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YOUNG SCIENTISTS EXPO '93

29th EXHIBITION OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS 29U TAISPEANTAS NA nEOLAITHE bGA

JANUARY - EANAIR 8 -10 CATALOGUE - CLAR 50p

page Foreword ..............................................................4 Exhibition Judges ..................................................6 Aer Lingus Young Scientists Winners Abroad ................................................8 General Information ............................................10 Awards ...............................................................11 Special Features at the Exhibition ........................15

LISTING OF PROJECTS Chemistry, Physical and Mathematical Sciences • •

Individual ..................................................20 Group .........................................................25

Social and Behavioural Sciences • Individual ...................................................37 • Group .........................................................44

Biological and Ecological Sciences • •

Individual ...................................................61 Group .........................................................67

Companies and Organisations

associated with the exhibition ..........................81

THE Aer Lingus Young Scientists Exhibition aims to reveal science as the fascinating subject it can be when presented in a fresh and imaginative way. Courageously, and often with limited resources , our young scientists have tackled the stimulating scientific questions of how? and why? and why not?. Aer Lingus is proud to provide an annual platform for these young people to display their work to the public. The entries in this catalogue represent ingenuity, hard work and imaginative thinking. Many of the projects focus on people and on the effects of scientific applications as they relate to the environment and to the quality of our lives. Sponsoring an annual Young Scientists Exhibition which helps to develop the scientific and technical skills of young Irish people is particularly appropriate to Aer Lingus. The Company pioneered the use of advanced technology in its own business . Today, Aer Lingus subsidiaries export aviation expertise to airlines around the world and undertake specialised work for both aerospace and industrial projects. Ireland is now poised to become a global aerospace centre with companies such as TEAM, Airmotive Ireland and Parc Aviation being key players in developments which will see jobs increase to 12,000 by the end of the century. Having a highly skilled and technically educated young workforce is of significant importance in this national strategy. The Aer Lingus Young Scientists Exhibition has pointed the way and given an opportunity to bridge the gap between school science and industry. 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. 4

Aer Lingus readily acknowledges that the success of the exhibition is due to the combined effort and dedication of many people . Our sincere thanks to Eolas for their practical support and endorsement of the exhibition . Our thanks to the Westinghouse Corporation and the European Community who sponsor our top winners to international contests. Special thanks is due to the RDS and to our many sponsors and supporters who are listed in this catalogue. We wish to pay special tribute to the panel of judges for the wonderful work they do in the development of the exhibition and in judging the projects. Finally , we warmly welcome this year's young scientists who deserve great praise for their efforts and dedication. We welcome too their parents and teachers who have supported them in the development of their work.

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Cathal Mullan GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

GROUP PROJECTS 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)

Chemistry , Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dr M J Byrne, El Company, Shannon

Dr Tony Davis, University College, Dublin Dr M G Ebison, Inst of Physics London & European Phy. Society Mr J Farrell, Airmotive Ireland Ltd Dr 0 Finlayson, Dublin City University Mr B Hayden, Guinness Peat Aviation. Dr D Melody, Loctite Irl Ltd Dr E O'Neill, Trinity College, Dublin Dr C O'Sullivan, University College, Cork Dr J A Scott, University College, Dublin Social & Behavioural Sciences Dr P Andrews, St Declan's School, Dublin Dr J Barry, Eastern Health Board P Breathnach, Uasal, St Patrick's College, Maynooth Mr M Fitzgerald, Eastern Health Board

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 C King, South Eastern Education & Library Board, NI Dr R K Wilson, Consultant Chemist

Social and Behavioural Sciences Mr S Blain, Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin Professor J Jackson, Trinity College, Dublin Dr M Upton, University College, Dublin Mr M Walsh, Vocational Education Committee, Co Wicklow

Biological & Ecological Sciences Dr J Bracken, University College, Dublin

Prof D M X Donnelly, University College, Dublin Dr G Doyle, University College, Dublin Mr H Fuller, University College, Dublin Dr T Walsh, Blood Transfusion Service Board, Dublin

Mr P Fox, Department of Education, Dublin Ms B Foy, City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Dr D Headon, University College, Galway

Dr K Hourihan, University College, Cork 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 Ms R Morrow, Department of Education, Dublin Professor J O'Connor, National College of Industrial Relations, Dublin Dr E Shelly, Kilkenny Health Project Dr J Tyrell, University College Cork

Biological & Ecological Sciences Dr E Colleran, University College, Galway Dr A N Glynn, Dublin City University Professor M G Harrington, University College, Dublin Dr M Hennerty, University College, Dublin

Dr C Hussey, University College, Dublin Dr A McNally, Dublin Corporation Central Laboratory Mr R McMullan, St Columba's College, Dublin Dr D Murray, University College, Dublin E Ni Lamhna, Uasal, Consultant Biologist Mr P Wilson, Zoological Gardens, Dublin

Display Awards Mr D Skehan, Aer Lingus, Dublin Mr R Uhlemann, Aer Lingus, Dublin

Top winners from last year's exhibition won major awards in Europe and the United States. •

Elizabeth Dowling and Jean Byrne from Greenhills in Dublin (1992 Aer Lingus Young Scientists of the Year) won a top award of f4,000 in the European Community Contest for Young Scientists at EXPO '92 in Seville. They were guests of honour at the Nobel Prize Ceremonies in Stockholm in December. They are currently studying for their Leaving Certificate at St Paul's Secondary School in Greenhills.

Above: Stephen Connolly won a Grand Award at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Above: (Left to right) Jean Byrne and Elizabeth Dowling, Young Scientists of the Year 1992.

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Stephen Connolly , Dublin (Best Individual Winner 1992) won a Grand Award in Nashville Tennessee at the Westinghouse International Science and Engineering Fair. Stephen is now studying in Trinity College Dublin.

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Aisling Byrne , Sinead McSherry and Olive McCann from Newry, Co Down, won a major prize at the European Environmental Contest in Essen, in November. They are all currently studying for A Levels at St Paul's High School in Newry. 8

Above (left to right) Olive McCann, Aisling Byrne and Sinead McSherry won at the European Environmental Contest in Essen.

Exhibition Adminstration Office On the right of the main entrance. Press and Information Office

On the right of the main entrance, on the balcony.

The prize fund for 1992 will amount to (15,000. This includes cash prizes and trophies, school and teacher awards, travel to science fairs in Europe and the United States, 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.

Teachers' Centre

Cedar Room on the balcony, Main Hall Security Uniformed and plain clothes security personnel will be on duty during the exhibition. First Aid Check with Administration Office

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 Berlin. .

Best Individual or Best Group Will receive the Aer Lingus prize of f500 and a Certificate of Distinction. The winner will represent Ireland at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Mississippi Beach, Mississippi. The trip is sponsored by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation who also present a trophy to the winner.

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 win a trip to the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, sponsored by Eolas, the Science and Technology Agency. (*depends on final awards in top awards section)

Hours of Opening Friday, January 8th ...................1100 hrs - 1800 hrs Saturday, January 9th ...............1100 hrs - 1800 hrs Sunday, January 10th ...............1100 hrs - 1700 hrs Official Opening Ceremony - Friday, January 8th at 1700 hrs.

Admission charges Adults ................................................................. f2 Children and students .........................................f1

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. Processing and analysis of results courtesy of Cara the Computer People

CATEGORY AWARDS 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, Physics and Mathematical Sciences and Social and 11

Behavioural Sciences. Within each category there are age divisions -Junior, Intermediate and Senior. •

First, Second and Third prizes of f90 (f 120), f65 (f90), E50 (f80), will be awarded in each division (27 prizes for individual projects, and 27 for groups).

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Prizes of f30 (f50) will be awarded to projects which are well presented. (9 prizes for individual projects, amd 9 for groups)

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Some 100 prizes for projects that are highly commended by the judges.

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Each participant will receive a certificate of display and a memento of their participation in the exhibition.

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 medals, trophies, job experience and monetary prizes. Barnardos Two awards for projects which contribute to our knowledge about the needs of children and child care services.

Bord na Gaeilge Se dhuais do na tionscnaimh Ghaeilge is fearr a phleitear tri mheain na Gaeilge. An Bord Glas Two awards for projects demonstrating ways and means of achieving import substitution, export expansion and job creation in the horticultural sector.

Confederation of Irish Industry Two awards for projects with potential for commercial development. 12

The Institute of Biology of Ireland Two prizes for the best projects in Biological Sciences

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 Nicholas Callan Award for the project which displays the best understanding of electrical engineering principles.

The Institution of Engineers of Ireland One prize for a project in engineering with significant commercial potential. The Insurance Institute of Ireland Two prizes for projects dealing with safety or health.

The Institute of Physics in Ireland Two prizes for projects in physics or applied physics. Irish Computer Society Two prizes for projects using computers which include the writing of original software. Irish Cancer Society and CSSC Drugs Awareness Programme Two prizes for the better understanding and, ultimately, prevention of smoking addictions. Irish Geological Association Two prizes for the best geological projects in the exhibition.

Irish Professors of Botany Two prizes for the best botanic projects. Irish Science Teachers ' Association A prize for the project most closely related to school science syllabii. 13

The National Rehabilitation Board Two prizes for a project which will contribute to the independent living and social, cultural and economic integration in society of people with a disability. Sociological Association of Ireland Two awards for projects which best use the methods and concepts of sociology. Teagasc - Agriculture & Food Development Authority A prize for the best individual project on Agriculture/Food. 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. Cara the Computer People ÂŁ2,000 of computer equipment for the winning school in each of the three main categories on a points for prizes basis.

EOLAS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY Eolas presents examples of the type of research which is done in RTCs and Colleges of Technology on behalf of local industry. Gourmet Productions, Carlow, along with researchers in Carlow RTC are attempting to breed and market edible snails in Ireland. A 500 unit snail operation has been established, and it is experimenting with breeding, from hatching the embryos to fattening the snails. Dundalk RTC are working on a project to investigate how computer based speech synthesis systems can be used interactively for health or other purposes. Goodwin Gears have developed an add-on motor unit suitable for a Mountain Bike which drives at a speed of 28 mph. The Motor Engineering Department of DIT Bolton Street and Goodwin Gears are currently working together to modify an engine to make it suitable for the bike. The ultimate goal is to have the complete engine manufactured and assembled in Ireland. Location: Main Hall

FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS

Fun interactive experiments to let people hear, see, smell and feel science in action. The experiments which will be presented by students and lecturers from the University of Edinburgh, explain natural phenomena from aspects of everyday life to fundamental scientific concepts. Location : Main Hall

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THE MAGICAL MATHWORKS TRAVELLING CIRCUS Experience mathematics through the senses with this exciting range of experiments which bring maths alive. Location: Main Hall THE LIVING HISTORY OF SCIENCE Sir Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday will visit the Aer Lingus Young Scientists Exhibition. Come and listen to Sir Isaac as he tells you how he discovered Calculus and formulated the laws of gravity. Michael Faraday tells us about his design of the induction coil and dynamo and how these and his discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity made the electrical revolution possible. (Characters from The Living History of Science, Birmingham) Location: Main Hall TEAM Aer Lingus 'Hal' is the award-winning Halon gas recycling machine from TEAM Aer Lingus. Combining care of the environment with high technology, this machine enables TEAM Aer Lingus to repair fire extinguishers and recycle the halon gas contained in them, instead of releasing this harmful substance into the atmosphere.

Location: Industries Hall ENFO The department of the Environment provides a source of information on all aspects of the environment, and how we can care for it. Location : Main Hall OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS In 1990, the Commissioners of Public Works published "Heritage a Visitors Guide" an illustrated guide to 200 National Monuments, Parks and Gardens and Nature Reserves together with the Shannon Navigation and Canals systems. The publication proved very popular and it was decided 16

to put the information contained in it on touch screen computer to make it more accessible to a wider public. The multimedia presentation like the guide is on a regional basis. The user can select an area he or she is interested in by touching the screen and is then given a choice of sites, monuments, wildlife and parks to visit. The presentation uses text and photographs to provide an introduction to the site selected.

