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Des Coffey, who cares for his 19 year old daughter, will be among 200 people expected to turn out for today's Dáil protest against a cut in the Respite Care Grant
Micheál Lehane, of our political staff, previews the week ahead in Leinster House as voting on last week's Budget continues
The Minister for Transport Leo Vardakar outlines new road safety measures he is taking to Cabinet for discussion this morning
Mike Nesbitt, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, discusses the continuing fallout from a decision by Belfast City Council to restrict the flying of the Union flag
George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, on David Cameron's plans to claw back powers from the EU to Westminster
Dorothy Watson, Associate Research Professor with the ESRI, details the results of a new report on Work and Poverty in Ireland and explains why the figure for jobless households is so high here
Professor Luke Clancy, of the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland, details how a new study shows increasing the price of cigarettes does not increase the illicit cigarette trade and smuggling in Europe
Diver Gus O' Driscoll says it's unlikely Lough Salt will become an attraction for other divers after reports about people diving for rare golf balls there
Samantha Libreri reports on the jubilant scenes in Dublin airport last night as Ireland's latest gold medallists returned home from the European Cross Country Championship
Professor Alan Reilly, Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority, says there's been a big increase in cases of verotoxigenic E coli in Ireland this year
Annette Lynch, Conservation Ranger for East Meath, is appealing for information on the killing of a young buzzard
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