Biotechnology - Athlone

Biotechnologists have made significant contributions to the ‘smart economy’ in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, the food industry and the environment. They have discovered new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease, repair and replace damaged organs, create biofuels and bioplastics, grow crops with better yields, drought and pest resistance, and remove toxic environmental contaminants.

Grade H5 at higher level in two subjects, plus Grade O6/H7 in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate. Two of these subjects must be mathematics and a language (English or Irish).