Budding engineers to join in ‘week of wonder’

YOUNG people who regularly embarrass their parents by hooking up home theatre systems in minutes, dream about designing cars or imagine travelling into space will be interested in an engineering festival taking place in February.

The “week of wonder” promises a fun-packed programme, offering a variety of interactive events to give the public an opportunity to discover what engineering is all about.

Highlights of the event, which will run nationwide from February 19 to 23, include the Regional Treasure Hunts in Cork, Galway, Athlone and Dublin. The treasure hunts will invite participants on a trail around the major engineering feats in each respective city, while challenging them to solve a host of engineering puzzles as they go.