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Fatal stabbing in Tullamore

Ciaran Mullooly, Midlands Correspondent, reports on circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing of a Brazilian woman in Tullamore last night

Fury as BNP leader appears on BBC's Question Time

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports on the protests that surrounded the appearance of far-right British National Party leader Nick Griffin

Six million face starvation in Ethiopia

Tom MacSweeney, Marine Correspondent, & Caroline Hurford, UN World Food Programme, discuss the plight of the African nation

New Irish Stem Cell Foundation website launched

Dr Orla Hardiman of the Irish Stem Cell Foundation describes the main reasons behind setting up the new site which aims to educate about stem cell research www.irishstemcellfoundation.org

Sharp rise in swine flu cases

Dr Tony Holohan, Department of Health Chief Medical Officer, describes how the pandemic is developing

Wages of union representatives released

Colm Keena, The Irish Times, reports on the wages being earned by Ireland's top trade union bosses www.certoffice.org

Garda traffic operation over Bank Holiday weekend

Eddie Rock, Assistant Garda Commissioner, describes some of the efforts being made by gardaí to improve road safety over the long weekend

Tullamore bypass to open

Dominic Doheny, President of the Midlands Gateway Chamber, describes the implications of the new bypass, which is officially opening today

Conference on 1641 massacres

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Trinity College history lecturer, talks about the ongoing influence of the infamous 1641 massacres www.tcd.ie/history/1641

Bank Holiday weekend events

Vincent Murphy reports on the wide variety of events that are taking place around the country over the long weekend