanks also to our many sponsors and supporters who are listed elsewhere in this catalogue. We wish to pay a special tribute to our panel of judges for the wonderful work they do in the development of the exhibition and in judging the projects. Finally, we extend a warm welcome to this year's young scientists who deserve great praise for their efforts and dedication. We also congratulate the parents and teachers who have spent many hours directing and supporting the students in their project work.
Q-) -Z_ k-^Zj kk,-J^ CATHAL MULLAN Group Chief Executive
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JUDGES Chairman of the Panel of Judges Mr D Downing, Chief Executive-Airline Services, Aer Lingus Exhibition Director Ms M Coyne, Aer Lingus Honorary Member Professor E T S Walton, Trinity College Nobel Prizewinner in Physics (1951) Exhibition Administrator Ms J Mahon, Aer Lingus
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS Chemistry, Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dr T Brazil, University College, Dublin Rev Dr T Burke, University College, Dublin Professor J Corish, Trinity College, Dublin Professor F Imbusch, University College, Galway Mr M Norris, University College, Dublin Social and Behavioural Sciences Mr J Hourihane, St Patrick's College of Education, Dublin Ms C Kelleher, Consultant Sociologist Mr P McGee, St Patrick's College of Education, Dublin Dr M Upton, University College, Dublin Biological & Ecological Sciences Dr J Bracken, University College, Dublin Professor D M X Donnelly, University College, Dublin Dr G Doyle, University College, Dublin Mr H Fuller, University College, Dublin Or A N Glynn, Dublin City University Dr T Walsh, Blood Transfusion Service Board, Dublin
GROUP PROJECTS Chemistry, Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dr M J Byrne, El Company Shannon Professor J Cunningham, University College Cork 6
Dr M G Ebison, Inst. of Physics London & European Phy,Society Mr J Farrell, Airmotive Ireland Mr B Hayden, Guinness Peat Aviation Mr C King, South Eastern Education & Library Board NI Dr D Melody, Loctite Ireland Ltd Dr E O'Neill, Trinity College, Dublin Dr J A Scott, University College, Dublin Social & Behavioural Sciences Dr P Andrews, Gonzaga College, Dublin Mr S Blain, Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin P Breathnach, Uasal, St Patrick's College, Maynooth Mr P Fox Department of Education, Dublin Ms B Foy, City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Dr D Headon, University College, Galway Professor J Jackson, Trinity College, Dublin Dr R Moles, Thomond College, Limerick Professor J O'Connor, National College of Industrial Relations, Dublin Or E Shelly, Kilkenny Health Project Professor W Smith, University College, Cork Mr M Walsh, Vocational Education Committee, Co Wicklow Dr J Barry, Eastern Health Board Biological & Ecological Sciences Professor T Begley*, Cornell University, New York Dr E Colleran, University College, Galway Mr R Goodwillie, CAAS (Environmental Services) Professor M G Harrington, University College, Dublin Dr M Hennerty, University College, Dublin Dr C Hussey, University College, Dublin Dr D Jeffrey, Trinity College, Dublin Mr R McMullan, St Columba's College, Dublin Dr A McNally, Dublin Corporation Central Laboratory E Ni Lamhna, Uasal, Consultant Biologist Dr I Pratt, National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health Mr P Wilson, Zoological Gardens, Dublin Dr R K Wilson, Teagasc - Grange Research Centre, Co Meath *Former Young Scientist of the ,Year (1973) Display Awards Mr D Skehan, Aer Lingus, Dublin Mr R Uhlemann, Aer Lingus, Dublin 7
GENERAL II
AER LINGUS YOUNG SCIENTISTS WINNERS ABROAD Top winners from last year's exhibition won major awards in contests in Europe and the US during the year. • Annagh Minchin , Young Scientist 1990, from Dublin, won a top award of £3,900 in the European Community Contest for Young Scientists, in Copenhagen. She was a guest of honour at the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm last month. • Ann-Marie Mallon, Kiera Lee and Brian Dolan from Derry, who won first prize in their category in the young scientists exhibition, represented the UK in the same contest and also won a top award of £3,900. • Justine Mcllroy , from Derry, best individual winner last year, won several prizes at the Westinghouse International Science Fair, in the US. • Jane Hennessy and Catherine Kelly, from Dublin, last year's best group winners won a top award in a major environmental contest in Germany.
Exhibition Administration Office On the right of the main entrance. Press and Information Office On the right of the main entrance (balcony) Teachers Centre On the right of Industries Hall. Security Uniformed and plain clothes security personnel will be on duty during the exhibition. First Aid
Check in Administration Office. Hours of Opening Friday, January 11 ...........................11.00 hrs to 18.30 hrs Saturday, January 12 ......................11.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs Sunday, January 13 .........................11.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs Official Opening Ceremony, Friday, January 11th at 17.00 hrs by An Taoiseach. Mr. Charles J. Haughey. Admission Charges Adults .....................£1.50
Students......................80p
EXHIBITION LAYOUT AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTS Please refer to exhibition floor plans situated at hall entrances for !ocation of projects. Projects have been classified according to the descriptions supplied by the exhibitors. The judges reserve the right to transfer projects to a different category. .
Annagh Minchin - 1990 Winner 8
Late Cancellations Due to late notification of withdrawal by exhibitors. some projects which have been included in this catalogue may not be on display. This accounts for some possible gaps in the numbering system of stands. s
• • The prize fund for 1991 will amount to £15,000. This includes cash prizes and trophies, school and teacher awards, travel to science fairs abroad and mementoes for all participants. The following awards will be made, provided that in the opinion of the judges, the projects reach a desired standard. Top Awards
1. Young Scientist or Scientists of the Year The premier award winner will receive the Aer Lingus silver trophy plus £1,000. The winner will represent Ireland at the European Science Contest in Switzerland and will be guest of honour at the Nobel Prize Ceremonies in Stockholm. 2. Best Individual or Runner up Individual Will receive the Aer Lingus prize of £500 and a Certificate of Distinction. The winner will represent Ireland at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Orlando. The trip is sponsored by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation who also present a trophy to the winner. 3. Best Group and/or Runner Up Group and/or Runner Up Individual* Will receive the Aer Lingus prize of £300 and a Certificate of Distinction. The winners will also receive travel prizes sponsored by Eolas-the Irish Science and Technology Agency and Aer Lingus. (*depends on final results in top awards section).
Category Awards
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SPECIAL AWARDS In addition to the general awards in each category a number of special awards are being offered through the generosity of the sponsoring Institutes and Organisations listed here. These awards include entry to international contests, educational trips abroad, medals, trophies, job experience and monetary prizes. Bord na Gaeilge Dha dhuais do na tionsnaimh Ghaeilge is fearr Barnardos Two awards for projects which contribute to our knowledge about the needs of children and child care services. An Bord Glas Two awards for projects demonstrating ways and means of achieving import substitution, export expansion and job creation in the horticultural sector.
Cara the Computer People Two awards for projects in computer studies, with particular emphasis on computer applications. The Confederation of Irish Industry Two awards for projects with potential for commercial development. The Institute of Biology of Ireland Two prizes for the best projects in Biological Sciences.
There is a section for individual projects and another for group projects. (Group and individual projects do not compete with each other except for the top award). Each section has three categories- Biological and Ecological Sciences, Chemistry, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Social and Behavioural Sciences. Within each category there are divisions -Junior, Intermediate and Senior. •
Some 100 prizes for projects highly commended. Each participant will receive a certificate of display and a memento of their participation in the exhibition.
First, Second and Third prizes of £90 (£120), £65 (£90), £50 (£80), will be awarded in each division (27 prizes for individual projects, and 27 for groups). Prizes of £30 (£50) will be awarded to projects which are well presented, (9 prizes for individual projects, and 9 for groups). 10
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland /Royal Society of Chemistry Two prizes for the best projects in pure or applied Chemistry. Institution of Electrical Engineers The Callan Medal for a project which demonstrates the best understanding of business and commercial applicability. The Institution of Engineers of Ireland Two prizes for projects in engineering with significant commercial potential. The Institute of Food Science and Technology One prize for a project in food science showing commercial potential. 11
The Insurance Institute of Ireland Two prizes - for projects dealing with safety.
SPECIAL FEATURES AT THE EXHIBITION
The Institute of Physics Two prizes for projects in physics or applied physics.
TEAM Aer Lingus - The Experts in Aircraft Maintenance Location: Main Hall
Irish Computer Society Two prizes for projects in ecology using computers which include the writing of original software.
TEAM Aer Lingus which is a major high technology business at Dublin airport will provide a display of some of the technology and support services being provided to airlines around the world. TEAM, with 40 workshops and five hangars employs 2,000 people and has revenues in excess of £100 million per year. The flagship of Team, a new hangar representing an investment of £35 million, is due to open in January.
Irish Cancer Society/CSSC Drugs Awareness Programme Two prizes for the better understanding, and ultimately, prevention of smoking addictions and/or drug addictions. Irish Geological Association A prize for the best geological project in the exhibition. Irish Professors of Botany
Two prizes for the best botanically related projects. Irish Science Teachers ' Association A prize for the project most closely related to school science syllabii. The National Rehabilitation Board One prize for a project which will contribute to the independent living and/or social, cultural and economic integration in society of people with disabilities.
Eolas The Irish Science and Technology Agency Location: Industries Hall EOLAS will mount an interactive display of robotic technology featuring • ABBIE the world's number one human robot • Two Cyber training robots • Remote control omnibot
Sociology Association of Ireland An award for the project which best uses the methods and concepts of sociology. Teagasc Agriculture & Food Development Authority A prize for the best individual project on Agricultural/Food. (10 weeks employment with Teagasc).
FOR SCHOOLS Association of Secondary Teachers , Ireland. An award for the school scoring the highest number of points on a points for prizes basis. Teachers Union of Ireland An award to the school from which a project is selected on the basis of integrated science. New Hangar Development at Dublin Airport 13 12
Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies The D.I.A.S will present interactive displays by the Schools of Cosmic Physics and Theoretical Physics. The senior professor in the school of Cosmic Physics is Luke Drury who was the "Aer Lingus young scientist of the year" in 1969. Young Scientists Shop Get your tubbypads, magic moths, gyroscopes, magic bank or bubble mania, at the shop in the exhibition. Young Science News A daily newsletter for young scientists and teachers with up to date news, views, puzzles and crosswords. (Produced by Blue Pencil Editorial Services Ltd.)
Aer Lingus invited the top young scientists of Europe to present their projects at the RDS together with our own winners in Europe. This is in the spirit of bringing an international dimension to the Aer Lingus exhibition and enabling young scientists to meet and discuss their work. We welcome them all to Dublin.
