Little festive cheer for 300 staff facing some cold realities

THE determination of BUPA and the Government not to back down over risk equalisation does little to hide the fact that 300 people face into this Christmas with the knowledge their job, their livelihoods, hang in the balance.

The Lehane family is one that is more acutely aware of that situation.

Donal and Mary both work in BUPA and have two children, aged six and two to support.