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Bush appeals to China on eve of Olympics

Carla Manucci of the San Francisco Chronicle analyses the significance of the US President's appeal to China

Lin Gu, Beijing-based writer, discusses Chinese people's perspectives on the Olympics

George Hamilton explains Team Ireland will be towards the end of the opening parade because of its name in Chinese characters

Unions give taste of industrial free-for-all

Dr Alan Ahearne, NUI Galway economics lecturer, analyses the flat-rate pay rise of €30 a week sought by unions for those earning under €38,000

Jerry Shanahan of UNITE and Mark Fielding of ISME discuss the union pay claims

Some improvement after Limerick flooding

Cllr Patrick O'Donovan discusses the latest situation after last night's flooding in Newcastle West

Croke Park urging fans to go green

Peter McKenna, Stadium Director, discusses the joint ESB/GAA initiative encouraging fans to cut their carbon emissions

For more see www.culgreen.ie

New appeal for urgent aid in Zimbabwe

John Roche of International Red Cross/Red Crescent explains that half of Zimbabwe's population is at risk of 'chronic food insecurity'

Free lunchtime opera concerts in Dublin

David Wray, musical director, previews today's return of 'Opera in the Open' with Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutti'

Genealogy series: Irish in the US

Curtis Fitzgerald, an oil executive in Texas, explains his experience tracing his roots to Waterford

Sean Murphy, who teaches an adult education course on genealogy in UCD, discusses the current boom in interest in the subject

For more see www.ucd.ie/adulted/