Ireland lagging behind EU targets for investment in research and innovation

 Chair of UCC Governing Body Dr Catherine Day: 'UCC will continue to argue for significantly more core funding from the State so that we do not fall behind other small advanced economies.'

Ireland is lagging far behind EU targets for investment in research and innovation, the former Director General and Secretary General of the EU has warned.

During an address at the University College Cork Research and Innovation Awards on Thursday, chairperson of UCC Governing Body Dr Catherine Day sounded the alarm on Irish research funding.