Both the National College of Ireland (NCI) and the Technological University of Dublin have reported that their IT systems have been damaged by a ransomware attack.
At present, NCI is trying to fix its IT services affected by a ransomware attack that took place last weekend and constrained the university to take IT systems offline.
In a statement made on Saturday, NCI said:
NCI is currently experiencing significant disruption to IT services that have impacted a number of college systems, including Moodle, the Library service, and the current students’ MyDetails service.
In a notification following the April 3rd ransomware assault, both students and employees were informed that external service suppliers and IT staff are working on reinstating the services.
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Calls to include vitamin D as part of a national strategy to tackle COVID continues to gain momentum as health experts have pushed Ireland’s government to consider and act upon the latest evidence.
In an online meeting of the Joint Health Committee this week, Dr Daniel McCartney highlighted a lack of official action in the face of research suggesting a protective role of vitamin D against COVID-19.
“Despite the now dozens of positive studies including tens of thousands of participants, there has been no policy change in Ireland to advance what we believe to be an extremely low risk, readily implemented, cheap and potentially highly effective intervention to mitigate this public health crisis,” he said.
Rising star accolade for Longford s Cian Farrell
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Longford s Cian Farrell has been recognised by the All-Ireland Business Foundation as a rising star, as an individual on the road to major success with incredible dedication and drive.
Cian’s studies began at Glen National School, Edgeworthstown, followed by Mercy Secondary School, Ballymahon, with a leaving certificate result of 395 points where he took ordinary level maths.
He then began a Level 8 (Hons) Civil Engineering degree at GMIT as there was no requirement for higher level maths. After two years of studying at GMIT, he decided that the Structural Engineering branch of Civil Engineering was for him.