Lego trucks help build the future of engineering

Lego trucks are being taken apart and rebuilt by schoolchildren as part of an initiative to get them to consider careers in engineering.

With girls far less likely to take Leaving Certificate engineering or physics than boys, there is a particular focus on getting young female students involved.

The ECubers programme in primary schools runs workshops in which pairs of pupils begin with an assembled racing car, truck, or other Lego sets.