Surfing website wins €15k award

Galway: A surfing website designed by two students, which has the potential to develop tourism in the west of Ireland, has scooped the top prize of €15,000 at the NUI Galway Student Enterprise Awards.

WestCoastSurfer.com is the brainchild of Oisin Halpin and Cian Brassil. Oisin is a third-year Earth & Ocean Science student from Achill Island, Co Mayo, while Cian is a second-year IT student from Kilcolgan, Co Galway.

Judges were impressed with the WestCoastSurfer brand and its potential to draw investment to the domestic economy.