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Brady 'ashamed' at failure to uphold values

'Samantha', victim of Fr Brendan Smyth, says she wants a specific apology from Cardinal Seán Brady

Sam Adair, victim of Fr Brendan Smyth, says the homily does not change anything as the Cardinal still hid what he knew

Tony Connelly, Europe Correspondent, reports from a small town near Munich, which has been rocked by an abuse scandal

Gerard O'Connell, Vatican Correspondent, The Universe, says he would expect the Pope to ask for forgiveness in the pastoral letter he is writing to Catholics in Ireland

98% of chicken in Ireland contaminated

Prof Alan Reilly, CEO, Food Safety Authority, says the bottom of a packet of chicken is quite wet with juices, which can easily cross-contaminate when placed in a fridge or shopping basket

500 attend White House St Patrick's Day reception

Charlie Bird, Washington Correspondent, reports that Barack Obama said whatever is done on immigration reform will be fair to all

Creating jobs from the arts

Louis Walsh says Ireland does not support its local artists in the same was as other countries like Germany and France and quotas are needed on Irish radio for acts

Philip King says we have a tradition that is fantastic and it is a resource that is wonderful and using technology it can be sent out to the world

Stephen Fallon, General Manager, Grand Canal Theatre, says 15,000 people will come to the theatre this weekend to see "Swan Lake"

Thousands at St Patrick's Day parade

Cian McCormack speaks to people from Ireland and abroad who were attending the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin yesterday

Commission warns Irish Govt of cuts

Arthur Beesley, Europe Correspondent, The Irish Times, says the European Commission has warned the assumptions underpinning the Government's five-year recovery programme may be too optimistic

Teenagers rescued from Howth cliff

Colin Murray of the Howth Coast Guard says the tide was out and there was time pressure to get the seven rescued from the cliff

325th anniversary of JS Bach's birth

Eleanor Burnhill reports from a rehearsal of St Matthew's Passion, which will be performed in full at the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin

Arrest in financial inquiry investigation

David Murphy, Business Editor, reports the gardaí released a statement saying a man in his 60s is being detained at Bray Garda Station