Compensation awarded to a number of SouthDoc staff on foot of a pay cut will not now be paid after the GP co-op successfully appealed the award.

A GP co-op that provides a vital out-of-hours service to more than 600,000 people faces closure if employees pursue a pay claim, the company has warned.

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).

WE, the undersigned, support the Rossport Five in their demand for the natural resources of Ireland to be used for the benefit of the Irish people, and for those same resources to be extracted in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.