WINNERS FROM EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CONTEST FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS Belgium PAUL VAUTERIN and BRUNO CALLENS "Automated meteor observation station". A new system which allows every amateur astronomer to detect every meteor of a certain intensity. The observation of meteors is ridden with difficulties, because human observers are prone to errors and because only brighter meteors can be seen by the human eye. Denmark MORTEN LARSEN "Hand-reader". A device which allows the communication with and between deaf-blind via the telephone. The handreader
transforms telephone signals into `prickles' of the Braille signs onto the receivers' finger. The system can also interface with a computer, allowing the blind to read any information coming from it. Greece PANAGIOTIS TARENIDIS "Regulation of arterial pressure by means of laser 6328A 2mW". Explores the potential use of a specific laser beam in regulating arterial blood pressure, by stimulating the organs which directly affect its level. High blood pressure affects the life of millions of people. Ireland ANNAGH MINCHIN "Colpomenia peregrina. An immigrant alga to Europe". Studies along the Irish coast of an alga native to the Pacific Ocean. They have caused great damage in the beginni.ng of this century. Description of its morphologi and the composition of the gas which fills their balloonlike thalus. Ireland BRIAN DOLAN, KIERA LEE, ANN MARIE MALLON "A study on the transition to turbulence". Studies of the transition from laminar to turbulent flow by reproducing the Reynolds experiment and questions about the observations made by Reynolds. Turbulence in a flowing liquid or gas still remains one of the unsolved mysteries of physics.
WINNERS FROM YOUNG EUROPEANS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (Jugend forscht & Deutsche Bank) Germany PETER WASSERSCHIED and MOFiITZ von VOB "Natural polymeric matrix-compounds - new employment for lignine out of the Organosolve-process". The work was based on the attempt to transfer the idea of the polymeric matrix-compound to natural substances.
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We chose the cellulose as the fibre and lignine out of the organosolve-process as the matrix material. The work has two main goals: 1) to gain knowledge of basic structures of our compounds through different experiments and analyses; 2) to produce a new material with interesting characteristics and to test it on professional testing machines. Hungary ORSOLYA MAGYARI and TOMAS TOTH "Some possibilities of geophysical surveying in archaeological site investigation". Geophysical (magnetic and electrical) measurements were carried out over several, unexcavated archaeological sites in Hungary with the aim of aiding the archaeologists to select the most suitable spots for their future excavations. The geophysical methods applied are fast, inexpensive and nondestructive. Magnetometery is applicable for detecting such remnants that have different magnetic properties from the embedding soil. The electrical survey may vary as a result of the imprints of human inhabitation. Czechoslovakia BLANKA SIBLOVA "Protection of the amphibians and reptiles". The significance of the amphibians and reptiles is great. They constitute an irreplaceable link in many complex food chains, play an important role in the biological fight against over-abundant pests and they can also be considered as test-organisms in monitoring environmental quality. Due to deterioration of their environment they have become one of the most endangered animals.
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Individual Projects Junior Section
CHEMICAL , PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Stand No. 1
Individual Projects Intermediate Section
CHEMICAL , PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Stand No.
Borris Vocational School Co Carlow
JOHN BYRNE
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Catholic University School Lower Leeson Street Dublin
JAMES COTTER
WASH-UP LIQUID EFFECTIVENESS TE ACHER: MR DECLAN FINLAYSON
SOUND ANALYSIS 10
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Sandymount High School Ballsbridge Dublin
ROBERT CANNON
THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON HUMAN REACTION TIME TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN
NOISE POLLUTION IN THE DUBLIN AREA TEACHER : MRS HELENA CATHCART 11 3
Our Lady's College Drogheda Co Louth
ELAINE CRILLY
TEACHER: MR PATRICK DOYLE St Dominic 's High School Falls Road Belfast
FIONA CROSSEN
Portadown College Co Armagh
PATRICK STUART DUNLOP FOG DENSITY INDICATOR
TEACHER : DARRYL CHARLES FIBOWACCI AND LUCAS NUMBERS REVISITED TEACHER : MISS FRANCES O'REGAN
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Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
HELEN MARGARET MCGRATH
SCALING DOWN THE LINE PROBLEM
St Tiernan 's Community School Dundrum Dublin
DOIREANN FITZGERALD
THE BEHAVIOUR OF SOUND IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. TEACHER : MR TOM McCABE 13
St Mary ' College Galway
SEAN HYNES
TEACHER : MRS LOUISE MURPHY
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A STUDY ON LAWS GOVERNING PEOPLE'S INTERACTION WITH COMPUTERS
Belvedere College Dublin
TADHG McMULLEN
TEACHER: MR PAT HOWLEY 14
Patrician College Newbridge Co Kildare
JAMES MARTIN KAVANAGH
A STUDY OF MOUTHWASHES AND RELATED PRODUCTS TEACHER : MR PATRICK O'HANLON THE NOT SO ORDINARY ICICLE 6
Blakestown Community School Blanchardstown Dublin
CONOR MULHALL
TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN 15
Our Lady 's College Drogheda Co Louth
CHRISTINE MULROY
GLIDERS TEACHER : MR SEAN FITZMAURICE
THE FRACTAL GEOMETRY OF GEOGRAPHICAL PHENEMENON TEACHER : MISS FRANCES O'REGAN 7
Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin
PAUL O ' CONNELL
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SYMMETRY AND ASYMMETRY IN NATURE AND MAN-MADE OBJECTS TEACHER : MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN
St Brigid 's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway
CAHIR O ' HIGGINS
THE UNIVERSE AN ENIGMA TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN
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St Dominic 's high School Belfast
GRAINNE ROBERTS
WATER QUALITY OF THE RIVER LAGAN
TEACHER: MR J McLAUGHLIN 18
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Portadown College Co Armagh
KIERAN PORTER
COMPUTER CONTROLLED MEAL HOPPER AND WEIGHING SYSTEM TEACHER : MR DAVID NEILL 19
Stand No. Stand No. 18
Portadown College Co Armagh
PAUL PETER RODGERS
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FILM AGITATOR FOR COLOUR PROCESSING
Presentation Secondary School Terenure Dublin
HELEN TOAL
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St Kieran 's College Kilkenny
DEREK TOBIN
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Scoil Mhuire Community School Glace Co Kildare A CRITICAL STUDY OF A STANDARD JUNIOR TEXT-BOOK SCIENCE EXPERIMENT. TEACHER : ANTHONY P MCEVOY
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MATTHEW DAVEY
TEACHER: MS MAUREEN MEENY Loreto Abbey , Dalkey Co Dublin
HILARY ANNE TRAVERS ASBESTOS-FRIEND OR FOE?
St Patricks College Cavan TEACHER: MICHAEL KILLEN
RADIO HISTORY
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GARETH PATRICK COONEY SOLAR ENERGY FOR THE IRISH CLIMATE
MICROWAVE AND CONVENTIONAL COOKING - COMPARED TEACHER : MR DAMIEN LETMON 20
Dominican College Dublin
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS! - COMPUTING TEACHER : MS CARMEL GRAY
TEACHER : DARRYL CHARLES 19
MARIA- PAULA COLGAN
ENDA CULLY
Clonkeen College Blackrock Co Dublin
TEACHER: MS FIONA BURKE 22
St Joseph 's Secondary School Tulla Co Clare
CARMEL WORSFOLD
RECORDING LOCAL WEATHER PATTERNS ON SIMPLE EQUIPMENT TEACHER: SR JOHN BOSCO 23
TEACHER: MR JIM SHEEHAN 31
St Vincent 's Secondary School Dundalk Co Louth
CATHERINE WYNNE
VEGETABLES-FRESH OR PROCESSED? TEACHER : MS CAROL LAWLESS
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TERENCE FLYNN
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DAVID HEADING
Ardee Community School Ardee Co Louth
MARK BLACK
St Patricks Secondary School Tuam Co Galway TO COMPARE THE INSULATING QUALITIES OF VARIOUS MATERIALS IN HOMES TEACHER : MR JARLATH GAFFNEY
Bush Post Primary School Dundalk Co Louth
ENERGY EFFICIENT DOMESTIC SHOWER SYSTEM TEACHER : MR TOMMY HEALY
AN AUTOMATIC PROGAMMABLE PILL DISPENSER TEACHER : MR NOEL MOORE 25
Loreto College Milford Co Donegal TEACHER: MS ANNE DONOHOE
Belfast Royal Academy Belfast Co Antrim
JONATHAN BEATTY
EDWARD DEENEY
STUDIES OF RADON GAS IN FANAD
Individual Projects Senior Section
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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THE SOUND OF NUMBERS
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CLODAGH NI GHALLACHOIR
St Joseph's Convent Of Mercy Athboy Co Meath
THE TERRESTRIAL TELESCOPE
DRAFTING TABLE
-TEACHER: MS MAIREAD GLENNON
TEACHER: MR RONALD O'CALLAGHAN 26
Be La Salle College Dundalk Co Louth
DAVID COGGANS
ULTRA-VIOLET DETECTOR TO CALCULATE DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS TEACHER : MR BRENDAN McC0OEY
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BARREN O'BEIRNE
St Peter 's College Wexford
A STUDY OF THE MALLARD REACTION TEACHER : REV DONALD J COLLINS 21
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Abbey Community College Wicklow
PAUL O'ROURKE
St Wolstan 's Holy Faith Sec . School Celhridge Co Kildare
EMER FITZPATRICK Karen Neary
MARS...A PLANET OF THE LIVING? TEACHER : MS MICHELLE FENELON
A STUDY OF THE ACOUSTICS OF A BUILDING TEACHER : MR JIM MURPHY 37
Crescent College Comprehensive Limerick
EOIN SHAW
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AN INVESTIGATION OF MAJOR SHANNON FLOODS TEACHER : MS HILARY O ' FARRELLY
Ard Scoil Mhuire Corbally Limerick
FRANCES GRIFFIN Ornaith O'Dwyer Maria O'Dwyer ANTI THEFT DEVICE
TEACHER : MR TOM O'DWYER 38
Loreto College Coleraine Co Derry
DONAL PATRICK STEWART
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SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL - A STUDY IN VIBRATING POWDERS TEACHER: MR BRIAN McKENNA 39
STAIDEAR AR FUINNEAMH AILTEARNACH DO INIS OIRR AGUS INIS MEAIN TEACHER : BRIDIE NI CHONGHAILE
St Mary 's FCJ Secondary School Bunclody Co Wexford
ANNE MARIE TULLY
A STUDY OF THE RANDOM NATURE OF RADIATION TEACHER : MR MICHAEL DALTON
Meanscoil Ghobnait Oileain Arainn Gaillimh
BRID NI CHONGHAILE Treasa Ni Chonghaile Eanna 0 Conghaile
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St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
JANNETTE O'BRIEN Aoite Lanigan GROWING POTATOES IN IRELAND
TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN
Group Projects Junior Section
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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CIARAN O'NEILL Bryan Malone
Vocational School Ennis Co Clare
Stand No. 40
SEEING AROUND BLIND BENDS AND CORNERS TEACHER : MR MATT POWER
De La Salle College Dundalk Co Louth
AONGHUS COLLINS Kevin McGeough
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FLOTATION AID FOR DISABLED SWIMMERS TEACHER : MR BRENDAN McCOOEY
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Gonzaga College Ranelagh
Dublin AN INVESTIGATION INTO SOME ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES TEACHER: MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN
Our Lady 's College Drogheda Co Louth
HELEN CUNNINGHAM Janet Walsh
JOHN SHEEHY Robert Cotter
A STUDY IN TOPOLOGY TEACHER : MISS FRANCES O'REGAN 42
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St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
ELLEN CUSHEN Elaine Crean
NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS OF MEASURING LEAF AND FOLIAGE AREA OF A PLANT TEACHER: MR AIDAN O 'KEEFFE ti
AN INVESTIGATION INTO FIBRES TEACHER : MARIE KELLY 51 43
Abbey Community College Wicklow
DANIEL CUSSEN Damien Maguire
Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip Co Kildare
MARK WALSH Paul Hackett
Gormanstown College Gormanstown Co Meath
LORCAN WARD Raghnall 0 Donoghue THE FARM OF THE FUTURE
FRICTION CO-EFFICIENTS
TEACHER : FR DECLAN TIMMONS
TEACHER : MR JIM MURPHY 23 22
Group Projects Intermediate Section
CHEMICAL; PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MARK FITZGERALD John Egan
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GARAGHFLANNERY Aoife Sheehan Rosemaire Bruton
St Mary 's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
NORA COFFEY Elsie O ' Connell Helen Twomey RECYCLING CFC GASES
TEACHER : MS MARY TWOMEY 53
Our Lady's College Drogheda Co Louth
MELANIE CURRAN Lorraine Matthews THE HARDNESS OF WATER
TEACHER: MR JOHN LOUGHRAN 54
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MARTINA DELANEY Paula Looby
INSULATOR BEHAVIOUR TEACHER : MR JAMES RYAN
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St Josephs Secondary School Castlebar Cc Mayo
MICHELLE GRIER Sinead Cashin ARE YOU SAFE AT HOME?
