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Lowry celebrates Irish Open victory

Ciaran Mullooly, Midlands Correspondent, reports on yesterday's remarkable victory at the Irish Open

Elections 2009

Brian Dowling discusses Green Party TD Dan Boyle's statement that it was time to rethink the Programme for Govt

John Murray gauges the political temperature away from Leinster House by sampling opinion in South Tipperary

Eamon Ryan, Minister for Energy, says election time is the time to let the people know what the party stands for

Cian McCormack speaks to people in the village of Grangemockler, Co Tipperary, to get their views on the local elections

Wait times in public hospitals fall

Pat O'Byrne of the National Treatment Purchase Fund says hospital waiting lists will lengthen this year as a result of the €10m cut in funding

Shawshank on stage

Vincent Murphy reports that the Shawshank Redemption has been turned into a stage play and will premiere at the Gaiety in Dublin

Abortion row clouds Obama degree

Prof Robert Schmuhl, Notre Dame University, explains that there were protests from pro-life groups at President Obama's address

NAMA will face any legal challenge - Lenihan

Brian Lenihan, Finance Minister, responds to claims by Michael Somers, NTMA head, that he is not sure if NAMA can work

Mental health care concerns

Anand Grover, UN Rapporteur on mental health, says implementation of mental health recommendations has been poor in Ireland