THE group managing director of Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH), Anthony Dinan, has said the group will honour the defined benefit pension plans of employees working in its regional publications.

EMPLOYEES of 27 regional newspapers have shelved plans to strike this weekend. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) confirmed yesterday that the strike action had been averted following the conclusion on Tuesday of their conciliation meeting at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) with the Regional Newspapers Association of Ireland (RNAI) in a dispute over pensions.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Regional Newspapers Association of Ireland (RNAI) are due to hold talks today in an effort to avert strike action at 27 local newspapers.