Students solve cinema seat problem

STRUGGLING to find seats to watch the latest blockbuster could become a problem of the past thanks to the brainpower of a group of young Wicklow inventors.

They have come up with a system to help filmgoers easily tell if a seat is in use, and which even means your seat won’t be taken if you nip out for extra popcorn.

The Cinema Seat Availability idea has earned sixth-class pupils Andrew Doran, Roisin Connolly, Kate Dowling and Abbie Byrne from Scoil Naomh Iosaf in Baltinglass the top prize at this year’s Junior Inventor Awards.