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Fianna Fáil 'down but not out' - Carey

The Taoiseach has told his parliamentary party that Fianna Fáil has to modernise ahead of the next general election to produce an organisation that is fit for purpose. A lengthy meeting last night heard contributions from across the party following the poor election results

Paul Colgan spoke to Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party members after the meeting

Bank bailouts

A tale of two banks. Can taxpayers afford to let Anglo go to the wall? And at Bank of Ireland, a former chief executive, Pat Molloy, is to become the institution's new chairman

Alan Dukes, Anglo Irish Bank board member, says it would cost far more to wind-up the bank than keep it running

Senator Shane Ross says concerns about Anglo Irish Bank centre on the staggering figures of impaired loans that have been revealed

David Murphy, Business Editor, says the appointment of Pat Molloy as BoI Governor will be confirmed today

Solidarity march for abuse victims

Richard Dowling, North-East Correspondent, obtained documents under FOI relating to the indemnity deal in 2002 that shed light on CORI's negotiations

Christine Buckley, Aislinn Centre, says survivors of institutional child abuse detailed in the Ryan Report will march in Dublin today at noon www.irishsolidarity.com

Morning Ireland gets online make-over

Lisa Pereira, Morning Ireland Studio and Web Producer, explains what the new programme page has on offer

Lisa Pereira explains how to access the new webpage and gives viewers' feedback on the webcam

Celebrity chef causes row in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has lashed out at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, labelling him a low life. It followed a tirade of insults by Ramsay about TV presenter Tracy Grimshaw. Ramsay suggested she should see Simon Cowell's botox doctor and implied she was a pig

Patrick Horan, Herald-Sun Tribune, says Gordon Ramsay has apologised, apparently after a phone call from his mother

Bomb attack on Pakistan hotel

Grahan Usher, journalist in Pakistan, says a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in Peshawar has left at least 11 people dead

Blooming in Bridgefoot Street

Colman O'Sullivan reports that the idea of a community garden has caught on among council tenants living around Bridgefoot Street in Dublin's city centre

Incredible edible schools' harvest

Mairead Lavery, Agri Aware, says 100,000 primary school children are getting ready to harvest the produce that they planted earlier in the year www.ingredibleedibles.ie