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Search By Live95 News Team Live95 picture library The University of Limerick may be used as a mass vaccination centre when the Covid-19 jab is rolled out at a large scale next year.
It was announced alongside the approval of the rollout strategy of the vaccine on Tuesday.
At a press briefing on the rollout strategy and implementation plan for a Covid-19 vaccination programme this week, it was announced that third level institutions are being considered for sites to develop mass vaccination centres.
Professor Brian MacCraith chairman of the Covid-19 vaccination taskforce said he had spoken to the President of the University of Limerick who expressed great support for the concept of being able to assist in the matter.
Assistant Principal appointed at Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture
Deirdre Walsh is the new Assistant Principal in the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin.
Originally from a dairy farm in Kilcash, County Tipperary, Deirdre Walsh initially studied Horticulture in the Teagasc Kildalton College and Waterford Institute of Technology, and went on to receive an Honours Degree from University College Dublin with a BSc in Landscape Architecture. In 2020 she graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching in Further Education from Waterford Institute of Technology.
Deirdre Walsh has been a college lecturer for the past four years at the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens. During this time, she has facilitated and encouraged the adoption of technology in all aspects of horticultural training. Before lecturing, she worked from many years in Eastern Long Island, New York, with a multi-faceted landsca
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