An employment appeals tribunal that ruled in favour of allowing some witnesses give evidence in camera in a case involving SouthDoc has rejected an attempt by the Irish Examiner to reverse that ruling.

A GP co-op that recently claimed to be “on its knees” is facing another budget cut of up to 10% in 2013.

Lives are being endangered in an east Cork town due to alleged shortcomings in the local SouthDoc service, it has been claimed.