A NEW carers strategy will hopefully be published by the end of the year alongside plans to cut the wage bill in the disability sector by 10%, Minister Kathleen Lynch said yesterday.

THE Government has put its money where its mouth is with regard to the Aids pandemic.

JUST over a month ago Taoiseach Bertie Ahern opened a centre for 44 voluntary groups.

XANTHAN GUM: An invaluable aid for gluten-free baking, as gluten-free flours are less elastic in texture. Adding a small amount of xanthan gum will to some extent replace these elastic qualities.