Irish hospitals are not fully prepared to deal with a large outbreak of influenza, despite having the experience of dealing with a major pandemic of the disease in 2009.

STAFF at University College Cork will be test-driving Toyota’s new hybrid electric car this week before it hits production lines next year.

MORE than 200 delegates from a number of countries will attend a special three-day conference in UCC next week which will focus on Ireland’s future energy and transport needs.

AS an island nation, energy costs and energy sources for transport matter more to us than to most other countries: being competitive while keeping the wheels of motion and transport oiled means considering alternatives to oil and fossil-based fuels.