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Limerick teens are being empowered to don their creative and entrepreneurial skills.
The EMPOWER programme developed by Mary Immaculate College and the Technological University of the Shannon takes place over two weeks in June.
Now in its seventh year, the free programme allows students to work on the development of a product or service or address a particular need.
Funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), EMPOWER is designed to support young creative problem-solvers in tackling local and global challenges.
Participants will be presented with the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals and are asked to consider the issues arising from the SDGs that they feel are most pertinent…