Two Kildare brothers help their dad to produce 1,000 face shields for front line medical staff

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Ollie Reilly, 13, and his 10-year-old brother George have produced more than 1,000 face shield frames guided by their dad, Mick Reilly, a chief technical officer in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin.

Mick Reilly and sons George and Ollie Image: PA Mick Reilly and sons George and Ollie Image: PA TWO YOUNG BROTHERS are helping in the battle to produce more Covid-19 protective equipment by helping their father print 3D face shields.

Ollie, George and Mick have produced more than 1,000 face shield frames to date for a PPE hub and a further 300 full face shields, which have been donated to front line medical staff in hospitals, nursing homes and GP practices throughout Dublin and Kildare. The visor is made from 250 micrometre clear PVC transparent sheets, which have been donated by Codex Office Solutions.

 

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Bravo!

Well done lads it's a great ting to do and I'm sure they will be happy to have them 👍

Can they be reused ? If not why not!!

Great work guys 👏👏👏

Well done lads!

Well done that family.

People can be amazing in times of need. Well done guys

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