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O'Reilly to step down as INM chief

Emma McNamara reports on Tony O'Reilly's decision to stand down as Chief Executive of Independent News & Media

Gavin O'Reilly, INM Chief Executive-designate, says talk of the rivalry between the O'Reilly family and Denis O'Brien is old news

David Murphy, Business Correspondent, and Ivan Fallon, Chief Executive INM UK, discuss the boardroom changes at Independent News & Media

Split widens before G20 finance talks

Tom Petruno of the Los Angeles Times says the EU and the US are far from agreeing on a solution to the financial crisis

Northern Ireland united against violence

Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, reports that murdered PSNI officer Stephen Carroll will be buried in Banbridge this afternoon

David Ford, Alliance Party leader, says the next few weeks will determine if Stormont is ready for the devolution of justice powers

Aid workers kidnapped in Sudan

Ross Duffy, Médecins sans Frontières in Ireland, says MSF is ending all projects in Sudan following the abduction of five of its staff

Praying for a brighter future

Eleanor Burnhill reports from the Novena of Grace at St Francis Xavier's Church on Dublin's Gardiner Street where prayers were offered for the unemployed

Recession helping to reduce emissions

Mary Kelly, EPA Director General, says we need to keep carbon emissions low when the economy eventually picks up

Kilfenora Céili Band celebrates centenary

Pat McGrath reports on the centenary of the Kilfenora Céili Band and finds out about its special place in the life of north Clare

Cowen answers questions on YouTube

Paul Colgan reports that Taoiseach Brian Cowen used the website YouTube to answer questions from Fianna Fáil members

Brian Dowling reports that the Taoiseach is trying to have more direct contact with the voting public