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Permanent referendum commission may be necessary

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton says the Government should consider giving the task of running referendum information campaigns to a more permanent commission

Real change after Children's Referendum?

John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison and children's charity activist, says he is not optimistic about change after the referendum

Govt must learn lessons from low turnout

Dr Theresa Reidy, UCC Dept of Government, says the 'low-intensity campaign' meant many people didn't understand the issues and some may not even have known that there was a referendum on

Two men die in Offaly plane crash

Gerry Byrne, aviation journalist, says light aircraft accidents are common

FG backbenchers table motion on bankers' pensions

Brendan Griffin, Fine Gael TD for Kerry South, says something must be done to reduce bankers' pensions

BBC in disarray after Director General quits

Steve Hewlett, media consultant, discusses the fallout from the resignation of George Entwistle

General Petraeus quits CIA over affair

Steve Futterman, CBS correspondent, discusses the scandal which has brought down one of the US military's most respected leaders

Mellon Foundation moves to Kenya

Niall Mellon, head of the Mellon Foundation housing charity, explains why he has decided to pull out of South Africa and move into Kenya

Clare develops traditional music archive

Cathy Halloran, RTÉ Midwest Correspondent, reports that over 600 pieces of music are now available, in both sound and musical notation

Eight Irish authors nominated for IMPAC awards

Edel Coffey, Arts journalist, reports that eight Irish authors have been nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards

Buskers warned to adhere to voluntary guidelines

Samantha Libreri reports that Dublin City Council is threatening to impose the guidelines if street performers don't respect them voluntarily

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