TEACHER : MS ESTHER MCHALE 65
St Enda's Community School Limerick
SAMANTHA DOBINSON Maxwell Ryan
Rice College Chapel Street Dundalk Co Louth
DECLAN FLOOD Neil Dardis Blaise McEvoy
ANALYSIS OF THE HAZARDS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TEACHER : MR THOMAS LITTLE
Vocational School Johnstown Kilkenny
Eileen Webster
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Dublin
INEXPENSIVE RADIO FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD TEACHER : MR D 0 SHEA
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
INSULATION EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS TEACHER : MR MAURICE MURPHY
St Michael 's College Ailesbury Road
STEPHEN CURRAN Graeme McWilliams Paul Keogh
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin OIL SLICKS A STUDY TOWARDS AN IRISH SOLUTION TEACHER: MS PATRICIA DEANE
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St Patricks College Maghera Cc Derry
NOELEEN HIGGINS Catherine Henry Michelle Mullan THE INVESTIGATION OF IMPACT CRATERING
TEACHER : MR JOHN McCLOSKEY HOW TO FIND THE MAJOR CONSTELLATIONS TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WORSFOLD 57
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Convent of Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon Co Longford
JAMES EIVERS Charlie Ballesty
TESTING HOW STRONG PLASTIC BAGS ARE UNDER STRESS TEACHER : MR RAYMOND RUSSELL
WATER ANALYSIS OF THE RIVER INNY TEACHER : MS PATRICIA HONEYMAN 58
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
CLAIRE FAHY Breifini Murphy Maria Darmody
Sutton Park School Sutton Dublin 13
ANDREW HINES Daniel Reynolds
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St Brigid's College Callan
MIRIAM KILROY Michelle Byrne
Cc Kilkenny WHITER THAN WHITE
TEACHER : J T COMBER
IS THE ANSWER BLOWING IN THE WIND? TEACHER : MRS LOUISE MURPHY 68 59
St Peter 's College Wexford
PAUL FALLON Billy Tompkins
St Joseph 's College Cahir Co Tipperary
EUGENE MacDONOUGH Larry Jones Sean O ' Gorman SELF PROPELLED VEHICLE
SUGAR KILLERS
-• TEACHER : MR T WHITE
TEACHER: MS MARY BLACKBURN 60
Convent of Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon Co Longford
MICHAEL FARRELL Shane Fox Ken Lovell
WATER ANALYSIS IN SOUTH LONGFORD TEACHER : MS PATRICIA HONEYMAN 24
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St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
NESSA MAHONEY Mary Slattery Joan Hughes "IT'S A GAS, ISN'T IT?"
TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN 25
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PATRICK MORAN Garret Mullan Dara White
Franciscan College Gormanston Co Meath
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THE NEED FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED TO BE INDEPENDENT TEACHER : FR DECLAN TIMMONS
IT'S A CRUDE WORLD! TEACHER: MR BRENDAN WILLIAMS 80
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Manor House School Raheny Dublin
ANTOINETTE MURPHY Caitriona Murphy Emma Collins
Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny
SHEILA TUOHY Brenda O'Reilly
NOEL WALSH John O'Sullivan
Davis College Mallow Co Cork
EFFECT OF A CATALYST ON DIESEL COMBUSTION TEACHER : MR TIM McCARTHY
THE EFFECTS OF STATIC ELECTRICITY TEACHER: MR MAURICE MURPHY 72
KEITH NICHOLSON Graham Winter
Portadown College Co Armagh
BLACK AND WHITE FILM NEGATIVE DEVELOPER TEACHER : MR DAVID NEILL
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Stand No. 81
73
TONY 0 BRIEN Barry O'Mahoney James Quigley
Group Projects Senior section
St Joseph 's College Cahir Co Tipperary
Franciscan College Gormanston Co Meath
GARETH ASHE Brian Cudlipp Paul McEvoy THE AUTOMATIC ALARM SYSTEM
TEACHER : FR DECLAN TIMMONS
TRAFFIC LIGHTS TEACHER : MR T WHITE 74
SINEAD 0 DOHERTY Sarah MacManus
82
St Josephs CBS Portarlington
KEVIN BRADY Evan Coughlan
Co Offaly
Pembroke School Ballsbridge Dublin
RUBBISH-A WASTE OF ENERGY TEACHER : MR TIM HEWITT
ALUMINIUM IN EVERYDAY LIFE TEACHER : MS YVONNE DEEGAN 75
CIARAN O ' D0NOHUE Damien Quigley Kevin Donlon
83
Colaiste Ris Dundalk Co Louth
GROUNDWATER-IRELAND'S HIDDEN NATURAL RENEWABLE RESOURCE TEACHER: MS MARY PILKINGTON
THE DRUG EVERYONE TAKES WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF IT. TEACHER : SYDNEY PECK 84
76
DAVID O'REILLY Declan Lynch
Templeogue College Dublin
ANN-MARIE O'SULLIVAN Sean Griffin Anna Cullinan
Mary Immaculate Secondary School Lisdoonvarna Co Clare
TEACHER: MR JAMES DAWSON 85
OONAGH REID Dearbhla Stapleton
Our Lady 's Bower School Athlone Co Westmeath
STEAMY WINDOWS TEACHER : MR STEPHEN DIBBY
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
ELIZABETH CROWLEY Jennifer Morris Ciara O'Brien "WHAT'S BURNING?"
WHAT GOES UP THE CHIMNEY IN NORTH CLARE? TEACHER : MR JOHN SIMS 78
Cnoc Mhuire Convent Granard Co Longford
PAUL CASEY Teresa Smith Olivia Gill
INFRA RED BURGULAR ALARM
COMPUTER AIDED TESTING AND REPORTING ON HOME REVISION TEACHER : WILLIAM WALSH CSSP 77
Our Lady of Lourdes Sec. School New Ross Co Wexford
RUTH BROWNE Sandra Mulrennan Sinead Dunne
TEACHER : MR MAURICE MURPHY 86
Cnoc Mhuire Convent Granard Co Longford
REGINA CUNNINGHAM Catriona Lynch Louise Adams
COLOUR-DYE SUBSTITUTION IN FOOD AND FABRICS TEACHER : MR JAMES DAWSON
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Stand No 87
Stand No.
PAUL CUSACK Colm McKernan
St Patrick 's High School Clones Co Monaghan
96
CAR TOP BOX MAKING
TEACHER : MR FRANK MURRAY 8
THOMAS DAWSON Ann Kiernan Kathleen Reilly
Cnoc Mhuire Convent Granard Co Longford
JULIE McMAHON Jennifer O'Grady Annette Ryan 'WASTE NOT. WANT NOT'
EACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN
97
AUTOMATIC DIMMER SWITCH
MARISA O ' MAHONY Joseph Sillery
TEACHER: MR JAMES DAWSON 9
AILEEN DOOLEY Maria Duggan Olivia Reid
TEACHER: MS MARY ROSE FELLE
98 TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN
90
DANIEL DUNDAS
Stella Maris Foynes Co Limerick
THE CHEMISTRY OF NETTLES
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
A B C . Child's Play
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
ANN QUINN Moira O ' Rourke
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
St Patricks College
Barry O ' Doherty
COMPUTE AND CONSERVE
Maghera Co Derry
TEACHER : MR MAURICE MURPHY
DYNAMICS OF A TWO-WELL POTENTIAL OSCILLATOR TEACHER : MR JOHN McCLOSKEY 9 91
BRIAN HANRAHAN Padraig McEvoy
Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane Co Kildare
TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP AN APPARATUS TO STUDY SOME PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS WITH CONTINUOUS PROPERTY CHANGE TEACHER : ANTHONY P McEVOY 92
RODERICK JONES Barry O ' Gorman Andrew McKeever
AOIMHE RYAN Orla Herlihy Elizabeth McEvoy
Loreto Convent Secondary School
Kilkenny
CRYSTAL CLEAR TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WILLIAMS
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Borris Vocational School Co Carlow
ASON WILKINSON Eoin Charming
St Peter ' s College Wexford
"DUST IN - DUST OUT" TEACHER: MR THOMAS TYNAN
BAT DETECTOR TEACHER : MR DECLAN FINLAYSON 93
DENNIS KENNY Adrian Trenman Pierce Hickey
St Marys College Rathmines Dublin TEACHER : FR. CYRIL BYRNE
ANNE MARQUESS
Dominican College
Tona Bradley Anne-Marie Ryan
Belfast Co Antrim
THE CHEMISTRY OF COLOUR TEACHER : MR SEAMUS QUINN
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JOHN McMAHON
Colaiste Ris
Gary Sherman
Dundalk Co Louth
CONSTRUCTING AND USING A MODEL OF THE SUPERFICIAL GEOLOGY OF DUNDALK TOWN TEACHER : SYDNEY PECK 28
CORINNA WRIGHT Eveann Nolan Vivienne Duggan
Manor House School
Raheny Dublin
LIGHT FOR SIGHT TEACHER : MR MAURICE MURPHY
16-BIT C.S.S P. TURBO 'A NEW BEGINNING'
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Individual Projects Junior Section
Stand No.
