Teen entrepreneurs net €20k prize to develop seaweed drink

Three West Cork schoolboy entrepreneurs who created a drink made from seaweed have landed a prize worth €20,000 to help kickstart their business.

The 17-year-olds saw off established businessmen to secure cash support and mentoring in a nail-biting Dragons’ Den-style competition.

Students Barry Holland, Declan Moore and David Ryan aim to establish a food business producing high-quality fruit drinks, high in health-promoting antioxidants, extracted from seaweed.