Six One News
8 May 2009

Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports that the men were each jailed for three years over the €400m cocaine seizure

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, reports that delegates at the Irish Nurses' Organisation conference gave the minister a frosty reception

Sheila Dickson, President of the INO, gives her reaction to Ms Harney's appeal to nurses to separate personal & professional grievances

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David Davin-Power, Political Correspondent, reports that Mr McCreevy said the bickering that sometimes passed for political dialogue had to stop

Samantha Libreri reports on the campaign for the bye-election in Dublin Central, with exactly four weeks to polling day

Barry Cummins reports that Edward Griffin pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Patrick McCormack and to hiding his body in a freezer

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Michael Fisher reports that Suzanne Breen of the Sunday Tribune is refusing to comply with police demands to hand over information about the Real IRA

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Joe O'Brien, Agriculture & Food Correspondent reports that the chef expressed his annoyance at Bord Bia and its quality assurance scheme

Ingrid Miley, Industry & Employment Correspondent, reports that the head of IMPACT has led union calls for unemployment to be put at the top of the Govt's agenda

Eileen Magnier, North-West Correspondent, reports that an elderly man has died and 11 residents and five staff are ill

Gareth O'Connor reports that Kathleen Mulhall was jailed for five years after admitting cleaning up the scene where her daughters had killed her boyfriend

Philip Bromwell reports that neuropathic pain occurs when nerves are damaged, so that people feel pain when there is no reason to

Charlie Bird, Washington Correspondent, reports that the reform could impact on the lives of undocumented Irish people living in the US

Arts: Portrait by Sir William Orpen acquired by National Gallery of Ireland

Humanities: Dr Yuri Giovani Melini, human rights activist, gets Front Line Award

Damien Tiernan, South-East Correspondent, reports that Minister Martin Cullen has said there is potential for jobs growth in rural communities

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