Amateur inventor and gadgeteer Laurence Ward is perfecting a device to make life easier for the lollipop man helping children cross the road.
In Ballinasloe the Lollipop Man steps into the space age.
Made from a plastic basin, light-weight tubing, and the essential words in luminous stick-on letters, Ballinasloe lollipop man Tom Madden tries the device for size.
Laurence Ward has applied for a patent on his invention and hopes to persuade local authorities to swap their lollipops for his new appliance.
An RTÉ News report by John Howard broadcast on 23 March 1976.
| Title: | New Technology For Lollipop Men |
| Clip Duration: | 00:00:47 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | Invention For Lollipop Men |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | An RTÉ News report by John Howard broadcast on 23 March 1976. |
| Local Keywords: | Ballinasloe, Galway, 1976, Invention |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | Work and Production |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | John Howard (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1976 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | BA1049 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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