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Climber died doing what he loved

Mountaineer Pat Falvey talks about the life and death of his friend Ian McKeever, a dreamer, he says, who liked challenges

Friends and fellow adventurers pay tribute to Ian McKeever

Breffni Morgan, who took part in an attempted crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with Ian McKeever, and his friend Eugene Grey, talk about the man they knew

Suspects to be charged in Indian rape case

Amy Kazmin, New Delhi-based Financial Times correspondent, reports that five men will be charged in connection with the murder of a medical student who died after being gang-raped

Congress to vote on aid package for storm victims

Chris Christie, Republican Governor of New Jersey, slams his party colleagues in Congress for the delay in approving the aid bill

Delay has damaged Republican party

Dr Quentin Kidd, Professor of political science at Christopher Newport University, says the delay was a disaster for the Republican party

Death toll in Syria exceeds 60,000

Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, says it is no longer possible to differentiate between combatant and civilian deaths

December Exchequer returns due out today

Tony Foley, DCU business school, says it's unlikely there'll be any major surprises in the December Exchequer returns

Top tourist destinations hoping for another bumper year

Lisa Fitzsimons, Guinness Storehouse, Leo Oosterweghel, Dublin Zoo, and Katherine Webster, Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, say they expect tourists to return in big numbers in 2013

Festival highlights mental health problems

Conor McMorrow reports on First Fortnight, a mental health arts festival aimed at challenging mental health prejudice and discrimination. More information at www.firstfortnight.ie

How and where to recycle your Christmas rubbish

Darrel Crowe, Repak, says Irish householders can get information on where to recycle their festive rubbish and Christmas trees by downloading the Repak app. More information at www.recyclemore.ie

Which films will be in the running for the 2013 Oscars?

Helen O'Hara, Empire film magazine, says 2013 will see a number of instant classics, while also offering plenty to comedy, comic and sci-fi fans

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