Turning barrels into a business: Students win top prize

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Two young farming entrepreneurs from County Meath have won the top prize at this year's Student Enterprise Awards.

The Local Enterprise Office initiative, which is in its 20th year, challenges students to create and run their own business.

Their company Barrelda turns plastic barrels into farm equipment, such as meal troughs and calf teat feeders. "Myself and Matthew want to continue farming and for us to do that we really do need to be sustainable," he said.We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences

Developed by 14-year-old Aoibheann McNally when she couldn’t find earrings for sensitive ears, she handmade a range of hypoallergenic earrings that can be worn by all.Ciara Ryan created a collection of multi-functional hair scrunchies from recycled materials that allow the wearer to discreetly store small items such as money and lip-gloss.

 

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