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Irema pandemic response

11 May 2021

Interview: How Irema responded to the pandemic   We sat down with our Managing Director, John Rice for a quick chat to discuss the transformation to the business since the onset of Covid-19, the Irema pandemic response and the...

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Safety Week 2021

29 Apr 2021

To coincide with United Nations World Day for Safety and Health in Work on April 28th, we are delighted to share a snapshot of our annual Safety Week. Protecting our staff and each other in the workplace is as...

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Irema in the news

09 Mar 2020

The outbreak of Covid-19 has seen the eyes of the world fix themselves upon our factories as we ramp up production of our surgical and respirator masks to help meet the unprecedented global demand.   Here is a sample...

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How Coronavirus exposes Single Source Procurement Policy weakness

04 Feb 2020

The World Health Organisation declaring a global health emergency over the spread of the Coronavirus brings a new clarity to the seriousness of such events. Global and national authorities are now in full-fledged preventative mode with demand for surgical...

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Irema helps combat Wuhan Coronavirus

23 Jan 2020

Irema, Ireland’s only surgical and respirator mask manufacturer, is seeing echoes of 2003 and 2009 with the spread of the ‘Wuhan’ Coronavirus. The virus which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in mid December 2019 has seen people...

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Irema becomes MDR compliant

10 Oct 2019

Irema becomes MDR compliant (Medical Devices Regulation (2017/745/EU)) more than a year in advance of its coming into effect. Irema is a byword for quality and compliance in the manufacture of medical face masks for numerous OEM clients and under...

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