Four major music firms have secured orders requiring six internet service providers to block access by subscribers to Pirate Bay websites within 30 days in a bid to prevent illegal downloading of copyright music and other material.

THE Irish Writers’ Union (IWU) was disappointed by the article (Irish Examiner, February 20) on Public Lending Right (PLR).

POPULAR Irish and international authors such as Marian Keyes, John Grisham, Maeve Binchy, Roddy Doyle and Cecilia Ahern are set for an income boost following a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).