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Govt's proposed waste policy 'flawed'

Paul Cunningham, Environment Correspondent, reports that the debate over incineration will heat up as the group behind the project gives its first news conference in Dublin

Devolution talks enter ninth day

Darwin Templeton, Belfast Newsletter, examines how profound is the opposition from the group of DUP Assembly members is

FF backbencher back down from vote

David McCullagh, Political Correspondent, reports that Fianna Fáil backbenchers failed to support a motion over civil servants' pay

Mattie McGrath, Fianna Fáil TD, says he is disappointed that his motion was defeated but he will accept democracy

Fire aboard Oscar Wilde ferry

Fred Caygill, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, says the Irish Ferries ship has been towed to port in Falmouth after a fire in its engine room

Tony Kelly, Irish Ferries, says that none of the crew were harmed in the fire and there were no passengers on board

Iran makes new nuclear offer

Paul Rogers, University of Bradford, analyses the latest proposal by Iran to send its enriched uranium abroad in exchange for nuclear fuel

Unemployment rate rises to 12.7%

Richard Curran, Sunday Business Post, & Brian McCormick, FÁS, discuss the latest figures expected on the Live Register

Concern over college points

Tom Boland, Higher Education Authority, says people are becoming overly alarmed about the increase in demand for third-level college places

Jackson's doctor set to be charged

Steve Futterman, CBS Radio journalist, says the Dr Conrad Murray is expected to be charged with negligence over the death of Michael Jackson

Five Irish Oscar nominations

Peter J Devlin, sound effects producer, describes how he feels about this his third Oscar nomination