The Office of Public Works presentation is being piloted at a number of sites at Dublin Castle; Glenveagh National Park and Muckross House, Killarney; Glendalough Visitor Centre; Connemara National Park and at Coole, Co Galway. Location: Industries Hall PREVIOUS YOUNG SCIENTISTS You can trace the progress of 28 years of Aer Lingus Young Scientists from 1965 to the present. There is also a selection of photographs - Aer Lingus Young Scientist 'windows on the past'- to browse through. Location: Main Hall IRISH SCIENCE TEACHERS ' ASSOCIATION Books and Information on this organisation will be available from their stand in the Main Hall. Location: Industries Hall 1992 INTERNATIONAL YOUNG SCIENTISTS In the wake of their international success, Aer Lingus Young Scientists who participated in international competitions this year have returned to the RDS with their prizewinning projects. Location: Main Hall YSE SHOP Light Up Spinning Tops, Balloon Blowing Kits, Calculator Pens and other souvenirs of the exhibition can be purchased from this shop. Location: Main Hall 17

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS If you ever wondered why the grass is green, or how the moon stays in the sky, Professor Alex Montwill from UCD may have the answers. These and many other thought-provoking questions will be answered at the RDS. BORD NA GAEILGE

Leis na blianta, to meadu ar lion na ndaltal a chuireann a dtionscnaimh i lathair tri mhean na Gaeilge. Td Bord na Gaeilge anseo chun tacaiocht a thabhairt doibh agus don Ghaeilge mar theanga cumarsaide ag an Taispeantas. Suiomh: Prfomh Halla

Individual Projects Junior5ecton

CHEMICAL, EHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

A BETTER BUNSEN

Abbey Community College Wicklow

Oda Morrissey

WEATHER FORECAST - FACT OR FICTION? TEACHER : MR PATRICK MAHER

St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast

Marie Louise Cairns

Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin

Cormac O'Brien

TEACHER: MR J MCLAUGH_ 2

St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast

Catherine Carlin

PROPELLOR POWER TEACHER: MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN

LIGHT BULBS COMPARED

St Joseph's CBS Nenagh

Paraic Slattery

TEACHER: MR J MCLAUGHLIN

Holy Rosary College Mountbel lew Co Galway

Gerard Collins

THE EFFECT THAT POTHOLES HAVE ON CARS BUILT FOR SMOOTH ROADS TEACHER: MR JOHN WALSH

Co Tipperary AUTODIM TEACHER : TIM COLLINS

Co Kildare DOES COMPLETE RANDOMNESS OR ORDER EXIST? TEACHER: MR AIDAN O'KEEFFE

Community College Camew

Emma Culkin

Co Wicklow THE BEST BOUNCING TENNIS RACKET TEACHER : MR MATTHEW BURKE 5

St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast

Fiona D'Arcy

Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip

Ciara Walsh

St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast

Mariane Wilson

WASHING POWERS AT WORK TEACHER: MR J MCLAUGHLIN

TO INVESTIGATE THE SULPHER CONTENT OF DIFFERENT FUELS TEACHER: MR) MCLAUGHLIN 6

Coleraine Girls Secondary School Coleraine Co Derry

Emma Gilchrist

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SELECTION OF SHAMPOO TEACHER: Mrs Margaret Briggs

Individual 'P bjects Intermediate Section

CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Presentation College Athenry

Michael Browne

Co Galway 7

St Mel's College Longford

John Hughes

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR THE HARD OF HEARING TEACHER: MRS MARY JENNINGS

THE MAGIC OF ELECTRONICS TEACHER: MR JOHN J HUGHES

Synge St C.B.S Synge St Dublin

Brendan McKenna

Loreto College Coleraine Co Derry

Joanne Campbell

DERMATITIS IN BRICKLAYERS

SAFETY ON BICYCLES

TEACHER: MR MICHAEL JAMES TEACHER: JOSEPH O'BRIEN

Stand No .

Stand No.

St Mary ' s College Ballisodare Co Sligo

Kevin Carey

ARE YOU BEING CLEANED?

TRADITIONAL VERSUS MODERN CURES TEACHER : MS MARY LENIHAN

TEACHER: MS DOLORES FINAN

Dundalk Grammar School

Ian Clarke

Co Louth

THE TWO-HOUR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TEACHER: MS STEPHANIE MOLLOY

Vocational School

John Hanrahan

Johnstown

St Joseph ' s Secondary School Tulla Co Clare

Kevin McNamara

Dundalk Grammar Sc h oo l Co Louth

Stephen McNamara

WILL YOUR FIRE LIGHTERS LIVE LONG ENOUGH

TO BECOME OLD FLAMES? TEACHER: MS STEPHANIE MOLLOY

Rebecca O'Brien

Kilkenny

THE ANTI-GREED FEED FOR FOALS

Convent of Mercy Secon d ary S c h oo l Castlerea Co Roscommon

ECONOMICAL CHIMNEY

AND CALVES

TEACHER: MS YVONNE HANBURY TEACHER: MR MARTIN FAHEY

Colaiste An Spioraid Naoimh Bishopstown Cork

Gavin Hurley

Killarney Community College Co Kerry

John O'Mahony

CEMENT AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS TO MAN TEACHER : MRS MARY ENRIGHT

THE (SING MODEL - A COMPUTER SIMULATION TEACHER : DIARMUID MACCANN 28 20

St Rose ' s High School Belfast Co Antrim

Julie-Anne Mawhinney

Loreto College Coleraine Co Derry

Eimear Stewart

OHM'S LAW ON A BED OF NAILS TEACHER : MR BRIAN McKENNA

RADIATION - IS SELLAFIELD THE FULL PROBLEM? TEACHER : EILIS NI MHONGAIN

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Presentation College

Helen McBreen

Tuam

RAIN DETECTOR FOR A CLOTHES-LINE TEACHER : TOMMY MCMANUS

Co Galway COLOUR - FROM BLACK AND WHITE TEACHER : MS TERESA KELLEHER 22

Summerhill College Sligo

Edward Treacy

Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane

Janet McCormack

Intermediate School

Darragh Yeates

Killorglin Co Kerry THE WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT

Co Kildare

THE INNOCENT TEACHER: MS FIONA CONWAY

AN APPARATUS TO IMPROVE ON SPECIFIC HEAT MEASUREMENT TEACHER: ANTHONY P McEVOY

Fingal Community College Swords

Stephen McElhinney

Co Dublin A POST-PRIMARY SCHOOL EXPERT ADVISORY SYSTEM TEACHER: MR ADRIAN PARKINSON

Individual Projects Senior Section

CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND_ MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES. Stand No

Davis College Mallow Co Cork

Donal Collins

VOLCANICS AT CARRIGCLIONA, CO CORK TEACHER : MR WILLIAM SHANNON

Stand No

Pobal Scoil Chiarain Kells

Paul Corrigan

Helen Toal

Loreto Convent Grammar School Omagh Co Tyrone

Co Meath SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF PAINTS AND

DOES SOLAR WORK?

DETERGENTS

TEACHER: TOM FLYNN Dominic Delaney

Heywood Community School Ballinakill

TEACHER: GERARD BRADLEY

Carmel Worsfold

Co Laois

Co Clare

A STUDY AND MEASUREMENT OF U.V. RADIATION TEACHER: FR M RYAN SDB

WAVE POWER - THE UNTAPPED ENERGY TEACHER: MS MARY LENIHAN

St Paul's Secondary School Monasterevin

Carmelisa Dunne

St Joseph ' s Secondary School Tulla

Co Kildare POLLUTION IN THE RIVER BARROW TEACHER : MS AINE DOYLE Inver College Carrickmacross Co Monaghan

Paul Durcan

CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Gillian Brennan Silke Shanley

Group Projects Junior Section

Holy Child School Killiney Co Dublin

ROBOTIC ARM TELESCOPIC TEACHER : MR RICHARD KERWICK Jason Keane

Community College, Borrisokane Nenagh Co Tipperary

SMART BUGS - THE COMPUTER VIRUS TEACHER : MS REGINA GREEHY

ROAD TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TEACHER : DESMOND CONROY

Strabane Grammar School Strabane Co Tyrone

THE INSULATING EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COLOURS AND MATERIALS TEACHER: ANNE McMAHON

Templeogue College Dublin

Declan Lynch

Nadine Brown Lorna-Jayne Fletcher Ruth Stirling

Lesley Byrne Joanna Agnew

THE HALL EFFECT

St David 's Secondary School Greystones Co Wicklow

TEACHER: MR M O'HARA ACIDS AND FIZZ?

Paul Christopher Myers

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Co Cork STUDIES OF THE PHENOMENON OF VORTICITY TEACHER: MR M BURKE

Mary O'Driscoll

TEACHER: J McELROY

Carrigaline Community School Carrigaline

Loreto College Coleraine Co Derry

GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOUR TEACHER : MR BRIAN MCKENNA

Christopher Carr Gary Gorman Damien McDonnell

St Columb's College Buncrana Road Derry

BT48 8NH CHEMISTRY IN THE HOME TEACHER: GEORGE DOHERTY

46 John Coughlan Brian Dunlop

Good Counsel College New Ross

Co Wexford

FOLD-Av:AY POLYTHENE TUNNEL TEACHER : JOHN OGARA

Stand No. Stand No.

A SPIDER ' S WEB AND ITS MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS TEACHER: MISS FRANCES O'REGAN

THE STUDY OF FLOOR COVERING MATERIALS TEACHER: MR SYLVESTER MCEVOY St Wolstan's Secondary School Celbridge Co Kildare

48 Julie Guckian Karen Brady

FLOURIDE AND ITS EFFECTS ON PEOPLE TEACHER : MS JOAN MCDONALD

- - Group Projects Intermediate Sedion

CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES d N<

Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford

Elaine Kinsella Lisa Codd

Our Lady's College Drogheda

Louise Smith Dearbhla McGinty Co Louth

55 Colaiste Lorcain Castledermot Co Kildare

Carmel Finlay Mary Byrne Eimear Glancy

St Dominic's High School Sutton Dublin

Eleanor Bannon Sarah Daly Grainne Dunne

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF FIRES THE ANALYSIS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SULPHUR IN HAIR TEACHER: MS MARY RIORDAN

Muckross Park College Donnybrook

Renaith Lyons Michaela Harty

IN DUBLIN TEACHER: MR DERMOT QUISH

St Kilian 's Community School Bray Co Wicklow

Anne Breen Erica Rigley Karen Deithrich

Dublin INVESTIGATION OF FOOD COLOURS TEACHER : MS CLAIRE LYNCH

HYDROGEN PLANT TO SAVE OUR PLANET TEACHER: MS ADRIENNE RELIHAN 58 51

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

Aoife Mcllvenna Julie Phukan Marcella Lowe

St Joseph 's College Athlone Co Westmeath

Christina Browne Susan Shine

"ALL WASHED OUT" TEACHER: MS MARY FAHY

OUR SOLUTION TO WATER POLLUTION TEACHER : MS ANN TRACEY

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Colaiste Raithin Bre Co Cill Mhantain

Joanne Ni Fhearaill Antonia Ni Leathlobhair Darragh 0 Murnain

Strabane Grammar School Strabane Co Tyrone

Kelly Buchanan Lisa Reynolds Debby Cole

DO HAIR PRODUCTS REALLY DAMAGE YOUR HAIR? TEACHER: ANNE MCMAHON

"NAPPIES'" N'FHEADAR CEN CEANN? TEACHER : N NI CHONGHAILE

Our Lady's Grove Goatstown Dublin

Ciara Q' Connor Julie McHugh

TEACHER: MS YVONNE HAYES Holy Faith Convent Rosbercon Co Wexford

Sarah O'Neill Amy Hickey Catriona Murphy

SHAMPOO - GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM TEACHER: MS MARY PILKINGTON

Co Kildare

TO DESIGN A FILTER FOR REMOVING SMOKE FROM BURNING FUEL TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN

CELTIC STONES

Patrician College Newbridge

Martin Buckley Des Garnett

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

Audrey Elizabeth Byrne Jennifer McGrady

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT! TEACHER: ANNE DUNNE

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Stand No. 62

St David's Secondary School Greystones Co Wicklow

Sinead Byrne Fiona McShane

THE ELECTRONIC "SMALL MAMMAL TRAP" TEACHER : MR MICHAEL LOUGHLMJ

TOOTHPASTE THE BENEFITS AND DANGERS TEACHER : MR PETER COSTELLO

Our Lady ' s Bower School Athlone Co Westmeath

Sarah Callaghan Fiona McCabe

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATHS AND MUSIC TEACHER : MR CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG

