Three Drumshanbo Vocational School students were among the award recipients at this year’s National Garda Youth Awards.
The three students, Alex O’Looney, Amy Keaveney and Freya Whitney came together to create a product, ‘Grasper’ which won a prize in the Community Safety award category.
Their simple but unique mechanism saves a farmer or agricultural contractor the need to strain their back by having to open and close the slatted tank agitation cover by hand.
Extensive research was carried out into the development of their product and gave great attention to their choices in superior materials as well as the lengthy manufacturing process with the hope to make the perfect product.
The trio have travelled the length and breadth of the country to promote the Grasper – in turn gaining the admiration of and those working in the agricultural sector nationwide.
