Award for teen Titan who may rid sea of microplastics

A teenager from West Cork, who may have discovered the solution to ridding the ocean of microplastics, has been named the overall winner of a global science competition at Google HQ, in California.

Fionn Ferreira, from Ballydehob, has been awarded a $50,000 bursary, the top prize at the Google Science Fair, a global competition encouraging young scientists to share their ideas.