Twenty-four-year-old UL Graduate Olivia Humphreys has been named Limerick Person of the Year 2024 at a ceremony in the Clayton Hotel in Limerick today (Friday 07 March 2025). Olivia, from Pallasgreen, was honoured for her life-changing invention for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, which previously secured her the prestigious James Dyson 2024 award.
Olivia was Limerick Person of the Month 2024 for November. Her creation, ‘Athena,’ is a portable, thermoelectric battery-operated scalp cooling device for people undergoing chemotherapy treatment which is more cost-effective and time-saving than hospital models, without compromising on quality.
She was inspired to create ‘Athena’ having seen her mum go through chemotherapy in hospital.
Photos: Don Moloney
