Transition Year girls from Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin announced as winners of the 52nd BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

Maria Louise Fufezan (aged 16) and Diana Bura (aged 15) have taken home the top prize for their project entitled, 'An Investigation into the Effects of Enzymes used in Animal Feed Additives on the Lifespan of Caenorhabditis Elegans'.

The announcement was made in the BT Arena at Dublin's RDS this evening by Jan O'Sullivan, TD, Minister for Education and Skills, and Shay Walsh, Managing Director, BT Ireland.

The group entered in the intermediate section of the biological & ecological sciences category.