Bandon siblings win national award for their project on hemp as a sustainable crop

Students say Ireland should create a 'hempire'

Brother and sister Transition Year student Cian Walsh and second Year student Caoimhe Walsh from St Brogan’s College, Bandon, Co Cork have won the ECO-Innovation Award at the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Final with their project ‘Hemp for a Sustainable Future’.

Cian and Caoimhe Walsh from St Brogan’s College, Bandon, Co Cork have won the ECO-Unesco Young Environmentalist all-Ireland award for their Hemp for a Sustainable Future project.

Hemp has over 50,000 potential product applications, and can play a role in sustainable farming, say the siblings, transition year student Cian and second year student Caoimhe.