Irish inventor of hygienic hospital furniture nominated for international award

A young inventor inspired to create more hygienic hospital furniture after being refused visits to his sick grandfather is in the running for a prestigious international award.

Irish inventor of hygienic hospital furniture nominated for international award

A young inventor inspired to create more hygienic hospital furniture after being refused visits to his sick grandfather is in the running for a prestigious international award.

Paddy Mulcahy, 21, has been offered university support to develop the easy-clean U-neat unit which reduces the spread of potentially lethal infections from surface to person.

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