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​​​​More than 300 jobs to go as Tullamore medical device plant to close by 2026Staff pictured as they arrived ahead of the meeting this morning​More than 300 people working at Cardinal Health in Tullamore, Co Offaly, are being made redundant following the company's announcement to close its plant by spring 2026.Staff and union members were infor...

​​​​​WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency​WHO is concerned over the rapid spread of clade 1b in DRC (Stock image)​The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.An emergency committee met to advise WHO Direc...

​​​​​Employment income impact of Beckman Coulter on East Clare and wider region was €55 million in 2023, economic impact assessment showsBeckman Coulter Diagnostics announces a €10 million investment and 80 jobs in Mid-West IrelandBeckman Coulter Diagnostics, the largest employer in East Clare and among the largest in the county, has today annou...

​​​​​How to solve society’s greatest problems? Dangle €1mScience Foundation Ireland is co-ordinating a €65m programme supporting academics in Ireland​Ninety-six research teams across Ireland are seeking solutions to some of the most significant challenges facing society today. The research is being funded by the National Challenge Fund (NCF), a ...

​​​​​We must be ambitious and nimble to stay competitive, says the head of a research centre that’s at the cutting edge of digital analysis in materials processing​​Prof Denis Dowling, director, SFI I-Form Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing; Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD; and Dr Siobhan Roche, direc...

​​​​​200 jobs to go with closure of Drogheda medical tech firm​​In a statement, the company said that the decision was not a reflection on the work of the affected employeesAround 200 jobs are to be lost after medical technology company BD announced it is to close its plant in Drogheda, Co Louth.The operation will be wound down over the next two...

​​​​​​Luke O’Neill: Investing in science makes for a better world and it is worrying that the EU is failing to do so​​​Michael McGrath is heading to Brussels so let's hope he supports funding for science​​Last week I was at a conference on European science held in the beautiful city of Bergen in Norway. I am the Irish representative on the Europ...

​​​​​Research centre added €756 million to economy, according to report​​Curam, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre for Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) based at the University of Galway, launched an economic report that puts its value to the Irish economy at €756 million, building on 10 years of public investment.Curam was esta...

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​​​​​​Minister O’Donovan announces €34m for healthcare, climate and tech researchMinister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has today announced 28 funding awards valued at €34 million to support research across seven Higher Education Institutions.Among the successful research projects are:D...