RECOMMENDED FOR SPECIAL APPROBATION BY THE JUDGES

Those recommended for special approbation by the judges

Those recommended for special approbation by the judges

Chemistry Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Junior Group: A study of Energy released from Food Maeve Hand, Sarah Curran, Elizabeth Treacy, Dominican College - Sion Hill, Dublin; Alpha Networking solutions Kevin Gaffney, Connor Nash, Barry Gallagher, St Pauls College - Raheny, Dublin; Beer Buster Stephen Begley, Mark Rodgers, Paul Mc Ardle, Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School, Down; Polyominoes Ailbhe Brady, Orla Keegan, Our Ladys College - Drogheda, Louth; Storm Water James Rogers, Ruairí Mac Donnacha, St Jarlaths College - Tuam, Galway; The Ankle Toner Niall Leavy, Brendan Feehan, Confey College - Leixlip, Kildare; Variation of Golf Balls Velocity on Different Greens Pierce Doyle, Tiernan O Connor, Coláiste Bhride - Carnew, Wicklow; Venn Diagram and the Four Colour Theorem Naomi O Brien, Katie Doyle, Lyndsey Sweeney, St Kilians Community School, Wicklow; Water - How What and Why? Darren Ruane, John Harran, Colaiste Phadraig Christian Brothers School - Lucan, Dublin.

Intermediate Group: A study of Sunglasses and how they affect the eyesight Ceire Proctor, Sarah OSullivan, Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; Fastest Finger First John Mc Parland, Feargal Mc Shave,  Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School, Down; Ion Exchange in sphagnum Moss and Peat Michelle Hennigan, Aisling Begley, Scoil Muire agus Padraig - Swinford, Mayo; Number Shapes and Arithmetic Progressions Jennifer Young, Elena Cernei, St Kilians Community School - Bray, Wicklow; Queuing - Why Wait Róisín Irving, Eimear Coady, Anna Kelly, , Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; Specificity of Enzymes Jennifer Dwyer, Aoife McCrone, Candy Fitzgibbon, Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; The Mpemba Effect Kevin O Sullivan, Philip kuda, Brian Kelly, , St Gerards School, Wicklow; Thrills Without Spills Ross Buchanan, Jonathan Buchanan, Matthew Blackledge, Omagh Academy, Tyrone.

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Individual: Carbonated Drinks and their effect on Teeth Mark Collins, Christian Brothers College - Cork, Cork; Celtic Stone Crosses & Fibonacci-part of the Christian or Pre-Christian tradition of ancient Ireland Ronan Kildea, , Christian Brothers Secondary School - Ennistymon, Clare; Dishwashing Detergents do they damage Aluminium Utensils? Chloe Kinsella, , Rathdown School, Dublin; E - Lection Gary Redmond, Arklow Community College, Wicklow.

Senior Group: An in Dept Exploration of the Nature of Polygons to Prove that the new Polygon formed has a fixed Ratio to that of the original ones Joseph Mc Carthy, Alan Hughes, Joseph Mc Carthy, , Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, Kildare; CO2 - The Clean Alternative Amy Glennon, Susan Jones, Christ King Secondary School, Cork; Garlic and its effects on Free Radicals Judith Soraghan, Amy Nordan, Rachel Mulholland, St Louis Secondary School - Dundalk, Louth; Perfect Sense!! Christopher McParland, Brendan murphy, , Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School, Down; Splish Splash - What Mystery Lies Beneath? Claire McMenamin, Catriona Mc Monagle, Helena Quinn, , Loreto Secondary School - Letterkenny, Donegal; Toothpaste - Mouthwash The Pros and cons of 2N1S Imelda Mc Carthy, Edel Crowley, Imogene Power, , Kilrush Community School, Clare.

Individual: PS1 Pot Stirrer 1 Brian Kinsella, , Coláiste Lorcáin, Kildare.

