Final judging underway at the Young Scientist Exhibition

A nervous wait lies ahead for students across Ireland gathered at Dublin's RDS as final judging gets underway ahead of the announcement tonight of the 2009 BT Young Scientist of the year.

Twelve months ago Kerry student Emer Jones became the youngest ever winner in the history of the 45-year-old event and went on to take second place in the European equivalent in Copenhagen for her project on "Research and Development of Emergency Sandbag Shelters".