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British govt guarantees Northern Rock deposits

Dr Alan Ahearne, economist at NUI Galway, says he is surprised the guarantee from Alistair Darling came so early

Brian Kavanagh, Northern Rock manager in Dublin, says additional staff from the UK office are now helping them with customers' orders

HSE to save €100m in medicine costs

Tom Howard, Independent Pharmacy Ownership Scheme, says the HSE's decision will put many pharmacists out of work

Iraqi govt condemns killing of eight civilians

Paul Beaver, security analyst, says if Blackwater is shut down in Iraq it will have huge consequences

Gardaí investigate extortion ring in Mullingar

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that a man is being questioned about attempts to extort €30,000 from a businessman

Cork conference discusses future oil prices

Paul Cunningham, Environment Correspondent, reports on how higher oil prices will impact on the public in the future

Microsoft loses competition challenge

Erich Andersen, Vice President of Microsoft Europe, Middle East, & Africa, discusses what the ruling means for consumers

Report criticises funding for cancer research

Prof Richard Sullivan, Cancer Research UK, says no improvement has been made in Ireland's cancer research funding since the last report

Strong mandate needed in Darfur - warning

Aoife Kavanagh reports from eastern Chad, where she met with some of the hundreds of thousands of people displaced because of the conflict

Tax payers urged to claim reliefs

Norman Gillanders of Revenue discusses what tax payers are entitled to regarding credits and reliefs