Stand No. 102
SINEAD BUTLER
Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny
111
UNDERSTANDING HAY-FEVER
DOHMNALL EGAN
St Evans College Letterkenny Co Donegal
TEACHER : MS MOIRA MALONEY
112
LAND USE AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE GARTAN AREA TEACHER : MS ASSUMPTA HARVEY
104
AIDEEN KELLEHER
St Mary 's Secondary School Butteva nt Co Cork
TEACHER : W A GARDINER
113
St Michael 's College Ailesbury Road Dublin
TEACHER: MS L McKEE 114
SMOKING AWARENESS AND RISKS TEACHER : MS DEIRDRE DONN COLMAN
106
ROSALEEN LOUGHMANS
Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny
Hunterhouse College Belfast Co Antrim
CLARE RACHAEL ENSOR
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - HOW DO YOU FEEL?
TEACHER: MR DAN O'CONNOR
SIMON LEONARD
St Brigid 's College Callan C o Kilk enny
EIMEAR ANNE CODY
MEDIA MANIPULATION OF WOMEN
SQUARE SCREEN SQUARE BRAIN
105
Sion Hill College Blackrock Co Dublin
ZARA BOLAND
WOMEN OUTSIDE TRADITION
TEACHER: MS JOAN CASHIN
103
Individual Projects Intermediate Section
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
St Brigid's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway
NOEL FRANCIS FINNERTY
BRAINS OR BACKGROUND? TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN 115
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
NIAMH MARY FITZGERALD
"WISHFUL WATER" VIVISECTION-OUR VIEWS EXPOSED
TEACHER : MS JOAN CASHIN
107
MICHAEL MAC SUIBHNE
Gairm Scuil Bheal an Atha Moir Leifear Co Dhun Na nGall
TEACHER : MR MAURICE MURPHY 116
TINE TOIT NO ALARAM BHREIGE
CANCER-ATTITUDES AND AWARENESS
TEACHER : FIONA NI CHNAIMHSI
108
ANN - MARIE MCCARTHY
St Aloysius College Carrigtwohill Co Cork
TEACHER : MR ANTHONY CAREY CLARE GALLAGHER
118
Belfast Royal Academy Belfast Co Antrim CONCENTRATION AID FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED TEACHER : MR NOEL MOORE
119
CATHERINE HIGGINS
TEACHER : GORETTI FITZGERALD
JACQUELINE MCSWINEY
Scoil Mhuire Convent of Mercy Buncrana Co Donegal
O EAT OR NOT TO EAT TEACHER : MS LORNA BARRON 110
NIAMH O'LEARY
St Michael 's Loreto Convent Navan Co Meath THE READABILITY OF JUNIOR CYCLE HI STORY BOOKS TE ACHER: MR DESMOND O'LEARY 32
St Joseph 's Convent Of Mercy Athboy Co Meath HEROES-A STUDY OF THE PHENOMENON OF HERO-WORSHIP TEACHER : MS CECILIA CONNOLLY
117
WHAT MAKES AN ACHIEVER ACHIEVE?
109
Vocational School Athlone Co Westmeath
ADRIAN FLYNN
ROBERT GIBSON
St Dominic 's High School Falls Road Belfast
ENZYMES IN INDUSTRY TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN 33
Stand No. Stand No. 129 120
121
St Wolstan 's Holy Faith Sec . School Celbridge Co Kildare TO DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK - THAT IS THE QUESTION TEACHER : MS IMELDA BYRNE
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
NIAMH O 'SULLIVAN
NESSA KAVANAGH
EIMEAR KAVANAGH
GOLF - IS IT A MAN'S WORLD!
130
ANALYSIS OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL
Our Lady's Grove Goatstown Dublin
IS IT THE END OF THE LINE FOR HARCOURT STREET? TEACHER : AIDEEN SHERRY
TEACHER: MS MIRIAN A HARTE Christian Brothers Secondary Sch Gorey Co Wexford
GORDON DUILTY
TEACHER: MS MARGARET O'BRIEN 131
Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy Co Wexford
YVONNE SWAN
DECEPTION-WHAT CLUES GIVE US AWAY 122
St Dominic 's High School Falls Road
NICOLA KEARNEY
Belfast
TEACHER : MS NUALA HEARNE 132
Presentation College Tuam Co Galway
MAIREAD WYNNE
A COMPARISON OF MEMORY AND I.Q. TEACHER: MR J McLAUGHLIN "DYE-ABOLICALLY SAFE" 123
DAWN-MARIE KEATING
TEACHER MS TERESA KELLEHER
St Michael 's Loreto Convent Navan Co Meath
A BETTER VOTING SYSTEM TEACHER: MR DESMOND O'LEARY
Individual Projects Senior Section
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES 124
LIZ AGNES MANNING
Kilkenny College Kilkenny
BRAIN DAMAGE OR BEING DAMAGED
Stand No. 133
St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast
CLAIRE COMERTON
TEACHER : OLIVER HARRINGTON A STUDY OF HAY FEVER 125
KAREN McALISTER
St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast
TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN 134
TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES OF DISABLED PERSONS IN A WORKING KITCHEN TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN
126
St Tiernan's Community School Dundrum Dublin SMOKING LAWS - DO THEY REALLY WORK? TEACHER: MR TOM MCCABE
127
CAROL McCORMACK
Mercy College Sligo THE EFFECT OF TELEVISION ON PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD TEACHER: MR DENIS HANBURY
128
DUNCAN McMILLAN
DECLAN McCANN
Presentation College Askea Carlow
COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF FRENCH, CORNISH AND IRISH ARCHEOLOGICAL FLINTS AND SITES TEACHER : MR SEAMUS WALSHE
St Joseph 's Convent Of Mercy Athboy Co Meath
FERN GALLAGHER
CONCEPTS OF GOD AND THE HEREAFTER TEACHER : MS CECILIA CONNOLLY 135
Holy Faith Secondary School Clontarf Dublin THE SMALL TOWN-ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE! TEACHER: MS MARY REILLY
136
THOMAS GRIFFIN
137
SIOBHAN CHRISTINA KEATING
CIARA GARVAN
St Jarlath 's Vocational School Mountbellew Ballinasloe Co Galway SAVING THE NATION 20 MILLION WITH THE "POOR" POTATO TEACHER : MR OLIVER NOONE St Brigid 's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway
TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL TEACHER: MS GERALDINE FLYNN 35
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Stand No.
SIOBHAN O'DWYER
147
Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny
A STUDY OF EPILEPSY
CAROLINE HESSION Stella Glavin Tina Casserley
Vocational School Athenry Co Galway
TEACHER: MS JOAN CASHIN A STUDY OF SMOKING PATTERNS 139
140
141
OISIN O'HALMHAIN
TEACHER : MR MICHAEL MOONEY
Rockbrook Park School Aathfarnham Dublin 16
IS THIS THE WAY WE WANT OUR WORLD TO GO TEACHER: DR DAVID NOLAN AVRIL PARSONS Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea Co Tipperary HOW MUCH DO WE CARE? TEACHER : MS GRAINNE MULCAHY
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148
BELIN MAGINN Jane Connolly
149
FIONNUALA McALEESE Audrey Matthews Tara Brennan
Templeogue College Dublin
FERGUS RYAN
St Wolstan 's Holy Faith Sec. School Celbridge Co Kildare
TUBBY OR NOT TUBBY FAT IS THE QUESTION TEACHER : MS MICHELLE FENELON
AN ANALYSIS OF ANGLICAN-ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH UNITY TEACHER : MS PHILIPPA MORAN 150
Group Projects Junior section
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Presentation Secondary School Blackrock Co Dublin "TO READ OR TO VIEW" A STUDY OF VIDEO AND READING HABITS TEACHER: DAMIENNE LETMON
COLIN McCAY Stephen Russell Aidan Simpson
St Colman's High School Strabane Co Tyrone
FOOD FOR THOUGHT TEACHER : MS MARY FORKAN
Stand No.