Stratford College Rathgar Dublin 6

Susan Cohen David Levine

Abbey Community College

Gemma Dunne

TEACHER : MR MATTHEW BURKE

St Joseph ' s Academy Kildare Town

Daire Kennedy Eoghan Phelan Richard Doyle TO PREVENT HEAT LOSS THROUGH CHIMNEYS

TEACHER : MR ANTHONY CAREY

St Louis Secondary School

Grace Kennedy

Kiltimagh

Sinead Duffy

Wicklow

Suneva Nohan

Community College Carnew Co Wicklow

James Hughes Kevin Byrne

POTATO POWER

COMPUTER PACKAGE ILLUSTRATING RIVER POLLUTION LEVELS TEACHER : CHARLOTTE HOLLAND

Abbey Community College Wicklow

Sean Heaslip Brian Riordan Shane McVeigh

Co Mayo

MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE TEA 'SCUM' - A CAUSE FOR CONCERN? TEACHER : DR OONAGH REDMOND

TEACHER: MR JIM MURPHY

St Joseph ' s College Ballinalsoe Co Galway

Mark Finegan

Alan Ferguson Paul Murray

Muckross Park College

Ruth Kennelly Sarah Woods

Donnybrook Dublin

THE USES OF FIBRE OPTICS TEACHER : MR FRANK FAHY

AQUA ANSWERS TEACHER: MRS HELEN HILL

St Dominic ' s High School Falls Road

Raisin Flynn Jennifer Carberry

Belfast

St Joseph ' s Academy

Aidan Leonard

Kildare Town

Aidan Conlon Derek Mathews

THE MEMORY EFFECT OF NICKEL CADIUM BATTERIES TEACHER : MRJ MCLAUGHLIN

St Louis High School Rathmines Dublin

Celine Gilmer Sinead Ruddy Catherine Slattery

THE LIGHT TRAINER (FOR SAFETY AT NIGHT) TEACHER : MR ANTHONY CAREY

Siobhan Carmel Mc Cormack Sheelagh Murray

Co Tyrone

Joanne McGurk

WEATHER OR NOT

Dean Brian Maguirc High School Carrickmore

TEACHER : LAURA HANRAHAN HEART BURN 69

TEACHER : MR TERRY MCCANN

St Mary's Convent Of Mercy Macroom

Sinead Hayes Orla McSweeney

Co Cork

Abbey Community College

Damien Maguire

Wicklow

Daniel Cussen LOW FAT PRODUCTS - ARE THEY REALLY LOW-

TENT ALARM SYSTEM

FAT?

TEACHER : MR JIM MURPHY

TEACHER : MISS TWOMEY

Stand No

Stand No.

Belcamp College Malahide Road

78 James Edward Maher Patrick McPhillips

Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip Co Kildare

Mark Walsh Paul Hackett

Dublin

NON-DESTRUCTIVE ESTIMATES OF LEAF, ROOT

AIR POLLUTION - LET'S FIND A SOLUTION TEACHER : MR ANTHONY CORBET

Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane Co Kildare

Emmet McCormack Anthony Killaly Martin Smyth

AND FOLIAGE AREA TEACHER: MR BRIAN DEMPSEY

Helen Cunningham

RAYLEIGH'S OIL DROP AND RELATED EFFECTS TEACHER: MR JOHN REIDY

GRAPH THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS REVISITED TEACHER: MISS FRANCES O'REGAN

Laurel Hill Secondary School Laurel Hill Limerick

Melissa McDermott Louise Brophy Fionnuala O'Brien

FUTURE ENERGY WITH NATURAL RESOURCES TEACHER: MR MARK O'SULLIVAN

Our Lady's College Drogheda Co Louth

Janet Walsh Carly Everitt

Abbey Grammar School Newry Co Down

Darren McDonald Paul Magill

Group Projects Senior Sectioii

CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL -SCIENCES

Abbey Community College

David Byrne Peter De Courcy

Wicklow

DOES HEAT ASSIST COOLING TEACHER: DENIS MAGUIRE

RADON DAUGHTERS

TEACHER: MR JIM MU RPHY

Colaiste Raithin

Aine Nic Giollachoda

B re Co Cill Mhantain

Karina Nic Phiarais

Dominican College

Annette Cochrane Jeanette Lavery Patricia Keaney

Belfast Co Antrim

PUDAIR NIOCHAIN TEACHER: N NI CHONGHAILE

PHOTOCHEMISTRY TEACHER: MR SEAMUS QUINN

Denise O'Sullivan

North Presentation Secondary School

Deirdre Desmond Rachel Barry

Farranree Cork

THE USE OF SOLAR ENERGY IN THE DESIGN OF HOUSES TEACHER: MS EILEEN RIORDAN

St Joseph's Academy Kildare Town

Liam Ryan AIanJMonahan Peter McLoughlin

Holy Faith Convent Rosbercon Co Wexford

Sandra Colfer Yvonne Wall

ETERNAL FLAME TEACHER: MS MARY PILKINGTON

WAKING UP TO PHYSICS

Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane

Richard Cribben Eoghan McGrath Peter Moran

Co Kildare

SMOKE RINGS TEACHER: MR JOHN REIDY

TEACHER: MR ANTHONY CAREY

The High School Rathgar

Christopher Swift Ian Ellis Dublin 6

RADIATION LEVELS IN IRISH CAVE SYSTEMS DUE TO NATURALLY OCCURING RADON GAS TEACHER: MRS M DOWSETT

Our Lady's College Drogheda Co Louth

Melanie Curran Sarah- Jane Keeley Ciara Creaney

FRACTAL SINUOSITY OF STREAM CHANNELS TEACHER: MISS FRANCES O'REGAN

Stand Na

Stand No.

Ellen Cushen Niamh O'Connor Miriam Kilroy

St Brigid ' s College Callan Co Kilkenny

101

RETROREFLECTIVE LIGHT TEACHER : MR MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN

WOVEN HEAT TEACHER : MARY 0 RIORDAN

Nicola Doran Nessa Devereux Co Wexford

Holy Faith Convent Rosbercon

102

Niall Dunne Karl Larrissey

Templeogue College Dublin

Dunmanway Co Cork

COMPUTERISED TEACHING AID FOR TECHNICAL GRAPHICS TEACHER : MR MICHAEL FLANAGAN

103

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS TEACHER : MS PHILIPPA MORAN 96

Maria Immaculata

Noel Kelleher Padraig McCarthy Conor Collins

ANALGESIES WHAT A HEADACHE TEACHER : MS MARY PILKINGTON

Patrician College Newbridge

James Kavanagh Pat McNally Co Kildare

Franciscan College Gormanston Co Meath

Alan Kelly Barry Whyte

STUDY OF TELECOMMUNICATION BY SATELLITE TEACHER : FR DECLAN TIMMONS

Colaiste Lorcain

Martin Hayden

Castledermot

Conor Kane

104

Co Kildare

Dominican College Belfast Co Antrim

Catriona Kelly Monica McKillen

A STUDY OF RADON IN BUILDINGS AND WAYS TO REDUCE IT

CHEMISTRY OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION TEACHER: MR SEAMUS QUINN

TEACHER: MR SYLVESTER MCEVOY

Iseult Hearne Caroline Chapman Co Wexford

Holy Faith Convent Rosbercon

105

Louise Heeran Deborah Kelleher

Co Kildare

Vocational School Carrick - on-Shannon Co Leitrim

THE REDUCTION OF SULPHER DIOXIDE EMISSIONS TEACHER : MR MICHAEL O ' CALLAGHAN

106

THE EDAPHIC FEATURES OF THE LOUGH ALLEN REGION TEACHER : SEAN TANSEY

Rory Hussey David O ' Brien

Newbridge

Noel Hensey

FROM THE SEASHORE TO THE SCALP TEACHER : MS MARY PILKINGTON

Patrician College

Justin Lacey

F . C.J Secondary School Bunclody Co Wex f or d

Steve Larkin Tom Lennon

A GEOMETRICAL STUDY OF A SPIDER'S WEB TEACHER: MR MICHAEL DALTON

Good Counsel College New Ross Co Wexford

107

William John Laverty Brian McCann

St Mary's Christian Bros Grammar Sc Glen Road Belfast

Donal Deery

EXAMINING VISCOSITY PORTABLE GOLF CLUB HEAD CLEANER

TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'NEILL

TEACHER : TERESA MCCANN

100

Keith Jardine Sarah Heaney Simon Quinn

Regent House School Newtownards Co Down

DUST, DIRT AND DANDELIONS TEACHER : ROBERT M ROBINSON

108

Stephen McCann Kevin Dogherty James Rutherford

St Malachy's College Belfast

CAR IMMOBILITY DEVICE TEACHER : MR M GUNNING

Stand No. 109

Stand No.

Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane

Maria McEvoy Angela Cooke

117

Co Kildare TO DEVELOP AN APPARATUS FOR GAS TITRATION TEACHER: ANTHONY P MCEVOY St Joseph' s College Ballinalsoe Co Galway

110 Jonathan Mulligan Mark Holland David Kelly

St Mary ' s High School Midleton Co Cork

Sinead Twomey Dirkie Oosthuizen

P;VESTIGAT OWN OF EFFECTS OF VAN ON QUAD TY OF V.ATER IN RIVERS LAKES AND SEAS TEACHER : NOELLE KELLEHER

118

Carol Willis Claire McCarthy

North Presentation Secondary School Farranree Cork

CHEMICALS IN PAINT "BEATING THE BREATHALISER" TEACHER : MR MICHAEL FITZGERALD 111

TEACHER: MS EILEEN RIORDAN

Christian Brothers High School Clonmel Co Tipperary

Conall O' Brien Colm Coyne Joeri Beckers THE INTELLIGENCE OF MAN VERSUS MACHINE

TEACHER: JOHN GEOGHEGAN

112

Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane Co Kildare

Barry O'Connor Ann Marie McLoughlin Helena Tynan

TO INCREASE THE SENSITIVITY OF A MURCURY BAROMETER TEACHER: ANTHONY P MCEVOY

113

Holy Faith Convent Rosbercon

Ciara Quirke Caroline Gormley Jenny Crean

Co Wexford

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING? TEACHER: MS MARY PILKINGTON Loreto Convent Grammar School Omagh Co Tyrone TRADITIONAL VERSES MODERN ; WOOD VS UPVC TEACHER: GERARD BRADLEY

114

Olivia Ramsey Sonia Getty

115

Fiona Reddington Olivia Golden Catherine Hallahan

St Mary's Secondary School Ballina Co Mayo

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANT IONISER TEACHER: MS HUGHES

116

O'Connell 's Christian Brothers Sch North Richmond Stree Dublin 1

Paul Smith Kevin Power David O' Reilly

ULTRA VIOLET WEAKENING OF PVC TEACHER : ANTHONY MURPHY

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL

SCIENCES

EOLAIOCHT SHOISIALTA AGUS IOMPRACHAIS

Individual Projects Junior Sectiion

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

Stand No.

Stand No. 119

Individual Projects Intermediate Section

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

Pobalscoil An Teaghlaigh Naofa Rathcoole Co Dublin

Orla Conroy

126

St Enda's Community School Limerick

Ruth Bourke

LIMERICK'S WHEELCHAIR PROBLEMS TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WORSFOLD

GREENING UP? TEACHER: MS BRENDA KELLY

127

Portmarnock Community School Portmarnock

Claire Callan

Co Dublin

120

Loreto College Stephen's Green Dublin 2

Rosemary Mallon

VEGETARIAN AWARENESS IN IRELAND TEACHER : MS ANGELA BURY

AN EMPTY CITY - WHERE HAVE THEY GONE? TEACHER : MR DAVID HOBSON 128

Our Lady's Bower School Athlone

Lena Margaret Campion

Co Westmeath 121

St Dominic's High School Falls Road

Mariyam Mirfenderesky

RHESUS DISEASE

Belfast TO INVESTIGATE THE FIBRE CONTENT OF DIFFERENT BREADS TEACHER: MR J MCLAUGHLIN

122

TEACHER: MR CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG

129

Dublin 18 CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE

Colaiste losagain Bothar Stigh Lorgan Co Atha Cliath

Ruth Nic Aoidh

Loreto College Foxrock

Gillian Comerford

TEACHER: ELAINE CRUMLISH

130

St Michael's College Ailesbury Road

Karl J. de Lacy

AG FIOSRU GALAR SA PHOBAL

Dublin TEACHER: SIOBHAN MAIRTIN PIERCE YOUR EARS? DAMAGE YOUR EYES?

