Irish trio makes Google Science Fair finals

Three Irish students are among 90 finalists from around the world in the Google Science Fair.

The trio are now in contention to make the shortlist for the prestigious prize, details of which will be announced on August 4.

Rose Anne O’Mahony, 16, from Minane Bridge in south Co Cork, is one of the contenders. A student of Christ King Girls’ Secondary School, her project is entitled Mathematical Modelling of Grass Growth Trends Climate Change Patterns and the Need for CO2 Stability. In her online biography she claims her interest in global warming began after watching Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth.