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Four Galway students killed in collision

Jim Fahy, Western Editor, reports that the four young women who were killed in a road accident in Co Galway last night are believed to be college students who were studying in Galway

Emma Counihan spoke to Fr Michael Kennedy who administered the last rites at the scene of the accident

Jim Fahy describes the situation which led to the accident

Disagreement over appointment of AIB's Doherty continues

Christopher Mc Kevitt and David Murphy, Business Editor, discuss the continuing controversy over bankers' salaries

Eamon Ryan, Minister for Energy, Communication & Natural Resources, insists that no bank will tell the Government what to do

Pre-Budget debate in the Dáil

Conor Hunt reports that politicians debated the tough choices ahead in a three and a half hour pre-budget debate yesterday afternoon

Dedicated stroke service could save lives

Eleanor Burnhill reports that the Irish Heart Foundation have said the death rate from strokes could be cut by 25% at little extra cost to the state

Scheme to help people struggling with mortgages

Eamon Ryan, Minister for Energy, Communication & Natural Resources, says that people need to sit down with their banks and find a solution

Christmas will never be the same for murder victims' family

John Whelan speaks about his murdered sister Sharon, her two daughters Zsara and Nadia, and the trauma the whole family has endured since losing them

Lotus Engineering developing sound for electric cars

Colin Peachy of Lotus Engineering says that silent cars can be dangerous for pedestrians

150 software jobs to be created in Dublin

Christopher McKevitt reports that a US company is to create 150 jobs in Dublin