1. art and entertainment
2. books and literature

1st Year Booklist 2015
BOOKS/EQUIPMENT YOU MUST PURCHASE
ALL STATIONARY REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM FOREVER AMBER AND HOMEWORLD IN RATOATH
SUBJECT
BOOK NAME
Irish
English
Science
Geography
French/Italian
History
Religion Education
SPHE Materials
Digital Citizenship
AUTHOR &
COMPANY
120 page Polyprop Manuscript
Foclóir Póca
An Gúm
€3 for Seachtain na Gaeilge payable February
Allow €12- €15 for novel to be purchased in September 2015.
lever arch files, dividers & pockets ,A4 refill pad
Exploring Science Workbook
EDCO
Two A4120 page Polyprop Manuscript, colouring pencils & pritt
stick
Young Scientist Trip app €12 payable in Dec/Jan
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript small copy, colouring pencils,
pencil and ruler
2 x A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript, 1 soft back copy,
cardboard pocket holder
€10 French Theatre Group payable January (French Students only)
1 x A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript and 1 x Soft back Copy
€2 payable in September for the cost of 1st Yr Retreats
1 x A4120 page Polyprop Manuscript and 1 soft back copy
Clear closable folder, A4 refill pad A4 display book (40 pockets)
€3 for materials payable to SPHE teacher in Sept.
1 x A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript. Colouring Pencils
BOOKS WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE THROUGH OUR BOOK RENTAL SCHEME
eBook An dTuigeann Tú Anois É? 2
Maths pack, including calculator, project maths copy , maths
tables, maths set, white board marker and duster in a plastic A4
folder
Irish
Maths
C.J.Fallon
Book/Equipment for optional Subjects
Each Student will do two of the following Subjects
PLEASE PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR HIGHLIGHTED SUBJECTS.
SUBJECT
Art
Home
Economics
BOOK NAME
2b, 4b, 6b pencils, Erasers, pencil sharpener, A3 spiral Icon 110
GSM sketchpad, A2 plastic folder, 30cm ruler, A3 plastic folder,
colouring pencils Faber Castel 36 or 48 pk
Please ensure that where materials are specifically recommended that
these are the materials purchased
A4120 page Polyprop Manuscript, soft copy
€5 for equipment/ingredients (payable in Sept)
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AUTHOR &
COMPANY
Exact details of
equipment
available from
Forever Amber
Ratoath
Materials Tech
Wood
Tech Graphics
Music
Metalwork
Business Studies
Classical Studies
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript
€5 towards practical class materials. Payable to class teacher in
September 2015.
Big set squares & protractor, T.G. compass (Faber Castell), A3
plastic folder, T square, 2H pencil, HB pencil, eraser
Sounds Good – Set Works & Songs Booklet – Set A
Sounds Good Workbook (blue)
Recorder, Music Manuscript
Recorder Music Manuscript A4 Folder, Display pockets, 2 x blank
recordable CD’s
A4 120 page , A4 Hardback Copy
€5 towards practical class materials. Payable to class teacher in Sep
2015
Work Book-Ready for Business
A4 120 page Polyprop manuscript
Record Book 2
Apollodorus: The Library of Greek Mythology
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript
General Equipment
 Ruler, eraser and pencil sharpener
 1 clear plastic A4 folder (for notes)
 Set of head phones compatible for use with ipad
2
McFadden/Kearns,
EDCO
Richard Delaney
EDCO
Translation Robin
Hard 2008 Oxford
World Classics
2nd Year Booklist 2015
BOOKS/EQUIPMENT YOU MUST PURCHASE
ALL STATIONARY REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM FOREVER AMBER IN RATOATH
SUBJECT
Irish
English
Science
French
Business
Studies
Home
Economics
Art Materials
Geography
BOOK NAME
1 new hardback copy. Keep copies from 1st year
€3 for Seachtain na Gaeilge payable February
Graiméar Is Féidir Leat
Allow € 25 - € 30 for purchase of two texts / novels
(play to be decided guide price €10)
A4 refill pad
Keep last year’s workbook. 2 science hardback copies,
colouring pencils, pritt stick
€10 for French Day payable in January
Retain all copies, dictionary and grammar hardback.
