Grandad's farm fire inspires young agri inventors

Grandad's farm fire inspires young agri inventors

Kinsale Community School pupils from left, John Quinn, Jack Good, and David Forde, missing from the picture is Sean Dinneen, whose company DJS Engineering invented the Farm Equipment Holder, representing West Cork in the national student enterprise competition on May 9. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A farm fire almost 25 years ago has inspired a new generation of young agri-entrepreneurs in Kinsale.

The four include David Forde, Jack Good, John Quinn, and Sean Dinneen. All just 16 years old, the lads started their business, DJS Engineering, as part of their transition year programme at Kinsale Community School but demand for their simple but effective idea has meant they have already needed to scale up production.

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