123

Anne Helen O'Connell

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

TEACHER: MS ANNE LYNCH

131

Galway

TROMPE L'OEIL - VISUAL EFFECTS AND ILLUSIONS TEACHER: MS ADRIENNE RELIHAN

124

Luke freacy

Coleraine Boys Secondary School Coleraine Co Derry

A FEASABILITY STUDY FOR BROAD-SPECTRUM RECYCLING FACILITIES FOR CO. GALWAY TEACHER : GERALDINE SIMMIE

132

Co Dublin TEACHER: MS MARGARET WYER

133 Thomas Alan Vaughan

St Joseph's Presentation College Lucan

Jeanine Yvonne Hennessy

SPINE SAVER

SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE DEMON DRINK TEACHER : MR CAMPBELL

125

Colaiste lognaid Sea Road

Catherine Glynn

St Conleth 's College Ballsbridge

Emmet Hogan

Deerpark C.B.S. Patrick's Road Cork

Dublin 4 THE EFFECTS MUSIC HAS ON YOUR BALANCE AND MEMORY

TRANSITION

TEACHER: MR DAVID HARDING

TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'BRIEN

Stand No

Stand No.

134

St Michael ' s College Ailesbury Road Dublin

Gregory Kennedy

142

DOUGLAS, CORK - PAST AND PRESENT TEACHER: MR TOM O'HANLON

DIABETES LIVING AND LEARNING TEACHER: MS ANNE LYNCH

135

Douglas Community School Douglas Co Cork

Darragh Long

143

PROBABLE EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE BIRDS OF THE DOUGLAS ESTUARY, CORK TEACHER : MR TOM O ' HANLON

Loreto Secondary School St Michael's Navan Co Meath

Niamh O'Leary

ASPECTS OF READABILITY TEACHER: DESMOND O'LEARY

144

Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin

James Ruane

Dundalk Grammar School Co Louth

136 Ian McKinney

CAREER EXPECTATIONS OF LEAVING CERT STUDENTS BY SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP TEACHER : MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN

DOES PRACTICE MAKE PERFECT? TEACHER : MS STEPHANIE MOLLOY

137

Douglas Community School Douglas Co Cork

Kieran Michael O'Driscoll

St Peter's College Wexford

James Meyler

145

St Joseph's De La Salle College Wicklow

John Sherlock

WHO USES COMPUTERS AND WHAT FOR?

,,DO YOU EAT RIGHT?' TEACHER: MR THOMAS TYNAN

138

And Scoil Mhuire Corbally Limerick

Aoife Mullins

LONE PARENTHOOD - IGNORANCE OR BLISS? TEACHER: NODLAIG O'GRADY

139

TEACHER : EDWARD NOLAN

St Brigid's College Callan

Aine Murphy

Individual Projects Senior Section

SOpAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

146

St Michael's College Ailesbury Road Dublin

Ray Byrne

Co Kilkenny LIFE WITH M.S.

AIDS: A TEENAGE VIEW

TEACHER: MS ANNE LYNCH

TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN

140

Meanscoil Mhuire na Trocaire Sraid Ozanam Cathair Port Lairge

Deirdre Ni Fhaolain

147

Catholic University School Lower Leeson Street Dublin 2

James Cotter

CENSORSHIP IN IRELAND TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE?

STAID NA GAEILGE I GCATHAIR PHORTLAIRCE TEACHER : FINOLA DOOGAN

TEACHER : MR MARTIN FREEMAN 141

St Brigid's College Callan Co Kilkenny

Marie-Therese O'Brien

THE CURRENT STATUS OF COMPUTER EDUCATION IN IRISH SCHOOLS TEACHER: J T COMBER

148

St Joseph's Secondary School Gort Galway

Anne Christina Crowe

THE SOCIAL MANNERISMS OF HENS AND COCKS TEACHER : ANN DOOLEY

Stand No.

149

157

St Michael ' s College Ailesbury Road

Liam Fitzgerald

Maria Immaculata

Catherine Murphy

Dunmanway Co Cork

Dublin ALCOHOL - TOBACCO - DRUGS, A PROBLEM IN

PHYSICAL DISABILITY IN A RURAL

SCHOOLS?

COMMUNITY TEACHER: AILEEN O'NEILL

TEACHER: MS ANNE LYNCH

The Donahies Community School Streamville Road

Maria Therese Grandfield

St Finians Community College

Patrick Murphy

Swords

Co Dublin

Dublin 13 SHOULD YOUNG WOMEN FLY?

AD DITIVE AWARE

TEACHER: MR ROBERT POWER

TEACHER: FRANK FLOOD

151

St Paul ' s Secondary School Monasterevin Co Kildare

Wayne Harrington

159

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SIXMILEBRIDGE

THE CASE FOR THE REOPENING OF THE TRAIN STATION AT MONASTEREVIN TEACHER: MS AINE DOYLE

152

St Joseph ' s College Athlone Co Roscommon

Deirdre Elizabeth Hynes

Scoil loseph Naofa Tulach Co An Chlair

Ciaran 0 Griofa

1992 TEACHER: MS MARY LENIHAN

160

Rockbrook School Rathfarnham Dublin

Cormac 0 hAlmhain

DUBLIN: A CLASSLESS CITY?

CHEMICAL VACATIONS

TEACHER: MR BRENDAN WALSH

TEACHER: SR MARY GLENNON

St Dominic ' s High School

Sabrina Jamet

Falls Road Belfast

161

Loreto Secondary School Fermoy Co Cork

Siobhan Catherine O'Reilly

SELLAFIELD AND ITS EFFECTS

DOES MUSIC ENHANCE PERFORMANCE? TEACHER: MS MAEVE RUSSELL

TEACHER: MR J MCLAUGHLIN

154

De La Salle College

Nicholas James Mac Gi n l ey

Dundalk Co Louth

162

Alice O' Rourke

Convent of Mercy Secondary School Castlerea Co Roscommon

FOOD EDUCATION - GOOD OR BAD? TEACHER: MS O ' DWYER

155

COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINE - THE ORIGINAL AND THE BEST TEACHER: VALERIE RABBITT

St Mi c h a el' s Colle g e Ailesbury Road Dublin

Robert Mac Nicholas

THE EYE: WINDOW TO THE SOUL

St Peter's College Wexford

Andrew Redmond

TEACHER: MS ANNE LYNCH

156

Loreto College Foxrock D u blin 18

Carol McManus

AN INVESTIGATION INTO AIRLINE PILOT WORKLOAD TEACHER: MR JAMES DOYLE

CRIMEWATCH TEACHER: ROSE GIBLIN 42

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

Group Projects Junior Section

Stand No. 172

David Fitzgerald Sean Walsh

Sandymount High School Ballsbridge Dublin

164

Edward Martin Barron Camillus Byrne

St Mary's Academy Station Road Carlow

A STUDY OF ROAD SAFETY AROUND OUR SCHOOL TEACHER : GERRY WATCHORN 165

TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE TEACHER : MRS HELENA CATHCART

173

Marian College Ballsbridge

Ronan Byrne

Owen Connor Stephen Dowling

St David's Secondary School Greystones Co Wicklow

DYSLEXIA: THE INSIDE STORY TEACHER : MICHAEL REDMOND

Dublin 4 174

ALCOHOLISM TEACHER: MR HILARY DORGAN 166

Jenny Catherine Gibbons Aoife Butler

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

Justine Cavanagh

Carla Canniffe

Aidan Golden Steffan Higel

St Kilian ' s Deutsche Schule Clonskeagh Dublin

RECYCLING OF GLASS IN IRELAND TEACHER : MS BRENDA LEARY

A STUDY OF PHOBIAS TEACHER : MS ADRIENNE RELIHAN

167

Lucy Connolly

175

Ciara Harte Deirdre Healy

St Mary ' s Convent Of Mercy Macroom Co Cork

Presentation Secondary School

Laura Kenny

Terenure

THE DISABLED: HAS SOCIETY REALLY ACCEPTED THEM?

Dublin 6 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

TEACHER : MISS TWOMEY

TEACHER : MS DAMIENNE LETMON 168

Sharon Costello Michael Maye

St Louis Secondary School Kiltimagh Co Mayo

176

FREE-RANGE VS BATTERY EGGS A LOCAL STUDY TEACHER : DR OONAGH REDMOND 169

Siobhan Denvir Roise Ni Fhatharta Martina Ni Chualain

Robert Kennedy

Gonzaga College

Paul Roddy

Ranelagh

Alan Clarke

Dublin

OZONE PRODUCTS - HOW POPULAR ARE THEY? TEACHER : MR JOSEPH O ' BRIAIN

Colaiste Chroi Mhuire

Spideal

177

Elaina Maginn

Presentation Secondary School

Aoife O'Mahony

Co na Gaillimhe

BIA-BHREISEAIN : CUNAMH NO CONTUIRT? TEACHER : M BEAN UI CHONGHAILE

Terenure Dublin 6

"SEX DRIVE" TEACHER : MS DAMIENNE LETMON

170

Claire Marie Feely

Presentation Secondary School

Grainne Ni Mhathuna

Terenure

Orna Cooke

Dublin 6

178

Eva Maria McMullan

Colaiste Muire

Aoife Roche

Crosshaven

Caitriona Hanley

Cork

DOES IT MATTER IF YOU'RE BLACK INSULATION - WHY BOTHER?

OR WHITE?

TEACHER : MRS KAY COLEMAN

TEACHER : MS DAMIENNE LETMON

171

Cliona Fenix Maria Gallagher

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

179

Fiona Moloney

Presentation Secondary School

Barbara O ' Connor

Terenure Dublin 6

THE PERFECT PET TEACHER : MS ANN TRACEY

HEADS 1st TEACHER : NUALA CRANLEY

Stand No.

180

Presentation Secondary School Terenure Dublin 6

Ciara Murphy Sinead Kearns

188

THE INSIDE-OUT WORLD OF DYSLEXIA TEACHER : MS DAMIENNE LETMON 181

Gaelcholaiste Choilm Baile an Chollaigh Co Chorcai

Clar Ni Mhaidin Laoise Ni Bheinis Breandan 0 Se

Gaelcholaiste Choilm Baile an Chollaigh Co Chorcai

Niamh Ni Thiomanai Deirdre Frost Daithi O ' Donnabhan

189

Padrena Ryan Orla Corrigan Tracy Carrol

Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea Co Tipperary

ROSCREA - ARE THE ODDS AGAINST ASTHMATICS? TEACHER: MS BERNADETTE BOLAND 190

GAELSCOILEANNA CHORCAI CUID DEN TODHCHAI TEACHER : MR DOMHNALL FLEMIMG

Orna Ryan Sheila Loughman

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

ANOTHER EYE OPENER TEACHER: MS ANNE MARIE MEE 191

183

Vocational School Ennis Co Clare

A STUDY OF SCIENCE VOCABULARY TEACHER : MR LEO O ' DONOGHUE

GAEILGE I MBAILE AN CHOLLAIGH - FAS AS BAS TEACHER : MR DOMHNALL FLEMIMG

182

Lorraine Ryan Siobhan Downes

Triona Smith

Sorcha Ni Tuathail

Colaiste Einde

Lynda McDonagh

Naomi Ni Ifearnain

Bothar Na Tra

Michelle Reynolds

Banagher Vocational School Co Offaly

Gaillimh

Linda Nic an Mhilidh

RIVER TOURISM IN BANAGHER GETTING IMMERSED IN THE PRESERVATION

TEACHER : MR GEORGE SMITH

OF H2O

TEACHER: SEAMUS O ' DONGHAILE

184

Orla O ' Leary Caroline O ' Donovan

Lisa Smyth Maeve Eustace

Vocational School Ennis

Carmel Kelly

Presentation Secondary School Terenure Dublin 6

Triona O'Hare Mary Power Joyce Bass MIGHTY MAGNETS TEACHER: MS FIONA GILMARTIN

185

192

Co Clare

EPISODIC VERSUS SEMANTIC FILING SYSTEMS TEACHER : MR MATT POWER

193

Christ King Girl ' s Secondary School South Douglas Road Cork

Aoife Tansey Pamela O ' Sullivan

Pobalscoil An Teaghlaigh Naofa Rathcoole Co Dublin

THE BLIND? LEADING THE BLIND. TEACHER: MS BRENDA KELLY

ATTITUDES TO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES IN CORK TEACHER : MRS ANNE BEVAN

186

Niamh Anne O ' Leary Louise O ' Leary Jean St John

194

Martina Ward Alice Walsh

St Nessan ' s Community College Limerick

Muireann Spaight

St David ' s Secondary School Greystones Co Wicklow

WORLD OF SILENCE TEACHER : MICHAEL O'DWYER

WOMEN IN SCIENCE IN IRELAND TEACHER : MICHAEL REDMOND 187

Sarah Riordan Niamh Robinson

St David ' s Secondary School Greystones Co Wicklow

EXPLAINING CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION TEACHER : MICHAEL REDMOND

195

Niamh Watters Mary Wright

Manor House School Raheny

Dublin "CONFLICTING VIEWS" - AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE OPPOSING ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND TEENAGERS TEACHER : FINOLA HIGGINS

Stand No 196

Stand No.

