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Irish scientists develop reagent in effort to ease Covid-19 testing delays Cork IT’s Brigid Lucey hopes formula will mean Ireland will not have to rely on imports Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 11:35 Barry Roche Dr Brigid Lucey of Cork Institute of Technology: ‘Ireland is now trying to source the same testing materials as the rest of the world and we need to...

Medtronic will make 1,000 ventilators a week by June Updated / Thursday, 9 Apr 2020 10:35 Medtronic will make over 25,000 ventilators available over the next six months Irish headquartered medical device maker Medtronic expects to ramp up production by nearly five-fold to more than 1,000 ventilators per week by June-end, and makeover 25,000 devi...

€1 billion of supports now ready for Covid-19 impacted SMEs Updated / Wednesday, 8 Apr 2020 16:44 Heather Humphreys said today's package is a significant step-up in the supports available for all businesses at this very difficult time By Will Goodbody Business Editor The Minister for Business, Heather Humphreys, has announced further measures to...

Scientists at UL make solution to aid more testing Updated / Monday, 6 Apr 2020 15:48 Prof Norelee Kennedy (left) of the UL Covid Action group with Dr Edel Durack, instrument scientist at Bernal Institute. By Cathy Halloran Mid West Correspondent Scientists at the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick have responded to the shortage of r...

Medtronic aiming to make 1,000 ventilators a week in Galway by June Firm ramping up production to more than triple current levels to help battle pandemic about 15 hours ago Simon Carswell Public Affairs Editor Medtronic chairman and chief executive Omar Ishrak speaks at the Reuters Health Summit in New York. Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShar...

Irish company working on Covid-19 test gets European Union funding Hibergene receives €1m from European Commission as it fast-tracks diagnostic test Seamus Gorman, chief operating officer of Hibergene Dublin-based medtech company Hibergene, which is working on a rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19, has secured funding of €1 million from the Europ...

Minister Humphreys Welcomes EU Approval on €200m Fund to Support Irish Business during Covid-19 Crisis Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., welcomes today’s announcement by the European Commission to approve Ireland's €200 million sche...

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Employees working from home can claim tax relief People working from home can apply for heating, electricity and perhaps broadband expenses. Thousands of workers who have recently been asked to work from home as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 can avail of Revenue's e-worker tax relief. Tax refund specialists at Taxback.com say that many of...