A news2day Explainer on hantavirus from Professor Mary Horgan, a play about Ireland's endangered birds and some polar bear fun!
Stream the show on RTÉ Player - press play on the image above to watch it now.
Over the past week many of you have probably heard mention of a virus called the Hantavirus. To explain what this virus is and how it came to be, Professor Mary Horgan, Ireland's Chief Medical Officer, joined Florence in studio this afternoon.
Cathal headed down to the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum to check out the rehearsals of an upcoming show that brings together both young and old. It has been created too give a voice to Ireland's endangered birds.
And we finish with a fun story from Oregon Zoo!
There's lots more content from the show, including an archive, at rte.ie/news2day.
Watch news2day weekdays during the school term at 4.20pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
