HSE boss Paul Reid has said plans are being made for the emergency phase of Covid-19 but he hopes it will never be reached.

The family of a young boy with cystic fibrosis was so disillusioned with the lack of facilities for their son at Cork University Hospital that they emigrated to New Zealand where they say services are far superior.

THE Medical and Scientific Council of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland is made up of healthcare professionals and scientists who look after children and adults with cystic fibrosis in the Republic.

EXPERTS handling the biggest TB outbreak on recent record have predicted further cases of the disease among children at two Cork crèches.

EXPERTS in public health medicine, disease surveillance and respiratory illness will gather in Cork on Monday night to address parents of children attending two creches where 19 people have been diagnosed with TB.