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India expresses concern to Irish Govt over Savita death

Debashish Chakravarti, India's Ambassador to Ireland, says he has met with Irish Govt representatives to discuss the case, which has caused "anguish" in India and among the Indian community in Ireland

Pro-Life campaigners warn against rush to judgement

Dr Berry Kiely, medical adviser to the Pro-Life Campaign, says the facts need to emerge about what exactly led to the death of Savita Halappanavar

Israel mobilises troops as tension mounts in Gaza and Tel Aviv

Dan Williams, Reuters Correspondent in Jerusalem, and Nadim Baba, Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza, discuss the continuing exchange of fire in the region

Egyptian Prime Minister visits Gaza

Richard Crowley reports from Israel on the increasingly tense situation as hostilities continued through the night

Govt gives timetable for free GP care

Dr Brian Turner, Health Economist at UCC, discusses the Govt's plans for reform of the health service

BBC pays £185,000 in damages to Lord McAlpine

Mark Hennessy, Irish Times London Editor, reports on the settlement of a libel claim by Lord McAlpine over a Newsnight programme on child abuse in north Wales care homes

Court overturns conviction of Croatian war commander

Paul Cunningham reports that an appeals court in the Hague has overturned the conviction of Ante Gotovina, the most senior Croatian military officer charged with war crimes during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s

What do public interest bank directors do?

Independent TD Shane Ross says public interest directors on the boards of bailed out banks do not appear to be accountable to anyone

IT companies 'Make It In Cork'

Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports that some of the world's biggest IT companies have launched a campaign to recruit software and language specialists from abroad for their bases in Cork

What does it mean to be young and Irish?

President Michael D Higgins says youth unemployment is the most important issue in Europe. He was speaking in advance of the "Being Young and Irish" seminar taking place in Áras an Uachtaráin tomorrow

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