The union representing lower-paid civil servants has warned the Government it has to start restoring pay rates to pre-austerity levels.

The country’s lowest-paid public servants will take industrial action if the Government enforces pay cuts, their union has warned.

Many hard-pressed drug projects will not survive the latest cuts to funding following the budget, according to community groups.

DRUG projects are furious at the cuts in the budget, particularly the slashing of funding for the rehabilitation of drug users.

IN the wake of recent headlines about junior minister Noel Ahern going to Germany to look at new services for drug users, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that those involved in existing services are expressing serious concerns to him about the Government’s commitment to support those services that are already in place.

MILLIONAIRE businessman Denis O’Brien has dug deep to make sure stranded Libyan athletes make it to the games on time.