AN enterprising Cavan teenager is hoping her award-winning innovation will create quite a buzz at this year's National Ploughing Championships.
Sixteen year-old Alanna McCabe's 'Fence De-Fence' mechanism is no bigger than a standard bottle opener.
A groove at one end of the small, key-ring device allows the user to push down on or hook up an electric fence, without fear of getting shocked,
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Alanna believes Fence De-Fence will be a huge hit with the farming community as well as those involved with horses, gun clubs, hillwalking and farm contractors.
An incident on the family farm in Mountnugent sparked her inspiration and Alanna worked with her father to develop various prototypes and bring the device to market in time for this year's ploughing.
