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Flooding extends to east

Cian McCormack reports that parts of Co Kildare have been hit by flooding and ice is forming on some of the water

Cian McCormack speaks to people in Sallins, Co Kildare, who were forced to leave their homes

Pressure mounts on Bishop Donal Murray

Fr Iggy O'Donovan, Drogheda priest, says the response of the church so far has been pretty predictable

Dr Willie Walsh, Bishop of Killaloe, asks if this so-called public trial is about healing for survivors or wanting a head on a plate

Budget 2010

Brian Dowling says ministers are working out the final details of how the budget is shaping up for the 9 December

James Doorley, National Youth Council of Ireland, responds to a newspaper report about dole payments for under-23s being cut

Swiss ban minarets

John Zarocostas, correspondent, outlines the potential fall-out from the passing of a referendum to ban minarets

Speculation over Woods' crash

Bill Nicholson, Night Editor, USA Today, says he has so far refused to talk to the traffic police in Florida three times about what happened outside his house

Public sector pay talks to resume

Ingrid Miley, Industry & Employment Correspondent, reports ten to 14 days of compulsory unpaid leave is being proposed for public sector workers

Return of Horslips

Paul Colgan reports that all but one of the band's original line-up will play gigs in Belfast and Dublin this week

Cowen and Brown to discuss devolution

Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, says Peter Robinson may be trying to drive a wedge between the Irish and British governments