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript & soft back copy.
Écoutez Bien 1 Listening Workbook
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript,
Record Books Record Books 1, 2 and 3
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript & soft back copy. Use the
same copy from 1st year. Only buy new copy if 1st year copy is
full.
€5 for equipment /cookery (payable in Sept). Students may need
to purchase additional items for their craft projects during the
year.
2B, 4B, 6B pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener, A3 spiral Icon
110gsm sketch pad, ruler 30cm, colouring pencils Faber Castel
36 or 48pk, acrylic paints & paint brushes(3 Richard Oliver
series Albino700 No.2 No.6 No12), A3 plastic folder, A2 plastic
folder, copybook
€10 for Art trip payable to teacher in September
Cardboard A4 folder. Keep A4 copy and small copy from last
year (replace if needed). Colouring pencils, pencil and ruler
R.E
A4 Refill Pad Retain last year copy + Refill Pad
CSPE
SPHE
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript
Throughout the course of the year, teachers may plan relevant
CSPE trips costing max €15.
Sound Good Junior Cert Music Textbook
Sound Good Set Works and Songs Booklet – Set C
Sound Good Blue Workbook
Recorder, Music Manuscript, Hardback Copy, Display pockets,
2x blank recordable CDs
Retain last year’s folder & contents
History
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript & softback copy
Classics
Homer, The Iliad
A4 120 pages Polyprop Manuscript XI
Music
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AUTHOR &
COMPANY
Joseph Dunne,
Folens
Exact details of
equipment needed
available from
Forever Amber
Ratoath
McFadden/Kearns
EDCO
Penguin Classics
translation by
Students will issued with photocopied texts at the start of year
Martin Hammond
(1987) ISBN No.
0-4-044444-0
EBOOKS YOU WILL RECEIVE
Maths
Ordinary Level
Higher Level
Maths In Action 2
Maths In Action 3
Irish
Ordinary Level
Higher Level
An dTuigeann Tú Anois É? 2
An dTuigeann Tú Anois É? 3
BOOKS/ITEMS YOU MUST KEEP
SUBJECT
French
Irish
English
Home Economics
Metalwork
Materials Tech
Wood
T. Graphics
Maths
Geography
Science
History
Music
BOOKS
Keep all notes and
hardback copies
All copies Foclóir,
All First Year notes and
folders
Keep all notes and copies
from 1st year.
Keep Equipment
MATERIALS
A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript
€5 towards practical class materials payable to
teachers in September
€5 towards practical class materials payable to
teachers in September
Hardback copy
T. Graphics & Workbook
Calculator & Geometry Set
Hardback Copy
All 1st year notes
Hardback science copies
A4 120 page Polyprop
Manuscript, 2 soft back
copies, colouring pencils
Sounds Good Textbook,
Workbook Set B, Blue
workbook & set songs, set
works booklet set A.
Recorder, Manuscript, Hardback.
NOTE: Second Year students will have an Anti-Bullying workshop during the year. This will be
approx. €5 and will be payable to their caomhnóir
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3rd Year Book List 2015
BOOKS/EQUIPMENT YOU MUST PURCHASE
ALL STATIONARY REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM FOREVER AMBER IN RATOATH
SUBJECT
Irish
English
Maths
Ordinary Level
Higher Level
Science
Home Economics
Religious Education
T. Graphics
Woodwork
Art
Classics
BOOK NAME
AUTHOR &
COMPANY
€3 for Seachtain na Gaeilge payable in
February
Allow €25 for Trip to Theatre
Shakespearean Play (purchase Sept. Allow
€15)
A4 refill pad
Mathematical Tables (Dept. of Education)
Project maths copy
Retain Text & Test 2 (Blue)
Retain Text & Test 2 (Red)
2 science hardback copies
2 x A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript. Use
the same copy from 2nd year. Only purchase a
new copy if 2nd year copy is full.
