Rob Heffernan kicks off the Lifestyle Sports ’Run in The Dark’ in association with the Mark Pollock Trust in Cork City on Wednesday evening

Parents have been warned to protect their children against potentially killer diseases as figures show a drop in the uptake of vaccines.

WHILE a garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin is out of many people’s price range, a piece of pottery painted by the celebrity gardener is one of many that have gone under the hammer to raise funds for meningitis research.

A life-saving campaign to warn students of the signs of a disease that can kill within hours was launched today.

ONE in ten young people have not heard of meningitis, the potentially lethal disease that also leaves survivors with brain damage, deafness and multiple amputations.