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Death toll from Istanbul blasts reaches 16

Journalist Nicholas Birch says no group has yet claimed responsibility for the twin attacks

Fadi Hakura, Turkey expert at Chatham House, believes the attack was not connected to court hearings on the AK Party

British think tank criticised for interference

Lorraine Mullally, Head of Research at Open Europe, defends commissioning a Lisbon Treaty poll

Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs, says Open Europe is using Ireland as a pawn to undermine the EU

Talks in Geneva see-saw

Alan Beattie, World Trade Editor for the Financial Times, says there is no resolution yet to the agriculture issue

Pressure building on Gordon Brown

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports that the Tories are building a big lead in UK polls

Clive Soley, former chair of the UK Parliamentary Labour Party, says the Party doubts whether Gordon Brown can turn the situation around

Ireland's first Wife-Carrying Championship held

Cian McCormack reports that the winners in Sneem head to Finland for the World Championships next year

Councillors get an average of €33,347

Shane Phelan, investigative correspondent for the Irish Independent, reports on how much councillors earn

Ciaran Byrne, Fingal Cllr, says a councillor's expenses are high and the hours can be nearly full-time

Restaurants bitten by credit crunch

Eleanor Burnhill reports that the rapid pace of opening restaurants has slowed