18-year-old Fionn Ferreira, from Ballydehob, was one of 24 global finalists and he claimed the $50,000 (€44,865) bursary prize.

GOOGLE, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel and Citibank are some of the US firms being courted for a showcase to mark the visit of US President Barack Obama next month.

GOOGLE is to begin mapping the streets of our cities and possibly the highways and byways of the nation — good weather permitting.

Hopes that the lost city of Atlantis had been found on Google Earth were shattered today.

GOOGLE Earth seems to be stuck in the pre-internet past.