COMPELLING evidence that the lives of thousands of Irish people have been blighted by poverty-related illness, is contained in a cross-border study.

High-earners should be taxed more to allow for a hike in welfare payments for low-income families, it was claimed today.

The number of people living on low incomes has dropped by 25% since the launch of the first National Anti-Poverty Strategy (NAPS), it was claimed today.

Almost 290,000 people in Ireland- including 10% of all children – are living in poverty, it was revealed today.

IN the same week the Rossport Five were committed to Cloverhill Prison, American journalist Judith Miller also received the same tough love treatment for failing to cooperate with a US federal investigator.

THE Mahon Tribunal will announce this morning that it will seek a High Court order directing Sunday Business Post journalist Barry O’Kelly to reveal the source of confidential documents.