Mayo student an award winner at Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

A Mayo student has received an award at this year's Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

Dana Carney from Mount St. Michael Secondary School in Claremorris was first intermediate individual winner in the Health & Wellbeing category.

Dana's project was titled 'Secure Hands: Evolving Real-Time ISL Translation for Critical First Responder Communication (A Refined and Extended Study)'.

Mount St. Michael had 14 students competing at the showcase after being shortlisted from thousands of entries, representing the school at the highest level of STEM.

A first year student project was also highly commended by the judges.