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Met Éireann predicting widespread snowfall

Laura Whelan reports that Belfast has been covered by a blanket of snow

Pat McGrath reports the advice for motorists in the west and northwest is to leave plenty of space between vehicles

Laura Whelan reports the extent of the bad weather in Northern Ireland is becoming clear

Pat McGrath reports the northwest was badly affected by snow overnight

Vincent Lynn, Senior Engineer, Donegal County Council, says the roads in the county are 'generally passable'

Leaders agree to change Lisbon Treaty

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, says the summit in Brussels has agreed to 'radical' change

Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent, reports that the Commission has allowed a two-year period for the implementation of the permanent bailout fund

Joe Higgins, Socialist MEP, says the mechanism will make the poor pay for the madness that has gone on in the financial markets

Beverley Flynn to leave politics

Tom Shiel, Connaught Telegraph, says the decision came as a bit of a bombshell to local Fianna Fáil members in Co Mayo

Assange makes 'smear campaign' claim

Joshua Rozenberg, legal commentator and journalist, says the US is thinking of charging Julian Assange over his publication of secret documents on WikiLeaks

Nenagh becomes 'winter wonderland'

Cian McCormack reports that locals have come together to make the town more attractive to outside shoppers

Confusion over Ireland's stance on abortion

Mary Harney, Minister for Health, says it is clear the decision by the European Court of Human Rights is a binding one

Brian Cowen, Taoiseach, says it is too early to jump to conclusions

Maireád Enright, Lecturer in Law at the University of Kent, says Ireland has no general guidelines on what constitutes 'threat to life'

45 arrests in Dublin drugs operation

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on the details of Operation Marshall

Heartbreak for Belfast-based charity

Laura Whelan reports that presents bought by the 174 Trust for children with disabilities have been stolen for a second time this year