Three sisters from Tralee, Co Kerry are the winners of this year's BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).
Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy won for their project called 'Aid Care Treat', a medical assistance app designed to support emergency healthcare response.
17-year-old Ciara , Saoirse 15 and 12-year-old Laoise are students at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee.
They worked with the Department of Health, the HSE, the National Ambulance Service, and with the gardaí, while developing the app.
The sisters presented with their prize at a ceremony in Dublin's RDS this evening by Minister for Education Norma Foley.
They won a prize of €7,500 and they will also represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists being held in Riga, Latvia.
The three sisters won a Fexco Radio Kerry Local Hero award in December in recognition of their work on the project.
