Cork trio on top of the world after scientific hat-trick

Three Cork teenagers have bagged the top prize at this year’s Google Science Fair for their project, Natural Bacteria Combating World Hunger.

Having already won the BT Young Scientist and EU Young Scientist competitions, this latest accolade creates a scientific hat-trick for Sophie Healy-Thow, 17, and 16-year-olds Ciara Judge and Emer Hickey, who beat more than 5,000 students to emerge victorious.

Google’s Science Fair, a global competition, was created to champion young scientific talent — something these girls, all from Kinsale Community School, have in spades.