Women urged to look into careers in science

Apprentice urges fellow young women to consider STEM roles ahead of Ireland's Science Week

Eibhilín Hennessy, an apprentice with Thermo Fisher Scientific in Cork, urges young women to look into a challenging and rewarding career in science. Picture: Darragh Kane

Gender is gradually losing prominence among the factors guiding the career choices of young people in Ireland, says Eibhilín Hennessy, an apprentice with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Dungarvan native Eibhilín, 24, joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in Currabinny, Co Cork, as an electrical and instrumentation apprentice in 2016. The company manufactures and supplies Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) to customers for use in clinical trials and approved medicines for commercial supply.