I AGREE with Nora Bennis (Letters May 11) that the co-operative model may well be the way forward during the present unemployment crisis.

THE prosecution closed its case yesterday on the 33rd day of the trial of a Cork man accused of money-laundering — as a garda sergeant was cross-examined on whether he heard the accused say he hadn’t slept for two nights while in custody four years ago.

More than 25,000 people are made redundant each year in Ireland and a new publication entitled From Redundancy to Success is aimed at providing comprehensive and practical advice on forging a new career after redundancy.

THE Department of Justice and the Prison Service have used overtime by prison officers as the cheaper option for many years.