All four of the new systems include full hardware redundancy, redundant storage and network connections and allow for live operating system upgrades, Sun said.

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Vauxhall was good with the packages, the over-50s could take their pension in full, and the redundancy pay-outs were generous.

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Sinn Fein Councillor Maeve McLaughlin said she understood that about 30 full-time teaching staff could be facing redundancy.

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The proposals leave a further 16 full-time council staff at risk of redundancy.

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