Mallow student heading to Russia for tech Olympics

A north Cork teenager, this week, is heading to Russia with dreams of Olympic gold of a different kind.

Kieran Horgan is the youngest of a four-member Irish team taking part in the International Olympiad in Informatics, a schools competition for young programmers held every summer.

The 15-year-old student of Davis College in Mallow was selected in June at a national event in Dublin City University.