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Junior Group: A Study of Osteoporosis Siobhán Kiely, Órlaith O Brien, , Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; An Investigation of TXT Culture Michelle Nagle, Patti Mc Neilis, Sharon Sheehan, , St John Bosco Community College, Clare; Boys V Girls - The Survival of the Fittest Marian Gaffney, Rachel Persse, , Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny; Multicultural Ireland - Reality or Myth? Sarah Jennings, Susan Deasy, , Coláiste Choilm, Cork; Recognition: Making Connections Fiona Shipsey, Beth McEvoy, Caroline Kelly, , The Teresian School, Dublin; Students attitudes to litter in Meanscoil Feirste Grainne Ni Chiarain, Siobhan Ní Oldáin, , Meanscoil Feirste, Antrim; Techno Toys Techno Teens? Brian Foley, Niall Mc Namara, , Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál - Blarney, Cork; Teenage Smoking - The Gender Factor Stephen O Brien, Desmond Kavanagh, Stephen OBrien, , St Davids Holy Faith Secondary School, Wicklow; The Effect of Positive Rewards on the Disciplinary System in a School Roisin Keegan, Ciara Mulligan, Michelle Reynolds, , Mohill Vocational School, Leitrim; The Euro in Ireland Bairbre Boyle, Catherine Sweeney, Michelle Mc Cullagh, , Rosses Community School, Donegal; The Learning Game - Seeing Hearing and Doing Michael Simpson, Sarah Mc Carthy, Marie Barron, , Scoil Aireagail, Kilkenny; To Investigate ways to improve DART access for wheelchair users Claire Giblin, Susan Giblin, , St Marys Secondary School, Dublin; Young Teens Views on the Catholic Church & Religous Education Jean Kelly, Andrea Doyle, , Loreto Abbey Secondary School - Dalkey, Dublin.

Individual: Bullying in Primary and Second Level schools in the Trim Area of Co Meath Rachel Ivory, , Scoil Mhuire - Meath, Meath; Effects of Asthma on Student Lives Ailbhe Gildea, , Hartstown Community School, Dublin; Whos doing what and why? A survey of leaving cert subject choices Bobby O Leary, , Newbridge College, Kildare.

Intermediate Group: A Study of Mumonics and their effects on Memory Cormac Early, Joe Garvin, , Newtown School - Waterford, Waterford; A Study of Public Park Areas in and around Drogheda Tracey Mc Keown, Sinead Manley, Michelle McDermott, , Our Ladys College - Drogheda, Louth; Are you Road Worthy? Clementine Farrell, Ciara Farrell, Bairbre OBrien, , Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; Attitudes to physical disability in Ireland with a view to mainstream education and transport Julie OLeary, Ciara Flynn, , Colaiste Choilm - Cork, Cork; Breakfast Bars - Nutritional snacking or basically lacking Amanda Winstanley, Christina O Donovan, Lucy White, , Rockford Manor Secondary School, Dublin; Classroom our learning environment Barry Lennon, Karl Conlon, Stephen ONeill, , Ballybay Community College, Monaghan; Eating Habits of Teenagers Ailbhe Goodbody, Janet Horner, Simone Scollard, , St Andrews College, Dublin; Fadhbanna Tráchta ar an N11 agus an Éifeacht a bhíonn acu ar an bpobal dar leo féin Máire Ní Argáin, Aisling Ní Eochagáin, Jennifer Nic Ruairí, , Coláiste Íosagáin, Dublin; Fluairidiu-an dtuigeann tusa e? Grainne Ni Bhreithiun, Edel Ni Nuallain, Aislinn Nic an Bhreithiun, , Coláiste Cois Life, Dublin; Hackers Files - Your Info is Out There! Leanne Harte, Ellen Moran, , St Dominics High School, Dublin; Healthy Smokers Patricia Orr, Mary Margaret Maurm, Naomi Fox, , Coláiste Mhuire - Kilkenny, Kilkenny; How Safe are our Farms? Siobhan Coyle, Regina Donlon, , St Josephs College - Athlone, Westmeath; Memory Mayhem Elaine O Malley, Kerry Taylor, Amelia Walsh, , Loreto Secondary School - Letterkenny, Donegal; Ní tusa an t-aon duine ait Ailbhe Ní Dhálaigh, Eimear Nic Diarmada, , Coláiste Íosagain, Dublin; Passive Smoking and its effects on the Embryo Jenny Conlon, Lindsey Clarke, Ruth Murphy, , Loreto College St Stephens Green, Dublin; Sucked In Puffed Out Alan Hewitt, Jason Mulligan, Deborah Mc Collum, , Royal School Cavan, Cavan; Teenage Pregnancies - Is Contraception the Problem? Gaeil O Donovan, Mary-Kate OReilly, Ciara Hodnett, , Christ King Secondary School, Cork; The Euro: will we Pay the Price? Alison Treacy, Tracey Nagle, Maggie O Connor, , Rockford Manor Secondary School, Dublin; Transition Year- Isit worthit? Emma Joyce, Naomi Kavanagh, caoimhe woods, , Coláiste Choilm, Cork; Why are we too Feeble to face the Needle? Iseult Egan, Eimear Connellan, Danielle Murphy, , St Josephs College - Athlone, Roscommon; Working School Kids - Exploitation or Life Education? Lorna Abbey, Aisling Stafford, Donna Crosbie, , Mater Christi Secondary School, Dublin.

