GP Lucia Gannon fears for the future of rural doctors. She tells Áilin Quinlan the government must get to grips with the shrinking numbers of GPs that threaten the health of small communities across the country.

THE lovely people at Penguin sent a book about the Roman philosopher, Seneca, written by a professor of classics, Emily Wilson.

THE Aidan O’Brien-trained Imperator Augustus looks the banker bet at Dundalk tonight.

IT really is a hoot — if you’re in the mood for laughing.