Defence
Medicine-resistant infections the biggest risk facing Ireland, experts warn
Other threats include a pandemic, cyber attacks and disruption to critical supply chains, according to a new assessment
Infections that are resistant to medicines are the biggest risk facing Ireland, according to an expert assessment.
The next biggest threats are a pandemic, cyber attacks and disruption to critical supply chains, according to Ireland’s National Risk Assessment.
The report aims to give direction to government on how to prepare for possible threats over the next three years.
Professor Caroline McMullan, the lead researcher of the academic project Futureproof.ie which helped with the assessment, said ...