Teen who won Google science prize says project was inspired by home in west Cork

Fionn Ferreira (18) from Ballydehob in west Cork, was named the overall winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair.

Teen who won Google science prize says project was inspired by home in west Cork

The Irish student winner of a global science award has said he was inspired by his home in West Cork for his project which aims to remove microplastics from the world’s oceans.

Fionn Ferreira (18) from Ballydehob in west Cork, was named the overall winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair, an annual science competition open to students all around the world between the ages of 13 and 18.

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