New pharmacy degree opens in bid to double sector's graduate numbers

A new pharmacy degree at University of Galway is now open for applications. File picture

Applications for a new pharmacy degree at University of Galway have now opened, under a plan to double the number of graduates in the sector.

Higher Education Minister James Lawless has launched the new pharmacy programme that will provide 75 new student places per year when fully up and running, with 45 places available for the first intake this September.