Morning Ireland

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Lenihan gives more details on NAMA

Karl Whelan, Professor of Economics, UCD, says it is possible that the Irish taxpayer will end up overpaying for the assets

Economist Peter Bacon says the fundamental problem is the balance sheets of Irish banks are sorely compromised

2008 a busy year for mountain rescuers

Gerry Christie, Irish Mountain Rescue Association, says people are generally not prepared before they undertake a trip to the mountains

Play chronicles Irish inventor's life

Richard Dowling, North-East Correspondent, reports that John P Holland invented the submarine and nearly beat the Wright brothers into the air

Google activates behavioural tracking

Damien Mulley, technology consultant, says we do not know what information companies like Google are storing on users or where they are storing it

Lufthansa Technik to meet parent company

Teresa Hannick, SIPTU branch organiser, says the company did not engage in fair negotiations and did not want to go to the Labour Court

Quick resigns after blunder

Nick Martin, ITN, says British police chief Bob Quick's resignation followed calls through the night after 'secret' documents he was carrying were photographed

Ennis cancer diagnosis report due

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, reports the first case of delayed cancer diagnosis led to a second family to come forward

Pirates seize ship in Indian Ocean

Roger Middleton, Chatham House, says there has been a big increase in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia

Britain overpays Irish health service

Andrew Lansley, British MP, says Health Minister Mary Harney indicated the error arose on the British side