142
LISA BRENNAN Michelle Shanahan
Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny
151
AINE MURPHY Angela 0 Carroll
St Brigid ' s College Callan Co Kilkenny
UNDERSTANDING EPILEPSY
"CURIOUSITY KILLS THE CAT"
TEACHER: W A GARDINER
TEACHER : MS MARIA LEECH 143
CATHERINE DELANEY Noeleen Eccles Catriona McCay
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin
152
JENNIFER MUSCHEIDT Anita O'Brien
St Mary's High School Midleton Co Cork
DO WE TREAT OUR BOD. FIGHT? TEACHER: MS MARY TWOMEY
DIFFERENT SOCIAL MOBILITY A CASE STUDY TEACHER : MR PATRICK EGAN 153 144
DAVID DOYLE Gregg Kennedy
St Michael's College Ailesbury Road Dublin
THE ZOO AND BOTANIC GARDENS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE TEACHER : MS PATRICIA DEANE
FEAR OF FLYING AND FLIGHT SICKNESS TEACHER : MS DEIRDRE DONN COLMAN 145
LYNDSEY GILMER Patricia McKeon
St Mac Dara 's Community College Templogue Dublin
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin
SUZANNE O'CONNOR Karen Ryan
154
PET BEREAVEMENT
JAMES RUANE David Cass
Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin
UNLEADED- WHO'S FILLING UP? TEACHER : MR DAVID KEENAHAN
TEACHER : MS JACINTA JONES 146
DARINA GREENE Katie McGraith Claire Garrihy
Mary Immaculate Secondary School Lisdoonvariia Co Clare
"WHERE IN THE BODY?" TEACHER : MR JOHN SIMS 36
155
Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin
ROBIN STRAHAN John Ruane David Mangan
SLEEPWALKING- WAKE UP TO THE FACTS TEACHER : MR DAVID KEENAHAN 37
Group Projects
SOCIAL AND
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BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Intermediate Section
Stand No. 156
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Our Lady's School Terenure Dublin
LUCY ARMSTRONG Margaret Doyle
CIARA CREANEY Dorothy Walsh
Our Lady 's College Drogheda Co Louth
CLASS OF 2 TEACHER : MISS FRANCES O'REGAN
DIABETES - LIVING AND LEARNING TEACHER: MISS P McGEOWN 167 157
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
LOUISE BAKER Jennifer Mitchell
TEACHER: MS MOIRA LAWLESS Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin
CIARAN BRADY Michael Cody Jason Hennessy
A NEW CHURCH BUILDING FOR THE LADYSWELL PARSLICKTOWN - TYRRELLSTOWN AREA TEACHER : FR RAY DALTON 159
168
SIOBHAN DEERY Fiona Donohue Lindsay Rafter
Ursuline Convent Secondary School Thurles Co Tipperary
VEGETARIANISM TEACHER : MS PATRICIA MAHER 169
Convent of Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon Co Longford
CARMEL BRENNAN Michelle Finn
Mary Immaculate Secondary School Lisdoonvarna Co Clare
ARE GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNINGS A WASTE OF INK? TEACHER : MR JOHN SIMS
INVESTIGATING ASTHMA
158
CONOR CURTIN Lorna Walsh Diarmuid Griffin
GRAINNE DONOVAN Nicky Egan
Loreto Abbey, Dalkey Co Dublin
TO INVESTIGATE HOW GREEN THE IRISH PEOPLE REALLY ARE TEACHER : MS AILISH DOLAN
FAST FOOD-THE FACTS TEACHER: MR JOHN O ' LOUGHLIN 170
160
Colaiste Eoin Finglas Dublin 11
BARRY BROGAN Alan Reilly Anthony McCormack
JANE FARREN Sophia Morgan Julie Ryan
Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin
TAXATION TEACHER: MS DANI MITCHELL
WHAT COLOUR ARE WE? TEACHER: MS MARGARET MacMAHON 171 161
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
HILDA BURKE Gemma Doyle
St Joseph's College Athlone Co Roscommon
ORLA CLIFFORD Eleanor Tiernan Aisling Finneran
Loreto College Swords Co Dublin
ALZHEIMERS - A LIVING DEATH
EC AND 92 - WHAT IT HOLDS FOR WEXFORD PEOPLE TEACHER : MS MARY RIORDAN 163
SARAH-JANE FAY Nicola Kennedy Niamh Ryan
TEACHER : CLAUDINE PRENDERGAST 172
ANNE-MARIE FEELEY Karina Shanley Caragh Woods
Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin
THE HUMAN MIND
CLAY PIPES ARE DEAD AND GONE
TEACHER: MS ANNE MARIE MEE
TEACHER: MS MARY CRONIN 164
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
EMER CODY Sinead Kennedy
173
"BEST FOOT FORWARD" - A STUDY OF SHOES TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN 165
Caritas College Ballyfermot Dublin
AVRIL COGAN Evelyn Smyth
TO INVESTIGATE FAMILY UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG OUR FELLOW PUPILS TEACHER : MR PHILIP DOHENY
AILEEN FITZGERALD Linda Crosbie Sarah Cullen
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
THE INDUSTRY IN COMMERCE IN WEXFORD TEACHER : MS MARY RIORDAN 174
AINE FLYNN Grainne O'Farrelly
Vocational School Ennis Co Clare
I DO NOT WANT TWO DISEASES- ONE NATURE MADE, ONE DOCTOR MADE TEACHER: MR LEO O'DONOGHUE
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Stand No 175
;land No. Loreto College St Stephen 's Green Dublin 2
CAOILFHIONN FRIEL Deirdre Moroney
184
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Stella Maris Foynes Co Limerick
JOE HAMILTON Darina Hannan
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF LEAVING CERT MATHS RESULTS IN CO WEXFORD TEACHER: MS BEND McDONALD
TEACHER : MS CLAUDINE PRENDERGAST 176
ELAINE KIELY Yvonne Hennessy
185
COLOUR CRAZY
CLIONA LEWIS Kara Daly
Sion Hill College Blackrock Co Dublin
BRAIN POWER
TEACHER : MS NUALA CLANCY
TEACHER: MS SHEILA O 'REILLY 177
Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin
MEABH HAND Sheila Convery Sally-Ann Murphy
186
CLODAGH LOWRY Jennie Geaney
Loreto Abbey , Dalkey Co Dublin
THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS ON SOCIETY
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES TEACHER: MS ANNE MARIE MEE
TEACHER: MS AILISH DOLAN 178
Mean Scoit Mhuire Clochar na Trocair Longford
CAROLINE HUGHES Julie Douglas
187
ASTHMA-FACTS TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY TEACHER : WILLIAM SHANE
CAOIMHE LYNCH Miriam Kilgariff Clodagh Gleeson
Presentation College Tuam Co Galway
MODERN SOCIETY-TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY 179
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin PLANNING THEORY AND REALITY IN A CASE STUDY ENVIRONMENT TEACHER: MR MICHAEL STANLEY
GAIL KANESWARAN Jacqueline Kavanagh
TEACHER : MS DOLORES MULLINS
188
Tralee Community College Co Kerry
KENNETH MAHER David Magner Sharon Flynn RECYCLING
TEACHER: MR MAURICE SEXTON 180
Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork
EVA KAVANAGH Anne O' Donoghue
189
PARTICIPATION IN A RURAL AND URBAN PARISHBALLINCOLLIG AND OVENS-A CASE STUDY TEACHER : MR DOMNALL FLEMING 181
TEACHER : MS BERNADETTE CRAWFORD
Colaiste an Chroi Naofa Cork
MICHAEL OLIVER KELLEHER Dermot O'Brien Kevin McCarthy
190 TEACHER: DECLAN CAHALANE
St Brigid 's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway
RICHARD KELLY Sean Glennon
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
FRANCES KELLY Ailish Wall Rosemary Grogan THE INVESTIGATION OF DIABETES
TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN 40
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
MAUREEN McGRADY Lorna Doran DYSGRAPHIA AND DYSLEXIA - HOW THEY AFFECT THE LIFESTYLE OF THOSE AFFECTED
TEACHER: MR MAURICE MURPHY 191
RE-CYCLING - A WORTHWILE PROCESS BUT UNKNOWN TO MOST TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN 183
Presentation Secondary School Galway
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
WASTE NOT WANT NOT
182
OLIVIA McDONAGH Stephanie Melia Susan Reene
VALERIE McNAMARA Ciarda Tobin
Laurel Hill Secondary School Limerick
THE SOUNDS OF SOCIETY TEACHER: MS BERNADETTE O'GORMAN 192
Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy Co Wexford
DEE McNIVEN Bridget Kelly THE DANGER OF DRUG ADDICTION
TEACHER : MS NUALA HEARNE 41
Stand No. 193
Stand No. St Josephs Convent of Mercy Doon Co Limerick
VIVIAN MEACHAM Sinead McGuire
202
ALLERGIES TEACHER : MICHAEL QUIRKE 194
Caritas College Ballyfermot Dublin
SAMANTHA MEADE Eilis Murray Jean Rooney
EACHER : MISS R MORAHAN
Douglas Community School Douglas Co Cork AN EXAMINATION OF THE RIVER LEES AFFECT ON RIVERSIDE AMENITIES IN CORK CITY TEACHER : MR TOM O ' HANLON
203
SHANE O'DRISCOLL Anthony O'Mahony
204
AVRIL O ' MAHONY Claire Kelly Orla Casserley
TEACHER : MR PHILIP DOHENY Vocational School Shanagolden Co Limerick
CAROLINE MORONEY Joanne Moroney Debbie Lane
Bailieboro Community School Bailieborn Co Cavan
ANOREXIA-THE HIDDEN DISEASE
INVESTIGATING THE CHANNEL TUNNEL
195
SHARON O'DONNELL Annmaire Sheridan Geraldine Cooney
SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF PROSPECTS FOR SCHOOL LEAVERS IN WEST LIMERICK TEACHER : MR MICHAEL DALY
R eg i na M und i C o ll ege Douglas Road Cork
MODERN BUILDINGS 196
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
MAIREAD MULHALL Pat Purcell
TEACHER : MR RORY STOCKDALE
205 A STUDY OF DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISORDERS TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN 197
Convent of Mercy Secondary Sch Roscommon
JUDE MULLIGAN Catriona Campbell
A STUDY OF DYSLEXIA AND ATTITUDES TO IT TEACHER : MS MARY FLANAGAN 198
TEACHER: MR T J O'HALLORAN 206
199
207
GILLIAN REID Cathryn O ' Carroll
209
BRIAN SHANAHAN Azim Traynor
Gairm Scoil Bheal an Atha Moir Leifear Co Dhun Na nGall
Regina Mundi College Douglas Road Cork
TEACHER : MR RORY STOCKDALE Loreto College Foxrock Dublin SUN - AN ENEMY OR A FRIEND TO THE SKIN? TEACHER : SR EILISH O'LEARY
208 TEACHER : MS NORA NI FHLANNABHRA LOUISE NIC MHEANMAN Siobhan Nic Gaoithin
JENNIFER POWELL Roisin Twomey NUTRITION - THE FACTS AND FABLES
TVP-FEOIL GAN CNAMHA
200
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny TEACHER : W A GARDINER
Gairm Scoil Bheal an Atha Moir Leifear Co Dhun Na nGall
GWEN NI MHAOLMHUAIDH Site Ni Shuibhne Sharon Ni Thiomanaigh
UNA 0 SHEA Fiona Prendergast A STUDY OF SCHOOL LUNCHES
CAD E BEARTACH? TEACHER : CONCHOBHAR MAC EIL
Scarift Community College Co Clare
ARE OUR TDs NUMBER ONE?
Colaiste losagain Bothar Stigh Lorgan Co Baile Atha Cliath
GLIONDAR NI GHLOINN Catriona Ni Bhroithe Aoibheann Lindsay
SEAMUS O'NEILL William Wixted Dara Kelly
TIONCHAR NA FORAOISEACHTA I GCEANTAR BHEAL AN ATHA MOIR TEACHER : FIONA NI CHNAIMHSI
St Michael 's College Ailesbury Road Dublin
LIFE AND LEFTHANDEDNESS TEACHER : MS ANNE LYNCH
201
Templeogue College Dublin
NIALL O'CONNELL Mervyn OBoyle Ronan Ryan
ALCOHOL EFFECTS ON YOUR MIND AND BODY TEACHER : MS PHILIPPA MORAN 42
210
EMMA SHANNON Jenny Coyle
Loreto Abbey , Dalkey Co Dublin
THE COMSUMER HYPE TEACHER : MS AILISH DOLAN
St a nd No .
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PAUL SHEAHAN
Gonzaga College Ranelagh
Conor Farrell
Fergal McGrath
220
Dublin
THE HELLFIRE CLUB-EQUATING HISTORY AND MYTH TEACHER : MR BRENDAN McCAULEY
CYCLE WAYS IN DUBLIN TEACHER : MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN 212
213
MARTINA SHERIDAN Niamh O ' Shaughnessy
Dominican College Drumcondra Dublin FOOD ADDITIVES THE GOOD THE BAD BUT THE TRUTH TEACHER : MS OLIVE LAFFOY LYN SMITH Patricia Casey Martina Hogan
Banagher Vocational School Co Offaly
221
TEACHER : MR THOMAS BOLGER 222
TEACHER : DR DAVID NOLAN 223
St Brigid 's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN
JANET WALKER Ruth Donaldson
Ballincollig Community School Ballincollig Cork
Vocational School Ennis Co Clare
SUZANNE CAHILL Hillary Monahan
TEENAGE ACTIVITIES ATTITUDES & ETHICSA MID-CLARE SURVEY TEACHER : MR PEADAR McNAMARA
DON'T BE CRUEL. BE KIND!
