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Name	Expires	Purpose
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Analytical

Analytical cookies collect information about your use of our website, for example which pages people go to. They are essential in measuring what are the most frequently visited pages and to make sure that the website works as it should for users. The data collected by the cookies are all anonymised and aggregated. We will get information about what county your device is in, what type of device you are using, how long people stay on website pages and how many website pages that you visit. We don’t capture any information, like IP addresses, demographics or your interests, so none of this information can be used to identify you. We don’t ask for your consent to set these cookies as the information is being tracked anonymously, however you can opt-out, change the settings below.

Name	Expires	Purpose
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Name	Expires	Purpose
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YouTube

These cookies are used to enable embedded YouTube video to be played on our website. They can also collect anonymous data about your web browser to display targeted advertising to you across the Web - these are called “YouTube cookies”

Name	Expires	Purpose
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HSE Cork University Hospital t/a Laboratory Medicine, Cork University Hospital

Microbiology and Virology, Haematology, Histopathology and Cytopathology and Chemical Pathology. Category A and B. Services normally available to the public.