CASH has never been so easy to obtain – or so expensive, according to Paul Joyce, senior policy researcher of the Free Legal Aid Centre (FLAC).

WORKERS at the Waterford Crystal Kilbarry plant, which ceased production at lunchtime yesterday, vented their frustrations by storming the Gallery Kilbarry plant shortly after 3pm.

Manufacturing at the flagship Waterford Crystal plant in Kilbarry, Co Waterford is to cease, it has been confirmed today.

Health campaigners in the UK today urged parents to check food labels for salt content after research revealed that children with higher salt diets have higher blood pressure.

MANY so called healthy meals found in fast food restaurants and cafes contain just as much salt as the much maligned Big Mac and French fries, a new survey has shown.

Barry Gibb, the former Bee Gee who purchased the former home of Johnny Cash, said tonight he plans to build a new house near the original in Tennessee that burned down last week.

Cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s has cut salt levels in some of its products by 25%, the company said.

CASH must be injected in to the State’s “completely out of date” air defences, say opposition politicians as a report to be published today confirms spending on defence equipment dropped sharply last year.

Rose Martin says starting at the design stage provides an early input that makes a difference.

Cash-strapped Limerick are through to the third round after a second win in a week over Kilkenny.

TWO businessmen who ran a major mail order business from Ireland serving the US market have become multi-millionaires.

WATERFORD WEDGWOOD yesterday bought the Cork-based Cash’s and Shannon mail order business from Fairway Investments Limited for €22.04 million.