Students’ bright idea about street lights lands top prize

Three Cork teenagers have literally had a light bulb moment — they’ve been awarded the top prize in a major international competition for their bright idea about a light bulb.

The students from Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty, Co Cork, represented Ireland at the 7th International Environment and Sustainability Project Olympiad (INESPO) in Amsterdam this week.

Ellen Fitzgerald, 17, Aoife Dolan, 17 and Niamh Nyhan, 18, spent two days speaking to 13 judges about their project on street lighting.