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Coughlan to address INTO conference

Emma O Kelly, Education & Science Correspondent, reports that Minister for Education Mary Coughlan is likely to get a frosty reception at the INTO conference in Galway

Candlelit vigil in memory of killed Dublin teenager

Paul Colgan reports that there is still anger and frustration in Tyrrelstown over the fatal stabbing of Toyosi Shittabey

Quinn Insurance workers to hold rallies in Cavan and Dublin

Eamonn McDwyer, President, Cavan Chamber of Commerce, says the Quinn Group is a huge employer in the border area

Quinn worker Theresa Lynch says there are 700 workers in Enniskillen who are being prevented from doing their jobs

Brian Turner, Department of Economics, UCC, says allowing Quinn Insurance to trade its way out of trouble would set a dangerous precedent

General Election to be called in UK

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports there has not been a coalition government at Westminster since the early 1970s

Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Finance, says the support the party has far outweighs its representation in parliament

More pain to come for construction industry

Colman O'Sullivan reports that workers at major projects face an uncertain future once the developments are completed

WiFi trial period on Dublin to Cork trains

Barry Kenny, Iarnród Éireann, says that one of the benefits of train travel is the ability to use your time productively

Young males fail to read medical labels

Pat O'Mahoney, Chief Executive, Irish Medicines Board, says that 2% of people surveyed claimed to have purchased medicines online

Fine Gael set out ten-year plan

Fionnan Sheahan, Political Editor, Irish Independent, says Fine Gael say they will need two terms to achieve all their goals

Shannon Airport's Irish coffee standards questioned

Cllr Pat McMahon, Clare County Council, wants staff at the airport to be trained in the 'ancient skill' of making an Irish coffee