Lorraine Wilson Nicola Maybin

Strabane Grammar School Strabane Co Tyrone

203

TELEVISION - HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU? TEACHER: ANNE MCMAHON

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

Group Projects Intermediate Section

Ciara Donnelly Janice Ledwidge Emily Clarke

Loreto Secondary School St Michael's Navan Co Meath

CYCLE LANES - A SOLUTION TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS? TEACHER: DESMOND O'LEARY 204

David Doyle John O'Leary

St Michael's College Ailesbury Road Dublin

Stand No.

197

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork

Roland Bourke Frank Bowdren Patrick Coady

THE EVOLUTION OF BALLINCOLLIG ' S SHOPPING LANDSCAPE TEACHER: MR DOMNALL FLEMING 198

Stephen Christopher Brown Keith Stewart Clive Mahaffy

REACTION TIMING TEACHER: MS ANNE LYNCH 205

206

Karina Brigid Campion Norma Bergin

St Brigid ' s College Callan Co Kilkenny

Maeve Clery Pauline Crinion

St Joseph ' s Convent Of Mercy Athboy Co Meath

St Joseph ' s College

Athlone

Pauline Firth Vikki Carroll Gayle Pierce

Michelle Fitzgerald Shona Marrinan

Co Roscommon

Aindriu De Bacun Scott Dexter

Colaiste Mhuire Cearnog Pharnell Baffle Atha Cliath

DEARCADH DEAGOIRI I DTAOBH "DRUGAI SOISIALTA" TEACHER : MAIREAD NI OISTIN

Presentation Secondary School Terenure Dublin 6

Mary Immaculate Secondary School Lisdoonvarna Co Clare

THE BASH-STREET KIDS - BULLYING IN SCHOOLS TEACHER : MS MARY CRONIN 202

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

COT DEATH - THE TRUE STORY TEACHER : MS FIONA GILMARTIN

TEACHER : CATHERINE KENNEDY

Martina McGee

Niamh Fahey Annette Savage

TEACHER : MS ANN TRACEY

YOUR HOME ALIGHT?

Grainne Cronin

Loreto Abbey , Dalkey Co Dublin

HOLISTIC HEALING

COULD YOU BE THE BRIGHT SPARK THAT SETS

Joanne Emmerson Velda Conaty

THE ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO MEDICINE TEACHER : ALSUN NI CIONNAITH

A STUDY OF EARPHONES AND HOW THEY EFFECT YOUR HEARING TEACHER: MS BRIGID KNOX 0

Loreto Secondar y School Balbriggan Co Dublin

TRAFFIC CHAOS IN BALBRIGGAN TEACHER: EDWARD MCCARTHY

Strabane Grammar School Strabane Co Tyrone

HYPERSENSITIVITY - CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND CURES TEACHER: ANNE MCMAHON 99

Pamela Duffy Sarah Quinlan

BREAKFAST AND CONCENTRATION TEACHER : MR JOHN SIMS

210

Miriam Ann Fitzpatrick Breda Maher

St Brigid ' s College Callan Co Kilkenny

AMAZING GRACE - THE STUDY OF ORTHODONTISTRY TEACHER : MS BRIGID KNOX

Stand No Stand No.

219 211

Vivienne Galvin Jennifer Mahony Catherine O'Donovan

Scoil Mhuire Can Smal Blarney Co Cork

David Thomas Keeley Cathal O'Hare Simon Poland

Abbey Grammar School Newry Co Down

ASSORTATIVE PAIRING IN HUMANS WASTE NOT WANT NOT

TEACHER: DENIS MAGUIRE TEACHER: MR SEAN FOLEY 220

212

St Joseph' s Presentation College Lucan Co Dublin

Carol Maria Griffin Phillipa Lacey

221 St Mary' s Convent Of Mercy Macroom Co Cork

Rebecca Henley Willis Rosaleen Henry Siobhan Gallagher

St Mary's Secondary School Macroom Co Cork

ANALYSIS OF SINGLE VS CO-EDUCATION TEACHER: MS MARY TWOMEY

AN INVESTIGATION OF LUCAN SPA TEACHER : MS MAEVE MASON

213

Aideen Mairead Kelleher Geraldine O'Grady Elaine O' Sullivan

Sinead Kelly Edel Noone Paula Duignan

St Joseph's College Athlone

Co Roscommon

WHAT A WHEEZY WORLD WE LIVE IN! TEACHER : SISTER PATRICIA DUFFY

LUNCH BOX OR JUNK 13OX TEACHER : MISS TWOMEY

214

Nina Marie Hourigan Johanna Kelly

222

Crescent College Comprehensive Dooradoyle Limerick

Benny Lynch Neil Conway Marcus Came

St Aloysius College Athlone Co Westmeath

A CONCISE STUDY OF THE ATHLONE BY-PASS TEACHER: MR ROBERT LARKIN

BULLYING TEACHER: MS MARGARET HOLMES 223 215

Damien Hudson Clement Egan Ciaran O' Connor

St Aloysius College Athlone Co Westmeath

224 Edith Elizabeth Irwin Amanda Byrne

St Joseph's College Athlone Co Roscommon

Edel Ward

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork

THE DYNAMICS OF A DORMITORY TOWN TEACHER: MR DOMNALL FLEMING

MUSICAL STUDIES - HELP OR HINDER TEACHER : MR ROBERT LARKIN

216

Padraig Lynch Patrick Healy Ken Wills

Donn Maguire Alan Hogan Jonathon Goodwin

St Mary's College Ballisodare

Co Sligo

ENVIRONMENT GOING CHEAP CRIMEBUS I ENS

TEACHER: MS DOLORES FINAN TEACHER: MRS MARY CARTY 225

217

Crescent College Comprehensive Dooradoyle Limerick

Ann-Marie Jordan Rosemarie Begley Evelyn Hogan

SCHOOL BAGS ... BACK BREAKERS AND LAW BREAKERS TEACHER: MS VALERIE JOHNSTON

SKIN DEEP TEACHER: MS GEMMA O'DONOGHUE

218

Our Lady' s School Terenure

Orla Kearney Niamh O'Brien

Dublin CYSTIC FIBROSIS - EFFECTS , TREATMENT AND SOCIAL AWARENESS TEACHER : MR TONY BURKE

Holy Faith Secondary School Clontarf Dublin

Linda Malone Ruth McArdle

226

Timmy McGillycuddy Cormac Brick

Intermediate School Killorglin Co Kerry

Sean Coffey

STUDY OF TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN KILLORGLIN TEACHER : MR DAVID STANTON

51 50

Stand No. 227

Stand No.

Shona McGonigle Tracy Murray Martina O'Brien

St Mary's High School Limavady Co Derry

235

YOUR SCHOOL DAY - THE EUROPEAN WAY? TEACHER: JOAN GUTHRIE

228

William McKechnie Mary-Margaret Toomey

St Gerard's School Bray Co Wicklow

Roisin O'Connor Michelle Magee Aine O'Reilly

St Wolstan's Secondary School Celbridge Co Kildare

THE BOOZE BLUES TEACHER: MS JOAN MCDONALD 236

MOUTHWATCH

Orla O'Donnell Denise Doherty Imelda Boyle

Scoil Mhuire Convent of Mercy Buncrana

Co Donegal

WASTE DISPOSAL -THE OPTIONS

TEACHER: MS A BUSTEED

TEACHER: MR CATHAL DAVIS 229

Grainne McQuaide Dearbhail Carmichael

Warrenmount Presentation College Clarence Mangan Road Dublin 8

237

A (I N I I TRY OL CI TANGS A til UDY Of UI1111IN'S MlAIIi SI AND FRANCIS SI TEACHER: MR LIAM KILBRIDE 230

Patrick Nagle Ian McAdoo

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork

Tricia O'Driscoll Claire O'Connor

Colaiste Muire Ennis Co Clare

DEVELOPING LEARNING AIDS FOR DYSLEXIA TEACHER: COLETTE REDINGTON 238

SKATEBOARDING - A SAFER FUTURE TEACHER : MR DOMNALL FLEMING

Ornaith O'Dwyer Francis Griffin Maria O'Dwyer

Ard Scoil Mhuire Corbally Limerick

RELIGIOUS FORMATION OR DEFORMATION! TEACHER: MR TOMAS O'DUIBHIR

231

Eimear Brid Ni Dhuibhir Maire Ni Mhordha

Christ King Girl's Secondary School South Douglas Road Cork

239

Aoibheann Ni Mhearain Elva Ni Bhraoin Aisling Ni Bhuachalla

Colaiste losagain Bothar Stigh Lorgan Co Atha Cliath

Christ King Girl's Secondary School South Douglas Road Cork

"AN TAOMHCHLE: AN CHIOTOG" TEACHER: CARMEL NI DHUINNEACHA

232

Casey O'Gorman Jane O'Connell

WOMEN IN EDUCATION TEACHER: MARY O'LEARY 240

Lucy O'Hagan Deirdre Little Alison Delaney

Loreto Abbey, Dalkey Co Dublin

MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AND EMPLOYMENT

NA DEITHE 13REIGE AR I INNI TEACHER: MARTINA NI CHATHAIN

TEACHER: MS CLARE O'CALLAGHAN 233

Johanna Ni Mhurchu Beibhinn Ni Bhuachalla Aine Ni Chathasaigh

Colaiste losagain Bothar Stigh Lorgan Co Atha Cliath

241

Kate O'Keefe

Loreto Abbey Gorey

Ailish Walsh

Wexford

CUMHACHT FOGRAIOCHTA

WHAT A WASTE! TEACHER MARTINA NI CHATHAIN

234

Michelle Nolan

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork

Deirdre McCarthy

VALUES AND ATTITUDES IN BALLINCOLLIG TEACHER: MR DOMNALL FLEMING

TEACHER: MRS M TRAVERS 242

Lynn O'Keeffe

Salerno Secondary School Salthill Galway

Caoilfhionn O'Connor Eugenie Regan A PASSION FOR CHOCOLATE

TEACHER: MRS Y DALY

Stand No

243

St Joseph's Academy Kildare Town

Joseph Stephen O'Keeffe Brendan Fitzgerald

251

INSIDE OUT: SOME OF THE BODY'S MAIN ORGANS TEACHER: MR ANTHONY CAREY 244

Miriam O'Reilly Louise Walsh Valerie Woodcock

St Brigid's College Callan

TEACHER: MS HILARY LYNCH 252

St Dominic's High School Sutton Dublin

COMPUTER STRESS TEACHER: MR DERMOT QUISH

Laura Quinlan Suzanne Cummins Fiona Byrne

Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea Co Tipperary

254 Regina Raymond Josephine Delaney

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork

St Joseph's College Athlone Co Roscommon

"ALL STRESS[ I) OUT"

Dublin

Brian Wills Brian Twohig

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig Co Cork

FIRE SAFETY - MYTHS AND REALITIES TEACHER : MR DOMNALL FLEMING

EMPLOYMENT AND THE FUTURE OF A DORMITORY TOWN TEACHER: MR DOMNALL FLEMING Sinead Reilly Niamh Cavanagh

Caritas College Ballyfermot

Tracey Williams Breda Holland Denise Laffan

DO TRADITIONAL MALE-FEMALE ROLES STILL EXIST IN BALLYFERMOT? TEACHER: CATHERINE MURRAY

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE HOME TEACHER: MS NORMA CUSACK-DYWER

247

Jenny Taggart Lisa Payne

Co Kilkenny

253

246

Ballincollig Community School Ballincollig Co Cork

WHAT AILS VDU?

