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BY EIMEAR O’DWYERBALLYDEHOB’S Fionn Ferreira has placed third in this year’s prestigious Young Inventors’ Prize recognising European innovators. Fionn created a method of removing microplastics from water using oil and magnetic powder. He won the Google Global Science Fair in 2019 and was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021. The Young Inventors’ Prize, was established by the European Patents Office (EPO) in recognition of innovators aged 30, or under, who have developed technological solutions to tackle global problems. Fionn is now working with the University of Texas to scale his invention to a commercial model.