Inter-county hurlers and footballers should be paid, Cork star Seán Óg Ó hAilpín said in an interview in today’s papers.

FEARS for the future of Irish-owned newspapers and broadcasters hit by the recession have prompted calls for the Government to set up a working group to see how the industry might be supported.

Ten full-time journalists are set to lose their jobs following a decision to close down Ireland's only Irish-language newspaper.