AN ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF THE FARMING COMMUNITY TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN 245

John Jeremiah Slowey Herbert Daniel Down

SOCIAL, AND, BEWA VIQURALL SCIENCES

Group Projects Senior Section

Stand No

TEACHER: MRS MARY MULLIGAN 255 248

St Kieran 's College Callan Co Kilkenny

Dermot Ryan Brian Sheehan Gerald Purcell

256

Holy Rosary College Mountbellew

Geraldine Scarry Anne Marie Silke Celina O'Connor

BALLINCOLLIG AND DOUGLAS - RURAL VILLAGES IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT TEACHER : MR DOMNALL FLEMING 257

St Joseph's College Athlone

Ede] Shine Karen Moriarty Deirdre Shine

Co Roscommon

"THE BATTLE OF THE AIRWAVES" TEACHER : SISTER G MCMANUS 54

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig

Paul Beecher Liam O'Toole

Co Cork

Co Galway

USE OF FREE TIME BY STUDENTS IN EAST GALWAY TEACHER: MRS MAUREEN WALSH 250

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

OSTEOPOROSIS - CAN WE PREVENT IT? TEACHER : MS MOIRA LAWLESS

HYPERCARD IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS TEACHER : MR SEAMUS KNOX 249

Sinead Barlow Derval Fitzpatrick

Aoife Burke Laura Kearney Catherine Wallace

Laurel Hill Secondary School Laurel Hill Limerick

"TOWN AND GOWN" (FROM INSTITUTE TO UNIVERSITY) TEACHER: MR PEARSE FARRELL

St an d N o 258

Stand Na

St Paul ' s Secondary School

Karen Byrne Karen Cullen

266

Monasterevin Co Kildare

Emmeline Heffernan

Co Louth

HOUSEOWNERS HANDICAP?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

TEACHER : MR MARTIN FINN 259

St Louis Secondary School Dundalk

Aisling De Loughrey

TEACHER : MS SIOBHAN GREER

Bridgetown Vocational College

Naomi Byrne Linda Hayes

Bridgetown Co Wexford

267

Gillian Delehanty Aisling Breathnach

Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny

Al + B2 = COLLEGE

FISH, NO THANK YOU!

TEACHER : MS HELEN RENEHAN

TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'BRIEN

260

Mary Byrne Eileen Lambe Deirdre Eogan

St Louis High School Rathmines Dublin

268

TEACHER: LAURA HANRAHAN Jennifer Carmody Edel Donnelly Valerie Heatherton

Senior Comprehensive School Ballymun Road Dublin 11

269

270

St Dominic ' s High School

Lisa Carr

Edel Flanaghan Genevieve Fay Jane Bruton

Our Lady ' s Bower School Athlone Co Westmeath

VOICE INPUT AS A CONTROL TEACHER : MR CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG

DOES ABILITY GUARANTEE ENTRY INTO 3RD LEVEL EDUCATION TEACHER: MS GERALDINE ENGLISH

262

Senior Comprehensive School Ballymun Road Dublin 11

SCIENCE - DO GIRLS LOSE OUT? TEACHER : MS GERALDINE ENGLISH

IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH

261

Lisa Dingle Tammy Moore

Fiona Gleeson Grainne O 'Flatherty

Laurel Hill Secondary School Laurel Hill Limerick

Sutton Dublin 13

Olivia Freeman

SHANNON STOPOVER: STATUS OR STUMBLE? TEACHER : MR MARK O'SULLIVAN

FORTY WINKS TEACHER : AINE WOODS 271 263

Fiona Casey

Vocational School

Edel Reidy Irene Devitt

Ennis Co Clare

Anthony Hetherington

Terenure College

John Lambe

Templeogue Road Dublin

CLASS OF '92 TEACHER: MR JOE MCDONNELL

TEENAGE SURVEY IN CO CLARE TEACHER : MR PEADAR MCNAMARA 272 264

Emma Collins Denise Hanrahan Aisling Fenix

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

RAPE SEED AND ASTHMA A CONNECTION?

TEACHER: MS ANN TRACEY

Ursula Cullen Leila Kessopersadh

St Louis High School

Rathmines Dublin

COLOURFUL PERSONALITIES TEACHER : LAURA HANRAHAN

Loreto Secondary School St Michael's Navan

Co Meath

PHYSICAL PERCEPTIONS

Adeline Heidi Hughes Sally Daly

TEACHER: DESMOND O'LEARY

Marino College

Dawn Hurley Orla Keegan

Fairview

Dublin 3 A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS TEACHER : STEPHEN HARRIS

Stand No.

Stand No. St Louis High School Rathmines Dublin

274 Jacki Kelly Alison Gibson

282

ZOOS IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE TEACHER : LAURA HANRAHAN

275

St Brigid's College Callan

Eleanor Kilroy Aine Mahony

Co Kilkenny

Holy Faith Convent Rosbercon Co Wexford

Mary Ann Nichol Siobhan Cody Joanne Foley

SUBJECTS - DO WE MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES? TEACHER: MS MARY PILKINGTON 283

St Brigid's College Callan

Angela O'Carroll Clara O' Driscoll Sylvia Malone

Co Kilkenny

THE DRI AM /ONE TEACHER: MS EMILY DOYLE

276

Sinead Kitching Anne Salmon Sorcha O ' Loughlin CO MAYO FOOD AND ITS EFFECTS

Mount Saint Michael Convent of Mercy Claremorris

ALL SCREAM FOR ICE-CREAM - AN ANALYSIS OF THIS FOOD TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN 284

TEACHER : MS OLIVE LYNCH

Moira Ann O'Donnell Miriam Levingston Mairead O'Sullivan

Loreto Abbey Gorey

Wexford

GIRLS AND BOYS, WILL WE MIX? 277

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

Catherine Lennon Nina Howlett Catriona Ryan

TEACHER: MRS M TRAVERS 285

HOROSCOPES - REALITY OR MYTH TEACHER : MS CATHERINE POWER

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

Louise Ryan Ciara Mangan Arran Nolan SCENTS OF SMELL

278

Loreto Convent Grammar School Omagh Co Tyrone

Sinead Mc Glynn Sinead Mc Garvey Tara Jane Jennings

TEACHER : MS MOIRA LAWLESS 286

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS ONE, TWO, THREE OR IS IT? COUNTING TEACHER: PAUL MCHUGH

279

Dominican College Belfast Co Antrim

Clare Martin Orla Donnelly Tierna Macklin

POTHOLES IN ROADS CAUSES - CURES TEACHER : DON MCGINTY 287

NAVAGATION BEHAVIOUR

Colaiste Trocaire Chapel Hill

Sligo

288

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGION IN THE LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE TEACHER: MS ANNETTE O'CARROLL

281

St Brigid ' s Vocational School Loughrea

Sonya Moran Edel Kelly

Co Galway ALCOHOL "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT" TEACHER : MS GERALDINE FLYNN

Veronica Stapleton Margaret Bergin Sinead England

Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea

Co Tipperary

EXAMINATION OF RETAIL TRADE IN ROSCREA TEACHER: MR MICHAEL O'SHEA

TEACHER: MR SEAMUS QUINN 280 June McCormack Dearbhaile Prior

Gairm Scoil Mhuire Thurles Co Tipperary

Derek Smee Liam Ryan

Ursuline Convent Blackrock

Emma Thornhill Aoife O'Sullivan Niamh Quigley

Cork

INVESTIGATION INTO PSYCHIC ABILITY TEACHER : NORA O'LEARY 289

St Dominic's High School Sutton Dublin

Roisin Walshe Laura Reddy Michelle Keegan

RESEARCH INTO LISTENING LEVELS USING WALKMANS TEACHER: MR DERMOT QUISH

58 59

BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES

BITHEOLAIOCHT AGUS EICEOLAIOCHT

297 larla Lewis BI O L O GICAL EC O L O GICAL

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Stand No

290

Mount Anville Secondary School Mount Anville Road Dublin

Lucy-Ann Behan

RE-ESTABLISH KILLARNEY FERN IN KILLARNEY MONITOR : FRANK LEWIS 298

ACID RAIN IN DUBLIN: ORIGINS, DISTRIBUTION AND EFFECTS

299

St Enda's Community School Limerick

Mairead Nic Aogain

Meanscoil Feiriste Bothar na bhFal Beal Feiriste

Marian College Ballsbridge Dublin 4

Anthony Best

STAIDEAR TIMPEALLACHTA AR CHAIREALACHT SA SLIABH DUBH TEACHER : MR FEARGHAS 0 HEITHIR

WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS AND THE FACTORS IT ADAPTS TO TEACHER : MR HILARY DORGAN 300 292

Patrick McNamara

DUMPING AT SINGLAND STREAM TEACHER : MR BRENDAN WORSFOLD

TEACHER : MARY KAVANAGH

291

Loughquitane National School Killarney Co Kerry

In divi dual Pro j e cts

Rami Okasha

Colaiste An Spioraid Naoimh Bishopstown Cork

Marian College Ballsbridge

Adam Coburn

Dublin 4 SEXUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE INCIDENCE OF HEART ATTACK TEACHER : MR DONALD SWEENEY

ASTHMA - A STUDY TEACHER : MR HILARY DORGAN 301 293

Dublin 13 COMPARISON OF WATER QUALITY BY REGION TEACHER : MS ANNA WALSHE

THE EFFECT OF COOKING ON THE VITAMIN C CONTENT TEACHER : MR J MCLAUGHLIN

294

Samantha Doherty

St Mary's Secondary School Creggan Co Derry

ENJOYING THE SUN SAFELY TEACHER : MR DUDLEY COYLE

BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Andrew Downey

Individual Projects Intermediate Section

Stand No.

302 295

Sutton Park School Sutton

Darrell Reamsbottom

St Dominic's High School Falls Road Belfast

Maria D ' Agostino

Patrician College Newbridge Co Kildare

Paul Brown

Belcamp College Malahide Road Dublin

THE OCCURANCE OF ALBINISM IN WILDLIFE TEACHER : MR ANTHONY CORBET

296 lantha Dunne

Sacred Heart Convent Roscrea

Co Tipperary GUESS WHAT I FOUND IN THE POND TEACHER: MS GRAINNE MULCAHY 62

THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTI-PERSPIRANT TEACHER : MR MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN

303

Maria Coleman

Convent of Mercy Secondary School Castlerea Co Roscommon

HOW GREEN IS GREEN? TEACHER : MS YVONNE HANBURY

Stand No.

304

Stand No.

Ronan Connolly

Blackrock College Co Dublin

313

DIURNAL MOVEMENT OF CHLOROPLASTS IN CAULERPA FLORIDANA TEACHER: MR JIM BURNS

305

Orla Dunne

Caroline Ruth Minchin

MARITIME PLANTS: CALYSTEGIA SOLDANELLA, LATHRYS JAPONICA TEACHER: DR CAROLE MCELHINNEY

Mountmellick Community School Co Laois

Alexandra College Milltown Dublin

ait Ni Ghabhrain

Colaiste losagain Bothar Stigh Lorgan Co Atha Cliath

A STUDY OF ASHES AND ITS POSSIBLE USES TEACHER: MARY DUNNE 306

AN BHFUIL DAOINE AG FAS NIOS MO, AGUS MA TA, CEN FATH?

Adamstown Vocational School

Nicholas Egan

Adamstown Co Wexford THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS ON THE SOIL TEACHER : M S MAR Y HUGIILS

Rory English

TEACHER: MARTINA NI CHATHAIN 315

Orna O' Beirne

Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford

A STUDY OF TASTE (HOW IT IS AFFECTED BY AGE AND SMOKING)

Castleknock Colle g e

TEACHER: MRS LOUISE MURPHY

Castleknock Dublin 15 316

Liam O'Brien

EFFECTS OF ELECTRO MAGNETIC RADIATION ON MICRO-ORGANISMS TEACHER: MICHAEL KAVANAGH

St Colman's Community College Midleton Co Cork

ARASITES IN GAMMERUS 8

Sinead Hayes

TEACHER: MR FRANK HALBERT

Scoll Criost Ri Cahir

Co Tipperary

THE IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ON ANIMAL BREEDING TEACHER: MARIA FARRELL 309

Jane Holmes

Alexandra College Milltown Dublin

Damian O'Hara

St Mary's College Ballisodare Co Sligo

A CRTITICAL STUDY OF THE COMMON HOUSE HOLD DISINFECTANT TEACHER: MS DOLORES FINAN 318

Claire Padden

Colaiste Bride Clondalkin

HOW BRITTLE IS A BKITTLESTAR? TEACHER: DR CAROLE MCELHINNEY

310

Michael Kearns

Dublin 22 THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE WIREWORM

Abbey Community College

TEACHER: MS ANNE SMYTH

Wicklow 319

FLOW TO FOOL A WEEVIL

Denis Sheridan

TEACHER: MR MICHAEL LOUGHLIN

311

Aoife Lally

Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford

Gorey Vocational College Gorey Co Wexford

LABELS: ARE THEY TELLING US THE TRUTH? TEACHER: SR GRAINNE MCKELVEY

BLUE FLAG V NON BLUE FLAG TEACHER: MRS LOUISE MURPHY

312

John McHugh

Summerhill College Sligo

320

Michelle Tobin

Boherbue Comprehensive School Mallow Co Cork

OLD IRISH CURE - OR OLD WIVES TALES?