€5 for cookery (payable in September)
Retain last year’s folder & it’s contents,
Refill pad
T squares (J. Cert sized set squares)
Technical sized compass (Faber Castell)
Retain A4 hardback copy & book
€30 - €60 towards cost of woodwork project
cost depends on project size – not known
until November
2B, 4B, 6B pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener,
Icon 110gsm spiral A3 sketch pad, ruler
30cm, colouring pencils Faber Castel 36 or
48ph, acrylic paints and paint
Richard Oliver Albino 700 No2 No6 No12
brushes (3), A3 plastic folder, A2 plastic
folder, charcoal set (4 pencils-light, medium,
dark and white
Virgil, Selections from the Aeneid.
Homer, The Iliad,
Metalwork
€30 payable towards the cost
of the metal work project Payable in October
French
Succes au Brevet 2nd Edition EDCO
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Exact details of equipment
needed available from
Forever Amber Ratoath
Translated by Graham
Tingay, Cambridge
University Press
Penguin Classics,
translation by Martin
Hammond (1987) ISBN
No. 0-14-044444-0
Geraldine McQuillan &
Marie Stafford
CSPE
Music
Geography
SPHE
A4 clear closable folder KEEP A4 hardback
copy, Softback copy and folder from last
year. Throughout the course of the year,
teachers may plan relevant CSPE trips costing
€5-€15.
Sounds Good Junior Cert Music Textbook,
McFadden / Kearns
Sound Good Set Works and Songs Booklet – EDCO
Set B
Sounds Good Blue Workbook
Recorder, Hardback Copy
2 music manuscript copies
A4 folder, display pockets, 2 recordable CD’s
Cardboard A4 folder. Keep copy from last
year. Small copy, colouring pencils, ruler,
pencil.
Retain folder & contents from last year
BOOK RENTAL SCHEME
KEEP THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:
SUBJECT
Irish
Ordinary Level
Higher Level
Maths
Ordinary Level
Higher Level
History
Geography
Science
CSPE
English
Religious E
Italian
BOOKS
Fonn 2 & An d’tuigeann Tú 3
Fonn 3/Maoin 3 & An dTuigeann Tú 3
Maths in Action 2 (Blue)
Maths in Action 3 (Red)
Living History 1
New Complete Geography
Exploring Science
Make a Difference/Stand Up Speak Up
Take the Plunge
Religion for Living
Giro d’Italia 2
BOOKS YOU WILL RECEIVE
Subject
History
Books
Living History 2
BOOKS/ITEMS YOU MUST KEEP
Please keep all Books, Dictionaries, Notebooks, Hardbacks, A4 Folders and Musical Instruments
you had in 2nd Year.
All 3rd Year students will have a Sexual Health Lecture during the first term next year
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4th Year (TY) Booklist 2015
ALL STATIONARY REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM FOREVER AMBER IN RATOATH
Subject
Geography
Book Name
No book required
Colouring pencils
Envelope folder.
(Keep SPHE folder from Junior Cycle)
1 large lunchbox. Envelope Folder
Plastic Envelope Folder.
SPHE
Food Studies
Religious Education
Gaisce
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

Driver Theory Book
Stationery
Four A4 refill pads
20 copies
2 lever arch folders
100 plastic display pockets
Pencil case
4 red pens
2 pencils
Two 2B pencils for art
Ruler
Eraser
A4 Folder for Art
As TY students attend numerous school trips throughout the year, therefore they should have a
pair of walking boots and protective rain proof clothing.
Essential for Gaisce Trip –
Sleeping Bag
Roll Mat
Walking/Hiking Boots
Protection Rain proof clothing.
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5th Year Established Leaving Certificate Booklists 2015
ALL 5TH YEARS WILL BE GIVEN EXAM PAPERS FOR EACH SUBJECT.
BOOKS/EQUIPMENT YOU MUST PURCHASE
SUBJECT
Irish
Higher Level
Ordinary Level
BOOK NAME
Keep Graiméar Is féidir leat, Keep Foclóir
Keep Graiméar Is féidir leat, Keep Foclóir
AUTHORS &
COMPANY
EDCO
EDCO
A4 folder, plastic pockets,
10 dividers
2 hardback copies
€3 for Seachtain na Gaeilge payable February
English Materials All Students: Lever arch files, dividers, pockets, refill pads.
Please also allow €25 for Theatre trip
PLEASE WAIT UNTIL AFTER JUNIOR CERT RESULTS TO PURCHASE BOOKS
English
This is Poetry 2017 (Higher Level)
B. Forristal & B. Ramasal/
Higher Level
Forum Publications
Irish Materials
Allow €30/Purchase
September
Texts (Plays/Novels)
English Ordinary
Level
Maths
Higher & Ordinary
Level
Allow €20 for purchase of Shakespeare text
This is Poetry 2017 (Ordinary Level)
Forum Publications
Texts (Plays/Novels) for comparative course
Allow €30/ September
Mathematical Tables.
Project maths copy
The Casio fx-83gt
Department of Education
DO NOT PURCHASE ANY OTHER MODEL
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Chemistry Experiment Book
2x A4 120 page Manuscript
Real World Physics Workbook
A4 hardback science copy,
A4 refill pad and folder, Calculator Casio fx83gt
Leaving Cert Biology Plus
(Newest edition)
Leaving Cert Experiment Book 3rd Edition
2 science hardback copies Students will
participate in a Field Study on Ecology during
the third term. The cost of this trip including
the bus will be €30 approx.(payable on
Wisepay in April/May
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Jim McCarthy & T.
White/EDCO
Dan O’ Regan/EDCO
Michael O’Callaghan
EDCO
John Loughlin/Educate.ie
EDCO Joe Rice/ Siobhán
Kirwin
Religion
Classical Studies
Retain folder & all contents from Junior Cert or
T.Y A4 copy
Sophocles, TheTheban Plays
Euripides, Medea and Other Plays,
2 x A4 120 page Polyprop Manuscript
Art Materials
Construction
Studies
Materials
French
Engineering
Materials
Music
Music Materials
History
Geography
Economics
2B, 4B, 6B pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener,
A3 spiral 110 gsm Icon sketch pad, ruler
(30cm), colouring pencils Faber Castel 36 or 48
pk, acrylic paints & 3 Richard Oliver Albino
700 make No2 No6 No12 paint brushes. A3 &
A2 plastic folders, oil pastels, ringbinder folder
with polypockets, charcoal Set (4 pencils-light,
medium, dark & white). A4 hardback SA copy
2 set squares & T squares
(no compass) A4 120 page Manuscript
Ecoutéz Bien-Leaving Certifcate
French/English Dictionary
KEEP 3rd year hardback copies including
Dictionary & -grammar cop. A4 folders, 10
dividers, 100 polypockets, 2x A4 120 page
Manuscript. €10 for French Week payable in
January
A4 120 page Manuscript
Bach- Cantata no 78 Small Eulenburg
Editio,
- Tchaikovsky – Rome & Juliet Fantasy
Overture, Small Eulenburg Edition,
- Gerald Barry – Piano Quartet no1
Warner Bros,
- Freddie Mercury – Bohemian
Rhapsody, Oxford University Press,
Workbook:
Leaving Cert Music Workbook A
A4 Folder, Display Pockets, 2 x Music
Manuscripts
A4 folder, display pockets,
2 music manuscripts,
10 recordable blank CD’s,
The United States & The World 1945-1989
Politics & Society in Northern Ireland 19491993.
2 x A4 120 page Manuscript, A4 ring binder
folder
2 x A 4 manuscript copies, 2 x small copies and
a ring binder. Colouring pencils.
Hardback copy, display folder (40 pages),
Notebook, € 20 to be paid for trip
Penguin Classics translated
by Robert Fagles (1984)
Phillip Vellacott (1963)
Exact details of equipment
needed available from
Forever Amber Ratoath
€5 towards practical class
materials payable to class
teacher in September.
Joseph Dunne/Folens
Collins
€5 towards practical class
materials payable to class
teacher in September.
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Anna Heffernan
1 x s A4 120pg Polyprop
Manuscript.
Máire de Buitléir & Stephen
Tonge, EDCO
M.E. Collins,
EDCO
Design &
Communication
Graphics
Materials
Home Economics
Italian
Business
Accounting
DCG Solutions Workbook & CD to be
purchased from DCG teacher via Wisepay
€25 2H, HB, pencil, eraser, large 300/450 &
600 set squares, protractor, technical graphics
compass (Faber Castell),2 T squares,
adjustable set square Plane and descriptive
Geometry.
Workbook to be purchased from teacher allow
approx. (€8)
1x A4 120 page Manuscript, 1 A4 folder, 1
plastic wallet with snap fastener. 1 small copy
book.
Italian/English Dictionary
KEEP 3rd Year hardback copies, A4 folder, 10
dividers and 100 polypockets.
1x A4120 page Polyprop Manuscript
1x A4120 page Polyprop Manuscript, Display
Folder(40 pages)
1x A4120 page Polyprop Manuscript , Display
Folder (40 Pages)
ALL STATIONARY REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM FOREVER AMBER AND HOMEWORLD IN RATOATH
BOOKS WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE THROUGH OUR BOOK RENTAL SCHEME
SUBJECT
Irish
English
Higher Level
Ordinary Level
French
Maths
Chemistry
Physics
Accounting
Design and Graphics
Communication
Geography
BOOK NAME
An dTuigeann Tú (Ard and
Gnáth)
AUTHOR & COMPANY
Ruaidhrí O’ Báille/C.J. Fallon
Endeavour 2
Endeavour 1
Formule 1
Grammaire Appliqué
O’Donavan/Kirwan & Folens
OL Text and Tests 3
HL Text and Tests 4,5, 6
and 7
Understanding Chemistry
Real World Physics
Leaving Cert. Accounting
Graphics in Design and
Communication
Book 1 & 2
Planet and People (Core
Book)
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Mary Lynch & Bernard Lynch
/Folens
Cogan & Campbell Schotasqert /
Folens
Celtic Press
Celtic Press
Jim McCarthy & T. White &
EDCO
Dan O’Regan / Folens
Kevin O’ Riordan / Folens
David Anderson /Gill &
MacMillan
Honan & Mulholland & Mentor
Business
21st Century Business
Revised edition
William Murphy CJ Fallon
Home Economics (S & S)
Engineering
Art
Living Life
Engineering Today
Appreciation of History of
Art
€10 for Art Trip payable to
teacher in January
Dictatorship & Democracy
The Pursuit of Sovereignty
or
Sovereignty and Politics
“NOTES for Leaving
Certificate Music
In Bocca al Lupa
Modern Economics
1 x A4 120 Page Polyprop
Manuscript
Display Folder 40 pages
Virgil The Aeneid
Anne Jones EDCO
Liam Hennessy/EDCO
Liam Hennessy/EDCO
History
Music
Italian
Economics
Classical Studies
Homer The Odyssey
LCVP
Applied Maths
Construction Studies
Plutarch-The Age of
Alexander
Lloyd-Extracts from Arrian
1 X A4 120 pages
polyprop Manuscript
Display folder
Fundamental Applied
Maths
Construction studies Today
EDCO
EDCO
Higgins & Higgins
Silvia Bertoni/Dept. of Education
Spencer & McCarthy
Penguin Classics, translated by
David West (2003)
Penguin Classics, translation by
Martin Hammond (1987)
Folens
Gill & McMillan
The school will provide examination papers in all subjects for the students
All 5th year Students will have a Sexual Health Lecture during the first term next year.
