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Carer's worry over cut in Respite Care Grant

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

Voting on Budget 2013 continues

Micheál Lehane, of our political staff, previews the week ahead in Leinster House as voting on last week's Budget continues

Extra penalty points for learner drivers

The Minister for Transport Leo Vardakar outlines new road safety measures he is taking to Cabinet for discussion this morning

Trouble continues on the streets of Belfast

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

British Prime Minister plans speech over UK's membership of EU

George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, on David Cameron's plans to claw back powers from the EU to Westminster

One fifth of Irish population is living in jobless households

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

Raising tax on cigarettes does not increase smuggling

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

Concern over diving activity in Lough Salt

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

Gold medallists return home from Championships

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

Increase in cases of E coli

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

Investigation into shooting of buzzard in Co Meath

Annette Lynch, Conservation Ranger for East Meath, is appealing for information on the killing of a young buzzard

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