BEES AND POLLEN TEACHER: JOHN MCGETRICK

TEACHER: MR JOE CARROLL

Individual Projects Senior Section

QIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Stand No 328

Marie Gleeson

St Joseph ' s Convent of Mercy Doon Co Limerick

Stand No

321

Cambridge House Boys Grammar School Ballymena Co Antrim

Steven George Casson

THE USE OF A MODEL TO ILLUSTRATE NATURAL SELECTION TEACHER: JOHN D BOYD 322

Raymond Connolly

DENDROLOGY STUDIES OF OAK, BEECH AND SYCAMORE IN BALLYVOUREEN WOOD, CAPPAMORE CO LIMERICK TEACHER: MICHAEL QUIRKE 329

Mark Hennessy

St Nessan ' s Community College Limerick

BY-PASSING THE BY-PASS

St. Mary ' s C.B.S Portlaoise Co Laois

TEACHER : MICHAEL O'DWYER 330

Eugene Keyes

St. Mary's C.B.S Portlaoise

AN INVESTIGATION OF BIRD SCARER'S FFFECTIVENESS TEACHER: SEAMUS MCWEY

Co Laois DIET OF PHEASANTS IN THE WILD

St. Mary ' s C.B.S

Keith Conroy

Portlaoise Co Laois

TEACHER : SEAMUS MCWEY 331

Karen McAlister

St Dominic ' s High School Falls Road

1 HE ROLE OF IHE RUMEX SPECIAS IN MANAGED GRASSI AND SWARD TEACHER : SEAMUS MCWEY

Belfast THE DIRECTIONAL SENSITIVITY OF THE HUMAN EAR

Oliver Cullen

St Thomas ' Community College Bray Co Wicklow

TEACHER : MR J MCLAUGHLIN

332

Mark Cunningham

Abbey Grammar School Newry Co Down

AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO PIGMENT FARMED SALMON TEACHER : FRANCES LYONS 333

BIOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTANTS BY DIFFERENT SOILS TEACHER : MR GERARD HUGHES 326

Conor D'Arcy

Fergus Ryan

Christian Brother 's College St Patrick's Place Cork

TOMATO CULTIVATION - WHICH METHOD? TEACHER : MR WILLIAM GUINEY

Colaiste Ris Dundalk Co Louth

"THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT!" TEACHER: MR SYDNEY PECK Kevin Dwane

Convent of Mercy Secondary School Castlerea Co Roscommon

A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF THE SMOOTH NEWT AND COMMON FROG TEACHER : BRUCE ROCHE 325

Sinead Ryan

Bishopstown Community School Bishopstown Cork

EFFECT OF PH AND THERMAL STABILITY OF ENZYMES TEACHER : MR PAT MCDONNELL

BIOLOGICAL AND rECOLOGICAL SCIENCES.

334

Deirdre Brennan Emma O'Grady

Group Projects Junior Section

Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford

MICROWAVE VS COOKER - A COMPARISON TEACHER : MRS LOUISE MURPHY

Stand No. 335

stand No.

Natalie Cassidy Claire Thornhill Aoife Murphy

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

343

THE WISDOM OF TEETH TEACHER: MS FIONNUALA O'DRISCOLL

336

Alexandra College

Alison Coffey

Clare O'Donoghue

TEACHER: MR SYLVESTER MCEVOY 344

Milltown

Nicola Connolly

Mount Anville Secondary School

Jennifer Collins

Goatstown Dublin

Dean Brian Maguirc High School Carrickmore Co Tyrone

Christine Coyle Sharilene Hurson Seana O'Kane

Paul Downey Robert Teague

Dublin

TEACHER: MR JOE MCDONNELL

345

Orlaith Johnson

Holy Family Secondary School

Katherine Gosling Sandra Cassidy

Newbridge Co Kildare

A ROTTING APPLE SPOILS THE BARREL TEACHER: MR JOHN D CULLEN 346

Clare Lavery

St Dominic 's High School

Gillian McAllister

Falls Road Belfast

THE EFFECT OF SOAP ON THE REMOVAL OF BACTERIA ON THE SKIN

Belcamp College Malahide Road Dublin

TEACHER: MRJ MCLAUGHLIN

347 THE RED SQUIRREL TEACHER: MR ANTHONY CORBET

340

Terenure College Templeogue Road

RIGHT AND LEFT HANDEDNESS - DIFFERENCES IN PERFORMING BASIC MOTOR ACTIONS

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? TEACHER: MR TERRY MCCANN 339

Kevin Gaynor Karl Glennon

John Coffey

THE GROWTH OF FUNGI ON BREAD TEACHER: MRS MAIRE O'DONOGHUE

338

Colaiste Lorcain Castledermot Co Kildare

THE STUDY OF HAIR

Dublin HAIR - OUR CROWNING GLORY? TEACHER: MR JOHN HENNESSY 337

Mary Gannon Jacqueline Foster Brenda Smullen

Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane Co Kildare

Sarah Drumm Aisling O'Hagan Ann Maertens

Katherine McAleavey Noeleen Muldoon Martin McQuade

St Patrick's High School Keady Co Armagh

IS THERE LIFE AFTER MUSHROOMS? TEACHER: MISS MARGARET DIGNEY

348

Tracy McCarthy

Presentation Secondary School

Valerie Whitty

A STUDY OF HOW SEEDS ABSORB WATER TEACHER: ANTHONY P MCEVOY

Terenure

Dublin 6 HABITS IN CHURCHYARDS TEACHER: MS DAMIENNE LETMON

341

Tralee Community College Co Kerry

Garry Eager ConorO'Donoghue James O'Dowd

349

Tracey McIntyre

Coleraine Girls Secondary School

Lindsey Raine

AN ORNITHOLOGICAL STUDY OF TRALEE ENVIRONMENTS TEACHER: MR MAURICE SEXTON

Coleraine Co Derry

"B IGFOOT " TEACHER: MRS M BRIGGS

342

Cormac Finlay

Abbey Community College

Wayne Farrell

Wicklow

ARE TEENAGERS FIT? TEACHER: NOREEN O'REILLY

350

Lisa Moore

St Mary's Secondary School

Breda Leppard Theresa Gildea

Creggan Co Derry

SKIN DEEP TEACHER: MR DUDLEY COYLE 69

Stand No.

351

t- d No.

St Joseph's Convent Of Mercy Athboy

Catherine Norris Nicola Whelan

359

Co Meath ARTIOPOSTHIA TRIANGULATA VS LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS TEACHER: CATHERINE KENNEDY

352

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

Ciara O' Brien Mary Doorley Lynn Rourke

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

GLUG, GLUG OUR POLLUTED WATER GOES DOWN THE DRAIN TEACHER: MS ANNE MARIE MEE 360

Deirdre Anne Woods Niamh O'Mahoney

St David's Secondary School Greystones

Co Wicklow

RINGS OF HISTORY

IS SCHOOL BAD FOR ASTHMATICS? TEACHER : MICHAEL REDMOND

TEACHER: MS ANNE MARIE MEE

353

Niamh Timmons Hazel Flynn

Colaiste Einde Bothar Na Tra Gaillimh

Ronan O'Coincheannain Proinsias MacDonncha Seamus O ' Heideain

)LOGICAL AND OLOGICAL SCIENCES

HEN AND EGG BIOLOGY TEACHER : SEAMUS O ' DONGHAILE

Group Projects Intermediate Section

id No. 354

Mount Anville Secondary School Mount Anville Road

Mairead O'Dwyer Elaine Purcell

361

Dublin ASTHMA - BREATHING EASY IN THE NINETIES TEACHER : MS NUALA CUFFE

355

St Josephs ' s C.B.S Gorey Co Wexford

Shane O'Neill Lee Kavanagh

Samual Atcheson Richard Brennan

Strabane Grammar School Strabane Co Tyrone

DOES YOUR FRUIT JUICE MANUFACTURER CARE ABOUT VITAMIN C? TEACHER : MS FLORENCE CROMIE 362

Colaiste Einde Bothar Na Tra

Daniel Becker Pol O'Loingsigh

Gaillimh PSAMMOSERAL COMMUNITIES OF THE WEXFORD COAST TEACHER : MS MARGARET WALL 356

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

Lisa Rose Verona Hanlon

THE EFFECT OF TEMPORARY FLOODING ON PLANT GROWTH TEACHER : SEAMUS O'DONGHAILE 363

JUST HOW GOOD IS BOTTLED WATER? TEACHER: FINOLA HIGGINS

357

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

Emma Shanley Olwen Golden Kathryn Feeley

St Mac Dara ' s Community College Templogue

Emma Jane Smylie Laura Valintine

Dublin A STUDY OF THE FAMILY - GERBILLINAE TEACHER: MS JACINTA JONES

Patrician College Newbridge Co Kildare

IMPROVING THE PRESERVATION OF SILAGE TEACHER : MR MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN 364

THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON SPIDERS TEACHER : MS ANNE MARIE MEE

358

Gary Burke Martin Murray Paul Hughes

O ' Connell ' s Christian Brothers Sch North Richmond Stree Dublin 1

Michael Cagney Eoin McGlynn Martin Moran HANDS ON BACTERIA

TEACHER : ANTHONY MURPHY

365

Peadar Callaghan Gareth Robinson

Athlone Community College Athlone Co Westmeath

BIO GAS - A STUDY OF PRODUCTION AND USES TEACHER : MRS C HICKEY OMAOLAIN

70 71

lurid No.

Stand No

366

Gonzaga College Ranelagh Dublin

David Cass John O'Shea Myles Lavan

374

"SKIN CANCER: DO WE REALISE THE DANGER" TEACHER : MR JOSEPH O'BRIAIN 367

Moyne Community School Moyne

Enda Conefrey Joseph McNerney Martin Walsh

Lisa Egan Michelle Byrne Marie Langton

St Brigid 's College Callan Co Kilkenny

UDDER FOODS - A STUDY OF MILK AND ITS BYPRODUCTS TEACHER: MS BRIGID KNOX 375

Co Longford

A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ON A RIVER TEACHER: MS CATHERINE REID

Cathy Enright Emer Holland

Presentation Secondary School Limerick

CHLOROPHYLLS: VARIATIONS AND TRENDS IN ASH LEAVES TEACHER: MS ANNE CASHELL

368

Lorraine Cronin Jacinth Barry

North Presentation Secondary School Farranree

.376

Cork AIR QUALITY IN BLACKPOOL AREA TEACHER: MS EILEEN RIORDAN

369

Tommie Finnegan Jeremiah O'Sullivan

Killarney Community College Co Kerry

DESTRUCTIVE POWERS OF RHODODENDRON TEACHER: MRS MARY ENRIGHT

Intermediate School

David Curran

Killorglin Co Kerry

Joseph Sheehy

377

WATER - THE SPECTRUM OF LIFE TEACHER: BRENDAN O 'DONOGHUE

Michael Dennis Fitzgerald Stephen O'Neill

St Colman's Community College Midleton Co Cork

DOLPHIN DEATHS TEACHER: DENIS HEALY

370

Gairm Scoil Bheal an Atha Moir Leifear Co Dhun Na Ngall

Treasa De Bhruin Dolores NicMonagail Mairead Nic A'Bhaird

378

Emer Flannery

Manor House School

Niamh Ward

Raheny Dublin

EANACHA NA SPEIRE TEACHER: FIONA NI CHNAIMHSI

HARVESTED ENERGY TEACHER: MR MAURICE MURPHY

371

St Joseph's Secondary School

Antoinette Dolan

Gort Galway

Emma Cummins Louise Dolan

379

Miriam Hartnett Francine Winters Karen Nolen

Mercy Secondary School Inchicore Dublin 8

HEALTHY TEETH ARE HAPPY TEETH TEACHER: ANN DOOLEY

372

THE BATTLE OF THE TOOTHBRUSHES TEACHER: MS NORA SLEATOR

St L ou i s Secondary School

Deirdre Duff Sarah Griffin

Carrickmacross Co Monaghan

380

IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF E.C. NEW CEREAL POLICY IN CO MEATH TEACHER: ANNE CRONIN

373

St Mary's Convent Of Mercy Macroom Co Cork

Hilda Lucy Dunlea Caorline McSullivan

THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OUR WORLD TEACHER : MISS TWOMEY

Gavin Herlihy John Blood

St Joseph's De La Salle College Wicklow

AN ANALYSIS OF FISH BAIT FOR IMPROVED ANGLING TEACHER: MS MARIA O'CARROLL 381

Paula Jordan Teresa McGeeham

St Mary's Secondary School Creggan Co Derry

PREVENTION OF SKIN CANCER TEACHER: DAMIEN CAREY

I,ind No.

