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contact with the public, such as health and social care, retail, warehousing, etc. The course will be approximately eight hours in duration and a certificate accredited by First in Training and Consultancy will be awarded upon successful course completion. You will learn about the chain of infection, sources of micro-organisms, routes of transmission and possible susceptible host.

Participants will also be taught about the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and standard infection control precautions. healing treatment then Avril is available on 087 3131568 or Avril.Rothwell@yahoo.com. and they will get you the help and support you need – whether it is for groceries, collection of prescriptions, a paper or just a friendly chat.

A poetry competition is taking place for 12 to 16 year olds, judged by Breda Wall, Eithne Hand and Carol Boland. Free form rap will also be accepted. Entry is by email in pdf format only and there is a prize fund of €150.

The third and final category is a smartphone video competition for 11 to 18 year olds and will be judged by Andrew Lane, architect, Pat Kiernan, director of Corcadorca and actor Dominic Moore. Entries by WeTransfer only.

There is a prize fund of €200 and each smartphone video entry can only last for a maximum of three minutes.

Email competitions@hub13. ie for entry forms.

The deadline date for all entries is May 26.