WATCH: Tipperary students research whether phones are a distraction from study at BT Young Scientist

Students Tadhg Sheehan, Eryk Adamczyk and Conan Harrisson from Comeragh College, Carrick-on-Suir, examined the effects of mobile phones on school performances for their BT Young Scientist project at the RDS on January 10 2017.

They carried out surveys found phones were a huge distraction when studying.

Sound is better when using headphones.