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Bishops warn that legislation will lead to killing of unborn

Bishop of Kilmore Leo O'Reilly calls for politicians to be free to vote on moral and ethical grounds on any legislation which legalises abortion

Govt has yet to decide on details of abortion legislation

Irish Times Political Correspondent Harry McGee assesses how the politics of the Government's announcement on abortion will play out in the coming months

Abortion debate: was the Govt right to opt for legislation?

Dr Peter Boylan, former Master of the National Maternity Hospital, welcomes the Government's decision to introduce legislation supported by regulations while Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at UCD, is concerned at the decision to include suicide as a grounds for abortion

Ryanair forges ahead with bid for Aer Lingus

Eoghan Corry, Travel Extra editor, discusses the Government rejection of Ryanair's bid to buy its quarter stake in Aer Lingus

Irish hotels alarmed at move to sell Aer Lingus slots

Michael Vaughan, President of the Irish Hotels Federation, says that losing any landing slots at Heathrow airport would be a devastating blow for tourism, business and connectivity

Big increase in face-to-face contacts with Samaritans

Suzanne Costello, Executive Director of Samaritans Ireland, says there was an increase in the number of people contacting their service this year

Obama calls for ban on assault weapons

Jack Thompson, Clinton Institute for American Studies at UCD, says there has been a definite shift in the gun control debate in the US following the Newtown shootings

Bank of Ireland raises credit card rates

David Kerr of Bonkers.ie says that tens of thousands of bank customers have been hit with an interest rate hike on their credit cards

Controversy over police version of Mitchell 'pleb' comment

Michael Crick, Channel 4 reporter, says CCTV footage of the exchange between Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell and police officers raises questions about the encounter that led to his resignation

Delays persist in payments of student grants

USI president John Logue says student grant payments are still delayed while Jacinta Stewart, CEO of City of Dublin VEC, which runs the grant payments service says they are making progress

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