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Declan Collier foregoes DAA bonus for 2010

Ingrid Miley, Industry & Employment Correspondent, assesses the significance of the DAA chief executive's decision

Leo Varadkar, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, discusses bonuses for staff in semi-State bodies

IBEC survey shows confidence in majority of companies

Fergal O'Brien, chief economist with IBEC, discusses the confederation's second quarter Business Sentiment Survey

Hugo Chavez reported to have serious health issues

Sarah Grainger, Global Radio News reporter, discusses growing concern over the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

Art project puts pianos on the streets of New York

Vincent Murphy reports on a new public art project in New York which aims to bring music to the masses

Gardaí continue to question two men following raid

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on what gardaí believe is a significant find of bomb making material on a farm near Hackballscross, Co Louth

Report finds headshop drugs are available online

Dr Des Corrigan, chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, discusses the body's research into psychoactive substances

Investigation finds 1,001 third level staff are paid over €100,000

Mike Jennings, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers, and Dr Tom O'Connor, lecturer in Economics & Public Policy, Cork Institute of Technology, discuss salaries for university staff

New ICU at Crumlin amid reports of funding shortage

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, says many hospitals around the country would be over budget by this time of year

Trial starts in Cambodia of Khmer Rouge leaders

Simon Roughneen, reporter in Cambodia, discusses the long-awaited trial of the four main surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge