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Brendan is currently a second engineer operating out of Killybegs in Donegal. He completed his Leaving Cert in Carndonagh Community School in 2001. He has studied several courses at the National Fisheries College and expects to  complete his Class 1 Certificate next year.
Ships Engineer
Brendan Cavanagh


Justine is from New Zealand and completed her secondary education and primary degree there. She moved to London and worked in the Banking sector for a while. She then studied to become a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA), and after moving to Dublin took up a position in the ESB.
Accountant
Justine McCosh


Richard Storey is a Shift Manager working with McDonalds in the Navan Road.   Following his Leaving Cert he embarked on a two year Sports Therapy course.  McDonalds have sent him on a number of management courses and he plans to take some additional courses this year to enhance his management skills.
Shift Manager
Richard Storey


Caitriona Jackman went to secondary school at Crescent College Comprehensive in Limerick. From there, she did a degree in Applied Physics at the University of Limerick. During that time she did a 9-month co-op placement at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey.  After graduation she moved to the University of Leicester to do a PhD in Planetary Science. She is now working as a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London.
Planetary Scientist
Caitriona Jackman


Padraig Parle is working as a Special Needs Teacher in the Catherine McAuley school in Dublin.  He did a BA in Fine Art from DIT and followed this with a  H. DIP in Primary Education from the Froebel College of Education in Blackrock.  He teaches a class of nine children with a learning disabiltiy in the area of reading.
Teacher - Special Needs
Padraig Parle


Lisa Curry works as a Catering Sales Executive for the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Powerscourt, Co Wicklow. She is part of the Sales and Marketing team which is responsible for generating top line revenue for the hotel. Having completed her Leaving Certificate in Sion Hill in Blackrock she went on to do a BSc in Hospitality Management in Cahal Brugha Street.
Catering Sales Executive
Lisa Curry


     
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