I write in relation to the letter from Dr Frank Davey, Laytown, Co Meath in the national media where he wrote about the tinkering with the GP service.

Public bodies will stop sending and receiving cheques to and from businesses in Ireland today.

Angolan authorities could be planning to forcibly evict thousands of squatters living in the capital Luanda in a Mugabe-style slum clearance over the Christmas holiday, aid agency Christian Aid has warned.

THE Irish Sports Council yesterday defended themselves against criticism of their out-of-competition drug testing procedures for GAA players.