Individual: An Bhuil Gaolta Sóisialta ag Capaill? Jessica Stanley, , Coláiste Ráithín, Wicklow; Asthma - The problems and solutions to living in a boarding school environment Justine O Mahony, , Our Ladys School, Wicklow; Memory Stephen Whelan, , Catholic University School, Dublin; Why the public are so disillusioned with politics today James Haughey, , St Michaels College, Dublin.

Senior Group: An te Nach gCuireann san Fomhar Ni Bhainfidh se i Mi Lunasa Owen Ardill, Tadhg Broin, Conchur O Cearbhaill, , Colaiste Pobail Osrai, Kilkenny; Does Learning support create equal opportunities? Stephanie Sheehan, Niamh Magnier, , Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál - Blarney, Cork; Horoscopes: Truth or Lies Linda Curtis, Dara Doherty, Dervla Brennan, , Dun Lughaidh Secondary School, Louth; Maths 4 Fun Paula Sheils-Ryan, Julianne Coleman, Una O Boyle, , St Wolstans Community School, Kildare; Social Networks - An Examination of Peoples Lifestyles Michelle Duggan, Heather Flanagan, , Coláiste Choilm, Cork; Wet your apptitude Conor Kennedy, Dermot McGuckin, Vincent McGaughan, , St Malachys College - Belfast, Antrim.

Biology and Ecological

Junior Group: A Comparison of the Antibacterial Activity of Disinfectants Rachel Clancy, Jenny Young, Kathy O Gorman, , Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick; Drinking Fountains: An Investigation Aisling O Dywer, Jayne MacMahon, Serena O Reilly, , The Teresian School, Dublin; Seile Uirlis Faithmheasta Niamh Ni Mhuireasain, Maoiliosa Ni Churrain, Hayleigh Ni Fhearraigh, , Colaiste Ailigh, Donegal; The effect of spices on Bacterial growth and peoples Health Simon Corry, Becky Mulligan, Rosemary Sweeney, , OFiaich College, Louth; The Mulcair - Do we Care? Niall Campbell, Sean Cronin, , Castletroy College, Limerick; What Lives in your Toothbrush? Dearbhaile Flynn, Aimee Stanley O Malley, Noel Mahon, , Clifden Community School, Galway; Which Foods Inhibit Plaque? Heather Barry, Aisling McStay, , St Dominics High School, Dublin.

Individual: To compare the microbiological quality of water from various sources Aisling Hogan, , Loreto High School - Beaufort, Dublin.

Intermediate Group: Air quality and lichens Ailbhe Houlihan, Eoin Dornan, Stephen Kenneally, , St Gerards School, Wicklow; Back Posture V Heel Height: A Growing Concern Louise Lane, Keelin Harty, Orla Murphy, , Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; Does Playing Sports Make a Better Body? Eavan Higgins, Niamh Donagh, Jennifer Finnegan, , Our Ladys Bower, Roscommon; Lunar cycles and Mammal beheaviour Suzanne Scanlan, Eva Griffin, Clare Fannin, , Coláiste Mhuire - Ennis, Clare; Measurement of changes in Antibiotic resistant by Sequence Comparison Jennifer O Leary, Emma Fanning, Nicole Roche, , Mount Mercy College, Cork; The Impact of Spartina grass on Migrating Birds in North Bull Island Rachel Mc Connell, Róisín Nig Fhlionn, Aimée Murphy, , St Dominics High School, Dublin; The Infuence of Predation on Phytomyza Ilicis in County Cork David Horgan, Andrew Horgan, , Coláiste Choilm, Cork.

Senior Group: Our Environment - How can we improve it? James Eivers, Niall Madden, Niamh Sheridan, , Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School, Longford; The effect cleaning agents have on Micro organisms Tracie Hickey, Orla Shaughnessy, Niamh Lyons, , Vocational School, Galway.

Individual: Effects of Holly on the growth of Tricophyton verrucosum in Calves Blathnaid Gowan, , Loreto Secondary School - Wexford, Wexford; The danger of windmills on its surrounding habitats - is it true? Joyce OSullivan, , Coláiste Choilm, Cork.