Two new cases of swine flu confirmed

Two new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Ireland.

The latest cases of the H1N1 virus bring the number of confirmed infections to 41 in Ireland.

Cases in recent weeks have been confirmed in a number of people returning from affected areas in the US, such as New York.

Only four of the 41 cases have been in-country transmissions, including one involving a seven-year-old girl in Castlebar, Co Mayo.

However, there are no details as yet about where in the country the latest infections have been confirmed, or how they are believed to have contracted the virus.