The winners of this year’s BT Young Scientist have achieved European success and will now present their project to a global audience in the US.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Global travellers on tight budgets can trade their skills for food and accommodation, thanks to a new Co Cork exchange service.

The Government is to provide an extra €1m in an effort to curb binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.

Rather than turning a blind eye, parents need to give a clear message about the dangers of underage drinking, a child and adolescent psychiatrist tells Helen O’Callaghan.

While their school hopes the success helps their case for a new science room, the parents of the country’s top young scientists are looking forward to seeing their bright young kids a little bit more.

Parents should think twice about allowing their teenagers have a drink on special occasions if they do not want them to develop bad alcohol habits, say the 2015 BT Young Scientist winners.

A reception honouring the country’s top young scientists took place at their school in north Cork last night.

The winners of the 51st BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for 2015 have been announced.

A Limerick marksman yesterday won a gold medal at the ISSF World Championship in Granada, Spain.

Kanturk won the big game in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League to move into second place, two points behind leaders St. Mary’s, after their 34-15 away win over Clonmel.

A man was punched in the face in the toilet of a Cork City pub after allegedly making an insulting comment to another man’s wife.

Urhan 2-7 Garnish 2-6

FIRST IRELAND SPIRITS won the overall SFA national small business award 2006 last night.

Niall Murray

ON September 25, the Irish Examiner ran an article by Ian O’Sullivan titled: “Samantha kicks off battle against polio.”