215
Rockbrook Park School Rathfarnham Dublin 16
KARL BRADY Peter Ward Niall 0 Buachalla MR & MRS AVERAGE
TEACHER : MR GEORGE SMITH
LINDA TUOHY Caitriona Plower
St Peters College Summerhill Co Wexford
DECLAN BOLGER Feargal Kelly Liam Lawlor SLEEP - DO WE REALLY NEED IT?
ESKER, BANAGHER: CULTURAL + ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AN ESKER ON THE LANDSCAPE
214
Terenure College Templeogue Road Dublin
JOHN BOHILL Brian Kelly Lillian De Gascum
224
De La Salle College Dundalk Co Louth
PAUL CLARKE Mark McCarthy OSGOOD-SCHLATTER'S DISEASE
A STUDY OF MOTION SICKNESS
TEACHER : MR JACK BRANIGAN
TEACHER : MS HILARY LYNCH 225 216
ANNE WOODS Helen O'Donnell Oonagh McKenna
St Patricks Girls Academy Dungannon Co Tyrone
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
MARGARET MARY CLEARY Una Kiernan Margaret Brennan
ADOLESCENTS AND SNACK FOODS: A DETAILED STUDY OF TEENAGE EATING HABITS TEACHER : J T COMBER
"GO WITH THE FLOW' - A SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC FLOW SYSTEM TEACHER: DR ANNA KANE
226
MEABH CODY Eimear Ryan Fiona Grace
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
1992 - AN IRISH VIEW TEACHER : W A GARDINER
roup Projects Senior Section
OCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES Stand No. 217
FIONNUALA ASHE Eleanore Balfe
27
Loreto Abbey , Dalkey Co Dublin
St Vince n t 's Secondar y School Dundalk Co Louth
JOANNE CONNOLLY Clare Connolly Orla McEvoy YOUR WEIGHT IN RUNNERS
THE INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION ON YOUNG MINDS TEACHER : MS AILISH DOLAN 218
EMILY BAKER Karen Soffe
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
Aishling Brown
TEACHER : MRS MARIA LYONS 228
SINEAD CONWAY Una Brennan Deirdre Little
Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny
COT DEATHS- AN INVESTIGATION
DREAM ON
TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WILLIAMS
TEACHER : MISS RITA KELLIHER 44
45
Stand No. Stand No. 238 229
230
Holy Faith Secondary School Clontarf Dublin IS THE DETERIORATION OF EYESIGHT RELATED TO STUDYING TEACHER : MR JOHN DOWLING
CLAIRE CROWLEY Sandra Kirke
Stella Maris Foynes Co Limerick
TRACEY DILLANE Alice Enright Brigid O ' Connor
Convent of Mercy Secondary School
EMMETT KENNY
Ballymahon Co Longford
James Rowan John O'Hanlon
MYSTERIES OF THE SUB-CONSCIOUS MIND TEACHER: MS PATRICIA HONEYMAN 239
Convent of Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon Co Longford
KEVINA KENNY Jean Murphy S MOKELESS FUELS
TEACHER : MS PATRICIA HONEYMAN
DO WE TREAT THE ENVIRONMENT AS A CONSUMABLE PRODUCT? TEACHER : MS NUALA CLANCY 231
St Anne's Secondary School Tipperary Town
NORA DINEEN Deirdre Cleary Andrea Ryan
TEACHER : P J RYAN
'THE PERCEPTION OF BODY BEAUTIFUL'
241
Presentation College Tuam Co Galway
SHEILA DONNELLAN Neasa Carr Siofra McKeogh "HEAR" TODAY GONE TOMORROW
TEACHER: MS DOLORES MULLINS 233
242
TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN 243
Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny
CONQUER CANCER TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WILLIAMS 235
AROUND THE BEND-THE FACTS OF SCOLIOSIS
TEACHER : MS MARY FLANAGAN 236
244
Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy Co Wexford
ELAINE MAHER Paula Doyle FITNESS AND FOOD
TEACHER : MS NUALA HEARNE 245
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
NICOLA GREER Monica Crowley
Presentation Convent Portarlington Co Laois
CAROLINE MAHER Emer McElwaine
THE ANIMATION AND PUBLICATION OF OLD CELTIC WARRIORS TEACHER: GERALDINE WALTON
Convent of Mercy Secondary Sch Roscommon
RACHEL FALLON Pauline Keegan
St Brigid's College Callan Co Kilkenny
DEIRDRE MAGUIRE Olivia Bowe WHICH COUNTRY FOR BEST HEALTH?
TEACHER : MS PATRICIA HONEYMAN SARAH EUSTACE Ruth Fitzpatrick Jo Little
Ballinteer Community School Ballinteer Dublin 16
DONNACHA MAC GLOINN Sandra Kenny Eithne Reilly
PROPOSALS FOR AN IMPROVED DUBLIN ZOO TEACHER : MS MAIRE DONOVAN
Convent of Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon Co Longford
NORAH EGAN Nicola Heneghan Hilda Dowler TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP
234
Portmarnock Community School Portmarnock Co Dublin
AOIFE LAWTON Suzanne O ' Daly
TEACHER : MS ANGELA BURY
DREAMS
232
240
Riversdale Community College Corduff D u blin
ORLA MCCARTHY Virginia McKenna
POPULAR MUSIC AND EDUCATION A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF A POLARISED CONFLICT TEACHER : MR PATRICK EGAN
ASTROLOGY - A GENUINE SCIENCE? TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN 246 237
Laurel Hill Secondary School Limerick
PAMELA KEARNEY Avril Mulconry A ROAD TO NOWHERE
Christian Brothers Secondary School Belfast Co Antrim BELFAST-IS MY CITY READY FOR THE FUTURE? TEACHER : GABRIEL McCAFFREY
MICHAEL McELLONE Kevin Middleton
TEACHER : MR MARK O ' SULLIVAN 47 46
Stand No. 248
;land No.
GRACE McGRATH Kathleen Devereaux Sinead Harte
Our Lady of Lourdes Sec. School New Ross Co Wexford
257
ARE WE JUST CHEWING GUM?
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
BERNADETTE PRENDERGAST Deirdre Holden Rosemary 0 Shea WOMEN IN SCIENCE - AN ANALYSIS
TEACHER : MS MARGARET O'NEILL 249
DONNA McSWINEY Caroline Craig
Scoil Mhuire Convent of Mercy Buncrana Co Donegal
TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN 258
WHATS THE ALTERNATIVE?
VEGETARIANISM
TEACHER : MS LORNA BARRON
250
251
MARIAN MILLAR Sandra Denby
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY TEACHER : MR PATRICK EGAN JUDITH MURPHY Natasha Murray Annemarie Purcell
Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny
Manor House School Raheny Dublin
AVERIL RAFFERTY Pauline O'Reilly
TEACHER : MISS RITA KELLIHER 259
St Vincent 's Secondary School Dundalk Co Louth
KATRINE RENNICK Aoife Leahy AN POST-ITS RIGHT UP YOUR STREET
TEACHER : MR JOHN LEAHY
260
Regina Mundi College Douglas Road Cork
SUSAN ROBERTS Sarah Feriss THE HAZARDS OF CYCLING IN IRELAND
ARE YOU STILL IN THE DARK?
TEACHER : MR RORY STOCKDALE
TEACHER : MS JOAN CASHIN
252
ROBERT O'DONNELL Hugh O ' Driscoll Alan Doran
St Michael 's College Ailesbury Road Dublin
261
Christian Brothers Secondary Sch Gorey Co Wexford
SEAN ROCHE Willie Murphy POLLUTION HAS A SOLUTION
FAST FOOD OUTLETS-A STUDENT'S ANALYSIS
TEACHER: MS MARGARET O'BRIEN
TEACHER : MS ANNE LYNCH
253
TRIONA ODWYER Mary Griffin Margaret Kiely
Ard Scoil Mhuire Corbally Limerick
262
ALTERNATIVE YOUTH
THE GENERATION GAP IN SECOND LEVEL EDUCATION-AN ABYSS?
TEACHER : MS GERALDINE WALTON TEACHER : MR TOM O'DWYER
254
AISLING O'LEARY Niamh Leahy
Scoil Mhuire Portarlington Co Laois
EDEL ROYCROFT Imelda Maher Nuala Coogan
263
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
St Michael's College Ailesbury Road Dublin
CONOR SEXTON Stephen Wilson Clive Kilmurray AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPAIRMENT OF HEARING BY PERSONAL STEREOS
ARE YOU FIT FOR LIFE OR THE DOCTOR?
TEACHER : MR D 0 SHEA
TEACHER: MS MARY RIORDAN
255
ANITA O ' REGAN Catherine Denieffe Siobhan O'Shea
Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny
264
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
HELEN TOBIN Linda Roche Linda Blanchfield PHOBIAS
TRAVELLERS- THEM AND US
TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN
TEACHER : MS AINE MURPHY 256
ELIZABETH 0 SHEA Ida Smyth
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL - MISUSE AND ABUSE TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN 48
265
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
CARMEL WALSH Angela Crowley Sinead Ryan THE HEAT IS ON!
TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN 49
Stand No. 266
Holy Faith Secondary School Clontart Dublin
KAREN WAITERS Aisling Tierney Sharon Sheehan
WORKING MOTHERS-A TEENAGER'S POINT OF VIEW TEACHER : MR JOHN DOWLING
267
Laurel Hill Secondary School Limerick
ROSEMARY WILMOT Barbara Boyle Aileen Brockert
ANIMAL TESTING-THE NESESSARY ALTERNATIVE TEACHER : MR MARK O ' SULLIVAN
268
Templeogue College Dublin
MACDARA WRYNNE Garett Ouigley Michael Whelan
NUCLEAR ENERGY ECONOMY OR ENVIRONMENT TEACHER : MR EDDIE GILMARTIN
50 51
Individual ProjeC^s Junior Section
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES Stand No. 269
Bland No. Blakestown Community School Blanchardstown Dublin
MICHELLE BOYLAN
279
PHYSICAL FITNESS IN SECOND LEVEL
AUDREY BYRNE
Colaiste Lorcain Castledermot Co Kildare
TEACHER : MR GERARD NIHILL 280
COMPARISON IN EROSION ON NORTH AND SOUTH BEACH IN ARKLOW TEACHER : MR SYLVESTER McEVOY 271
272
273
274
St Brendan 's Community School Birr Co Offally THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE SUNDEW TEACHER : SR MARGARET PEPPER
Holy Rosary College Mountbellew Co Galway
DAVINA ADAMS
MICROORGANISMS IN THE CLASSROOM
TEACHER : MR SEAN FITZMAURICE 270
Individual Projects Intermediate Section
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Sion Hill College Blackrock Co Dublin
DENISE BOOTHMAN
SANCTUARY OR SEPULCHRE TEACHER : MS MOIRA MALONEY
JANE FEEHAN
281
St Brigid 's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway
ENDA THOMAS CONNAUGHTON
SPIDERS-THE SUPERIOR INVERTEBRATE TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN
JULIEANNE MAWHINNEY
St Roses High School Belfast Co Antrim BELFAST BOG MEADOWS-WHY PRESERVE THEM? AND HOW? TEACHER : E MANGAN
282
St Brigid 's Vocational School Loughrea Co Galway
NIAMH CONNEELY
SPREAD OR BUTTER BOTH SIDES TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN
DAVID McKILLEN
St Patrick's Classical School Navan Co Meath A STUDY OF PARUS CAERULEUS (THE BLUE TIT) TEACHER : MS MARY HEANEY
283
St Joseph 's College Athlone Co Westmeath
LEAH MIRANDA CULLEN
DESIGNER WASTE
SINEAD MARGARET MONGEY
Blakestown Community School Blanchardstown Dublin
WATER AND VITAMINS IN FOODS
TEACHER: MS MARY CRONIN 284
St Joseph 's College Cahir Co Tipperary
DAVID PATRICK FINN
TEACHER: MR SEAN FITZMAURICE 275
276
FIONNUALA NI AINLE
20 Garran Phairc na Cruithneachta Port Mearnog Co B A C A STUDY ON THE INFECTION OF APPLES AND ORANGES IN STORAGE TEACHER : ORLA MHIC ATHLAOICH
POTATO SEED MICROPROPAGATION-SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL TEACHER : MS MARIE STAPLETON 285
St Mary 's College Ballisodarem Co Sligo
DAMIEN 0 HARA
Carraig na bFhear College Fermoy Cork
MICHAEL OLIVER FOUHY
FRESHWATER FISHFARMING TEACHER : MR JOHN KENNEDY
E.L.O.D.E.A. ECOLOGICAL LIFE OF DUTIFUL ELODEA AUTOTROPH TEACHER: MS DOLORES FINAN 286 277
Coleraine Girls Secondary School Colerainem Co Derry
MICHELLE PEDEN
Scoil Pol Kilfinane Co Limerick
ELIZABETH GABBETT
THE BANK VOLE- A STUDY
WHO NEEDS HOLIDAYS
TEACHER : MRS MARY GARDINER
TEACHER: MRS MARGARET BRIGGS 278
MARY MARGARET WHITE
Scoil Mhuire Thurles, Co Tipperary
287
Convent of Mercy Doon Co Limerick
MARIE GLEESON
EARTHWORM POPULATION OVER DESIGNATED AREA FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER TEACHER: MARY HAUGH
`WILD GARDENING'!!! TEACHER: MR MICHAEL QUIRKE
52
53
Stand No. 288
JEFFREY GLENNON
Ind No. Greendale Community School Kilbarrack Dublin
297
A STUDY INTO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
KIERAN HENRY O'MAHONY
EPILEPSY TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'BRIEN
TEACHER: MR THOMAS POTTS 289
FIONNUALA JOYCE
Colaiste Pobail Rath Cairn Co na Mhi
THE MUSSEL AS AN INDICATOR OF POLLUTANTS IN TWO MUSSEL PRODUCING ESTUARIES AND IN RELATION TO HUMAN CHOLESTEROL LEVELS TEACHER: MS MAIRE NI SHUILLEABHAIN 290
MAIREAD MAGUIRE
292
293
298
St Michael 's Loreto Convent Navan Co Meath SEWAGE DISPOSAL-THE PRESENT SITUATION TEACHER : MS EILEEN LAWLOR - DARDIS
KAREN MARY O'NEILL
Blakestown Community School Blanchardstown Dublin
NUTRITION LEVELS OF SECOND YEAR PUPILS IN MY SCHOOL TEACHER : MR SEAN FITZMAURICE 299
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
QUESTIONING ASTHMA CAUSES? CONSEQUENCES CURES TEACHER: MS ANNE CRONIN 291
Deerpark C.B.S. Patrick Rd Cork City
SHARON SKEHILL
St Cuan's College Ballinasloe Co Galway
LAND USES IN MY LOCALITY TEACHER: MR TIM BYRNE
301
SINEAD PAULA SWEENEY
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
IMELDA McCANN
St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast THE EFFECT OF FERTILISERS ON PLANT GROWTH TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN
WEEDING OUT THE MYTHS ABOUT MIDNIGHT GARDENING TEACHER : MS MARY RIORDAN 302
Blackrock College Co Dublin
AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS AFFECTING CORNCRAKE SURVIVAL TEACHER : MR JOHN DALY
ORLA McCURRY
NIAMH McGARRY
EAMONN SWEENEY
303
GERARD WHITTY
Borris Vocational School Co Carlow
BACTERIA-DEAD OR ALIVE?
St Dominic's high School Belfast
TEACHER : MR DECLAN FINLAYSON
DOES STREETLIGHTING AFFECT THE GROWTH OF GRASS? TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN 294
PAUL McMAHON
St Michael 's College Ailesbury Road Dublin
THOROUGHBRED NICKING-THE PHENOMENON EXPLAINED TEACHER : MS ANNE LYNCH 295
MARTIN NUNAN
St Josephs College Ballinasloe Co Galway
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES Stand No. 304
Mercy Heights Secondary School Skibbereen Co Cork
Coleraine Girls Secondary School Coleraine Co Derry MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR MUSCULATURE WITH MICROELECTRONICS TEACHER : MRS MARGARET BRIGGS
305
DEBORAH BLAIR
306
LINDA BRAZIL
TEACHER : MR NIALL FOLEY ROSE- MARIE O'BYRNE
Douglas Community School Douglas Co Cork SHORE CRAB PREDATORY BEHAVIOUR ON MUSSEL MARK ANDREWS
TEACHER : MR TOM O ' HANLON
MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT
296
Individual Projects Senior Section
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
SALIVA
EFFECTS OF LIGHT ON DILL TEACHER : MS ROSARI O'BYRNE
TEACHER : MRS LOUISE MURPHY
and No. Stand No. 316 307
DEIRDRE ANNE CAMPBELL
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
St Mary 's Secondary School Nenagh Co Tipperary
SIOBHAN McAULIFFE
MEAT: A COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS
BERINGITE CAN BEAR THE BURDEN
TEACHER : MARY DAGG TEACHER : W A GARDINER
317 308
St Colman's Community College Midleton Co Cork
BRENDAN CROWLEY
BLOOD PRESSURE AND CARDIAC RISK FACTOR VARIABILITY IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION TEACHER : MS BRIGID GRIFFIN
ORGANIC VS NON-ORGANIC TEACHER : MR FRANK HALBERT
309
ANNE CUMMINS
Ursuline Convent Secondary School Thurles Co Tipperary
COELIC DISEASE TEACH ER : MS ANNE MALONEY
Stand No.
Vocational School Johnstown Kilkenny
SHANEHOLOHAN
ANALYSIS OF WILDBOGLAND VERSUS ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL CUT-AWAY BOG TEACHER: MR MARTIN FAHY 311
TEACHER : MS MARY TWOMEY
319
A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER BANN TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN 320 St Vincent's C.B.S. Glasnevin Dublin 9
PAUL JOHN KENNY
St Colman's College Newry Co Down
SEAN BURNS Anthony McMahon Paul Olsen
TO INVESTIGATE WATER POLLUTION IN TOWN AND RURAL AREAS. TEACHER: MR PATRICK LANE
Belfast
312
St Mary 's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
BRIDGET ANGLAND Ann Carroll Julie Deasy THE GEARAGH
St Dominic 's High School Falls Road
KAREN KENNEDY
Group Projects Junior Section '
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES
318 310
Patrician Academy Mallow Cc Cork
MATTHEW SULLIVAN
St Mary's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
JACKIE COUGHLAN Irene Kelleher Mary O ' Sullivan EYES
"THE NERVOUS SYSTEM"
TEACHER: MS MARY TWOMEY TEACHER: IF. GALVIN
313
RACHEL KINSELLA
Muckross Park College Donnybrook
321
St Mary's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
MARIE COUNIHAN Gail O'Donovan Breda Murphy
Dublin
DUTUPREN'S CONTRACTURE CAUSES AND TREATMENT TEACHER : MS ANNE MARIE MEE 314
Waterpark C.B.S. Park Road Waterford
BRYAN SHANE LARKIN
SALMON TEACHER : MS MARY TWOMEY 322
TEETH AND FLOURIDE
WATER POLLUTION TEACHER : FRANCIS KENNEDY 315
LASSARINA McLOUGHLIN
Drumshanbo Vocational School Drumshanbo Co Leitrim
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
BRIGID DUGGAN Niamh Hogan
323
TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN Bailieboro Community School Bailieboro Co Cavan
TRACEY FARRELL Brid OReilly Clare Markey THE ELEPHANT - TO EXIST OR NOT EXIST THAT IS THE QUESTION
STUDY OF STOCKED TROUT IN TRIBUTARIES OF LOUGH ALLEN TEACHER : MR SEAN WYNNE
TEACHER: MISS R MORAHAN 57
56
.land No. Stand No. 324
NIAMH FITZPATRICK Annette Hennessy Deirdre Hanly
A DOCTORS DILEMMA - ANOREXIA NERVOSA TEACHER: MS NORMA CUSACK-DYWER 325
NIAMH O'CONNOR Grainne Mallon
334
ELAINE O'DONOGHUE Mark Holburn Niamh Fitzgerald
St Colman 's High School Strabane Co Tyrone
KEVIN GRAHAM Conor Harron Brian McGinty
St Vincent 's Secondary School Dundalk Co Louth THE HUMBLE POTATO- WHOLE OR SLICED TEACHER : MS CAROL LAWLESS
333 Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea Co Tipperary
St Mark 's Community School Tallaght Dublin
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PARTICULATE MATTER LEVELS IN OUR AIR
YOURS FOR LIFE - A STUDY OF TEETH
TEACHER: MS ANN O'CONNOR
TEACHER : MS MARY FORKAN 335 326
St Mary's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
DERVAL HARTE Colette Desmond Debbie Corcoran
Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin
JOHN PEGUM David Halpin COLOUR BLINDNESS
TEACHER: MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN
TEETH TEACHER: MS MARY TWOMEY 327
336
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
ETAOIN HOLAHAN Roisin Holahan
Pembroke School Ballsbridge Dublin
CHRISTINA WALSH Nicola Whelan
WHAT ARE BUSY LIZZIES BUSY AT? TEACHER : MS YVONNE DEEGAN
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR SHEEP PRODUCTION IN IRELAND TEACHER : W A GARDINER 328
Riversdale Community College Corduff
HAZEL KANESWARAN Kathy Geraghty
Dublin INCUBATION OF GERMS AND ENERGY LOSS A STUDY AND A SOLUTION FOR SCHOOLS TEACHER : MS PATRICIA DEANE 329
Stand No. 337
St Patrick 's High School Armagh
STEPHEN KELLY Stephen Donnelly Patricia Sherlock
TEACHER: MR BRENDAN WORSFOLD
TEACHER : MISS MARGARET DIGNEY
338
St Mary 's High School Limavady Co Derry
MAEVE ANNE LAGAN Karen Marie Maguire Claire Elaine Long INVESTIGATIONS INTO SUBSTITUTES FOR HORTICULTURAL PEAT
TEACHER : MS ITA WALSH 331
St Enda 's Community School Limerick
TREVOR ASKIN Gary O ' Sullivan
HOW TO ASSEMBLE A SCIENCE SPECIMEN COLLECTION
A STUDY OF HEDRA HELIX
330
Group Projects intermediate Section
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HOW TO FORCE FLOWERING BULBS TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WORSFOLD Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary Schoo New Ross Co Wexford THE BADGER-THE ANGEL OF DEATH TO THE IRISH FOOD CHAIN - FACT OR FICTION? TEACHER : MS MARGARET O'NEILL
339
NIAMH CONNERY Aine Kennedy
340
KATIE CUNNINGHAM Fiona McCarthy
Dundalk Grammar School Co Louth
IAN McKINNEY Ian Clarke
St Enda 's Community School Limerick
MARTINA BOURKE Maria O'Donoghue Mary O'Toole
MILK CONTAINERS - FRIEND OF FOE? TEACHER : MS STEPHANIE MOLLOY 332
St Mary 's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
SARAH NYHAN Elaine Creedon
Hunterhouse College Belfast Co Antrim
EYE DOMINANCY AND LATERALLITY TEACHER : MS L McKEE
BACTERIA TEACHER : MS MARY TWOMEY 59 58
Stand No. 359
land No.
