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Robert Shortt, Washington Correspondent, reports that a race against time is under way to agree a bailout for Wall Street

David Murphy, Business Correspondent, reports that stock markets across the world continue to suffer losses

George Lee, Economics Editor, reports that world central banks have pumped more dollars into the world's financial system to try to ease tensions

Robert Shortt says there is still major opposition in Washington to any plan to bailout big businesses

Niamh Nolan reports that Galmoy Mines in Co Kilkenny is to close down on a phased basis from December

Flor MacCarthy reports that police in Germany are questioning two terrorism suspects who were arrested on board a plane at Cologne-Bonn Airport

Richard Dowling, North-East Correspondent, reports that the IMO has accused the HSE of incompetence after plans for free flu vaccines for over 50s were dropped

Jim Fahy, Western Editor, reports that the way Galway's latest water contamination problem has been handled will be discussed at a special meeting of the city council

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports that the North-South Ministerial Council meeting had been in doubt due to an ongoing dispute between SF and the DUP

Samantha Libreri examines how Irish society has been transformed by the Celtic Tiger

Jennie O'Sullivan reports that the Young Entrepreneur event Blue Sky Day targets second and third level students

Cathy Halloran, Mid-West Correspondent, reports that the Dept of Education has withdrawn the salaries of  music and metalwork teachers at a school in Spanish Point

Gareth O'Connor reports that George Martin has been honoured by UCD for his lifetime contribution to music

Eileen Magnier, North-West Correspondent, reports that President Mary McAleese has opened a trail in Co Leitrim dedicated to the English novelist Anthony Trollope

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