The first case of rubella in Ireland in more than a decade has been confirmed at a company on the northside of Cork city.

Northern Ireland community pharmacists have voted for industrial action. Severe underfunding led to them being increasingly unable to pay wholesaler bills for medication. This resulted in patients experiencing difficulties in getting their medication. Pharmacists recovering from surgery have also reported leaving hospital against medical advice because they cannot afford to pay for cover at their premises.

Scotland is set to be the first country in the world to make sanitary products free to all. Scottish MPs have backed plans to make products such as tampons and sanitary pads free at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies.

Cork University Hospital has set a record for the number of admitted patients on trolleys with 74 waiting, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The INMO's industrial relations officer said patients in CUH were being treated in corridors, waiting areas and other inappropriate places.

Drone delivery company Manna plans to pilot its takeaway food delivery service on the campus of University College Dublin from the end of March. The fleet of drones will deliver food directly from the restaurant to the customer – staff and students on campus – transporting it inside the cargo area of the drone until it reaches its destination.

The Guardian today has featured ‘Conversations from Calais’, a poster project aimed to re-humanise those affected by the refugee crisis by sharing conversations between migrants and volunteers. The project aims to take over public spaces, commemorating the voices often ignored and inspire social change. You can have a look at some of its work here.