Stand No. 190 382

Fergual Kelly Michael McCarthy

Maria Immaculata Dunmanway Co Cork

391 John Kennedy Daryl Kingston Oliver Kelly

St Mary's Academy Station Road Carlow

392 Otto Klaue Cain Manning

Rory Edward Mullan Colin McGeady Thomas Doyle

St Columb's College Buncrana Road Derry

INVESTIGATION INTO THE STABILITY OF VITAMIN C TEACHER: GEORGE DOHERTY

A STUDY OF THE FEEDING HABITS OF GARDEN BEETLES TEACHER: GERRY WATCHORN 384

Killarney Community College Co Kerry

HOW POLLUTED IS THE WATER WE DRINK? TEACHER: MRS MARY ENRIGHT

A STUDY OF SILAGE IN THE DUNMANWAY AREA TEACHER: AILEEN O'NEILL 383

Karena McCarthy Bernadette Cahill Deirdre O ' Halloran

St Joseph's De La Salle College Wicklow

Bairbre Mullee Karen O'Reilly Sorcha Monahan

Muckross Park College Donnybrook Dublin

"SUPER SOAPS" THE BEHAVIOUR OF WOODLICE TEACHER: MS MARIA O'CARROLL

TEACHER: MS ANNE MARIE MEE 393

385

John Paul Lane Richard Nitzsche

St Colman's Community College Midleton Co Cork

THE PERFECT PASTURE PROMOTER TEACHER: MR FRANK HALBERT 386

Judy Lockhart Rosalind Carney

Alexandra College Milltown Dublin

394

Franciscan College Gormanston Co Meath

395

THE CAUSE, CURE AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ACNE TEACHER: FR DECLAN TIMMONS 388

Louise Mc Cart Kathryn Reilly Suzanne Lowry

Belfast Model School for Girls Belfast Co Antrim

Colaiste Raithin Bre Co Cill Mhantain

Emer O'Connell Niamh O'Connell

Colaiste lognaid Sea Road Galway

PARTLY SUBMERGED TIDAL PEAT AND CHANGING SEA LEVELS AT SALTHILL , GALWAY TEACHER: GERALDINE SIMMIE 396

Rory O'Connor

Crescent College Comprehensive

Kieran Lowe

ALONG THE RIVERBANK

Dooradoyle Limerick

EFFECTS OF INCINERATORS ON AIR QUALITY IN LIMERICK TEACHER: MS MARGARET HOLMES

TEACHER: MS SUZETTE BUTLER 389

Nicole Ni Neill Sorcha Ni Mhairtin Aodhnait Ni Dhonnghaile

GAIRLEOG MAR ANTAISEIPTAN TEACHER: NOIRIN NI CHONGHAILE

TEACHER: DR CAROLE MCELHINNEY Richard Lynam Robert Power Kevin Branigan

St Michael's Navan Co Meath

AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE RIVER BOYNE TEACHER: EILEEN LAWLOR

WOODLAND FUNGI

387

Loreto Secondary School

Amanda Nealon Cabrini Gibbons

Manor House School

Clara Markam Treasa Kelly

Raheny

Deirdre Mcgarry

Dublin

RATS - ARE THESE RODENTS OUR ETERNAL PLAGUE? TEACHER: AILISH DOLAN

397

Jeanne O'Dwyer Paula O'Dwyer

Loreto Convent Secondary School Kilkenny

WEED HAVE TO THINK NOXIOUS TEACHER : MS HELEN RENEHAN 75

Stand No. 398

St Francis ' Capuchin College Rochestown Co Cork

James O'Keeffe Martin Lynch

THE NETTLE STING - CAUSES, CURES AND EFFECTS TEACHER : MR DAN O'REGAN

399

IOLOGICAL AND

Galway

405

400

Killarney Community College Co Kerry

Louise Baker Brenda Enright

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

GRASS GROWS, COWS CHEW BUT HOW, WHEN AND WHERE IS MILK MADE TEACHER: MS MOIRA LAWLESS 406

SMOKING A THRILL, BUT DOES IT KILL? TEACHER : ANN DOOLEY

Anthony O'Shea Peter O ' Callaghan Alan O ' Sullivan

Senior Section

and No.

St Joseph ' s Secondary School Gort

Marion O'Neill Edel Gillane

Group Projects

ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Ciara Marie Breen Louise Mc Cormick Denise Martin

Loreto Convent Grammar School Omagh Co Tyrone

HOW DO YOU STORE YOUR SPUDS? TEACHER : EUGENE MURRAY

407

Deirdre Brown Claire O ' Halloran

Christ King Girl ' s Secondary School South Douglas Road Cork

THE MIRACLE FOOD - GARLIC TEACHER : MRS MARY ENRIGHT

401

St Brigid's College Callan Co Kilkenny

Lisa Bohan Eleanor Walsh Ann Raftice

SOMATIC CELL COUNT - A GROWING PROBLEM TEACHER : PAULINE SHANAHAN 408

SUPER BEE - FOR A SUPER FUTURE TEACHER: MARY 0 RIORDAN

Belinda Byrne Anne McMahon

St Louis Secondary School Carrickmacross Co Monaghan

THE FORGOT-TON KILLER: HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE TEACHER : ANNE CRONIN

402

St Wolstan ' s Secondary School Celbridge Co Kildare

Maria Shannon Nicola Martin Karen Grean

409

SPOTS - CURES AND CAUSES

Maebh Callan Cliona O'Brien Syro Fleming HERBAL HEALING

TEACHER : MS JOAN MCDONALD

403

St Conleth ' s College

Barry Ward

St Louis Secondary School Dundalk Co Louth

TEACHER : SR MARIE CELINE OBYRNE

410 James Canavan Alexander French

St Michael ' s College Ailesbury Road

Ballsbridge Dublin 4

Andrew Shubotham Andrew Thompson

HOW SKIN BACTERIA IS AFFECTED BY MALE COSMETICS TEACHER : MR DAVID HARDING

Dublin SELECTION AND ADAPTATION IN E. COLI TEACHER : MS ANNE LYNCH

411

Martin Clarke Dermot Monaghan

O ' Carolan College Nobber Co Meath

404

Dundalk Grammar School Co Louth

Karen Whately Kate O ' Neill

AN ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF DEODORANTS TEACHER : MS STEPHANIE MOLLOY

GROUND WATER SURVEY IN NORTH MEATH TEACHER : MICHAEL COUGHLAN 412

Oliver Conlan David McConville

Abbey Grammar School Newry Co Down

VARIATION IN ROSA CANINA TEACHER : MR GERARD HUGHES

76 77

Hand No.

Stand No.

413

Holy Child School Killiney Co Dublin

Linda Corbally Rachel Carey

421

Ann McKenna Ann Marie McCarthy

Ursuline Convent Blackrock Cork

SAFER SEWAGE

PINE WEEVIL TEACHER : MS CATHERINE DE LOUGHRY 414

Sinead Curran Pauline McIntyre Jennifer Dow

St Louise ' s Comprehensive College Falls Road Belfast

TEACHER: BERNARD CARR

422

DON'T STRESS PUT THE BIO-EXPERT TO THE TEST TEACHER : GERALD MCSHANE

Eimer Mooney Olivia Sweeney Siobhan Sinnott

Loreto Convent Secondary School Wexford

TUTTI FRUITTI TEACHER : MS MARY RIORDAN

415

St Dominic ' s High School Sutton Dublin

Martina Doyle Orlaith Gallagher Sonya Griffin

423

ACID RAIN: LOCATION DIFFERENCES AND THEIR EFFECTS TEACHER : MR DERMOT QUISH 416

St Louis Secondary School Dundalk Co Louth

Joyce Harmon Clodagh Clarke Niamh Lynn

St David ' s Secondary School

Karen Hayes

Olivia Jackman

Greystones

Linda Maxwell

Co Wicklow

St Peter ' s College Wexford

GOAT'S MILK - ASTHMA AND ALLERGY TEACHER : MR THOMAS BOLGER 424

Anne O'Brien Sarah Williams Niamh Power

Ursuline Convent Blackrock Cork

CHUBBY CHICKENS

A STUDY OF RAISED BEACHES IN THE CO. LOUTH AREA TEACHER : MS SIOBHAN GREER

417

David Murphy James Cloney

TEACHER : BERNARD CARR

425

Christopher 0 Broin

St Joseph ' s School For The Deaf

David O ' Donoghue

Cabra Dublin

Declan Flynn BREATH CONTROL

CAN WE REPAIR TREATED HAIR?

TEACHER : MS MARY ARCHER

TEACHER : J MCELROY 418

Laurel Hill Secondary School

Anne-Marie Hickey

426

Laurel Hill

Karen Walsh

Limerick

427 Abbey Grammar School Newry Co Down

Donal Keane Rodger Toner

428 Maria Immaculata Dunmanway Co Cork

Geroid McCarthy Adrian O'Donavan Paul Hunt

BEHAVIOUR OF AN INVERTEBRATE ANIMAL TEACHER : AILEEN O'NEILL 78

Ballsbridge Dublin

Gerard O'Neill Kevin O' Donoghue Owen O'Connell

Terenure College Templeogue Road Dublin

TERENURE COLLEGE LAKE RESTORATION PROJECT TEACHER: MR JOE MCDONNELL

ASSESSMENT OF FEMALE QUALITY BY MALE GAMMARUS TEACHER : MR GERARD HUGHES 420

Pembroke School

PITCHER PLANTS - THE INSIDE STORY TEACHER : MS YVONNE DEEGAN

DAMAGE TO MOSSES AS A BAROMETER OF AIR POLLUTION TEACHER: MR MARK O'SULLIVAN

419

Sinead O'Doherty Aideen Moynihan Sarah MacManus

Caroline O'Neill Angela McCann

Dominican College Belfast Co Antrim

INVERTEBRATE NERVOUS SYSTEMS TEACHER : MR SEAMUS QUINN

Stand No

429

Clare Sheehy Lesley Mcllvenna Susan O ' Driscoll

Manor House School Raheny Dublin

BIRDS - SURBURBAN GARDEN WARFARE TEACHER : MS CATHERINE POWER Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane Co Kildare

430 Joanna Sherlock Lorraine Ward

PHOTO RESPONSES IN MOULDS TEACHER : ANTHONY P MCEVOY 431

James Wynne Gavin O ' Donoghue

Colaiste Ris Dundalk Co Louth

EFFECTS OF SEA WATER AND SWIMMING POOL WATER ON THE HEALTH OF SWIMMERS TEACHER : MR SYDNEY PECK 432

Geraldine Young Jane O'Conner Natasha Kelly

Loreto Abbey Gorey Wexford

S.O.S SAVE OUR SEAS TEACHER : MRS M TRAVERS

Association of Secondary Teachers' Ireland An Bord Glas Barnardo's Child Care Agency Bord na Gaeilge

Cara The Computer People Commission of the European Communities Confederation of Irish Industry Department of Education Display Contracts Limited EOLAS - The Irish Science and Technology Agency ENFO - Information on the Environment Institute of Biology of Ireland Institute of Chemistry/Royal Society of Chemistry Institution of Electrical Engineers Institute of Physics, Irish Branch Institution of Engineers of Ireland Insurance Institute of Ireland Irish Computer Society Irish Cancer Society/CSSC Drugs Awareness Programme Irish Geological Association Irish Professors of Botany Irish Science Teachers' Association Irish Science Teachers Taskforce Jurys Hotel, Dublin Mount Herbert Hotel, Dublin Minitel National Rehabilitation Board Office of Public Works Royal Dublin Society Sociological Association of Ireland Teachers' Union of Ireland TEAGASC - Agriculture and Food Development Authority TEAM Aer Lingus University of Edinburgh Westinghouse Electric Corporation