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Bank guarantee is extended

David Murphy, Business Editor, says there has been a substantial cost to the tax payer since the guarantee was put in place

Richard Bruton, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Finance, says we have had no assessment of the existing scheme

Flash floods hit Donegal

Sean Campbell, Letterkenny fire service, says the rain started at 2pm and continued incessantly until after 4pm in Gweedore

Eamon McBride, President of Gweedore Chamber of Commerce, says the drains around Derrybeg were unable to take the volume of water

Streets quieter in Tehran

Hazhir Temourian, Middle East analyst, says this is the end of the Islamic republic and all of its pretensions with democracy

Farm incomes fell in 2008

Padraig Walshe, President, IFA, says costs have gone up substantially and at least a 25% drop in incomes this year is expected

Alan Matthews, Professor of European Agriculture Policy, Trinity College Dublin says farm households depend on off-farm income

Govt to back jobs protection scheme

Ingrid Miley, Industry & Employment Correspondent, reports the lack of a time frame is bound to arise when ICTU discusses the document

David Begg, General Secretary ICTU, says he had hoped for a more energetic and motivated response than the one received

Dáil debate motion on Crumlin cuts

Michael Conway reports Fine Gael TD Dr James Reilly said health workers would be standing idly by in the hospital

Wax museum to re-open

Cian McCormack reports people can record videos at the museum, which will be uploaded to YouTube

€91m investment at Boston Scientific

Teresa Mannion, Regional Reporter, says Galway is moving into innovation and next generation research