Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to come back to UCC. What business was the IMI involved with over the years until UCC took it over? What was its main business and why was UCC interested in taking it over? I want to get to the bottom of this. Why did UCC look towards the IMI and seek to take it over by amalgamation?