Students’ fold-away tumble dryer to iron out those airing problems

A tumble dryer that is cheap to run, can fold away, and might even iron your clothes sounds too good to be true — but two UCD graduates plan to make it a reality.

Sure to be heroes to students and their mothers across the globe, Finbarr Maguire and David Ronan of PurOrigin have scooped the prestigious NovaUCD 2012 Start-Up Award for their innovative, energy-efficient clothes dryer designed to create a niche in the tumble dryer market.

The PurDry is a hybrid of a clothes horse and tumble dryer, requires no installation, can be folded up and stored when not in use, and promises to halve your drying bill.