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Loughrea pupils take top award at national science video competition

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Loughrea pupils take top award at national science video competition

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Pupils at a Loughrea primary school have taken a top award in this year's ReelLIFE SCIENCE Video Competition Awards.

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The ReelLIFE SCIENCE programme challenges young people to engage with science and technology by producing short educational videos.

A group of 5th class students from Gaelscoil Riabhach won the €1000 first prize in the Primary School category for their Irish language video 'An Córas Díleá'.

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As Béarla, that's 'The Digestive System'.

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It's a creative and colourful journey into the digestive system that explains how it all works in converting food into energy.

Winning videos in each category were selected by a panel of guest judges which included NASA astronaut Colonel Greg Johnson.

Here's the moment Colonel Johnson announced the winner of the primary school category - followed by the intro to the video.

Loughrea pupils take top award at national science video competition

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