Claregalway students scoop top technology Young Science award

A CLAREGALWAY school is celebrating this week after two of its students scooped one of the top awards at this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
In what was a double success for Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, Alaidh Fox from Corofin and Deirdre Hughes from Annaghdown were honoured for a device they have developed to help blind or visually impaired people navigate everyday life.
Their fellow second year students Ella Rose McIntyre and Roisin Cellarius also collected first prize in the Junior Group section of the Social and Behavioural Sciences category with their project examining the effects of wearing high heels.
As winners of the Analog Devices Best Technology Award, Alaidh and Deirdre will now travel to California later this year, in recognition of their sensor which is essentially a smart cane for visually impaired people.