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Cowen: Economic recovery in sight

Robert Shortt reports that The Purchasing Managers Index found that business activity declined again last month, but at a slower pace

Kenny denies he approached SF

Enda Kenny, Fine Gael leader, denies he used the Green party as a go-between to broker a deal with Sinn Féin after the last election

Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin President, refused to answer questions on whether his party was approached by FG

Trevor Sargent, former Green Party leader, explains exactly what happened between himself and Enda Kenny

David Davin-Power, Political Correspondent, reports that the issue has enlivened the last few days of the campaign

Christian Bros denied abuse before report

Patsy McGarry of the Irish Times says five days before the Ryan report was published, the Christian Brothers denied there was any abuse in the institutions they ran

British PM in resignation storm

Jonathan Freedland, Guardian commentator, says Gordon Brown will be badly damaged by the resignation of Hazel Blears

Tributes to poisoning victims

Peter McHugh of NUI Galway, where Rachel Craig studied before she died after drinking contaminated wine, says she was a popular student

Michel Maas of Global Radio News in Jakarta explains that 25 people have died after drinking wine mixed with methanol

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