MARY ROSE McHUGH Claire Kelly
Intermediate School Killorglin Co Kerry
368
IODINE DEFICIENCY IN HUMANS AND CATTLE TEACHER : MR BRENDAN DUGGAN
THE WHEY TO GO TEACHER: BERNARD CARR 360
THOMAS McKEVITT Conor Donnelly
Abbey Grammar School Newry Co Down
369
SUBSTRATE PREFERENCES OF GAMMARUS S P IN THE RIVERS CLANRYE TU.BANN TEACHER : MR GERARD HUGHES EMMA MORAN Joanne Kelly
Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea Co Tipperary
MARGARET TIERNEY Catriona Kennedy Anne-Marie Carey THE ASTHMATIC WAY OF LIFE
TEACHER : MS NORMA CUSACK-DYWER 370
361
Rockwell College Cashel Co Tipperary
KEVIN RYAN James Phelan
Loreto Abbey , Dalkey Co Dublin
Patrician Presentation Sec School Fethard Co Tipperary
LORRAINE TREACY Denise Gleeson IS RED MEAT THE ONLY SAFE FOOD?
TEACHER: MR B O ' FARRELL
THE GREEN DIRECTORY TEACHER : MS AILISH DOLAN 371 362
SIUN MURPHY Vera-ania Sexton
Mount Anville Secondary School Mount Anville Road Dublin
SEAWEED-WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU? TEACHER : MS ELIZABETH NION 363
NEASA NAUGHTON Lisa Doherty Siobhan O'Shaughnessy
Athenry Vocational School Co Galway
Group Projects Senior Section
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES
WHY SAVE THE HEDGEROW? TEACHER: MR MALACHY NAUGHTON
wand No. 372
364
St Vincent 's Secondary School Dundalk Co Louth HERBAL REMEDIES ARE MORE EFFICIENT AND SAFER TO USE THAN PRESCRIBED MEDICINE TEACHER : MR JOHN LEAHY
FIDELMA WASHINGTON Eileen Rogers
GRAINNE NI CHNAIMHSI Brid Cheallaigh
Gairm Scoil Bheal an Atha Moir Leitear Co Dhun Na nGall
SUIRBHE AR ABHAINN LOCH ERRIG
Presentation Secondary School Limerick
DESIREE BARDINI Valerie Setright Tina Brandon NO TWO EGGS ARE ALIKE
TEACHER: MS ANNE CASHELL
TEACHER: FIONA NI CHNAIMHSI 365
St Mary's Secondary School Buttevant Co Cork
HELEN O'CALLAGHAN Aishling O'Brien Bebhinn Lucey
373
St Brigid's College Callan Co Kilkenny
NICOLA BRADBURY Maria Byrne Trisha Hughes
IS'C' A CURE UNDER THE EYE OF THE MICROSCOPE
TEACHER: MS MARY TWOMEY 366
BRIDIE O'GARA Rachel Pearse
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin IRISH AGRICULTURE AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT-ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS
TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN
374
HYDROPONICS ASSESSED
TEACHER : MR PATRICK EGAN
367
NUALA O'KANE Alicia Slane Karen McCann
Dean Brian Maguire School Carrickmore Co Tyrone
WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION IN GRANAGH BURN? TEACHER : MR TERRY McCANN 62
Maryfield College Drumcondra Dublin
ANNE BRESLIN Aoite Carberry Bella Deegan
TEACHER : MR THOMAS MURTAGH 375
Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny
AINE CANNY Aisling Barr Ruth Holmes THE HEADCASE
TEACHER: MS HELEN RENEHAN 63
Stand No. 376
lend No.
DARREN CARTWRIGHT Tanya Foran Glynnis Crook
Marino College Fairview Dublin 3
385
WATER POLLUTION: HEAVY, METALLIC AND MUSSELBOUND TEACHER : ANDREW BOLAND 377
URSULA COLGAN Gemma McErlean
St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast ARE YOU REALLY CLEAN? SOAP Vs FACIAL WASH TEACHER : MR J McLAUGHLIN
Tower Hill Portlaoise Co Laois
COLMAN FENNELL C . B.S. Keith Walsh Kieran Crossan
THE DECOMPOSITION OF SELECTED LEAVES TEACHER: MR WILLIAM QUINLAN 386
Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny
KAREN FENNELLY Olivia Hanley Dervilla Murphy UNDER WRAPS
378
SHEENA COOTE Michele Keane Winifred Hastings
Vocational School Ennis Co Clare
TEACHER: MS HELEN RENEHAN 387
HOW GREEN IS CLARE? TEACHER: MR PEADAR McNAMARA 379
PATRICK CROTTY Sean O'Neill Thomas Godkin
SEASONAL CHANGES IN BIOMASS OF GRASS- LAND PLOT TEACHER : MR WILLIAM QUINLAN
St Peter 's College Wexford 388
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BREAD? TEACHER : MR THOMAS TYNAN 380
BRIGID DERMODY Fiona Tallis
C.B.S. Tower Hill Portlaoise Co Laois
SEAMUS GRAHAM Maurice McDonald Trevor Flanagan
Carmelite College Moate Co Westmeath
PAUL HEALY Daniel Coffey James Higgins MICROBIOLOGY OF PUBLIC PLACES
St Brigid 's College Callan
TEACHER: HELEN NOLAN
Co Kilkenny 389
WHOM DOES IT CONCERN - A.I.D.S. TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN 381
St Patrick 's Classical School Navan Co Meath
MARTIN DIER Ambrose Duffy
POLLUTION THE BEGINNING OF THE END TEACHER: MR SEAMUS HYNES
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE TEACHER : MR NIALL DARCY 382
SIMON DOHERTY John Soden Paul Connolly
383
384
390
St Josephs College Ballinasloe Co Galway
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE-EXPLORING POSSIBLE CAUSES TEACHER : MR M FITZGERALD Convent of Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon Co Longford THE DETECTION OF ANTI-MICROBIAL SUBSTANCES IN PLANT MATERIAL TEACHER : MS PATRICIA HONEYMAN
391
TEACHER: MS NUALA HEARNE 392
St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny
MARY LAHART Mary Cahill PREVENTION OF THE D.E.D. (DUTCH ELM DISEASE)
TEACHER : MARIE KELLY
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Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy Co Wexford
PATRICIA KICKHAM Colette Brennan Caroline Murphy PEATBOGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Riversdale Community College Corduff Dublin
A DESCRIPTION, CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MODE FORMATION OF COASTAL KARREN IN THE MALAHIDE ESTUARY TEACHER : MR PATRICK EGAN
St Fergal 's College Rathdowney Co Laois
CATHERINE KELLY Michelle Percy
A STUDY OF THE URTICA DIOICA (THE NETTLE) TEACHER : MS BERNADETTE HAYES
JOHN EIVERS Ronan Tormey
SUSAN ENNIS Fatemeh Sabetnia
Vocational School Athenry Co Galway
FERGUS HYNES David Spelman Adrian Nolan
St Joseph 's College Ballinalsoe Co Galway ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON LOCAL CLIMATICAL TRENDS TEACHER : MR M FITZGERALD
MICHAEL LALLY Edward Mitchell
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St Michael 's Loreto Convent Navan Co Meath THE COMPARISION OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS BETWEEN A MINING AND A NON-MINING AREA TEACHER : F CULLINANE Dominican College Belfast Co Antrim
COLLEEN McOUILLAN Martina Keaney
ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE? THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON HUMAN REACTION TIMES TEACHER : MR SEAMUS QUINN 396
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Loreto Convent Secondary School MICHELLE MOORE Kilkenny Breda Hanley Aine O'Neill ARE THERE MORE THAN THREE BLIND MICE??? TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WILLIAMS MAURA MORIARTY Carol Healy
Intermediate School Killorglin Co Kerry
DOES THE BUG SCRUB? TEACHER: BERNARD CARR 398
MICHAEL MURPHY John Carroll
Barris Vocational School Co Carlow
INSECT PREFERENCES TEACHER: MR DECLAN FINLAYSON 399
Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford
AISLING O'LEARY Deirdre Pierce Emily Ward DOES SLURRY GET UP YOUR NOSE?
TEACHER : MS MARY RIORDAN 400
Convent of Mercy Doon Co Limerick
EMMA PLANT Ciara Casey Deirdre Casey DEATH OF OUR BOGS
TEACHER : MS PATRICIA HONEYMANN 402
PATRICK ROCHE Eamonn Griffin
Tralee Community College Cc Kerry
CONSERVATION OF BALLYSEEDY WOOD TEACHER : MR MAURICE SEXTON 403
Laurel Hill Secondary School Limerick
RACHEL ROSSNEY Mary Clancy
TREES OUR LINK WITH THE PAST AND OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE TEACHER : MR MARK O'SULLIVAN 66
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