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SOME people are going to be paid a lot of extra money for what, to most outsiders, will seem the same amount of work.

Yesterday, it was reported that radiographers, radiation therapists, clinical specialists and radiography service managers in hospitals are to be paid an additional allowance of €1,800 every year.

They are getting this boost in their pay packets for agreeing that radiography units at hospitals will open from 8am until 6pm rather than the current hours of 9am to 5pm.