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Crunch time for social partnership talks

Ingrid Miley, Industry & Employment Correspondent, reports that Taoiseach Brian Cowen has warned a deal must be reached today

Father Sean Healy of CORI says more tax must be raised; we cannot expect European levels of social services without paying for them

Bill Roche of UCD's department of industrial relations believes this is the toughest test yet for the social partnership model

Sit-in continues at Waterford Crystal

Evelyn McClafferty talks to workers staging the sit-in about what could happen at the plant

Jack Walsh, Waterford Mayor, talks about prospects of a buyer for the company

Damien Tiernan, South-East Correspondent, Jimmy Kelly, Irish regional secretary of UNITE, and Derek O'Byrne, WIT registrar, talk about what may happen

Evelyn McClafferty talks to the furnace operator at Waterford Crystal, who is keeping the furnace going

Ballymun children rehearse for musical extravaganza

Aisling Riordan reports that over 200 primary school children in Ballymun will perform a special composition in the Helix tomorrow

See www.thehelix.ie for more information

Wildcat strikes in the UK

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, says some British workers are striking over jobs given to foreign workers

Severe weather warning as snow falls

Colm Ó Mongáin says the snowfall is mostly confined to the east coast this morning, but is predicted to spread to the west tomorrow

Coughlan: Govt may introduce price controls

Damian O'Reilly, lecturer in retail management at DIT, says retailers are under pressure to pass on the sterling differential to customers

GAA celebrates 125th birthday

Jonathan Mullin, GAA Correspondent, reports that crowds were huge at a special night of fireworks and celebration at Croke Park on Saturday night