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Budget 2013: The sums and the politics

Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent, discusses the likely impact of November's Exchequer figures on today's budget, while David Davin-Power, Political Correspondent, talks about the political climate in which the budget will be delivered

Opposition views on Budget 2013

Laura Whelan asked opposition TDs what they would have done if they were deciding on Budget 2013

Bishops oppose abortion legislation

Dr. Leo O'Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore, discusses his attendance at last night's anti-abortion rally outside the Dáil and how bishops are likely to respond to the Government expert group report on abortion

Major crime figure shot dead in Dublin

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that last night's shooting in Dublin indicates an escalation in the confrontation between dissident Republicans and criminal gangs

Internal report on RTÉ's Frontline published

Dr Kevin Rafter, School of Journalism in Dublin City University, says the working document from an editorial review of The Frontline Presidential debate exposes further editorial shortcomings in RTÉ

Missiles deployed on Turkish-Syrian Border

Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, discusses NATO's go-ahead for missiles to be deployed on the Turkish-Syrian border

Coastal erosion causes concern

Conor McMorrow reports on how the seaside community of Portrane in north Co Dublin has seen real effects of coastal erosion

Europe moves to tackle tax avoidance

James Stewart, Associate Professor in Finance at Trinity College Dublin, discusses the hardening of attitudes against tax avoidance by multinationals

Dartmouth Square back in the hands of Dublin City Council

Oisin Quinn, Labour councillor for Dublin City Council, welcomes the purchase of Ranelagh's Dartmouth Square in Dublin in a joint bid by the City Council and local residents

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