Homecoming joy as science trio consider next projects

Cheering crowds, hundreds of handshakes, and plenty of pats on the back. It’s not every day you win the world’s top science competition, but these three Cork girls almost make it look easy.

Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey, and Sophie Healy-Thow from Kinsale Community School had one hell of a homecoming yesterday after scooping the top prize at Google’s Science Fair in San Francisco.