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5th Year Leaving Certificate Applied Class 2015
This class will not receive books as part of the Book Rental Scheme. All students will be provided with
an I-pad which will be used for the next two years.
All Students are required to provide the following stationery:
 Refill pad
 200 polypockets
 Dividers
 Ring binder
 Pack of colouring pencils
English
Gaeilge
Maths
Engineering
Social Education
Arts Education Music
Craft & Design
Hotel, Catering Tourism
BEAT! LCA English by Neasa McDonagh (Gill and
MacMillan).
Allow €10-15 for Novel
A4 120 page Manuscript & envelope folder
Mathematical set, copy& envelope folder. Calculator - The
Casio fx-83gt is available in Argos for €10.
DO NOT PURCHASE ANY OTHER MODEL
A4 120 page Manuscript
1 ring binder folder, dividers
Cardboard folder (envelope shape) & small hardback copy
Spiral Icon 110 gsm paper weight A3 sketch pad, A3 plastic
folder, 2B pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, colouring pencils
36 pk or 48 pk Faber Castel, A4 folder, polypockets
1 large lunchbox. Envelope folder.
You will receive Social Education Book from the school.
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6th Year Established Leaving Certificate Booklists 2015
6th Years should keep all books, all notes, log tables and all copies and equipment used in 5th Year.
In addition to all stationary and equipment purchased in 5th year, students should purchase the
following:
French
H/Level students only - €3 payable to teacher in September for
“A Thig náTit Orm”
€3 for Seachtain na Gaeilge payable February – all students
One copybook
Maths
Mathematical set, copy & envelope folder. Calculator fx 83gt
Gaeilge
DO NOT PURCHASE ANY OTHER MODEL
Religion
Construction Studies
A4 Refill Pad.
Retain your A4 folder and all its contents.
5 dividers folder.
Students will be requested to contribute €50 towards their
practical project. This is payable by Wisepay in September.
Engineering
Students will be requested to contribute €30 towards their
practical project. This is payable by Wisepay in September.
Design &
Communication
Graphics
Adjustable set-square.
Students will be requested to contribute €30 towards their
practical project. This is payable by Wisepay in September,
Workbook 2 Applied Graphics €20 payable on Wisepay
Real World Physics workbook (Dan O’Regan).
Physics
Geography
English
Italian
Music
A4 cardboard folder.
Students will participate in a Field Study on River Processes
during the first term. The cost of this trip including the bus will
be €45 approx. This is payable by Wisepay in
September/October. Keep notes all copies and folders from last
year (replace if needed)
Retain all books. €5 payable in September for Study Guide to
film.
Higher level students to purchase “I’m not scared” by Nicoló
Ammaniti (in English)
Books / equipment to retain:
Set B
- Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique (Eulenburg Edition),
- Deane – Seachanges (with Dance Macabre),
- Beatles – ‘She’s Leaving Home’, ‘When I’m Sixty Four,
‘Seargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Wise
Publication)
-
Mozart – Piano Concerto No 23 in A major (Eulenburg
Edition)
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Workbook;
Leaving Certificate Workbook B, Anna Heffernan
Economics
A4 Folder, Display pockets, 2 x Music Manuscripts, 10 x
Recordable Blank CD’s
€20 for trip
BOOKS YOU WILL RECEIVE THROUGH OUR BOOK RENTAL SCHEME
SUBJECT
Geography
French
Music
BOOK NAME
Geography
The Human Environment
(Elective Unit 5)
The Option Booklet
Accent Francais
Text Book:
‘NOTES for Leaving
Certificate Music’
AUTHOR & COMPANY
Honan & Mulholland &
Mentor
Honan & Mulholland
Folens
Anna-Marie Higgins and
Majella Higgins EDCO
All 6th year students will have a Sexual Health Lecture during the first term next year
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