A Monaghan-based construction company has designed a new anti-viral door handle to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in schools across the country.
Carnehill Joinery, which is based in Scotstown, has also created an air purifying system which it says kills airborne bacteria.
The door handles they have designed have a coating which is anti-viral and anti-bacterial. Once installed, they are checked every year to ensure they are still working.
Barry Cremin, Sales Manager with Carnehill Joinery, said the government guidelines indicate that contact transmission has a massive part in the spread of Covid-19 and other viruses we might face down the line.