President praises scientific successes

Ireland has much to offer to the world of science as well as the arts, President Michael D Higgins declared at the opening of the 2012 Euroscience Open Forum in Dublin last night.

The five-day forum, the largest of its kind across Europe, is a golden opportunity for Ireland to showcase the best of Irish scientific research.

The conference will cover all of the current major global scientific challenges, including health, food, genetics and climate change.