Ireland’s European Affairs Minister has expressed sympathy with the families of the victims of yesterday’s terror attack after his French counterpart, Harlem Désir, cancelled a planned visit to Cork.

Cork-based Ocean Energy Ltd has signed a multi-million euro deal to test its wave generator at an offshore marine energy test site near Cornwall, England.

IRELAND’S reputation as a leader in wave energy technology is being enhanced by a €4.5 million research investment on a test platform being set up in Galway Bay this weekend.

A MORE effective vaccination for many viruses could result from research in University College Cork’s microbiology department.